Batman - Arkham Knight

Mark Hamill · 09-03-2015 10:25pm

Varik wrote: »

Some versions of
Black Canary are Irish.

The back story of the Penguin in the Arkham games had him growing up in London, so its probably him.

Zero-Cool · 13-03-2015 10:20am

TV ad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7L6aHOmrrU

Zero-Cool · 23-03-2015 2:30pm

Been delayed to June 23rd Jaysus sake

http://ie.ign.com/articles/2015/03/23/batman-arkham-knight-release-date-delayed?utm_campaign=fbposts&utm_source=facebook

EDIT: New gamplay vid to sweeten the blow:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpfytI2K7-I

Made a gif showing the new disarm baseball bat and using it against thugs:

EoinMcLovin · 23-03-2015 6:45pm

Details on Harley Quinn DLC

For the first time in the Arkham series take on the role of Joker’s psychotic side-kick Harley Quinn and wreak havoc inside the Blüdhaven Police Department. With this exclusive Story Pack experience events in the lead-up to Arkham Knight as you infiltrate Blüdhaven to rescue your partner in crime: Poison Ivy. Delve deep into Harley’s demented nature and utilize her devastating baseball bat to smash, crash and bash your way to a friend very much in need.

Kirby · 23-03-2015 10:02pm

Day 1 DLC. Hurray!

It's the product we deserve, but not the one we need right now. So they'll sell it. Because we buy it. Because they're not our hero. etc. etc. :P

EoinMcLovin · 23-03-2015 10:12pm

Kirby wrote: »

Day 1 DLC. Hurray!

It's the product we deserve, but not the one we need right now. So they'll sell it. Because we buy it. Because they're not our hero. etc. etc. :P

It's preorder content, some stores will have Harley Quinn and others will have Red Hood. If it's anything like the Robin pack in Arkham city, it will just be challenge maps.

Kirby · 23-03-2015 10:14pm

Read the blurb. "Exclusive story pack." It will be basically like the Catwoman content from City. Which was fairly substantial.

Robert ninja · 24-03-2015 12:01am

Using the weapons for more than the enemy you took it from is cool. I think I saw a button prompt allowing you to break the baseball bat at a certain point... so the weapon break mechanic from City/Origins (disarm+dismantles the weapon in some way) might be one and the same and taking taking the weapon for yourself in Knight.

gizmo · 24-03-2015 12:23am

Kirby wrote: »

Read the blurb. "Exclusive story pack." It will be basically like the Catwoman content from City. Which was fairly substantial.

The Catwoman content came in every new copy of the game, not just pre-order copies, no?

A move to pre-order only content would be...unwelcome, to say the least.

Robert ninja · 24-03-2015 1:14am

Inb4 activate pre-order content with a .ini change in notepad.exe

johnny_ultimate · 24-03-2015 1:26am

The Catwoman content was total ****e that felt half-assed and haphazardly slotted into the game at random junctures, destroying the flow of the game in the process. To be honest I would have preferred if the content wasn't included, or at very least tucked well away. If the Harley Quinn content is of the same mould, they can keep it.

Zero-Cool · 24-03-2015 1:39am

I think the harley DLC is life a prequel to the game where it gives you a stand alone mission like the Robin one in City. I'd prefee that over challenge maps any day.

Generic Dreadhead · 26-03-2015 11:03am

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

The Catwoman content was total ****e that felt half-assed and haphazardly slotted into the game at random junctures, destroying the flow of the game in the process. To be honest I would have preferred if the content wasn't included, or at very least tucked well away. If the Harley Quinn content is of the same mould, they can keep it.

As Pre-Order DLC goes, I don't think it was quiet as bad as your making out. Speaking as a casual batman player who didn't read the comics or whatever I can't say that I found doing 4 missions with Catwoman to be particularly terrible. Her mechanics were good and she was just different enough from Batman to be decent. The paid-for Harley Quinn DLC was actually worse and added less in my opinion especially at it's €15+ price point at launch

5uspect · 26-03-2015 6:02pm

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

The Catwoman content was total ****e that felt half-assed and haphazardly slotted into the game at random junctures, destroying the flow of the game in the process. To be honest I would have preferred if the content wasn't included, or at very least tucked well away. If the Harley Quinn content is of the same mould, they can keep it.

It wasn't as bad as the ridiculous amount of Riddler stuff adorning every building of the city.

SeantheMan · 27-03-2015 1:15am

You didn't have to do either though. They only added to the main game, and didn't take anything away

senordingdong · 27-03-2015 8:58am

First time I played AC it was second hand so I didn't have cat woman. But when I did have it goty edition, I thought it was a nice addition and the way it switched between the two characters was good imo. Compared to the Robin dlc story which was so dull and linear.

kearneybobs · 29-03-2015 4:37pm

Looks like this is only getting a digital release on PC in the UK. Seems like an odd move to make. Has it ever been done before? I assume that Ireland wont be lumped in to the UK, seeing as the story does mention that it will get a boxed releases in the rest of Europe.
Are they trying to evade low pricing from brick and mortar/online retailers. I think I remember it being priced quite low a few months ago.

http://www.vg247.com/2015/03/26/batman-arkham-knight-pc-digital-only-in-uk/

Zero-Cool · 01-04-2015 7:30pm

Xtravision selling the Bats limited edition PS4 console with the game for 399 euro. Selling the game on its own for 70.

Sofiztikated · 02-04-2015 1:56am

Jaysis, 70 blips is tight enough.

ríomhaire · 02-04-2015 7:48am

Cormac... wrote: »

As Pre-Order DLC goes, I don't think it was quiet as bad as your making out. Speaking as a casual batman player who didn't read the comics or whatever I can't say that I found doing 4 missions with Catwoman to be particularly terrible. Her mechanics were good and she was just different enough from Batman to be decent. The paid-for Harley Quinn DLC was actually worse and added less in my opinion especially at it's €15+ price point at launch

It played fine but it really messed up the flow of the game. The first part comes before the tutorial for combat which makes no sense and also before the much more dramatic actual intro of the game which is just weird. Then it just goes back to it randomly once or twice with no real warning including after the climax of the actual game. It's really obvious the game was designed without it and then it was just stuvk in after.

Zero-Cool · 02-04-2015 8:47am

Sofiztikated wrote: »

Jaysis, 70 blips is tight enough.

Yeah, Gamestop will probably be selling it for 75. Hoping Argos will sell it for 60.

DoYouEvenLift · 02-04-2015 2:36pm

sheehy83 wrote: »

Xtravision selling the Bats limited edition PS4 console with the game for 399 euro. Selling the game on its own for 70.

Found out about this through HMVs site totally randomly, it was up as €399 but when I added it to the basket it went up to €440. Then I checked Xtravision to see if they were the same but luckily weren't so got to preorder one. Wonder why there's a difference between the two though since they're both merged now I thought?

GameStop have listed the standard bundle at €450 so I wonder how much more they'll charge for the limited edition if they get it, apparently waiting on confirmation. Won't stop at €500 I'd say.

markcahill1985 · 10-04-2015 4:43pm

Came across this earlier thought people might be interested, can pre order this with free shipping for EUR 45

http://www.ie.wowhd.com/games/batman-arkham-knight-playstation-4/dp/38031239#bc=e3c5

super_furry · 11-04-2015 6:58pm

markcahill1985 wrote: »

Came across this earlier thought people might be interested, can pre order this with free shipping for EUR 45

http://www.ie.wowhd.com/games/batman-arkham-knight-playstation-4/dp/38031239#bc=e3c5

Only problem with Wow HD is that their delivery times take up to three weeks and it's a lottery on whether you'll be liable for import tax.

Zero-Cool · 12-04-2015 11:47am

Yeah great price but I'll be needing this day one.

TheDoc · 15-04-2015 9:38am

Xtravision 70 euro?!?!?!

Had this on pre-order from Amazon since last year, I'm paying €43 for my copy on PS4.....

jones · 15-04-2015 1:19pm

TheDoc wrote: »

Xtravision 70 euro?!?!?!

Had this on pre-order from Amazon since last year, I'm paying €43 for my copy on PS4.....

How are you getting it so cheap? I have this preodered with amazon since last October at a price of £39.98 (55euro approx.) but on preorder I think amazon always charge you in sterling at least they do for me.

The problem with amazon now is the price of the euro compared to sterling.
I used to buy all my games from amazon but its actually cheaper for me to buy them here now and then trade in a few to the likes of gamestop and get a new game for a tenner.

Zero-Cool · 24-04-2015 2:15pm

PC Specs

Minimum System Requirements
OS: Win 7 SP1, Win 8.1 (64-bit Operating System Required)
Processor: Intel Core i5-750, 2.67 GHz | AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.4 GHz
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Graphics Memory: 2 GB
DirectX®: 11
Network: Broadband Internet Connection Required
Hard Drive Space: 45 GB

Recommended System Requirements
OS: Win 7 SP1, Win 8.1 (64-bit Operating System Required)
Processor: Intel Core i7-3770, 3.4 GHz | AMD FX-8350, 4.0 GHz
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
Graphics Memory: 3 GB
DirectX®: 11
Network: Broadband Internet Connection Required
Hard Drive Space: 55 GB

ULTRA System Requirements
OS: Win 7 SP1, Win 8.1 (64-bit Operating System Required)
Processor: Intel Core i7-3770, 3.4 GHz | AMD FX-8350, 4.0 GHz
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
Graphics Memory: 3 GB
DirectX®: 11
Network: Broadband Internet Connection Required
Hard Drive Space: 55 GB

EoinMcLovin · 26-04-2015 7:13pm

New trailer out tomorrow . There have been countdown teasers over the weekend showing catwoman, nightwing and what looks like Azrael.

Zero-Cool · 26-04-2015 7:20pm

Looks like robin will be in it as well showing bats allies in the game and rocksteady said the trailer will show off a brand new feature that wasn't in other games hhhmmmm

SeantheMan · 27-04-2015 5:09am

Hopefully it's not the driving sections , which we already know about

Zero-Cool · 27-04-2015 9:20am

SeantheMan wrote: »

Hopefully it's not the driving sections , which we already know about

meant to say trailers as well. They said it's something that no one outside of Rocksteady knows about. Intriguing.

EoinMcLovin · 27-04-2015 9:24am

Varik · 27-04-2015 9:30am

What's with the green robots.

Zero-Cool · 27-04-2015 9:33am

Man that was class! So are they AI controlled allies or is it multiplayer co-op?? I know Rocksteady said before there is absolutely no multiplayer..

EoinMcLovin · 27-04-2015 9:35am

sheehy83 wrote: »

Man that was class! So are they AI controlled allies or is it multiplayer co-op?? I know Rocksteady said before there is absolutely no multiplayer..

I'd say its co-op challenge maps

Zero-Cool · 27-04-2015 9:43am

EoinMcLovin wrote: »

I'd say its co-op challenge maps

Ah yeah, that might make more sense.

EoinMcLovin · 27-04-2015 9:56am

Zero-Cool · 27-04-2015 10:00am

Figured they were riddler bots alright.

markcahill1985 · 27-04-2015 10:06am

Do ye think you would have had to have played the previous games to pick this up? It looks amazing but wasnt gaming on last gen so hadnt played any! Presume you would prob pick up the story easy enough?

Zero-Cool · 27-04-2015 10:12am

I'd say you could go straight into this without playing the other 3 but if you, I'd reall recommend playing Arkham Asylum and Arkham City. Absolutely amazing.

Asylum is on sale on the PSN store for PS3 for the next 2 days at just a fiver

https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-ie/games/batman-arkham-asylum/cid=EP1018-NPEB01156_00-ARKHAMASYLUMGAME

City is on sale for for a fiver as well

https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-ie/games/batman-arkham-city/cid=EP1018-NPEB00941_00-ARKHAMCITY00GAME

While the trilogy including the 2 above with Origins (which is class as well) is 17.50, great price.

https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-ie/games/batman-arkham-collection/cid=EP1018-NPEJ00236_00-B000000000000728

EoinMcLovin · 27-04-2015 10:13am

markcahill1985 wrote: »

Do ye think you would have had to have played the previous games to pick this up? It looks amazing but wasnt gaming on last gen so hadnt played any! Presume you would prob pick up the story easy enough?

Found these on youtube. give short summary of each game

markcahill1985 · 27-04-2015 10:48am

Thanks for that lads, think Ill def pick it up (Mrs away that weekend as well so marathon gaming weekend planned ha) Dont have a PS3 so wont be able to play the last few unfortunately, heard rumours of remastered versions being released for PS4 so will pick them up if that happens!

EoinMcLovin · 27-04-2015 10:54am

markcahill1985 wrote: »

Thanks for that lads, think Ill def pick it up (Mrs away that weekend as well so marathon gaming weekend planned ha) Dont have a PS3 so wont be able to play the last few unfortunately, heard rumours of remastered versions being released for PS4 so will pick them up if that happens!

The remasters are rumored to be coming out for christmas

EoinMcLovin · 27-04-2015 12:15pm

From the youtube video description .

For the first time ever, watch Batman: Arkham Knight’s exciting new “Dual Play” mechanic in action as you switch seamlessly between The Dark Knight and his allies including Robin, Nightwing, and Catwoman in free-flow combat.

With his back against the wall, Batman turns to his closest allies to help him save Gotham City from the clutches of Scarecrow and the Arkham Knight’s army. A familiar face also returns to give The Dark Knight a message he cannot ignore…

So no coop then

Generic Dreadhead · 27-04-2015 12:33pm

Good, personally I'm sick to death of shoe-horned in Co-op and PvP multiplayer

Mr Freeze · 27-04-2015 12:37pm

Cormac... wrote: »

Good, personally I'm sick to death of shoe-horned in Co-op and PvP multiplayer

Same as that.

I don't even like Challenge Maps.

EoinMcLovin · 27-04-2015 12:39pm

It will probably be like in gta v when you can switch between Mike, Trevor and Franklin during a mission.

Sofiztikated · 27-04-2015 12:43pm

EoinMcLovin wrote: »

From the youtube video description .

So no coop then

Even still, I think it looks like it could be great.

I may have to get better at it than just hopping in the middle of lads, and mashing strike and counter over and over and over until noone is left standing.

Looking like this could be a PC buy for me. Really don't fancy buying either a PS4 or Xbone. But the PC specs! :eek: Can anyone hazard a guess if my rig can handle it?

i5 2400 @3.1GHz
8GB RAM
AMD Radeon 6870

Mr Freeze · 27-04-2015 12:44pm

Sofiztikated wrote: »

Can anyone hazard a guess if my rig can handle it?

i5 2400 @3.1GHz
8GB RAM
AMD Radeon 6870

Sheehy posted the specs above.

Minimum System Requirements
OS: Win 7 SP1, Win 8.1 (64-bit Operating System Required)
Processor: Intel Core i5-750, 2.67 GHz | AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.4 GHz
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Graphics Memory: 2 GB
DirectX®: 11
Network: Broadband Internet Connection Required
Hard Drive Space: 45 GB

Recommended System Requirements
OS: Win 7 SP1, Win 8.1 (64-bit Operating System Required)
Processor: Intel Core i7-3770, 3.4 GHz | AMD FX-8350, 4.0 GHz
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
Graphics Memory: 3 GB
DirectX®: 11
Network: Broadband Internet Connection Required
Hard Drive Space: 55 GB

ULTRA System Requirements
OS: Win 7 SP1, Win 8.1 (64-bit Operating System Required)
Processor: Intel Core i7-3770, 3.4 GHz | AMD FX-8350, 4.0 GHz
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
Graphics Memory: 3 GB
DirectX®: 11
Network: Broadband Internet Connection Required
Hard Drive Space: 55 GB

Batman - Arkham Knight

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