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A Questionable Addition To The Lego Batman Cast

Purple Dave — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:57:50 MDT

@mcderek3000: Well, every character they have released or intend to release as a minifig, at least. I very much doubt they'll go so far as to scrape the bottom of the Batman Rogues Barrel to pull out the likes of The General and Baby Doll. Then again, they don't really need to. Batman can walk in with more A-list villains than many other superheroes can bring in total. Heck, this summer will see the first repeat of a Batman villain in six movies across nearly 20 years, while Superman has had to deal with Lex Luthor in 3/5 of his movies over the last 30, and they even shoe-horned him into Smallville just because he's the only stock Superman villain that has any serious name recognition.

Now, the one thing I do have to wonder about is the four Batman outfits. All we've seen so far is the black/grey outfit from the first wave of sets (which looks sorta like his Justice League/Unlimited appearance). If they do include all four stock outfits, I'll probably lean more towards the Nolan/Bale look on the basis that they probably won't let me play my Frank Miller Batman: [www.brickshelf.com]

Though if they do include both the black/grey and blue/grey outfits, I suppose it'd be possible to hack the skins to create both the Frank Miller and the Jim Lee looks...

@fltranz:
No, you have to wait until friggen' September like the rest of us. In the meantime, LEGO Indy is due out June 3. That should be plenty of time to beat both the PC/Console version and the DS rebuild.

Purple Dave

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fltranz — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:51:53 MDT

Can I just go ahead and have this game now, please?

fltranz

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ConstantCupcake — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:33:19 MDT

Very Punny Fahey. I have to admit that joke took me a few seconds....

ConstantCupcake

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mcderek3000 — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:31:34 MDT

@Purple Dave: I'd be surprised if they made a Batman Lego game without every single character.

In the Indy Lego, they had to somehow scrape together 60+ playable characters.

mcderek3000

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Gagamus — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:12:43 MDT

I haven't seen Two Face, Mr. Freeze, Poison Ivy and Bane in any of the trailers but I hope they are included in the final game.

Gagamus

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Purple Dave — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:11:19 MDT

Minifigs you should expect to see in this game, based on the fact that they all exist (or will with the next wave of sets) in true LEGO minifig form:

At least one Batman (the fourth different outfit is due out this summer)
Robin
Nightwing
Bruce Wayne (might not be playable, but he'll probably still appear)
Alfred (again, might not be playable, but he'll probably still appear)

Joker
Catwoman
Scarecrow
Penguin
Two-Face
Riddler
Mr. Freeze
Poison Ivy
Killer Croc
Harley Quinn
Bane

Characters who really need to be added, but don't yet exist as minifigs:

Any of the three Batman outfits that _haven't_ appeared in screencaps so far (being the Golden Age blue outfit, the Burton/Keaton outfit, and the Nolan/Bale outfit)
Batgirl
Gordon
Bullock
Montoya
Red Hood
Firefly
Clayface
Manbat

Purple Dave

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Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name. — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:57:36 MDT

It's not the Question? Awww...

Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name.

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unmarkedone — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:29:15 MDT

Man, as much as I love Legos and Star Wars, I really didn't care for the first Lego Star Wars demo. The Batman/Indy games probably look crappy because of that bad first impression.

Maybe I should get the Lego SW games and give it another chance.

unmarkedone

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belo — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:27:34 MDT

What I find hilarious is Catwoman's body graphic. She's got the usual lego torso, but then on the torso are like... womanly curves drawn on the front like it were a tshirt. Amusing!

belo

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Bowser-Gaiden — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:09:35 MDT

Riddler is such an underrated villain from Batsy's Rogue Gallery. Gah.

Bowser-Gaiden

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Narsil — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:44:59 MDT

@wef: Hmm...I find the graphics to be a tad blocky.

Narsil

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zebber — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:53:56 MDT

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...

Yes, it is.

zebber

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RonMaverick — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:26:43 MDT

IS THIS GAME COMING OUT ON THE PSP ALSO?

RonMaverick

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NinjaMarion — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:01:23 MDT

@DaiMacculate: I thought Kilmer was terrible as Batman. He sounded constipated the whole movie. Bale was great, but I'll always have a soft spot for Keaton as Batman.

NinjaMarion

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ZWarren69 — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:57:52 MDT

BANE!!! Me wants! I, also, highly anticipate crippled wheelchair batman. AWESOME! =P

ZWarren69

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Neo Deus — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:36:32 MDT

@MelodyKitn: Harley Quinn, you say...?

[kotaku.com]

Neo Deus

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MelodyKitn — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:26:27 MDT

I'm waiting for Harley Quinn or at least Poison Ivy before I really get excited. Wonder if they'd add oddballs like Tempus Fugit in there...

MelodyKitn

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DaiMacculate — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:17:30 MDT

@Fyren: It was only a good movie by comparison to Batman and Robin, IMO.

Val Kilmer was a good Batman though, its not his fault he had subpar villains and a crappy Robin in that movie. :)

DaiMacculate

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bigman88zz — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:15:56 MDT

damn, now i have an urge to watch "if you're so smart, why aren't you rich?"

bigman88zz

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DaiMacculate — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:15:25 MDT

The Riddler is in fact kind of awesome and its because, in his own way, he is just as completely mental as the Joker. Like you said, he could have beaten Batman dozens of times, but because of his deep-seated pathology he has to give Batman clues on how to beat him. Jim Carey's horrible turn in that awful film aside, he is pretty interesting in his more recent comic appearances.

I love the page in Kingdom Come where Luthor's coalition is meeting and The Riddler is naming them off...something so creepy/funny about him as an old man in that scene.

Oh and yes, I'm all over this game :)

DaiMacculate

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JorgieX — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:07:42 MDT

@Fyren: Sup Fyren, Yeah I agree I liked the movie back then but I tried to watch it a couple of weeks ago and I didn't see why. lol Some movies stand the test of time and I guess some don't. But you make a good point.

JorgieX

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uflouie — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:49:39 MDT

Sweet!!!

uflouie

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Jacktherip — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:45:24 MDT

@jMonken: Yeah but I think this is a game that doesn't delve too deep into the current batman comic story and stays more in line with the tv series.

Jacktherip

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thaKingRocka — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:45:06 MDT

where's his hat?

thaKingRocka

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Mr.SithNinja — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:44:39 MDT

With every screen shot, posted my lust for this game grows. I am just thankfull that there are enough games that come out before this on to keep me busy.

Mr.SithNinja

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t0yrobo — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:43:55 MDT

@Lackshmana: Azreal would be a awesome addition. Nightwing with his supermullet would be good too.

t0yrobo

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jackal888 — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:42:37 MDT

@jMonken: Comics you say. Who does read those anymore? I get all my Batman from movies and cartoons. The Riddler was always a grafty fellow. He seem to be a gymnast or a dancer those moves are so slinky.

jackal888

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Erwin — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:39:45 MDT

@Fyren: That's the pre-Begins post-Adam West one I liked.
@Terance: Tell the fat lady she's on in five! Joygasm! Like the jacket? It keeps me safe when I'm... jogging at night! DON'T! Don't kill him. If you kill him, he won't learn nothin'! Batman? Batman, you say? Coming for you? I'm... COUNTING ON IT!

Erwin

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jMonken — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:23 MDT

The Riddler isn't a criminal anymore.
He's a detective for-hire.
Doesn't anyone read Detective Comics?

jMonken

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Torgen got his apology faceplate but not his fixed GH3 disc — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:34:27 MDT

But you have to tell the law about your crimes before you commit them! How else are you supposed to prove to them how much smarter than them you are? Just ask Arsène Lupin!

Torgen got his apology faceplate but not his fixed GH3 disc