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Do you agree Spider-Man has dethroned Batman Arkham games to be the best super hero game ever?
- Thread starter Arthands
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The answer to the question will fall in wich superhero did you prefer.... Because both games are very good.
There's definitely more pedestrian humor in a GTA city, and a stronger presence of culture. Nobody does that better than Rockstar.
Architecturally, Spider-Man has the most realistic modern city in video games, however. The layout and the simulation of the city is an achievement. The only thing weird is the lack of bikes, buses, and skateboards.
Holy shit it is beautiful. It feels same-y so far, so I don't even know if it beats Sunset Overdrive let alone the Arkham games. I'll play longer and think about it.
It's definitely better than the Arkham sequels but Arkham Asylum still stands stronger with a great memorable hub and none of Spidey's Rogue Gallery can match up to the likes of Scarecrow and Joker. The boss fights are better though in Spider Man for the most part.
I can't deal with these icon-ridden "open world" games. Plus the art direction is painfully generic and it's a shame, considering that Insomniac is known for making high quality cartoon graphics. They are given a comic IP and made something that looks like any GTA clone.
The first Arkhams had awful character designs (until Origins), but the environments were ace. Also Arkham City still handled the balance between open world tropes and tight level design well enough.
The first Arkhams had awful character designs (until Origins), but the environments were ace. Also Arkham City still handled the balance between open world tropes and tight level design well enough.
Nope and I don't expect anything will, not even a new game by Rocksteady.
It's def better then Arkham Knight tho.
It's def better then Arkham Knight tho.
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No. I think Arkham Knight is a better game. I don't give a fuck about y'all hate boner for the Batmobile.
But Spider-man might be have best traversal and combat in a open world game period, never mind in the superhero genre.
But Spider-man might be have best traversal and combat in a open world game period, never mind in the superhero genre.
No, right now, Spidey feels great cause it's new, but Bats has the cooler toys and villains. I was workin on my first spidey game and I had my Batman Arkham City Statue sitting right on my desk. My collegues gave me a bunch of warnings, the studio manager was a big Spidey fan and not really a fan of Batman. Nothing really came of it though.
City and Knight? Maybe.. Asylum? Hell no. That game was amazing with a crazy atmosphere.
Havent played Origins tho.
Havent played Origins tho.
Traversal is better in Arkham? I don't know how you could come to that conclusion. Swinging around Manhattan in spider-man is one of the best aspects of the game.
Isn't this a joke thread based off that Hollow Knight dethroning Super Metroid thread?
Edit: this one:
https://www.resetera.com/threads/ha...d-super-metroid-sotn-in-the-public-eye.54577/
Edit: this one:
https://www.resetera.com/threads/ha...d-super-metroid-sotn-in-the-public-eye.54577/
Way to early to tell. People need to wait to make threads like these. Wait at least a few months until hype dies down.
Spider-Man has amazing capabilities to traverse the world, but it is a maximalist system that emphasizes raw power. The system doesn't tie as well into the level design as in the Arkham games imo. The transitions from traversal to fighting, picking up items, and solving puzzles is less smooth. The system is also worse at facilitating a planned approach to tackling challenges, like I describe in the other post.
I'm not done yet so i'm not sure. I put it on par with Arkham City but below Arkham Asylum. And, obviously, better than Knight. Spider-man really drags at times, primarily due to the sections when you do not play Spider-man.
It's a solid 8/10.
It's a solid 8/10.
I mean at the very least Hollow Knight had already been out for about a year and a half, rather than barely a day and a half.
I'm not trying to make a statement about that thread though. Just saying it wasn't quite as egregious.
Who needs to pay for marketing when you have threads like these?
No, in my opinion Arkham Asylam is still one of the best games ever made.
Super Metroid and SOTN literally named the genre Hollow Knight belongs to. This is not the same thing. The Arkham games clearly influenced the combat of Spider-Man, but Spider-Man draws inspiration from a variety of open-world action games (like Spider-Man 2: The Game, perhaps the biggest inspiration of them all).
Iam not far in but combat feels alot better and it has objectivley more variety than any batman game
#originsisthebestbatmangame
Arkham Knight is honestly unbelievable. Arkham Asylum is still the best 'Batman game' but Arkham Knight and Spider-Man are both 10/10 'superhero' games.
More and more side stuff unlocks, even later into the game. The game also feels completely different every few hours what with levelling up improving core movement and all the unlocks.
See how it develops for you.
Yep, Wonderful 101 is the best superhero game. It uniquely systemises cooperation and combos between superheroes in a way that no single player game has done.
Been out 2 days and already comparing it to Arkham?
You would hope a game 5-6 yrs later can be better then Arkham, but at least here the openworld is too Ubisoft checklist for my liking .
You would hope a game 5-6 yrs later can be better then Arkham, but at least here the openworld is too Ubisoft checklist for my liking .
It's kinda a bad question to put it. Arkham Knight is a visual tour de force, but changed a lot of the core gameplay of the franchise, even if it has been evolving into the open-city type of game it his.
Arkham is a same developer franchise that felt that it needed to develop over time, instead of Spiderman's IP that was kinda a cash grabby same-o same-o titles with better visuals/tech that has been released since the PSX (I know there has been a couple of odd spiderman games). When Insomniac releases Spider man 3, and makes sequels that don't fall tottaly into the ground, then we'll talk.
Arkham is a same developer franchise that felt that it needed to develop over time, instead of Spiderman's IP that was kinda a cash grabby same-o same-o titles with better visuals/tech that has been released since the PSX (I know there has been a couple of odd spiderman games). When Insomniac releases Spider man 3, and makes sequels that don't fall tottaly into the ground, then we'll talk.
I'm conflicted.
I love the swinging and graphics, but so far the game isn't doing anything for me. The missions are already starting to annoy me and at the end of the day--it feels like another open world game. It has towers for no real reason. Just to add some filler.
Also, I don't like the combat. The goons take too much damage and their aim is too good. Like, I'll duck behind a building and they can still track me, then fire a rocket with crazy accuracy.
And the world is kinda bland. I wish there were more street level activities. I like the linear levels/story more than anything.
I love the swinging and graphics, but so far the game isn't doing anything for me. The missions are already starting to annoy me and at the end of the day--it feels like another open world game. It has towers for no real reason. Just to add some filler.
Also, I don't like the combat. The goons take too much damage and their aim is too good. Like, I'll duck behind a building and they can still track me, then fire a rocket with crazy accuracy.
And the world is kinda bland. I wish there were more street level activities. I like the linear levels/story more than anything.
