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Injustice 2 SPOILER Thread: No Bars Among Us
- Thread starter DrBo42
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Am I the only one who feel happy for Bat, especially after his allies and his adopted family were killed one by one by the regime leading up to the first game. I feel that he finally have a team that can actually stand a chance vs Superman Team.
Your right, good things they stuck to the comic canon on that one then.
SENPAIatLARGE
Banned
I loved scarecrows arcade ending. The idea of a flying skull ship constantly emitting fear gas and capturing worlds in order to trap them into a nightmare is awesome.
VincentMatts
Member
I understand what youre saying, but i still just cant believe it. To me, theyd have to completely re-write the characters and their upbringings in order for some of the stuff to really make sense. I feel like they write shit just to write shit even though it doesnt really make sense for how the characters were raised. But thats me.
Like the characters were written a certain way all those years ago, and they just change their adult decisions without changing anything about their passed. To me that doesnt make sense. Like in Red sun was it? Superman ends up raised in Russia somewhere but his name is still Clark? lol okay... Thats the shit that bothers me.
Doctor Fate brought them over for Batman both Kent and Fate in the comic. In the game hes like "You made a mistake joining Batman!"
He brought them to Batman to join him lol.
Absoludacrous
Member
He brought them to join Batman to rebuild the world. Then Braniac shows up, he realizes the world is doomed, and he wants to take them away again. It's not against comic canon at all, just not conveyed very well within the game.
I think if they scale back the scope and reach of the history, focusing on one fulfilling plot, would work best for them. I don't think it would be overly terrible if characters like Bane, Scarecrow, Swamp Thing, Cheetah, Reverse Flash, Black Adam, Firestorm, etc. were "background" scenery in favor of a more focused plot, instead of being all over the place.
Im really annoyed that the did'nt use him better. It's also super pointless because if they wanted Damian Robin so bad, then why do this and also take away the more popular Dick Nightwing?
"Batman! Batman! Batman!" -- Jan Brady
Totally thought Supergirl would have the climactic battle like MKX's Cassie Cage. I'm all for Batman for exposing himself
, but it would be nice to have a medium where DC pushes Batman into a more supporting role when in an ensemble.
Totally thought Supergirl would have the climactic battle like MKX's Cassie Cage. I'm all for Batman for exposing himself
sexually
NeonZ
Member
In the comics, there's some set up regarding how even when he was an hero, this Superman's motivation was actually fear of loss, like when a red cape he had as a child got taken away by a dog.
In addition to the Joker event from the game, the comics also had the government working with villains to kidnap his parents in order to keep him under control - and Batman, although not helping them actively, knew about the whole plot. That all resulted in Superman becoming more proactive in order to avoid further losses, distancing himself from others, and seeing the government as an enemy, and it just got worse and worse from there.
You trying to make a liar out of me, Eula? I said NO bars among us.
Absoludacrous
Member
I'll at least give them credit for not attempting to redeem Superman. They definitely should have handled Kara's story better though. They could have muddied the waters a bit instead of making her turn against Superman so obvious and straightforward. End the game with her choosing a side and setting her up as the main protagonist in 3.
Ultimately I think their desire to rotate characters around in the story mode is going to stop them for telling a strong narrative. Not enough time with each individual character to establish anything. Instead you get 4 fights, maybe a tiny bit of character exposition, and then move on to the next piece of the overarching plot.
Ultimately I think their desire to rotate characters around in the story mode is going to stop them for telling a strong narrative. Not enough time with each individual character to establish anything. Instead you get 4 fights, maybe a tiny bit of character exposition, and then move on to the next piece of the overarching plot.
What did he mean by this?
Member
Batman mustve been munching green pills like a maniac to beat Brainiac, Black Adam, Aquaman and Wonder Woman in a row
Lol. Batman only tires after downing Superman. He's a legend.
What did he mean by this?
Member
Or Supermans ending is the canon one
Only way it's canon is if literally 5 seconds after the game ends he breaks free of the brainwashing. Due to his immense mental fortitude of course. He then punches Supes in the balls and escapes with Kara. Injustice 3 begins.
Does he still munch this stuff or he started using Stark Tech for his armor? It doesn't seem like the story mode bothered to explain the strength parity this time.
That Superman punch he takes at the end threw me. It's not Dark Knight Returns/BvS armor where he's encased. He's just wearing a batsuit with some kryptonite in it.
Massive Duck. C.M.
Banned
Ending felt anticlimactic as fuck to me. They wasted Supergirl for real
She has a PhD.
He easily crushed WW (pre-regime) straight up and Aquaman too.
In regular comic canon, does Batman beat WW without gimmicks so easily?
NeonZ
Member
I could see a plot about some resistance attempting to free Batman in order to stop Superman. It'd have more potential than just Superman escaping again and recovering his powers with the pills, if they still want to stick with this universe for a third game.
Astral Dog
Member
Everybody has a huge boner for Batman
Astral Dog
Member
Everybody uses it. Why Catwoman? :/
Im just have to get used to their JL movies were anyone knows everybody and everybody is a super genius
Da-Kid
Member
They literally justified Joker being in the game just because Harley got gassed with fear toxin. That's just stupid. As stupid as them making it where Shazam apparently isn't powered up in the first game allowing Sup to kill him... but in his intro he's literally a kid turning into Shazam...
Orochinagis
Member
What was the secret mission firestorm was sent but then got brainwashed
res1nbawlz
Member
I've never been so frustrated with a game in my life. Im doing tutorial. Says I need to use wall run into divekick environmental action. "RB or x+y immediately after wall run". The only way to execute a wall run is by RB.. so how the hell do I finish this mission. I've spent the last 2 hours wanting to smash my Xbox.. any help please..
Create the knife that Batman uses against Superman in the fight.
Also people forget that everyone took that pill that makes everyone stronger (a pill that gives strength on par with Superman). And in the end Bat's has a kryptonite suit to weaken Superman. That's how he fight/beat Superman in the final fight.
That doesn't sound right to me. I don't recall ever having any moment ever that gave me serious trouble in the tutorials.
It also doesn't help that they write Damian as the most annoying version in the world. So even if Dick would've been sacrificed to the altar of King Batman I would've still preferred being able to play as him as Nightwing instead of Damian as Nightwing/Robin. Especially since Damian fills up the roster as Robin anyway.
Why would Superman need special containment 😐 dude's no more dangerous than Harley with that pill and free mats from Firestorm
Absoludacrous
Member
I don't think anyone in I2 took the pills. Every fight with Superman has him depowered somehow, and they don't put people like Harley up against WW (and when that does happen, she drops quick).
He still had some hope that he'd be able to recover his old self.
That Dude John
Member
So, comic people who are the Lords of Order? I felt Fate was laying it on kinda thick, all but saying "Ya'll need to get ya'll shit together, before they have to come down here".
Seriously this. All this fucking Batman biased shit. And it's always a Evil Superman.
Absoludacrous
Member
It's probably something they'll go into in the comics. There's a few things it seems like they deliberately left vague so the comic had room to fill things in, like Supergirl falling in with WW and Black Adam.
ArgyleReptile
Banned
Why didn't Braniac have Firestorm create Krypronite like he did earlier in the game?
How did Blue Beetle, Firestorm, and Swamp Thang get caught by Braniac in the first place?
Why was Atrocitous even here?
Why did Wonder Woman fly face first into Cheetah's shot like an idiot?
Why is Wonder Woman just plain terrible?
Why didn't Cyborg Boom Tube the Skull Ship to another dimension?
Why was Cyborg just plain terrible?
Why was Aquaman's reason for fighting Batman at the end so stupid?
Why didn't Grodd read Catwoman's mind to find that she was the mole?
Why does Reverse Flash say he can't travel through time, but then travels through time when he does his ultimate on me?
I can't think of anymore questions.
Anyway, the story didn't really impress me. I honestly disliked a majority of the characters in the game. I hope for a more traditional Justice League outing for the next game. Take us back to Prime Earth and give us some actual likable heroes.
How did Blue Beetle, Firestorm, and Swamp Thang get caught by Braniac in the first place?
Why was Atrocitous even here?
Why did Wonder Woman fly face first into Cheetah's shot like an idiot?
Why is Wonder Woman just plain terrible?
Why didn't Cyborg Boom Tube the Skull Ship to another dimension?
Why was Cyborg just plain terrible?
Why was Aquaman's reason for fighting Batman at the end so stupid?
Why didn't Grodd read Catwoman's mind to find that she was the mole?
Why does Reverse Flash say he can't travel through time, but then travels through time when he does his ultimate on me?
I can't think of anymore questions.
Anyway, the story didn't really impress me. I honestly disliked a majority of the characters in the game. I hope for a more traditional Justice League outing for the next game. Take us back to Prime Earth and give us some actual likable heroes.
Irishmantis
Member
Man the non story thread people love the story come to the spoiler thread all hell breaks loose lol
But I do agree with points here, especially with Supergirl ending... Suoermsn even says "after this is done you choose to be with me or against me"
And some chars like Swamp and Atros where just there because reasons.
I disagree on Fate though, he felt apart of the story and was more than likely holding back as the person under the mask doesn't agree.
Plus he left us to a huge Cliff hanger he said something along the lines off "You must still together or you will see something wirstvthsn Braniac". Then just when he was about to say what he gets killed. I'm suprised I see nobody mention this
But I do agree with points here, especially with Supergirl ending... Suoermsn even says "after this is done you choose to be with me or against me"
And some chars like Swamp and Atros where just there because reasons.
I disagree on Fate though, he felt apart of the story and was more than likely holding back as the person under the mask doesn't agree.
Plus he left us to a huge Cliff hanger he said something along the lines off "You must still together or you will see something wirstvthsn Braniac". Then just when he was about to say what he gets killed. I'm suprised I see nobody mention this
It's obviously set up for Darkseid, because if there's a thread more severe than an Evil Superman or Braniac, it's Darkseid and all the forces of PockyLips coming your way.
Or they could go in another direction and have Wonder Woman as the villain in the next game. She is like Grodd in this, just full on evil.
Or they could go in another direction and have Wonder Woman as the villain in the next game. She is like Grodd in this, just full on evil.
ArgyleReptile
Banned
I forgot all about it honestly thanks to the climax.
It was an interesting little thing. I'm curious though if it's going to be revealed in Injustice 3 or if we're going to have a small story DLC.