A Closer Look And What To Expect In 'Batman: Arkham Origins' - Page 3

*Ecto Jedi* · 05-02-2013, 11:42 AM

You jaded bastards. Arkham Asylum and City were amazing.

STORMSHADOW__210 · 05-03-2013, 04:01 PM

When it was announced that developer Warner Bros. Games Montreal would be steering the ship for Batman Arkham Origins to buy some time for the award winning developer Rocksteady to work on a true next generation sequel to Batman Arkham City,many among the gaming world were more than concerned to say the least. That being said with news that not only would Arkahm Origins be using the same game engine as well have having Rocksteady holding Warner Bros. Games Montreals hand, many bat fans have relaxed.In fact,I for one am quite excited to have another Batman game to sink my teeth into during the final year of the current console generation.GameInformer recently had the oppurtunity to sit down with art director Jeremy Price and the rest of the crew at Warner Bros. Games Montreal to share some insight on how they are approaching the prequel.Enjoy the interview below!

Source:GameInformer.com

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While art director Jeremy Price and the rest of the team at Warner Bros. Games Montreal are looking to the previous Arkham titles for inspiration, they hope to leave their own mark with a couple of key differences. Since this is a prequel, Batman is a mysterious force in the streets of Gotham. Even the cops aren't sure if he is a myth or supernatural. To emphasize this mystery and fear surrounding the character, the team is planning on amping up their use of silhouettes and film noir-esque low-key lighting to make him a more imposing figure. The developers are also taking advantage of the holiday setting for the game by creating Christmas decorations that are unique to the haunted world of Gotham City.

Watch the video below to learn more about how the team is changing the look of Batman and how the Christmas setting will change the way you experience the game.

愛 · 05-03-2013, 04:07 PM

I merged the thread you made with this one. Please do not make separate threads when there is already a relevant topic to post in.

STORMSHADOW__210 · 05-03-2013, 04:29 PM

Well thats fine.Every site is different.I will respect this sites one thread rule.Personally i think its a bit much to have one big thread with endless pages and pages to find any different news on a subject.If thats the case,why even bother having seperate threads to begin with,why not just a "All video games" thread.That will be nice and neat.

*The Stryker* · 05-03-2013, 04:39 PM

I hardly think an interview about the art style is thread worthy anyway.

Who wants a million threads about tiny details?

愛 · 05-03-2013, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by STORMSHADOW__210

Well thats fine.Every site is different.I will respect this sites one thread rule.Personally i think its a bit much to have one big thread with endless pages and pages to find any different news on a subject.If thats the case,why even bother having seperate threads to begin with,why not just a "All video games" thread.That will be nice and neat.

I was just looking for an "okay."

STORMSHADOW__210 · 05-03-2013, 04:46 PM

hahahahah u got man ,lol "okay"

,Im still new here anyway,not tryin to rock the boat here,im a admin on several sites and thats just how we do it.That way people can just click and watch say a clone wars season 6 new footage trailer and know waht they are clicking and to discuss,rather than just blindly going though pages and pages of a universal clone wars thread.its cool.Different folks,different strokes.

*Cure* · 05-03-2013, 04:58 PM

Goddamn, man, get over it.

Peanut · 05-03-2013, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Ecto Jedi

You jaded bastards. Arkham Asylum and City were amazing.

They're both rife with issues, but Asylum was at least a comprehensive design decision, warts and all. City is a mess. I don't care what anyone says. The "open world" is so poorly designed it's incredible.

STORMSHADOW__210 · 05-03-2013, 05:37 PM

y:

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Originally Posted by Cure

Goddamn, man, get over it.

Hey genius, what part of "its cool" don't you understand? I'm not trying to be funny but are you "special " or did you go to school in the small bus?

STORMSHADOW__210 · 05-03-2013, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Peanut

They're both rife with issues, but Asylum was at least a comprehensive design decision, warts and all. City is a mess. I don't care what anyone says. The "open world" is so poorly designed it's incredible.

Im curious, can you be a bit more specific? The game won all kinds of awards.I loved it.

Peanut · 05-03-2013, 06:24 PM

Awards, especially in this sh*t hole of an industry, mean f*ck all, so let's not even bring that junk up.

I haven't played City since maybe the second of third day it was out, which is when I beat it, so I can't be too specific on my reasons without doing research into it again and that's simply not worth my time, so I'll fall back on the things that come to mind.

Traversal in the city isn't fun. It's boring and pointless. There's no reason for it to exist outside of padding. It's there to hide uninteresting trinkets, host uninspired and boring side-quests and artificially pad the playtime by making you run back and forth (sometimes to the exact same places...repeatedly) between the better designed areas of the game, which all still suffer from the same issues Asylum did, including the constant need to use detective vision again. The combat is still good, but it does a horrendous job of giving you reasons to use 3/4 of it, as the basic moves you learn are more than enough to deal with any encounter with ease. The stealth hardly changed and the same two or three methods of dealing with thugs from Asylum are still the most effective. And speaking of the thugs, the repeating dialogue in the city and during encounters is god awful. It got to the point where I would mute the game every time I had to slog back through the city.

The plot is also a plodding and terrible mess of nonsense. If you aren't a fan of Batman, which I'm not, the game does very little to draw you in.

Just a few of the reasons off the top of my head. Feel free to disagree, but I feel like I've made my points. It should also be noted that if a game doesn't have a very very specific something, usually a tone or some sense of "heart", then I find it terribly hard to give it a pass on its various issues, so I'm not even saying my opinion is entirely valid in all ways. Look no further than my love of Tenchu Z for proof that my taste in games is slightly warped, but at least unlike most people, I can admit to liking absolute sh*t and be OK with that.

*The Stryker* · 05-03-2013, 07:22 PM

As a Batman fan I completely agree with the story in City being bad. Hated it.

Shreddhead · 05-17-2013, 11:43 PM

Batman Arkham Origins Teaser Trailer Batman vs Deathstroke

*Cure* · 05-18-2013, 06:51 PM

How exciting.

*Candy Kappa* · 05-19-2013, 01:53 AM

the pre-render is perrdy as ever

Shreddhead · 05-19-2013, 02:12 PM

Looks like Deathstroke will be a playable character! And Conroy is confirmed to be voicing Batman again

http://www.screwattack.com/news/deat...returns-batman

*Ninjinister* · 05-19-2013, 03:12 PM

*Cure* · 05-19-2013, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Shreddhead

And Conroy is confirmed to be voicing Batman again

Oh, boy. Just when I thought something new would come out of this.

~~animal~~ · 05-19-2013, 05:10 PM

Personally I CAN NOT wait

05-03-2013, 04:39 PM	#45
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Cure Y'all need Jesus Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,938	Goddamn, man, get over it. __________________

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The Stryker Stupid Rich Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Room 237 Posts: 11,152	As a Batman fan I completely agree with the story in City being bad. Hated it. __________________ @~<3 Mom~@

05-17-2013, 11:43 PM	#54
Shreddhead Mad Scientist Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 1,470	Batman Arkham Origins Teaser Trailer Batman vs Deathstroke __________________

05-18-2013, 06:51 PM	#55
Cure Y'all need Jesus Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,938	How exciting. __________________

05-02-2013, 11:42 AM	#41
Ecto Jedi Denki Wo Kitte Kudasai Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,439	You jaded bastards. Arkham Asylum and City were amazing.

05-03-2013, 04:07 PM	#43
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	I merged the thread you made with this one. Please do not make separate threads when there is already a relevant topic to post in.

05-03-2013, 04:29 PM	#44
STORMSHADOW__210 Hench Mutant Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 351	Well thats fine.Every site is different.I will respect this sites one thread rule.Personally i think its a bit much to have one big thread with endless pages and pages to find any different news on a subject.If thats the case,why even bother having seperate threads to begin with,why not just a "All video games" thread.That will be nice and neat.

05-03-2013, 04:46 PM	#47
STORMSHADOW__210 Hench Mutant Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 351	hahahahah u got man ,lol "okay" ,Im still new here anyway,not tryin to rock the boat here,im a admin on several sites and thats just how we do it.That way people can just click and watch say a clone wars season 6 new footage trailer and know waht they are clicking and to discuss,rather than just blindly going though pages and pages of a universal clone wars thread.its cool.Different folks,different strokes.

05-03-2013, 06:24 PM	#52
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	Awards, especially in this sht hole of an industry, mean fck all, so let's not even bring that junk up. I haven't played City since maybe the second of third day it was out, which is when I beat it, so I can't be too specific on my reasons without doing research into it again and that's simply not worth my time, so I'll fall back on the things that come to mind. Traversal in the city isn't fun. It's boring and pointless. There's no reason for it to exist outside of padding. It's there to hide uninteresting trinkets, host uninspired and boring side-quests and artificially pad the playtime by making you run back and forth (sometimes to the exact same places...repeatedly) between the better designed areas of the game, which all still suffer from the same issues Asylum did, including the constant need to use detective vision again. The combat is still good, but it does a horrendous job of giving you reasons to use 3/4 of it, as the basic moves you learn are more than enough to deal with any encounter with ease. The stealth hardly changed and the same two or three methods of dealing with thugs from Asylum are still the most effective. And speaking of the thugs, the repeating dialogue in the city and during encounters is god awful. It got to the point where I would mute the game every time I had to slog back through the city. The plot is also a plodding and terrible mess of nonsense. If you aren't a fan of Batman, which I'm not, the game does very little to draw you in. Just a few of the reasons off the top of my head. Feel free to disagree, but I feel like I've made my points. It should also be noted that if a game doesn't have a very very specific something, usually a tone or some sense of "heart", then I find it terribly hard to give it a pass on its various issues, so I'm not even saying my opinion is entirely valid in all ways. Look no further than my love of Tenchu Z for proof that my taste in games is slightly warped, but at least unlike most people, I can admit to liking absolute sh*t and be OK with that.

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05-19-2013, 02:12 PM	#57
Shreddhead Mad Scientist Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 1,470	Looks like Deathstroke will be a playable character! And Conroy is confirmed to be voicing Batman again http://www.screwattack.com/news/deat...returns-batman __________________

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05-19-2013, 05:10 PM	#60
~~animal~~ Banned Join Date: May 2013 Location: Hobbit hole Posts: 92	Personally I CAN NOT wait