Batman: Arkham City

A_Nonny_Moose wrote:

The extreme ones ar easy enough apart from Funhouse Brawl. I was worried guns would show up at some point but they never do.

Yeah, I got my ass kicked in Arkham Aslyum long enough to figure out how to do these pretty well. I'm getting 3 medals on all of them fairly easily.

For the main story, I've completed all the side story except the Mysterious Watcher, the Identity Theft and of course all the Riddler Challenges.

I enjoyed the main story a lot more the second time around. It flowed much better without doing any side missions.

Well, I was going to buy the skins pack and launch into NG+ today, but there's been some kind of delay and the EU isn't getting it yet. I'll have to busy myself with Tomb Raider Underworld until then I suppose.

The skin pack finally got put up and I'm such a sucker that I bought it right away. Playing through NG+ now than other than the counter indicator being gone and the enemies have a few more weapons it seems exactly the same.

Still hearing dialogues I haven't heard before. Also started watching the thugs idle animations. There was one guy throwing rocks and another guy with a bat was hitting them, like baseball. Then the first guy picked up a rock and just threw it straight at the other guy.

As for the skins, from best to worst I'd say;

Default
Dark Knight Returns
Sinestro
Beyond
Animated
70's
Earth One
Year One

The default suit looks great and fits the game the best. The DKR suit is clearly just some pyjamas with a cape, but that's what makes it badass. I don't like the ears on the beyond suit. Earth One and Year One are very dull suits. Year One just looks like a greyscale filter apart from the face.

Oh wait, here's something new. Armoured thugs in predator sections. Silent takedowns don't work on them.

A_Nonny_Moose wrote:

Oh wait, here's something new. Armoured thugs in predator sections. Silent takedowns don't work on them.

Ah shit. I was hoping that wouldn't be the case.

Zero wrote:

A_Nonny_Moose wrote:

Oh wait, here's something new. Armoured thugs in predator sections. Silent takedowns don't work on them.

Ah shit. I was hoping that wouldn't be the case.

Don't worry. NG+ is still piss easy.

Hopefully they'll release those maps individually as well since I already have the Iceberg Lounge.

I can guess that it won't be Arkham World.

Is there even going to be another sequel?

Spoiler:

There's plenty of set up for a sequel in the game. The characters that died can easily be done without.

Bag of Oranges wrote:

I'm playing on PC and I don't think scores are cross platform but to be honest it's probably better for your ego that way.

Question: Does it require Steam or anything to connect it online to play?

Dr. Faust wrote:

Bag of Oranges wrote:

I'm playing on PC and I don't think scores are cross platform but to be honest it's probably better for your ego that way.

Question: Does it require Steam or anything to connect it online to play?

It uses Steam, GFWL and Securom all at once which is bullshit of the highest degree, you only have to run it online once though as Steam can be run in offline mode and you can create an offline profile for GFWL though saves are mutually exclusive so you have to pick whether you want to ever go online with that file or not.

Bag of Oranges wrote:

Dr. Faust wrote:

Question: Does it require Steam or anything to connect it online to play?

It uses Steam, GFWL and Securom all at once which is bullshit of the highest degree, you only have to run it online once though as Steam can be run in offline mode and you can create an offline profile for GFWL though saves are mutually exclusive so you have to pick whether you want to ever go online with that file or not.

The fuck? I'll wait and get it on the PS3 then

So there's a DLC bundle for Robin, Nightwing and the skins now. A new challenge map pack with the two pre-order combat maps and a brand new predator map is out tommorow too, along with a free Batman Inc. skin. Plus Rocksteady revealed a cheat code that lets you use the skins whenever you want without having to beat the game.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-12-20-rocksteady-releases-batman-arkham-city-batman-inc-batsuit-skin-for-free

It's pretty fucking annoying that they're releasing bundled DLC after everyone already bought it.

Bag of Oranges wrote:

It's pretty fucking annoying that they're releasing bundled DLC after everyone already bought it.

was blatently gonna happen.

What i find worse is that penguin and joker DLC are combined, so if you preordered to get one you need to buy both anywasy seems kinda stupid.

Well yeah I just figured it would happen a year or so later when the inevitable GOTY Edition is released. Making it available mere weeks after the game was released feels like a slap in the face.

Bag of Oranges wrote:

Well yeah I just figured it would happen a year or so later when the inevitable GOTY Edition is released. Making it available mere weeks after the game was released feels like a slap in the face.

As soon as the preorder bonuses showed up i knew they'd bundle the DLC.

But i'm still expecting a bit more DLC to come so i'll wait for the even bigger bundle i'll give it two or three weeks i got like 20 games to finish anyways.

The pre-order maps aren't part of the bundle. I think it's just the skins, Robin and Nightwing.

A_Nonny_Moose wrote:

The pre-order maps aren't part of the bundle. I think it's just the skins, Robin and Nightwing.

Iceberg lounge, predator map and joker carnival is another DLC bundle.

My point is if i had the joker loungge i have no option but to buy it again if i want the other maps. Seems like a kick in the teeth to ppl who preordered that addition.

Yeah, that bothers me too since I already have the Iceberg Lounge.

The Batman Inc skin is cool apart from the giant codpiece.