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I hope so. The gameplay footage only touched a little on stealth but I hope the arkham system, or something like it, still exists
Isn't GAAS a game built where the core gameplay and game are around recurring charges? "Future story" could be Witcher 3 style expansions.
Yup exactly. The GaaS fear mongering and hate got pretty stupid lately.
Also:
DLC from a genre I like: Expansions.
DLC from genre I don't like: Dirty GaaS.
I don't agree with this but it seems most here do with the replies you've gotten. Guess I'm out of it.
Good shit, really hyped for this. My main fear is being locked out of stuff for being too low levelled but they seem to be aware of that which is good.
And of course everyone is jumping on the 'hurr durr y u lie about GaaS!!!1!!' conveniently picking and choosing what they want GaaS to mean when it comes to developers/publishers they don't like.
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And of course everyone is jumping on the 'hurr durr y u lie about GaaS!!!1!!' conveniently picking and choosing what they want GaaS to mean when it comes to developers/publishers they don't like.
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They had the normal stealth takedown and also touched on the gargoyle takedowns, so I'm sure most of it is still there.
The directors of this game made the co-op Splinter Cell games, so I got faith in that department lol
Should have been set in the Arkham universe... Major miss from a storytelling and worldbuilding point of view... Hell, it would even explain why Batman hadn't already shut Superman down in Suicide Squad Vs the Justice League...
I always took the service aspect as the game requiring an online component or connection to play. For example there will be a day where you cannot play Destiny 1 because the servers will shut down, shutting down the service.
Nah. Whenever I see anyone complaining about GaaS 9.9/10 it's about microtransactions or battle passes and the like.
Well it sucks they're killing the free flow combat. I had a feeling they did that from the gameplay footage, but now we have confirmation. I just hope they don't go the Assassin's Creed direction and move the combat to the triggers, I really wasn't a fan of that.
At least there's Spider-Man to keep that style of combat alive.
One of my favorite achievements in the Arkham games (and also one of the toughest) was doing EVERY combat move in a single combo. That means doing a ground takedown, punch, dodge, jump, yank, explosive gel, electric gun, ice/goo grenade, quick takedown, baterang, stun, etc.
When you got good at the combat and can keep the combo "flow" going even with a ton of different enemy types, it feels soooo good.
At least there's Spider-Man to keep that style of combat alive.
Yup, just like any good combat system they did add complexity to it over time with the various enemy types, you just had to get good at using the different quick-fire gadgets and alternate dodges like knife and sword.
One of my favorite achievements in the Arkham games (and also one of the toughest) was doing EVERY combat move in a single combo. That means doing a ground takedown, punch, dodge, jump, yank, explosive gel, electric gun, ice/goo grenade, quick takedown, baterang, stun, etc.
When you got good at the combat and can keep the combo "flow" going even with a ton of different enemy types, it feels soooo good.
probably means dlc as opposed to free content supported by mtx hopefully right?
Aaaand I'm out.
this... seems contradictory
This is how I see it as well. Unfortunately, the phrase is so open to interpretation that so many just includes anything and everything related to dlc, expansions, mtx, etc.
Suicide Squad takes place in the Arkham universe already. Gotham Knights doesn't, but they've got their reasons for that.
free flow combat isn't as good in the games as it is in my memories, so I'm okay with it going. This game is gonna be fun. I'm kinda hyped I effectively have a Robin game with this.
"Freeflow seemingly gone in favor of something more akin to traditional third person action games"
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It just means that you won't have to go out and grind to be a high enough level to do a mission. You can do it no matter how low or high you are. The enemies within each mission will vary, so some mooks might be weak, but the brutes will obviously be higher.
Spider-Man plays great, so our eyes would be turning to it so it could...what? Play like trash? Only be fun if you put a billion hours into it?
I won't personally miss freeflow. It had its run, and feels a bit stale now. I'm currently playing through Shadow of War, which might be the last game to really use it, and it's just the most mindless combat.
Is Souls the only action rpg series you have played? Genuinely curious.
No but I read that and think of shit like the new Assassins Creed.
Yeah to me GaaS was
1) Always Online
2) Constantly Evolving at a rapid phase, through patches with addition of "expansions" down the line.
From what I saw it'll probably play more like Kingdoms of Amalur or Ultimate Alliance, but much more polished. Square/x and Triangle/Y to attack, R2/RT+Face Buttons to perform special moves using
Arkham Knight had tons of story DLC. Clearly this isn't this isn't the type of Gaas people were crying over.
Glad freeflow combat is gone. But also, just because a game has story DLC doesn't mean it's a Gaas, people already pointed out the big difference between Destiny vs Witcher.
GaaS:
1) Online multiplayer (with or without co-op) game
2) Constant online support (patches, additional content, etc...)
3) LOTS of paid DLC (characters, skins, costumes and other cosmetic pieces of equipment, maps/stages, etc) but nothing that would give an unfair advantage over other players (no paid perk DLC, for example)
4) Multiple successive seasonal events, sometimes each one bringing its own theme (Christmas, game's Xth anniversary, etc)
5) Multiple season passes, each one bringing its share of new content that will be available over several weeks / months
6) For some games, e-sports support from the publisher => tournaments, often live streamed over platforms such as Twitch and/or Youtube
Am I doing this right? That is my definition of a game as a service.
I'm really excited for this as long as they keep the predator gameplay from Arkham.
This is going to be amazing. I hope whenever they show gameplay next we see possibilities for Nightwing and Red Hood
Hopefully this includes playable characters as well as storylines for villains.
Free flow is gone because of the co op. There's no way to make a rhythm combat system with two people without it being a frustrating experience for everyone involved.
Im willing to give the game a go and am looking forward to playing it with my wife, but at the same time I hate how they're aping Arkham right down to the grapple indicator. It's deceptive and will be a shock to the system for some when the game plays nothing like it
Im willing to give the game a go and am looking forward to playing it with my wife, but at the same time I hate how they're aping Arkham right down to the grapple indicator. It's deceptive and will be a shock to the system for some when the game plays nothing like it
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It's enemies scale with you. They were explaining in that demo with Mr.Freeze that you fight him at your level, and he gains more moves the higher level you are.
I'm kinda glad they are getting rid of freeflow combat. That style of combat got boring to me after Arkham City
It isn't just one thing, but I would say a near or at launch content roadmap is a big part of it.
It's basically a game that will sell you on the future potential of that game. As such the design prioritizes long-term engagement and time investment within its design.
