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WTF Is Wrong With Warner Bros Montreal? DLC Over A Broken Game? Really?!

An opinion piece via EGMR in which the author has a rant about Warner Bros Montreal and their decision to put out new DLC for Batman: Arkham Origins rather than fixing the game.

Quote: "You do not release DLC for your games when they are not completely functional, you fucking ingrates. You do not ask us to pay you even more money when you’ve not fully earned the money that we’ve already paid you. I know of a few people who’ve reached impasses in the game and therefore cannot continue any further, because of this, that or the other glitch. They’ve paid for a game that they cannot play to completion. "

-Foxtrot3730d ago

You cant make money off patches

iMaim3730d ago

Yeah, how dare developers not invest time and effort into fixing game breaking issues!

speedforce1313730d ago

For a multiplatform game like Batman:AO, it'll cost upwards of 40,000 dollars to roll out patches on all platforms. At this point you might as well chalk it up as a loss, sell the DLC which is guaranteed to generate money, and then pay for the final patch depending on how it performs.

ded10203730d ago

@ speedforce

I really like batman games and would get the next but at this point, I'll chalk it up to a loss.

xander707693730d ago

@ Speedforce

I thought patches on last gen systems are now free? I don't think Microsoft or Sony charge for 360 or ps3 patches anymore.

3-4-53730d ago

Imagine if your tires fell off your car when you drive it off the lot ?

It's supposed to worth 100% efficiently.

micx3730d ago

We should adress the same question to a lot of other publishers/developers too, mainly EA.

BlackWolf3730d ago

Where is the money? In the DLC or the patch? Yep, that's their reasoning.

NYC_Gamer3730d ago

The big question is will gamers sit back and allow this to happen?

Ace Killa 083730d ago

Depending on the game and the fan base behind it.

In this case I do believe the game will stay broken as the developers themselves don't even care about the fan base. A lot of crappy games sell broken and stay broken due to cheap support from the devs. In this case WB Montreal is a cheap a hole that rather make a $15 bucks in DLC ($10?? price check).

aviator1893730d ago

I'm disappointed as well.
I don't have the game, but was planning on getting it soon. Now? Not so much anymore. DLC is fine and all (I buy it for the majority of the games that I like to play often), but when dlc is prioritized over first fixing a game, that's when I get annoyed.

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The best Batman Arkham game still isn’t on PS5, and that’s a problem

Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League is almost here, but I can't revisit the best Arkhamverse game on PS5 without sacrificing quality.

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ZeekQuattro104d ago

Not a fan of Orgins. Blame it on the absence of Conroy & Hamill. Blame it on the lack of atmosphere compared to Asylm. Hell blame it the devs thst dicked over Wii U owners like me that purchased the game only for support be dropped as a thank you to me. It's better than Knight but that's not saying much. I don't care for that entry either.

Rebel_Scum104d ago

tbh buying a game like that for WiiU should’ve been an obvious non-purchase when it existed on better hardware.

Cacabunga104d ago

Origins is amazing..
my favorite Batman is Batman and Robin on mega drive.. an HD REMASTER of that would still look glorious

ZeekQuattro104d ago

I got it launch. Kinda hard to go back. I'm supposed to know they were going to drop support months after the fact. 🤣

Exvalos104d ago

You sound like a salty fanboy, that it didn't come to your precious plastic of choice. It's not the developers fault Nintendo continues making underpowered hardware. It's our fault because we keep buying it. Yes I say (we) I'm part of the problem as well.

ZeekQuattro104d ago

I have a PS3 and a Wii U. How was I a salty fanboy? I bought the game on the system I wanted it for.

Rebel_Scum103d ago

Nah my comment has nothing to do with whether you’d know or not that they’d drop support.

Buying any AAA game of that era for a WiiU you should’ve known you’d be sacrificing graphics and load times.

LucasRuinedChildhood104d ago

It's solid but Origins is definitely not the best Arkham game.

LoveSpuds103d ago

Smacks of hyperbole to me, talk about clutching at straws to create some drama around PS5!!

generic-user-name103d ago

Titles like these are designed to get you to come in, go to their comment section and tell them how they're so wrong so they can boost their numbers.

Phoenix76104d ago

Even though its not the best arkham game in the series, its still an enjoyable game in its own right. What it do really well at though, was the crime investigations scenes. Which imo, were the best of the franchise.

goldwyncq104d ago

I don’t know about best game but it definitely has the best story and boss fights.

boing1104d ago

Never played it and recently I've finally tried it via cloud on psn. It's not the best for sure, but it ain't bad either.

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Batman: Arkham Origins - Open World Busy Work that Doesn't Hold Up 10 Years Later

Batman: Arkham Origins launched 10 years ago today, and sadly doesn't stand the test of time as well as its predecessors.

Petebloodyonion185d ago

I fail to grasp why this title is worse compared to Arkham City (according to the article) as the author didn't provide any argument to explain why aside from that it felt the bigger map compared to Arkham Asylum made the experience less tight.
More importantly, the author seems like he never played Arkham City since he described the game as linear (alongside Asylum).

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The Unjustly Forgotten Batman: Arkham Origins Deserves A Resurgence

Despite certain flaws, Batman: Arkham Origins is a splendid entry in the legendary Arkham series and deserves better than being forsaken.

lellkay298d ago (Edited 298d ago )

It's the worst of the three in my opinion, but still really enjoyable. Definitely underated and gets far more crap that it deserves.

Should be included with the other Arkham games in the bundle.

Demetrius298d ago

I'm honestly enjoying it alot, my first time playing since I just decided to get a Xbox 360 slim for 65$, I cop some other gems too tho, I went into Arkham origins not expecting better than Arkham city but it does deliver plus the guy who voices batman did a good job aiming for the young Bruce impression