A series of domain names linked to Warner Bros have been uncovered by superannuation, and appear to hint at plot points in the as-yet-unnamed sequel to the thoroughly excellent Batman: Arkham Asylum.
In particular, the domain name "stopmayorsharp.com" indicates that schizophrenic warden Quincy Sharp (who escaped at the end of the first game) could be returning in a political role.
"Superheroes have been in video games for ages now. At first tied into cartoons and movies, video games have gone on to give popular superheroes new epic stories and even foster entirely new heroes. " | Explosion.com
The only thing I disagree with on that list is MVC 3. I liked 2 so much better and stopped playing 3 shortly after I bought it because it just wasn't as fun and I missed characters that were in the 2nd one.
Brash Games writes "Liam and Ross like their Batmen manly, their slim consoles, well, not shit and their normal consoles from a galaxy far, far away. Reggie face-of-meat encourages bullying, Sony still can’t do advertising and Liam almost enjoys Kinect. All this, and as always, so much more".
There are loads of ways to improve our gaming experience. I’m sure there are more than a few out there who’ve happily guzzled some mind-altering drugs and freaked when they came across their first feral ghoul in Fallout 3. You’ve also got those people who like to immerse themselves in the game: from the people screaming sexist and racist insults over headsets while playing [insert FPS of your choice here] to the people who spend mortgage-sized chunks of money to bring their ‘MechWarrior’ fantasies almost to sweaty life. That’s not forgetting the bunch of mates who get together, have a few drinks and gradually get more sullen with each other over Need for Speed or FIFA 2012.
What Dark Knight did for the Super-Hero Film Genre, add more depth story-wise, and absolutely raise the bar of expectations to a huge extent. This game will be fantastic, I have absolutely no doubt. I'm hoping for a dark, gritty, political, tense and utterly gripping storyline on top of some awesome new gameplay mechanics, I'm also hoping for a more brutal Batman, perhaps just more blood would be enough for this. P.S. I was hoping the Sequel would be set in Gotham so this is perfect, and after hearing rumours of Two-Face, Mr Freeze and Batmans former love interest Talia Al Ghul, it looks like the story will much more diverse with more emotions, political affairs and more... Bring it on!
By the Way, am I the only one hoping for a really action packed Bat Mobile Level to open the game as the enemies arrive in Gotham? Perhaps before it could be destroyed, giving the impression Batman has no escape... Almost like a No Man's Land situation.