Onmi said:
huh? how did batman forever kill the franchise? they made thaat clooney crapfest before it died
Batman Sells Really Well
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huh? how did batman forever kill the franchise? they made thaat clooney crapfest before it died
Arkham Asylum doesnt have to do with the movie, it is based off the comic book. If it was based off the movie in any way (other than the fact that its a batman game) it would probably suck just like any other movie based game. I bought this game two days after it came out, and it deserves the hype. 
Batman Arkham Asylum is suprisingly not based on the comics or the Dark Knight movie. But is rather based on the animated series [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_The_Animated_Series] (not Batman Beyond, which aired later). If you'll take care to read who wrote the plot and script, you'll notice it was by the masterful Paul Dini [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Dini]. Voicing the Joker was done by the ever-popular Mark Hamil, and Kevin Conroy voices the Batman once again. The plot draws heavily on the comics, and is untainted by the Tim Burton and Joe Schumacher movies, not to mention the incredibly camp 50s television series.
Batman is the definition of a Badass Unpowered [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BadassNormal], and the gameplay reflects this, instead of going to the superpowered Tim Burton's version where he can take a bullet and run off, or to the weakling that is Adam West (shark repellant, anyone?).
Rocksteady and Eidos have done an excellent job at giving us a good game, and I am supremely thankful that Eidos gave the Batman the time for Rocksteady to give him the love he deserves. Because it really, really shows. An excellent game, and and hopefully we'll see some kick-ass DLC coming out for it in the near future.
For those who haven't seen Batman's famous line:
Batman is the definition of a Badass Unpowered [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BadassNormal], and the gameplay reflects this, instead of going to the superpowered Tim Burton's version where he can take a bullet and run off, or to the weakling that is Adam West (shark repellant, anyone?).
Rocksteady and Eidos have done an excellent job at giving us a good game, and I am supremely thankful that Eidos gave the Batman the time for Rocksteady to give him the love he deserves. Because it really, really shows. An excellent game, and and hopefully we'll see some kick-ass DLC coming out for it in the near future.
For those who haven't seen Batman's famous line:
It's because he's freaking BATMAN. Honestly though, I'm not surprised. Even my under-a-rock mother has seen Batman Begins and wants to see The Dark Knight (she's tried to see it a couple times, but the show was... you guessed it, sold out both times).
You realise West and Burt Ward were taking the piss right? And it worked, that show is hilarious.Rehtul said:
Although Commissioner Gordon is probably the stand out.
Except for the fact that the game doesn't even come out on PC until tomorrow, despite the fact that a pirated version (with the glide glitch DRM removed) has been out for at least ten days.theultimateend said:
All of these sales have been on the consoles, which are well-known for having substantially lower pirate rates than the PC. You honestly cannot say that piracy is a nonissue, even for extremely well-made games. Let's wait and see how high the PC sales are after two weeks before we make any claims about piracy eh? (Hint: they'll be lower than 2 million).
That said, I do think that SecuROM and other such DRM is retarded in the worst way possible because it hurts paying costumers. Developers most definitely have the right to (and should) defend themselves from pirates, they just need to come up with a different method.
Honestly, the demo did not do it justice, it turned me off the game more than making me want it, but I eventually got it and loved it. I would suggest a rent, just to see what the final product is like.sneakypenguin said:
More OT: Can't wait for the sequel! (Now that it's proven it sells well xP )
Maybe other companies will realise that not making a crappy rushed cash movie tie in will actually sell more and make them more money.
So I guess that means Eidos has lost somewhere around 10 billion dollars on this game (you know, piracy being around the 90% mark and all).
/sarcasm, just in case someone took it literally.
/sarcasm, just in case someone took it literally.
i hate this, a hot new game that gets discussed the crap out of it and im still waiting over here in Europe like a tool waiting for the pc release, good news everybody! have you heard resident evil 5 and red faction guerrilla is coming out soon!?!?!.
also im still waiting to try halo 3 on the pc.
also im still waiting to try halo 3 on the pc.
