Marty Chinn
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Batman: Arkham Origins |OT| Justice from the head of Prototype And Hulk: UD
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Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Agreed. Especially surprising considering the QTE-ishness of it.
doniewhalberg
Member
OH wait man, is this what you meant by not getting your costumes? Pretty sure there isn't a skin for each individual track ,you just get the dark knight suit for them all. It's supposed to be like an epic reward haha.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Got to say, I didn't enjoy the journey (early level spoiler)
, mostly because I was expecting a bit of pure sneaking. Would've been a nice way to mix stuff up. I feel like I might as well have walked in the front door. The journey out, however, was pretty cool, especially the (enemy type spoiler)
GCPD
fight with the mini Bane. Are there more of those guys later in the game?
Oh yes.
I was a little disappointed with that part as well, I was hoping for something like a huge predator room. Like a multi-stage predator room where each room influences the others. Get spotted in one and security ramps up in the others and every time you get spotted it gets crazier and crazier.
Whoa wait wait wait, you got out of falling infinitely? My 14 hour save is stuck in the same thing - how did you fix it (I have no idea what CheatEngine is)?
roflwaffles
Member
Is there any footage out of the Dark Knight or Worst Nightmare costumes?
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
That "Oh yes" sounds promising!
You see, that'd have been much better than what we ended up with. It's the only point in the game that i've been disappointed so far. Ah well, it's my own fault for having expectations, I guess...
Dave1988
Member
For people who completed one or more of the Dark Knight System Challenges: do you have access to the skins that are supposed to unlock after completing rank 15 of each challenge? The skins in question are: Shadow Vigilante, Gotham Protector, Worst Nightmare, and World's Greatest Detective.
Thanks in advance for your feedback.
Thanks in advance for your feedback.
doniewhalberg
Member
I actually responded to you above man, a few posts up. I didn't think there were corresponding skin unlocks to each track, just that you unlock the title of *insert header* and when you've earned all 4, you get the dark knight suit as a *mega* reward. I can see where the confusion can occur with a worst nightmare skin available via dlc, but no where on the net can I find literally anything of a dark vigilante skin, world's great detective skin etc. I don't think they exist.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Oh my god... there IS a Red Son Skin!
That's amazing! All I need now is for them to get the Frank Miller Dark Knight skin back in and I'm set.
That's amazing! All I need now is for them to get the Frank Miller Dark Knight skin back in and I'm set.
Dave1988
Member
That's certainly possible but it doesn't make sense. If those are only titles and not skins then why do they have a star next (indicating an unlockable) to them and "Unlocked" status after completion. It just doesn't make sense if they're only titles and not skins.
Furthermore, according to this article the Worst Nightmare skin is supposed to be in the game. To back this up, notice that Worst Nightmare isn't offered as DLC or part of the Season Pass. This leads me to belive that the awards for completing the specific challenges of the Dark Knight System are currently glitched and cannot be obtained.
doniewhalberg
Member
Just how they've chosen to word it man. If you hit up extras from the main menu and look at your completion stats, you'll see there's only 4 skins in the actual main game that you unlock. New 52, Batman Noel, Dark Knight, and the injustice skin for doing all the multiplayer ranks. Checking the now to see if they are custom titles you can use in multi on your profile or something? Otherwise, it just looks like "YOU HAVE BECOME _______!", and the reward is achievements, xp, and adds towards getting the dark knight skin.
EDIt: Ah I dunno man, I'm not going to butt heads with you on it. Like I said, search the other skins, they don't exist. I've accounted for the 4 skins the game says are available. Maybe worst nightmare was going to be in it, but they went with something else. I bet it'll show up as DLC. I know the game is buggy, but not everything can be blamed there, sometimes they just don't pick satisfying rewards for these things ( I would have lvoed if your right, and there was a skin for each track.) Saw some peeps speculate that you get worst nightmare by doing I Am The Night mode.
Spring-Loaded
Member
Finished.
The story/cutscenes kick the ever-loving bejeesus out of those in the first two games. Virtually every story beat was on-point, a contrast to all the "eh..." moments in AA/AC. And it had an actually climactic, non-convoluted ending!
Batman and Joker's voice actors did an admirable job. While Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill are better at their best, Craig Smith and Troy Baker gave better performances here than the respective ones in previous Arkham games.
Each boss encounter brought something interesting to the the table, enough so that each was fun and challenging in some way. None of them felt like rehashes of previous fights. All of the segues into the fights/encounters were nice too. There were no contrived set-ups like with the Mr Freeze fight in AC, though Origins only needed the bounty on Batman justification which no doubt made things easier.
All the jank/bugginess of the game becomes forgivable when the care put into it is evident. The team who did this (especially the writers, character designers and environment modelers) deserve praise.
And dem
I've been wanting those in a Batman game for a while and they feel appropriately powerful every time they're used.
The story/cutscenes kick the ever-loving bejeesus out of those in the first two games. Virtually every story beat was on-point, a contrast to all the "eh..." moments in AA/AC. And it had an actually climactic, non-convoluted ending!
Batman and Joker's voice actors did an admirable job. While Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill are better at their best, Craig Smith and Troy Baker gave better performances here than the respective ones in previous Arkham games.
Each boss encounter brought something interesting to the the table, enough so that each was fun and challenging in some way. None of them felt like rehashes of previous fights. All of the segues into the fights/encounters were nice too. There were no contrived set-ups like with the Mr Freeze fight in AC, though Origins only needed the bounty on Batman justification which no doubt made things easier.
All the jank/bugginess of the game becomes forgivable when the care put into it is evident. The team who did this (especially the writers, character designers and environment modelers) deserve praise.
And dem
shock gauntlets.
Dave1988
Member
Yeah, I checked the statistics page. Guess you're right. Wow so get totally nothing even though the game tells you you unlocked *something*.
doniewhalberg
Member
One thing I'm wrong about I think though, is the 4th costume is worst nightmare, and not the injustice costume, I guess that counts separately like the one million since it comes from elsewhere (multi). Census seems to be you get worst nightmare for 100% the game, including finishing "I Am The Night" mode.
Awesome, it's on Netflix. Will check it out.
doniewhalberg
Member
Best thing is, it's much better than the actual comic it's based on haha.
oh, I'm looking at the cast and no Kevin Conroy.
No Hamill either, but the dude does a better Joker than Hamill...
*runs*
Just finished the game on hardest difficulty, using Adam West's costume naturally. And I have to say, disappointed slightly. Wish Rocksteady had done this and actually done new stuff rather than copy/paste 99% of the elements from the first two games into a run of the mill sequel. I still think Asylum was by far the best, and hopefully this is the end of the "Arkham games".
I want a far more gritty graphic novel-esque approach to the next Batman. If they do keep some elements from the Arkham games, they need to ditch the "martial artist" Batman and make him a more realistic "mixed martial artist" practical to real life street fights. I'd love if the team members were fans of MMA and did a amazing homage to Pride era Fedor Emelianenko by making Batman mimic his style and movements and mannerisms as he fights complete with the Sambo casting punch (with how Fedor threw it with bad intentions back in Pride!). Give Batman a fighting ground game, complete with total vicious ground n' pound. Quick grapple on enemy into a split second evade of a strike back, into a right hand knockout (wouldn't mind seeing the slow-mo Fight Night face tremors either). Batman by armbar! It'd make the combat system fresh, invigorating, vicious and fast and highly technical if done correctly.
I also wouldn't mind it being a aging Batman story who can't withstand the punishment he used to take, so it would be three hits and death, even less from bosses. So you'd need to master all of his combat and arsenal combinations and execute well. And please, one main arch enemy character to really tell a impactful and well written story. Again, a graphic novel type approach, where there's different "Walking Dead type" episodes but all in one game.
Graphically, it needs I think a more stylized art style, something a bit more abstract with real inspired art direction for a finally new take on Gotham as a city and it's interiors and underbelly. Instead of the tried and tired realistic approach to it. Even if it was a comic book-type shader filter it'd be a major step up in my opinion.
And lastly, either give it back to Rocksteady or a new hungry developer. I'm tired of Ubi cranking out these copy/paste jobs that do work in fairness, but feel stale and overused and no new real ideas for gameplay or story, or even UI.
I want a far more gritty graphic novel-esque approach to the next Batman. If they do keep some elements from the Arkham games, they need to ditch the "martial artist" Batman and make him a more realistic "mixed martial artist" practical to real life street fights. I'd love if the team members were fans of MMA and did a amazing homage to Pride era Fedor Emelianenko by making Batman mimic his style and movements and mannerisms as he fights complete with the Sambo casting punch (with how Fedor threw it with bad intentions back in Pride!). Give Batman a fighting ground game, complete with total vicious ground n' pound. Quick grapple on enemy into a split second evade of a strike back, into a right hand knockout (wouldn't mind seeing the slow-mo Fight Night face tremors either). Batman by armbar! It'd make the combat system fresh, invigorating, vicious and fast and highly technical if done correctly.
I also wouldn't mind it being a aging Batman story who can't withstand the punishment he used to take, so it would be three hits and death, even less from bosses. So you'd need to master all of his combat and arsenal combinations and execute well. And please, one main arch enemy character to really tell a impactful and well written story. Again, a graphic novel type approach, where there's different "Walking Dead type" episodes but all in one game.
Graphically, it needs I think a more stylized art style, something a bit more abstract with real inspired art direction for a finally new take on Gotham as a city and it's interiors and underbelly. Instead of the tried and tired realistic approach to it. Even if it was a comic book-type shader filter it'd be a major step up in my opinion.
And lastly, either give it back to Rocksteady or a new hungry developer. I'm tired of Ubi cranking out these copy/paste jobs that do work in fairness, but feel stale and overused and no new real ideas for gameplay or story, or even UI.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Oh god... with the Gotham By Gaslight and Red Son costumes being available I'm gonna have to buy the season pass, aren't I? Anyone know the cost (£)?
*Chases*
XD
I love the fight scenes in that movie. Really classy.
Pray tell how did you get that...?
Ubi...?
*Chases*
XD
I love the fight scenes in that movie. Really classy.
Pray tell how did you get that...?
Ubi...?
Guerrillas in the Mist
Member
Probably wins an award for the worst Cockney accent in gaming history. Dick Van Dyke would have cringed.
doniewhalberg
Member
What, line him up lots of cans so everyone is shocked when he gets destroyed by mid tier american talent? Suppose that's one way of building to the "Bane broke his back" storyline. WHEY-OH! (Couldn't resist, sorry man ha.)
I think it's called "First Appearence" or something.
Sorry, I confused "Montreal" with Ubi, happens every time. *facepalm*
Wow, didn't know Pride Big Nog was a can, didn't know Pride Cro Cop was a can, didn't know Pride Coleman was a can, and you do realize that during the "Pride days" all the best heavyweight talent was in Pride, not the UFC... Best UFC had for a long time was Tim Silvia, and we saw how long that lasted. Fact is, by the time Strikeforce fell apart Fedor was getting older and losing interest in the sport, was probably just waiting to lose and retire, was more interested in his "faith" than the sport at that point.
Sad thing is, Fedor's standup DRAMATICALLY improved by the time he retired vs. his Pride days. Splice his standup in the Rizzo and Monson fights with the aggression, physicality, and pure speed and timing of his Pride days. There's a man nobody would want to fight. That should teh Batman!
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
I WANT IT. Does it have the "POW", "THWAP" and "SKIDOOSH" every time you punch? XD
doniewhalberg
Member
The Adam West thing is a PS3 pre-order reward I think?
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
gawdamit
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Abso-godammned-lutely. The movie, Return of The Joker, is a particular highlight.
The one thing that sticks out to me the most is the final movie, Return of the Joker.
Based on that: yes yes fucking yes.
dont forget the justice League episode.
Nah, it's in the PC version too.
doniewhalberg
Member
Everywhere I see it mentioned, it gets described as exclusive for PS3 alongside the knightfall azrael skin. I'd love it for the pc, since that's the version I've got. Where do you get it?
Dave1988
Member
I think you're confusing the 60' Batsuit with his First Appearance one.
First Appearance:
60' Batman:
60' and Knightfall is PS3 exclusive. First Appearance is not.
Oh alright, I was confused then. Hopefully Season Pass buyers like myself get access to these skins at some point. Dumb to keep them segmented to platforms. Even Bioshock Infinite's PS3/360 exclusives came to PC, for a price though of course.
Although I do know for a fact that the pirated releases have every skin unlocked, even those which are supposed to be "exclusive" to PS3 or whatever. Just checked.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
I think you're confusing the 60' Batsuit with his First Appearance one.
First Appearance:
60' Batman:
60' and Knightfall is PS3 exclusive. First Appearance is not.
He's right. Far left:
Look at that RED SON skin! Season Pass, here I come!
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Some are from alternative universes. Red Son, for instance, is an amazing Superman story from the Elseworlds series:
Another Elseworlds comic is Gotham By Gaslight, which is a skin available to Season Pass holders:
Hell yeah.
The others mostly tie into the main continuity, I believe (I'm more of TPB kind of guy, so my knowledge is patchy). First Appearance (original costume), New 52 (a reboot of sorts), Earth 2 (which is another alternative universe, I think) and Blackest Night (when all the dead comic book characters rose from the dead - oooOOOO). Don't quote me on any of that though.
The tower doesn't turn on because when you go through the vent, you have to hack another console. The first one is a decoy to trap you in the room while the second one is available once you crawl through the vent - which is broken at the moment for most players.
Spring-Loaded
Member
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Such a missed opportunity. It could've been amazing.
Revolutionary
Member
It's a program that allows you to modify some stuff in the game in real time. I assume from the name that most people use it to cheat but I only use it to fix game breaking bugs.
For the infinite falling glitch, you need to load up this Cheat Table in Cheat Engine ( http://www.vwaskar.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/fun/BatmanOrigins.CT - right click and save as), start up the game, select the game from the processes list in Cheat Engine, load your save, and then enter the value in z-coordinate that will send you back to where you're supposed to be. For the Hotel where I was stuck in, the value was 50500 (taller than the Wonder Tower!).
However, keep in mind that this is risky and you can POTENTIALLY fuck up your game even more by accidentally skipping a room or something.
But it fixed my game so... yeah. Back up your save just in case, I suppose.
Note: this can also be used to bypass the Burnley Tower. Just set a z coordinate higher than you while near the tower and glide onto the roof.
Edit: Credit goes to "DABhand" at the WB forums for making the Cheat Table.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
We should arrange some online GAF goodness...
QUESTION: Is the New Millenium Skin Pack available now?
QUESTION: Is the New Millenium Skin Pack available now?
Schweinehund
Member
I'm stuck on the dark knight predator challenge 14, where you ko 3 enemies simultaneously with the propane tank. I can get 3 enemies knocked out near the tank, but the explosion radius on it is so small. Or I can ko 3 enemies, have one come near the bodies then remote claw the tank into the standing enemy, and it will still won't get 3 of them.
Any advice?
Any advice?