Batman: Arkham Origins - Part 4

[darknight7]

Is anyone partial to one statue or the other? (The special edition North American vs. UK)

I personally think the UK are getting the better statue with Batman holding the Joker.

--dk7

 

[Brother Jack]

Troy Baker's one of the very best voice actors in the business today.

 

[jacobed]

He definitely is top tier and I would say Roger Craig Smith is right behind him.

 

[Broseph44]

He definitely is top tier and I would say Roger Craig Smith is right behind him.

Agreed. Baker has just been nailing it lately with his performances.

 

[BrollySupersj]

Borrowing again frm gamefaqs.


"From the Facebook page that just posted the same info, this little bit: As you progress, you'll be able to upgrade your character's skills and fighting tactics, but you'll also be able to unlock a number of unique Batsuits by earning in-game currency and rewards."

Sounds like multiple default suits. Maybe one to increase attack damage, and another one maybe makes Batman faster?

 

[Two-Face]

I loved that!

Baker will be up there with Hamill.

 

[Oscorp]

I feel like committing a sin now when I say this but:

Baker sounds like the younger Mark Hamill in BTAS, which I prefer over the older Hamill in the Arkham games. Which means....I prefer today's version of Baker's Joker over today's version of Hamill's. Though I do still that younger Hamill is the best.

I'd love to hear Baker in an animated movie. He absolutely nailed that monologue.

 

[Llama_Shepherd]

Can't speak for the new 52, but from what I hear it's awful, Tim's parents are dead already (nice to know that this is a prerequisite for Robins) and Babs is not Oracle anymore, so scratch me off that list.

The New 52 isn't awful, it's just different and as you know, most comic fans don't like change. Tim's parents aren't dead, they're in witness protection. Tim's attempts at pursuing Batman's identity and trying to impress him led to Cobblepot attacking the house, and Batman saved them.

 

[zenith16]

well the one that I said that was somewhat related to Tim's dark future in return of the joker but took a slightly different path was
Titans Tomorrow

Main article: Titans Tomorrow
Tim encounters his future self in the identity of Batman after his mentor dies in a crisis. This future happens despite his repeated statement that he does not want to be the next Batman, and is rather content being Robin. In this timeline, Tim is now the leader of the future Titans with himself as Batman. After Bruce Wayne's death, Tim has the Titans take control of the entire West Coast. He orders any rebellions put down by Dark Raven absorbing the people's free will and hope. He even hunts down most of Batman's Rogues Gallery and kills them with the handgun that was used to kill Thomas and Martha Wayne. As he explains to his younger self, 'It took me years to do it.' He even begins a relationship with Bette Kane, who becomes his partner, Batwoman. He later kills her during an argument. Wracked with guilt, he made a deal with Ra's al Ghul to restore her using the Lazarus Pit. Once revived, she joined the Titans East (led by an older version of Cyborg) and opposed Batman and his team. His latest victim before the younger Teen Titans show up was Duela Dent, the Joker's daughter, whom he murders out of revenge for the death of assorted people including Cassandra Cain and Alfred Pennyworth. Tim Drake
New Earth




That was the days of the future past event after finding out about it, he and the others were trying to stop from happening to him. Be it by Joker or not. It was almost nearly unavoidable for him. if he took on the mantel of the Bat something like getting corrupted by some one like joker.


But part of the idea came from that. it was around the same time.
it was avoided and it's a alternate reality now.

Not related to the current new 52. This was all prior to that.



Ok back on the topic of origins, since another assassin has supposedly been revealed that's how many? 6? Or are we on 7 now?

 

[Two-Face=Badass]

The New 52 isn't awful, it's just different and as you know, most comic fans don't like change. Tim's parents aren't dead, they're in witness protection. Tim's attempts at pursuing Batman's identity and trying to impress him led to Cobblepot attacking the house, and Batman saved them.

Oh that's good.

But anything that wipes out character development is automatically pretty awful in my books. Making Oracle Batgirl is a step back. Undoing Supes' marriage is a step back. Undoing everyone's marriage is a step back. Undoing Tim's years of being Robin is a step back. What they did to Starfire is bad. What is happening to Batwoman is awful. Removing Wally West is awful.

It's like the whole dang company is run by people who want their childhood comics back exactly where they were, no matter how much darker and nihilistic they make it in comparison.

 

[Oscorp]

I haven't read it, but I bet it's no worse than having a deal with the devil erase 20+ years of history. :/

 

[zenith16]

Oh that's good.

But anything that wipes out character development is automatically pretty awful in my books. Making Oracle Batgirl is a step back. Undoing Supes' marriage is a step back. Undoing everyone's marriage is a step back. Undoing Tim's years of being Robin is a step back. What they did to Starfire is bad. What is happening to Batwoman is awful. Removing Wally West is awful.

It's like the whole dang company is run by people who want their childhood comics back exactly where they were, no matter how much darker and nihilistic they make it in comparison.

Oh marvel's doing a similar thing they are just making sure certain character's aren't relatable as they used to be in human wise way or just making most of them sleep around on each other now if you've been keeping up with what they made domino doing of late jumps around from cable to dead pool to colossus, just as long as they become the brooding type. With the slight exception of Luke cage (for now just wait it'll happen ) and mister fantastic. That's how marriage is treated there. A joke more than usual.

Anyone that showing the character 's growing up a bit is too annoying to them and they use the excuse that younger audience that comes via the movies don't wonder why someone like Spiderman, captain Britain and Cyclops are married?

So let ruin their lives in the worst possible way so they aren't any more, cause the truth is we can't handle writing them in relationships, but won't truly admit to it.

So as I asked we're down to possibly two more assassins reveal's now? Right?

 

[Drz]

Making Oracle Batgirl is a step back.

How? She was still Oracle, it was incredibly forced for her to be cripple in a world of heroes and super magic and science.

Undoing Tim's years of being Robin is a step back.

The years been streamlined, but the core is the same.

What they did to Starfire is bad.

What did they do to her?

What is happening to Batwoman is awful.

But you just said:

But anything that wipes out character development is automatically pretty awful in my books.

She is being developed, she had like what? less than 10 issues of context, everything in New 52 has been her development.

 

[GamerSlyRatchet]

The New 52 isn't awful, it's just different and as you know, most comic fans don't like change.

Change isn't inherently bad, of course. But not all change is good either.

 

[MarvelWarrior]

Batman: Arkham Origins Electrocutioner Reveal Trailer - YouTube

 

[Drz]

I love that the game has Copperhead and Electrocutioner, characters that only a handful of Batman fans know.

 

[Broseph44]

My excitement just keeps building for this game. It can't get here soon enough.

 

[jonathancrane]

My excitement just keeps building for this game. It can't get here soon enough.

Samehere

 

[The Joker]

I third that. I am super hyped for this game.

 

[DCnightwing23]

Will the Batman Beyond skin just be on mobile? Or consoles as well?

 

[Nathan]

I bet it's a case of play the mobile game to unlock it on consoles.

 

[A Necessary Evil]

I'm so bummed that gamestop quit allowing pre-orders for the collectors game (around two weeks ago), the price for pre-ordering on Amazon is astronomical.

 

[SpideyForPrez]

I must admit, I don't think I've heard of the Electrocutioner before. But based off that trailer I'm guessing you fight him early in the game and take his shock gloves.

 

[MarvelWarrior]

I remember him from the first Batman NES game.

 

[Llama_Shepherd]

But anything that wipes out character development is automatically pretty awful in my books.

These are essentially new characters, with traces of the old. The relaunch has firmly been placed in the "hard reboot" category. Same as the Golden-Silver Age transition.

Making Oracle Batgirl is a step back.

In a world where: Bruce had his paralysis cured, the JL leader returned from the dead, was cloned, and Lex Luthor was cloned, and Damian had his paralysis cured, Jason had several injuries repaired, John Stewart had his paralysis cured and knows every wizard who's anyone can't have her own paralysis cured within a short period of time? Seems legit.

Turning her into Batgirl again actually makes sense in the context of the DCU. Plus she still did her time as Oracle, just streamlined.

Undoing Supes' marriage is a step back.

Giving him a relationship with a woman other than the one he has been with for the past 25 years in going backwards? Seems to me it would provide fresh stories for writers to work with instead of what we've seen because Superman and Lois will never grow old together, because that's not the nature of any ongoing medium.

Undoing everyone's marriage is a step back.

Why? It's providing writers with fresh material and readers with fresh storylines, relationships and paradigms. The whole point of a reboot.

Would you complain if a film reboot (let's say Batfleck) required you know about TDKR, and Bruce's retirement with Selena, despite being a reboot?

Undoing Tim's years of being Robin is a step back.

Not all undone.

What they did to Starfire is bad.

Subjective, not a lot has changed about her core other than her being more sexually active with the person she's in a relationship with.

What is happening to Batwoman is awful.

Batwoman has only had her own ongoing in the New 52.

Removing Wally West is awful.

They're trying to develop Barry Allen, who had his big sendoff ruined in 1986 and then didn't appear for over 20 years. Then they can introduce a brand new Wally West and develop him, independently from Barry, which is something his character sorely needs in order to not be defined as the "successor Flash" or "other Flash".

It's like the whole dang company is run by people who want their childhood comics back exactly where they were, no matter how much darker and nihilistic they make it in comparison.

I'd agree, if it weren't for all the differences. Cyborg got a push, MM got his own JLA book, Steve Trevor got a push, Shazam got a push, Aquaman is bigger than ever, Nightwing is undergoing a big shift in his own status quo. The current DCU is vastly different to the end of the Silver Age.