Well, I gotta say it's got potential. I liked the stealth action. Hopefully a game worth buying at full price.
Well, I gotta say it's got potential. I liked the stealth action. Hopefully a game worth buying at full price.
Just played through the demo, here are my impressions:
Graphics: A little bit choppy and needs some polishing...the common problems from the Unreal engine are clearly visible here, but the graphics do work well to create a dark atmosphere and they succeed in that respect...hopefully this isn't the final product and some polishing will be done (8/10).
Sound: The music sets the tone really well, it reminds me of the two most recent Batman films. The voice acting is good on the most part but some of the guards sounded a bit cheesy to me (9/10).
Gameplay: For some reason, I didn't have as much control over my character as I would like. I felt Batman was a little bit clunky and the camera was way too close to him and this didn't help matters much. The fighting is fantastic but it can get repetitive very quickly, while the stealth sequences are well done despite the fact that they are straight forward. The detective mode works well too. I don't want to jump to conclusions and say this game doesn't play good since it's only the demo and I would like more time with Batman (7.5/10).
Overall: The game was allright, I was expecting better controls over the character, and since I'm a graphics whore I felt that a lot of polishing needs to be done. Overall though, the game does some things right and I'm definitely going to give this one a fair chance when it comes out (8/10).

I wasn't too happy with Commissioner Gordon's voice and steroid look, but that's only a minor quibble. If the final game keeps this level of polish and immersion without getting repetitive, this may just be my favorite game of the year. I downloaded the PS3 version (since, with the exclusive "Joker content" this is the version I'm buying!) but I'll try the 360 version later this weekend.
The voice acting is perhaps my primary motivation for buying this game. Is that strange? I just loved the Animated series soooo much.
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Very good demo. Some of the combat seemed too simplistic, but overall it left a very good impression. This is one of the better looking Unreal Engine games I've played.
Thanks for the input, Jeff.
| d21lewis said: I wasn't too happy with Commissioner Gordon's voice and steroid look, but that's only a minor quibble. If the final game keeps this level of polish and immersion without getting repetitive, this may just be my favorite game of the year. I downloaded the PS3 version (since, with the exclusive "Joker content" this is the version I'm buying!) but I'll try the 360 version later this weekend. |
To be fair, the Nolan Batman films were possibly the first films, comics, etc. to ever portray Gordon as skinny. He's been burly in most of the movies and comics I've seen.
Also, I downloaded it, and I'm playing it right now. Damn, this game is tough. It's incredibly fun, but still tough.
Let the download and install last night when i left my system. I'll check it out a little later.
4 ≈ One
Well I finally got a chance to play and I enjoyed it, will buy it when it's released.



