Ginko Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I've played a couple of hours and haven't noticed many bugs to be fair, I think I've been lucky from the sounds of things though. I did think the camera was a bit dodgy at times though, that and the city just doesn't feel as alive as it did in AC. Disappointed to hear about all the bugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I was looking forward to this. But I might hold off on purchasing this for now. Give it a few weeks for them to patch the bugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 3.5/10 on Destructoid. Shitting out another sequel then. Just the fact that they have to crowbar the word "Arkham" into the title because Arkham Asylum was quite good was always enough to worry me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted October 28, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted October 28, 2013 3.5/10 is cynical click bait, it's not that bad at all. It's a solid enough, if buggy, game. It feels a bit tired and it's not up to the standard of the Rocksteady games, but it's OK. It's the kind of game that has 6 written all over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 3.5 is a reasonable score on Destructoid going by his review. Destructoid stick to the fairly sensible, if uncommon, idea that 5 is average. It doesn't fit in well with the rest of the industry that have 10 as the best thing since landing on the moon, 9 is alright, 8 is meh, and anything less is shit, but 3.5 fits in with the rest of their scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted October 28, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted October 28, 2013 (edited) Ah, not overly familiar with Destructoid. Even so, I'd argue it's the definition of an average game, it's not 3.5 on any scale. If it wasn't buggy the only thing really separating it from the other games is some polish, a little more quality throughout and frankly the mechanics feeling a little tired after 3 games. As said, it's bang on average. I can understand, and agree with wholeheartedly, the game being a fairly cynical farted out cash in 3rd sequel, but on its own merits the game isn't bad. Edited October 28, 2013 by Chindie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 I've played a bit more today and the major issue I have with the game is framerate. Sometimes it's absolutely abysmal which is annoying in-game, and it happens quite a lot during cutscenes too it would seem. Definitely lacking the polish, in design and technical capabilities, of Rocksteady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted October 29, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted October 29, 2013 The upgrade system in this is **** stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Agreed, it is daft. I also didn't know that there were no riddles in this game. Very lazy work. If I had known that before purchase it may very well have been a deal breaker for me. It just doesn't feel like an Arkham game without them, that and some of the other issues. The more I play the more I am disappointed by this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 I've bought this, but it remains unopened. I may go back and exchange it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 (edited) So they patched the game to fix some of the major bugs...And broke the game when you get to the final boss. GG. It's probably less funny if you've paid for this piece of shit. Edited November 1, 2013 by Davkaus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Yeah I'm not really laughing too hard right now after hearing about that. Sigh. Leave it for a while for them to fix it properly. As a former games tester, I do sympathise with some games having bugs left in due to budget and time constraints and publisher pressure, but I do have to think that this game wasn't tested very well at all. I'm amazed it passed Technical Certification Requirements. We got pulled up on a lot less serious stuff than some of the bugs I've heard about in this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 I finished the main story and it didn't break...I was so relieved. So there is hope for us all...or they've fixed it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted December 15, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted December 15, 2013 I left this for a while and have gone back last couple of days for a couple of hours. With that break the problems with the combat are really stark. They've buggered it up. It's nowhere near as brilliant as it used to be, which is absurd. Ruins the enjoyment of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted December 21, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted December 21, 2013 Finished this earlier. Worst of the series, mostly because it's really lacking in the polish the other games had, but also because it feels a bit tired. Numerous frustrating moments where the combat mechanics let down in a manner the other games in the series never did, less clever applications of those mechanics, less new and interesting environments (it all feels too familiar in truth)... etc etc It's not a bad game but considering the first 2 are some of the best games of this gen this is a disappointment. IT's a shame really because theres potential in the ideas they had, and some things are done very well - the transition to new voice actors has been handled supremely well, for example. Wait for a sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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