Lagspike_exe
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Ephemeris said:
Download started. Should wait for me when I get back home.
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'Batman: Arkham Asylum' (PS3/X360/PC) Officially Announced
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Download started. Should wait for me when I get back home.
it appears to be running at full resolution, although theyve gone nuts with the bloom and film grain so i cant be sure
if the intro video is in-engine then its stunning but could be prerendered i guess.
not seen any tearing but i dont usually notice that anyway. its definitely not game breaking in the very start at least.
definitely looks better than those IGN pictures
if the intro video is in-engine then its stunning but could be prerendered i guess.
not seen any tearing but i dont usually notice that anyway. its definitely not game breaking in the very start at least.
definitely looks better than those IGN pictures
Shake Appeal
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My guess, as a nerd who has followed these things, is it will end about five minutes after the "first ten minutes" video gamersyde had.Rated-Rsuperstar said:
So:
Introductory cutscene, first fight against Joker's goons, the Zsasz takedown, Harley's appearance, some sneaking through vents and silent takedowns, and a bit of detective work to finish.
Tolkienfanatic
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Saturn said:
Yes, but the delay is so they can make the fog look prettier, so it is totally worth it.
Revolutionary
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Just finished installing, about to cast it on livestream.
Anyone interested in watching:
http://www.livestream.com/revolutionary
Anyone interested in watching:
http://www.livestream.com/revolutionary
its awesome
i was worried about the AI but its actually very good. they do take some liberties with the guards being blind above eye level most of the time, but if you are too obvious they will look up and see you and start shooting at you.
their routes appear to be pretty open, they don't just follow a single path. when you take one out another one will take over their area.
theres a very nice touch where there is a boiler hissing and if they are near it they freak out and shoot at it. happened just after i did a take down and i thought they had seen me.
i was worried about the AI but its actually very good. they do take some liberties with the guards being blind above eye level most of the time, but if you are too obvious they will look up and see you and start shooting at you.
their routes appear to be pretty open, they don't just follow a single path. when you take one out another one will take over their area.
theres a very nice touch where there is a boiler hissing and if they are near it they freak out and shoot at it. happened just after i did a take down and i thought they had seen me.
Well, that demo kicked ass. i would preorder, if I hadn't already done that The demo is obviously edited & the whole interactive tutorial intro is cut out while the movies are just that, prerendered movies. No in-game movies (which I hope the complete game has). Short demo but longer than expected. Gonna play this over & over again tonight :lol
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fluid controls
joker humor
combat is great fun. **** the haters.
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distinct lack of AA. Not gamebreaking.
lip sync seems odd. It's a mix of good, odd & 100% off (ie mouths not moving at all)
movies prerendered makes the game look shitty from time to time.
The demo is obviously edited & the whole interactive tutorial intro is cut out while the movies are just that, prerendered movies. No in-game movies (which I hope the complete game has). Short demo but longer than expected. Gonna play this over & over again tonight :lol+
fluid controls
joker humor
combat is great fun. **** the haters.
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distinct lack of AA. Not gamebreaking.
lip sync seems odd. It's a mix of good, odd & 100% off (ie mouths not moving at all)
movies prerendered makes the game look shitty from time to time.
ThirdEngine
Member
Glad to hear the good impressions. Can't wait to try this later. I knew pre-ordering this would be one of the best impulse decisions I've made in a while.
ToyMachine228
Member
Can't wait for the 360 demo tomorrow. You lucky European PSN users. Making the wait worse for the rest of us:lol
LabouredSubterfuge
Member
Yeah, just thought I'd chime in with my 2 cents:
Demo is fucking awesome. I'm so glad they've actually pulled off the control mechanisms in that they just feel right.
I'm gonna go controversial here but if the game maintains this quality throughout, this will kinda be like my own personal next-gen MGS. Has that similar feel to it.
Off to play some more. (Woo hoo!)
Demo is fucking awesome. I'm so glad they've actually pulled off the control mechanisms in that they just feel right.
I'm gonna go controversial here but if the game maintains this quality throughout, this will kinda be like my own personal next-gen MGS. Has that similar feel to it.
Off to play some more. (Woo hoo!)
ToyMachine228
Member
abundant said:
Now that is what I like to hear! I could just make a European PSN account but, I don't want to go through all that jazz. If the Arkham Asylum demo is coming for 360 later today, I'm happy
So how did people take out those three guards with guns? I get the impression that there's multiple ways to do it and it's down to your imagination to pick one. Me? I went with throwing a batarang at their heads to stun them, swinging down, hitting a few times then swinging away before they see me I'd love to see the kind of inspirational ideas this game presents the player with once you have Batman's full arsenal
I'd love to see the kind of inspirational ideas this game presents the player with once you have Batman's full arsenal
Diablohead
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In the jeux videos I seen the guy was always walking up to the mobs to fight them, I would try to be more stealthy and I hope I can be.123rl said:So how did people take out those three guards with guns? I get the impression that there's multiple ways to do it and it's down to your imagination to pick one. Me? I went with throwing a batarang at their heads to stun them, swinging down, hitting a few times then swinging away before they see me
Ephemeris said:Inverted takedown + cutting rope with batarang to make badguy fall on another badguy = good times.
oh shit thats awesome! inverted takedown is so cool. there is a real depth/sandbox quality to what you can do. i'm really hyped for this now.
gliding looks awesome.. is there a way you can smash through the glass and grab someone under you?
Ephemeris
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123rl said:So how did people take out those three guards with guns? I get the impression that there's multiple ways to do it and it's down to your imagination to pick one. Me? I went with throwing a batarang at their heads to stun them, swinging down, hitting a few times then swinging away before they see me
The first guys with the guns? R1 to the gargoyle, swing to another then another, drop down.. then silent takedown on all three.
The last set of guys is definitely more varied. I enjoy the Rope-A-Dope-A-Dope method.
Phaethon0017
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190 MINUTES REMAINING?! PLEASE LORD NO.
Shake Appeal
Member
I think you unlock more ways to take people out as it goes along. It's got some barebones RPG elements in that you can purchase upgrades with XP.
Edit: it also look like it would benefit from being played on a harder difficulty (i.e. it would encourage you to do more than just walk up to goons and pummel them). Seems you can take quite a bit of gunfire before you go down on the default level.
Edit: it also look like it would benefit from being played on a harder difficulty (i.e. it would encourage you to do more than just walk up to goons and pummel them). Seems you can take quite a bit of gunfire before you go down on the default level.
Revolutionary
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The demo's pretty good. I love the stealth bits and taking out my enemies that way, but I can't say I'm a fan of the hand-to-hand combat. It's just "counter, attack, takedown" over and over.
They should have put some of the detective stuff in the demo.
Anyone find a way to get to those high vents? I'm guessing there's secrets in there but there's no prompt to use the grapple or anything.
Also, the points: what are they for? XP to unlock new abilities?
They should have put some of the detective stuff in the demo.
Anyone find a way to get to those high vents? I'm guessing there's secrets in there but there's no prompt to use the grapple or anything.
Also, the points: what are they for? XP to unlock new abilities?
Shake Appeal
Member
I think you can unlock new combat moves with XP, but yeah, it does seem fairly basic. I've also seen Batman fire the grapple into higher vents to pull them out in videos, so maybe that's another move you unlock. It might be like Zelda in that different parts of the asylum open up when you acquire a new skill or piece of equipment.Revolutionary said:
Vyse The Legend
Member
I didn't think it was possible to make an awesome Batman game.
Thankfully, I was wrong.
Day -1.
Thankfully, I was wrong.
Day -1.
I think the demo will win over some people. The game controls well, it's about as good looking UE3 game you can expect, it's dark and moody (although 'pg-13' adjusted).
Even though this is the beginning I feel they managed to keep the tutorial aspect light. It seems like a game where you will want to explore every corner for details and secrets.
Even though this is the beginning I feel they managed to keep the tutorial aspect light. It seems like a game where you will want to explore every corner for details and secrets.
Great demo, on line with my expectations after the recent coverage. Batman feels heavy, and the fighting is also heavy and satisfying (albeit a bit easy). The last open-ended area is fun as hell, and I hope the final game is full with similar stuff.
Purchased!
EDIT: speaking of graphics, the image quality is VERY clean (you can see it's actual 720p, though there's some aliasing), and the fps is surprisingly solid (some very minor tearing when panning the larger rooms in the demo). Good shit.
Purchased!
EDIT: speaking of graphics, the image quality is VERY clean (you can see it's actual 720p, though there's some aliasing), and the fps is surprisingly solid (some very minor tearing when panning the larger rooms in the demo). Good shit.
Quite a fun demo.
Kind of wish I didn't watch all those videos of the demo being shown since E3 though, but it was nice to experience it.
My only issues are the camera takes a bit of getting used to (didn't take too long though), and how the cutscenes occur... I dunno why it is, but they feel so seperated from the gameplay to me... I mean, more so than how a cutscene would be in another game.
Kind of wish I didn't watch all those videos of the demo being shown since E3 though, but it was nice to experience it.
My only issues are the camera takes a bit of getting used to (didn't take too long though), and how the cutscenes occur... I dunno why it is, but they feel so seperated from the gameplay to me... I mean, more so than how a cutscene would be in another game.
Shake Appeal
Member
Well, with demo impressions this positive on GAF, it can only mean the actual game is going to huff a dong.
Ok so my judgement is not clouded because it's Batman. I just finished the demo and it's really fun. The room where I could freeform with all the guards was amazing. I loved when on of them was so terrified of me that he walked right into my inverted takedown trap. I think I am going to pre-order this now.
supermackem
Banned
Does it run at 1080i/p at all.
pixel monkey
Banned
Is this not region locked?