The Natural Posted June 20, 2015 Author Share Posted June 20, 2015 Reviews thus far: IGN - 9.2 Polygon - 10 Gamespot - 7 Gamesradar - 4/5 GameReactor UK - 9 Game Informer - 9.5 Videogamer - 10 God is a Geek - 10 Videogamezone - 87% US Gamer - 4/5 http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1066792 Batmobile and story are said to be weak. Cheers Batman buddy. Arkham Knight's story was a bit of a concern to me, more so when the Batmobile goes into the shooting section from left to right. Agreed. They are probably "weak" in regards to the high standards of this game and series, and let's face it, the standards are pretty damn high. Agreed. Those Rocksteady dudes are liars. They lied. They lied straight to our faces. Their pants are on fire! MASSIVE SPOILER ABOUT ARKHAM KINIGHT'S IDENTITY WITH PHOTO FOLLOW: Rocksteady would get criticism for lying not wanting to spoil Arkham Knight's identity but then if they said the truth, they would ruin the surprise. Jason Todd was the favourite to be the Arkham Knight and so he has. Some will see that boring while others may have wanted a new creation to be that. Mister J. into branding 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Arkham Origins still had the best story of the franchise IMO. I wonder what Eurogamer will rate it if Gamespot gave it a 7. I'm finally going through this right now in anticipation of next week's release and I'm not really digging the story so far. I was looking forward to a game where Batman focuses on somebody other than the Joker and blam. Boring. And there are a lot of really goofy plot holes that force you to take silly routes in the game. The worse up to this point is certainly "OH, YOU'RE HACKING THE POLICE HQ COMPUTER? YOU NEED TO GO IN THE SEWER TO FINISH THAT, OF COURSE." Right. I'm still pretty early into it, I think, (the hotel) but I was pretty disconnected after the big swerve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 I just finished Origins (so I can add it to the sell back pile) so maybe I will pick up Knight this week. There were parts of the story I liked. Other parts not so much. I wasn't really thrilled with it becoming a weird Batman/St. Elsewhere crossover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 I'm so ready for this game. I may do a midnight pickup for the first time in my life (with the caveat that my Gamestop is treating 11pm central as "technically" midnight.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Man, I'd love to do that, but I would absolutely call out from work on Tuesday in that case lol. As it stands, the release date works fine for me. My "weekend" is Wed-Thur, so I get the game when I get off work on Tuesday and forsake bathing and food for 2 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Yeah, I got work at 5:00 Tuesday, so it's killing me, but I won't be at the midnight launch. I'll play ALITTLE Tuesday night and Wednesday night, but I won't get to dig in until Thursday (no work on Friday). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 I just finished Origins (so I can add it to the sell back pile) so maybe I will pick up Knight this week. There were parts of the story I liked. Other parts not so much. I wasn't really thrilled with it becoming a weird Batman/St. Elsewhere crossover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basara Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Yeah I'm looking forward to getting stuck in on this. Unfortunately I probably won't get a chance to play till Thursday evening but the delay from the October release date was in my favour. I've got 9 days off starting this Saturday so plenty of free time to put in it! I've managed to stay away from any potential spoilers so far and I've not even watched any trailers apart from a couple of the early ones. Can't remember the last time I actually looked forward to a new release! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ligerbusa Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Saw this on the wall of the clock tower. Game is running like garbage on the PC. NVidia says I don't meet the minimum requirements which is weird because I checked and I totally do. But it seems everyone is having problems, Steam users are pissed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 Lucky fuckers getting to play Batman: Arkham Knight ; ). Enjoy. Sorry my Bat buddy, Ligerbusa is having problems. Arkham Origins still had the best story of the franchise IMO. I wonder what Eurogamer will rate it if Gamespot gave it a 7. I'm finally going through this right now in anticipation of next week's release and I'm not really digging the story so far. I was looking forward to a game where Batman focuses on somebody other than the Joker and blam. Boring. And there are a lot of really goofy plot holes that force you to take silly routes in the game. The worse up to this point is certainly "OH, YOU'RE HACKING THE POLICE HQ COMPUTER? YOU NEED TO GO IN THE SEWER TO FINISH THAT, OF COURSE." Right. I'm still pretty early into it, I think, (the hotel) but I was pretty disconnected after the big swerve. I just finished Origins (so I can add it to the sell back pile) so maybe I will pick up Knight this week.There were parts of the story I liked. Other parts not so much.I wasn't really thrilled with it becoming a weird Batman/St. Elsewhere crossover. From what I've read about the story, there are things I like... Early days Batman origin stories are a favourite of mine, Christmas setting as I love Christmas, relationship between Bruce/Alfred and Batman/Jim Gordon. Bane's treatment for the most part... ...and don't like: What did you think to the Joker is Black Mask reveal? I groaned when I found out about that for the first time. Bane conveniently getting amnesia. Let's complete the set: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9fSkcAYyZ8 First remains the best for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 I wrote about the Batsuits I’d pick for Batman: Arkham Knight and now the villains I’d select for the game: The Joker (hallucinations/nightmare sequence) Harley Quinn Doctor Hurt Professor Pyg Three Ghosts of Batman James Gordon Jr. Ra’s al Ghul Talia al Ghul The Penguin The Scarecrow The Riddler Poison Ivy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 This game is fucking incredible. The combat flows much nicer, your attacks do more damage, counters are easier, and there's a sense of control of where you're going next that was lacking previously. In general, the combat is so much better. Holy shit, the fear chain attacks for predator scenarios are unreal. I love the city they've created as it's got so much more detail and character. So do random jabronis. Like every police officer at GCPD has a name and 2 or 3 lines of dialog. The batmobile is pretty great too though I can see how moving around the city with the upgraded grapnel launches would be more efficient. Combat in the batmobile took some time to get a handle on but it's not bad once I did get the basics. The first Riddler challenge was rewarding as it took a handful of attempts to get that last lap down. Then there's the graphics. This is the best looking current gen release from what I've seen. I wasn't digging it the most from the trailers but seeing the '60s Adam West suit shine in the light instantly won me over. Beautiful, beautiful game. All the attention to detail and all the little nuances really show the passion and dedication Rocksteady has for this series compared to Warner Bros. Montreal. TL;DR: This game is flippin' great. Play it. Love it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 This game is fucking incredible. The combat flows much nicer, your attacks do more damage, counters are easier, and there's a sense of control of where you're going next that was lacking previously. In general, the combat is so much better. Holy shit, the fear chain attacks for predator scenarios are unreal. I love the city they've created as it's got so much more detail and character. So do random jabronis. Like every police officer at GCPD has a name and 2 or 3 lines of dialog. The batmobile is pretty great too though I can see how moving around the city with the upgraded grapnel launches would be more efficient. Combat in the batmobile took some time to get a handle on but it's not bad once I did get the basics. The first Riddler challenge was rewarding as it took a handful of attempts to get that last lap down. Then there's the graphics. This is the best looking current gen release from what I've seen. I wasn't digging it the most from the trailers but seeing the '60s Adam West suit shine in the light instantly won me over. Beautiful, beautiful game. All the attention to detail and all the little nuances really show the passion and dedication Rocksteady has for this series compared to Warner Bros. Montreal. TL;DR: This game is flippin' great. Play it. Love it. Glad you like it, Oyaji. Gliding, grapple gun and dive bomb in Batman: Arkham City made for one of the most fun travels around an open world game. I bet that's increased with a bigger Gotham, higher grapple gun and the Batmobile in Batman: Arkham Knight. How's Batmobile in battle mode? That and the story to a lesser degree are the concerns for me. Rocksteady's love for the character really shows in the games they made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Battle mode is ultra responsive in terms of car movement but the aiming is a bit tough. It may be that I just suck at it though. Basically, the enemy "unmanned" tanks have a laser guided attack and the laser will turn red if you're in their line of fire, so you need to quickly move out of the way. You can hold both of the right shoulder buttons to spam the machine gun turret and the rockets. If you inflict enough damage without taking any, you can use lock on missiles which are heck of powerful, so pretty much like the special attacks you unlock in hand-to-hand combat. It's not a bad system at all. Not the best thing either and not very Batman-esque in terms of style, gameplay, and morality. You can run dudes over so hard and while when you are shooting baddies on foot, your weapon automatically turns to rubber bullets. Just seems a bit much. That and the fact that it's yet again a game with no civilians are my only qualms after spending 3-4 hours with it. The story is slow to get started but I'm liking what I've seen. Another neat thing: you can pick up discarded blunt weapons from thugs and use them! I was kind of shocked the first time I had Batman pick up a lead pipe and use it on a motherfucker or six. I love how they hired the voice actor who played Lee in the Telltale Walking Dead game to play Lucius Fox. Markout moment for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basara Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Damn it I want to be playing this right now! But it's a 50+gig download and I'm at work. Won't be able to put any real play into it until Friday. Life isn't fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I'm in a pretty similar boat, Basafa. Gonna be a long day at work today. I wish I had a sick day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Ha. I am also regretting the decision not to burn a sick day. I am tracking my UPS package. Getting home, eating, kids to bed, then digging in. I am so fucking ampped for this. Thanks for the reviews so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ligerbusa Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I messed around with a few settings and was able to get the game to run better than it was. Still dropping frames and the dialogue doesn't always sync with the animation, hopefully they release a patch ASAP. Apparently it was Iron Galaxy who handled the PC release and not Rocksteady. Bizarre. Batmobile feels fine in street combat but holy shit, the Batmobile focused missions had me pulling my hair out. The Riddler one where you have to drive on the walls in a tunnel was hard because you have to open and shut certain areas and if you didn't push it at the right time, it would close on you. And for some reason, it felt like the Batmobile would slow down and the nitrous wouldn't work. The other early mission has you pulling down objects so you can drive on roofs (he's flying on rooftops!). The Batmoible is super slippy, like you're constantly on ice and I'd often fall off the building. And I swear, I'd hit the button to reverse and the Batmobile would fall forward off the building and I'd have to start all over again. It was a pain having to remember that X is reverse, because in most everything it's RT. So I get to another object that I'm supposed to pull down but it doesn't do anything and I'm thinking, what the fuck is going on. So I checked a video online and found out that you're supposed to tow yourself up the wall. Turn the game back on and Batman drops a hint saying pretty much exactly that. He said nothing before. But other than that, it's the Arkham engine which is still a ton of fun. Batman himself gave me a jump scare. Damn it, Rocksteady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 Thanks for your verdicts so far. How do the playable characters play? How's the Dual Play/switching system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ligerbusa Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Haven't got there yet but Robin keeps begging for the tag. Edit: It's working like a dream right now because I disabled motion blur and depth of field but for some reasons, enemies don't show up on predator vision and you don't get a counter warning. Also, this guy works for WB and he's a dick. https://i.imgur.com/ObF1VKl.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Can you use Catwoman, Robin, and Nightwing in Challenge Rooms? I hope so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 Can you use Catwoman, Robin, and Nightwing in Challenge Rooms? I hope so! I would think so like Batman: Arkham City. FRIENDLY ALERT: Avoid YouTube as big moments/spoilers from the game are on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 3.8 gig day one patch on xbone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 3.8 gig day one patch on xbone Patches on the very first day of release like DLC and day one withheld DLC. I remember the days when you got everything on disc when you handed money over. Idealist! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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