Yeah the whole game feels like it knows you have played a previous. I jumped straight in and had no trouble with the combat tbh as it really is same as previous. The controls for the batmobile feel weird though. Stunning visuals throughout though.Really enjoying Batman!
My only concern with games like this is they infer the player has existing knowledge. All too often you're dropped into a complex story with complex game mechanics and complex controls, the only thing I've nailed down in Batman is how to do that hookshot thing, fly and dive, and go back into the car. Combat has me completely puzzled. It's telling me to press Square to attack, but then pressing Circle and Triangle - but only occasionally! - will do something special. Browsing through the upgrades menu and I see there are loads of additional moves to unlock that require Tekken-style combos to pull off? I dunno, I'd simply that. It's the only thing turning me off the game and others of this sort.
But the visuals, wow. It's so seeped in atmosphere. I'll probably play through this one and not abandon it like most games!
Combat will click at some point and you will be leaping like a rhythm action finesse dropping explosive gels and batclaw shots mid flow without batting an eyelid.
They really should have had a better tutorial area for new / unfamiliar users. Don't worry it never gets as complicated as streetlfighter it's more about rhythm and timing to create flow.
