Originally Posted by ccm0628 The DLC isn't very good for Arkham City unfortunately. It is mostly just being able to play as Robin and Nightwing in the challenge rooms, and they both play to similarily to Batman to make a huge difference to gameplay. The Harley Quinn story DLC is about 2 hours total and not all that great either. You never get to move around the city as Robin so it is essentially just more challenge rooms with some story filler. If you really want the DLC though, they have went on sale when Steam has that franchise on sale, if I remember correctly, I think I bought all the DLC for about $5. I think You would be better off to get this and buy the DLC later.

I really enjoyed the combat in AC and have gotten a lot of mileage out of the DLC. The challenges are much more interesting this time around. I think the extra characters have subtle differences which helps to keep it fresh. The Harley Quinn DLC was short and linear, but an enjoyable extension of the main game. Having said that, I agree that the DLC was a little overpriced. Altogether it's worth $10 if you really like challenge maps and mayb $5 if you just want more story.

This is an amazing deal though and I agree... snap this up and pick up the other stuff when it is on sale.

Despite how it's listed, do you play asylum first and then city?

btw - as of now, the code still works...

thanks

City is the sequel, so yes.

Well, that depends. Do you want Asylum spoiled for you by starting with City?

I think you will increase your overall enjoyment if you play AA before AC. They are both very good games. AC is "more of the same" in a good way. It slightly expands on the mechanics of AA, which makes me recommend AA before AC.

In for Batman: Arkham City pack (with OCTOFUN1 coupon - $8.20 after WA tax). Thanks, Tony!!!

Now that I've purchased it, I have two Steam codes. One for AC and the other for AC:GOTY. Do I need to use both or just the GOTY? Does this mean that I now have an extra copy of AC to gift to someone? Sorry if this has already been answered.

EDIT: Strikethrough because I'm a dork

Originally Posted by NeoGutsman In for Batman: Arkham City pack (with OCTOFUN1 coupon - $8.20 after WA tax). Thanks, Tony!!! Now that I've purchased it, I have two Steam codes. One for AC and the other for AC:GOTY. Do I need to use both or just the GOTY? Does this mean that I now have an extra copy of AC to gift to someone? Sorry if this has already been answered.

You got 2 codes for Batman AC? Are you sure the GOTY code isn't for Batman AA?

Originally Posted by The End You got 2 codes for Batman AC? Are you sure the GOTY code isn't for Batman AA?

I AM TEH FAIL.

Thank you for pointing that out to me Wow, it really has been a long day

man I hate GFWL - going through all the suggestions to get past the asylum crash - I found a post somewhere that talked about uninstalling games for windows - LIVE and installing it from the local game folder and that seemed to work until LIVE decided to auto update and broke it again. anyhow for whatever's worth - running on win7 64bit.

So here are my mini reviews/first impressions on some of the games on sale:

The Darkness II: This game is just great fun. Full disclosure, the first game is one of my favorites and I finished on the 360 a long time ago. This one is just as much fun, if not more. Just non stop action, shooting, gutting, tearing apart, etc. I heard it's short so I can see myself finishing this one up this week.

Spec Ops: The Line: This is the first game that ran a little laggy/slow on my laptop :( Even on super low. So either it is really demanding (can sort of see) or maybe not well optimized? This is a fun TPS shooter so far. I love the setting (Dubai) and the shooting is good. Storyline is the strong point on this (not usually the case in shooters lbh) so that is a huge plus. I can see myself enjoying this game a lot.


Finally, can barely get away from Sleeping Dogs. Goodness that game is awesome, addictive, beautiful! Seriously, I spend time just driving around sometimes looking at the city. Driving is great fun. Spent 10 minutes beating the wheelie record for my steam friends! Love the steam integration on it. The combat is nice and fun to me especially with the counter system. At first I had a hard time, but once you get the counter system and environment kills down it becomes easier. Honestly, I already played through the first part before on the 360, but replaying it on the PC was just as much fun and I can't wait to see where the story goes.

Got the F.E.A.R. pack. Thanks Tony!

However, I already have the first game, would anyone be interested in a F.E.A.R. key for $2.50 Amazon GC?

Picked up the Batman deal for the backlog. I pretty much gave away AA to a friend may hear, so it will be nice to have a copy on the PC. Plus, my PC is a lot more capable than it was when either game was released so that made it even better. Thanks Tony.

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Originally Posted by CheapLikeAFox Spec Ops: The Line: This is the first game that ran a little laggy/slow on my laptop :( Even on super low. So either it is really demanding (can sort of see) or maybe not well optimized? This is a fun TPS shooter so far. I love the setting (Dubai) and the shooting is good. Storyline is the strong point on this (not usually the case in shooters lbh) so that is a huge plus. I can see myself enjoying this game a lot.stem.

Does your Laptop use Nvidia Optimus? Make sure that your discrete GPU is selected

Originally Posted by Dev518 Does your Laptop use Nvidia Optimus? Make sure that your discrete GPU is selected

This. I had a weird issue with my wife playing Sims 3 on the laptop. It was SET to run the game with the GPU, but would actually run it using Onboard graphics. I still don't know how I fixed it, but I tried fiddling with the optimus settings of which.to choose switching which graphical unit used back and forth, I think even upgrading drivers and Optimus profiles. Eventually it stuck. Only time it had ever happened.

One thing that will help is enabling the system tray icon.for Optimus. Black.and white means onboard, and a color graphic means discrete. Hover mouse over icon if you aren't sure, it will tell you.

Could we get a deal on BF3: Premium??

Originally Posted by N_B Gamersgate has Need for Speed Run for $5 today. I wish that Amazon would match that price as I have Amazon gift credits. I also wish Amazon would re-run the Need for Speed Collection again as I missed it the last time.

It was Prostreet, Undercover, Shift, & Shift 2. No reason to stress too much over those entries.

Originally Posted by CheapLikeAFox Spec Ops: The Line: This is the first game that ran a little laggy/slow on my laptop :( Even on super low. So either it is really demanding (can sort of see) or maybe not well optimized? This is a fun TPS shooter so far. I love the setting (Dubai) and the shooting is good. Storyline is the strong point on this (not usually the case in shooters lbh) so that is a huge plus. I can see myself enjoying this game a lot.

I don't know your laptop specs but it runs smoothly on High with my GeForce 9800 GTX+ so it can't be too super demanding.

I'm really enjoying the game (think I'm coming up on the end) except for two minor quibbles:
(A) I dislike vehicle missions in my shooters. Fortunately this game has them at a minimum but I just don't like it when a game turns into a shooting gallery and takes away the option of movement on your part.
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(B) Those "Heavies" take me out of the game. Not that it's realistic that I can get shot, hide behind a sandbag and heal up in ten seconds, but those dudes taking a couple RPGs to the chest just make me roll my eyes and detracts from the experience. Yeah, I know: Shoot 'em in the face

I'm mainly just grousing though. The game itself is solid and was a great buy for the $5.99

@TONY

I really hope you guys can sign Zenimax & Bethesda (RAGE from Id Software; Elder Scrolls series; Dishonored from Arkane Studios; etc)...

Seriously, it looks like from the reviews, Dishonored looks like it turned out awesome...
Please tell me you're going to sign Zenimax & Bethesda!

Originally Posted by asheskitty It was Prostreet, Undercover, Shift, & Shift 2. No reason to stress too much over those entries.

I thought Run was part of it as well?

Originally Posted by CheapLikeAFox So here are my mini reviews/first impressions on some of the games on sale: The Darkness II: This game is just great fun. Full disclosure, the first game is one of my favorites and I finished on the 360 a long time ago. This one is just as much fun, if not more. Just non stop action, shooting, gutting, tearing apart, etc. I heard it's short so I can see myself finishing this one up this week. Spec Ops: The Line: This is the first game that ran a little laggy/slow on my laptop :( Even on super low. So either it is really demanding (can sort of see) or maybe not well optimized? This is a fun TPS shooter so far. I love the setting (Dubai) and the shooting is good. Storyline is the strong point on this (not usually the case in shooters lbh) so that is a huge plus. I can see myself enjoying this game a lot. Finally, can barely get away from Sleeping Dogs. Goodness that game is awesome, addictive, beautiful! Seriously, I spend time just driving around sometimes looking at the city. Driving is great fun. Spent 10 minutes beating the wheelie record for my steam friends! Love the steam integration on it. The combat is nice and fun to me especially with the counter system. At first I had a hard time, but once you get the counter system and environment kills down it becomes easier. Honestly, I already played through the first part before on the 360, but replaying it on the PC was just as much fun and I can't wait to see where the story goes.

Totally agree with your opinion on these games

Is Ambient Occlusion enabled ? if so disable it