I very big fan of the series Batman: Arkham. My surprise knew no bounds when “someone there” Rocksteady were the first to make a game about a superhero, and on serious terms.
Arkham Asylum was completed several times with complete knockout of achievements in both GFWL and Steam (when the first one closed).
Arkham City, however, it was completed more times. Firstly, it just so happens that on my Steam account there are two editions of the game: regular and GOTY. Secondly, achievements have become more difficult. For example, in order to knock down all the Joker’s balls in Harley’s Revenge, you need to run around almost all the rooms, access to which will be open/closed over time. In addition, if the game for such characters as Cat, Batman and Robin in the tests was still at a decent level, then the passage for Nightwing is pure hell. He has a specific “Detective Vision”, he cannot fly, his arsenal is very meager and situational, and his timings are very different from other characters. That is, if Batman/Robin/Cat strike one blow, then their animation is appropriate. Nightwing, on the other hand, carries two escrima sticks, and the attack will only be “counted” after the character makes the proper movements. In general, Nightwing was a separate headache, but it brought some variety.
A then Warner Bros. https://siam66casino.co.uk/ and DC Comics pushed Rocksteady aside, with words like: “Guys, now we’ll start making BABKA”
Arkham Origins. It’s impossible to describe with what pain in my heart and teeth I went through it. A broken combat system (Batman’s animation time was changed), the dumbest gadgets (the double-sided grappling hook is the height of stupidity), a stupid story (mixed with The Killing Joke), disgusting game design, a dozen bugs, andSEASON HIS MOTHER PASS. They wanted to make money on this, they even released two add-ons. One was about Batman’s first meeting with Mr. Freeze. The other one only tried to pretend to be a “plot” addition, being, in fact, just a set of cards for testing.
Lok, Season Pass, I can eat it. But then followed Batman: Arkham Blackgate. And this is where it became truly embarrassing. Someone invented it, someone developed it, and someone liked IT. I can assume that these were some 12 year old kids who had never seen normal 2D games.
AND The story of my pain does not end there. WB created a cartoon "Assault on Arkham", which… Well, only confirms my words a little higher. The cartoon definitely found its target audience through a slight “erotic subtext”, which is why especially smart and outstanding connoisseurs on the Internet called this animation a “masterpiece”. The rest of the cartoon remained NOTHING — he is plot-empty, absolutely soulless. The picture is good, but like in any other creation from this studio. Besides, there was a sea of shoals in it. Batman putting mask on mask on top of mask.
Nthere will be a release in a couple of days Batman: Arkham Knight. Gotham is bigger, the plot is bigger, the combat is more varied, the picture is better, the characters are more beautiful. And Rocksteady is back in its proper place as a developer. If the game doesn’t turn out to be good and doesn’t deserve "silver" this year, or the title of "Best Action Game", then all I can do is cry in the corner on my hairy knees.
AND In honor of such an event, I was drawn to all sorts of creativity:
