Batman: Arkham City Impressions

[Bond]

The game is out.

Combine already beat it.

I just got it.

Story of my life.

Let's discuss our impressions so far!

[Combine 017]

Its awesometacular, playing through it again.

[BreakABone]

Its awesometacular, playing through it again.

Most of it was amazing, the end-game stuff was a bit hooky.

And the final boss was kind of weak.

Also for "paid" content, not much Catwoman segments.

As a whole though, really loved the game. Right now GoTY 2011 for me.

[Fox 6]

Bought it Tuesday, no time to play it yet. maybe tomorrow?

[Ginkasa]

I beat it earlier today. I liked it; probably better than Arkham Asylum. I was a little disappointed in the size of the world, but otherwise I thought it was great. It felt like a definite step in scale from AA.

Looking forward to "Batman: Gotham City" now.

[TheSlyMoogle]

I got it, am absolutely loving it.

So far it feels really too easy though.

Maybe it's because I'm used to the first game already.

[Vampyr]

I'm just now playing Asylum for the first time! It's pretty spectacular.

I built a new PC a couple of days ago, and my graphics card came with a code to get Arkham City free on Steam, so I went ahead and got Asylum while it was on sale last week, for $10. Going to start City as soon as I finish this.

[Bond]

So far it feels really too easy though.
I think once you master the combat system it's pretty easy. Boss fights were kind of a joke in the first one, and also seem to be a joke in the sequel so far.

[Typhoid]

Most of it was amazing, the end-game stuff was a bit hooky.

What classifies as 'hokey for a comic book turned video game voiced by the people who were in the cartoon?


Anyways, I want to play this game, but considering you guys make it sound like it took no time at all to beat, I don't really want to waste my 70 bucks on something I'll be done with in a few days. Dark Souls it is.

[TheSlyMoogle]

What classifies as 'hokey for a comic book turned video game voiced by the people who were in the cartoon?


Anyways, I want to play this game, but considering you guys make it sound like it took no time at all to beat, I don't really want to waste my 70 bucks on something I'll be done with in a few days. Dark Souls it is.


The voice acting is the best part :D

Also yeah the main game is short, but longer than asylum and the amount of side-quests and challenge maps is daunting.

Finishing the main game only puts you at like 30% completion rate.

[DarkMaster]

Good game. Very short, but the quality is there. Looking forward to Batman: Gotham City as well.

[Professor S]

I think once you master the combat system it's pretty easy. Boss fights were kind of a joke in the first one, and also seem to be a joke in the sequel so far.

I think that challenge has always been in stringing together a constant barrage of offense rather than the one on one fights themselves. In a way, the combat system is based on achievements rather than defeating an adversary. Ingenious.

[Fox 6]

So once I beat it I got a distinct feeling this game suffered from Spiderman 3 syndrome. No not emo Batman, I felt they crammed too much shit into this game. I got the impression that they felt they had to include as many villains and characters they could.

Also right at the start I felt I was dropped into the middle without much explanation or setup. Where as Arkham asylum did a much better job of getting you into the plot. I still enjoyed it and I thought overall the game mechanics and construction were better than the first. But I found myself lacking the same amazement and feeling of wanting more that arkham asylum brought me.

[BreakABone]

So once I beat it I got a distinct feeling this game suffered from Spiderman 3 syndrome. No not emo Batman, I felt they crammed too much shit into this game. I got the impression that they felt they had to include as many villains and characters they could.

Also right at the start I felt I was dropped into the middle without much explanation or setup. Where as Arkham asylum did a much better job of getting you into the plot. I still enjoyed it and I thought overall the game mechanics and construction were better than the first. But I found myself lacking the same amazement and feeling of wanting more that arkham asylum brought me.

One of those weird decisions, a lot of the backstory/gap between the two games is explained in the comic series that came out this year.

Mostly, how Arkham City was set up, the emerging faction wars between Joker/Two-Face/Penguin and of course Hugo Strange's presence.

[Combine 017]

Theres also a fair chunk of story in the audio files you unlock. I enjoyed seeing all the different villains, but it did jump around pretty quick.

[Bond]

So once I beat it I got a distinct feeling this game suffered from Spiderman 3 syndrome. No not emo Batman, I felt they crammed too much shit into this game. I got the impression that they felt they had to include as many villains and characters they could.

Also right at the start I felt I was dropped into the middle without much explanation or setup. Where as Arkham asylum did a much better job of getting you into the plot. I still enjoyed it and I thought overall the game mechanics and construction were better than the first. But I found myself lacking the same amazement and feeling of wanting more that arkham asylum brought me.
I mostly agree. I thought the beginning lacked direction and guidance ... it was just too abrupt. I liked the side missions though with different villains.