Official Arkham City thread

[FaxModem1]

So, I got Batman: Arkham City. The plot is, well, dark. Finding all of Riddler's trophies isn't the hard part, it's the doing of the physical challenges that makes me stumped.
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How did Gotham, the US government or anybody else not go into uproar over the formation of Arkham City. It's understandable that they would have to put all the convicts and inmates somewhere after the destruction of Arkham and Blackgate, but cutting off a whole branch of the city, how did this seem like a good idea? Also, if Strange's plan is to catch all criminals, and all political opposition and put them into the jail, then destroy it on a national scale, why did he destroy it before implementing it nationwide? Wouldn't it be seen as a failure nationwide and no one would adopt it if the only solution is to purge the city?

What are y'all's thoughts?

[Gandalf]

I pre-ordered it, but I'm saving it until I've finished all of my uni work.

[Dread Not]

I'm seriously annoyed that Warner Bros announced less than a week before release that the Catwoman levels would be only available to new purchasers and would otherwise have to be purchased as DLC. I don't like day 1 DLC, but I'm not going to raise hell over it, and if publishers want to include a voucher for the DLC to encourage new sales, I'm okay with it. Mass Effect 2 did it with the Cerberus Network after all. But the ability to play as Catwoman was one of the first gameplay features they started hyping, and to reveal so soon before release that the promised content would not be on the disc was seriously dishonest.

[Dread Not]

So, I got Batman: Arkham City. The plot is, well, dark. Finding all of Riddler's trophies isn't the hard part, it's the doing of the physical challenges that makes me stumped.
Spoiler

How did Gotham, the US government or anybody else not go into uproar over the formation of Arkham City. It's understandable that they would have to put all the convicts and inmates somewhere after the destruction of Arkham and Blackgate, but cutting off a whole branch of the city, how did this seem like a good idea? Also, if Strange's plan is to catch all criminals, and all political opposition and put them into the jail, then destroy it on a national scale, why did he destroy it before implementing it nationwide? Wouldn't it be seen as a failure nationwide and no one would adopt it if the only solution is to purge the city?

What are y'all's thoughts?

The comic they released sheds some light on the back-story, though it's still rather implausible. After Quincy Sharp becomes mayor, he is targeted by some Titan addicted terrorists. Their attack results in hundreds of deaths, which allows Mayor Sharp to declare martial law. Was there anything to suggest that the plan for the city was supposed to be nationwide?

Personally my biggest problem with the plot came at the end. Spoiler

Was there any resolution with the patients poisoned with Joker's blood? The cure was destroyed, so are they all just toast?

[FaxModem1]

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The cure only saved Batman. Those patients died.

And yeah, when at the base of Wonder Tower and you're infiltrating the TYGER guards, Hugo Strange rants on the radio to his men that he plans to sweep the nation,the next two towns being Metropolis and Keystone City.

[CaptHawkeye]

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Why oh why must every Batman game/movie/comic/shit involve references to Superman? Their is no faster way to kill my interest in anything Batman than by introducing other DC stuff.

[FaxModem1]

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I personally liked the references to other parts of DC lore. Having Solomon Grundy,originally a Green Lantern villain, appear was a treat for me. I like the idea of this being an Elseworlds DC universe, which we clearly see by the end, with the death of so many big name Batman characters. With this world being much more gritty and different than the regular DC universe or other interpretations, I like seeing how they would look through the lens of the Arkham universe. So I guess it's just a case of tomato, to-mah-to.

[DPDarkPrimus]

There are too many damn Riddler trophies this time around. I really enjoyed what they did in the first game, but there are so many here that involve esoteric bullshit that isn't a puzzle at all but a test of "can you thread the needle with your batarang".

[Chardok]

[Zablorg]

If Batman's pregnant, does that mean Damian is going to be in the sequel?

[DPDarkPrimus]

Swing and a miss there, Zablorg.

[FaxModem1]

It means that Harley Quinn is expecting. Joker Baby, now isn't that a scary thought.