Batman: Arkham City Thread
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I finished last night, at least the Batman story, I still need to do the last catwoman mission. I think it was good, no GOTY candidate of course, but really good game, solid 8.5 or something like that. And I absolutely loved the last song during the credits.
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nevermind I just remembered some games have to have controller on spot 1 yep... duuuuuhhhh
Just got around to start Batman AC said there was a game update to download.
After downloading the game wont get past the startup screen. it says to "push start" to play but nothing happens... the background is rotating still pictures with sound. I've googled but found nothing...
help....
Just got around to start Batman AC said there was a game update to download.
After downloading the game wont get past the startup screen. it says to "push start" to play but nothing happens... the background is rotating still pictures with sound. I've googled but found nothing...
help....
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Finished the main game a few nights ago.
Good, solid game. Mostly enjoyable, and worthy of your time.
BUT...
I couldn't help feeling somewhat indifferent, even a bit lukewarm towards the whole affair. Maybe because I loved Arkham Asylum so much. It was leaner, more focused, maybe less ambitious but entirely dedicated to its premise. Arkham City seemed so... sloppy. The story was an illogical mess, especially the entire Protocol 10 revelation, which made absolutely NO SENSE WHATSOEVER.
Did a 12 year old IMDB'er come up with that?
Good, solid game. Mostly enjoyable, and worthy of your time.
BUT...
I couldn't help feeling somewhat indifferent, even a bit lukewarm towards the whole affair. Maybe because I loved Arkham Asylum so much. It was leaner, more focused, maybe less ambitious but entirely dedicated to its premise. Arkham City seemed so... sloppy. The story was an illogical mess, especially the entire Protocol 10 revelation, which made absolutely NO SENSE WHATSOEVER.
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Did a 12 year old IMDB'er come up with that?
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It never really does, which is disappointing since Paul Dini writes some fantastic comics, but neither this game nor the previous game really lived up to it. I really wonder just how much creative input Dini actually has with the games. As flimsy as the first game's story was, it was still leagues better than the story of Arkham City. I still love the games just because the combat is so fantastic and unique.
Also, and I admit this will sound dumb, a lot of the plot felt very videogamey to me. I didn't get that feeling in Asylum, but there were points in the main quest where I had to break 3 of these, or go get this thing for that person, that were easy to see through to what the developers were trying to accomplish. Doesn't mean those things weren't fun, but I felt totally immersed in Asylum in a way that never happened with City. The only thing I can remember that took me out of Asylum really was the Riddler clues all over the place.
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Re: Batman: Arkham City Thread
I think they wanted to to expand to Gotham City (including recognizable landmarks and places), but they didn't want to have to deal with citizens running around, so the whole Arkham City thing was born. And instead of "citizens" being terrorized you have "political prisoners" (all of whom wear parkas for some reason).
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help. im stuck in the beginning where i am supposed to find joker.
there are 3 valves i am supposed to hit to turn off the steam.
when i hit one to turn it off, the other that i hit turns back on.
i tried hitting all 3 as fast as possible, but cannot get it to work because after you hit one it turns back on in < 2 secs and it takes about 2 secs for the batarang to retract.
i must be doing something stupid.
there are 3 valves i am supposed to hit to turn off the steam.
when i hit one to turn it off, the other that i hit turns back on.
i tried hitting all 3 as fast as possible, but cannot get it to work because after you hit one it turns back on in < 2 secs and it takes about 2 secs for the batarang to retract.
i must be doing something stupid.
#758
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Re: Batman: Arkham City Thread
You have to follow the pipe around to a point under the main floor where Batman says he can't go that way and must find a way to shut off the pipe. Then the game will teach you the quick-throw. It is stupid, not you.
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Here is the short and narrow:
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Re: Batman: Arkham City Thread
Just finished the game tonight myself, and it's a really good game... probably the best game I've played all year but, yeah. I feel that Arkham Asylum was much better. The tone of that game overall was just fantastic... claustrophobic at times, and you really felt like you were crawling amongst the true underbelly of Gotham City. I didn't feel that way so much in Arkham City. It was a big open space with enemies scattered about, and it didn't create that same sense of urgency for me. I felt the way some of the villain plot points were tied up were kind of quick and disappointing, and I really missed the chills that the first game provided me with the Scarecrow hallucination sequences.
Arkham City is fantastic for what it tried to accomplish, really it is. But, Arkham Asylum is still the best for me overall.
Arkham City is fantastic for what it tried to accomplish, really it is. But, Arkham Asylum is still the best for me overall.
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i'm getting confused with the side quests.
for example, i am doing the fragile alliance quest.
one of the barrels i need to destroy is in the museum and 2 are in the restricted area.
i can't seem to get inside the museum or the restricted area.
are these areas that will eventually get unlocked later on? (i'm still near the beginning of the game)
also, how do you answer the damn phone on the xbox?
i tried all buttons LB,RB, RT, LT. nothing seems to work.
for example, i am doing the fragile alliance quest.
one of the barrels i need to destroy is in the museum and 2 are in the restricted area.
i can't seem to get inside the museum or the restricted area.
are these areas that will eventually get unlocked later on? (i'm still near the beginning of the game)
also, how do you answer the damn phone on the xbox?
i tried all buttons LB,RB, RT, LT. nothing seems to work.
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Re: Batman: Arkham City Thread
i'm getting confused with the side quests.
for example, i am doing the fragile alliance quest.
one of the barrels i need to destroy is in the museum and 2 are in the restricted area.
i can't seem to get inside the museum or the restricted area.
are these areas that will eventually get unlocked later on? (i'm still near the beginning of the game)
also, how do you answer the damn phone on the xbox?
i tried all buttons LB,RB, RT, LT. nothing seems to work.
for example, i am doing the fragile alliance quest.
one of the barrels i need to destroy is in the museum and 2 are in the restricted area.
i can't seem to get inside the museum or the restricted area.
are these areas that will eventually get unlocked later on? (i'm still near the beginning of the game)
also, how do you answer the damn phone on the xbox?
i tried all buttons LB,RB, RT, LT. nothing seems to work.
I answer the phones by hitting the A button.
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Re: Batman: Arkham City Thread
Finally started this game. Throwing you right into the game without any kind of refresher tutorial was annoying but not near as annoying as
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Re: Batman: Arkham City Thread
Finally started this game. Throwing you right into the game without any kind of refresher tutorial was annoying but not near as annoying as
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I agree that the advanced training exercises are a huge jump in difficulty compared to the beginning exercises. I completed the beginning ones without failing at all, but the I kept failing at the advanced ones for over an hour before I decided to look on youtube for a guide.
The key is to only use very slight adjustments. I tended to overcorrect Batman a lot. Keep a calm head and only make slight movements on the analog stick.
Personally, I thought these advanced exercises were probably the hardest part of the game. Even New Game+ with its increased difficulty and the "Extreme" Challenges weren't that hard.
Here is the youtube guide I used:
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is there a way to go back into the steel mill for the fragile alliance quest?
i already did the mission for joker and can't seem to get back in.
i already did the mission for joker and can't seem to get back in.
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I wandered around for 3 hours last night wiping out every last thug in the city. No phone calls were coming in, no random civilian attacks, did the Bane canisters I could get to which left training missions.
Arkham City was a fucking ghost town and I couldn't figure out where to go to find Joker for the first time. What sucked was finding Riddler trophies I couldn't get to because I hadn't learned to crouch or slide yet. I couldn't bookmark locations yet either. Open world fail or shitty gamer fail?
I had to look up where to go (smokestacks) and once that ball got rolling, the game was a blast...except for the training missions.
I guess the take away from all this is that I leveled up 3-4 times already and this was all before meeting Joker.
Arkham City was a fucking ghost town and I couldn't figure out where to go to find Joker for the first time. What sucked was finding Riddler trophies I couldn't get to because I hadn't learned to crouch or slide yet. I couldn't bookmark locations yet either. Open world fail or shitty gamer fail?
I had to look up where to go (smokestacks) and once that ball got rolling, the game was a blast...except for the training missions.
I guess the take away from all this is that I leveled up 3-4 times already and this was all before meeting Joker.
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I finally beat the Joker fight, so that is where I am now. I tried over and over, got frustrated, tried more, and just kept getting worse and worse and had to stop. I tried it the next morning, and I had it done in just about five minutes. I also forgot about critical strikes until I got to this fight, so I went the whole game up to this point without remembering that.
I'm also playing on hard, and I still say just like I did for AA, that this is the only way to play this game. It's so much more incredible on hard.
I'm also playing on hard, and I still say just like I did for AA, that this is the only way to play this game. It's so much more incredible on hard.
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Re: Batman: Arkham City Thread
Finally started this game. Throwing you right into the game without any kind of refresher tutorial was annoying but not near as annoying as
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I still can't get into this damn game.
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I agree. I tried, I really tried. But since I put it down after about 5 hours in I've played BF3, COD, and even Sherlock Holmes vs Jack the Ripper and can't find myself interested to pick it back up now that I have Assassin's Creed to play. I don't know what it is, I loved Asylum but this one isn't doing it for me. Suppose I should finish just to get a decent trade in value.
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I played through Arkham Asylum to 100% completion at least a dozen times. I played through Arkham City to 100% completion once, and I don't really feel like ever doing it again. I had planned on selling the console version and rebuying it on PC when it finally gets released, but I don't even plan on doing that now.