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Batman: Arkham Knight's Batgirl DLC is one hour long, does not sound very good
- Thread starter Nirolak
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Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
I believe it. That Harley's Revenge DLC for Arkham City was short and pretty bad overall. I regret buying that more than horse armor. It was going to take me a lot to consider getting the Arkham Knight DLC.
Eh.. Don't care. I essentially got it for free with that GMG deal. Can't wait for it to make it to PC.
It's been outlined.
Diablohead
Member
so far it's not that bad, it could have been more then just a reskinned batman with less gadgets but i've already seen enough to think it's worth £5
keltickennedy
Member
So does BatGirl. I don't think it would of mattered what character they had in the DLC. (your love for the character aside) WB Montreal was using what Rocksteady had and just tweaked it a little.
You probably would of got the same thing with Cassandra Cain.
I've never understood it. I was sure for a period of time that it was something you could only buy prior to the release of any of the Season Pass content, like trading your confidence in the DLC for a slight discount, but nope. You can just wait and know what you are buying before you buy it.
Season Passes are a smart business move for the sellers but dumb for everyone else.
Whoa, where did they outline everything in the season pass?
Not entirely. Apart from Batgirl, who else will you play as? What villains will be involved? What stories pre- and post-game will be included? How closely will it tie into the game's narrative? Is there a definitive number of skins confirmed? Did we know what those skins even were at the time of purchase?
... A lot of people bought a $40 season pass without knowing what was included, outside of Batgirl being plastered on every ad and banner I saw.
Diablohead
Member
If it's similar to the origins pass you will get a ton of batman skins as part of the pass, if you wait and buy these mini chapters on their own you could save half of that cost.
Nice to see something positive, I'm a giant batman fan so i'm thinking of buying the pass. I just have no interest in race tracks.
Fuck it's been years but it still makes me laugh.
Saying it is a QTE heavy bossfight is a bit misleading. It's a regular fight but
. The only thing that is QTE about it
True, it was a very short DLC but it was enjoyable for that hour. Ideally I'd have liked to see Batgirl become more unique and there to be more content but that would probably make it cost a good deal more. For $7 I enjoyed it.
with Joker and Harley mixing it up with the thugs as well
is Joker will try to slice at you and then shoot you if you inflict enough damage and that prompts a character swap where Robin or Batgirl save the other one.
True, it was a very short DLC but it was enjoyable for that hour. Ideally I'd have liked to see Batgirl become more unique and there to be more content but that would probably make it cost a good deal more. For $7 I enjoyed it.
Most of Babs differing skills come from her head which, as a player-controlled character, can't really be used. Cassandra's skill however are mostly physical, having been bred to be a fighter.
Edit: Also, "so does Batgirl"? We're talking about which Batgirl they should have used. Both of them are Batgirl.
Spring-Loaded
Member
People have mined the game's files to find the skin count, villain list, playable characters. That stuff is floating around if you want to find it.
The descriptions were pretty brief, though I was willing to get the pass for 50% off for what it described since I knew I wanted the story DLC, classic Batmobile stuff and the challenge maps. I wouldn't have paid $40 based on what was described, but for half-off coupled with getting the base game for free, I was willing to buy it.
They could just give her more/unique skills and say she trained with Batman for a year straight, or something. Who's under the mask doesn't mean the gameplay is going to be any better/worse.
Liferebooted
Banned
About to go play it myself in a few minutes. The download took 6 hours last night due to shitty psn. So far this season pass is worse than Evolves =\
BluenoseGames
Member
HOLY SHIT. That's longer than the game lmao.
I downloaded it in like 20 - 30 mins.
thefatness16
Banned
Not surprising going by the rest of the series take on dlc. Also the game came out less than a month ago, so I can't say I expected any meaty content from this one.
Diablohead
Member
Batgirl is just a reskin of batman, her gliding and moves are all the same :/
Robin in harley quinn's revenge at least felt unique compared to batman.
Robin in harley quinn's revenge at least felt unique compared to batman.
Liferebooted
Banned
Yeah.. sometimes I get very nice fast speeds and other times its like I'm on 56k ...or worse. Its psn not me.
keltickennedy
Member
Christ, dude I KNOW. What I was getting at is that is doesn't matter what character they had, they could of had Damian Wayne, he still would of fought like Batman.
And lmao at calling her Babs....I get it dude, you know what you are talking about.
SuperInuit
Member
Try not to be, the actual main game is fantastic.
I'm rather glad that I have yet to buy the season pass. If there is dlc I want, such as the '89 Batman stuff, I'll just buy that. I wasn't too excited for this, and now hearing it's just an hour long, and not even a good hour... I'll comfortably skip it.
1) how would that make her play LESS like Batman. Besides, Batgirl is typically less attached to Batman than Robin is, especially in Bab's case who repeatedly acted as Batgirl despite Bruce's discouragement.
2) That's like saying who the character is has no influence on their gameplay. They clearly chose Babs and Tim!Robin so they could just make Babs play as Bruce-lite and didn't have to make a Dick!Robin.
Miles Quaritch
Member
It's good, no question, but fantastic is overselling it.
Well, outlining consists of "the essential features or main aspects of something under discussion"... and I feel like some "essential features" weren't mentioned upfront.
Regardless, semantics aside, you shouldn't buy something WITHOUT "detailing" what it is you're actually buying.
Rent it if you can, or borrow it from a friend for a weekend.
I agree with you there, but that isn't what Season Passes do. It's like a mystery box of chocolates if you buy it before the content is released.
Some Nobody
Junior Member
Eh. I think this is it for me. Think I'm going to try and trade it in and see what I can get for it. I'll pick up the GOTY version when it's $40 or something. Batgirl was supposed to be the "marquee" DLC so the others have gotta be pretty small.
And even if not, spending $100 just doesn't appeal to me.
And even if not, spending $100 just doesn't appeal to me.
Ah, I apologize for misunderstanding, in that case I agree with you.
Spring-Loaded
Member
Insert any character in place of Batman then. Who would be satisfactory for her to fight with? Say she trained with Wildcat, or Black Canary, or something. Had the developers making this DLC had the time, had the resources and/or put in the effort, Batgirl would've played in a unique way, regardless of the story or even the version of Batgirl they chose. Considering this probably had little time/resources allotted for development, it was going to be like this no matter what.
I understand some people would prefer certain versions or iterations of a character, but to say "it would've been good had it been _______," doesn't make sense.
keltickennedy
Member
Are you serious? Play Batgirl (sorry BABS) in Injustice. They could of done a ton of things to make her feel different.
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
I got bored after 20 mins. The first 15 mins of the fucking thing is a completely scripted (uninteresting) linear tutorial.
A tutorial.
How many times so you need to teach me to play Batman game? It's like the fourth damn game... and post-release DLC at that!
Yeah,,, thanks for holding my hand through this 15 min hallway. Really needed that.
Hey, but at least there's no Bat Tank garbage-time... so there's that at least.
A tutorial.
How many times so you need to teach me to play Batman game? It's like the fourth damn game... and post-release DLC at that!
Yeah,,, thanks for holding my hand through this 15 min hallway. Really needed that.
Hey, but at least there's no Bat Tank garbage-time... so there's that at least.
Vital Tundra
Member
Im'ma wait for the GotY edition and get it on a Steam Sale.
They never learn...
BluenoseGames
Member
silver.tongue
Member
They placed the best stuff in the base game?
I actually support this if that's the case.
Season Passes have become a cash cow for studio's the past few years. Ranging from $20-$50 is a joke unless you do your research and know the company/developers history. Even with COD you know what your getting for the fifty bucks and because of it's MP components. With something like Batman with the way it's structured you know all this "DLC" was stuff that could of been in the game that was most likely pulled aside to use in the season pass so WB could grab that extra few bucks.
Two of my friend got this pass and I warned one of them relentlessly it's not worth it but still got it anyway and he hasn't even gotten like 5% into the actual game because he uses his free time playing Destiny. It's hard for me to feel sorry for people who got the season pass because they don't do the research and just see season pass and think the best always..
Two of my friend got this pass and I warned one of them relentlessly it's not worth it but still got it anyway and he hasn't even gotten like 5% into the actual game because he uses his free time playing Destiny. It's hard for me to feel sorry for people who got the season pass because they don't do the research and just see season pass and think the best always..
I can't believe people really think this game is GOTY material.
MK8 and Hyrule warriors was excellent.