The Dark Knight Rises TDKR Video Game Tie-in ????

[gugumugats]

The re-play value of AC is amazing. I've played story mode 3x now and usually do some of the challenges everyday ....

 

[Naked Shia]

Agreed. The Arkham stories haven't been bad, just not up to Dini's standards. However, the dialogue and characterization is always perfect (well, besides Bane). I loved how Batman was such a jerk in AC.

I respectfully disagree. I think the characterization in both Arkham games is awful. In will always remember when Batman says in Arkham asylum "Gordon is more intelligent than he seems" (or something like that). And he destroyed Strange. And he made Ra's Al Ghul uninteresting.... Gosh, how I'm disappointed in those stories!

But I love the games.

 

[MrWayne]

I will be in utter shock if there is a TDKR video game.. Shocked.

 

[AnneFan]

I will be in utter shock if there is a TDKR video game.. Shocked.

Indeed. I can't see it happening, but I'd like it to. The voice work and body scans from the cast would be worth it alone IMO.

 

[shallbecomeabat]

Dini has done a much better job in writing Batman over the years. AA/AC's stories were mediocre to bad.

Yes, thats it.

Again, for a videogame, it was a pretty good story. I would even say one of the best stories in games in 2011. However, compared to Batman stories in the comics, it was a let down. Just think about if you would've like the exact same story as a comic and if that would've been a good read. I don't think so.

@Aesculapius: the voice acting was top notch, but I just don't like Conroy as Batman. Loved the rest (apart from Nolan Norths 40 different thugs. that was annoying)!
I love the games, but I think to make the next one an improvement, it would be better to, maybe focus on only one main villain, so you don't have to spread the story so thin.

back to topic: I would love a Batman game in Nolans world, but I don't see it happening, for a very obvious reason: it hasn't been announced yet. The Spider-Man tie in game for the movie, was announced early last year, I think. If they would do a TDKR game, they would've announced it already. If only to build up awareness and some sort of hype. I mean a game from this years most anticipated movie, would be huge news!

 

[MrWayne]

Agreed. I call Shenanigans!

I do hope I'm very wrong of course. Need that Nolanverse TDKR video game in my life .... like... NOW. t:

 

[Terminator]

The only reason we didn't get a TDK game is because they couldn't make it work and the company went under. A TDKR game seems likely, we did get Batman Begins. The only point against it is that we haven't seen any media.

 

[Sharkboy]

I don't hold value in story in videogames as much as i do in films, books and comics. (those three are different as well). Or more accurately i don't hold them to the same criteria. The changes in narrative due to an interactive medium differ a lot more than most of us would like to admit. In simple terms really, you can get away with alot of ***** in games that you couldn't in films and vice versa.

So that's pretty much the big reason why the story never bothered me, heck it dosen't seem to bother anyone i know other than people in the batman boards (go figure). It would have in a film, but it's much easier to appreciate and let go of it's numerous flaws when you have a more personal interaction with the protagonist (aka the player character)

I think the most recent example of this issue would be the much debated mass effect 3 endings, which in my honest opinion would have worked well if it was a feature film, but not in a game where so much of your own time and effort amounts to next to nothing.

 

[shallbecomeabat]

I, for one, liked the Mass Effect 3 ending a lot. I was deeply moved by it and I kinda never really bought into the whole, "all your decisions will matter in the end"-thingy, even if it would've been awesome.
The only real problem for me was that you don't get to see what happens with all the aliens on earth, and your friends and the lifes you affected. I would've loved to see what happens to Garrus and Wrex and Grunt and so on. But apart from that, the whole thing that happened to Shepard was great in my eyes. Very moving.

Yeah, you are right, stories in games are different than in comics, but, compared to the story of, say heavy rain, or Mass effect for that matter, the Arkham stories weren't that good. They weren't bad or anything, but they didn't deserved all that praise they got.
For me the real winner with the Arkham games was the gameplay, which made you feel like the Dark Knight. Easily the best part of the games. The story was good, but not great. I also had a few little problems with characterization in a few little instances, just like Leo Ho Tep pointed out before me.

All that aside, however, I loved those games! Best Batman games we got, till now. I just don't get all the people who say stuff like "They should adapt the games for the next movies". For a game series it was great, but the story singled out? Only alright.

 

[Sharkboy]

I, for one, liked the Mass Effect 3 ending a lot. I was deeply moved by it and I kinda never really bought into the whole, "all your decisions will matter in the end"-thingy, even if it would've been awesome.
The only real problem for me was that you don't get to see what happens with all the aliens on earth, and your friends and the lifes you affected. I would've loved to see what happens to Garrus and Wrex and Grunt and so on. But apart from that, the whole thing that happened to Shepard was great in my eyes. Very moving.

Yeah, you are right, stories in games are different than in comics, but, compared to the story of, say heavy rain, or Mass effect for that matter, the Arkham stories weren't that good. They weren't bad or anything, but they didn't deserved all that praise they got.
For me the real winner with the Arkham games was the gameplay, which made you feel like the Dark Knight. Easily the best part of the games. The story was good, but not great. I also had a few little problems with characterization in a few little instances, just like Leo Ho Tep pointed out before me.

All that aside, however, I loved those games! Best Batman games we got, till now. I just don't get all the people who say stuff like "They should adapt the games for the next movies". For a game series it was great, but the story singled out? Only alright.

As for mass 3, im a huge fan of heinlein, scott card, asimov and tons of other sci fi novels, Heck im a huge neon genesis fan. So i expect sci fi to usually have fatalistic endings, so i get where bioware came from and while i don't fully support, i understand and i approve. I get where the hate comes from, usually by people who aren't familiar with the concepts i just mentioned, and from the more visceral disappointment of not having anything you do mean much/everything being down to one singular desicion. Storywise its more than fine, it's classic sci fi, it's just bad game mechanics. I always say if mass 3 was a film, then that ending would have still been divisive...but there wouldn't be legions of ignorant fans petitioning to change the ending.

Heavy rain is different, that was pretty much an interactive movie you can't compare it to an action adventure SANDBOX game like arkham city. Sandbox games on their own are hard enough to write a coherant narrative for, I just choose to go with the flow and not bring the entirety of my batman fandom into the game (if i do i'll get disappointed in every game or film batman related)

 

[HBKfan28]

I'm all for it. It won't ruin the movie and it could be fun. Hopefully they have the ability to play as Catwoman and maybe some co-op.

 

[Naked Shia]

As for mass 3, im a huge fan of heinlein, scott card, asimov and tons of other sci fi novels, Heck im a huge neon genesis fan. So i expect sci fi to usually have fatalistic endings, so i get where bioware came from and while i don't fully support, i understand and i approve. I get where the hate comes from, usually by people who aren't familiar with the concepts i just mentioned, and from the more visceral disappointment of not having anything you do mean much/everything being down to one singular desicion. Storywise its more than fine, it's classic sci fi, it's just bad game mechanics. I always say if mass 3 was a film, then that ending would have still been divisive...but there wouldn't be legions of ignorant fans petitioning to change the ending.

Heavy rain is different, that was pretty much an interactive movie you can't compare it to an action adventure SANDBOX game like arkham city. Sandbox games on their own are hard enough to write a coherant narrative for, I just choose to go with the flow and not bring the entirety of my batman fandom into the game (if i do i'll get disappointed in every game or film batman related)

I don't think being a sandbox game had anything to do with the bad story in Arkham City. It's not the flow of the story that bothers me, but rather the very bad characterization. And I don't care for twists at every turn just for shock value.

 

[Tha OG Crip]

I don't think being a sandbox game had anything to do with the bad story in Arkham City. It's not the flow of the story that bothers me, but rather the very bad characterization. And I don't care for twists at every turn just for shock value.

Expect the unexpected with the joker...

 

[Naked Shia]

Expect the unexpected with the joker...

I expect the unexepected with this kind of badly written story....

 

[KnightBatman]

If we actually do get a game for this movie.. hopefully it has events from the movie and doesn't take place after it or something like a few other movie games. Even The Dark Knight game was supposed to take place after the... I buy the game to relive moments from the movie!

 

[MrWayne]

I guess we'll all know in about a month or two if there is any validity to this game existing if ever. Fingers crossed.

 

[RoughNTumble]

I'm thinking it doesn't exist.

Or if it does, it'll be out long after release and may even focus on the whole trilogy.

 

[Nevincer]

Agreed. TDKR game is fiction.

 

[haikei_fw]

Sucks that we don't get a game again but I don't think it's happnening this time around again....

 

[Nevincer]

Game Tie-Ins suck. Have the developers work for two years on a game that spans the trilogy's storyline along with some extra padding of some storylines/villains within the various time gaps and you've got yourself a game that isn't complete trash whilst still allowing us to experience the highlights of the Nolanverse.

 

[AnneFan]

Sean Connery 'reprised' the role of Bond in 2005 for a game based on FRWL, a film made in 1963. So looking at it that way, there's always hope they'd secure cast for voice work and even body scans a few years from now.

 

[MrWayne]

Game Tie-Ins suck. Have the developers work for two years on a game that spans the trilogy's storyline along with some extra padding of some storylines/villains within the various time gaps and you've got yourself a game that isn't complete trash whilst still allowing us to experience the highlights of the Nolanverse.

Why can’t they do this??? It really isn’t that hard.
Game tie-ins almost always do tank.... But you know, for what it’s worth, the BB game on ps2 was not all that bad and looked pretty damn good for a ps2 game back in that year. It failed in many areas but imo was not a wack game, just left a lot to be desired.

I think your idea is great because I also think they should make a game based on the trilogy. With better graphics and some tight gameplay mechanics this time around, I think it has potential.....

I am still in awe that we never got any real PS3/360 console games for any of the Nolan Batfilms. I wonder if Nolan has anything to do with that...

But we know we got lucky with rocksteady's Arkham games. I doubt lightening would strike twice.

 

[Sharkboy]

I'd rather the TDK brand not be cheapened by a video game tie in. Just give us a cute ios game like the hunger games and be done with it.

 

[Nevincer]

We at least know that Nolan has "some" interest in videogame adaptions of his work, as he expressed it with Inception. Good to know he's not closed minded to them as a respectable medium.

 

[MrWayne]

We are all going to want a TDKR video game once we see the movie LOL