[U2NUMB]

I am such a strange dude.. I am about 10% though AA but yet I have this pre ordered. Gotta finish up AA before this is out. Love what I have played of it so far.

[Proposed Law]

Wow great OT

[hank_tree]

Great OT but it should be locked for a week so I don't get too excited every time I come to GAF.

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

I was thinking about getting the soundtrack, but I just don't think I can drop a hundred bucks on it.

Probably will just download the soundtrack, that's really the only bonus item I really want. Soundtrack ought to be great. 'Total Paranoia', 'The Years', and the main theme are great tracks. I wonder how the licensed music will play in the game, just on the radios I suppose.

[rvy]

Op needs to be tagged accordingly. That post is awesome.

[xtrasauce]

should i play the first one or just skip to this

The series has its own continuity and universe that is independent from the comics/movies/etc, and so far it has done a great job of building its own version of the Batman mythos. You'll enjoy the story and characters more if you start with the first one, which is connected plot-wise.

[VindictiveGnome]

I can't wait for this game to come out! I've had it preordered ever since Amazon messed up the price of the collector's edition. $60 for the collectors is awesome. Nice OT btw.

[Bullza2o]

I'm here joining the bandwagon. I was aware of this game, but I did not realize its awesomeness until my friend showed me trailers of it a couple of days ago. Now I am about to preorder and I really can't wait for this game!!

[narwhalSTAB]

should i play the first one or just skip to this

You would be doing yourself a great disservice if you skipped the first game.

[Mordeccai]

Has anybody seen the Best Buy commercial for this game? Its facepalm inducing.

[Cheska]

should i play the first one or just skip to this

The game can be beaten in about 10 hours. I would highly recommend playing it, especially if you have any interested in Arkham City at all.

[magnificent83]

Does anyone know if there will be any connection with Arkham City via having AC saves on your system?

[VindictiveGnome]

Does anyone know if there will be any connection with Arkham City via having AC saves on your system?

I haven't heard of anything like that. I can't think of anything that would be worthwhile to transfer. It would be cool to get a costume or something for those of us who have beat AA on hard, got a gold in all challenges, or something along those lines.

[Vire]

Op needs to be tagged accordingly. That post is awesome.

Thank you kindly!

[Square Triangle]

Op needs to be tagged accordingly. That post is awesome.

"The Gawl Damn OP Batman"?

[MetalGuardian]

Yes yes YES. My GOTY is sure to be either this or Zeruda. Cannot fucking wait. I'm Batgasming like a motherfucker right now

[Kyoufu]

I love the thread title :lol

So excited for this!

[FrenchMovieTheme]

great OP!

must.... stay strong.... hold out for.... master race version....

[Lord_Byron28]

should i play the first one or just skip to this

Depends on how you look at it. Batman AA is an awesome game which had some flaws but in the grand scheme of things are pretty fixable and aren't that big. I don't think there is anything really storywise that you should check out the prequel either. It depends on how Batman AC turns out. If it completely outshines every aspect in AA then I wouldn't see much point but if it ends up being a lackluster sequel then I would say go with AA. I suspect AC will be viewed as a great game that greatly expanded on the AA formula but also lost some of the original's charm/feel to it like the adventure/metroid-y feel.

[Luthos]

This, UC3 then Skyrim. The greatest trifecta of gaming this generation.

This right here. My top 3 most anticipated games of the year, all within the span of a month.

[Sn4ke_911]

Op needs to be tagged accordingly. That post is awesome.

Care to explain why? I mean did i miss something? which post is so awesome?

The thread title is from The Xtortionist.

or do you mean the thread itself? if so there are plenty of other great threads, for example the Mortal Kombat OT by fernoca.

Don't get me wrong, Vire and Ephermeris did an amazing job, i just wanna know what's so tag worthy?

[Nori Chan]

dat robin xbox live avatar

Anyways, I can't wait for this game. Too bad beyond skin isn't there for america :(

[Fjordson]

So the only way to get Frank Miller's Batman skin is the collector's edition?

[LOCK]

Man seeing this thread makes me scared and excited at the same time.

Excited for Batman, scared about the release season boom.

[Marcellus Wallace]

Great OT.

So many great OT's in such a short time. AHHHHHH

[The Xtortionist]

The thread title is from The Xtortionist.

I had nothing to do with the OP's outstanding quality though.

[19 & 21]

[exarkun]

will this game freeze up my PS3 like asylum did? Gotdamn, I really hope not cause I am so hyped for this. I had to take my other game, play it on a friend's PS3, and then trade it in cause I couldn't play it on my own setup. Shame

[The perfect Dark]

Consol.at - Review (Austria)



In short:

Graphics: Better than AA (more details, better animations)
Sound: Everything (music, synch) is very good, like AA I guess
Controls: Great
Lasting Appeal: New Game +, DLC, Challenges, Main Story = great

+ length
+ again the best Batman game
+ cool new features

- boss fights

92% (Best Choice Award)

[froliq]

I am such a strange dude.. I am about 10% though AA but yet I have this pre ordered. Gotta finish up AA before this is out. Love what I have played of it so far.

Same here. I haven't even started Arkham Asylum and already bought a steam code for Arkham City. I was shocked when I saw this thread. Thought it was going to release next week, but luckily it's still 2 weeks away. So 2 weeks to finish AA!

[Sn4ke_911]

boss fights :(

[SixStringPsycho]

so the walmart offer is pre-order only? no in store after release?

[markot]

I need to finish the original >_<' stupid gfwl....

[Fjordson]

boss fights :(

Yeah, I'm not really a fan of boss fights in general. Hope these aren't too bad.

Though I actually didn't mind them in the first one, so I'm not too worried.

[overcast]

Not good news about the boss fights. Will wait for more reviews to cover that. Of course I'm getting this either way.

[SalsaShark]

wat @ boss fights :| was counting them as a highlight

[Cheska]

I wonder what counted them as a con. Maybe just underwhelming?

[mercenar1e]

my friend ordered a GTX from Amazon a few days ago and he isn't into those kind of games.. he gave me the copy! looks like i have a free PC Steam version =D

[THE-Pink-Dagger]

I wonder what counted them as a con. Maybe just underwhelming?

I guess it depends on the expectations, some just dont like bosses, I think if I remember well that in Arkham Asylum, those were counted as a con as well even though I totally dug those.

[Kyoufu]

I've been on a media blackout since the teaser trailer and I don't want to go through the OP and spoil everything, so can someone confirm that this game is a massive open world gotham city simulator? Or is it going to be linear? Can I glide anywhere I wish?

[Doomrider]

There are -4- boss fights according to some review, and Rocksteady seem confident they're greatly improved, so we know they're at least better than the ones in AA (... that's not really saying much, though, is it).

I've been on a media blackout since the teaser trailer and I don't want to go through the OP and spoil everything, so can someone confirm that this game is a massive open world gotham city simulator? Or is it going to be linear? Can I glide anywhere I wish?

It's kind of... a more focused (?) open world game. A smaller space than what you're used to in most open world games, but with lots of detail and a significant amount of stuff to do wherever you go. It'll be linear as you want it to be; and yes, you can fly wherever you wish right from the beginning of the game.

[DatBreh]

You cant take anything away from that boss fight negative unless you also know how they felt about the boss fights in the original.



Does anyone know if there is going to be a difference between the PS3 and 360 versions? I would like to get this on the 360 but not if the PS3 version is somehow better again.

[matrix-cat]

I cannot wait for this. I'm going through Arkham Asylum again to prepare, for what must be the tenth time now. I Platinum'd that game and got 1000/1000 on the PC version and I can never get enough, and now there's another one and it looks even more amazing in every way.

"- bossfights" is pretty much the only complaint I had about the first game, so I wonder what exactly is so minus about them in Arkham City. I actually enjoyed what they did with the bossfights in Asylum; the problem was that you were always fighting the same guys but the way they changed it up by making you fight two or giving you hordes of regular dudes to accompany them made it less repetitive. From what I've seen of Arkham City the bossfights certainly look more diverse than the first game.

[JazzmanZ]

The only Boss fights I enjoyed in Arkham asylum were Banes and the Scarecrows, and his weren't exactly fights against him.

[Az]

Care to explain why? I mean did i miss something? which post is so awesome? The thread title is from The Xtortionist. or do you mean the thread itself? if so there are plenty of other great threads, for example the Mortal Kombat OT by fernoca. Don't get me wrong, Vire and Ephermeris did an amazing job, i just wanna know what's so tag worthy?

OT's, serious business.

[molekiller]

Does anyone know if there will be any connection with Arkham City via having AC saves on your system?

Hope not... I played AA on xbox and I have the preorder for AC for ps3...

[ColonialRaptor]

Hey, that's a parody of my LA Noire OT title! Nice!

[DenogginizerOS]

I am torn between getting the Collector's Edition for PS3 or waiting for the GFWL PC version. I finished AA on PS3, but I recall reading on GAF that the PC version is supposedly much better this time for PC. What is the latest info on the PC version? Anyone know? Specifically, are they removing GFWL?

[matrix-cat]

Rocksteady said the PC version would be the best one, but then they went and delayed it a few weeks. As far as I know it's got dat PhysX and obviously the usual PC stuff of more resolutions and FPSes. I don't think there's any extra content, and I'm reasonably sure it still uses GFWL.

I'm getting the PS3 version with the knowledge that I'll probably buy the PC version for five dollars on Steam next year some time.

[ChocolatePuddin]

great OP! must.... stay strong.... hold out for.... master race version....

I,m with you on that man, whats its release again?