I finally took the plunge and ordered the 360 version of the game...

I was tempted by the PC version since i'm hoping to start a new build once Core i3/5 comes out however i realised for convenience i'd rather just pay the extra £10 for the 360.

Admittedly whilst i did really enjoy the demo the first few times round i'd decided to put it off until it became cheaper, however with pretty much all of the major games i was looking forward to being delayed till next year i felt like i should go get this.

I also replayed through the demo again to solidify my decision and just the sheer replayability of the game i think is what sealed it. The demo still hasn't become boring whilst the first few brief sections lack that "X-Factor", the demo really shines in the last section where you're given a room of 5 inmates and left to deal wtih them how you wish. I've played through that section multiple times ranging from trying to scare the hell out of them (loud takedowns so they can find bodies etc. but no sign of me) to being completely Splinter Cell with silent takedowns and them having no clue as to what's happening to their friends. The former of which is really fun to watch as they start arguing and getting jumpy at the slightest thing however it does mean that their standard patrol routes get completely messed up forcing you to think on the fly. The latter is fun trying to plan an execute and is definitely a lot easier than the former since everyone has set patrol routes and you can times things easier although i'd probably say it's slightly "less" fun.

Nice, let us know how you get on with it - did you go for the collector's edition? (I've no idea what the ordinary one retails for)

I'm afraid everyone else is going to get to play it before i do .

The only console i've got down here back home is the PS3 my dad bought as a media server. My 360 is unfortunately up north at my Uni Apartment and i won't be returning until mid-september ish .

EDIT: Oops, looks like i didn't read your thing fully whilst i was eating lol.

Yeah, i stumped up for the collector's edition at £60... is ~£20 more expensive than the normal version (although the extras *seem* worth it), and overall the 360 version is £10 more than the PC version. However with TopCashBack, Game Reward Card and a StudentDiscounts offer it should come to just under £50 which is better =].

Ah well, something to look forward to

I'm thinking of seeing which of the various points schemes I'm on could help me with the PS3 collector's edition for the future PS3 purchase...

I preordered mine ages ago (back in April). Now Amazon say, although it's available 28th August onwards, I won't be able to receive it until 2-8th September. Hmm....do I express deliver it?

Really looking forward to this now...will get PS3 version until the PC version is out - if it turns out to be great I'll get it on Steam!

Clicky

Video review from IGN is up...

And I'd love to view it, but that video player of their's has always sucked ass

It's Youtube...?

^ I was on the IGN site when I read your post before, sorry

And now I'm on the netbook with a GPRS connection... I'll watch it tomorrow

Just watched the vid - by God it looks good

absolutely salivating!

I quite like Home, although I need to pick up a bluetooth keyboard thing to get the best out of it. It's hard to chat to people using the control pad buttons.

Batman: Arkham Asylum launch movie

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