Multiplayer Confirmed For Arkham City

[WilliamRLBaker]

Please oh please don't let it be actual multiplayer, thats one of the things that ruined bioshock 2, Arkham city doesn't need actual multiplayer, Its a single player game.

 

[VanityGirl]

Co-op would in theory, work perfectly. But a theory is always different from actuality.

If the game were co-op, it SHOULD be Batman and Robin. Honestly, Catwoman wouldn't make a lot of sense. Catwoman has ALWAYS switched from jewel theif to friend(ish) of the Dark knight. Having her as a constant companion (while sexy) wouldn't make a terrible amount of sense.

However, if Batman were to call on the Boy Wonder, then the game would make a lot of sense. Batman and Robin have a lot of the same gadgets, which means you would have to learn new weapons if you played as Robin. Catwoman, on the other hand, would have whips and claws, which would force the other player to have a different style of play. I'm not saying that this is a bad thing, but if people don't like playing as Catwoman with whips, then it could become problematic.

Multiplayer could work in theory as well.
If it were set up as a cops and robbers type deal, it could be very interesting. Mulitplayer is very worrrying though, it could just be thown in as a gimmick.

 

[IamQ]

Between this, Splinter Cell, and Assassins Creed, multiplayer in stealth games is becoming more common.

And I don't like it.

 

[Dr. wonderful]

Seriously, is it too much to ask to have Robin, Nightwing, or Red Robin in these things? I think its a relatively good decision to have any one of those characters playable. Especially the most recent Robin, being the psychopath that he is. Do people really hate the Boy Wonder that much?

Robin unfortunately falls under Wesley Crusher Syndrome. He's the perfect "son", bright and talented with not many flaws.

That depends on WHAT robin you're talking about.

There were like five.

Indeed, there were a total of 5 robins but in this plot I can only see AC having either Dick Grayson or Tim Drake-Wayne (both of whom do have WC syndrome).

Jason Todd is, for all intents and purposes, dead, Damien Wayne is not well known enough (although his angst would fit well in this world) and no way in hell they're gonna put Stephanie Brown in.

I always thought Of Tim as being the best robin but the worst robin in his social life.
Jason IS alive...But you are right, he is dead. Damien would rub a lot of players the wrong way, And I don't want to see Stephanie Brown with out Cass/Batgirl.

Which remind...WHY THE HELL DID THEY MAKE STEPHANIE BROWN AS BATGIRL!? There already a batgirl...a damn good one at that.

 

[MasterSplinter]

Why is it Arkham City and not Gotham City?
I mean, is the insane asylum THAT big?

Or could it be a strange crossover with H. P. Lovecraft's Arkaham [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkham]?

 

[Ironic Pirate]

Between this, Splinter Cell, and Assassins Creed, multiplayer in stealth games is becoming more common.

And I don't like it.

As long as they don't put any less effort in the single player, I don't see why it should matter.

If they do half ass it to make room for multi, then yes that is an issue, but that's something to take issue with on game by game basis.

 

[Jeralt2100]

Why is it Arkham City and not Gotham City?
I mean, is the insane asylum THAT big?

Or could it be a strange crossover with H. P. Lovecraft's Arkaham [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkham]?

Apparently Warden Sharpe ran for Mayor and was elected. He bought up a huge section of Gotham's slums, walled it off, brought in all the inmates from Arkham and apparently prisoners from Blackgate and dumped them inside. No guards inside the walls and the only rule is: If you try to escape, we'll kill you.

Sounds like a good way to have some nice free-roaming play while not making it so huge that it dillutes the game's story.

 

[Ironic Pirate]

Between this, Splinter Cell, and Assassins Creed, multiplayer in stealth games is becoming more common.

Since when is Assassin's Creed a stealth game?

I needed a third example, and there are stealth kills. And besides, it's the third item in a list, thats where you put the joke answer.

 

[MasterSplinter]

Why is it Arkham City and not Gotham City?
I mean, is the insane asylum THAT big?

Or could it be a strange crossover with H. P. Lovecraft's Arkaham [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkham]?

Apparently Warden Sharpe ran for Mayor and was elected. He bought up a huge section of Gotham's slums, walled it off, brought in all the inmates from Arkham and apparently prisoners from Blackgate and dumped them inside. No guards inside the walls and the only rule is: If you try to escape, we'll kill you.

Sounds like a good way to have some nice free-roaming play while not making it so huge that it dillutes the game's story.

Yeah, that's probably true =/

 

[Zeromaeus]

Co-op would in theory, work perfectly. But a theory is always different from actuality.

If the game were co-op, it SHOULD be Batman and Robin. Honestly, Catwoman wouldn't make a lot of sense. Catwoman has ALWAYS switched from jewel theif to friend(ish) of the Dark knight. Having her as a constant companion (while sexy) wouldn't make a terrible amount of sense.

However, if Batman were to call on the Boy Wonder, then the game would make a lot of sense. Batman and Robin have a lot of the same gadgets, which means you would have to learn new weapons if you played as Robin. Catwoman, on the other hand, would have whips and claws, which would force the other player to have a different style of play. I'm not saying that this is a bad thing, but if people don't like playing as Catwoman with whips, then it could become problematic.

Multiplayer could work in theory as well.
If it were set up as a cops and robbers type deal, it could be very interesting. Mulitplayer is very worrrying though, it could just be thown in as a gimmick.

Yay. Someone else with a similar mindset.
Playing through Arkham Asylum a week or two ago, I really could see how co-op could work if implemented properly. Of course, the only option for co-op that would make sense is Robin, which I have no objection to.
Give me Damien Wayne. This game seems to be set up late enough for that...

 

[Frank_Sinatra_]

All I hope is that the single player mode doesn't take a hit through some pointless need to cram in multiplayer.

That's what I was thinking.
Too many games now add in multi-player just to have it in. Multi-player is not a requirement in this day and age, and I was not thinking "Wow, this game would be better with someone else playing with me" while playing Arkham Asylum.

 

[bojac6]

Seriously, is it too much to ask to have Robin, Nightwing, or Red Robin in these things? I think its a relatively good decision to have any one of those characters playable. Especially the most recent Robin, being the psychopath that he is. Do people really hate the Boy Wonder that much?

I don't think it's hate, I think it's to make the characters unique. For the most part, Robin is Mini-Batman. (Look, I read the comics, I know this isn't true of the character, but when it comes to the fighting styles, gadgets, etc.) Catwoman, on the other hand, is very different. No grappling hook, but a whip, so she can't just zip up somewhere, but can swing better. No batarangs. Also, smaller, more nimble.

And lets not forget the most important aspect, she's hot. I'd rather watch her slink around than another big hulky man.

 

[ItsAChiaotzu]

I'm betting on a co-op mode with Batmnan and Catwoman (those names sound beyond ridiculous when you think about them), maybe in the style of the challenge maps of the first game.

I can't really see them attempting any sort of vs. mode.

Normally I'd say "OH GOD NO!", but Rocksteady have proven with the first game that they won't bite off more than they can chew.

You're right, Batmnan does sound weird. Kinda sounds like Batmans .. nan?

Anyway, hated the first, I don't think multiplayer will sway me to play the second.

 

[linkzeldi]

Ooh this has the potential to grow into pointless bickering about who get's to be batman and whose stuck as Cat woman.

 

[Burgertime]

Please do NOT make the same mistake that the makers of War for Cybertron made. Nothing ticked me off more than seeing a very short single player campaign and then multiplayer that could only be done online. Sick of the industry now catering to the gamers who have no real "friends" or only have friends that live too far away from them. My wife and I shouldn't be looking at 2 copies of a game and 2 systems if we want to play a video game together.

10 years from now I want to be able to sit down and replay a game and have the same amount of fun I had when I first bought it. Imagine going back to play Super Mario World and you have only 1 Yoshi color because you didn't pre-order, you can't access the Star World because you didn't buy a piece of DLC, and your friend can't play as Luigi because the multiplayer was tied to online.

 

[Sniper Team 4]

This sounds neat if they pull it off correctly. I would like to play as Catwoman.

Robin was oddly missing in the first game, and it's true that he would probably make a better co-op partner than Catwoman. Nightwing too. And for everyone that says Stephanie needs to stay far, FAR away from this game, I say "Come on. I think it'd be hilarious." It would probably get more people into comics, if only to figure out why Robin is a girl.

 

[Woodsey]

I'm betting on a co-op mode with Batmnan and Catwoman (those names sound beyond ridiculous when you think about them), maybe in the style of the challenge maps of the first game.

I can't really see them attempting any sort of vs. mode.

Normally I'd say "OH GOD NO!", but Rocksteady have proven with the first game that they won't bite off more than they can chew.

You're right, Batmnan does sound weird. Kinda sounds like Batmans .. nan?

Anyway, hated the first, I don't think multiplayer will sway me to play the second.

More worryingly, it sounds like "Bat 'em, Nan!".