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Batman:Arkham Asylum - Out Now (PS3/360) Not Out Now (PC/EU/AU damnit)
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Why doesn't the console version get details? That is horseshit.
That aside, awesome damn Achievements/Trophies. :^:
Watching that physx demo, I was surprised. The hanging banners? The fog and steam? I hadn't seen any of that. Yeah, I played the PS3 version so, okay...but to not even have them in as background stuff is odd, to me at least.
Hmmm...
Or maybe she's just simply one of the last bosses and there just isn't an achievement for defeating Joker aside from the complete the game one, which is pretty likely too.
The question is basically: Do you want to play as the Joker and take out roomfulls of guards?
If the answer is yes and you were going to buy the game anyway, seems that PS3 is the way to go this time.
If the answer is "I don't care," then I have to ask "Why do you hate fun and joy?" :P
Honestly, if you have both, I'd think it would be a PS3 buy in this case. I don't think there's any MP component so Live vs PSN is out. Controllers are a valid concern, but more content is always good. Plus, free extra content.
Fuck Ivy. If anything its like the Dark Knight and beating
I bought this pad because I felt the same way during the short period of time I had my PS3. Luckily, it also works for the PC, so I kept it around. The left analog and d-pad are interchangable, and xInputEmulator makes it function as an Xbox 360 controller for all those games that only function with it.
The only drawbacks are it's not wireless, and the programing software rarely functions with current games.
Also, it was only $30 at Best Buy.
EDIT: For some reason, the website says this is the PS2700 model of gamepad. The one I bought says Cyborg V.3 Rumblepad. AFAIK, there's no difference.
The Raid
It looks like there's only a few villains who are going to be proper boss fights. That's kind of dissapointing, but hopefully we'll see a bunch of stuff like the Zsasz thing in the demo where you have to take out b and c-list villains.
You know what you're feeling now?
It's all the PC crowd has felt for years now
So CHOKE ON IT
PSN ID : DetectiveOlivaw | TWITTER | STEAM ID | NEVER FORGET
Dreamgear stuff is usually pretty solid
*Links picture of original PS3 controller. All laugh*
If Sony released a special black edition of that with just the Batman symbol emblazoned on it, I'm almost certain it would sell bucketloads and fans would greet it as the best special extra ever.
Honestly, I was expecting a phoned in port, but the graphics are solid (haven't tried enabling the PhysX stuff, might do now), framerate's smooth, and they've configured it for the controller. What really impressed me was that the game actually recognised that I have a five button mouse and mapped buttons 4 and 5 to quick batarang and grapple. No game I've played before has ever default mapped those two buttons. I was about to re-map them to something else but really all the controls seem to work fine.
Question: Did anyone else get a sudden slowdown in that scene with Zasz? Just as Bat's is swooping him to kick him the framerate really bottoms out for some reason. I'm guessing it might be something to do with the video monitors in the background repeating everything on scene, but that's just a guess on my part.
Also, one I asked earlier.
Holy crap.
PC version it is for me.
The Raid
Everyone has blue eyes except for the Joker.
EVERYONE.
Most Unreal Engine 3 games? You can't even map MB5, it treats it as MB4. Was really annoying in UT3, Mass Effect, and Gears of War. We've had 5 button mice for regular desktop work for a decade now. Heck, even Windows puts those two buttons to intelligent use.
All right, people. It is not a gerbil. It is not a hamster. It is not a guinea pig. It is a death rabbit. Death. Rabbit. Say it with me, now.
Isn't Poison Ivy supposed to have green?
And its pretty neat that the cape and cowl are blue in bright light but in the darker areas they appear pretty much black.
Sorry, I was referring to the ones in the demo (Including the hidden Riddler one)
I got it.
But is Arkham Asylum going to be a Games for Windows LIVE game (meaning w/ achievements) ? IF so I can just use my wireless 360 controller.
So everyone's impressed with the demo? Can't wait to get my hands on it later.
Arkham Asylum does include achievements on PC. All Games for Windows with the LIVE logo on the bottom right side of the header on the box art include achievements.
The Raid
:^:
Because I found it
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Nope, but thanks, you dick, now I have to play it again.
That makes three in the demo?
You should be thanking him for encouraging you to play it again.
But I ran through it just now and couldn't find it in the last room.
I did, however, see that you can go into the floor panels like I've seen in videos, so woo!
Oh, damn, guess I'll have to play it again. Shucky darn.
Oh, good, I wasn't the only one to think that. I like the fact that Rocksteady incorporated the "game view" into the image. In fact, I had to go check a few of my other games to make sure that wasn't a standard thing in other demos/games.
Nice touch.