Batman: Arkham Origins - Part 7

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Cold, Cold Heart was super short, but it has a fun side mission things for those who care.

It was a pretty cool way to introduce Mr. Freeze to a potential new fanbase.
 
I've just finished playing Cold, Cold Heart... including all the collectibles.

Let me start by saying that I've enjoyed Batman: Arkham Origins. As a Batman fan, I'll always take what I can get and the chance to play and interact with these characters in a year two-type setting was a very welcoming prospect. However, apart from the odd bit of characterization work, the game was no where near as good as the Rocksteady installments and certainly exhausted the Arkham formula but it was a pretty entertaining experience overall and I'm very grateful for the hard work WB Montreal put into it.

In spite of all that, I wasn't TOO excited for the DLC... something that looked like an average retread of ''Heart of Ice'', and for the most part that's just what this is. Mr Freeze is one of my favourite Bat-villians and he was no doubt a memorable component of Arkham City, so I was at least somewhat interested in what WB Montreal would do with him.

Overall, they do a pretty good job with him and create a fun little diversion for Bat-fans waiting for Arkham Knight. The cutscenes are suitably engaging and the characterizations once again shine (I particularly enjoyed Batman chastising Alfred for trying to be a hero). The voice actors all do a great job in general except for a few instances.... I felt the voice actor for Ferris Boyle was a bit off and Smith's delivery of ''Take a seat... humanitarian!'' didn't have any of the force or disgust in it that Kevin Conroy's line read of ''Good Night... humanitarian!'' did. Then again the whole DLC didn't quite have the emotion that ''Heart of Ice'' did so I'm not surprised.

The combat and boss battle were a lot of fun and certainly shook things up a bit. I particularly enjoyed the freeze gun goons and felt they added an interesting dynamic. The length was satisfactory and most will enjoy running around Wayne Manor (which actually reminded me of a particular level in the Batman Begins video game) and Gothcorp. The Anarky stuff didn't really amount to anything but at least it helps you get your moneys worth.

The one thing I will say is that the graphics were terrible at times and the characters mouth movements were so off base at moments it was downright embarrassing. The Arkham games have never been great at this for some strange reason, so lets hope Arkham Knight gets it right.

So, yeah, a pretty fun DLC that doesn't rock the boat or do anything overly new with the Arkham formula... but it's worth it for Arkham Origins fans or any Bat-fans in general looking for an entertaining couple of hours.

7/10
 
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I have to say that Cold Cold Heart was actually better than Harley Quinn's Revenge. It felt like a darker version of one of the best episodes of Batman TAS(Heart Of Ice). Which it had many references and much faithfulness towards, even using more or less verbatim lines at several times, as well as plot elements and characters.

It was a lot fun to play and a good challenge. I still think the Mr Freeze fight in City was better than this one's, but the one here was pretty good as well. Another plus is that if you forget to accomplish any certain tasks before completing the story, you can finish those afterwards as the game allows you to free roam. Unlike Harley Quinn's Revenge.
 
Finished last night, too. Certainly better than HQ's Revenge. I still hate how they keep using goons in the boss fight to make it harder instead of being more creative, so Freeze's boss fight in AC is much better. I still had plenty of fun, though and the XE suit is great.
I'll give it an 8/10.
 
Its a shame we can't use XE suit in the challenge maps...:(
 
Yeah, I looked it up hoping that we could. I wish they could have made available the new predator and combat maps, too.
 
I like that Cold Cold Heart has free roam but it doesn't let you continue doing the physical challenges unfortunately.

All the trophies for the DLC were pretty easy to get at least.
 
Finally beat Origins, took a huge break from fighting psycho-huge-dumb Bane. Now that I have Season Pass, do I play the DLC through the game or just click on the little dl app like things in my PS3 main screen?
 
Finally beat Origins, took a huge break from fighting psycho-huge-dumb Bane. Now that I have Season Pass, do I play the DLC through the game or just click on the little dl app like things in my PS3 main screen?

Once you download and install the DLC from PS3 store, it should be on the main menu. Yeah through the game.
 
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Yeah once it's installed you access it through the game. After you click story there should be a Cold Cold Heart option for you to select now.
 
Tried downloading the DLC and it doesn't get past 0%. My internet is at like 18mps and having no issues on the system, computer, or phone. So...?
 
I know I'm ridiculously late to the game, but I finally picked up the game. Hopefully I'll get through it in a week.
 
Wow, that Deathstroke battle was a pain in the ass.
 
Once you figure out what to do, it's actually the easiest fight in the game.
 
It was incredibly hard for me at first because I had the counter indicators turned off so I had NO idea u could even counter the guy. I LOVED that battle tho.
 
It was my favorite in the series. I repeated it so many times. I just wish it had been more climatic.
 
Yeah but I liked Heart of Ice a lot more.

Im not sure which take I prefer. I loved BTAS as a kid, but rewatching it now and a lot of it is just so damn corny, but I guess thats just due to the fact it was a 90's show.
 
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