Quick Look: Gotham City Impostors

I was expecting psycho voice to shrill out "...AND THAT WAS E3!" after that pitch shift.

This just reminds me of Bioshock 2 MP, in a good way.

I can't think of much else that's funnier than Brad totally panicking.

This actually looks pretty fun.

Seems fun but I dont think I'll get it.

Based on the comments I need to play some Bioshock 2 MP, I bought it last Christmas on Steam but haven't really played it at all. Not because I don't want to mind you, just haven't found the time.

The craziness in this game almost makes me want to get it.

awesome that the multiplayer match countdown lags. 22...20..18...17..etc...

Looks fun but the problem with these type of team based online shooters is that a month from now the lobbies will be empty and everyone will be back at TF2.

I'm loving the style and humor of this game, but the game itself doesn't look too great.

I'd stay far away from this on PC from what I've read. Lots of issues with matchmaking and FPS.

@Gregomasta said:

@AndrewB said:

@Jumbs said:

WARNING: This uses GFWL on the PC.

:(

I honestly thought Microsoft had given up on that.

What's Wrong with GFWL?

That's a real bummer to hear. As soon as this QL was over I was about to alt tab to Steam to pick this up, but when I heard that all interest in the game went out the window. GFWL plus heavily microtransactioned is a no sale for me.

Honestly, this game would be so much better if it wasn't strapped with the Batman license. Lots more unique possibilities are possible I think and the licensing could have bogged it down in my opinion.

Pulling a lot of Brad's in this video.

looks alot like Bioshock 2 Multiplayer.

I don't know... with Planet Side 2 and Blacklight Retribution coming out (Both free to play) I don't really see a reason to purchase this.

@crusader8463 said:

@Gregomasta said:

@AndrewB said:

@Jumbs said:

WARNING: This uses GFWL on the PC.

:(

I honestly thought Microsoft had given up on that.

What's Wrong with GFWL?

That's a real bummer to hear. As soon as this QL was over I was about to alt tab to Steam to pick this up, but when I heard that all interest in the game went out the window. GFWL plus heavily microtransactioned is a no sale for me.

I play SSF4AE on the PC all the time, works fine, same with Arkham City, you guys don't know what you're talking about.

As for Gotham City Imposters, it looks fun but then again I have TF2 and I don't play much of that. Don't know if I'll be suddenly interested in online mp shooters again.

I really like the style of this game, although being a heavy multiplayer game likely to be empty in a few days is a big detriment...

@Gregomasta said:

I play SSF4AE on the PC all the time, works fine, same with Arkham City, you guys don't know what you're talking about.

Right, I forgot! Your subjective experience with GFWL titles means that people complaining about it don't know what they're talking about! Obviously you are not an edge case, and GFWL has done so well that no publisherhas abandoned it and Microsoft's own titles don't appear on other services!

No. They totally know what they're talking about. Good to hear you lucked out on GFWL experiences, though.

Seriously I never got what was going on whenever I saw an ad for this game. Seems pretty silly in a fun way though.

@Blue_Cube said:

Pulling a lot of Brad's in this video.

Really? I thought it was one of Brad's best QLs( I don't care if he plays good or not but he did well in this one), he did wrong changing his character for a nimble one who in terms had less health tough

@Mumrik said:

Also, paying for faster leveling is absolute bullshit if the game isn't on a free-to-play model. Wow... Really money purchases all over this game. Go fuck yourself Warner Brothers. I'm not going to support this model with my wallet.

I can understand complaints about faster leveling (though most of the stuff appears to be side-grades, rather than explicit upgrades), but there's nothing inherently wrong with allowing people the option to buy their cosmetic unlocks; you can grind them out yourself if you want, just like in TF2, but if there's that one thing you want and don't have enough in-game credits, you can buy a shortcut. That seems fine.

Unless, as Brad hinted, there are things you can only buy with RealDollars. That would suck.

@TheBrainninja: Batman Arkham City and Fable III on Steam both still have GFWL. It kinda' sucks that there's still DRM services within DRM services (B:AC also has SecuROM activation on top of that), but to be honest I had forgotten that they had it in there until I double-checked.

Steam has a rule that you can only have a link within the game pointing to the Steam Store and the DLC must be available for that version, so they did update the games accordingly, but it's still microtransactions either way. One benefit you can maybe derive from this is that you at least now have a choice from whom you buy the DLC, since both stores work.

I know my experience has been anecdotal, and ultimately I would prefer to not be saddled with so many service, but in all honesty it has not been intrusive or detrimental to my experience. If I had problems with the games, it was Rocksteady's poor implementation of DX11 and Lionhead's terrible port job that needlessly taxes the system with a draw distance setting (Not to mention the game has muddy visuals to begin with).

Still weird that this game has the Batman license but I really dig the games style.

I want an office bat plushy.

reminds me of bioshock 2 mulitplayer which i enjoyed

All the micro transactions are a bit gross. I feel like the base game should be free if you're going down to micro transaction route.

It's £11.99 on Steam where TF2 and SMNC are right there for no money.

It looks cool but I know there will always be people playing the free ones.

so weird

also brad actually doing well at a shooter that is not Quake or Doom feels wrong.

Brad actually was kicking ass during this QL. It looks much better then I thought it would. I wont be buying it, but maybe during a steam sale?

This game seems really cool. The amount of filthy micro transactions in the game (that is not F2P) is not.

@TheBrainninja said:

@Mumrik said:

Also, paying for faster leveling is absolute @#!*% if the game isn't on a free-to-play model. Wow... Really money purchases all over this game. Go @#!*% yourself Warner Brothers. I'm not going to support this model with my wallet.

I can understand complaints about faster leveling (though most of the stuff appears to be side-grades, rather than explicit upgrades), but there's nothing inherently wrong with allowing people the option to buy their cosmetic unlocks; you can grind them out yourself if you want, just like in TF2, but if there's that one thing you want and don't have enough in-game credits, you can buy a shortcut. That seems fine.

Unless, as Brad hinted, there are things you can only buy with RealDollars. That would suck.

What about if you can only buy them with Brad Bucks?

@nasirum said:

I'd stay far away from this on PC from what I've read. Lots of issues with matchmaking and FPS.

Matchmaking is due to the low (at this point) playerbase. They are adding dedicated servers "soon" (but still using the matchmaking of course) so hopefully that will help out on PC here. The FPS issues are seemingly easily fixed if you go into the config file and change a simple setting at this point. Whether it's going to stick is another story. Also, the game doesn't use multicore cpu's very well and setting affinity is important also. Since it uses the FEAR engine (Lithtech Jupiter EX I assume) I would have figured by now it would be optimized for dual/quad core setups.

For a $15 game, this doesn't look too bad. And at that price point, I think the micro-transactions look a little less skeevy.

Though it's still kinda skeevy.

@AndrewB said:

@Jumbs said:

WARNING: This uses GFWL on the PC.

:(

I honestly thought Microsoft had given up on that.

I just bought Dirt 2 off of Steam and that uses it and all I know is that I'm getting achievements for my XBL account. I love GFWL now.

@Gregomasta said:

I play SSF4AE on the PC all the time, works fine, same with Arkham City, you guys don't know what you're talking about.

Right, I forgot! Your subjective experience with GFWL titles means that people complaining about it don't know what they're talking about! Obviously you are not an edge case, and GFWL has done so well that no publisherhas abandoned it and Microsoft's own titles don't appear on other services!

No. They totally know what they're talking about. Good to hear you lucked out on GFWL experiences, though.

I really like the art style and its sense of humour, but it plays really badly. Its just a chaotic mess. Playing the trial just reminds me how damn right Valve got TF2.

@TheBrainninja said:

@Gregomasta said:

I play SSF4AE on the PC all the time, works fine, same with Arkham City, you guys don't know what you're talking about.

Right, I forgot! Your subjective experience with GFWL titles means that people complaining about it don't know what they're talking about! Obviously you are not an edge case, and GFWL has done so well that no publisherhas abandoned it and Microsoft's own titles don't appear on other services!

No. They totally know what they're talking about. Good to hear you lucked out on GFWL experiences, though.

I don't care if it makes your computer blow up. As long as it gets me achievements for my XBL account I really don't care. Hell, the fact that an idiot like you dislikes it so much just gives me even more reason to support GFWL. Be mad, broseph.

@TheBrainninja said:

@Gregomasta said:

I play SSF4AE on the PC all the time, works fine, same with Arkham City, you guys don't know what you're talking about.

Right, I forgot! Your subjective experience with GFWL titles means that people complaining about it don't know what they're talking about! Obviously you are not an edge case, and GFWL has done so well that no publisherhas abandoned it and Microsoft's own titles don't appear on other services!

No. They totally know what they're talking about. Good to hear you lucked out on GFWL experiences, though.

I don't care if it makes your computer blow up. As long as it gets me achievements for my XBL account I really don't care. Hell, the fact that an idiot like you dislikes it so much just gives me even more reason to support GFWL. Be mad, broseph.

brad

:(

I'm just echoing sentiment, but the humor in this game is FANTASTIC.@c0l0nelp0c0rn1 said:

I want an office bat plushy.

I think office bat is my next halloween costume.

$15 download on consoles /Steam is reasonable but considering the insane amount of mircotransaction DLC clashes with the price of admission to me. With the amount of DLC immediately available for this game, a free to play pricing model leveraged with mirsotransactions would be alot more appealing, right? Isn't that the way it should have gone? Super Monday Night Combat did it, TF2.....etc....

NICE!!! A FPS with a little comedy!! this game looks fun! but $15 for it? probably the only thing that will drive me away

@algertman:

Press X to Rachel.

Sold!

I played a shit ton of TF2 on my PS3 since I'm not too big on computer shooters. This looks pretty awsome, I hope there is a demo!

The problem with this game is that no one is going to be playing it in a month.

Office bat is also funny as hell when going through the signup/EULA process in the game. Looks great & insane.

Office bat is the new thing this year.

I wonder if the guys know that this was base off of a comic? At least the idea of the Batman impostors gang vs Joker gang impostors.

I want Office Bat. That is all.

@RichieJohn said:

All the micro transactions are a bit gross. I feel like the base game should be free if you're going down to micro transaction route.

It's £11.99 on Steam where TF2 and SMNC are right there for no money.

It looks cool but I know there will always be people playing the free ones.

Between this^ and how much of a clusterfuck this games looks to be, I think I'll skip it. Fun ideas, though.

Also, Brad is still surprisingly bad at shooters.