Stolen Pixels #173: Riddled

domicius

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I liked the inclusion of the Riddler. Added some context and allowed the Batman to rest in between beating up stuff and having the bones mend.

Also, Batman has to give time to all the beaten up goons to heal up as well, so they can go to the next place to be beaten up.
 

Jandau

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The Riddler sidequests were what drove the final nail into the coffin as far as Arkham Asylum goes. I'm not a big fan of Batman and I didn't like the game all that much, but all the collectables just annoyed me to hell. If I ignored them, I felt like I was missing out, but if I went looking for them, I'd spend too much time in detective vision staring at walls. Basically, they made the game FAR less fun, and I didn't find it much fun to begin with...
 

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I love sidequests that consist of nothing but looking for and collecting things. It appeals to my self-destrucive and obsessive-compulsive side.

Although looking for the teeth did irritate me. They don't show up on the map, damnit!
 

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I thought the payoff for collecting them all was fantastic. I had a big grin plastered all over my face when I got the final one, and the transmission kicked in.
 

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Cosplay Horatio said:
This was the same reason why I took too long beating Fable 2.
Same here. Some of those keys were excruciatingly difficult to get and it took me half an hour to tag the gargoyle behind the carriage. Stupid completionist achievement!
 

DomesticParasite

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...If the bomb did go off, that would make the next game much more exciting, entire city insane... All it needs is spider-man .. and iron man and a skeleton with a guitar axe weapon.. yeahh best game ever, yeahhhh.
 

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DomesticParasite said:
...If the bomb did go off, that would make the next game much more exciting, entire city insane... All it needs is spider-man .. and iron man and a skeleton with a guitar axe weapon.. yeahh best game ever, yeahhhh.
Did someone call for Spider-Man [http://engrishfunny.com/2008/10/31/engrish-batman-begins/]?
 

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lodo_bear said:
DomesticParasite said:
...If the bomb did go off, that would make the next game much more exciting, entire city insane... All it needs is spider-man .. and iron man and a skeleton with a guitar axe weapon.. yeahh best game ever, yeahhhh.
Did someone call for Spider-Man [http://engrishfunny.com/2008/10/31/engrish-batman-begins/]?
"With this mask Spiderman stroke all criminal"
hahahahahaha Brilliant.
 

Lost In The Void

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Its so true, I'm working on getting the last twenty riddle things done and I'll be completely done that, damn my achievement whoring ways
 

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AvsJoe said:
Cosplay Horatio said:
This was the same reason why I took too long beating Fable 2.
Same here. Some of those keys were excruciatingly difficult to get and it took me half an hour to tag the gargoyle behind the carriage. Stupid completionist achievement!
Plus the fucking demon doors being little bitches! GRRRRR! Especially that demon door that wants your pet to amuse him. I soon said "FUCK YOU! I did everything my pet could do, and your still not amused???"

In fact, fuck Fable 2 all together.
 

AvsJoe

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BloodyThoughts said:
AvsJoe said:
Cosplay Horatio said:
This was the same reason why I took too long beating Fable 2.
Same here. Some of those keys were excruciatingly difficult to get and it took me half an hour to tag the gargoyle behind the carriage. Stupid completionist achievement!
Plus the fucking demon doors being little bitches! GRRRRR! Especially that demon door that wants your pet to amuse him. I soon said "FUCK YOU! I did everything my pet could do, and your still not amused???"

In fact, fuck Fable 2 all together.
Really? That door was one of the ones I liked. The one that pissed me off the most was the one who made you look ridiculous what with the mutton chops and all. It may have been a glorified fetch quest but I hated changing my appearance for stupid reasons (like the goth achievement).
 

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Shamus, the comic is great, but what really makes this Stolen Pixels win for me is your description of a typical Joker scheme. Very inspired, albeit disturbing, stuff!
 

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Lucane said:
maddawg IAJI said:
Strangely enough, I thought the Riddler's riddles were kinda misplaced and didn't really fit. They all revolved around Batman villans so if you knew your comic book history it was pretty easy and you'd wonder why he would leave an answer sheet lying all over the place.
To call you out on being inferior to his wit, He does it after the 1st one you find and continues to call you out as a cheater the closer you get to 100% Plus didn't he say he set up bombs or something too?
I remember him saying there were bombs that he set up all over city, and if Batman fails he blows up city.
 

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I still need to find stuff in the fucking elevator shaft in Intensive Treatment... and I'm too proud to look up walkthroughs... especially as I find these tend to be kinda shite.

That said, I liked the Riddler's challenges (mostly). There was one I was going insane with trying to fine- it's in the first No Grapples For You sewer, and then I randomly got turned around, climbed an unnecessary wall... and there was the fucking green dot I'd been hunting for hours of gameplay.
After I finished say "For Fuck Sake!" rather loudly... well, it felt like I'd actually achieved something. Plus, I don't know if you noticed, but you get a decent amount of XP for the Riddler's challenges.

I also really appreciated the comic references, even when it referred to villains I wouldn't have been very familiar with. I hate to admit that it took me a while to figure out who "Tommy Eliot is on the surgical team" was referring to as Hush took place during my hiatus from comics.

Damn fine game though. Playing it again now!
 

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I just read this one. Freakin brilliant! "Will I get an achievment for that?". Classic.