Batman: Arkham City Crammed With 40 Hours Of Content
Batman: Arkham CityLength. It's a common topic of discussion amongst gamers these days.
Games longer than 15 hours that aren't RPGs or strategy titles are few and far between, but every once in a while, a talented studio delivers an epic single-player adventure. There's Rockstar's studios and developers, for instance, who give us GTA and Red Dead Redemption and L.A. Noire, but there's also Rocksteady Studios.
They're currently working on the hotly anticipated Batman: Arkham City and according to a new Guardian interview with the studio's Sefton Hill, fans are gonna be happy with the length: a campaign of around 25 hours with 15 more coming from side quests! Furthermore, Hill understands the need to keep a player fully engaged for that length of time:
"It takes over 25 hours to complete the main stories in Batman: Arkham City. To keep players engaged for this length of time, not only do the characters and the story need to progress, but the core mechanics of the game they are playing need to change and adapt as well."
It all sounds plenty promising. In other Batman news, the graphic novel has been confirmed; it'll "bridge the gap" between Arkham Asylum and Arkham City and cost $22.99 when it launches the week before the new game on October 12.
Related Game(s): Batman: Arkham City
Tags: batman arkham city, arkham city length, rocksteady
5/18/2011 10:36:56 AM Ben Dutka
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Comments (34 posts)
kraygen
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 11:07:33 AM
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The graphic novel seems a bit over priced, but I have a lot of hope for this game.
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Geobaldi
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 4:37:13 PM
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GuyverLT
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 9:56:19 PM
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kraygen
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 9:57:48 AM
Second, where did you get it for free?
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GuyverLT
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 5:25:58 PM
There are a few websites I use to get my digital comics, filestube.com, filecrop.com, ebookee.org, or you can just go to google and type the name of the comic you want followed by the cbr extension.
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Temjin001
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 11:14:15 AM
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It's cool. Makes me feel like Batman...(batman is a ninja)
Graphics are quite nice.
I semi-like the combat. It flows nice, but man, its extremely automated. Does it eventually expect more from you during a fight?
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Excelsior1
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 11:29:28 AM
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Kiryu
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 11:17:05 AM
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maxpontiac
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 11:22:00 AM
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Sounds like a definite pick up!!
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AshT
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 11:24:38 AM
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Excelsior1
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 11:25:54 AM
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ofcourse lentgth varies according to the player, but i always go by average playtime on normal difficulty. i won't buy a short game unless it has a compelling multtiplayer.
i consider fallout3 goty edition one of the best purchases i made this gen. that game was packed with a ton of content. so was me2, and castlevannia los. i regard castlevannia los more highly than gow3. i'll take beautiful, open and expansive vistas over small and dark rooms anyday. plus clos length and story blows gow3's away. better value imo, and an underrated game.
i did enjoy batman aa, and it's good to hear it has some length. i look forward to it a lot.
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CrusaderForever
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 11:40:48 AM
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Excelsior1
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 1:43:38 PM
i loved the game, but it was way to short. you should not be able to beat a game in 1 dedicated sitting. bring on vanquish2. add some length, and maybe some multiplayer and it's a day1 purchase for me.
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Lairfan
Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 4:59:22 PM
Plus, C:LoS was WAY too long for its own good. If there was ever a game that needed to be shortened, that game was it.
And as far as the vast, expansive vistas go, both games have equal amount of small dark rooms and vast vistas tbh. There's no real difference between the two except for length and a better ending, and only one of those two things was a good aspect of C:LoS.
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CrusaderForever
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 11:37:36 AM
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main_event05
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 12:01:15 PM
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But seriously I need to get Arkham Asylum before i even think about this.
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Claire C
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 12:06:33 PM
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Lord carlos
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 12:20:59 PM
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I've missed stalking dumba$$ goons and pickng em off one by one,watching the last few guys freak out & shoot blindly in all directions....its fun :)
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ace_boon_coon
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 12:53:35 PM
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ace_boon_coon
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 12:53:09 PM
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BIGRED15
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 2:14:12 PM
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CoolBLKguy
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 2:23:34 PM
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CanadianGuy420
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 3:27:19 PM
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SmokeyPSD
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 4:09:25 PM
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BikerSaint
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 4:23:47 PM
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KNG201
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 4:54:40 PM
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GuyverLT
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 10:02:53 PM
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GuyverLT
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 11:15:45 AM
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___________
Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 3:21:10 AM
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looks so good, i just hope they have a little more detective work in this!
i mean come on, you are playing as histories greatest detective!
i wish we would get a batman begins HD remake, keep everything the same just give us trophies, and make it look as good as arkham city!
by far the best Bman game ever made!
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th3_bLy
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 10:59:20 AM