Batman Arkham City
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xt1meThe version of the game I got came with Harley Quinn DLC so I played that as well.
Good game but I finished the game before I got all the Riddler trophies. So I went back to get them but it turns out you can do the final Riddler mission without needing to 100% it. Which is great and all but once you do all the challenges you're kind of left there like a lump. I know you can see all the concept art and everything but I would have liked something in game. even just a sound clip or something.
I kind of makes it feel like the games just trails off otherwise.
I will admit I did look up how to do some of the challenges but not that many really.
I kind of suck at the gliding so those one took me a bit but I never got as frustrated as the that stupid Tank mission in Assassins Creed, probably because they were all so short.
Incidentally, the instructions for the reverse batarang don't mention that you need the remote batarang instead of the regular one. Which makes sense in hindsight but you only need to use it once in story so it's easy to forget bout it.
I am incredibly grateful that you can turn off inverted controls for the remote batarang because I would not have been able to do any of the challenges involved otherwise.
I do feel a bit dumb that I didn't realise that the Gun Jammer works on the turrets as well as regular guns though.
I'm kind of annoyed I couldn't get all the balloons in the Harley DLC but I did it twice now, the second time with a walk-though, and I'm still missing 1. Since I can't just go in and free roam like in the main game I don't think it's worth it.
Some tips for anyone trying to do all the challenges after the main game:
There's a guy with a Jammer in the subway for you to use the Electric disruptor on.
One of the guys outside the museum will trow a fire extinguisher so you can hit it with a batarang.
There's 2 guys in armorer in the industrial district. Find the one hanging with two others to line them up to fire him into one of the others. The one by the gate is too far away to hit the other guy.
There a big bunch of people in the courthouse the first time you go into if after the main plot, they're good for any of the combo challenges you need. I finished up my Catwoman challenges there.
I do like the mechanic of interrogating various goons working for the Riddler to unlock trophies locations on the map. That was neat. I did accidentally do a ledge takedown on one instead of integrating them & I think it made me miss a few because one final riddle eluded me until I looked it up. But in my defense, it's the same button.
Story-wise it's fine. Lots of running back and forth as your goal keeps getting interrupted with more problems. Classic video-game plot.
The one thing I felt off was that everyone is kind of an asshole. For the Villains it's expected of course, but Alfred was a lot more jerk-like then I think was needed. He's dry and sarcastic sure but it's not like he hates Bruce. And of course Batman has his "I work alone Bah Humbug" bit, even as he demonstrably works with others. But he's got a very "I'm always right" attitude here. And in the DLC it's pointed out by the other characters he's being a jerk.
I know, since I've read the comics and know spoilers for the next game, that it's probably because of Jason's death but they all made it seem like it because of the Joker. Which ... no. Just, No.
The Joker is the one who thinks he and Bat's have a thing, not Bruce. Bat villains having an obsession with Batman (or Bruce Wayne) is pretty common but Batman just wants to stop criminals. His obsession is with crime itself not the individual criminals. That's why he's the hero and they're not.
I don't know. It was just the vibe I got. Maybe I'm just reading it wrong.
It wasn't the whole time, there were just a few moments that stuck out.
Getting to play as other people for a bit was neat but I never felt like I was any good at the combat so I always preferred when I had all of Batman's armour.
Not too interested in the extra challenges, just like last time, So I think I can say I've finished the game.
Good game but I finished the game before I got all the Riddler trophies. So I went back to get them but it turns out you can do the final Riddler mission without needing to 100% it. Which is great and all but once you do all the challenges you're kind of left there like a lump. I know you can see all the concept art and everything but I would have liked something in game. even just a sound clip or something.
I kind of makes it feel like the games just trails off otherwise.
I will admit I did look up how to do some of the challenges but not that many really.
I kind of suck at the gliding so those one took me a bit but I never got as frustrated as the that stupid Tank mission in Assassins Creed, probably because they were all so short.
Incidentally, the instructions for the reverse batarang don't mention that you need the remote batarang instead of the regular one. Which makes sense in hindsight but you only need to use it once in story so it's easy to forget bout it.
I am incredibly grateful that you can turn off inverted controls for the remote batarang because I would not have been able to do any of the challenges involved otherwise.
I do feel a bit dumb that I didn't realise that the Gun Jammer works on the turrets as well as regular guns though.
I'm kind of annoyed I couldn't get all the balloons in the Harley DLC but I did it twice now, the second time with a walk-though, and I'm still missing 1. Since I can't just go in and free roam like in the main game I don't think it's worth it.
Some tips for anyone trying to do all the challenges after the main game:
There's a guy with a Jammer in the subway for you to use the Electric disruptor on.
One of the guys outside the museum will trow a fire extinguisher so you can hit it with a batarang.
There's 2 guys in armorer in the industrial district. Find the one hanging with two others to line them up to fire him into one of the others. The one by the gate is too far away to hit the other guy.
There a big bunch of people in the courthouse the first time you go into if after the main plot, they're good for any of the combo challenges you need. I finished up my Catwoman challenges there.
I do like the mechanic of interrogating various goons working for the Riddler to unlock trophies locations on the map. That was neat. I did accidentally do a ledge takedown on one instead of integrating them & I think it made me miss a few because one final riddle eluded me until I looked it up. But in my defense, it's the same button.
Story-wise it's fine. Lots of running back and forth as your goal keeps getting interrupted with more problems. Classic video-game plot.
The one thing I felt off was that everyone is kind of an asshole. For the Villains it's expected of course, but Alfred was a lot more jerk-like then I think was needed. He's dry and sarcastic sure but it's not like he hates Bruce. And of course Batman has his "I work alone Bah Humbug" bit, even as he demonstrably works with others. But he's got a very "I'm always right" attitude here. And in the DLC it's pointed out by the other characters he's being a jerk.
I know, since I've read the comics and know spoilers for the next game, that it's probably because of Jason's death but they all made it seem like it because of the Joker. Which ... no. Just, No.
The Joker is the one who thinks he and Bat's have a thing, not Bruce. Bat villains having an obsession with Batman (or Bruce Wayne) is pretty common but Batman just wants to stop criminals. His obsession is with crime itself not the individual criminals. That's why he's the hero and they're not.
I don't know. It was just the vibe I got. Maybe I'm just reading it wrong.
It wasn't the whole time, there were just a few moments that stuck out.
Getting to play as other people for a bit was neat but I never felt like I was any good at the combat so I always preferred when I had all of Batman's armour.
Not too interested in the extra challenges, just like last time, So I think I can say I've finished the game.
