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Eruption August 17th, 2009 12:30 PM

Batman Arkham Asylum
 
Only 11 days to go! (8 for you lucky Americans)

It looks like a brilliant game and I cant wait to play it.

I hope it keeps the dark tone from The Dark Knight.

TRIFORCE89 August 17th, 2009 3:27 PM

It's not based on The Dark Knight, so I don't think it'll have much to do with Nolan's version of Batman.

If you want a feeling for the tone, watch the episodes of Batman: The Animated Series that were written by Paul Dini. He wrote this game.

Captain Hobo. August 17th, 2009 4:07 PM

I can't wait to play it. It looks awesome.

Eruption August 18th, 2009 2:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TRIFORCE89 (Post 5000504)
It's not based on The Dark Knight, so I don't think it'll have much to do with Nolan's version of Batman.

If you want a feeling for the tone, watch the episodes of Batman: The Animated Series that were written by Paul Dini. He wrote this game.

I know, I just hope it's a bit dark.

I might look into the animated series though.

Fox♠ August 18th, 2009 8:00 AM

I downloaded the demo but my PS3 is being a fail of a machine and wont install it properly. Looks like a top game though, can't wait to sink my teeth into it.

Skii, there are trailers for it, and it is going to be dark, but a different dark to Nolan's Batman.

Kerotan August 18th, 2009 10:44 AM

It got a 9.5 from GameInformer, and since I'm a sheep that believes anything video game reviewers say, I'm going to buy it faster than you can say 'batarang'.

...I think that my little brother will shat himself when he finds out it's rated Teen, therefor he can play it.

TRIFORCE89 August 18th, 2009 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Skii (Post 5002156)
I know, I just hope it's a bit dark.

I might look into the animated series though.

"Heart of Ice", "Joker's Favour", "Mad as a Hatter", "The Laughing Fish", "The Man Who Killed Batman", and "Trial" are good Dini starters I think. Some are light, some are dark, some humour, some emotion.

Eruption August 27th, 2009 4:38 AM

The demo was good.

It captured the darkness pretty well I think.

Out tommorow and I'm soo getting it.

Klippy August 27th, 2009 6:32 AM

I loved the demo. I think the darkness was a little...too bright? for me. But otherwise, it was a superb game I'm seriously considering picking up or renting. I loved the demo. It just seemed a little too bright. I might need to adjust the settings, but yeah. XD

TRIFORCE89 August 27th, 2009 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Klippy (Post 5041900)
I loved the demo. I think the darkness was a little...too bright? for me. But otherwise, it was a superb game I'm seriously considering picking up or renting. I loved the demo. It just seemed a little too bright. I might need to adjust the settings, but yeah. XD

My TV is properly calibrated. And despite that I still had lower the in-game's brightness setting (not the TV's) by a few clicks

Morkula August 27th, 2009 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by TRIFORCE89 (Post 5042769)

My TV is properly calibrated. And despite that I still had lower the in-game's brightness setting (not the TV's) by a few clicks

That's weird, I had to raise mine to almost maximum before the bat symbol could be just barely seen like it said. oO

Anyway, I tried the demo and it was pretty fun. I'd probably appreciate it more if I was a Batman fan, but it still seems like a really solid game. And even though it's heavily stealth-based, I still enjoyed it - which is really unusual considering I'm not a fan of stealth in games at all.

I'll definitely pick it up once it drops to $20-30ish and I clear out some of my current backlog.

TRIFORCE89 August 28th, 2009 5:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Fallen Nocturne (Post 5044871)
That's weird, I had to raise mine to almost maximum before the bat symbol could be just barely seen like it said. oO

Anyway, I tried the demo and it was pretty fun. I'd probably appreciate it more if I was a Batman fan, but it still seems like a really solid game. And even though it's heavily stealth-based, I still enjoyed it - which is really unusual considering I'm not a fan of stealth in games at all.

I'll definitely pick it up once it drops to $20-30ish and I clear out some of my current backlog.

I wasn't planning on picking it up just yet either, although I liked the demo. I'm not a big Batfan. Nolan's movies are some of my favourite movies ever and I love the first season of the Animated Series (very happy that Dini, Hamill, Conroy, and Sorkin are involved) but that's about it. But, it was only $38 at launch and I couldn't pass that up. XD

Not sure why, but in calibrating my inputs, I had to put the game consoles at a lower brightness than other devices (most everything else is at 52, but all the gaming consoles are at 45). And then I had to lower Batman's in-game brightness a couple of ticks until the bat symbol was barely there.

Are you set to Expanded colour or Standard? If Expanded, and your TV only accepts 16-235, then you may be experiencing some black crush with your set

Eruption August 28th, 2009 11:07 AM

$38!? I paid £38 for mine. You guys get so many games cheap.

Anyway, its been great so far but Bane was quite annoying. I love The Riddler's challenges.

TRIFORCE89 August 28th, 2009 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Skii (Post 5046333)
$38!? I paid £38 for mine. You guys get so many games cheap.

Anyway, its been great so far but Bane was quite annoying. I love The Riddler's challenges.

It was a Canadian thing. Wal-Mart announced they were going to sell it for that price during the first three days. So, Best Buy, Future Shop, and EB Games followed suite. And now it's back to $70 everywhere.

Morkula August 28th, 2009 12:02 PM

Toys R Us had a deal here where you could get a $20 gift card this week if you bought it for $59.99, and if you got it between 10AM-2PM on Tuesday you got a $30 gift card. I still passed though - I have too much of a backlog plus I'd rather wait and get it when it's just a straight $30 without having to spend $60 to get it (even with a gift card).

THIRTY-SIX August 28th, 2009 12:16 PM

Hopefully my brother will get it... doesn't seem likely though . Dx

Eruption August 29th, 2009 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by TRIFORCE89 (Post 5046484)

It was a Canadian thing. Wal-Mart announced they were going to sell it for that price during the first three days. So, Best Buy, Future Shop, and EB Games followed suite. And now it's back to $70 everywhere.

I see.

Asda (who are owned by wal-mart, I believe) always put Fifa at £25 for the first three days then it goes to £35.

How do people get the challenges done in 28 seconds!?

TRIFORCE89 September 7th, 2009 3:10 PM

I just finished the game. I've done everything but the challenge maps. Solved all the Riddler's challenges and riddles, collected all the trophies, deciphered all the Arkham messages, collected all the interview tapes, destroyed all the teether, etc.

I loved it. It looked great. It was fun to play. The voice work is super. It's well-written.

Only complaints...

- Incredibly easy bosses (mind you I only played on Normal mode, should be more difficult on Hard mode. Can't imagine how simple it'd be on Easy mode)
- Battling, although fun, is really just button mashing - stealthing around is brilliant though
- I dislike Scarecrow's look and voice
- More villains would be welcomed, but I guess a sequel is on the way
- Not really a flaw but, I can't decide if I prefer Quinn is this naughty nurse outfit or her usual outfit. Apparent it's just fanservice and nothing else
- Too short

Everything just worked incredibly bored. I was never bored. I was hooked for the entire thing. I'd give it 9/10

Klippy September 7th, 2009 3:47 PM

I've still yet to rent it. :/ I'm not much of a game buyer lately as I am getting too money conservative, but if the game drops to around $30-$40, I might actually consider getting it. XD

But like I said before, the demo was solid.

Eruption September 8th, 2009 6:33 AM

I've been stuck for years.

Probably because I cant be bothered retrying it lately.

I'm in a room with the gargoyles booby trapped and if I go to kill anyone apart from the first dude near this air vent, I get murdered. I'd be past it if I could be bothered trying.

Anyway, @Triforce, this scarecrow is pretty awesome and I think it should be kept like this and also it cant be too short because its already lasted me more than Force Unleashed (A game criticized for being short) and I'm only half way through the story, with Riddler's challenges and the normal challenges, it could last me a while.

Havent been on it for a few days now though, I cant motivate myself to bother trying. :l

THIRTY-SIX September 8th, 2009 6:44 AM

I completed the story mode on the weekend. Was awesome but yea too short. xD

The part where skii is on was the most challenging part of the game. xD
After knocking the first guy out drop to the bottom. And work your way up. :p

I haven't found the riddlers stuff yet, been trying to do the challenges though.

TRIFORCE89 September 8th, 2009 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Skii (Post 5093445)
I've been stuck for years.

Probably because I cant be bothered retrying it lately.

I'm in a room with the gargoyles booby trapped and if I go to kill anyone apart from the first dude near this air vent, I get murdered. I'd be past it if I could be bothered trying.

Anyway, @Triforce, this scarecrow is pretty awesome and I think it should be kept like this and also it cant be too short because its already lasted me more than Force Unleashed (A game criticized for being short) and I'm only half way through the story, with Riddler's challenges and the normal challenges, it could last me a while.

Havent been on it for a few days now though, I cant motivate myself to bother trying. :l

X Attack him as you fall out of the vent and then grapple back in. Wait there until Joker's thugs disperse again. Just take them out one by one, remembering to hide after each one.


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