Well this is disappointing so far
So, I started playing Arkham City.
I know I'm barely even into the game so far, but someone please tell me the gameplay gets better later on?
The cutscenes and voice acting are all outstanding - though Tara Strong as Harley Quinn does make me laugh every time, which is a shame since she really does do an outstanding job - as is the world of Arkham City. The environment and art are amazing, as is the dialog between the street thugs - one of my favorite things that so many games leave out is having the generic redshirt stormtroop enemies talk with each other like actual people would instead of just standing there menacingly, and the dialog in Arkham City is great.
But the gameplay so far has been...banal. I don't know if it has to do with the fact that Arkham Asylum was originally developed for consoles so the engine and all are ported, but the combat feels like a Batman-themed button masher, the exploration outside of the overworld feels like a generic platformer with an easy puzzle every once in a while, and traveling the overworld by Batgliding and grappling hook is not as cool as it sounded like it'd be. Again, I don't know if it's the engine not making the PC transfer well, but the gliding feels awkward, and the grappling hook doesn't let you swing or do anything beyond just "Press F to teleport to the highlighted area"
And don't get me wrong, I have no issue with games that are all about the story; The Walking Dead is one of my all-time favorites. But TWD didn't try to pretend it was an action-adventure game. Outside of an occasional quicktime/shooter thing for about ten seconds and some puzzles here and there, all of its gameplay was either cutscenes or choosing dialog responses. The actual gameplay in Arkham City just feels clunky and shoehorned for me so far.
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