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Batman: Arkham Asylum

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  • SJSJ College. Forever.Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    All I'm saying is, I would wait in line for the opportunity to get stealthily knocked out by Batman.

    I'd stand in an even longer line and be willing to pay if it meant I got to momentarily see and/or hear him coming for just long enough to realize I'm fucked before getting knocked out.

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  • OlivawOlivaw good name, isn't it? the foot of mt fujiRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Hm. My first viewing of the new Harley Quinn.

    On one hand, I regret seeing the cartoonish innocence that characterized her - an innate creation from her saturday morning roots - vanish like so.

    On the other hand is my dong.

    I'm pretty surprised. You thought Harley Quinn had some sort of cartoonish innocence?

    I always thought of her as that character getting abused and fucked by the psychotic clown murderer. That's not cartoonish innocence.

    Let's not kid ourselves, she was a romantic interest for The Joker, the worst serial killer in all of Gotham. If that's not disturbing, I don't know what is.
    No she wasn't

    She wanted to be, and somehow that's a little worse, but every time she wanted to make kissy face with the Joker he was all "NOT NOW HARL, I'M AGITATED BECAUSE BATMAN ISN'T PAYING ATTENTION TO ME"

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  • Delta AssaultDelta Assault Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Olivaw wrote: »
    Hm. My first viewing of the new Harley Quinn.

    On one hand, I regret seeing the cartoonish innocence that characterized her - an innate creation from her saturday morning roots - vanish like so.

    On the other hand is my dong.

    I'm pretty surprised. You thought Harley Quinn had some sort of cartoonish innocence?

    I always thought of her as that character getting abused and fucked by the psychotic clown murderer. That's not cartoonish innocence.

    Let's not kid ourselves, she was a romantic interest for The Joker, the worst serial killer in all of Gotham. If that's not disturbing, I don't know what is.
    No she wasn't

    She wanted to be, and somehow that's a little worse, but every time she wanted to make kissy face with the Joker he was all "NOT NOW HARL, I'M AGITATED BECAUSE BATMAN ISN'T PAYING ATTENTION TO ME"

    Yea, sure.

    You keep telling yourself that.

    I bet Mister J got the three hyenas involved sometimes too. Somehow.

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  • MegaMekMegaMek Girls like girls. Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Oh god D:

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  • SilkyNumNutsSilkyNumNuts Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Fig-D wrote: »
    I would actually say that yes, Spider-Man 2 wasn't aiming to be a good film. The Dark Knight was trying to be a good film, and succeeded, but Spider-Man 2 was trying to be a comic book on the big screen, and it also succeeded.

    I never get it when people say this. It's like when people say that The Dark Knight isn't a comic book movie, as if comic books can't be well written or realistic. They're mostly made by people that've never read the comic and have no clue that there have actually been a LOT of realistic takes on Batman.

    Anyway, a lot of games seem to have 1 vs many multiplayer modes, I don't see how it wouldn't work in Batman. They'd probably need to lower the brightness level for the thugs, so you could actually sneak around in the shadows but it should be fine.

    But a comic book movie is in a different format to a normal movie. Spiderman was a comic book translated to the big screen. The Dark Knight was a comic book made to work within the strictures of a movie. There's a big difference.

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  • SonarSonar Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    MegaMek wrote: »
    Oh god D:

    I'm not sure how people can call the massive cranial surgery scars "sexy" myself.

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  • CarcharodontosaurusCarcharodontosaurus Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Sonar wrote: »
    MegaMek wrote: »
    Oh god D:

    I'm not sure how people can call the massive cranial surgery scars "sexy" myself.

    :?:

    You mean the Joker? Or did Harley get lobotomized?

    ...

    Also, for those finding the new design of Harley Quinn somewhat risque, consider that Poison Ivy is also going to be in this game.

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  • Delta AssaultDelta Assault Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Also, for those finding the new design of Harley Quinn somewhat risque, consider that Poison Ivy is also going to be in this game.

    Good lord.

    That's one boss fight I'm playing with one hand.

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  • ViolentChemistryViolentChemistry __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2009
    Olivaw wrote: »
    Olivaw wrote: »
    Aplomb wrote: »
    Can't we put all this disruptive bickering about the Spiderman movies aside, and rally around something we all love unconditionally, such as the Ang Lee Hulk movie?

    Second one was better

    Personally I can't wait to see if they actually managed to make a good Batman game. It's been so long it would be like the Red Sox winning the World Series

    Lego Batman was good. And Justice League Heroes was a good game that had Batman in it. Needed to be longer, but still.

    Lego Batman was a Lego game so I don't think it should count

    And I heard Justice League Heroes sorta sucked

    The only real problem with it was that it was too short. And that Dinah was PSP-only.

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  • ScottyScotty Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
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    Killer Croc, now that's a boss fight! (please let it be a boss fight)

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  • DarkWarriorDarkWarrior __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2009
    I don't like him being so freaking huge.

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  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    He looks about as big as he was in Hush.

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  • psycojesterpsycojester Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    personally i really like the model, i just wish the lines on his chest didn't look he drew them on with biro.

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  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    personally i really like the model, i just wish the lines on his chest didn't look he drew them on with biro.

    That's one thing I noticed too - they should look more... organic.

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  • Robos A Go GoRobos A Go Go Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Of all Batman's recurring rogues, Killer Croc has always felt the most out of place.

    I guess it's because, unlike the rest of the villains, there's no real intelligence or artistry to what he does.

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  • RustRust __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2009
    Of all Batman's recurring rogues, Killer Croc has always felt the most out of place.

    I guess it's because, unlike the rest of the villains, there's no real intelligence or artistry to what he does.

    And then I threw a rock at 'im!

    ...it was a big rock.

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  • BloodySlothBloodySloth Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    KalTorak wrote: »
    He looks about as big as he was in Hush.

    There's this weird trend in comics to make your strongman villains abnormally humongous. It's been happening to Solomon Grundy, too. All that growth hormone in the meats, I tells ya.


    But yeah, I always thought Harley Quinn was kind of a freaky character. Basically just this emotionally stunted, obsessive woman who the Joker picks up and uses like an object or an abused dog, and she loves him for it.

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  • Mr PinkMr Pink I got cats for youRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Rust wrote: »
    Of all Batman's recurring rogues, Killer Croc has always felt the most out of place.

    I guess it's because, unlike the rest of the villains, there's no real intelligence or artistry to what he does.

    And then I threw a rock at 'im!

    ...it was a big rock.

    Still one of the best episodes.

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  • cloudeaglecloudeagle Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Mr Pink wrote: »
    Rust wrote: »
    Of all Batman's recurring rogues, Killer Croc has always felt the most out of place.

    I guess it's because, unlike the rest of the villains, there's no real intelligence or artistry to what he does.

    And then I threw a rock at 'im!

    ...it was a big rock.

    Still one of the best episodes.

    Ahyup.

    And the real thing behind Harley is that seeing the Joker makes her feel that she can embrace playful chaos, though at the same time he abuses her emotionally and physically. Of course Harl emphasizes the "positive" things in the relationship and deemphasizes (or ignores) the negative, which allows her to be strung along. Classic abusive relationship.

    Edit: The fun thing about Harley is when she's around Ivy, Ivy encourages her to think for herself and be a strong woman... yet Ivy becomes bossy and controlling around her and Harley's goofiness annoys her. So Harley has damn near the same relationship with Ivy as she does with the Joker.

    (insert lesbian reference here)

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  • templewulftemplewulf The Team Chump USARegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Mr Pink wrote: »
    Rust wrote: »
    Of all Batman's recurring rogues, Killer Croc has always felt the most out of place.

    I guess it's because, unlike the rest of the villains, there's no real intelligence or artistry to what he does.

    And then I threw a rock at 'im!

    ...it was a big rock.

    Still one of the best episodes.

    I thought it was a bit juvenile and hearkened back to Super Friends style storytelling. Even so, it was a great moment at the end when he revealed himself.

    My favorite was the one with robot Batman.

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  • cloudeaglecloudeagle Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    templewulf wrote: »
    Mr Pink wrote: »
    Rust wrote: »
    Of all Batman's recurring rogues, Killer Croc has always felt the most out of place.

    I guess it's because, unlike the rest of the villains, there's no real intelligence or artistry to what he does.

    And then I threw a rock at 'im!

    ...it was a big rock.

    Still one of the best episodes.

    I thought it was a bit juvenile and hearkened back to Super Friends style storytelling. Even so, it was a great moment at the end when he revealed himself.

    My favorite was the one with robot Batman.

    Nah. It was an homage to absurdly elaborate death traps, a staple of comics since the beginning, plus a fun way to see the bad guys' personalities bounce off each other.

    Besides, if it was Super Friends style, none of the villains would have had any personality whatsoever.

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  • AlienCowThatMoosAlienCowThatMoos Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I loved that they acknowledged that Ivy and Two-Face used to date, even though it was only for one episode, like two seasons earlier. I love continuity.

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  • Bionic MonkeyBionic Monkey Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 2009
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    Mr Pink wrote: »
    Rust wrote: »
    Of all Batman's recurring rogues, Killer Croc has always felt the most out of place.

    I guess it's because, unlike the rest of the villains, there's no real intelligence or artistry to what he does.

    And then I threw a rock at 'im!

    ...it was a big rock.

    Still one of the best episodes.

    Ahyup.

    And the real thing behind Harley is that seeing the Joker makes her feel that she can embrace playful chaos, though at the same time he abuses her emotionally and physically. Of course Harl emphasizes the "positive" things in the relationship and deemphasizes (or ignores) the negative, which allows her to be strung along. Classic abusive relationship.

    Edit: The fun thing about Harley is when she's around Ivy, Ivy encourages her to think for herself and be a strong woman... yet Ivy becomes bossy and controlling around her and Harley's goofiness annoys her. So Harley has damn near the same relationship with Ivy as she does with the Joker.

    (insert lesbian reference here)
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  • Brainiac 8Brainiac 8 Don't call me Shirley... Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
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  • BloodySlothBloodySloth Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I like how the guy couldn't figure out a simple Ivy outfit so he just drew flowers around her in every panel.

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  • FiarynFiaryn Omnicidal Madman Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    :lol:

    I laughed way too hard at that. That was incredibly dumb.

    (But still funny)

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  • xzzyxzzy Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Someone should try that at a bar, see if shouting "I AM THE GODDAMN BATMAN" gets you laid.

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  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I like how the guy couldn't figure out a simple Ivy outfit so he just drew flowers around her in every panel.

    Well she is wearing some species of unitard, which is pretty much her outfit.

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  • BloodySlothBloodySloth Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    xzzy wrote: »
    Someone should try that at a bar, see if shouting "I AM THE GODDAMN BATMAN" gets you laid.

    It could only attract the right kind of people, so it has to be worth a shot.

    edit:
    KalTorak wrote: »
    Well she is wearing some species of unitard, which is pretty much her outfit.

    Yeah, take away the frilly plant shit and it's just a one-piece. I still thought it was funny.

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  • SAW776SAW776 Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Just walk up to every girl you see.

    "Hey, did you hear? I'm the goddamn Batman."

    I get the feeling it'd be more likely to get you laid out than anything. :P

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  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    SAW776 wrote: »
    Just walk up to every girl you see.

    "Hey, did you hear? I'm the goddamn Batman."

    I get the feeling it'd be more likely to get you laid out than anything. :P

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPRscxQZs8E&feature=related

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  • subediisubedii Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    templewulf wrote: »
    Mr Pink wrote: »
    Rust wrote: »
    Of all Batman's recurring rogues, Killer Croc has always felt the most out of place.

    I guess it's because, unlike the rest of the villains, there's no real intelligence or artistry to what he does.

    And then I threw a rock at 'im!

    ...it was a big rock.

    Still one of the best episodes.

    I thought it was a bit juvenile and hearkened back to Super Friends style storytelling. Even so, it was a great moment at the end when he revealed himself.

    My favorite was the one with robot Batman.

    Nah. It was an homage to absurdly elaborate death traps, a staple of comics since the beginning, plus a fun way to see the bad guys' personalities bounce off each other.

    Besides, if it was Super Friends style, none of the villains would have had any personality whatsoever.

    Yeah that was a great episode.

    And Harley? Yeah, she at least partly understands how messed up her relationship with Joker is.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp6wLXj4-5A

    It's weird, what she's singing about is a really violent and completely abusive relationship, and yet that passes as OK for a kids cartoon?

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  • DarkWarriorDarkWarrior __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2009
    Good god, her hips.

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  • Brainiac 8Brainiac 8 Don't call me Shirley... Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    The animated series

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  • AplombAplomb Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    LOL at Batman bashing his face into the pool table. Guess he's not a fan of light jazz numbers.

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  • cloudeaglecloudeagle Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    You're shocked by the jazz song? Clearly, you haven't seen/don't remember the infamous pie scene. Look closely at Harl (not that you can't)... she's wearing nothing but pie.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0waJ2zHkqow

    Yes, that DID air Saturday morning.

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  • DarkWarriorDarkWarrior __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2009
    Wanna try some of my pie?

    Good gravy.

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  • SAW776SAW776 Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    You're shocked by the jazz song? Clearly, you haven't seen/don't remember the infamous pie scene. Look closely at Harl (not that you can't)... she's wearing nothing but pie.

    Hey, she's got a hat on! :P

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  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    SAW776 wrote: »
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    You're shocked by the jazz song? Clearly, you haven't seen/don't remember the infamous pie scene. Look closely at Harl (not that you can't)... she's wearing nothing but pie.

    Hey, she's got a hat on! :P

    And a mask...

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  • toxk_02toxk_02 Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
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