Batman: Arkham City Review thread GOTY?

[zarx]

pezus said:

zarx said:

pezus said:

zarx said:

pezus said:
Is this GTAIV all over again? Guess we'll find out in a few days

No the marketing budget is not even half of what GTA IVs was, and the standards/expectations for games has risen a lot since then. 

Nah, I just think this is pretty usual for the second game in a series (UC2, KZ2, Portal 2, Batman:AC, ACII, Witcher 2 etc. etc.)

All those games were massively improved over the original games in the series what is your point again?

That standards have not risen

So you are saying that Gears of War 3 (91 on meta critic) is wrse than 2 (93) which was worse than 1 (94)? because if standards for games hadn't risen since the start of this generation as you claim the declining meta score for the series would suggest that each game has been worse than the last. How about InFamous 2 (83) is that a worse game than the first (85)? How about Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (80) vs Super Street Fighter IV (92) surely if standards were the same a cheaper version of the game with added content would rate higher? Is Halo 3 (94) a better game than Halo: reach (91) and both are nothing compaired to Halo Combat evolved (97) right?