by Alpha OTS » Thu Jul 12, 2012 3:24 pm
Arkham City is just amazing. I told myself I wasn't going to bother collecting all the Riddler trophies, but it turns out, there's an actual type of campaign involved with gathering them. Actual riddles to solve by looking around for posters/items that normally you would ignore as background detail. Solve enough riddles/trophies, and you're able to save one of the Riddler's hostages. I'm fricking addicted. This is the way to do item collection, where it doesn't feel like a chore. The game even assists you in finding them by interrogating Riddler's henchmen. In Asylum, the Riddler trophies felt a bit tacked on, but here they really thought the concept through. I hope there's a final battle with the Riddler for all the build up so far.
I'm also amazed that I thought I had all the gadgets. I was wrong! There were two that I was missing. This is definitely one of the best games I have played in a long time. Probably since Red Dead Redemption. I'm glad the Batman Beyond suit isn't an animated version. The animated character models look great, but don't really fit in with the gritty detail of the city.