The Bat-Thread of Batman: Arkham Origins Bat-Hype

[mauve]

Originally Posted by Magus

I wouldn't complain about the reuse of villains like the Joker and then complain that they are replacing Riddler with Anarky.

Yeah, but Riddler was very much a side character in both games. Hell, he was only ever on-screen in City-- in Asylum he was just a voice on the headset and an illustration in the character menu. I guess I just liked his character a lot. It was fun watching him devolve from smug jackass into a raging tantrum as you progress with his quests. It actually felt like you were having an effect and "fighting" the villain, even when he wasn't actually there with you. I dunno-- I just found it very satisfying.

I also liked how he "learned" from his mistakes in Asylum, to a limited degree. He's still sending riddles cuz he's the fucking Riddler, but he doesn't try to hack Batman's comm system again to heckle him since that's how he got caught last time.

(actually I thought City did a great job of using Hugo Strange/Ra's Al Ghul as major villains, that was basically perfect in my opinion, Joker was left as much more of an enemy on a personal level with Batman as opposed to being the main danger to Gotham).

To me, Ra's Al Ghul felt kinda tacked-on. I loved his boss fights, but it felt like "AND OH YEAH RA'S AND TALIA ARE HERE TOO NOW SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THEM BECAUSE ANGST AND ALSO TALIA'S HOT." Hugo Strange was awesome until the end, which to me was a little disappointing. He had a great voice actor and was awesomely creepy, but his ending motivation and story ending felt flat.

Joker started out great and then sank into the background. I honestly forgot about him for a bit after a while. I loved his phone conversations, but he just didn't seem as threatening or as immediate a danger as he did in Asylum. It almost felt like they kept him around solely because he was in The Dark Knight.

That said I don't think I can pay 60 dollars for it because I feel like it's not worth that much money, much like the other two. I'll be waiting for the game of the year edition.

Heh, I'm counting on the inevitable Black Friday Steam sale.

Originally Posted by POS

Harley

It's weird: Asylum's costume for Harley was horrible, which annoyed me, but I didn't mind her as a character. She was ok.

City's Harley wore pants, which was good, but I found her incredibly irritating as a character. I guess it's understandable for her to be constantly angry since her boyfriend is dieing, but it was still annoying.

Plus it was weird how the pregnancy foreshadowing was loudly and immediately retconned in the dlc.

[Magus]

Probably because Joker baby would have been a terrible plot direction. Unless he was like a weird deformed monster thing due to the TITAN changing Joker's DNA.

[Bard The 5th LW]

Arkham City is actually on sale for $7.50 right now on Steam. I played the demo and it felt like a pretty decent game. This is probably a biased place to ask this, but would you guys say its worth picking up?

[Revising Ocelot]

Since GFWL got removed from it and AA, yes. Definitely.

Also it looks like existing owners got a Goatee edition (with DLC) upgrade for free, just like with Bioshock 2 & free Minerva's Den.

[Magus]

I think we can all agree Arkham City is worth 7.50, though I dislike the PC control scheme so hope you have a gamepad.

[mauve]

Arkham City is DEFINITELY worth $7.50. It's stronger than Asylum in terms of world size, combat, and overall game design, but weaker in story.

[Bells]

'ill get Asylum in the year's end sale, as i'm sure it will be this cheap or cheaper. No rush to get it now as i wouldn't be able to play it now at all..

[Bard The 5th LW]

After having played through several hours of Arkham City, I can safely say it is a good game, but I would NOT recommend it to a Juggalo.

[POS Industries]

Originally Posted by Bard The 5th LW

After having played through several hours of Arkham City, I can safely say it is a good game, but I would NOT recommend it to a Juggalo.

What would you recommend to a juggalo?

[MuMu]