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Tech2.com's Batman: Arkham City (PC) Review - Worst port ever

Tech2.com writes: "Broken features, technical issues and game breaking bugs make the PC port of Arkham City an unplayable mess."

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Spitfire_Riggz4898d ago (Edited 4898d ago )

-_-

Seriously though is the PC version of Batman unplayable?

xenophage4898d ago

Yeah, pretty much. Check this out: http://community.batmanarkh...

8/10 PC gamers cannot play the game. It's sad considering AA was a pretty solid port.

Skip_Bayless4898d ago

Haha I give props to reviewers like this. The whole 10 point scale needs to be used. I'm tired of the 7 being average, 8 means okay, 9 means good, and 10 is great.

5.5 needs to be the average!

meganick4898d ago

If this port is so bad, why did Gamespot award the PC version with a 9 out of 10?

HenryFord4898d ago

What? Wow... wasn't expecting that... I had no, not one single, problem with Arkham City. Literally - the only thing bugging me is the long starting time, but afterwards it's fine... frame-rates are good, games looks nice, plays awesome... oh, dx11 is broken at this point, it is so bad that the fps drop from 60 to 13...

Voxelman4898d ago (Edited 4898d ago )

Well I can play it (without DX11) but do suffer from some slight stutter. Some people tho can't play at all apparently it's basically pot luck whether it will work on your system. Not being able to change any setting in game is annoying (Even to remap controls you have to quit the game first) and it takes 3-5 minutes to launch the game due to the broken DRM making it even worse.

The game in DX9 still looks great tho (other than the texture popin that is inherent in the Unreal engine) and combat is great even on a mouse and keyboard (I think I may even prefer it).

I can't wait for the patch apparently it fixes most of the current problems, so I may be able to use DX11 effects.

spicelicka4898d ago

i think you should've split the review into port and content, it doesn't deserve 0.5 no matter how bad the port is, cuz the game itself is amazing.

xenophage4898d ago

The console version (that didn't have any noticeable issues) was given a solid 9.5. What's the use of an awesome game if you can't play it. Technical issues is one thing but so many game breaking bugs is just ridiculous.

ARTISAN4898d ago (Edited 4898d ago )

how sad, especially for such a good game hopefully they fix it :l

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Batman Arkham City in 2024 – How Well Does It Hold Up?

GB: "With this feature, we take a look back at the incredible Batman: Arkham City with the aim of analyzing it from the perspective of a 2024 release."

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Spider-Man 2 Metacritic review score means Marvel still hasn’t beaten DC

Reviews are finally out for Marvel's Spider-Man 2, and the game's Metacritic review score means Marvel still hasn't toppled DC.

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CrashMania561d ago (Edited 561d ago )

The Arkham games are largely excellent, a shame they are being followed up by that god awful looking suicide squad game.

RaidenBlack561d ago

All 4 Arkham games are just amazing...
With the Gotham Knights turning out sub par, hope the Suicide Squad fails as well... So that both Rocksteady and WB Montreal goes back to creating good single player DC games ...
A batman beyond game maybe?

anal_vegan_moans560d ago

Having the game fail would make it harder for them to get funding for their next game, please don't wish this on them. They already delayed the game a whole year after backlash, so we still have to wait and see how it will turn out.

GhostScholar560d ago

I think asylum and origins were great. City was good. Knight was horrible.

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Ezio2048561d ago

You can't expect a game to match 96-94 meta apple for apple. Different era and different gen. No need to diminish either game's achievement. Arkham City and Spiderman 2 are both amazing sequels that improved upon their already incredible first parts.

Tacoboto561d ago

To back that up, there are major websites that adjusted their review scales.

IGN used to have a 100 point system; now it's a 10 point system. I remember GameSpot back in 2004 was razed for giving Halo 2 a 9.4 when IGN gave it like a 9.7 or 9.8

darthv72561d ago

Arkham Asylum was great, but when City came out... wow what a total overhaul that was. Nothing has had that type of night/day difference in scope and scale since.

SM2 is looking to be a great game in itself. Definitely an upgrade over the previous entries. Just from the opening battle with sandman, it gives me god of war 2 vibes with how that one opened with the battle with colossus of rhodes. That is still one of my favorite sequels of all time.

Zeke68560d ago

Thanks for the spoiler how the game starts loser...

darthv72560d ago

Zeke... you've had plenty of time to play god of war 2.

GaboonViper561d ago

And right on cue, here comes the downplaying of Insomniacs masterpiece, not gonna work, this game is gonna be beast in success.

BehindTheRows561d ago

From the same folks who gave it a 10/10 no less.

Aloymetal561d ago

'' here comes the downplaying of Insomniacs masterpiece''
You know that train is never late.

isarai561d ago

Oh look, another trash article from Videogamer

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10 Best Games to Complete 100%

GF365: "These are our picks for the ten best games to complete 100%. This list includes good games that don't feel like chores to complete."

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Knushwood Butt668d ago

I got 80% trophy completion on Ragnarok but left a few of the battles. Will come back to it one day.

Miraak82 668d ago

Dragon Quest 11 is my top pick

RpgSama668d ago

Dragon Quest XI was such an AMAZING game, I had a blast from the very beginning all the way to the very end, it actually got better the more you played, full of surprises as well.

Another game that I enjoyed from the very beginning all the way to the end of the 100% completion was Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Really, really, really fun game with a great heartfelt story.

badz149668d ago (Edited 668d ago )

Where is Horizon Zero Dawn?? where is Ghost of Tsushima?? I just got my Platinum on HZD and is now trying to finish the Frozen Wild expansion. so much care and love went into that game and it really shows. I especially adore the lore and have sunk many hours listening to the logs and reading journals. the back story is great and the gameplay is awesome. can't wait to replay on the hardest difficulty on NG+. next in my list would be to finish GoTsushima

Tacoboto668d ago

Ghost was fantastic especially after Iki Island and the PS5 upgrade. 100%'d that, Horizon Forbidden West (not ZD), GoW (not yet Ragnarok), Spider-Man, and R&C: Rift Apart.

Each one absolutely worth it.

Aloymetal668d ago (Edited 668d ago )

100% I would like to add to you list RDR2, amazing as well and the perks from getting the Legend Of The East outfit is awesome.
Sekiro as well, have to play twice to get it but it's worth it!

Demetrius668d ago

I agree I'm on my 2nd playthroughs of both horizon forbidden West(zero dawn I played also) ghost of Tsushima except I'm replaying it on PS5 this time, the iki island expansion is amazing

ClayRules2012668d ago

Yeah, GoT was already an AMAZING game on PS4, but playing it on PS5, along with that expansion, just even better.

Elda668d ago

I just started my copy of GOW:R, enjoying it so far.

DefenderOfDoom2668d ago (Edited 668d ago )

Okay the title of article should be top 10 , 3rd person games to complete 100 percent. Nine 3rd person games and 1 racing game on this list .

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