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[LastNac]

Can all 50 thugs be fought at the same time?

 

[MormaPope]

Okay as a follow-up I saw the rest now:
-Most of the environments are better than the one I was looking at. They're quite nice, though still less impressive than the really great main character models. For an open world game like this however they're incredibly good.
-Two Face is easily one of the best character models I've ever seen.
-The Batmobile really does look great as well.
-The Riddler only has a smaller shot, but he also looks incredibly good. You can look at him and really get the sense that he looks like an actual person and also his expression legitimately makes him look insane.

This is all great news. The character models in Asylum and City looked very wooden and stiff in game.

In Asylum everybody seems like a robot or made of wood:

 

[Jigolo]

The one I've seen is pretty good. Batman's model is really impressive. The random thugs are pretty good, but obviously no where near as good as Batman, which makes sense given sometimes 50 are on the screen at once.

The environment is high quality, but not mindblowing.

Can you compare Batman's model to anything? How does it compare to Marius from Ryse

 

[FuriousDark]

He looks like a younger David Boreanaz.

I will not be able to unsee this, now. Thanks.

 

[Floex]

It says it is running on their modified Unreal engine.

Disappointing but expected. I don't think this is going to be next-gen Batman game we're wanting. I'm thinking more akin to GTA V, a collection of the best bits ramped right the way up. Not to say that is a bad thing, just not expecting big new things. Hope to be proven completely wrong.

Gothom City is 5 times bigger than AC. Split into 3 areas. NO LOAD TIMES at all, entering buildings is seemless.

Now, this sounds worrying to me. You literally couldn't do anything in Gotham, this isn't GTA where you can go off and do your own thing. Gotham, while finally crafted, is a dull playground to play in.

For the predator sections you can now chain takedowns of up to four enemies. For instance pop out of a grate and take one guy, jump to the next and so on. You can now enter grates from a distance, he will automatically do a jump or roll to enter them.

So the same boring predator gameplay then....

There will be a brand new villain, something made by Rocksteady that they say will be the ultimate test for Batman

WHY!!!!!!!!!!

 

[FunkyPajamas]

Had to add this to it.

Needs Kaz face on her.

 

[Dysun]

Asylum and City's story were quite forgettable, so not having Dini isn't really a loss

 

[GAMEPROFF]

They fuck it all up... Unbelievable....

 

[Nirolak]

Can you compare Batman's model to anything? How does it compare to Marius from Ryse

It's in the first post. That thing that looks sort of like a game is actually one of the screenshots. I think it looks a bit less good than the ones without all the filters over it though.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Rumor has it Grant Morrison is writing this one

 

[Sub_Level]

Damn, Floex, I can understand not being impressed (this is game #4 after all) but you sound pretty disappointed.

Tough crowd.

 

[Dan]

Goddamn, this sounds pretty crazy. Lots of big leaps.

 

[SuperAndroid17]

The tumbler/batmobile and batsuit look fucking great.

Day 1

 

[FunnyBunny]

Is Paul salty or something? He's already made it clear he's not working with Rocksteady on anything, anymore.

We got it.

That's out of context - it was his first tweet referencing today's reveal. All his other tweets were extremely positive about Rocksteady and its understanding of the Batman universe.

He has high expectations and is excited.

 

[Snakeyes]

Does it make sense to assume that the PC requirements for AK will give us a good idea of what kind of specs will be needed to surpass consoles for the next 5 years?

 

[Tookay]

Now, this sounds worrying to me. You literally couldn't do anything in Gotham, this isn't GTA where you can go off and do your own thing. Gotham, while finally crafted, is a dull playground to play in.

- Rocksteady is emphasising the detail is more important than the scale of the world. They don't want to create the biggest open-world, they want to create the richest, densest and most vibrant

.

 

[Ephemeris]

Rumor has it Grant Morrison is writing this one

Don't troll me man. Don't do it.

 

[Prototype]

Batmobile, ps4bone only, old voice actors back... too much good stuff. I can't wait for this. It looks awesome.

 

[Zabka]

Rumor has it Grant Morrison is writing this one

This would be the greatest, craziest Batman game of all if true.

I remember Morrison was a huge fan of the Arkham Asylum game. He'd jump at the chance.

 

[Angelus Errare]

Paul Dini not being involved can only be seen as a good thing.

 

[EatChildren]

Pretty damn outstanding character models for the main cast. Great environment lighting too. Looks legitimately "next gen" in my opinion.

 

[mrklaw]

Beyond hyped. Five times bigger than Arkham City? Hopefully there's a lot to do.

You have a batmobile so will move a lot more quickly. Could simply be more spread out to compensate

 

[Lee Chaolan]

There were also secret messages on the signal amplifier thing.

The game also had Azrael telling Batman that his greatest challenge was yet to come and Hush promising to get his revenge. I imagine Hush will probably be a side mission in AK. With Azrael being a helpful character in the story.

I never saw these, thanks!

 

[EmCeeGramr]

Rumor has it Grant Morrison is writing this one

 

[Squire]

That's out of context - it was his first tweet referencing today's reveal. All his other tweets were extremely positive about Rocksteady and its understanding of the Batman universe.

He has high expectations and is excited.

Ah, good to hear them. Huge fan of his work, just thought he was sore at them or something.

 

[GAMEPROFF]

Rumor has it Grant Morrison is writing this one

If you think, it cant get worser...

Sorry folks, I am off. To many bad news for one day.
RIP Arkham Series.

 

[Some Nobody]

Rumor has it Grant Morrison is writing this one

This is not true. (Or at least, I'm telling myself that until there's proof of otherwise.) Still, fun fact: Grant Morrison was the first person to write a comic book called Batman: Arkham Asylum.

 

[Vire]

Batman's character model looks outstanding, dat next gen sheen. It's tough to get a good grasp on what the environments look like from the screens, but nonetheless I'm excited.

Riddler also looks particularly good. Very pleased with what I've seen.

 

[Raven77]

Okay as a follow-up I saw the rest now:
-Most of the environments are better than the one I was looking at. They're quite nice, though still less impressive than the really great main character models. For an open world game like this however they're incredibly good.
-Two Face is easily one of the best character models I've ever seen.
-The Batmobile really does look great as well.
-The Riddler only has a smaller shot, but he also looks incredibly good. You can look at him and really get the sense that he looks like an actual person and also his expression legitimately makes him look insane.

Wow this sounds awesome. So glad to see its skipping the technical restrictions of being built with last gen in mind.

 

[Spring-Loaded]

If you think, it cant get worser...

Sorry folks, I am off. To many bad news for one day.
RIP Arkham Series.

So the stories for AA and AC didn't suck and we're supposed to be saddened by Dini not writing this one?

 

[- J - D -]

Rumor has it Grant Morrison is writing this one

Oh man. Don't get my hopes up.

 

[Alienous]

Rumor has it Grant Morrison is writing this one

I can't imagine him writing something where his creative vision is limited by game mechanics.

 

[Tookay]

Paul Dini not being involved can only be seen as a good thing.

Yeah, I'm sorry to his fans, but he definitely bungled AC's macro-story pretty bad, especially in the last hour.

I liked a lot of the individual tangents and thought AA was good (up until the last boss fight).

 

[PinkCrayon]

Harley looks weird, Batsuit looks great. Excited after the disappointment that was Origins.

 

[KissVibes]

Thank God.

Paul Dini can't write video games. He's bad at it.

 

[Prototype]

Will catwomen be making a return? (i hope so)

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Rumor has it Grant Morrison is writing this one

 

[LastNac]

Rumor has it Grant Morrison is writing this one

Would be down. I actually liked RIP.

 

[CaptainTiptop]

Rumor has it Grant Morrison is writing this one

That would be too mental for video games. I mean, I'd love it, but I doubt it.

 

[kmax]

Thank God.

 

[Scientist Supreme!]

Rumor has it Grant Morrison is writing this one

Batman Arkham Knight now with hundred percent more weapons grade crystal meth.

 

[Spring-Loaded]

I can't imagine him writing something where his creative vision is limited by game mechanics.

That's likely what happened with dini. it's a different medium than tv or comics so their writing won't translate 1:1.

 

[GAMEPROFF]

So the stories for AA and AC didn't suck and we're supposed to be saddened by Dini not writing this one?

Still better than this shit what Grant Morrison would do to Batman. Hated his Run a couple of years back, never read such bad Batman storys.

But I see that the Internet now hates Paul Dini. Until like tomorrow, when everybody again loves his Batman: The Animated Series stuff.

 

[Floex]

Damn, Floex, I can understand not being impressed (this is game #4 after all) but you sound pretty disappointed.

Tough crowd.

Oh no, nothing like that. We haven't seen anything yet and would be stupid to doubt Rocksteady at this early stage. I'm just being overly harsh because I love the series. I just worry for sandbox games that have these big sprawling worlds but nothing to do in them. But then I see this;

- Rocksteady is emphasising the detail is more important than the scale of the world. They don't want to create the biggest open-world, they want to create the richest, densest and most vibrant

Then colour me hyped, in Rocksteady I trust.

 

[bryanee]

Still better than this shit what Grant Morrison would do to Batman. Hated his Run a couple of years back, never read such bad Batman storys.

But I see that the Internet now hates Paul Dini. Until like tomorrow, when everybody again loves his Batman: The Animated Series stuff.

Are you drunk?

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

Batman looks much better than Asylum/City but I still prefers the Origins' suit I think.

 

[Chindogg]

Rumor has it Grant Morrison is writing this one

Welp that's that then.

Grant Morrison's work is arguably the worst Batman since Frank Miller's ASBAR.

Spoiler

IF I SEE DOCTOR HURT IN THIS GAME ONCE I SWEAR TO GOD.

 

[Some Nobody]

Still better than this shit what Grant Morrison would do to Batman. Hated his Run a couple of years back, never read such bad Batman storys.

But I see that the Internet now hates Paul Dini. Until like tomorrow, when everybody again loves his Batman: The Animated Series stuff.

I know they say "opinions can't be wrong", but dude. Your opinion? It's wrong.

 

[Mariolee]

 

[CaptainTiptop]

Holy shit the Game Informer app is dog shit.