Batman: Arkham Asylum

[Sjofn]

I think that was the point: that Sjofn expects those voice actors to match to the animated style, not to the art style of the game.

Yup. My brain gets all "Mark Hamill's Joker doesn't look like that." The art style is fine, I just watched the hell out of the animated series and so the voices conjure up very specific character designs in my mind's eye, and so I get a pang of "no it's wroooooooong" every time I hear AND see, say, The Joker. When it's just his voice coming through the PA system, it's fine. :P

[Ingmar]

I suck at this game even though I am playing it on easy but it is awesome. 

[ffc]

One of the early encounters reminds me of Eternal Darkness and that alone cements my love for Batman: Arkham Asylum.

[schpain]

delayed Australian releases suck very hard.  I rocked up at EB and JB ready to trade for batman on Friday and was denied, i then went back to work and denied some dude's loan application. 

Demons Soul's is a superior game in many ways because of the way they have merged genres and put real effort into level design and combat mechanics.  But(based on teh demo mind you) i haven't felt so entertained in a stealth or cqb bashy game in a long time, it is really a classy experience and very well realised. 

As previously stated, you really feel like a badass; without all the flagrant emo of Prototype and the corny monologues of Infamous (not to mention cowering behind cover because you aren't really a badass).

I'm currently struggling through splinter cell double agent, and Batman's stealth system seems to shit on it in every way.

[Azazel]

There's a place in Melbourne CBD that had it in stock Friday, possibly earlier. AU$89

For the PS3 players: What's the Joker DLC like? Since I'm likely to get a PS3 this Christmas season, I might hold off on this game until then in order to get the better version if it's significantly worthwhile.

[Venkman]

People who have played Demon's Souls (and logged as much time as it deserved), is it 1/10th as good or is it just awesome because it's the first real game out in 4 months?

Have you tried the demo?  I wasn't blown away by it, but I could see that something's definitely there.  Worth an eventual  purchase for me to see.

I had no intention to because they had it for like $25USD less in Canada, which makes me assume it's a $30-$35 game. As such, I'm just guessing that most of these folks have suffered from a crap summer and are not to be trusted.

You won't try a demo because of some price differential between markets?

[Velorath]

People who have played Demon's Souls (and logged as much time as it deserved), is it 1/10th as good or is it just awesome because it's the first real game out in 4 months?

Have you tried the demo?  I wasn't blown away by it, but I could see that something's definitely there.  Worth an eventual  purchase for me to see.

I had no intention to because they had it for like $25USD less in Canada, which makes me assume it's a $30-$35 game. As such, I'm just guessing that most of these folks have suffered from a crap summer and are not to be trusted.

You won't try a demo because of some price differential between markets?

Not to mention the fact that the reason it was cheaper in Canada is apparently because Walmart made a huge announcement just before release that they were going to have a sale on the game for 39.98 which prompted all the other retailers to drop the price as well.  This wasn't something that was set by the publisher.

Edit: Just noticed that Nix already mentioned all that.

[Azazel]

You guys should stop arguing that he should try it. You know schild. Once he makes a statement or decides on something, no matter how stupid it is, he won't ever give ground. Because that would be admitting that he was wrong. Also, DEMONS SOULS.

[Kitsune]

My roomie bought this.  It is a very very pretty game, with a nicely creepy atmosphere that they seem to have kinda jacked from the medical pavilion of Bioshock.  I haven't played it myself yet, unwritten rule to let the guy who bought a game finish it before other people play it, but watching him play thus far has been fairly entertaining.  Fights look impressive, there's a lot of vertical mobility for climbing around and dropping on people, and there are a goodly number of crawly air ducts for sneaking.  Getting the cartoon voice actors was a very wise decision, though I agree that seeing the very un-cartoony character models is a little jarring when paired with the voices.

Given the mature nature of the game, I don't think it'd fit well with the animated series visuals; people are kinda being murdered all over.

[Ingmar]

I might even actually finish this game! I never finish games like this!

So far the one lame thing is the WALK VERY SLOWLY FOR A LONG TIME segment. I don't have any other complaints.

[Cyrrex]

I might even actually finish this game! I never finish games like this!

So far the one lame thing is the WALK VERY SLOWLY FOR A LONG TIME segment. I don't have any other complaints.

What do you mean by this, exactly?  I mean, the RUN button does a pretty decent job of solving that walking issue.

[Sjofn]

There's a part where you have to walk slow.

[Cyrrex]

Gotcha.  Perhaps I haven't made it to that part.

[Morfiend]

Gotcha.  Perhaps I haven't made it to that part.

Maybe I havent ether, but I thought he was talking about the opening segment walking along next to the Joker.

[LK]

There are also segments where you're talking to Oracle while going down a long hallway, and won't be able to move past the hallway onto the next story segment without the call finishing. Storyline pacing technique. It would be silly for Batman to stealth or run during the Joker escort, for example.

[Khaldun]

Might be talking about the opening to the Scarecrow segments, where you also have to walk slowly. Kind of the point, though.

[Ingmar]

None of those parts! There's a REALLY LONG part fairly late (I think, not done but things seem to be coming to a head) where you have to walk slowly to avoid [ZOMG SPOILER].

[LK]

I also imagine if you are forced to walk you are being given an opportunity to take in the scenery around you without blowing past it.

[Ingmar]

[Polysorbate80]

I gotta say, while they telegraphed the coming of the first two scarecrow segments, the switch to the third one messed with me. 

[gryeyes]

I cannot get the demo to run on my PC. Surpass the requirements,updated my drivers to the ones that specifically mention this game, and i still get a launcher error when it tries to load. Doesn't matter if i downloaded the demo from steam or the website.

[NiX]

The Error?

[AcidCat]

The Batman is a thinking man's badass. I find this game incredibly satisfying on every level.

[Cyrrex]

It really is satisfying.  There isn't any part of this game that I don't like a lot.  Even the damn riddle solving stuff is fun.

[Nonentity]

I just beat this finally last night. The atmosphere is really what makes this game. The story itself is passable, it's basically just a Batman comic, if that's what you're into. Anyone expecting some life changing plot should dial back their expectations a touch.

Also, the second to last fight (just before the last boss fight) was harder than the last boss itself, no joke. I was playing on Normal difficulty.

[Azazel]

Anyone playing/played the PS3 Joker DLC? I'm quite keen to hear how good that is..

[gryeyes]

The Error?

Im not sure if you are mocking my vagueness or not. BMlauncher.exe error, ive seen it mentioned a few places and none of the things provided helped. Drivers up to date,netframe whatever up to date.

[NiX]

Try finding the crack for the full game. It may solve your issue.

[UnSub]

I might even actually finish this game! I never finish games like this!

So far the one lame thing is the WALK VERY SLOWLY FOR A LONG TIME segment. I don't have any other complaints.

Use your zipline gadget. Just be prepared to drop and throw a batarang quickly. Also: don't fall in the water.

[Lounge]

Use your zipline gadget. Just be prepared to drop and throw a batarang quickly. Also: don't fall in the water.

The one time i tried this (towards the end of this particular section) things did not go very well.  The idea and atmosphere on this part was pretty good, however they could have cut the length in half and it would have been MUCH more enjoyable.

[Morfiend]

I might even actually finish this game! I never finish games like this!

So far the one lame thing is the WALK VERY SLOWLY FOR A LONG TIME segment. I don't have any other complaints.

Use your zipline gadget. Just be prepared to drop and throw a batarang quickly. Also: don't fall in the water.

Or just use crouch. Its about twice as fast as the walk speed, but wont trigger the event like running will.

[rk47]

Fuck. I finally understood why they inserted the slow-mo in between blows while in combat. It's for me to rotate the camera and update my situational awareness. Once I figured that part out, pulling off chain combo and spreading batarangs when needed seems easier.

[LK]

I'm having a tough time getting maximum score in the challenge modes due to having to fight the camera along with the half-dozen opponents I need to manage. Plus I seem to always push that one wrong button that breaks a sequence.

[rk47]

Huh, I didn't get that impression on the PC. It's true when you're in the corner, camera can be quite stupid at times, but usually when they slow things down, it gives me around 1-2 sec just to rotate the camera around seeing which thugs get up, their relative range to me and enough info for me to chain my next move.

[LK]

I must be going slow then. Certain tactics aren't good to use, that's for sure, like leaping over an opponent you Bat-Clawed to attack someone behind him, as the camera will flip around to face the thug you jumped rather than the one you attacked.