Author Topic: Batman: Arkham Asylum (Read 4872 times)

maxy · « **on:** August 06, 2009, 07:46:46 AM »

I am seeing lots of hype for this game,especially on gaf...

Will it be good or overhyped dud?Apparently journos like it

Demo should arrive soon,Euro PS blog says today
http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2009/08/06/playstation-store-update-%E2%80%93-5th-august-2009/

Herr Mafflard · « **Reply #1 on:** August 06, 2009, 08:17:24 AM »

looks like a bad Splinter Cell clone.

If it wasn't called 'Batman', no one would care.

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #2 on:** August 06, 2009, 08:51:41 AM »

I just wish to point out that the studio's previous game was the really fucking good Urban Chaos: Riot Response (PS2/Xbox). For that alone I'd consider it worth a look.

maxy · « **Reply #3 on:** August 06, 2009, 08:56:37 AM »

Apparently Finnish gaming mag "Pelaaja" gave it 10/10

Gameplay video made by Pelaaja

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

cool breeze · « **Reply #4 on:** August 06, 2009, 10:58:39 AM »

Demo is supposed to be out tomorrow (Friday) on 360, PS3 and PC. The PC game was just delayed a month so they could add in Physx support, so, that might not actually be out tomorrow.

The game looks pretty awesome. It is kinda a Splinter Cell clone, but I don't get why that's a bad thing; Tenchu 4 was a Splinter Cell clone and that was great. Only thing I don't like about the game is that the PS3 version has "exclusive content" so hopefully that version isn't too bad.

cool breeze · « **Reply #5 on:** August 06, 2009, 11:57:52 AM »

it is already up in the euro ps3 store

Jansen · « **Reply #6 on:** August 06, 2009, 12:30:59 PM »

sub hd on ps3

thankfully someone took pity on that version and threw'em a bone with the joker challenge maps

edit: might just be a nasty blur filter

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #7 on:** August 06, 2009, 12:35:40 PM »

I'm pumped as fuck for this. Cannot WAIT.

cool breeze · « **Reply #8 on:** August 06, 2009, 12:54:44 PM »

pretty fun. demo is the first 10 minutes of the game and doesn't let you really play around much. I thought the game would be like Tenchu 4 where enemies had routines and it was more like a puzzle game, but it actually feels more dynamic than Splinter Cell Chaos Theory. Regular combat feels like a faster Assassin's Creed.

Quote from: Jansen on August 06, 2009, 12:30:59 PM

sub hd on ps3

thankfully someone took pity on that version and threw'em a bone with the joker challenge maps

edit: might just be a nasty blur filter

is it really sub hd? I have nothing to compare it to (yet) but it still has some aliasing issues and there is a weird blur effect that seemed like it was there for style.

bork · « **Reply #9 on:** August 06, 2009, 01:03:22 PM »

Quote from: brain_stew

The guys at B3D have just confirmed the PS3 version as full 1280x720, its a very heavy blur filter that is giving the ugly, smudged low resolution look. Terrible art decision if you ask me.

Jansen · « **Reply #10 on:** August 06, 2009, 01:21:39 PM »

i dunno but it looks great and it plays fairly well. honestly i thought it was going to be little more than a brawler. being able to zip around enemies from above and come up behind them to choke'em out is awesome

my only concern at this point is that it might be too linear

Quote from: the lyte edge on August 06, 2009, 01:03:22 PM

Quote from: brain_stew
The guys at B3D have just confirmed the PS3 version as full 1280x720, its a very heavy blur filter that is giving the ugly, smudged low resolution look. Terrible art decision if you ask me.

god i hate that prick. still i'll keep my ps3 preorder unless the 360 version doesn't have the blur

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #11 on:** August 06, 2009, 01:29:26 PM »

sounds good, will gamefly now and if it's good enough buy and keep for $20 after the holidays

cool breeze · « **Reply #12 on:** August 06, 2009, 01:34:18 PM »

Quote from: Jansen on August 06, 2009, 01:21:39 PM

i dunno but it looks great and it plays fairly well. honestly i thought it was going to be little more than a brawler. being able to zip around enemies from above and come up behind them to choke'em out is awesome

my only concern at this point is that it might be too linear

I think the demo just gives a bad impressions at first. The last section seems to be more what the game will be about judging from videos and the fact that there is a challenge mode all about score attacks in those levels.

And unless the game has new game plus or the demo limits your items, I'm guessing it's an open area. In one of the early rooms there is a destructible wall that you can't destroy yet.

bork · « **Reply #13 on:** August 06, 2009, 02:04:29 PM »

Yeah, I'm interested in trying this out (demo is 46% done!), but it doesn't seem like something I'd buy. At least not for full price.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #14 on:** August 06, 2009, 02:50:43 PM »

The Batcave is in it

FatalT · « **Reply #15 on:** August 06, 2009, 03:02:33 PM »

I'ma pirate it for PC. Woo!

maxy · « **Reply #16 on:** August 06, 2009, 03:15:04 PM »

PC version is delayed-20 days

demi · « **Reply #17 on:** August 06, 2009, 03:38:53 PM »

Quote from: FatalT on August 06, 2009, 03:02:33 PM

I'ma pirate it for PC. Woo!

PC ver has achievements though. Support PC gaming!!!!!!!!

Jansen · « **Reply #18 on:** August 06, 2009, 04:01:03 PM »

i don't think i've seen another ue3 game with such nice looking character models

the joker looks FANTASTIC

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #19 on:** August 06, 2009, 04:38:57 PM »

they're gonna milk the hell out of that challenge room dlc

demi · « **Reply #20 on:** August 06, 2009, 04:44:52 PM »

Doubt it

bork · « **Reply #21 on:** August 06, 2009, 04:57:50 PM »

Movement feels restricted and the combat is "eh." Pass.

Jansen · « **Reply #22 on:** August 06, 2009, 05:29:34 PM »

basic movement (running) does feel pretty janky and imprecise

zipping up above a thug and then silently lowering yourself upside down to take'em is good fun tho

bork · « **Reply #23 on:** August 06, 2009, 05:47:28 PM »

I think it's an okay game. It's a Splinter Cell rip-off that's too easy (but this could just be the demo's difficulty), has some stylish "Batman" moves, and a slow-moving/too easy, but competent fighting system.

My favorite thing right now is fighting with a grapple point nearby. While on top of a gargoyle, I used the grappling hook to bring a guy up to me, then Batman hit him and sent him flying back down, with a rope around his feet. Him dangling there brought more guards to check it out, and I jumped down to take one out, then was able to grapple back UP to the gargoyle to avoid the other's gunfire. THAT was cool.

So I like the sneaking stuff/stealth take-downs (reminds me of Tenchu 4), but am kind of "eh" on the combat, due to its simplicity and slow moving fights. Hopefully you aren't forced into combat sequences with no way to escape like in the beginning of the demo.

demi · « **Reply #24 on:** August 07, 2009, 03:47:05 AM »

Demo is up

2 fuckin gigabyte

Bildi · « **Reply #25 on:** August 07, 2009, 04:11:08 AM »

2 gigs? I'm only going to get to play this tomorrow probably.

I hope it's that big because it's crammed full of awesome.

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #26 on:** August 07, 2009, 04:20:19 AM »

Dammit that's not Mark Hamill doing the voice

demi · « **Reply #27 on:** August 07, 2009, 04:24:56 AM »

my mistake it said 2GB on xbox.com but the dashboard says 1.5

bork · « **Reply #28 on:** August 07, 2009, 04:29:10 AM »

Has anyone compared the two demos yet? You know, with the PS3 version being sub-HD and all.

Quote from: Sho Nuff on August 07, 2009, 04:20:19 AM

Dammit that's not Mark Hamill doing the voice

Really? I thought it was him!

pilonv1 · « **Reply #29 on:** August 07, 2009, 04:33:56 AM »

1.58gb is still terrible. it cant be that good

Enl · « **Reply #30 on:** August 07, 2009, 06:09:34 AM »

Quote from: Sho Nuff on August 07, 2009, 04:20:19 AM

Dammit that's not Mark Hamill doing the voice

I'm pretty sure that's him.

I thought the demo itself was ok. I'm not going to throw $60 at it, but it seems a bit above average for a licensed superhero game.

demi · « **Reply #31 on:** August 07, 2009, 06:12:38 AM »

This game is fucking awesome. The way it starts out is pretty stupid though. I hope there's some sweet twist involved.

demi · « **Reply #32 on:** August 07, 2009, 06:58:03 AM »

Is there anything hidden in that giant room? I didnt know the demo ended when you beat them all. I deleted the demo so w/e.

I'm gonna play this. If it's sweet and a pretty decent 1000 I'll replay it on PC down the road.

cool breeze · « **Reply #33 on:** August 07, 2009, 12:19:24 PM »

PC version at max with 16x AA still has a bit of a weird look to it. It runs really great on my system with physx turned off, but that stuff seems to add more here than it did for Mirror's Edge. It lets you punch through walls, destroy the environments and stuff like that. There are other minor things like smoke effects, cobwebs that peel and the cloth at some points, but destructible environments being added is something substantial.

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #34 on:** August 07, 2009, 12:23:16 PM »

Quote from: Green Man on August 07, 2009, 06:41:47 AM

Quote from: Sho Nuff on August 07, 2009, 04:20:19 AM
Dammit that's not Mark Hamill doing the voice

Yeah it is.

Holy shit really? I just watched Revenge of the Joker last night and he sounded really different...not nearly as good in this one. Is Kevin Conroy voicing Bats?

Then again, I also thought the voice acting in Gotham Knight was crappy too, so maybe they're just phoning it in nowadays $:-\$

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #35 on:** August 07, 2009, 01:05:06 PM »

Yeah it's Conroy as well. They're just getting old :-/

Powerslave · « **Reply #36 on:** August 07, 2009, 03:01:55 PM »

lol his face looks so weird. So old and fat.

bork · « **Reply #37 on:** August 07, 2009, 03:02:47 PM »

Quote from: Borys on August 07, 2009, 05:00:47 AM

Great size for a demo. Demos with under 1GB size are shitty shitfests.

Who cares about demo sizes with 1TB drives anyway?

People with PS3s and XBox 360s that don't have 1TB drives?

Rman · « **Reply #38 on:** August 07, 2009, 04:20:05 PM »

I saw someone play a demo of this at a local Best Buy. Looks impressive. Definitely one of the games I'm looking out for this fall.

demi · « **Reply #39 on:** August 07, 2009, 04:36:23 PM »

Whenever I play Batman I will have the biggest craving for Burger King

The Sceneman · « **Reply #40 on:** August 07, 2009, 05:11:22 PM »

The finale in the clock tower is pretty cool, with Batman fighting some goons, then going to work on Joker.

Trent Dole · « **Reply #41 on:** August 07, 2009, 08:30:18 PM »

Beating the shit out of people is fun but the stealthy stuff can smd. Maybe once this is cheap I'll pick it up.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #42 on:** August 07, 2009, 10:03:31 PM »

trial and error

eh

Bildi · « **Reply #43 on:** August 08, 2009, 04:06:11 AM »

Oh wow, the demo is amazing and it all feels really polished. This went way beyond what I was hoping for.

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #44 on:** August 08, 2009, 01:49:40 PM »

well that was one hell of a demo. ended up ordering the CE for $37 at amazon.

Did anyone notice in the large broiler room area that on one of the glass walls there is a riddler question mark? Wonder what that's all about. Sure was a lot of fun though a lot better than the challenge room demo gamestop has had.

archie4208 · « **Reply #45 on:** August 08, 2009, 01:51:57 PM »

Quote from: G The Resurrected on August 08, 2009, 01:49:40 PM

Did anyone notice in the large broiler room area that on one of the glass walls there is a riddler question mark? Wonder what that's all about. Sure was a lot of fun though a lot better than the challenge room demo gamestop has had.

It unlocks character art. I found one in the first room and got The Riddler bio.

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #46 on:** August 08, 2009, 01:58:16 PM »

You sure? I've gotten both of the Riddler marks that were in the vents that you can get to, but this is actually only seen with detective mode. Just thought it was interesting.

bork · « **Reply #47 on:** August 08, 2009, 05:34:24 PM »

Quote from: Borys on August 08, 2009, 05:18:24 PM

Quote from: the lyte edge on August 07, 2009, 03:02:47 PM
Quote from: Borys on August 07, 2009, 05:00:47 AM
Great size for a demo. Demos with under 1GB size are shitty shitfests.

Who cares about demo sizes with 1TB drives anyway?

People with PS3s and XBox 360s that don't have 1TB drives?

Uh ok but aren't those pretty big (80GB) harddrives anyway? 1.58 GB is quite small.

Lots of people only have 20GB hard drives. That's their problem though.

The price for a 120GB HDD for 360 is a rip-off, but you can use a variety of cheap/reasonably-priced notebook HDDs for the PS3. I replaced my PS3 20GB HDD with a 160GB HDD a few years back; finally replaced my 20GB 360 HDD with a 120GB HDD a few months ago.

demi · « **Reply #48 on:** August 08, 2009, 05:41:54 PM »

The demo wasnt anywhere near close enough content for 2GB... get real. You beat up like 10 guys and that's it. Assuming the game rips at 6GB, we should get at least 1/3 of the game based on the demo size.

Jansen · « **Reply #49 on:** August 08, 2009, 09:38:04 PM »

Quote

What is more apparent is that from a cursory inspection it's clear that the 360 has a marginal advantage in image quality, owing to the usual UE3 inclusion of 2xMSAA where there is none on the PS3. Again, the impact here is not so pronounced owing to the darker colour palette employed. Other than that, differences are minimal – a motion blur effect used sparingly when switching between scenes in the engine-driven cinematics is absent on PS3, and just like Wolverine there are differences in some of the lighting, most notably with the inclusion of SSAO (Screen Space Ambient Occlusion) on 360 which helps adds depth to the scene. However, it has to be said that these effects are difficult to notice: the dark and the general gloom really is a great leveller.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-batman-demo-showdown-blog-entry

what's the deal with the challenge rooms? i don't know anything about them except that the ps3 has some exclusive ones