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Gotham City Stories Cargo 1 2 3 Fixation 1 2 3 Wonder Tower 1 2 3 Just Jack 1 2 3 Poison Chalice 1 2 3 False Dawn 1 2 3 Showtime 1 2 3 On The Prowl 1 2 3 White Noise 1 2 3 Keep Your Friends Close 1 2 3 Taking Out The Trash 1 2 3 Legacy 1 2 3 Change Of Heart 1 2 3 Lab Rat 1 2 3 Prodigal 1 2 3 Fallout 1 2 3 The Trap 1 2 3 Power Play 1 2 3 Burn Notice 1 2 3 Social Outcast 1 2 3 Down The Rabbit Hole 1 2 3 Critter 1 2 3 Masquerade 1 2 3 Contingency 1 2 3 The Mission 1 2 3 Resolutions 1 2 3 Dollotron 1 2 3 Faithful Servant 1 2 3 Homecoming 1 2 3 Frozen Out 1 2 3 Payback 1 2 3 Revenant 1 2 3 Scar Tissue 1 2 3 Guardian Angel 1 2 3 The Fall 1 2 3 A Close Shot With Deadshot 1 2 3 Office Romance 1 2 3 The Demon's Head 1 2 3 Visiting Hours 1 2 3 Wallflower 1 2 3 Showcase Images 1966 Batman 1966 Robin 1966 Catwoman 1966 Combat Batmobile 1966 Race Batmobile 1989 Batman 1989 Race Batmobile 2016 Batman Classic Harley Profiles Batman Information - Bio - Attributes The man of the hour. Gotham's in some pretty deep poo poo this time, and he's here to clean up the streets. Bruce Wayne Information - Bio - Attributes Still a better disguise than Clark Kent. Supplies a lot of good poo poo to GCPD. Scarecrow Information - Bio - Attributes Finished the job Killer Croc started on his face. Voiced by John Noble, a.k.a. that guy from Fringe! Commissioner Gordon Information - Bio - Attributes Seems to have lost muscle mass since Arkham Asylum. Probably out of his depth. Oracle Information - Bio - Attributes Commissioner Gordon's daughter, Barbara Gordon. Still crippled. Still smart as hell. Has a thing with Robin. Alfred Information - Bio - Attributes The Wayne family butler. Not as sassy as he could be, sadly, but still absolutely loyal. Poison Ivy Information - Bio - Attributes Not very interested in Scarecrow's plan. Not very interested in these dumb meat sacks either. Aaron Cash Information - Bio - Attributes Still the baddest rear end. Properly working at GCPD. Could probably take care of Scarecrow single...handedly. The Riddler Information - Bio - Attributes Delightfully neurotic this time around. Less Jigsaw, more unhinged. Jack Ryder Information - Bio - Attributes Rarely has so much been captured in one picture. Lucius Fox Information - Bio - Attributes The source of all of Batman's wonderful toys. Robin Information - Bio - Attributes We're still on Robin #3, Tim Drake. He is dating Barbara, as compared to it being Dick Grayson in comic continuity. Arkham Knight Information - Bio - Attributes And then there's this guy. Has a game named after him. Knows Bat-things. Joker Information - Bio - Attributes If you don't know him in this series by now then UHHHH I don't know what to tell you. Christina Bell Information - Bio - Attributes Joker's obsession with Batman, taken to an extreme. Johnny Charisma Information - Bio - Attributes Joker's sense of showmanship, taken to an extreme. Albert King Information - Bio - Attributes Joker's violence and sadism, taken to an extreme. Henry Adams Information - Bio - Attributes Joker's...wait, this guy seems pretty normal. Joker's cure? Chief Underhill Information - Bio - Attributes The missing Fire Chief of Station 17. Seems to be a big hit with his fellow firefighters. Catwoman Information - Bio - Attributes A damsel in distress. How empowering! Kirk and Francine Langstrom Information - Bio - Attributes I feel like WHAT HAS SCIENCE DONE is an accurate description of a lot of Batman's villains. Firefly Information - Bio - Attributes He's back, he's still on fire, and he's still flinging around puns. Penguin Information - Bio - Attributes Still rocking the broken-bottle-in-his-eyesocket chic from Arkham City. Nightwing Information - Bio - Attributes Batman Junior! Don't call him that though. He'll get pretty pissed off. Simon Stagg Information - Bio - Attributes CEO of Stagg Pharmaceuticals. A people company! Two-Face Information - Bio - Attributes Duality, coin flips, scarred face, you know the story by now. He's robbing banks! Batgirl Information - Bio - Attributes Before the fall, you might say. This game would probably be better if she was in it more, that DLC was pretty good. Harley Quinn Information - Bio - Attributes Shockingly competent after Joker's left the scene. Maybe someone was holding her back? Jason Todd Information - Bio - Attributes Probably the most disliked Robin, considering he was voted off. I still think Stephanie Brown did a worse job. Hush Information - Bio - Attributes Well that went quickly. HI HUSH BYE HUSH Azrael Information - Bio - Attributes That could have gone worse, really! Manbat Information - Bio - Attributes WHAT HAS SCIENCE DOOOOOONE Professor Pyg Information - Bio - Attributes It's like someone looked at Mr. Zsasz and said "we can do better". I'd say he's cut your skin off and wear it kind of creepy, but Batman already has one of those villains. Red Hood Information - Bio - Attributes Everyone who knows some stuff about Batman probably saw this one coming. Deacon Blackfire Information - Bio - Attributes Callouts to C-listers like this guy are something I've always liked about the Arkham series. Deathstroke Information - Bio - Attributes He's back. Don't get your hopes up. Thomas and Martha Wayne Information - Bio - Attributes Still dead. Vicki Vale Information - Bio - Attributes I guess this qualifies as a cameo? She's pretty much just there for the ending and...that's it. dscruffy1 fucked around with this message at 19:45 on Jul 20, 2016 |
# ¿ Feb 23, 2016 18:52 |
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FicusArt posted:And by 100% do you mean what the game defines as 100% or everything with a completion percentage attached? Cause I noticed you have a file at 103% The 103% is from partially doing New Game+, I'll be doing 100% on a basic New Game.
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# ¿ Feb 23, 2016 20:34 |
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Kaboom Dragoon posted:So are you going to be doing all the DLC post-game, or sprinkling it in where appropriate, since one or two bits take place before the game? Also, any chance of going over the intro again when the game is done and pointing out all the foreshadowing? There's a few bits that will be obvious to most, but I'd be interested to see what else is in there. I'll be tossing in some of the DLC as it's appropriate, otherwise most of it takes place post-game. No promises on the intro part, it seems easy to do but I seem to get bizarrely exhausted of games once I've finished the actual gameplay in them. At least, the gameplay as far as I plan on doing it for LP purposes. Waffleman_ posted:It's Gotham City, they're probably used to stuff like this happening. I would think this is the answer, especially considering stuff from the comics. No Man's Land comes to mind.
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# ¿ Feb 23, 2016 21:58 |
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Discendo Vox posted:Does your spoiler policy encompass earlier games in the series? Nah, go for it on earlier games. I've got those linked in the OP so if people don't want to get spoiled on that they should probably check those out first. If they somehow aren't already familiar.
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# ¿ Feb 23, 2016 22:57 |
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Nuramor posted:Video not available in Germany I have to assume it's because of GEMA. The opening strains have a portion of Frank Sinatra and there's a bit of copyrighted music later as well. I'm currently living in Germany and I can probably watch it because it's my video Let me see what I can do once I get home from work.
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# ¿ Feb 24, 2016 13:55 |
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Maybe I'll just do what that guy who got a copyright claim on a Guitar Hero FC run of Bark At The Moon did. But with karaoke!
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# ¿ Feb 24, 2016 14:15 |
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Tiggum posted:Um, yeah? Is "your parents are always the people who teach you to drive" a thing? Learning to drive from your parents is frequently a thing but not always, no. I think the "not his parents" thing just tickled a few funny bones, which is okay! It's also okay to not get a kick out of it! Some things that crop up in this game are less "they managed to survive" and more "this was a poor decision with an unexpected outcome". It will be demonstrated later, and I am so excited!
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# ¿ Feb 24, 2016 14:34 |
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Lord_Magmar posted:I personally think that when you get in the car you should get a city-wide radio message from a crime boss to get in doors because Batman is out driving. Thus you don't run into the running over people problem because all the crooks have hidden in doors, the car chasing still gets awkward but the tank drones work pretty well in theory. I could get this, but one of the complaints about Arkham Origins is that the city is practically deserted despite being so big. It made sense in Arkham City since the area was walled off for prisoners only, but Arkham Origins was still "hey people live here". Their excuse was HEY IT'S A BIG BLIZZARD NORMAL PEOPLE ARE INSIDE but still. Personally I like having the mooks out and about and rioting, it fits thematically within the game and makes the city actually feel like something is going on, everything is going to hell. I can't think of a better way to figure out hitting people with the car though. People would complain if you couldn't do it at all, guaranteed. The games have always required a suspension of disbelief, like throwing mooks into the bottomless pits of Arkham Asylum or leaving them facedown in the snow with severe injuries in Arkham City/Origins. At a certain point you just have to accept it and laugh when someone is clearly probably dead. This will come up in the next video!
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# ¿ Feb 24, 2016 15:02 |
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Nuramor posted:Yes. Yes, please do. Good news, sufferers of GEMA everywhere! I've made a copy of the first video, but it's got me singing instead of Frank Sinatra. GEMA Approved!
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# ¿ Feb 24, 2016 18:12 |
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Driving school isn't mandatory in the US, so for us you've got to learn somewhere. I was surprised with how many driving schools I've run into since I got to Germany.
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# ¿ Feb 24, 2016 19:45 |
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Speedball posted:"Rubber bullets. Honest." Fun fact: they're called Slam Rounds in game! Anyway it's time to start getting busy (doing sidequests) A Busy Night/Polsy New profiles: The Riddler, Jack Ryder, Lucius Fox
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# ¿ Feb 25, 2016 18:52 |
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Based on what I'm seeing from the thread so far it sounds like a good chunk of people haven't seen this game before. I am so looking forward to having the story play out. CuwiKhons posted:Edit - I'm disappointed in you for not getting the REC immediately. I'm planning on getting it during the second trip to the precinct. I HAVE MY REASONS.
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# ¿ Feb 26, 2016 08:30 |
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Part of the take I get on it is you have to consider them in light of their villains. Superman is pretty much impervious almost by definition. How do you challenge him? Sure, you can punch things harder. You can make Doomsday specifically to kill him. The take that comes to mind for me is that Lex Luthor thinks humans shouldn't be beaten by an alien. What does it say about humans that the best person to express "humanity" isn't a human? It's also important to consider him in context of his creators. Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster were children of Jewish immigrants and Superman was created during the buildup to World War 2. To consider Batman in the context of his enemies, he's a man surrounded by insanity. Pretty much literally. There's a weird thrill for me at least in seeing Batman have crazy plans upon plans worthy of taking down every superhero he knows in case they go rogue. Hell, it fuels Batman vs Doctor Doom debates. Given a tragic backstory and a shitload of money, a guy made sufficient use out of his means to be a threat to literally everyone ever. Given his self-set limitations (NO KILLING), how does he avoid stepping over the line in the face of tangible insanity? It started off as a one-man war on crime against run of the mill mobsters and just escalated from there. I think some of the better Batman stories either look at whether or not Batman DOES make things worse by simply existing, or look into that he might belong in Arkham Asylum too. But yeah, I enjoy Bat-conversations about how Superman is a doof. Carry on!
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# ¿ Feb 26, 2016 18:06 |
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Thesaya posted:I am guessing that there was a reason for painting everything yellow? Modern Green Lanterns can't affect the color yellow. It's why Sinestro and Yellow Lanterns are typically their arch-enemy.
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# ¿ Feb 27, 2016 13:04 |
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Time for a wardrobe upgrade. The Clothes Make The (Bat)Man/Polsy New profiles: Robin Race 1: 1966 - Penguin Dockyard/Polsy Also this is the first of the BATMOBILE RACES that came as DLC. And man oh man do I love 1966 Batman.
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# ¿ Feb 27, 2016 17:59 |
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Yvonmukluk posted:And I told you I'm not interested in the diegetic explanation. I'm not interested in the game's justifications of it, I want to know why the writers made that choice in the first place. The game series has its own internal continuity. I can think of a reason for why it's Robin and not Nightwing but it'd be spoilers at this point.
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# ¿ Feb 28, 2016 17:50 |
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I know I said I'd be going into ACE chemicals but uhhh I lied It's one of the Arkham Episodes, and this one takes place before the events of Arkham Knight, I figured I'd shove it in here why not. ACE CHEMICALS IS UP NEXT I PROMISE Previously, in Blüdhaven.../Polsy Race 2: 1989 - Joker Parade/Polsy Here's the first race in the second of the racetrack packs, featuring scenery and music from Tim Burton's Batman and Batman Returns.
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# ¿ Feb 29, 2016 18:48 |
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CzarChasm posted:Are there actual themed Bat-costumes to go with the Batmobiles? Why yes. Yes there are. I'll take some screenshots and post them with the next update.
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# ¿ Mar 2, 2016 15:41 |
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The Bat-Curse of ACE Chemicals/Polsy New profiles: Arkham Knight Race 3: 2008 - Ashes/Polsy Behold! The title drop! Also uhh the 2008 tracks are kinda meh. 1966 and 1989 for life. Here's a bunch of shots from the showcase, where it points out that some Batmobiles can't be used in story mode since you have to be able to go into tank mode. That also applies to the 2008 Tumbler, which doesn't have a tank mode. Despite looking like it really should. Also I got a screenshot of the BATMAN VS SUPERMAN SKIN which is the 2016 one. 1966 Batman 1966 Robin 1966 Catwoman 1966 Combat Batmobile 1966 Race Batmobile 1989 Batman 1989 Race Batmobile 2016 Batman Classic Harley dscruffy1 fucked around with this message at 18:14 on Mar 2, 2016 |
# ¿ Mar 2, 2016 18:02 |
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CuwiKhons posted:Really? I was actually just going to say that I really liked that the track had you bowling through poo poo and breaking through walls because the Tumbler is more of a tank than other Batmobiles. It just feels more powerful. It might be that I didn't like the 2008 movies as much. Not to mention the music cue of "just keep playing violins frantically" pales in comparison to the other two. There's nothing wrong with the racetrack itself and slamming through stuff is great! But I feel like the other two packs work better.
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# ¿ Mar 2, 2016 18:35 |
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bewilderment posted:So, uh, Scruffy, is there a reason you left the giant flashing LEVEL UP indicator up on the top of the screen for the entire video? Part of it this time around is that it takes a while for the points to get up to where I have enough that I actually want to use them. Some of the higher end upgrades take 8 points. Maybe it feels like stopping just to remove the indicator feels sloppy. The other part is that sometimes I just don't see it, or I've interrupted it at some point to look at something else. In the playthrough I did shortly before this I had 28 points to use, so I might be bad at getting upgrades It'll take me a few videos because I've recorded ~4 more in advance but I'll work on keeping the level up flashing to a minimum.
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# ¿ Mar 3, 2016 10:15 |
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Thunderfinger posted:After having seen the Asylum and City LPs I am going through the Arkham Origins LP and for whatever reason, episode 9 will not load for me at all. The two videos before and after work just fine except for that one. Is there something you can do about that? I'll see if I can reupload a copy of it. No promises though!
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# ¿ Mar 4, 2016 10:34 |
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Pretty much everyone who's played this game before knows exactly where this episode is going to end. The Predictable Cliffhanger/Polsy Race 4: 1966 - Batcave Set/Polsy This race is PRETTY HARD YOU GUYS. Took me about half an hour of attempts to get this run. Thunderfinger posted:After having seen the Asylum and City LPs I am going through the Arkham Origins LP and for whatever reason, episode 9 will not load for me at all. The two videos before and after work just fine except for that one. Is there something you can do about that? I uploaded a copy here. Give it a shot! Otherwise I'm not sure what else I can do.
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# ¿ Mar 4, 2016 18:20 |
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IBlameRoadSuess posted:So I didn't see it asked before but what effect does powersliding have on your timer? It goes green while you're doing it but I couldn't see any noticeable effect on the timer? So the timer actually slows down while you're in powerslide. Sometimes it will just flash because it's a really quick tap of the brake but if you're actually drifting it's slower. The last curve in the first 1966 race is a good example for that. e: I think it slows it down around half time, maybe even a third. One second in powerslide slowdown is about 3 realtime seconds. dscruffy1 fucked around with this message at 19:04 on Mar 4, 2016 |
# ¿ Mar 4, 2016 19:01 |
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Good news! Joker is explained! Poorly! And I continue to be absolutely thrilled by the predictions I'm seeing in this thread. Trouble In Bat-Paradise/Polsy New profile(s): Joker, Christina Bell, Albert King, Johnny Charisma, Henry Adams New stories: Cargo Race 5: 1989 - Cobblepot's Causeway/Polsy Also I just want to take a moment to quote something from the Arkham Origins thread, because reading it in hindsight is kinda funny. thetrueoskar posted:I wonder how they're going to bring Joker back for it THIS time. since as far as I know, it's after City chronologically? I've narrowed it down to three possibilities in ascending badness (since we all know they're going to bring him back):
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# ¿ Mar 6, 2016 18:24 |
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Posting this a little bit early 'cause I got places to be. Fighting Firefighter Fighters/Polsy New profile(s): Chief Underhill New stories: Fixation, Wonder Tower, Just Jack, Poison Chalice Race 6: 2008 - Cataclysm/Polsy For those of you who are angry about the Joker popping up and comic book science and all the other crap, bear with me. I for one like the way Joker is used here, when I was first playing he didn't feel as obtrusive as in Arkham City and Arkham Origins. There's SO much more in this game to get angry about. Trust me, we'll get there. dscruffy1 fucked around with this message at 18:00 on Mar 8, 2016 |
# ¿ Mar 8, 2016 17:51 |
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Kurieg posted:Your links are still pointing at Episode 7. Whoops. Fixed it.
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# ¿ Mar 8, 2016 18:00 |
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Yvonmukluk posted:I thought it was just Deadshot, and he probably only got released to get drafted into the Suicide Squad. Deadshot popped up in Arkham Origins: Blackgate as a boss, which was mostly used as something of a Suicide Squad setup game. It's where they picked up Deadshot because he's a marksman who ALMOST KILLED BATMAN, Bronze Tiger who NEARLY BEAT BATMAN HAND TO HAND, and tried to pick up Bane but that A: didn't work out and B: probably would have been a terrible idea but Suicide Squad also seems like a terrible idea so Let's just pretend that game never existed, unless Batman: Arkham Sucide Squad becomes a thing. In which case maybe I'll have to run through that too.
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# ¿ Mar 9, 2016 09:49 |
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Oh hey the Mad Hatter has been relegated to DLC this time. He's still a creepy poo poo but it's pretty good. Batman In Wonderland/Polsy New stories: False Dawn Race 7: 2016 - Batmobile Proving Ground/Polsy If you're wanting to work on drifting mechanics, the Proving Ground track is pretty good. Since it's literally impossible to even finish the drat thing without drifting. Also! At the start of the last video there was another Jokerfied billboard but I didn't leave it on video long enough. Here it is! On a completely unrelated note that I'm excited about I auditioned for a community theater musical and now I've got parts in Avenue Q. Huzzah!
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# ¿ Mar 10, 2016 17:56 |
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:If you aren't Trekkie Monster then you're letting the goonsquad down. I'm playing Trekkie Monster and Nicky. Ha!
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# ¿ Mar 10, 2016 18:26 |
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Back in business, back on the main story! Back On The Trail/Polsy New character(s): Catwoman New stories: Showtime, On The Prowl Race 8: 2016 - Waynetech Loop/Polsy
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# ¿ Mar 12, 2016 19:14 |
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Klaus88 posted:If you could be kind enough to just go through your upgrades periodically, that would be nice, if you don't mind. I'll be upgrading/showing my upgrades every 2-3 videos from here on. Apparently people are pretty up-in-arms about me CUTTING OUT THESE THINGS. Youtube people got pretty upset I guess I even got a dislike.
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# ¿ Mar 12, 2016 19:50 |
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Main storyline! New island! Explosions! Riddles! Who could ask for anything more? Taking Back Miagani/Polsy New character(s): Kirk and Francine Langstrom New stories: White Noise
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# ¿ Mar 14, 2016 18:29 |
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Hobgoblin2099 posted:I'm not going to lie, I kind of missing giggling and cackling Scarecrow. John Noble does a great voice job, but so far Scarecrow's lines have pretty much been "I bet you're scared. Oh the terror you must feel. Now you know what it means to be afraid." And it gets really bleh after a while. John Noble as Scarecrow talks about fear like DIablo talks about nephalem. BLAH BLAH BLAH NEPHALEM BLAH BLAH FEAR BLAH
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# ¿ Mar 14, 2016 18:57 |
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anilEhilated posted:e: I don't mind the Riddler stuff because ultimately, what it comes down to is fun. I enjoyed messing around the city and solving minigames and riddles. It's obviously a case of gameplay before story and I do think the game would be diminished without its collectibles. You could probably pin them on a different villain, though. The games so far have done a pretty good job of getting a big selection of Batman villains, why couldn't they do something like the Cluemaster? Maybe have Spoiler or the Riddler even helping you out. If it's Riddler helping you out it A: plays into his sense of superiority and B: he'll probably try and backstab you at the end. Peak Riddler!
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# ¿ Mar 15, 2016 08:38 |
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Aithon posted:Or they could try to write a Batman plot without kidnapping every other character. It is possible, right? It's possible. But it's difficult. Consider Batman's creation and motivations. Bruce Wayne's parents were shot. This instills a sense of protection in Batman. He doesn't want anyone to die, and this goes extra strong for the people Batman/Bruce Wayne cares about. I remember seeing it on Youtube somewhere, a snippet from DC Universe Online or whatever it was. It's voice clips of Batman going over possible weaknesses and counters to different members of the Justice League. He also has a file on himself which is in small part appropriately self-congratulatory, but he points out two weaknesses. 1: Batman is only human. 2: Batman has a huge weakness when it comes to people close to him. As part of Batman's WAR ON CRIME and tacit authorization by the GCPD, he's pulled various people into his orbit. Commissioner Gordon, Oracle, all the Robins, Catwoman, Huntress, Alfred...how do you strike at Batman, who is a near impregnable fortress? You either use incredible force (Bane, backbreaker, etc), or you chip away at the foundations. Kidnapping is always lurking around the corner in Batman comics because it's one of his more powerful motivators.
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# ¿ Mar 15, 2016 10:58 |
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Iretep posted:I actually remembered wrong and in the arkham city one batman got taken hostage and not robin. In arkham origin dlc im pretty sure Alfred got taken hostage for a while by penguin. Of course in comics these have happened a million times. Nah, Alfred took care of himself mostly. He got hit by one of Mr. Freeze's thugs who were actually Penguin's thugs, but he didn't get taken hostage. I missed a dialogue in an upcoming video due to circumstances, shame on me, but it's two Arkham Militia goons talking about how Barbara hurt some of them pretty badly when they stormed the clock tower before the Knight stepped in. She was using "ninja sticks". She's not as defenseless as she seems at first blush but she is working at a disadvantage, and it is off camera.
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# ¿ Mar 15, 2016 16:25 |
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I've got a tickle in the back of my throat and nose, which is really annoying and might affect my voice commentary. Luckily I have already done videos in advance. A Real Scorcher/Polsy New character(s): Firefly New stories: Keep Your Friends Close, Taking Out The Trash
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# ¿ Mar 16, 2016 18:09 |
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# ¿ May 22, 2024 10:33 |
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Still dying slowly of a coughing fit. Just Riddler Things/Polsy The Alfred in the Arkham universe doesn't seem to be an ex-SAS badass, nor does he do much in the way of field work. Presumably he mostly patches Batman up after a night out, which would fit with the normal portrayal.
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# ¿ Mar 18, 2016 18:11 |