Musing Bob

I will always say what my favorite Batman story is when given the chance. Incredibly poignant writing and performances. Conroy never did a better job conveying such raw emotion, internal conflict, and pathos. A true masterpiece that deftly handles mental health and self-doubt.

@ThatTallGuy02 @Darkechobat_ I'm reading this, BTW. Any chance you recognize it?

@ThatTallGuy02 @Darkechobat_ He's not the only one with writing/story credits for it (narrative designer Paul Crocker and game director Sefton Hill). It's the worst Batman title he has his name on, as far as I know. Was what he intended mangled beyond recognition to meet the development process? Who knows?

I realized again how amazing this game’s story is btw There are many villains, yet no chaos. It blends detective work with fantasy perfectly. The costumes, the vehicles everything is fantastic. I once stupidly thought we'd get a movie like this game :(

@ThatTallGuy02 @Darkechobat_ Bud, maybe we can circle back to where this all started. Paul Dini has written some great stuff, right? When it comes to his work on DC properties, I've read/watched and enjoyed so much of what he he had writing credits for. But that's irrelevant to how Arkham City turned out.

@MusingBob @Darkechobat_ Well then thank God you have Arkham Asylum and City

@ThatTallGuy02 @Darkechobat_ No more to say, then. It's definitely one of the few opinions on entertainment that I'm strident on. Nothing personal or to get overly combative about. I think Batman deserves better than deceit, and the avalanche of distorting praise just does something to diminish the IP.

@MusingBob @Darkechobat_ And I think you're simply full of shit and wrong

@LOMAZDA1 @squared_nation I've heard the boss fights in 2 are much improved.

@MusingBob @squared_nation Miles has the best side missions and atmosphere. Its the one with the best vibes. 2 is the one with the best boss fights and traversal.

Same as before. Underwhelming story and that’s super disappointing cuz unlike some of yall I was really looking forward to this game’s narrative

Platinum Trophy #658 Yakuza Kiwami 2

@squared_nation I've got MM and 2 in my backlog x.com/MusingBob/stat…

The first game is so good man

@AsgerBugge I've only played the first Insomniac Spider-Man within the last year and it was really great. As a casual fan of Spider-Man versus massive fan of Batman, I'd absolutely say MSM1 mops the floor with every Arkham game before Knight in the story department.

@ThatTallGuy02 @Darkechobat_ Oh, my whole thesis when it comes to criticizing City's fraudulent reputation is that it's weird & annoying to see the conversation surrounding it is people constantly deluding & lying to themselves (i.e. they're full of shit and oblivious). Like it's simply misrepresentation.

@MusingBob @Darkechobat_ Ok. And I think you're full of shit.

@SamSykesSwears @Douglaskirchne2 is tonally undermined by how haphazard, non-commital, shallow, nonsensical, etc. the story & characters are just for action's sake. It makes all the difference in the world to put in the thought & care to build an adaptation into something truly worthwhile & of timeless quality.

@SamSykesSwears @Douglaskirchne2 BTAS is the all-around best Batman adaptation & always will be. There's an all-ages emotional maturity & earnest characterization that really was captured like lightning in a bottle. This is in stark contrast to something like Arkham City that is far more racy & violent, but...

So many of Batman's enemies in TAS ended not by getting clobbered or foiled but by succumbing to their own obsessions and feelings. This show was made for a young audience, but it trusted that audience to be able to comprehend and understand complicated emotions.

@ThatTallGuy02 @Darkechobat_ This brief part is too much of a gem to not also share, summarizing how completely contradictory the Batman of the general gameplay mechanics is to what his actions and dialogue are in scripted moments: youtu.be/B8SBwkhMHS0?t=…

@ThatTallGuy02 @Darkechobat_ I'm trying to say it plain without being too much of an asshole about it. There are key elements of this game that the consensus about them is basically just imaginary & completely disconnected from what Arkham City actually is & does. (1 final timestamp) youtu.be/B8SBwkhMHS0?t=…

@PlayStalgiaX Maybe Back to the Future? That's my best guess.

What was the first Blu-Ray movie you watched on your PS3?

@ThatTallGuy02 @Darkechobat_ Because... you don't know better?

@MusingBob @Darkechobat_ Ok. I really dont care. I love it.

@Bluenightbeyond Any analyzing of other Arkham games?

Recently did a Collab video with Arkham Analysis over on her channel so go have a watch!!

@ThatTallGuy02 @Darkechobat_ I'm saying you have the wrong idea about it. Nothing is well-motivated in Arkham City. It's a campaign extremely padded out and barely strung together with office tape and bubble gum. Pointless, meandering plot that's full of holes. Trite, shallow dialogue and characterizations.

@MusingBob @Darkechobat_ No idea. I've played it 7-8 times or so over the past decade so.