Batman: Arkham City (Asylum 2)

[Sonomaa]

holy shit its 20% off on steam for pre-order

[Gryffes]

:D I got mine for $20 stacking some new customer discounts for a retailer I never use. ( UK only ).

PC version is gonna be so much better than console on 6990, can't wait.

[Serra]

Pick it up at Kmart, get a $30 gaming coupon for future purchases and a shirt:
http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3394812

Looks like Kmart has to increase their coupons to counter some of the other deals going on (like Best Buy's buy 5, get a $100 gift card).

[Kyo]

You wont get a free tshirt at K-Mart, WB didn't get them to K-Mart, so they're giving a $10 LOTR War in the North coupon instead.

[Rokku]

You wont get a free tshirt at K-Mart, WB didn't get them to K-Mart, so they're giving a $10 LOTR War in the North coupon instead.

Yeah, I kind of wanted one of the promo shirts Gamestop was giving out, but they only had four of them so they did a trivia raffle. And at midnight my brain is typically functioning somewhere just above derp level, so yeah.

[Kyo]

I went to Best Buy, they gave every one a shirt and a poster, was pretty awesome.

[Lazaruz]

I went to Best Buy, they gave every one a shirt and a poster, was pretty awesome.

i didnt get shit from bestbuy. was it like first 50 ppl or something

[Kyo]

i didnt get shit from bestbuy. was it like first 50 ppl or something

There were 20 people at the one here, we all got shirts and posters.

[Katlan]

so how is it so far!? I wont get a chance to play it until Thursday

[Odesseiron]

Fucking amazing. Better than the first one if that's believable. I played for about 3 hours last night and had 3% of the game complete. Epic. Story seems solid. More dark this go around. Combat is much more varied, and flows better. Plenty of side missions and such to keep you occupied. Honestly with as big as this game is, how great it looks, and how much there is to do, I am shocked it came out as fast as it did. 10/10

I'm going to Blizzcon, but fuck if I don't want to take this with me.

[Kwijiboe]

I really liked the intro, but open world games are kinda overwhelming with my time schedule.

[BadKarma]

Game is pretty damn good.

Fuck the Penguin tho, seriously.

[Serra]

Think I put in like 4 hours last night, got up to 5%, but I was sticking to the story pretty closely (gonna hopefully break a bit and wander about next time I get to play).

One side quest I did was the first AR training, which I HIGHLY recommend you do ASAP.

Spoiler: show

It gives you an upgrade to your grapel that makes getting around the city so much more awesome.

Gotta say, so far I'm loving it more than the first. Everything that was good about the first, but on a much grander scale.

[Kwijiboe]

I hate the gliding challenges. I find the controls a little awkward.

[Azull]

I have to agree about the gliding controls.. they are weird. I did get the grapple boost which is nice though.

One thing i am glad they have done in both the 1st game and this one is the damage Batman takes over the night shows as you get further and further into the game. Its a nice reminder that, while he is amazing...he is human. Just one of those things that makes him such a popular hero.

[Loan]

My wife surprised me and got me Arkham City.. But not knowing about the skin codes, she got the Catwoman one, which I don't really want.. So if anyone wants to trade, I'd prefer an Arkham City Robin code, send me a PM or w/e..

edit-wait, looks like Catwoman comes with all games?? well damn..

[senjo]

afaik the catwoman code comes with all copies of the game, unless you buy it used...

[Loan]

afaik the catwoman code comes with all copies of the game, unless you buy it used...

Yea, just read that.. Thanks though..

[Tyrath]

I hate the gliding challenges. I find the controls a little awkward.

They were really frustrating. Took me a little while to finish the advanced ones.

[Correction]

afaik the catwoman code comes with all copies of the game, unless you buy it used...

And, apparently, unless you buy it new as well

http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/5643/img0400rn.jpg

Batman: Arkham City plagued by DLC code SNAFU

Reports on the game’s official forums range from receiving blank code slips for the Catwoman first-purchase bonus; scoring multiple copies of the same code but missing others; and activation failure of Robin DLC codes.

A tweet from the Arkham City account promises an update on the Catwoman situation soon, while the Robin DLC problems have reportedly been resolved on Microsoft and Sony’s end.

Warner Bros. has also noted that some Collector’s Edition feature a DVD insead of a Blu Ray copy of Gotham Knight, or are missing the collector’s cards.

Batman: Arkham City is out now in Australia and the US for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, with the UK launch on Friday. A PC version has been delayed to November worldwide.

Thanks, Joystiq, Kotaku.