Batman: Arkham Asylum

[Aada]

Looking like a candidate for game of the year Gamesmaster scored it a 96% saying it rivaled Bioshock for creating one of the best gaming environments they have ever seen.

I think this is one game i will definatly get for the PC as i hope the graphics will be better as in Bioshock.

 

[nath]

I'm *very* hopeful for this one, also given that it's the UT3 engine I'm hoping it'll be a solid port.

Looks cracking good fun, and I'm less pessimistic given that Wolverine was such a good laugh too. Superhero ports on to PC don't always have to be total shit.

 

[Raven]

Not a big fan of 3rd person games generally but this looks very good indeed.

 

[Aada]

The challenge maps look pretty fun, this game was totally off my radar until I saw a video a few hours ago now I just got hyped :/

 

[Yaka]

the GM score for it according to rumours is dodgy. still the game did look preety good from the begining

 

[Dreamor]

The GM score is a big old fix, the company (Eidos Interactive I think) have in the past paid for Tomb Raider to get a better review than it deserved. An employee, presumed to be part of there marketing team, has even admitted on his blog that he has seen the emails for bribes and such.

I've seen magazines offer the big Developer and Publisher names scores for benefits, including cheaper advertising space and 'free weekends' at big gaming conventions.

Sad truth really, I canceled my magazine deals once I started hearing the bad things they did.

Still looks great, but would imagine its coser to 7/10 or 75/80%

 

[nath]

I'm fully expecting this to be a totally shallow, short game and almost certainly not going to be worth of the 96% that GM gave it. That won't stop me though, it still looks like a laugh and should be well worth the 25 quid Amazon are charging for it.

 

[Aada]

The GM score is a big old fix, the company (Eidos Interactive I think) have in the past paid for Tomb Raider to get a better review than it deserved. An employee, presumed to be part of there marketing team, has even admitted on his blog that he has seen the emails for bribes and such.

I've seen magazines offer the big Developer and Publisher names scores for benefits, including cheaper advertising space and 'free weekends' at big gaming conventions.

Sad truth really, I canceled my magazine deals once I started hearing the bad things they did.

Still looks great, but would imagine its coser to 7/10 or 75/80%

I was pretty hyped until i read this i just hope a few other reputable gaming sites give it a good score to keep this on my preorder list.

 

[MYstIC G]

Read The RAM Raider for more info.

 

[nath]

Demo is out and I hear good things.

Demo Versions: Batman: Arkham Asylum Demo - Demo Movie Patch Download Section - GamersHell.com

PC link to demo if anyone is interested.

 

[KevinUK]

Demo was great, it's going on my rental list.

 

[Wonk]

I thought the demo was too simple really. I'll be getting chaos theory instead.

 

[Aada]

Buying it.

 

[tris-]

Good graphics and sound but it seems they give us that instead of a decent game.

 

[Aada]

Good graphics and sound but it seems they give us that instead of a decent game.

Please don't tell me you were mashing X throughout the entire demo?

 

[tris-]

I wouldnt of managed to leave the first scene if i did that.

 

[Bullitt]

I enjoyed the demo, thought it was a little too easy but that didn't detract from the combat just being enjoyable - it's also well acted and has great stylisation. I hear very good things about the Riddlers section in the game and look forward to seeing what that's all about.

 

[Aada]

I enjoyed the demo, thought it was a little too easy but that didn't detract from the combat just being enjoyable - it's also well acted and has great stylisation. I hear very good things about the Riddlers section in the game and look forward to seeing what that's all about.

Seconded, i really like the amount of detail they have put into the game as well kinda reminds me of Bioshock and how awesome Rapture was.

 

[nath]

Whelp, I just pre-ordered it on PC for £16.15. Eat that console spaz's .

 

[Aada]

Whelp, I just pre-ordered it on PC for £16.15. Eat that console spaz's .

At that price i may order it myself for my PC where from?

Guess i could always hook my PC up to my HD TV.

 

[MYstIC G]

Zavvi I believe.

 

[nath]

It was on Zavvi: zavvi.co.uk - Batman: Arkham Asylum PC

It was at like 17 something, plus a code for 10% off "WEEKEND10" but I guess that's done now. :\

Always worth keeping an eye on http://savygamer.co.uk/.

 

[Aada]

I'm just downloading the PC demo atm my PC destroys the game's recommended requirements but that doesn't mean shit these days, if the demo plays well i will defo get it for the PC however if i get dodgy fps drops i won't bother with the hassle.

 

[nath]

It's got a solid engine - if you've got a halfway decent machine you'll be able to run it at max everything fine. The only thing that might trip it up is PhysX and even then, it's only when floor tiles break. Fabrics, volumetric fog etc is all fine.

 

[Aada]

It's got a solid engine - if you've got a halfway decent machine you'll be able to run it at max everything fine. The only thing that might trip it up is PhysX and even then, it's only when floor tiles break. Fabrics, volumetric fog etc is all fine.

My card is ATi so i'm worried PhysX might not get a long with it.

 

[nath]

Oh, then there's no problem - PhysX doesn't work on ATI cards fullstop afaik, so it'll be disabled. You won't miss much though, it's just a few fancy effects that aren't that special.

 

[Aada]

Oh, then there's no problem - PhysX doesn't work on ATI cards fullstop afaik, so it'll be disabled. You won't miss much though, it's just a few fancy effects that aren't that special.

Just downloaded the demo gonna have a pop on it

 

[Aada]

I have to say it runs brilliantly i may just fork out the cash for a new monitor for this as i am only running in 1280/1024 ;/ how much better would it look at say 1680 x 1050 any ideas?

 

[Aada]

I just read the PC version is delayed until the 20th i'll be struggling to not buy the console version at this rate ;/

 

[nath]

I've read that, but none of the retailers seem to have updated their release dates. Hmm.