[obonicus]

Well, it's been getting some really good word-of-mouth, I imagine that's why. Eidos has gone on record that they expect a mid-90 score on Metacritic.

[digitalwanderer]

I look forward to checking it out, I really do. The previews got me pumped without being too over-hyping, another good sign.

[DrJay24]

I just pre-ordered with Amazon for $47. I hope the reviews are good, the videos so far look great.

[deepbrown]

Originally Posted by DrJay24

I just pre-ordered with Amazon for $47. I hope the reviews are good, the videos so far look great.

It's great.

[ban25]

Looks like it's $52 right now. Is there some special $5 discount beyond that?

[DrJay24]

Ya, CAG has a code, but I can't get it from work. If you can't find it I will get it after work.

[deathindustrial]

Not to sound like too dank of a rag but I certainly hope the voice acting is not as horrible in the final version of this game as it is in that demo linked previously.

[AzBat]

Originally Posted by DrJay24

Ya, CAG has a code, but I can't get it from work. If you can't find it I will get it after work.

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...d.php?t=232650

Code: 5OFFARKM

BTW, I found these photos of the Collector's Edition there...





Man, I'm stoked! Can't wait!

For those haven't ordered yet, looks like you save some mucho dinero by going with Amazon. Some people have gotten the CE for less than $50!

Tommy McClain

[John Reynolds]

Too bad there isn't a CE for the PC version.

[AzBat]

Originally Posted by deathindustrial

Not to sound like too dank of a rag but I certainly hope the voice acting is not as horrible in the final version of this game as it is in that demo linked previously.

Voice acting & scripting was done by famed animator Paul Dini. All the original cast from Batman: The Animated Series are the doing the voice acting. So you get Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Efrem Zimbalist, Richard Moll, Arleen Sorkin, Ron Perlman, Paul Williams, & host of other people. The production value should be over the top. Basically it's a grown-up version of BTAS.

Tommy McClain

[AzBat]

Originally Posted by John Reynolds

Too bad there isn't a CE for the PC version.

I thought they originally announced one? Bummer for you.

Tommy McClain

[nightshade]

I wanted to ask this from quite a time now...why is it that most of the special editions are ignored for the PC version of a multiplat

[ban25]

Originally Posted by DrJay24

Ya, CAG has a code, but I can't get it from work. If you can't find it I will get it after work.

Cool, thanks!

[ban25]

Originally Posted by deathindustrial

Not to sound like too dank of a rag but I certainly hope the voice acting is not as horrible in the final version of this game as it is in that demo linked previously.

Well, with Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill, it couldn't get much better!

[Silent_Buddha]

Originally Posted by nightshade

I wanted to ask this from quite a time now...why is it that most of the special editions are ignored for the PC version of a multiplat

Disappointing sales. Many PC special editions ended up sitting on shelves for months on end. There's even been a few I've seen where the special limited editions were still available over a year after release.

Regards,
SB

[John Reynolds]

Originally Posted by AzBat

I thought they originally announced one? Bummer for you.

Tommy McClain

Not seeing one listed on Gamestop/Amazon/Gogamer, etc. Sucks.

[Gitaroo]

http://www.amazon.ca/Batman-Arkham-A.../dp/B0024FAZYK

CE for PC is on Amazon.ca, probably not real though.

[AzBat]

Looks like PC Collector's Edition is UK/Europe only...

http://forums.eidosgames.com/showthread.php?t=90798

Maybe you could import it?

Tommy McClain

[Richard]

Saw this at Blue's news:

Originally Posted by blue

Eidos and NVIDIA announce PhysX support will be included in the PC edition of Batman: Arkham Asylum, which will delay the release of the game until September 15 in North America and September 18 in Europe. The console editions are still expected on August 25th in North America and August 28th in Europe and Australia.

Yes, what a great idea: less than a month away from release date and probably less than a week before going gold and having to press some discs they decide to delay for a month to add something that a) could perfectly have been in a patch and b) the engine already has. Eidos must think people are idiots.

No word on if the PC demo will be delayed also.

[AlStrong]

PhysX Capers.

Weird though. UE3.0 should already have PhysX integrated...

[RenegadeRocks]

Downloading the demo from EU pSN ! I hope it lets you play as you want and doesn't rely too much on context sensitive controls!

[ban25]

Originally Posted by Richard

Saw this at Blue's news:



Yes, what a great idea: less than a month away from release date and probably less than a week before going gold and having to press some discs they decide to delay for a month to add something that a) could perfectly have been in a patch and b) the engine already has. Eidos must think people are idiots.

No word on if the PC demo will be delayed also.

There's probably a decent side-benefit of avoiding Day Zero piracy.

[Richard]

Originally Posted by ban25

There's probably a decent side-benefit of avoiding Day Zero piracy.

That's not a side-benefit. That's the main reason for the delay, Eidos is just trying to have us look the other way.

[nightshade]

I hate it when they purposedly do this for marketing reasons .

[Arwin]

Just played the PS3 demo (didn't finished it, played until the machine gun guys). The game looks actually very good, definitely makes the most of the Unreal Engine in terms of clever use of art and very clean. Nothing like what the screenshot above made me believe.

The detective mode is great, looks very good. There's lots of voice, and it introduces characters very well. This is not the kind of Batman I am into (i.e. the cartoon kind that reminds a lot of the cartoon Hulk etc.) but the game is very well done, and I think it will do very well, especially in the U.S. ... Whoever was in charge of the art-direction here did an awesome job.