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Gambit2483
Member
BS. They are just now in damage control mode and desperately trying to minimize their involvement in all of these projects they've worked on.
They heavily influence character designs, ensuring female characters have decreased sex appeal and how much female representation is included in the game, making sure the female characters have just as much (or more) play/screen time as male characters. They aren't getting paid millions just to write little npc/log quips.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
After taking a massive 
on Kevin Conroy’s legacy? WB wants to lose even more money. I don’t think they’re as good as they use to be, but who knows. Maybe it’ll be good this time.
on Kevin Conroy’s legacy? WB wants to lose even more money. I don’t think they’re as good as they use to be, but who knows. Maybe it’ll be good this time.
TheThreadsThatBindUs
Member
Who gives a shit now?!
Rocksteady are ostensibly not the Rocksteady that made the Arkham games we know and love. They'd now a captured woke shell of their former selves.
Any new Batman game will probably depict him as a fascist, make him a bumbling idiot who gets overshadowed by a female character, or make him a non-binary black lesbian they/them.
Rocksteady are ostensibly not the Rocksteady that made the Arkham games we know and love. They'd now a captured woke shell of their former selves.
Any new Batman game will probably depict him as a fascist, make him a bumbling idiot who gets overshadowed by a female character, or make him a non-binary black lesbian they/them.
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Omnipunctual Godot
Gold Member
Yeah, I don't really want a Batman from people who think he's a fascist.
Astray
Member
Considering he was the mastermind behind the overuse of the Batmobile in Knight, I think that might not be an entirely bad thing.
ZoukGalaxy
Member
SF Kosmo
Banned
Or possibly a couple YouTubers just spun everyone up and massively oversrtated the relevance and role of this company and made a lot of money doing it?
Unless these companies are altering their credits to steal credit from SBI companies we know who did the writing. This isn't a mystery, man, Asmongold just lied for money.
Kagoshima_Luke
Gold Member
Badlucktroll
Member
It would probably be Thomas Wayne or Damian Wayne Batman
Omnipunctual Godot
Gold Member
Revolutionary
Member
He was the mastermind of the entire series.
Sure, the batmobile overstayed its welcome in Knight but let's not act like Asylum and City aren't two of the best superhero games ever made to this day.
Da1337Vinci
Member
Would be cool I guess but I lack the imagination of how to shake up the formula of the arkhams games to bring the series further.
They nailed pretty much every aspect as ign would say to feel like batman when playing the games. Maybe add Bruce Wayne stuff that could be something new.
They nailed pretty much every aspect as ign would say to feel like batman when playing the games. Maybe add Bruce Wayne stuff that could be something new.
Red Crayon Aristocrat
Member
It feels bizarre for how good those games were for the dev to immediately go to shit as bad as they did.
Astray
Member
I think the series could benefit from a different director. Mainly because I think he was more to blame for Suicide Squad than most think he does.
Neon Xenon
Member
How much of Rocksteady is even Rocksteady at this point? I have virtually no reason to be excited about what might be a rumor.
There's an episode of Batman: The Animated Series that always stood out to me, even as a kid, called "The Forgotten". Bruce Wayne investigates the disappearance of homeless people from Gotham and ends up rescuing them. The same episode also opens up with Bruce volunteering at a soup kitchen.
Now, I don't expect the engagement-brained shithead running PC Gamer's Twitter account to actually take that particular episode of a cartoon into account. But the narrative of "Batman runs around and beats up homeless people and/or the mentally ill
" is fucking stupid and played out.
That's what it's all about man, they are going for that PC gamer 10/10.
There's an episode of Batman: The Animated Series that always stood out to me, even as a kid, called "The Forgotten". Bruce Wayne investigates the disappearance of homeless people from Gotham and ends up rescuing them. The same episode also opens up with Bruce volunteering at a soup kitchen.
Now, I don't expect the engagement-brained shithead running PC Gamer's Twitter account to actually take that particular episode of a cartoon into account. But the narrative of "Batman runs around and beats up homeless people and/or the mentally ill
" is fucking stupid and played out.
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DAHGAMING
Gold Member
You have it the wrong way round, your the one loosing the plot bruv, seems like you have tasted that rainbow and theres no coming back. Hit me up in a few years when this game comes out, if its clear of pronouns, LBGT content then il smash some bangers over to your paypal, but any sign of that shit you send them my way ?
Physiognomonics
Member
Jeez I just want some competent remasters from the first 2 games. How hard can it be?
Those games were peak Rocksteady
Those games were peak Rocksteady
Angry_Megalodon
Member
We don't any need youtuber's story, just check out the game itself. SSKJL deviates 180 degrees from the previous Batman games in tone, writing, and everything else, so the SBI influence is pretty obvious.
And, if SBI is irrelevant, why hire them in the first place? I mean, those aren't specialists in any field. Rocksteady is an experienced studio, why do they need the "assistance" or advice of outsiders? The concept is foreign to me. A pro writer doesn't need someone else to meddle with his story, unless they are providing technical knowledge.
If I were Sony I wouldnt invest a cent in the current Rocksteady. It's wasted money, a subject in which Hermen is becoming a true expert.
yurinka
Member
Let's hope it's a single player, non-GaaS game. And that they aren't "adviced", "consulted" or "assisted" by people who could turn this almost in a Ru Paul's Drag Race game or that humilliate the popular characters of the IP.
They should be respectful to the Batman IP and its fans.
They should be respectful to the Batman IP and its fans.
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BoxFresh123
Member
digital_ghost
Gold Member
The only way it could possibly succeed is if its a remake of Arkam Asylum. Or City.
And they change nothing about the game but the graphics.
Those are already great games. Even if rocksteady devs are shit now. It would still be a great game.
And they change nothing about the game but the graphics.
Those are already great games. Even if rocksteady devs are shit now. It would still be a great game.
SF Kosmo
Banned
You realize how circular this logic is, right?
To help finish the game on time without crunch. There are tons and tons of these kinds of support studios around.
SBI does do "sensitivity readings" on some games as one of their services, but they didn't do that on Suicide Squad. Most of the time they are just doing very boring shit like writing the text on all the notes you pick up or lore entries in the codex or whatever because that is the kind of grunt work companies need support studios to help with.
Bruh, the game was delayed like four times, yes they needed help.
That's why they didn't, man. Do you understand you are making my argument here?
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Laptop1991
Member
While it sounds promising, we have no choice nowadays to wait until we see the game and then judge it, too many disappointing games released with overhype attached now that don't deliver.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Yes. Rage clicks.
Plague Doctor
Member
We all know remakes (edit: not necessarily remasters) are never truly remakes with graphics and QOL improvements. I am pressed to think of one case where that's what they did.
Always some executive in the studio has to fuck with the storytelling ingredients cause... ego. Put their own mark on it or modernize the game's story or some shit. It's always ego for these decisions. I wish it was just blind greed cause they would just remake it and stick with a proven successful formula with the least amount of effort. As soulless and cynical as that sounds, it isn't legacy ruining.
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IDKFA
I am Become Bilbo Baggins
digital_ghost
Gold Member
Im talking about something like the upcoming Until Dawn remake. The graphics were remade in unreal engine 5. It looks alot better. The story remains in tact. And it will play very similar to the original.
Dead Space remake did this as well. While keeping faithful to the original game. The graphics were redone but the main game largely remains the same.
Those 2 games are what I'm looking for in a Asylum remake in UE5.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Sony x Rocksteady x Sweet Baby Inc
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
Not my Rocksteady.
miklonus
Banned
No they are not. He'll, saying it's Batman is like saying it's Batman. It'll no longer have that A-list of talent voicing the characters, as
RagnarokIV
mentioned, the people who "really" made this game are far gone, and the well has been poisoned beyond relief due to Suicide Squad and Warner Bros. 41 year abuse of DC Comics. Take that shit all the way back to '83 with Superman III, Warner Bros has done far more harm to DC Comics than they have good. For every Batman The Animated Series, Batman '89, Batman Returns, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Superman The Animated Series, Justice League and Justice League Unlimited, Batman Arkham Asylum/City/Knight, The Flash Season 1, you get, Catwoman, Superman Returns, Batwoman, Jonah Hex, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman 2017, Aquaman 2018, Man Of Steel 2013, Smallville, Suicide Squad Kills The Justice League, Batman Versus Superman, Wonder Woman 1984, Captain Marvel Fury Of The Gods, The Flash 2023, Blue Beetle, Black Adam, DC Animated Movies after Flashpoint, the push of Harley Quinn, Harley Quinn's solo movie, Suicide Squad 2016, Suicide Squad 2022, The Losers, Watchmen, Superman IV, Steel, Batman Forever, Batman & Robin, Joker 2018, Joker 2024, Aquaman 2023, Gotham City Impostors, and somehow more, including the majority of The CW's output of DC's shit after 2014.Now with all of those examples listed, how the fuck could anyone have faith in a release by Warner Bros for animation, live-action, or video games, based off that track record?
Where's the faith coming from?
Based off what?
miklonus
Banned
Come on now anon.After taking a massive
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Bombolone
Gold Member
I cannot believe it is so heavy handed. That blows my mind, actually.
miklonus
Banned
Why the fuck would you want that?
Edgelord79
Gold Member
Are you ready for Batthey?
miklonus
Banned
So...the Batmobile and it's over-use in Arkham Knight, is on par and comparable to the Suicide Squad Kills The Justice League's impact on Warner Bros and DC Comics videogames, and comic book games in general? You sure about that?
I hate to fit so many words into your mouth but are you sure about that? Are you sure that the questionable design of the Batmobile in Arkham Knight is anywhere in the same universe as Suicide Squad Kills The Justice League's impact on entertainment industry?
laynelane
Member
Ah, so that's why we got ridiculous trash like this.
Whaaat? That sounds exactly how Lex Luthor would talk.
On a serious note, holy shit that is heavy-handed. Laughably so.