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i'm a huge Batman:TAS fan and pretty much every cartoon after it involving Batman. I would not say it is obvious that Hamill is doing the voice.

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http://www.destructoid.com/batman-ar...g-124719.phtml

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$100? Bwahahahaha!!!!

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Only a $40 premium. I'd wait to see the details of the 12" Batarang before passing judgment. The DLC Pack 1 is likely to be at least a $5 value too. DC Encylopedia might be impressive :shrug:

Lot of unknowns to scoff just yet.

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I'd be more irritated at paid DLC being available day and date of the game release. That is obviously crap that should have been on the disc in the first place.

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What?! Games are overpriced as it is at $59.99.

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Regardless, this content is a $40 premium whether the base package is $0 or $1,000,000.

I'm not defending it, just passing on the info. And saying that it's a little early to dismiss it without full details. Good thing it is optional...

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Yeah, it only $40, but the first impression is that you are paying $100 for the game... then again I paid $120 for the Survival Edition of Fallout 3.

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No interested in a Batarang. I just want the game. Just a regular edition for me.

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Yeah, I'm still not a big fan of DLC. Especially when it comes out not all that long after a game is released.

I love me some Batman, but the regular version will be fine. I have no love for chotchkies anymore.

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Ridiculous price for the Collector's Edition.

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$100 for a collector's edition = LOL.

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Isn't the RE5 Collector's Edition just as pricey? Will this be the new price for collector's editions of games? Or worse, will it keep going higher? :(

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You have to consider that most of the times it's $70 for a CE that's just a special case design and dvd with interviews and documentaries, maybe a little booklet.

So, are a 12" Batarang, a DC Encyclopedia and "DLC Pack 1" worth $30?
I don't know right now.

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Wasn't there like a $150+ Halo 3 edition?

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Halo 3 Legendary edition was originally $130. It's the one that included the helmet.

So I guess the Batarang is not as cool as Master Chief's helmet.

But yeah, there have been more expensive CE games: Halo 3, Gears of War 2 (the one with the Lancer), Fallout 3 Survival Edition,etc.

Right now I'm the camp that the Batarang is not as cool as the other toys. :p

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That's right. I forgot that Halo came with a "cat hat". I've been meaning to pick up Halo 3 as I recently picked up a 360.

Back on topic. I'm a pretty big Batman fan, so i might be in for the collector's edition once we see the quality of the extras.

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Gameplay footage:

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Looks great. I have a lot of hope for this one!

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That trailer is pushing this title closer to a day one purchase for me. It would be neat if it had a bunch of sections like that since it seemed similar to the terrorist hunts in Rainbow Six: Vegas.

It will be a single player only game won't it?

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Holy shit. It's time to get an XBOX.

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It looks pretty cool but I don't like that computer aided aim thing like Force Unleashed had.

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that looks ridiculously awesome. the only issue i can see is that it might involve too many button combos.

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I'm coming around on the game the more that I see of it. Hopefully there's a demo that comes out for it sometime just before release.

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That looks really great. Everyone interested at least a little bit in the game should watch that video.
I'm not sure if I'm really going to be able to be that sneaky and smart :p but it looks really cool.

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Wow. That looks even better than I'd hoped. :drool:

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Pre-orders are $52.99 at Amazon.

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Yeap, I think I'm going to have to jump on that. I still have a hard time buying games brand new, but I'm too big of a Batman dork to not play this on release. It's to the point that I don't care what the reviewers say. I really would be happy if it's just "good enough" but it's looking like this might be another Riddick type experience.

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I have a $10 Amazon coupon that I was saving for Uncharted 2. I may have to use it earlier than planned. :)

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The first rule of Batman games is: you do not get excited about Batman games.
The second rule of Batman games is: YOU DO NOT GET EXCITED ABOUT BATMAN GAMES!

Sorry to pee on the parade, but you all have been warned.

Did I mention it was made by Eidos?

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Developer(s) Rocksteady Studios
Publisher(s) Eidos Interactive (Europe)
Konami (JP)
Warner Bros. Interactive (North America)

So I don't think you can consider it crap just because of the publisher. The only thing Rocksteady has done though is Urban Chaos, which I never played but seems to have a respectable 75% on Game Rankings.

Not saying we shouldn't be skeptical, as I'm sure everyone knows how bad the Batman games have been in the past.

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Fair enough. I just can't remember the last AAA game Eidos published.

This was really my point. I shouldn't have even bothered with the cheap shot at Eidos. Batman is just a tough character to do in a game.

...and yes, I am impressed with the gameplay I've seen, but there's no way I'm even thinking about a preorder at this point.

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Thief series, Hitman series and Tomb Raider series. Those three alone put Eidos on my thumbs up list.

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Yeah, Eidos has released some excellent games as well as some not so excellent games. Like any company. This game makes me think of it as Batman: Hitman. And I mean that in the best way possible. :up:

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I'm not familiar...

I'd always heard that the Hitman games were jusk OK, but I haven't played them.

Really? I loved the first one, but that was what...1996? Soul Reaver was also a good game from that era.

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This looks very nice ... I'm cautiously optimistic. The Unreal engine runs really well on the PS3 (and 360, from what I've seen in reviews of Gears of War / UT3 on that system, but I don't have any first-hand experience). I wish they'd shown the entire sequence in the video, instead of editing out chunks that show how he moves around the room, waiting to pounce, etc.

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It obviously will not be a GOTY situation or anything, but I'm just hoping the game runs properly, looks nice, and is fun to play through once. So far, it appears it might be.

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:jawdrop: The Thief series is my favorite franchise of all time. My username even comes from the Thief series.

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Since taffer and i always tag team any post mentioning Thief i will jump in as well.

The Thief series is the only decent stealth series i have ever played. It had a great style, story, and awesome gameplay. Imo, Thief 2 was the best stealth game ever.

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I don't think it's that jaw dropping that someone hasn't heard of the Thief series, especially here where everyone's gaming is mostly console oriented.