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[graywolf323]

AC=Arkham City

blah, I always think Assassin's Creed when someone says AC >_<

 

[xenoflux2113]

Its times like this where I am glad I don't have money or I would double dip on Batman Arkham Asylum. Have it on PS3 but I would love to see what it looks like on PC. I was also hoping that my pc wouldn't run Arkham City but no it will, making what platform to get it on eventually a tough choice for me as well.

Edit: So if I have Arkham Asylum and Lego Batman purchased Arkham City will be 39.99 instead of 49.99?

 

[Dog Problems]

Its times like this where I am glad I don't have money or I would double dip on Batman Arkham Asylum. Have it on PS3 but I would love to see what it looks like on PC. I was also hoping that my pc wouldn't run Arkham City but no it will, making what platform to get it on eventually a tough choice for me as well.

Edit: So if I have Arkham Asylum and Lego Batman purchased Arkham City will be 39.99 instead of 49.99?

No, just one of them.

 

[xenoflux2113]

No, just one of them.

Good to know. If I don't have to get lego batman to get the discount that is even better.

 

[zychi]

This made my week. $40 for the PC version, and $10 for Arkham Asylum. $50 for both just made me buy it on PC.

 

[Rodney McKay]

I was getting between 35-60fps with all settings on max on Arkham Asylum then one corridor sent it into 4fps.

I don't know what happened D:

Yeah, just turn off physx and you'll be fine. I also turned off motion blur (didn't like it) and it was extremely smooth sailing after that.

 

[Snuggles]

No, just one of them.

Nice, so I don't have to buy Lego Batman afterall. $40 for AkC sounds right to me.

 

[Card Boy]

Anyone getting AC Revelations? I'm surprised Steam doesnt get the Signature Edition like retail with extra DLC.

 

[Tambini]

Yep, ATI card and you ran into some fancy smoke, I bet.

GTX 460 and I passed through some smoke fine.

 

[Joe Molotov]

Anyone getting AC Revelations? I'm surprised Steam doesnt get the Signature Edition like retail with extra DLC.

I still haven't beaten Brotherhood, so I'll probably just wait until 50% off.

 

[Dog Problems]

I still haven't even played the second game.

 

[jim-jam bongs]

GTX 460 and I passed through some smoke fine.

I have the same card, and with PhysX enabled there are places in AA which drop to below 10 FPS. It doesn't happen everywhere there is smoke or particles, but it does happen.

 

[QuantumBro]

Does Lego Batman have local co-op on PC, I'm looking for a game I can play with my siblings when I come home for the holidays.

 

[Blizzard]

GTX 460 and I passed through some smoke fine.

That's...odd then. Try turning off PhysX and hoping for the best. :/

 

[Echoplx]

PhysX runs like crap on all cards, it's a joke.

 

[Blizzard]

Does Lego Batman have local co-op on PC, I'm looking for a game I can play with my siblings when I come home for the holidays.

Previous LEGO games did, I believe, and this random site says yes:

http://www.co-optimus.com/game/918/4/lego-batman.html

I don't know whether you can hook up two wired 360 controllers though. When I played co-op local LEGO Star Wars, we shared an actual keyboard.

 

[jim-jam bongs]

PhysX runs like crap on all cards, it's a joke.

I have an 8800GTX Ultra sitting around which I'm tempted to put in as a dedicated PhysX card, I bet it runs great then!

 

[Snuggles]

I still haven't beaten Brotherhood, so I'll probably just wait until 50% off.

Same here, but maybe less than 50%. I played about 15 hours into Brotherhood before I got tired of it. It felt like more of the same, and it didn't help that it was padded with some really dull content. Revelations looks like even more of the same, so I'll probably wait till it's cheap or pass all together. Fuckin Ubisoft, man.

 

[Derrick01]

GTX 460 and I passed through some smoke fine.

I have a 470 and with physx on the framerate does take a little hit in smokey areas. That's with physx on normal or whatever, on high it would crush my framerate. If it's off though I get constant 60 no matter what.

 

[MasterShotgun]

It's good that Arkham City finally got 100% confirmed for Steam. I would have easily bought it for $40, but I snagged a code on Ebay for just $10. My roommate expressed interest in buying my PS3 copy off me, so all may be good in the end.

I just hope this runs well on my laptop. I have doubts, but Arkham Asylum ran really well. And AC's graphics don't seem to be that much of an increase, apart from having to render more on the screen when outside.

EDIT: I just noticed that Darksiders II also went up. Damn it looks good. It's listed as Holiday 2012, so maybe it won't be a Wii U launch title, provided the Wii U launches before then.

 

[Tambini]

Welp thanks guys I'll just turn it off, not that bigger deal.

Weird how it runs excellent on Mirrors Edge though.

 

[Stallion Free]

Day fucking 1 on Revelations for me. AC2/Brohood have been some of the finest experiences I have had in years. I'm a total sucker for period pieces and those games deliver in spades.

 

[Salsa]

day $15 sale for me. Still need to buy Brotherhood. Hopefully this christmas. AC1 was complete and ubber crap, AC2 was much better and a good game.

 

[Sober]

How are the extra challenge maps in the GOTY version of AA? Tempted to double-dip and get the AC preorder bonus unless they are rubbish.

AC1 was complete and ubber crap, AC2 was much better and a good game.

Just the investigation missions for most. Environments were awesome.

 

[legend166]

I'm playing my brothers copy of Arkham City on 360, so I won't get it on PC until it's $15 probably.

But, Lego Batman is tempting me. Especially if I could get it from a UK person. Can anyone recommend it? The only Lego game I've ever played is a demo of the Star Wars one.

 

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[Stallion Free]

day $15 sale for me. Still need to buy Brotherhood. Hopefully this christmas. AC1 was complete and ubber crap, AC2 was much better and a good game.

Eh, AC1 was worth every penny of the 15$ I spent on it just to explore 3 different cities during the crusades and climb each of the landmarks in them. No other open-world games seem to be able to match AC's scale and detail while allowing you the ability to reach almost any part of it you want to see.

 

[Tomodachi]

Welp thanks guys I'll just turn it off, not that bigger deal.

Weird how it runs excellent on Mirrors Edge though.

I had to turn physx to the lowest setting with a 560 Ti, so I guess you should definitely turn it off altogether with a 460. Physx in Mirror's Edge was much more simpler, in AA is so much heavier even though it's not that big an eye candy when set to the max.

 

[jim-jam bongs]

I had to turn physx to the lowest setting with a 560 Ti, so I guess you should definitely turn it off altogether with a 460. Physx in Mirror's Edge was much more simpler, in AA is so much heavier even though it's not that big an eye candy when set to the max.

It's the cape. It's all the cape.

 

[Blizzard]

I'm playing my brothers copy of Arkham City on 360, so I won't get it on PC until it's $15 probably.

But, Lego Batman is tempting me. Especially if I could get it from a UK person. Can anyone recommend it? The only Lego game I've ever played is a demo of the Star Wars one.

I haven't played many LEGO games, but I get the general impression that LEGO Star Wars (original trilogy), LEGO Harry Potter, and LEGO Clone Wars are the best of the bunch. Stallion Free has played some, maybe he can weigh in.

 

[Salsa]

I had to turn physx to the lowest setting with a 560 Ti

that's really weird

 

[DTKT]

Nvm I'm dumb. Just surprised to see it supporting Steam Cloud.

 

[Mrbob]

We don't know. WB should make an announcement.

 

[xenoflux2113]

I haven't played many LEGO games, but I get the general impression that LEGO Star Wars (original trilogy), LEGO Harry Potter, and LEGO Clone Wars are the best of the bunch. Stallion Free has played some, maybe he can weigh in.

My son has Lego Batman and Lego Starwars (complete) on ps3 and I can say after playing both with him that I prefer Lego Batman over the other.

 

[Echoplx]

that's really weird

Not all of us play games at baby resolutions.

 

[jim-jam bongs]

Maybe we should put "Arkham City uses Steamworks" in the thread title for the time being

 

[Salsa]

Not all of us play games at baby resolutions.

lolol

i actually tried it on a 1080p monitor and it was more than playable


but hey! i'll enjoy my Arkham City with Physx on high at silky smooth 60fps on my baby-can-barely-tell-the-difference resolution!

 

[xenoflux2113]

Is anyone interested in the DNF DLC? I have a steam code available. I am pretty sure most people who wanted it got one from the first access club already. If not PM me.

 

[Sysgen]

I was getting between 35-60fps with all settings on max on Arkham Asylum then one corridor sent it into 4fps.

I don't know what happened D:

Yep, ATI card and you ran into some fancy smoke, I bet.

I had this and tracked it to some Asus utility (GamerOSD) Completely uninstalled that (along with Smart Doctor) and everything was puuuuurfect.

AMD 6970.

 

[Stallion Free]

The physx additions in Batman really stick out like a sore thumb most of the time. I'd take high levels of anti-aliasing over it any day.

 

[drizzle]

I have an 8800GTX Ultra sitting around which I'm tempted to put in as a dedicated PhysX card, I bet it runs great then!

Can you do that with any card, doesn't have to really be SLI (as in, same model)?

I have an old 8800GTX. Can I just plug it in (I have a 570GTX on the system), not hook any cables up and make it a dedicated PhysX card through nvidias driver? That would be baller. I really doubt my 600watts PSU could handle it though...

 

[Salsa]

Can you do that with any card, doesn't have to really be SLI (as in, same model)?

Can I just plug it in (I have another nvidia card), not hook any cables up and make it a dedicated PhysX card through nvidias driver? That would be baller.

yes

 

[TouchMyBox]

The physx additions in Batman really stick out like a sore thumb most of the time. I'd take high levels of anti-aliasing over it any day.

I dunno man, that fog is pretty slick.

 

[jim-jam bongs]

Can you do that with any card, doesn't have to really be SLI (as in, same model)?

I have an old 8800GTX. Can I just plug it in (I have a 570GTX on the system), not hook any cables up and make it a dedicated PhysX card through nvidias driver? That would be baller. I really doubt my 600watts PSU could handle it though...

Yeah there are a couple of GAF-ers who do it and say it's awesome, my only major concern is heat and noise since I have a fairly basic case. It does have a 1200w PSU tho, I had a feeling I was going to stick some hungry stuff in there.

 

[Stumpokapow]

Maybe we should put "Arkham City uses Steamworks" in the thread title for the time being

Just edited the Arkham City PC thread title with the info.

 

[nexen]

so does it have GFWL achievements or not?

 

[Sanjay]

The physx additions in Batman really stick out like a sore thumb most of the time. I'd take high levels of anti-aliasing over it any day.

It's more like having special affects on ultra then high. Any one would take good AA over more special effects.

 

[Dead Prince]

game is out on the 15th? was 18th only for EU? :O so tempted. at $39.99

 

[jim-jam bongs]

Just edited the Arkham City PC thread title with the info.

See that makes much more sense. That's why you're the mod and I'm the... post... talking... guy.

 

[Rodney McKay]

I dunno man, that fog is pretty slick.

Totally. I benchmarked Batman AA with physx on with my Radeon 5770. The framerate dropped to single digits during the smoke and the library area, but it looked so nifty! The paper was actually separate pieces floating around instead of just a texture and they actually interacted with objects instead of going through them.