Batman Arkham Origins Hands-on Preview

[Susan Arendt]

Batman Arkham Origins Hands-on Preview

A younger, scrappier Batman has brought some new toys to Gotham.

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[FFP2]

Wait, won't blowing up enemies with explosive barrels go against Batman's "no kill" rule?

 

[Chad Brumfield]

A prequel eh? What the hell...I'm down. I'd be interested to see how some new voice actors handle these iconic roles and I enjoyed the last two Batman games. So let's see how this one does.

 

[Sanaje]

Wait, I'm confused now.

The developers say they used new voice actors because they wanted the voices of Batman (here played by Roger Craig Smith) and the Joker to sound younger than their previous Arkham selves.

Conroy to voice Batman [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/7.408417-It-Looks-Like-Kevin-Conroy-Will-Be-Batman-Afterall].

Does that mean Conroy meant another game, is Smith just a stand-in, or will it be a flashback game with older Bats narrating in the background?

 

[FFP2]

Well the thugs would be dead from stuff Batman normally does.

It takes comic book rule of "blunt force trauma doesn't kill, only guns can"

Which is why Batman doesn't die when Superman uses his super strength to punch his face in some of the "superman goes rogue" arcs. It is also the same reason why Batman doesn't get any teeth knocked out no matter how hard he is hit.

Yeah but in Arkham City you couldn't even throw them off ledges... now you're blowing them up.

 

[Goofguy]

Wait, won't blowing up enemies with explosive barrels go against Batman's "no kill" rule?

Actually, in case you didn't know, Batman is only putting his enemies to sleep.

 

[synobal]

Anyone else totally uninterested in the Arkham series? After the hugely contrived plot of Arkham city I just dunno. I'd like to like this game but I can't make myself get excited about it. Maybe it's because after the inclusion of the Beyond suit in Arkham City I was convinced they were finally going to use the Beyond material for a video game. Except it didn't happen.

 

[FFP2]

Actually, in case you didn't know, Batman is only putting his enemies to sleep.

That was amazing. Thanks for exposing me to that work of art

 

[Moeez]

Batman Arkham Origins Hands-on Preview

A younger, scrappier Batman has brought some new toys to Gotham.

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"As of this moment, the noise that accompanies the Rewind function is so terrible that it nearly renders those portions of the game unplayable, but it will likely change before the final version is released."

Rewind function?

 

[Susan Arendt]

Batman Arkham Origins Hands-on Preview

A younger, scrappier Batman has brought some new toys to Gotham.

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"As of this moment, the noise that accompanies the Rewind function is so terrible that it nearly renders those portions of the game unplayable, but it will likely change before the final version is released."

Rewind function?

Yep. When you "rewind" the action in the Evidence Scanner. In the example I saw, rewinding made the helicopter crash go in reverse, so you could examine it from various angles, see at what point it went off course, and so forth. You can rewind a gunshot to trace the bullet's path back to its source, that sort of thing. And the noise that goes with it...gahhhhh. Just awful.

Wait, I'm confused now.

The developers say they used new voice actors because they wanted the voices of Batman (here played by Roger Craig Smith) and the Joker to sound younger than their previous Arkham selves.

Conroy to voice Batman [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/7.408417-It-Looks-Like-Kevin-Conroy-Will-Be-Batman-Afterall].

Does that mean Conroy meant another game, is Smith just a stand-in, or will it be a flashback game with older Bats narrating in the background?

All I can say is that the Batman we saw was voiced by a single actor the entire time, and that was Smith.

 

[Moeez]

Batman Arkham Origins Hands-on Preview

A younger, scrappier Batman has brought some new toys to Gotham.

Read Full Article

"As of this moment, the noise that accompanies the Rewind function is so terrible that it nearly renders those portions of the game unplayable, but it will likely change before the final version is released."

Rewind function?

Yep. When you "rewind" the action in the Evidence Scanner. In the example I saw, rewinding made the helicopter crash go in reverse, so you could examine it from various angles, see at what point it went off course, and so forth. You can rewind a gunshot to trace the bullet's path back to its source, that sort of thing. And the noise that goes with it...gahhhhh. Just awful.

Well, that's new. Man, all this CSI/Minority Report overcomplicated business. I want an investigation purely based on variations of a swear word:

 

[Alcaste]

Wait, won't blowing up enemies with explosive barrels go against Batman's "no kill" rule?

Eh, we're already kicking criminals' heads into buildings. I've always lived with the adorable notion that Alfred and the BatComputer outright lie to batman to make him feel better.

 

[Eruanno]

Argh, this actually sounds pretty good. Now I'm really conflicted about whether to get this or not :<

 

[Verkula]

Both Hamill and Conroy played the younger and older versions of their characters many times already and they did a perfect job every time, so I call BS, they just don't want to pay them for their roles. Or maybe they just want fresh meat, but then just fkin say that.

 

[xchurchx]

Both Hamill and Conroy played the younger and older versions of their characters many times already and they did a perfect job every time, so I call BS, they just don't want to pay them for their roles. Or maybe they just want fresh meat, but then just fkin say that.

Hamill has retired the Joker role, originally Asylum was going to be his last but he enjoyed the City storyline so reprised his role, Conroy is voicing Batman still and a few days ago talked about working on an upcoming Arkham game, whether its Origins or the next Rocksteady Arkham game (which I theorise they are making for next gen) is still unclear.

 

[Verkula]

Both Hamill and Conroy played the younger and older versions of their characters many times already and they did a perfect job every time, so I call BS, they just don't want to pay them for their roles. Or maybe they just want fresh meat, but then just fkin say that.

Hamill has retired the Joker role, originally Asylum was going to be his last but he enjoyed the City storyline so reprised his role, Conroy is voicing Batman still and a few days ago talked about working on an upcoming Arkham game, whether its Origins or the next Rocksteady Arkham game (which I theorise they are making for next gen) is still unclear.

No, he said it many times since then that he did NOT retired the role and it was just a misunderstanding, yet this rumor still keeps spreading like a plague.

Most recently(as far as I know):

http://smodcast.com/episodes/mark-hamill-the-peoples-joker-pt-1/
http://smodcast.com/episodes/mark-hamill-the-peoples-joker-pt-2/

 

[Grabehn]

After Arkham City, I'm just out, it just didn't make it for me, especially after the "Physx" delay thing.

BTW did... that guy in the beginning have the flashlight IN his mouth? Or am I still seeing that the wrong way? Cuz that does look pretty damn gruesome.

 

[Geo Da Sponge]

Hmmm... On the one end, another Arkham-style Batman game will probably be great in terms of mechanics, I'm really annoyed that they didn't have the guts to follow through on all the plot hooks they laid out in Arkham City. So they go back and do a prequel, because putting the word "Origins" in your title is way, way easier than figuring out what you're going to call the next game otherwise.

 

[anonymity88]

Hmmm... On the one end, another Arkham-style Batman game will probably be great in terms of mechanics, I'm really annoyed that they didn't have the guts to follow through on all the plot hooks they laid out in Arkham City. So they go back and do a prequel, because putting the word "Origins" in your title is way, way easier than figuring out what you're going to call the next game otherwise.

I think they're just terrified of pushing ahead without The Joker. Since he's the most recognisable it's not hard to see why, although I would like them to focus on one villain and make something akin to Asylum again.