man.. i played a demo of the challenge mode and all i have to say is it was awesome. the fighting is so seemless.. along with the counter system.. it felt so solid. it reminds me of the good ole days of beat em ups. cant wait.
Fahey, in the future, please try not to speak about things you know nothing about. The best Batman game in the last decade was Batman Vengeance, NOT Lego Batman. Vengeance was an excellent game. Lego Batman was pretty solid. Everything else was a rental or worse.
In terms of Eidos not going about this in the right way regarding their public relations, I don't think Fahey understands how long Eidos has gone without a hit. You can afford to do what Activision does when you've got a solid stable of hits coming out every year like Call of Duty and Guitar Hero. MW 2 could be the worst game ever but at least 4 million people would find that out in the first two weeks before anyone could do anything about it. If they want to be upfront about it and not hold anything back, then by all means, let them. They're bleeping Eidos. Honestly, other than hardcore Batman fans, not a lot of people really understand how good this game looks nor are they excited about it. This is definitely how I'd go about promoting a game that looked that great to me.
This game is the pinnacle of human achievement. You will tell your grandchildren of the day this game came out, as the finest day in your storied life. That is, of course, if you have grandchildren.
For what kind of future will our world have when we have already reached the height of artistic endeavors? Why wake up the day after knowing that tomorrow will not get any better than the terrible day when Batman came out.
Oh yes, rather than be a day of joy it will be a day of infamy. Society will come to a standstill. First, work will halt as all people rush to play the game. Then comes the harrowing realization that this is better than anyone will ever again create. Suicides run rampant as people lose all hope for the future of humanity. Wars will erupt out of the sheer absurdity and madness created in the hearts of men. People will aimlessly destroy, in the hopes that some day they will regain the ability to create beauty once again. Repent as the end is near.
Batman Arkham Asylum- coming to an unready and uneasy home console this summer.
I have to admit though it does look really really promising. The gameplay though seems a bit odd. Like a slightly reworked verison of Tenchu. Thats not a compliment.
@TrueCrime: did you see the last video? how does anything in manhunt remind you of batman grappling around a room beating badguys strategicly and being awesome?
Don't get me wrong, I'd love a good Batman game, and I'm pulling for this to be awesome, but I can't get over the way the camera swings as much as he does in that clip.
And when a "head of marketing," which is a fancy term for "paid liar," gives quotes like that, it sets off alarm bells.
After the sheer badassery that was on display in Rocksteadys Urban Chaos (Shooting a hostage taker off a building onto a helicopters blades for example),i really cant do anything but be excited for the game.
@Dunnell: That whole sentence was a pure manifestation of fail.
-Heath Ledger -Riddler is supposed to be eddie murphy -poor quote -and heath ledger wouldnt be the person playing anybody in the game, as this is not based on the movie.
@fearing: i get the point of your comment, and you're right that those dont belong in every game, but those are all seriously what made the God Of War games the great games that they are today.
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In terms of Eidos not going about this in the right way regarding their public relations, I don't think Fahey understands how long Eidos has gone without a hit. You can afford to do what Activision does when you've got a solid stable of hits coming out every year like Call of Duty and Guitar Hero. MW 2 could be the worst game ever but at least 4 million people would find that out in the first two weeks before anyone could do anything about it. If they want to be upfront about it and not hold anything back, then by all means, let them. They're bleeping Eidos. Honestly, other than hardcore Batman fans, not a lot of people really understand how good this game looks nor are they excited about it. This is definitely how I'd go about promoting a game that looked that great to me.
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Well now that I know we're comparing things to Happy Feet and Monster Lab, I'm a bit more confident that he wasn't bald-faced lying to me.
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For what kind of future will our world have when we have already reached the height of artistic endeavors? Why wake up the day after knowing that tomorrow will not get any better than the terrible day when Batman came out.
Oh yes, rather than be a day of joy it will be a day of infamy. Society will come to a standstill. First, work will halt as all people rush to play the game. Then comes the harrowing realization that this is better than anyone will ever again create. Suicides run rampant as people lose all hope for the future of humanity. Wars will erupt out of the sheer absurdity and madness created in the hearts of men. People will aimlessly destroy, in the hopes that some day they will regain the ability to create beauty once again. Repent as the end is near.
Batman Arkham Asylum- coming to an unready and uneasy home console this summer.
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Deus Ex > All.
Shut up Eidos.
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Too bad that's not saying much. The last Eidos published games that even came close to greatness were released five years ago.
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is it "dey-uhs ecks"?
or "dhoose ecks"?
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I'm hoping I'm wrong, so I can have an excuse to hear Conroy and Hamill in the roles again. Wait and see, I guess.
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Don't get me wrong, I'd love a good Batman game, and I'm pulling for this to be awesome, but I can't get over the way the camera swings as much as he does in that clip.
And when a "head of marketing," which is a fancy term for "paid liar," gives quotes like that, it sets off alarm bells.
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- Batman
Sad that Keath Fegder won't being play the Riddler in this game his performance on the Dark Night was so good.
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-Heath Ledger
-Riddler is supposed to be eddie murphy
-poor quote
-and heath ledger wouldnt be the person playing anybody in the game, as this is not based on the movie.
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Seriously though, your post is fail.
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It almost ruins the bank scene for me.
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Let's hope that they Eidos doesn't eat those words like so many others that make claims such as this.
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lol you actually think a movie game will be good?
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*Eidos walks into room*
OH SHII-
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Wait...Jeff Gerstmann...is batman!?!?
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