Friday, June 13, 2014

'Arkham Knight' makes Batman into even more of a sociopath


Here's the thing about the Arkham series: Bruce Wayne is a complete psychopath, even by Batman's usual standards.


This wasn't all that clear in Batman: Arkham Asylum, the original game that combined fast-paced brawling with hidden object puzzles and endless gliding. But as soon as he got put into the open world of Arkham City, it became evident that the most fun thing to do was swoop around the city and drop down on unsuspecting groups of inmates complaining about how hungry and cold they were. "It's the freakin' Bat!" they would shout, as I goaded them into a fight and then threatened to torture them for information about Riddler trophies. The combat system was just so flowing, the flight so graceful, that closing myself into a...


Continue reading…






via The Verge - All Posts http://ift.tt/1kT4Lad

No comments:

Post a Comment