Originally posted by KCJ506
Well it gave us the Bane that we should have had in the first two games.
And crime scene reconstructions. And new enemy types. And new gadgets (though some were rehashes of older ones).
I don't mind people saying the game isn't the leap forward that city was, but it still contributed at least a little to the series.
Originally posted by cdtm
They're the Choose Your Own Adventure of games.Basically just light novels, more then anything.
A lot of those games have actual stats and crossover into management sims. Some dating sims are very simple yes, but it is a pretty diverse genre with some using mechanics from other genres such as puzzles or even fighting systems on occasion.
More importantly though, why does a genre not being your style mean it shouldn't exist?
When I think of something that shouldn't have been made it's things with legit problems or basically scams and shit.
Originally posted by -Pr-I didn't say it was 'shit'. But the story was just pretty bad overall, the new gameplay features don't make up for the lack of a good story, in my opinion.
I think mediocre is a harsh term, tbh. Its not on the level of City and Asylum, sure, but given how good those games were, I don't think that's necessarily indicative of it being shit.
It's story was better than Arkham City at least. That game had the weakest story out of the three games IMO. It was mainly a glorified 'chase/track-down story', One that's been done at least a thousand times in the Batman comics and done less contrived too.
Batman has to find Catwoman for information
Batman has to find Joker just because he took a pot shot at Catwoman with a gun
Batman has to find Mr. Freeze for finding Joker's cure
Batman has to find Penguin for finding Freeze's suit
Batman has to find Ra's Al Ghul for finding an enzyme in his blood
Batman has to find Joker again for taking the cure
Batman has to stop Hugo Strange and stop Protocol 10
Batman has to find Joker again for taking Talia
Almost none of this has ANYTHING to do with the Arkham City situation or Strange foreshadowed "Protocol 10", or the hierarchy among criminals and gang bosses.
Originally posted by |King Joker|
I didn't say it was 'shit'. But the story was just pretty bad overall, the new gameplay features don't make up for the lack of a good story, in my opinion.
I was just using the word to exaggerate.
I thought the story was fine, tbh. Not as good as Asylum or City, but still decent. If you don't, fair enough.
Originally posted by KCJ506
It's story was better than Arkham City at least. That game had the weakest story out of the three games IMO. It was mainly a glorified 'chase/track-down story', One that's been done at least a thousand times in the Batman comics and done less contrived too.Batman has to find Catwoman for information
Batman has to find Joker just because he took a pot shot at Catwoman with a gun
Batman has to find Mr. Freeze for finding Joker's cure
Batman has to find Penguin for finding Freeze's suit
Batman has to find Ra's Al Ghul for finding an enzyme in his blood
Batman has to find Joker again for taking the cure
Batman has to stop Hugo Strange and stop Protocol 10
Batman has to find Joker again for taking TaliaAlmost none of this has ANYTHING to do with the Arkham City situation or Strange foreshadowed "Protocol 10", or the hierarchy among criminals and gang bosses.
mmm
Well, shit
Originally posted by KCJ506
It's story was better than Arkham City at least. That game had the weakest story out of the three games IMO. It was mainly a glorified 'chase/track-down story', One that's been done at least a thousand times in the Batman comics and done less contrived too.Batman has to find Catwoman for information
Batman has to find Joker just because he took a pot shot at Catwoman with a gun
Batman has to find Mr. Freeze for finding Joker's cure
Batman has to find Penguin for finding Freeze's suit
Batman has to find Ra's Al Ghul for finding an enzyme in his blood
Batman has to find Joker again for taking the cure
Batman has to stop Hugo Strange and stop Protocol 10
Batman has to find Joker again for taking TaliaAlmost none of this has ANYTHING to do with the Arkham City situation or Strange foreshadowed "Protocol 10", or the hierarchy among criminals and gang bosses.
I disagree, but my question to you is... What would have been your alternative?
Originally posted by -Pr-
I disagree, but my question to you is... What would have been your alternative?
For the story to focus more on Hugo Strange instead of Batman getting poisoned and trying to find a cure. The main reason Batman even got himself sent to Arkham City was to take down Strange and prevent this mysterious "Protocol 10" from happening. Yet for some reason he totally goes after Joker ( whose in prison with rules so "technically" is doing nothing wrong whatsoever ) because he fired a bullet at Catwoman. So what? It's the Joker. It's what he does. Wouldn't taking down Strange be on a higher list for just this once? Once Batman started the go after the Joker, the Protocol 10 stuff became irrelevant until near the end of the story.
As I said Arkham City was a "chase/track down story". Joker needs a cure for the disease he has. Which is again totally unrelated to any Protocol 10 sub-plot and is basically there to kill the time.. and of course Mr. Freeze has it. Who was coincidentally just kidnapped by Penguin, who then coincidentally needs a enzyme that only Ra's Al Ghul has, coincidentally one of his ninjas is sitting nearby in Penguin's display case.
I could go on, but the message should be clear. There was nothing really extraordinary about Arkham City's story at all. Yes, the idea of prison built between Gotham were the inmates are allowed to tear each other apart.. is nothing short of genius. But it's never used for the story. The idea that Batman has to chase a cure because he got poisoned, is one the laziest and forgettable premises for a Batman story there is. That's the main story of Arkham City.