The perfect Dark
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I have a bad feeling about this. Will wait for reviews.
Loved Arkham Asylum. Arkham City was "okay".
Loved Arkham Asylum. Arkham City was "okay".
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Batman: Arkham Origins |OT| Justice from the head of Prototype And Hulk: UD
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EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
The footage shown does seem to reuse assets. Like the news radio towers in Arkham City.
Don't read the track listing if you don't want to know characters and things :/.
Krappadizzle
Member
Good notes.
I love how aggressive Bats is. He fights as if he is still trying to learn a bit of self control. It's brutal.
Dave1988
Member
Where'd you see that? All his moves showcased so far have been ripped straight from AC. Which is a shame since I was hoping that his aggression would also be shown in his animations and not just cutscenes.
Leks
Member
Hell, to my understanding the entire area of AC has been copy pasted into AO. You can even see some area's from AC in the gameplay trailers.
SJRB
Gold Member
Basically, yes. The entire city segment of Arkham City is in this game. But of course this game takes place before the events of Arkham City so it's before the wall was built and it flooded. The layout and assets might be largely the same, it should look pretty different compared to Arkham City.
matrix-cat
Member
I'm guessing Arkham City will have the same street layout (minus sunken bridges, etc) but different interiors. I doubt we'll be going through the Steel Mill and Museum again, y'know? I can't wait to see what they do with Crime Alley. And hopefully Wonder Tower won't be a separate 'level', so we'll actually be able to jump off it and fly over the whole city.
Has GMG said anything about when they'll be sending the Origins keys out? Hopefully we'll get a few days to preload.
Has GMG said anything about when they'll be sending the Origins keys out? Hopefully we'll get a few days to preload.
the game does take place in the same city, what would you expect?
Of course it wont be the exact same as ac, since the game is a prequel.
matrix-cat
Member
Arkham City is there in addition to South Gotham, which is a totally new area. It sounds like it's the same size as Arkham, but with much taller buildings and a different theme (rich area instead of slums). Or maybe South Gotham is Arkham City and North Gotham is the new area? I can't remember, but WB Montreal has always said that Origins is twice the size of City.
cripterion
Member
This will tide me over nicely till BF4 comes out 
I have no idea how the multiplayer on this will work but to be honest, I rather they had concentrated all their ressources and kept this a single game.
Also, will we get playable sections with heroes other than Batman, like in Arkham City?
I have no idea how the multiplayer on this will work but to be honest, I rather they had concentrated all their ressources and kept this a single game.
Also, will we get playable sections with heroes other than Batman, like in Arkham City?
The Mana Legend
Banned
I am because of the issues my PC has had with Asylum and City, and I don't trust Origins either. I have a really strong gaming PC that can run anything max at 1080p and 60fps, but the Arkham games stutter like a motherfucker and it pisses me off.
So I'm getting Wii U version. I don't give a shit about the awful looking multiplayer.
doniewhalberg
Member
Well I was under the impression is they made an entirely new map, the same size as the AC map. Then they have the entire AC map connected to the new one by bridge. So the game area is doubled, but half is from the last game. this is what I picked up from an interview ages ago, so I could be wrong. I believe they also said the ac portion would be different in certain ways via the fact its winter, the flooded area is no longer flooded and some parts are different due to being set in the past, to freshen things up a bit.
EDIT: Won't show the pic in case someone considers it a spoiler, but this is the game map:
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Ein Bear
Member
Ah that's no so bad then. I thought people meant the entire game world was just the Arkham City one, minus the flooding.
doniewhalberg
Member
I went back and edited a link to the map there, so you can see for yourself
new area looks the same size in area, but not as dense in terms of buildings.Miles Quaritch
Member
No, not really.
While the map is being reused, we'll have access to parts that were flooded in AC and it will probably look a little different too. Not only that, there's New Gotham (same sized area as that of Old Gotham where AC is set) this location is brand new and explorable. This part of the city is full of skyscrapers, etc.
Well I said to myself "Fuck it. You liked the first 2 and the B-Man was the only comic you cared about as a nipper. Why not?" and just as I was about to go a wandering for deals I thought "Hang on. What system do I get this on?".
They've got a list of pros and cons that's just bloody ridiculous:
360: Slightly better framerate with the last 2. More active friends list for online.
PS3: Exclusive DLC and would fit in nice with my collection on on the same system.
PC: Better performance and lots of Nvidia bells and whistles. Though a 2 week wait (possible proxy resolution).
WiiU: Ummm GamePad trickery? And a 2 week wait with no way around.
Too much choice IS a bad thing.
They've got a list of pros and cons that's just bloody ridiculous:
360: Slightly better framerate with the last 2. More active friends list for online.
PS3: Exclusive DLC and would fit in nice with my collection on on the same system.
PC: Better performance and lots of Nvidia bells and whistles. Though a 2 week wait (possible proxy resolution).
WiiU: Ummm GamePad trickery? And a 2 week wait with no way around.
Too much choice IS a bad thing.
The 2 weeks wait is only there if you buy retail. IIRC the delay is just for the boxed PC version.
I have PC/360/WiiU and I'll get it on PC right away. The performance improvement will just make a massive difference (60 fps vs unstable 30 fps). I played the game on PS3 a couple of weeks back and there were frame drops all over the place + some loading times when you traveled across the map too quickly. The final version of the game might improve on those aspects but so far it's not looking so hot.
Ah cheers, I'll have a look in to that. Saying that I preordered Arkham City on Steam and only until the last second of the release timer did they yank it back 2 weeks. Still shouldn't be too much hassle as it's only a stupid regional restriction this time (and no GFWL ZDP check). Just hope the DX11 implementation out the gate is up to snuff this time around.
AC DX11 was indeed pretty shit and still is,they never fixed it. DX9 no problem and runs butter smooth but do not switch to DX11.
The Bookerman
Member
I'd get it on wii u, but I don't trust WB montreal with the Wii U since the Arkham City port.
SuperEpicMan
Banned
Does anybody know if all the easter eggs from Arkham City ever got found. I remember ages ago it being said that there were still some hidden ones.
I think it will be a game worth playing, but I can't see the game being anything special.
Are you in Europe? because European Pc and Wii U versions are delayed until November 8th
The Mana Legend
Banned
I don't need a good story or anything (neither Arkham games have been that great when it comes to that). I just want a more cohesive and fun world in Origins than it was in City. City's world was ungodly boring.
I doubt it will be better than City's world, but I'm hoping.
I know they'll get the combat right since that's a given. The graphics will be fine, and the missions will probably be fine too. I just want them to make the world not so goddamn boring.
Oh, that's right, it'll be my first Arkham game on PC, that should be nice.
Physicial versions are delayed..digital has nothing to do with it.
They missed an opportunity to change the structure IMO. Asylum was influenced by Metroid, City was open world. I'd have liked them to look at maybe Zelda for an influence.
Instead we get Arkham City 1.5
Game looks and sounds soooo good! I was thinking of going with the PS3 version for all the pre order exclusives, but the PC version just looks too good for me to do it.
Nothing could top the legendary Assassin's Creed OT.
bryanee
Member
It sounds like him.
krameriffic
Member
See, I liked the world if only because I liked sailing into groups of bad guys and punching them. That's pretty much what the Batman games are for me: a punching dudes simulator. The predator sections are less engaging for me because I always end up using the same tactics. I suppose the same could be said for the combat, but I quite enjoyed trying to get that 13 variation and 5 gadget variation bonus in every fight.
And by Assassin's Creed you mean Dragon Age 2.
blame space
Banned
kinda razzed over here that I don't get the preorder bonuses for the PC version.
Xux
Member
I haven't heard of anything big since the Scarecrow cannisters in Riddler rooms and Hush's lair and the Scarecrow thugs.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
The Scarecrow boat lair was an awesome easter egg.
SJRB
Gold Member
Not to mention creepy as hell.
In fact, both Asylum and City have a lot of creepy moments and I hope Origins continues this trend.