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Batman: Arkham Knight - Review Thread
- Thread starter DrBo42
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So i'm going to buy this tomorrow during lunch break. Now i only need to get my girlfriend to come pick it up from me and put it into the PS4 so it'll download the 3.5 gig day one patch so it'll be ready to play when i get back from work :/
Really excited. Thankfully i rushed through the final quests of the Witcher today.
Really excited. Thankfully i rushed through the final quests of the Witcher today.
Gareth Bale
Member
Anyone that ordered from Nuuvem know what the second key in my account is for?
I tried to redeem it and it says you already own this product...?
I tried to redeem it and it says you already own this product...?
It's the pre-order DLC, but the key is unnecessary as the pre-order sub contains said DLC as of about an hour ago.
lol. yeah I got it from Amazon instead of Steam just because I don't want to download 50 something GB (bandwitch cap here) if WB still doing it like always with their games then the retail version will be a Steam key plus 4+ discs (inside a cardboard box like Mordor retail) to install the game.
There's ads all over times square and in a bunch of subway stations in NY. They even skinned some of the turnstiles. The phrase "BE THE BATMAN" is everywhere. Most marketing I've seen features the batmobile.
xKilltheMx
Member
Did I miss the confirmed PS4 install size? need to clear the fridge for this probably
Gareth Bale
Member
Cheers
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
A little over 50GB including the patch.
xKilltheMx
Member
Compressed files.
No, it's compressed.
jediyoshi
Member
Steam download is listed as 33.7gb
Liferebooted
Banned
My PSN preload ended up taking 54.54gb 
Big Chungus
Member
Is it unlocking on Steam tonight or tomorrow?
Jay, got my Nuuvem codes, pre-loading now! getting good speeds too (10 mb/s)
Decompressing those files on steam always takes ages on my pc. Sometimes the decompressing takes longer than the download!
Decompressing those files on steam always takes ages on my pc. Sometimes the decompressing takes longer than the download!
serenewarfare
Banned
It's unlocking in Europe in a little over three hours. You can play it early by following these instructions.
The_Hitcher89
Member
Anyone happen to know how much this costs in Sainsburys?
Will order from Amazon now if I find out its over £45
Will order from Amazon now if I find out its over £45
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
Awwww yeah. Hopefully this doesn't change. My VPN is ready.
It show me 8 hours left (US store) how can it be?
Spring-Loaded
Member
If you use a VPN client and change your country in Steam, you can become a German.
It unlocks earlier for them for some reason.
PeskyToaster
Member
Tomorrow is going to be the worst since I'll know it's sitting at home while I'm working. I will get to look at it during lunch though. It's the little things that keep me going.
What time will it unlock is you use a VPN?
And I always forget, are there any risks to using a VPN?
It's released officially at midnight throughout Europe so 3 hours or so to go here.
Mine looked like 9pm PST
NemesisHunter
Member
If I didn't preorder the base game or the season's pass, and I intend to purchase the PC version through a legitimate source, what is the best place to buy the premium edition (which includes the base game + season pass)?
Is it GMG? At 40% off the premium price of 89.99 (which in itself is $10 less than MSRP), it comes down to $53.99 USD. Is that technically the best value proposition out there?
Is it GMG? At 40% off the premium price of 89.99 (which in itself is $10 less than MSRP), it comes down to $53.99 USD. Is that technically the best value proposition out there?
JigglesBunny
Banned
Considering I'll be playing from the second I get home with my copy at 11 until I beat it which will probably be 12 pm tomorrow afternoon, I should probably rest up.
It's gonna be a long, fun night.
It's gonna be a long, fun night.
Doomedfool
Member
Other than being extremely jealous right now, this is good to hear. I am also a huge fan of the series, so it's good to get opinions from a like-minded person.
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
Yeah GMG is the cheapest option.
Midnight eastern. Or 8 hours from the time of this post.
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Edit: In poking about your post history to see which platform you bought the game on, I found this:
It's not a significant loss. GMG takes 30%, so it's eating 10%.
I <3 U JC.
I'm a giant fan of the series, though I controversially think City is the worst of the first three.
Knight really feels like the game City and Origins wanted to be. It's fantastic and fully has a grasp of Batman and what it is to be Batman. If you just want to boot it up and swoop around the city fighting thugs, you can do that, and it's great. If you want to do the detective stuff, you can just go do that, and it's great. Plus the story is really surprising me, considering the criticisms levelled at it.
Also the Batmobile. I goddamn love it. Basically it's a license to feel cool as fuck and it's super responsive and brilliantly integrated with on-foot Batman. You can do stuff like fight 10 goons in a street, get blindsided by shots from a drone-tank, hit the Batmobile button, it systematically batters through the streets to you, you leap and seamlessly land in it, blast the drone-tank in one shot, then fire off doing 0-60 down a street, hit the glide button and launch hundreds of feet into the air, swooping away across rooftops to find more baddies.
I mean what the fuck. The whole experience is utterly seamless and there's nary a frame-drop on PS4.
It's just so fucking great. So far I'm not understanding any of the Batmobile criticisms. Even when you're forced to use it the context always feels right.
Wow, didn't know GMG took that much out. Thought only Steam/Origin did.
Shadow_Lord
Member
I heard that Red Hood DLC will be delayed. Any truth to that?
30% is the industry standard. The only DD service I'm aware of that takes less is Humble (5%).
That GMG is subsidising Batman to the tune of 10% out of its pocket is odd, though. I'm inclined to think the move was done to sway people away from Nuuvem, but WB pulled its games from there a few weeks ago, so it's been a non-issue for quite a while now.
