Our videos of Batman Arkham City

Driftwood
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 | 1:30 PM
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First 10 minutes PC Xbox 360 PS3

It is obviously this week's main event and Gamersyde could not fail to propose a few Xbox 360 videos of Batman: Arkham City. Unfortunately, since we did not get our copy of the game soon enough, there will be no review once again. The first video shows the first playable sequence of the game but you have probably already seen it before as Rocksteady had released it during E3. The two other videos will allow you to discover the very first steps of the dark knight during what can clearly be called a very atmospheric introduction. Enjoy!

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Commented on 2011-10-18 14:27:53

On a media blackout, only a few days to go!!

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Sath

Commented on 2011-10-18 14:29:16

Love this one much more than the first one, why?
Open world, just like you see it in the movies.

You get to hover around the city, navigate a big city, use the grapple alot, be a pure dark hero scouting the area from above before you reign down on enemies and take them out.

I do wish they could have implemented like a flying scene, bike or a car scene, would be great.

The way I see it, this is like Infamous + Assassins Creed.

Batman controls very smoothly from hovering to landing to grapple zips, combat is great.

Like in Assassins Creed you hold a button to run and the character will do all the climbing and vaulting automatically and the open city is pretty much like Infamous (but much better IMO because you dont have to climb in slow paced to get somewhere).

Anyways, I love everything I am seeing here, all I need is Robin DLC to finish it off with.

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TheVice

Commented on 2011-10-18 14:33:55

@Sath: Ppl actually want robin... /facepalm... Are you a justin bieber fan too by any chance? Those 2 are kinda stand close at the "lame" level...

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Sath

Commented on 2011-10-18 14:54:17

I want Rocksteady's version of Robin, or else I wouldnt care at all.
If you seen the trailer of his gameplay then you know he looks awesome and his combat style is damn cool.

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Seth

Commented on 2011-10-18 15:07:50

I do wish they could have implemented like a flying scene, bike or a car scene, would be great.

I don't think is a great idea. Bike/car scene would be quite clunky with UE3, pretty sure that's the reason Rocksteady didn't have one.

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GangStarr

Commented on 2011-10-18 15:17:48

Sath..Seth

lol

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KORNdog

Commented on 2011-10-18 15:21:53 In reply to Sath

Posted by Sath

I want Rocksteady's version of Robin, or else I wouldnt care at all.
If you seen the trailer of his gameplay then you know he looks awesome and his combat style is damn cool.

but at the end of the day he's still robin and he's still a challenge room only character (probably for the best)

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inkyspot

Commented on 2011-10-18 15:48:26

Too sick to get my copy today, will pick it up tomorrow at Best Buys, Won't watch the vids till then.

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Sath

Commented on 2011-10-18 17:37:20 In reply to Seth

Posted by KORNdog

but at the end of the day he's still robin and he's still a challenge room only character (probably for the best)

I know, but I found the gameplay trailer of Robin be badass, but yet people still have that idea of Robin the 70s or the old garbage movies as Chris O Donell, which I do to.
But Rocksteady said they wanted to reboot Robin to their version to their game, he is more mysterious, more darker vibe and his combat skill would be very acrobatic and fluid.

Posted by Seth

I do wish they could have implemented like a flying scene, bike or a car scene, would be great.

I don't think is a great idea. Bike/car scene would be quite clunky with UE3, pretty sure that's the reason Rocksteady didn't have one.

I dont think engine wouldnt be the issue, but rather how they would implement the idea in the game instead.

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blmbox

Commented on 2011-10-18 17:42:59 In reply to Seth

Posted by Seth

I don't think is a great idea. Bike/car scene would be quite clunky with UE3, pretty sure that's the reason Rocksteady didn't have one.

I don't see how the engine would pose an issue. Gears handles its vehicular scenes just fine.

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IRAIPT0IR

Commented on 2011-10-18 18:35:01

Can't wait man!!

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Seth

Commented on 2011-10-18 18:48:38 In reply to blmbox

Posted by blmbox

I don't see how the engine would pose an issue. Gears handles its vehicular scenes just fine.

Hmm, i thought the worst parts in Gears 1 and 2 were, where you control vehicles. It's just fucking clunky.
I'm glad they get rid of them in 3.

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Sath

Commented on 2011-10-18 18:58:20

@Seth

Dont blame the engine, blame the developers who cant make a good vehicle gameplay and controls, thats has nothing to do with the engine.

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Seth

Commented on 2011-10-18 19:17:49

Is there any UE3 game with good vehicle sections? Just curious.

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BLackHawkodst

Commented on 2011-10-18 19:24:35 In reply to Seth

Have you even played Gears 3? as there is a vehicle section and it played just fine. The vehicles in Gears are clunky because the huge fracking tanks, if Rocksteady wanted to implement the batwing or bike/car i'm sure it would rock, maybe in Batman3 who knows.

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Sath

Commented on 2011-10-18 19:25:43 In reply to Seth

Posted by Seth

Is there any UE3 game with good vehicle sections? Just curious.

Mass Effect 2 wasent that bad i think.

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Seth

Commented on 2011-10-18 20:10:51 In reply to BLackHawkodst

Posted by BLackHawkodst

Have you even played Gears 3? as there is a vehicle section and it played just fine.

Well the vehicle section in gears3 was on-rail thing - you only shoot. That's why works just fine. :P

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nostradamus

Commented on 2011-10-18 20:15:45 In reply to Seth

The game looks amazing, and really fresh and impressive visually. It makes a better impression of UE3 to me than GoW3 witch seemed too much handtied to the mythos/ideas in terms of what they could pull-off from the engine and make it look totally different and new. it probably is still the better example of a UE3 game technically but it gets a little stale on the syle side.

Posted by Seth

I don't think is a great idea. Bike/car scene would be quite clunky with UE3, pretty sure that's the reason Rocksteady didn't have one.

wtf u taking bout? engine has nothing to do with a good bad gameplay segment.

Posted by Seth

Is there any UE3 game with good vehicle sections? Just curious.

The Wheelman. it a godamn car game.

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maxattack

Commented on 2011-10-18 20:31:00

This game is a goty contender

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Seth

Commented on 2011-10-18 20:48:05 In reply to nostradamus

Posted by nostradamus

The Wheelman. it a godamn, awful car game.

fixed for ya

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nostradamus

Commented on 2011-10-18 22:00:21 In reply to Seth

Posted by Seth

fixed for ya

who tf cares, it's properly done and in no way "clunky". so your point is moot... or you rather prefer a greatly animated "cutscene" with quick time event, if that is your view of being "not awful".

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Seth

Commented on 2011-10-18 22:26:48 In reply to nostradamus

Posted by nostradamus

who tf cares, it's properly done and in no way "clunky". so your point is moot... or you rather prefer a greatly animated "cutscene" with quick time event, if that is your view of being "not awful".

''who tf cares''?
People that want decent games probably? Not everyone want to play every bullcrap. Yes, played the demo and the cars controls, phisics were really bad. Properly done? lol I'll stop now.
Sorry to disappoint you, but i hate qte's. :/

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KORNdog

Commented on 2011-10-18 22:47:17 In reply to Seth

Posted by Seth

This. Wheelman was terrible. It controlled horribly. I'd say "clunky" would be a very fitting description tbh.

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IRAIPT0IR

Commented on 2011-10-18 22:52:08 In reply to KORNdog

Posted by KORNdog

This. Wheelman was terrible. It controlled horribly. I'd say "clunky" would be a very fitting description tbh.

That game is worse than Uncharted 2 man, so awfull.

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KORNdog

Commented on 2011-10-18 23:03:48 In reply to IRAIPT0IR

Posted by IRAIPT0IR

That game is worse than Uncharted 2 man, so awfull.

It's pretty much worse then any other driving based game i've played, except for maybe stuntman ignition.

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