Blitzrules240
Banned
I had more fun playing the carnival games.
Season of Infamy better be goddamn amazing.
Season of Infamy better be goddamn amazing.
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Batman: Arkham Knight's Batgirl DLC is one hour long, does not sound very good
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So what's the culture like over at Rocksteady?
Beelzebufo
Banned
I disagree. I definitely had more fun playing it than Witcher. It's a fantastically made game that's brought down by WB.
Pilgrimzero
Member
I can't even play it since I have the PC version...
At least the game plus pass only cost me like $35 (I got a good deal).
At least the game plus pass only cost me like $35 (I got a good deal).
Stallion Dan
Member
Series should never have gone open-world. It conflicts with why the gameplay was so good in Asylum.
WAR recon zero
Banned
Only dlc worth a damn is Nintendo's
It was fine in City/Origins, because they didn't make the dungeons try to be seamless with the open world. You have only so much to work with if you enter a building without a loading screen and keep to the geometry in the open world without doing some video game magic. Or well, making it take all entirely underground, which is actually what most of AK's dungeons were.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
yeah the oh-so-amazing high-value paid dlc for new super mario bros 2, which cost around the same as this content and last about ~8-10 minutes total. only nintendo can deliver that kind of value.
Hardly. Someone mentioned Dishonored's DLC being a real bang for your buck a few pages back. I completely agree with that example.
Unfortunately, DLC like this is being increasingly common
scoobidoo112
Member
This is why I always wait until content is out before I spend money on it. I feel kinda bad for all the Batman fans though.
Spring-Loaded
Member
How so?
not_so_special
Banned
in some alternate reallity..maybe
in another alternate reallity without amibos..maybe
Because metroidvanias are constantly being persecuted something something and the series stopped being a proper metroidvania after one game or something.
Glitchesarecool
Member
Always wait for the definitive edition to go on sale.
For what it's worth what I've seen of the Batgirl DLC at least has some good environmental stuff and fantastic references that I'm honestly kind of surprised got in, like Starro.
For what it's worth what I've seen of the Batgirl DLC at least has some good environmental stuff and fantastic references that I'm honestly kind of surprised got in, like Starro.
Bleh lame, and yet I not surprise somehow. Even worse than Harley's Revenge I think which was like 2 hours? I probably wait for the GOTY edition for sure while I am already waiting to actually be able to play this game heh.
I just hope to see some decent DLC for Nightwing, but not sure if I should get my hopes up.
I just hope to see some decent DLC for Nightwing, but not sure if I should get my hopes up.
Thats the culture at WB games son. Rocksteady and the Montreal studio just do what they are told
The Handsome Llama
Banned
Honestly, who didn't see this coming?
Zxrophantom
Member
It just seem to me that most of the dlc was farmed out while RS worked on fine tuning the console games.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
$7 for a 1-2 hour campaign and a usable character for the upcoming challenge maps.
It's not that bad. The main problem is that Batgirl is crap gameplay-wise. The actual quality of the campaign is solid.
It's not that bad. The main problem is that Batgirl is crap gameplay-wise. The actual quality of the campaign is solid.
My thoughts, exactly. Once I've had my fill of the standard game, I will take it back to BB for the next title.
Agreed. I like Batgirls animations, especially the takedowns. Not having any unique gadgets sucks alot tho.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Shame. I really like Batgirl and I wanted something a bit meatier for her.
Audioboxer
Member
What a joke.
They can but it's not very satisfying to me. I'd rather have the weird DCAU relationship with Bruce and Barbara over out of left field Tim/Barbara pairing. Just kind of felt shoehorned in there so there was a Robin and Batgirl romance but because they didn't have Stephanie Brown they settled for Barbara.
Projectjustice
Banned
Thats exactly what im doing.
Art Vandilay
Member
Think I'm gonna have to do this. That is, if I ever get around to beating TW3.
giancarlo123x
Banned
And no. Plenty of good dlc not featured on Nintendo's consoles. Amiibos have left an awful taste in my mouth.
paragonpro
Banned
People shit on wb Montreal, when I think Arkham origins was better than knight personally.
Warner Brothers is on a roll for being an absolutely shitty publisher. Their DLC initiative is increasingly disgusting.
They really to finish the season pass out with some major additions:
- Doezens of Predator and Combat challenge maps accessible via every playable character
- All Batmobile DLC gets fully animated tank modes for access throughout Gotham and the Story modes
- The ability to free roam Gotham with Catwoman and Robin like you could in Arkham City
...and at least ONE of the addon campaigns needs some substance and length to it.
They really to finish the season pass out with some major additions:
- Doezens of Predator and Combat challenge maps accessible via every playable character
- All Batmobile DLC gets fully animated tank modes for access throughout Gotham and the Story modes
- The ability to free roam Gotham with Catwoman and Robin like you could in Arkham City
...and at least ONE of the addon campaigns needs some substance and length to it.
Glitchesarecool
Member
I think it's easiest to say that good DLC practices are rare for the industry as a whole.
ShutterMunster
Junior Member
I played it for around 45 minutes, exited out, and was stunned to see I was 70% done. I paid $23 bucks for the season pass, but I'm still kind of annoyed by this. I also hate how limited Batgirl feels. I just came off finishing Arkham Knight, my Batman is pretty damn capable, overpowered even, and now I have half of my gadgets, move sets, navigational abilities. It's just lame. It also makes large enemy encounters much harder.
keltickennedy
Member
I was hoping for a Tim/Dick romance. But maybe that will be saved for Season of Infamy DLC.
So the season pass is:
- Three story packs, each probably an hour or so long if this one is anything to go by.
- A bunch of skins that would've just been unlockables in the pre-DLC era.
- Some racetracks.
- The challenge maps, which should've just been in the game already like they were in every single previous game in the series.
How can they say that's worth $40? That's not even worth $20!
- Three story packs, each probably an hour or so long if this one is anything to go by.
- A bunch of skins that would've just been unlockables in the pre-DLC era.
- Some racetracks.
- The challenge maps, which should've just been in the game already like they were in every single previous game in the series.
How can they say that's worth $40? That's not even worth $20!
neogaffer1
Banned
the past ones were $20, had one story pack, had a bunch of skins, and some challenge maps. you're getting decent bang for buck in comparison.
That one can be done in 30 minutes.=p
So they're not ripping you off AS badly as before....
Seriously, it's pretty inexcusable. $40 is the price of some full retail games these days, not 3 hour-long campaigns and some pointless costumes.
Heck, I still remember when GTA4 charged $15 for their DLC and that was a big deal because of the price... and it was HUGE.
This.
It's definitely lacking, but it's not bad per se'. She doesn't play exactly like Batman...she relies more on hacking things to strike fear into bad guys. Would have loved to have seen it be a little more substantial but saying it's crap is overstating its problems, IMO.
Also comparing this to inFamous first light is a bit unfair....I:FL was 4-5 hours long but also cost more than twice as much and put you in the same open world as the SS where at least Batgirl has an all new area. I mean, I:FL is a better DLC but I would hope so for $15.
Sarcasm? You didn't have to buy a season pass or any DLC for challenge maps before, since each previous game had them at launch. Also, Arkham Origins's Heart of Ice beats these wimpy story packs. This price for this content isn't decent or a bang per buck.
Perhaps! Anything can happen in Arkham. I'll hold out hope for a playable Alfred for the upcoming challenge maps.
Or you just play the vanilla version when it launches and don't give a shit about 2-3 single player less than an hour experiences.
AegisScott
Neo Member
The publisher said, "Hey, we need pre-order / post-sale incentives despite you not scheduling time/money/man power for it." and the developer said "ughhhhhhhhh why god" and then made it happen as best they could.
In a world where a $60 tag and millions shipped barely helps the game break even, this is what we get.
Just because it's not quite as much of a ripoff as before doesn't mean it isn't still a ripoff.
In comparison, you have something like Dishonored, where you got two story packs that were together about as long as the main game for just $20.
Beelzebufo
Banned
Gotta agree with that, I think that would have made me happier. Although I don't think they could have made two sequels then without it seeming forced.
While I'm not planning on buying the season pass, those challenge maps sound great.