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I've really wanted to write about this at length so:

Personally, the biggest downfall of Arkham Knight was the narrative. In City, I was pretty invested in the plot and had some incredible moments in it, whereas with Knight it felt like I was forcing myself to get through it. The writing in Knight is incredibly lazy in spots; honestly, the 'you were gassed, Bruce' cop-out with Barbara near the end of the game is fucking atrocious, and telegraphing Arkham Knight's true identity (which was clear as day from the second line he utters in the game) through his dialogue made it hard for me to believe this was the same studio that brought us Asylum and City. Whenever he popped up, I was practically telling myself 'Please don't be Jason Todd please don't be Jason Todd'

The secondary villains and side characters in this game are also utilized in the worst way. Having villains like Two-Face and Penguin act as mere checkboxes and not immediate threats (as someone mentioned before: Penguin getting the drop on Nightwing. Seriously.), two damsels in distress plots (you can do so much better than having Catwoman's role essentially be a device for Batmobile tank puzzles. Same goes for Riddler, as well), I didn't feel the same sense of urgency with foiling Scarecrow's plot like I did with Strange's in City, and for fun go watch the Origins Deathstroke boss battle and then go watch the Arkham Knight boss battle. Maybe take a gander at the final boss fight in City as well.

And then there's the Challenge Maps. That mode was the reason why I came back to the Arkham games. I could get by with the blue walls awkward as they were, but the lackluster maps and having Batman as the only playable character in the majority of said maps—when you have a wealth of characters at your disposal—for four months was absurd.

I really wanted to like Arkham Knight, really, because there are things to like in Arkham Knight. The overall design of it is terrific, the performances from the actors are terrific, the combat system is fun to use and while I know the opposite is true on the PC, I had a wholly seamless experience with no technical hiccups whatsoever. But man, I just cannot get over how bad that game's writing is.

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PSN: ArmysHill

Don't have a headset or mic and this is one of the rare instances where I play an online shooter, but I'm down for anything! If there are any duders here from Southeast Asia shoot me an invite. I typically play late at night (10PM or 11, which would be during the morning for you folks in the GMT- areas)

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#3  Edited By TheSheepherder

@darth_navster:Oh DEFINITELY. I can get why a lot of people would peg the Cubs as the winner in the NL Central (being a Cubs fan myself), but I find it sad when some people take the Pirates for granted. The Marte - McCutchen - Polanco outfield is one of, if not, the best outfield in baseball, their rotation seems decent enough and Jung Ho Kang is pretty damn good. Those two teams will certainly be fighting ruthlessly for the next six months for that NL Central crown.

On a side note...God help all you Reds fans and the next 162 games you have to endure.

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Even though it feels more like a reminder that Opening Day is far, far away, Spring Training games have commenced! Mariners pretty much rout the Padres and Chris Ianetta proves he is a good pickup while Mike Zunino gets his shit together. Excited to see the Cubs back in action again. Feels like its been too long.

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The general consensus around Heyward is he's a dude that hits a lot of liners while also retaining the ability to work counts and get on base. He also runs and plays defense pretty well, and the main concern with the Cubs going forward is how they'll play their outfield. Kyle Schwarber is an amazing hitter, but god knows if he can play left well.

@gaspower: .OBP is a generally accepted as a more reliable statistic than batting average because batting average can sometimes be inflated by a lot of factors, such as the quality of the opposing team's pitching, whether the opposing team is made up of Gold Glovers or Raul Ibanez and/or if the player is hitting on a launching pad like Coors or a spacious, run killing environment like AT&T.

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Still very shocked about this...

My deepest condolences to the Davis family.

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I love what I've seen from the new design so far. I do wish I could see previous Wall posts but eh that's alright.

Dave and the engineers at CBSi did great work. ^o^

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#9  Edited By TheSheepherder

That's not surprising. They made the last Live game in like 2009 right?

Also get Krukow and Kuiper back and do MVP Baseball 13 already EA.

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