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    Batman: Arkham Asylum

    Game » consists of 28 releases. Released Aug 25, 2009

    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.

    The camera is driving me batshit insane

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    #1  Edited By AuthenticM

    I just started playing this game. I was told to start on Hard as apparently it's not that much harder than Normal, so that's what I did. I'm at the very beginning, fighting my first group of thugs. I cannot get past them. I have died at least 15 times now. So whoever that guy was who told me to play on Hard can go to Hell; I'm restarting a game on Normal.
     
    But that's not what's driving me crazy. It's the camera. It is making me sick; as in, literally. It just keeps on swirling around and around and around and around and around my dude as I'm fighting and trying to keep an eye on the other enemies so as to counterattack in time. It's making my head spin. I can't believe nobody saw this when they focus-tested the game before release. I mean, am I the only one who thinks that? I don't recall hearing the guys on the podcast talking about camera issues or the like. And here I am, finally buying and playing the game that won many game of the year awards, and I'm not 10 minutes in that I'm asking myself how in fuck's sake did this issue never get mentioned anywhere in over 12 months since the game's release. Anyone?

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    #2  Edited By SethPhotopoulos

    The camera never did that to me.

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    #3  Edited By Soap

    Are you sure your controller isn't broken?
     
    Or you might of had the direction pressed down on the stick when turning the console on, that usually messes crap up.

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    #4  Edited By W0lfbl1tzers

    Don't you mean Batman crazy?

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    #5  Edited By OllyOxenFree

    Yeah it must be an error in your end.  There was no camera tomfoolery when I played the game.

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    #6  Edited By FlyingRat

    I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.

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    #7  Edited By JoeyRavn

    Yeah... It's probably something wrong in your end. But first of all, what version of the game are you playing? PC? With keyboard+mouse or a gamepad? Which gamepad? PS3? 360? If you're playing with a gamepad (which you should, BTW), maybe the analog stick that controls the movement of the camera is broken. Try recalibrating it. And try a similar game, to see if it makes the same spins.

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    #8  Edited By yakov456

    No issues here. Something is f'd  up.

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    #9  Edited By rjayb89

    Very unusual, I say.  Possibly your SIXAXIS-only controller, if that's what you're using, just on the fritz.  Mine does that from time to time, but yours sounds much more aggressive.

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    #10  Edited By ReyGitano
    @W0lfbl1tzers said:
    " Don't you mean Batman crazy? "
    Don't you mean BatmanBatmanBatman crazy?
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    #11  Edited By ninjakiller

    .....I never had any issues on my playthrough.

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    #12  Edited By HitmanAgent47

    I do own a ps3 version and it's tough to move the camera during a fight. Then again I also own the pc version and it's the easiest thing to do is to move the camera during the fight properly without causing a headache.

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    #13  Edited By Pie

    I think dude means when batman jumps all over the place, it never bothered me but if it does you..... bummer

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    #14  Edited By peepeepoopoo696

    I never had a problem with the camera while fighting. But I did have a problem with the combat system at first, until I fully got it.

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    #15  Edited By AuthenticM
    @Pie: Yes, that's what I mean. It's not a bug or anything. It's the way the camera is programmed. And it's driving me nuts. I'm currently eating Raisin Brains cereal, afterwhich I'll start a new game on Normal. I will try to persevere, as the game is awesome.
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