Batman: Arkham Asylum puts you behind the cowl of the iconic Dark Knight, fighting his way through Arkham Asylum to stop the Joker from enacting a sinister plot that would have grave consequences for Gotham City.
@buzz_killington: Yes, i printed the ad when it was displaying the 7.67 price, gave it to my gf, she went there with the ad and said " I wanna buy this game at this price " The video game guy looked surprised and said she should go to the customer service with the game and that print. She did, they looked on the website for a while, trying to figure out what the fuck was that all about and they finally decided to sell her the game at this ridiculous price!!!
@demonbear: Thanks for the heads-up dude. I hope they remain just as stupid until tomorrow morning. I'm going to pick up like 5 copies and give to my friends.
Anyways, picked mine up for $20 in the US. Picked up a copy at Toys-R-Us to get the $30 gift card, but they only had the 360 version and I wanted the PS3 one. So, I just no-recipet returned it to Best Buy, saying my girlfriend bought me the wrong version. Turns out Best Buy was giving $10 gift cards with a purchase.
I still paid $62 for it, but I'll gladly take $40 in free gift cards!
P.S. @CL60: Not digging the 15% tax. 8.5% (which is what is here in Arizona) is fine, but 15%? That's a lot.
It's odd, I feel underwhelmed by the game. Not to say it's bad by any stretch of the imagination, it's a wonderfully put together experience. I just feel like the stealth doesn't feel, I dunno, "dynamic" enough? I feel like there's only one RIGHT way to clear a way of goons, which was quite disappointing.
The hand-to-hand is fun but a little on the easy side, and the boss-battles have been pretty mundane so far. What's really kept me going has been the atmosphere, which I have loved, and the Scarecrow sequences have been some of the best moments in a video game all year.
It's a great game, but I would put it somewhere around #3 for me this year, under Shadow Complex at #1 and Resident Evil 5 at #2. The gameplay just hasn't been up to snuff for me, and I just can't seem to understand whether it's that I'm missing something, or that it just doesn't click for me like it seems to for everyone else.
" It's odd, I feel underwhelmed by the game. Not to say it's bad by any stretch of the imagination, it's a wonderfully put together experience. I just feel like the stealth doesn't feel, I dunno, "dynamic" enough? I feel like there's only one RIGHT way to clear a way of goons, which was quite disappointing.
The hand-to-hand is fun but a little on the easy side, and the boss-battles have been pretty mundane so far. What's really kept me going has been the atmosphere, which I have loved, and the Scarecrow sequences have been some of the best moments in a video game all year.
It's a great game, but I would put it somewhere around #3 for me this year, under Shadow Complex at #1 and Resident Evil 5 at #2. The gameplay just hasn't been up to snuff for me, and I just can't seem to understand whether it's that I'm missing something, or that it just doesn't click for me like it seems to for everyone else. "
" It's odd, I feel underwhelmed by the game. Not to say it's bad by any stretch of the imagination, it's a wonderfully put together experience. I just feel like the stealth doesn't feel, I dunno, "dynamic" enough? I feel like there's only one RIGHT way to clear a way of goons, which was quite disappointing.
The hand-to-hand is fun but a little on the easy side, and the boss-battles have been pretty mundane so far. What's really kept me going has been the atmosphere, which I have loved, and the Scarecrow sequences have been some of the best moments in a video game all year.
It's a great game, but I would put it somewhere around #3 for me this year, under Shadow Complex at #1 and Resident Evil 5 at #2. The gameplay just hasn't been up to snuff for me, and I just can't seem to understand whether it's that I'm missing something, or that it just doesn't click for me like it seems to for everyone else. "
Sounds like you read a lot into the hype. "
Nowp, I'm basing it more on what I'm hearing from everyone at this moment, on this day, at this point in time, via. messaging services such as msn, twitter, and the like.
Saw a few videos of the gameplay on youtube, so far it's looking pretty good! There was one part in the beginning where some crocodile monster showed up...holy shit!
" It's odd, I feel underwhelmed by the game. Not to say it's bad by any stretch of the imagination, it's a wonderfully put together experience. I just feel like the stealth doesn't feel, I dunno, "dynamic" enough? I feel like there's only one RIGHT way to clear a way of goons, which was quite disappointing. The hand-to-hand is fun but a little on the easy side, and the boss-battles have been pretty mundane so far. What's really kept me going has been the atmosphere, which I have loved, and the Scarecrow sequences have been some of the best moments in a video game all year. It's a great game, but I would put it somewhere around #3 for me this year, under Shadow Complex at #1 and Resident Evil 5 at #2. The gameplay just hasn't been up to snuff for me, and I just can't seem to understand whether it's that I'm missing something, or that it just doesn't click for me like it seems to for everyone else. "
Theirs many many different ways to kill the enemies in the stealth.
" It's odd, I feel underwhelmed by the game. Not to say it's bad by any stretch of the imagination, it's a wonderfully put together experience. I just feel like the stealth doesn't feel, I dunno, "dynamic" enough? I feel like there's only one RIGHT way to clear a way of goons, which was quite disappointing. The hand-to-hand is fun but a little on the easy side, and the boss-battles have been pretty mundane so far. What's really kept me going has been the atmosphere, which I have loved, and the Scarecrow sequences have been some of the best moments in a video game all year. It's a great game, but I would put it somewhere around #3 for me this year, under Shadow Complex at #1 and Resident Evil 5 at #2. The gameplay just hasn't been up to snuff for me, and I just can't seem to understand whether it's that I'm missing something, or that it just doesn't click for me like it seems to for everyone else. "
Theirs many many different ways to kill the enemies in the stealth. "
This I realize, but I feel like if I do anything other but the correct progression (the manner isn't as formulaic) of kills, I will get spotted at one time or another and have to swing between gargoyles. Sure, it's not the same as dying, but I want to feel like people are getting picked off left and right and they have no idea where it's coming from.
Just me being picky I guess, I tend to be a perfectionist, why the Splinter Cell series is one of my favorites ever. There are a multitude of ways to get through a situation without being seen or noticed, and every way feels like it's fine, never like it's the "right" way.
" It's odd, I feel underwhelmed by the game. Not to say it's bad by any stretch of the imagination, it's a wonderfully put together experience. I just feel like the stealth doesn't feel, I dunno, "dynamic" enough? I feel like there's only one RIGHT way to clear a way of goons, which was quite disappointing. The hand-to-hand is fun but a little on the easy side, and the boss-battles have been pretty mundane so far. What's really kept me going has been the atmosphere, which I have loved, and the Scarecrow sequences have been some of the best moments in a video game all year. It's a great game, but I would put it somewhere around #3 for me this year, under Shadow Complex at #1 and Resident Evil 5 at #2. The gameplay just hasn't been up to snuff for me, and I just can't seem to understand whether it's that I'm missing something, or that it just doesn't click for me like it seems to for everyone else. "
Theirs many many different ways to kill the enemies in the stealth. "
This I realize, but I feel like if I do anything other but the correct progression (the manner isn't as formulaic) of kills, I will get spotted at one time or another and have to swing between gargoyles. Sure, it's not the same as dying, but I want to feel like people are getting picked off left and right and they have no idea where it's coming from. Just me being picky I guess, I tend to be a perfectionist, why the Splinter Cell series is one of my favorites ever. There are a multitude of ways to get through a situation without being seen or noticed, and every way feels like it's fine, never like it's the "right" way. "
Theirs many ways you can do it without being seen :/ just because you don't have the skills to be able to pull it off doesn't mean it's impossible. Every time I do a challenge I do it differently and without being seen.
" It's odd, I feel underwhelmed by the game. Not to say it's bad by any stretch of the imagination, it's a wonderfully put together experience. I just feel like the stealth doesn't feel, I dunno, "dynamic" enough? I feel like there's only one RIGHT way to clear a way of goons, which was quite disappointing. The hand-to-hand is fun but a little on the easy side, and the boss-battles have been pretty mundane so far. What's really kept me going has been the atmosphere, which I have loved, and the Scarecrow sequences have been some of the best moments in a video game all year. It's a great game, but I would put it somewhere around #3 for me this year, under Shadow Complex at #1 and Resident Evil 5 at #2. The gameplay just hasn't been up to snuff for me, and I just can't seem to understand whether it's that I'm missing something, or that it just doesn't click for me like it seems to for everyone else. "
Theirs many many different ways to kill the enemies in the stealth. "
This I realize, but I feel like if I do anything other but the correct progression (the manner isn't as formulaic) of kills, I will get spotted at one time or another and have to swing between gargoyles. Sure, it's not the same as dying, but I want to feel like people are getting picked off left and right and they have no idea where it's coming from. Just me being picky I guess, I tend to be a perfectionist, why the Splinter Cell series is one of my favorites ever. There are a multitude of ways to get through a situation without being seen or noticed, and every way feels like it's fine, never like it's the "right" way. "
Theirs many ways you can do it without being seen :/ just because you don't have the skills to be able to pull it off doesn't mean it's impossible. Every time I do a challenge I do it differently and without being seen. "
I'm referring to the main campaign, not the challenges. I've tried multiple times and the enemies have pre-programmed routes they move through depending on who's killed first. They tend to say "wait, I'll come with you" to the same person every time, and that leads to the same person being isolated and vulnerable, every time.
I can't speak on the challenge maps, as I've yet to play them. Don't take my criticism to heart by the way, there's no need for name-calling and skill-questioning, but if intelligent debate is not what you're looking for then I will leave and never return.
P.S. As a point of reference, I'm playing on Hard, if that makes a difference either way.
" It's odd, I feel underwhelmed by the game. Not to say it's bad by any stretch of the imagination, it's a wonderfully put together experience. I just feel like the stealth doesn't feel, I dunno, "dynamic" enough? I feel like there's only one RIGHT way to clear a way of goons, which was quite disappointing. The hand-to-hand is fun but a little on the easy side, and the boss-battles have been pretty mundane so far. What's really kept me going has been the atmosphere, which I have loved, and the Scarecrow sequences have been some of the best moments in a video game all year. It's a great game, but I would put it somewhere around #3 for me this year, under Shadow Complex at #1 and Resident Evil 5 at #2. The gameplay just hasn't been up to snuff for me, and I just can't seem to understand whether it's that I'm missing something, or that it just doesn't click for me like it seems to for everyone else. "
Theirs many many different ways to kill the enemies in the stealth. "
This I realize, but I feel like if I do anything other but the correct progression (the manner isn't as formulaic) of kills, I will get spotted at one time or another and have to swing between gargoyles. Sure, it's not the same as dying, but I want to feel like people are getting picked off left and right and they have no idea where it's coming from. Just me being picky I guess, I tend to be a perfectionist, why the Splinter Cell series is one of my favorites ever. There are a multitude of ways to get through a situation without being seen or noticed, and every way feels like it's fine, never like it's the "right" way. "
Theirs many ways you can do it without being seen :/ just because you don't have the skills to be able to pull it off doesn't mean it's impossible. Every time I do a challenge I do it differently and without being seen. "
I'm referring to the main campaign, not the challenges. I've tried multiple times and the enemies have pre-programmed routes they move through depending on who's killed first. They tend to say "wait, I'll come with you" to the same person every time, and that leads to the same person being isolated and vulnerable, every time. I can't speak on the challenge maps, as I've yet to play them. Don't take my criticism to heart by the way, there's no need for name-calling and skill-questioning, but if intelligent debate is not what you're looking for then I will leave and never return. P.S. As a point of reference, I'm playing on Hard, if that makes a difference either way. "
Err, I not once did any "name-calling". And yes, in the story you can do it multiple ways still. I've done them just sneaking around on foot with silent takedowns, I've done them with all inverted takedowns, I've done them with all batarang takedowns. etc.
" It's odd, I feel underwhelmed by the game. Not to say it's bad by any stretch of the imagination, it's a wonderfully put together experience. I just feel like the stealth doesn't feel, I dunno, "dynamic" enough? I feel like there's only one RIGHT way to clear a way of goons, which was quite disappointing. The hand-to-hand is fun but a little on the easy side, and the boss-battles have been pretty mundane so far. What's really kept me going has been the atmosphere, which I have loved, and the Scarecrow sequences have been some of the best moments in a video game all year. It's a great game, but I would put it somewhere around #3 for me this year, under Shadow Complex at #1 and Resident Evil 5 at #2. The gameplay just hasn't been up to snuff for me, and I just can't seem to understand whether it's that I'm missing something, or that it just doesn't click for me like it seems to for everyone else. "
Theirs many many different ways to kill the enemies in the stealth. "
This I realize, but I feel like if I do anything other but the correct progression (the manner isn't as formulaic) of kills, I will get spotted at one time or another and have to swing between gargoyles. Sure, it's not the same as dying, but I want to feel like people are getting picked off left and right and they have no idea where it's coming from. Just me being picky I guess, I tend to be a perfectionist, why the Splinter Cell series is one of my favorites ever. There are a multitude of ways to get through a situation without being seen or noticed, and every way feels like it's fine, never like it's the "right" way. "
Theirs many ways you can do it without being seen :/ just because you don't have the skills to be able to pull it off doesn't mean it's impossible. Every time I do a challenge I do it differently and without being seen. "
I'm referring to the main campaign, not the challenges. I've tried multiple times and the enemies have pre-programmed routes they move through depending on who's killed first. They tend to say "wait, I'll come with you" to the same person every time, and that leads to the same person being isolated and vulnerable, every time. I can't speak on the challenge maps, as I've yet to play them. Don't take my criticism to heart by the way, there's no need for name-calling and skill-questioning, but if intelligent debate is not what you're looking for then I will leave and never return. P.S. As a point of reference, I'm playing on Hard, if that makes a difference either way. "
Err, I not once did any "name-calling". And yes, in the story you can do it multiple ways still. I've done them just sneaking around on foot with silent takedowns, I've done them with all inverted takedowns, I've done them with all batarang takedowns. etc. "
I don't know, I've never once found that I can change up the order, I can just change up the manner in which I completed it (which is what you were describing here).
Maybe I'm doing it wrong, I don't know, but it just doesn't feel as dynamic as I feel it should, and that's simply my opinion, and in no way am I presenting it as fact. /end
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