brkl Posted September 28, 2009 What? How is this game like Bioshock at all? I guess they're both 3D. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shakesbeard Posted September 28, 2009 What? How is this game like Bioshock at all? I guess they're both 3D. They both drop audio logs on the players' face and feature a dude speaking to you over loudspeakers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scrobbs Posted September 28, 2009 The design, polish and feel, I guess, of the game immediately reminded me and two friends of Bioshock. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted September 28, 2009 Also, Batman and BioShock both start with a 'B'. And they both have mutated humans, and scientists doing dangerous experiments. They both contain rooms with doors, and sometimes feature water, fire, and explosions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted September 28, 2009 Also, both game names rhyme with "scat can, bark am bass-phylum". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erkki Posted September 28, 2009 I got Batman delivered to me almost a week ago, but haven't even installed it yet and don't really feel like starting playing. It was the same with BioShock, I think I played it a year or so after release. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Posted September 28, 2009 They both drop audio logs on the players' face and feature a dude speaking to you over loudspeakers. They're also both fairly dark-palette Unreal Engine 3 games, and both largely take place inside. They are are both structured in a fashion that is linear from a narrative perspective but which exists in an interconnected world in which the player can explore and backtrack. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nachimir Posted September 28, 2009 Neither of them features space stations or miscellaneous high tech, cluttered corridors inspired by Aliens. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scrobbs Posted September 28, 2009 "...but apart from better sanitation and medicine and education and irrigation and public health and roads and a freshwater system and baths and public order... what have the Romans done for us?" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted September 28, 2009 Both have male protagonists. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted September 28, 2009 both feature masked foes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Intrepid Homoludens Posted September 29, 2009 This game is hands down a zenith of impressive design and concept and quality. It looks like an action game but feels so much like an adventure game with a tinge of RPG elements, and large dollop of dark, mature edge. This is the thinking person's action/adventure. The stealth and gadgetry section feels a bit like Splinter Cell, the fisticuffs like a top notch brawler (don't let the simple controls fool you, it's more complex when you get into it), and the exploration and treasure hunt bits feel like a grand old adventure game. There's a particularly wicked series of Riddler "puzzles" that involve gadgetry, brainwork, and properly shifted camera angles to "solve" that I found refreshing, partly because it seems impossible to do in 2D point-&-click. Good example of progressive thinking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erkki Posted September 29, 2009 Apparently not only threads from elder days are being resurrected, but people too! Welcome back, Intrepid! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snappity Posted September 29, 2009 I enjoyed those question mark alignment puzzles too. It's so satisfying when you find the right spot to make them come together. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brkl Posted September 29, 2009 Huh, to my immense surprise, this actually runs pretty well on my computer. Maybe I'll buy it one day when it's cheap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted September 29, 2009 You should probably buy it at full price, seeing as it was so expensive to make. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nachimir Posted September 29, 2009 Games reissued on budget labels might have a cheaper wholesale price, but the developer and publisher don't get less from a lower retail price on the original pressing, do they? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brkl Posted September 29, 2009 I don't know, but I can't afford the thing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shakesbeard Posted September 30, 2009 Played a bunch more last night, got the batclaw and chuckled to myself when Bats explained to Oracle about the Arkham Batcave , he really does think of everything! The Bane fight was entertaining enough, a little more variety would've been nice though. I lost on my first try and was treated to a nice nod to the Batman fiction, the Bane back break is one of those iconic images that really sticks with me. Really enjoying the exploration aspect of things and the combat has really started to open up. Cycling though regular strikes while trying to get crits, stunning with the cape, reversals, quick batarang throws, it all feels really tight and...I dunno, smart, if that makes sense. Looking forward to running into Scarecrow again, hoping that it retains a puzzle vibe versus just another combat situation. (sorry, my post looks like a military document, I just don't want to ruin even the smallest thing for anyone who hasn't played yet...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted September 30, 2009 You should probably buy it at full price, seeing as it was so expensive to make. You should pay extra, just to be special. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brkl Posted September 30, 2009 Honestly though, it's the bleeding Batman license, I think they'll be allright. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted September 30, 2009 Just to be clear, I was kidding. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miffy495 Posted September 30, 2009 Yeah, c'mon. He has a disclaimer and everything. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brkl Posted September 30, 2009 Toblix is a disclaimer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
