Author Topic: Why is North America so crazy over Batman? (Read 7503 times)

SantaC · « **on:** September 10, 2009, 08:41:47 PM »

I picked up Batman: Arkham Asylum the other day, and while a it is a nice looking game, it is nothing special. We have seen this before 100x just with batmans name slapped on to it.

Now this goes on and sell 2 million copies, rave reviews and hailed as the next messiah

It is definitely influenced over the Dark Knight crazy, and sells extra copies because of that. Batman is so damn overrated. I dont understand why people go OMGWTFUGH crazy over him.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #1 on:** September 10, 2009, 08:44:42 PM »

People like Batman, and people like good games. It's a good Batman game. That makes it quite unique, and desirable. You're just mad because there are no real cities in your country.

demi · « **Reply #2 on:** September 10, 2009, 08:45:30 PM »

What are your thoughts on Zelda?

SantaC · « **Reply #3 on:** September 10, 2009, 08:47:58 PM »

Quote from: demi on September 10, 2009, 08:45:30 PM

What are your thoughts on Zelda?

That it is better than Batman

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #4 on:** September 10, 2009, 08:49:04 PM »

after being ignorant towards batman, i started reading some of the higher regarded comics. now i gotta say that batman is a pretty great character. much better than all the other mainstream superheroes

Bebpo · « **Reply #5 on:** September 10, 2009, 08:49:48 PM »

Keep playing? It gets more interesting when you get to the hub.

I mean it's not zomg the best game ever, but it's a very enjoyable game. I don't think it has "that" much to do with batman. If this was a ninja turtle game or terminator game and was the best licensed game in the last decade people would still be making a big deal out of it.

And yeah, Batman is popular in the US. People like the tough silent guy schtick.

demi · « **Reply #6 on:** September 10, 2009, 08:50:27 PM »

Quote from: SantaC on September 10, 2009, 08:47:58 PM

Quote from: demi on September 10, 2009, 08:45:30 PM
What are your thoughts on Zelda?

That it is better than Batman

But why? It's nothing special and we've seen it before 100x.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #7 on:** September 10, 2009, 08:51:33 PM »

Quote from: Bebpo on September 10, 2009, 08:49:48 PM

And yeah, Batman is popular in the US. People like the tough silent guy schtick.

Also, we have cities, so we can relate. And yes, I said we. I refuse to be Swedish in present company.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #8 on:** September 10, 2009, 08:52:28 PM »

Quote

hailed as the next messiah

Who said anything like this?

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #9 on:** September 10, 2009, 08:53:38 PM »

Because he's the goddamm Batman?

SantaC · « **Reply #10 on:** September 10, 2009, 08:53:46 PM »

Quote from: demi on September 10, 2009, 08:50:27 PM

Quote from: SantaC on September 10, 2009, 08:47:58 PM
Quote from: demi on September 10, 2009, 08:45:30 PM
What are your thoughts on Zelda?

That it is better than Batman

But why? It's nothing special and we've seen it before 100x.

Well Zelda used to be OMGWHATWHATWTF the shit, these days theyre out of ideas, and tbh you're right it is nothing special anymore.

demi · « **Reply #11 on:** September 10, 2009, 08:57:57 PM »

The reason why people are apeshit over Batman because it's a wellmade game. You can appreciate that.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #12 on:** September 10, 2009, 09:06:01 PM »

EA were stupid and didn't release a Dark Knight game. First batman game since dark knight and people went apeshit for it. Why so surprised?

Jansen · « **Reply #13 on:** September 10, 2009, 09:07:53 PM »

is santac an ntard?

that could explain why he's unable to appreciate a good game

cool breeze · « **Reply #14 on:** September 10, 2009, 09:12:01 PM »

Is this a joke? I don't think Batman AA is as good as everyone else, but still, is this thread a joke? is there supposed to be a point or valid argument? The OP answers his own question in the first post by labeling himself as a Batman hater. I don't know the guy, but let me guess, he made a post about how Dark Knight was popular only because Heath Ledger died? or it could just be that he hates things that are popular. Or it could even just be him fuming because he couldn't make lemon-aid when given the tools. Who knows.

demi · « **Reply #15 on:** September 10, 2009, 09:12:50 PM »

Quote from: swaggaz on September 10, 2009, 09:12:01 PM

Is this a joke? I don't think Batman AA is as good as everyone else, but still, is this thread a joke? is there supposed to be a point or valid argument? The OP answers his own question in the first post by labeling himself as a Batman hater. I don't know the guy, but let me guess, he made a post about how Dark Knight was popular only because Heath Ledger died? or it could just be that he hates things that are popular. Or it could even just be him fuming because he couldn't make lemon-aid when given the tools. Who knows.

Nah I think he's just a banned GAFfer with an axe to grind.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #16 on:** September 10, 2009, 09:17:35 PM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on September 10, 2009, 09:06:01 PM

EA were stupid and didn't release a Dark Knight game. First batman game since dark knight and people went apeshit for it. Why so surprised?

EA and Pandemic went through a series of major slip-ups and the Dark Knight game was eventually canned.

http://kotaku.com/5132660/why-pandemics-batman-game-was-canned-and-how-it-killed-pandemic-au

pilonv1 · « **Reply #17 on:** September 10, 2009, 09:22:46 PM »

Fucking pandemic.

treythemovie · « **Reply #18 on:** September 10, 2009, 09:34:22 PM »

Didn't SantaC get permabanned at gaf for trolling Dark Knight?

cool breeze · « **Reply #19 on:** September 10, 2009, 09:35:58 PM »

The only thing known about the pandemic Dark Knight is that you could glide. yeah.

Quote from: treythemovie on September 10, 2009, 09:34:22 PM

Didn't SantaC get permabanned at gaf for trolling Dark Knight?

haha, no shit?

brawndolicious · « **Reply #20 on:** September 10, 2009, 09:42:53 PM »

Don't judge this based on the recent movies. I actually liked the story but I am a batman fan. gameplay gets really good when you really get in the zone with the platforming, combat, and the riddle hunting.

At the least, it's one of the "great" licensed games that only come like once or twice a generation (Goldeneye, Riddick, etc).

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #21 on:** September 10, 2009, 09:45:17 PM »

Quote from: am nintenho on September 10, 2009, 09:42:53 PM

Don't judge this based on the recent movies.

Jansen · « **Reply #22 on:** September 10, 2009, 09:49:02 PM »

Quote from: treythemovie on September 10, 2009, 09:34:22 PM

Didn't SantaC get permabanned at gaf for trolling Dark Knight?

he got banned for a day for trolling tdk. perma'd b/c he started bugging the mods over that day ban

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #23 on:** September 10, 2009, 09:58:28 PM »

Quote from: Jansen on September 10, 2009, 09:49:02 PM

Quote from: treythemovie on September 10, 2009, 09:34:22 PM
Didn't SantaC get permabanned at gaf for trolling Dark Knight?

he got banned for a day for trolling tdk. perma'd b/c he started bugging the mods over that day ban

He bugged the mods over a ONE DAY ban?

Here's the thread in question:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=328886

pilonv1 · « **Reply #24 on:** September 10, 2009, 10:12:24 PM »

awesome. GO BATMAN

cool breeze · « **Reply #25 on:** September 10, 2009, 10:17:19 PM »

treythemovie · « **Reply #26 on:** September 10, 2009, 10:26:56 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on September 10, 2009, 09:58:28 PM

He bugged the mods over a ONE DAY ban?

Here's the thread in question:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=328886

Man, he went out even more like a bitch than I remembered. Looking back on the Amirox backlash is pretty funny though.

archie4208 · « **Reply #27 on:** September 10, 2009, 10:27:06 PM »

I haven't played it, but isn't Batman AA Zelda-like in its gameplay? You go from place to place getting upgrades to help you solve puzzles and roadblocks, correct?

treythemovie · « **Reply #28 on:** September 10, 2009, 10:29:21 PM »

Quote from: archie4208 on September 10, 2009, 10:27:06 PM

I haven't played it, but isn't Batman AA Zelda-like in its gameplay? You go from place to place getting upgrades to help you solve puzzles and roadblocks, correct?

Its more like a Metroidvania with some Splinter Cell and Bioshock elements added in.

demi · « **Reply #29 on:** September 10, 2009, 10:34:01 PM »

Yeah its barely Zelda. It's Biotroidvania

pilonv1 · « **Reply #30 on:** September 10, 2009, 10:42:35 PM »

it cant be like zelda, if it was it would be turrible

archie4208 · « **Reply #31 on:** September 10, 2009, 10:47:54 PM »

Regardless, I'm sure it's better than anything Nintendo has done this decade.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #32 on:** September 10, 2009, 10:56:38 PM »

Quote from: archie4208 on September 10, 2009, 10:47:54 PM

Regardless, I'm sure it's better than anything Nintendo has done this decade.

Super Mario Galaxy came out this decade.

Himu · « **Reply #33 on:** September 10, 2009, 11:00:09 PM »

I'm Batman.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #34 on:** September 10, 2009, 11:11:22 PM »

Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on September 10, 2009, 10:57:21 PM

Batman's been a consistently popular character for 70 years.

Yep. Even the Batman series in the 60's was really popular when it first started.

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #35 on:** September 10, 2009, 11:13:26 PM »

Because there has been pretty much nothing but shitty Batman games for the past 20 years?

duckman2000 · « **Reply #36 on:** September 10, 2009, 11:15:38 PM »

Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on September 10, 2009, 10:57:21 PM

Why Batman is a popular character is a more complicated question, but it's not because of Dark Knight. Batman's been a consistently popular character for 70 years.

Justified urban vigilante hero with a general no kill policy, fighting crime in urban settings and doing so while still remaining reasonably, semi-plausibly human in his physical abilities. That hits a broad audience.

Diunx · « **Reply #37 on:** September 11, 2009, 02:28:45 AM »

Fuck you wiitard, what kind of mentally challenged sociopath would make a thread asking why people like batman? I propose that we ban him from here too.

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on September 10, 2009, 08:49:04 PM

after being ignorant towards batman, i started reading some of the higher regarded comics. now i gotta say that batman is a pretty great character. much better than all the other mainstream superheroes

Are you reading the new Grant Morrison Batman and Robin series?

Edit: lol at solo in that gaf thread.

ManaByte · « **Reply #38 on:** September 11, 2009, 03:19:13 AM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on September 10, 2009, 11:11:22 PM

Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on September 10, 2009, 10:57:21 PM
Batman's been a consistently popular character for 70 years.

Yep. Even the Batman series in the 60's was really popular when it first started.

I would kill for the entire 60s series on DVD but FOX is run by mentally distinguished mentally-challenged chimps

Best non-animated Joker by far. If Leger didn't die people wouldn't be spoofing over his Joker as much. Hamill will NEVER be touched.

maxy · « **Reply #39 on:** September 11, 2009, 04:35:52 AM »

Because they like to dress in weird costumes.

Lucretius · « **Reply #40 on:** September 11, 2009, 05:57:20 AM »

Bat nipples

EmCeeGrammar · « **Reply #41 on:** September 11, 2009, 06:41:03 AM »

SantaC comes off as one of those kids who is a contrarian for the sole purpose of getting attention. Remember how he announced his arrival on Evilbore with some bitchfit thread about GAF, but it was mostly some self-fellating bullshit about how awesome he was?

SantaC, I'm an attention whore too. I have to try hard to restrain it, but it helps to realise you'll never get ENOUGH.

edit: Okay, I remembered it wrong. But his thread was called "I'm back with a vengeance" as if anyone gave a shit.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #42 on:** September 11, 2009, 06:53:03 AM »

Quote from: Diunx on September 11, 2009, 02:28:45 AM

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on September 10, 2009, 08:49:04 PM
after being ignorant towards batman, i started reading some of the higher regarded comics. now i gotta say that batman is a pretty great character. much better than all the other mainstream superheroes

Are you reading the new Grant Morrison Batman and Robin series?

no. i've been reading through the ones written by Jeph Loeb. Long Halloween, Dark Victory, Hush.

SantaC · « **Reply #43 on:** September 11, 2009, 07:23:18 AM »

Quote from: treythemovie on September 10, 2009, 09:34:22 PM

Didn't SantaC get permabanned at gaf for trolling Dark Knight?

yes I did, fucking batman

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #44 on:** September 11, 2009, 10:45:36 AM »

Quote from: ManaByte on September 11, 2009, 03:19:13 AM

Quote from: Great Rumbler on September 10, 2009, 11:11:22 PM
Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on September 10, 2009, 10:57:21 PM
Batman's been a consistently popular character for 70 years.

Yep. Even the Batman series in the 60's was really popular when it first started.

I would kill for the entire 60s series on DVD but FOX is run by mentally distinguished mentally-challenged chimps

There's a lot of confusion as to what exactly is holding up the release of the 60's series. There's theories that range from DC Comics not wanting to bring back campy Batman to rights being spread across several different companies to problems with some of the celebrity cameos.

The whole thing is just a huge mess.

Third · « **Reply #45 on:** September 11, 2009, 10:47:44 AM »

I really hate the save system in the game. Beat the first boss yesterday and stopped playing after that.
Now I have to beat the fucking thing again. The boss is easy, but it would be better if the game actually saved after a boss battle.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #46 on:** September 11, 2009, 01:01:22 PM »

This game better be cool. Just bought a sealed copy off Half.com for $35.

Hitler Stole My Potato · « **Reply #47 on:** September 11, 2009, 01:06:11 PM »

I don't give a flying fuck about Batman but Arkham Asylum is one of the best games I've played in a long time. To say that it's just your standard action game with a superhero tagged on is flat out wrong.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #48 on:** September 11, 2009, 01:13:18 PM »

Quote from: SantaC on September 11, 2009, 07:23:18 AM

Quote from: treythemovie on September 10, 2009, 09:34:22 PM
Didn't SantaC get permabanned at gaf for trolling Dark Knight?

yes I did, fucking batman

lol u mad

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #49 on:** September 11, 2009, 01:22:36 PM »

Quote from: The Card Cheat on September 11, 2009, 01:13:18 PM

Quote from: SantaC on September 11, 2009, 07:23:18 AM
Quote from: treythemovie on September 10, 2009, 09:34:22 PM
Didn't SantaC get permabanned at gaf for trolling Dark Knight?

yes I did, fucking batman

lol u mad

he mad

tiesto · « **Reply #50 on:** September 11, 2009, 03:38:36 PM »

Batman is definitely my favorite superhero, didn't get a chance to play the game for any more than 5 minutes at Play N Trade...lots of people rave at the game though so I will have to check it out.

ManaByte · « **Reply #51 on:** September 11, 2009, 03:52:55 PM »

What Grant Morrison did to Batman is almost as bad as what JJ Abrams almost did to Superman.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #52 on:** September 11, 2009, 04:18:45 PM »

Quote from: ManaByte on September 11, 2009, 03:52:55 PM

What Grant Morrison did to Batman is almost as bad as what JJ Abrams almost did to Superman.

There's not a rolleyes big enough...

bork · « **Reply #53 on:** September 11, 2009, 05:26:27 PM »

Quote from: ManaByte on September 11, 2009, 03:52:55 PM

What Grant Morrison did to Batman is almost as bad as what JJ Abrams almost did to Superman.

Are you talking about the new Batman And Robin series? Hasn't that been getting universally praised for how good it is?

I don't like Frank Quietly's art though.

Or are you talking about Batman being "dead?" It's not like they're not going to bring him back...

ManaByte · « **Reply #54 on:** September 11, 2009, 05:40:08 PM »

Not the new series, but the whole "death" storyline was distinguished mentally-challenged.

And yes, Frank Quietly needs to never work again. He's always sucked.

bork · « **Reply #55 on:** September 11, 2009, 05:41:45 PM »

Quote from: ManaByte on September 11, 2009, 05:40:08 PM

Not the new series, but the whole "death" storyline was distinguished mentally-challenged.

And yes, Frank Quietly needs to never work again. He's always sucked.

What happened in the RIP storyline was fine, but yeah, I can see how adding the stuff from Final Crisis in was pretty stupid. Can't argue with that.

ManaByte · « **Reply #56 on:** September 11, 2009, 10:59:06 PM »

What ever happened to Batman: Holy Terror. Did DC kill it?

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #57 on:** September 11, 2009, 11:31:32 PM »

Quote from: ManaByte on September 11, 2009, 10:59:06 PM

What ever happened to Batman: Holy Terror. Did DC kill it?

It was just a one-shot.

ManaByte · « **Reply #58 on:** September 11, 2009, 11:43:56 PM »

When did it come out?

Edit: nm. Batman: Holy Terror is different from Frank Miller's "Holy Terror, Batman!", which isn't out.

MoxManiac · « **Reply #59 on:** September 13, 2009, 01:52:19 PM »

Wait, Batman AA is metroidvania-esq? Maybe I should check it out..

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Author Topic: Why is North America so crazy over Batman? (Read 7503 times)