Batman | Telltale Games | Season 2 The Enemy Within

It's not very good as a game and stuttery but I enjoyed the story.

The post-episode chat show things were quite interesting, once I got used to the annoying presenter. Nice to see how other people reacted to the story, and what options they chose. And it worked well because the game's episodic, so there were no spoilers in the chats.

Well this got off to a great start :fp:

Inserted the disc and... the strawberry floating console crashed :lol:

Though tbh, that could just be my console doing its semi-regular thing of acting up.

Ad7 wrote:It's not very good as a game and stuttery but I enjoyed the story.

Thinking about these kinds of Telltale games I've played, every ounce of enjoyment I got from their gameplay was connected to the story. So when the story is building the gameplay is mostly tedious but then, when the exciting bits come along, the tediousness is thankfully diminished by the unfolding events. The actual gameplay mechanics (dragging cross-hairs into a particular space, etc), not counting dialogue choices, really are tedious af.

Just finished ep 1. What the hell was that sniper doing just laying there on the ground waiting to be discovered?

When that mayor's assistant smiled at Bruce I knew she was gonna be a victim.

The body count in this is crazy.

Selina just spent three or four dialogue lines convincing Bruce she's nothing but a thief. I agree with her and she's all You're just like everyone else *goes off in a huff* :slol:

Saint of Killers wrote:When that mayor's assistant smiled at Bruce I knew she was gonna be a victim.

The body count in this is crazy.

How far through are you?

Aaand done.

Mostly enjoyed it. Only real gripe was how much of a bastard they turned Bruce's dad into.

I wonder why they chose not to cover in more detail the relationship between Vicky Vale and the other foster child. (You see a photo of 'em together toward the end of the game.) I suspected the story would take an abuse angle after the boy said something along the lines of They're not good to me but they put a roof over my head to Batman. That and the ultra violent nature of the foster parents' deaths.

I liked this Telltale effort more than most because of the more 'game-like' aspects of it - doing the crime scene pairing and such.
After playing this and The Walking Dead: A New Frontier though, I have to say - they need, NEED to get that engine stable. For a genre so focused on storytelling, the horrifically janky engine breaks immersion so frequently.
OT, everyone needs to drop this 'Arkham' bollocks for Batman stories. Getting pretty stale now.

I liked the combat choices more than the crime scene thing. I know it only gave you two choice per attack, but it was still pretty fun considering how basic it was.

Biggest GTFO moment: recreating/enhancing location via reflection in Alfred's specs :lol:

Batman: The Enemy Within appears on Aus rating board and is assumed to be Season 2 of this. Woo.

https://www.vg247.com/2017/07/18/batman ... d-listing/

Confirmed at the start of this

1st Episode is out 8th of August!

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Wait, first episode of season 2 is out next month?! That seems a bit quick.

Sqeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! :toot:

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Ooh do want this but will likely wait until all the episodes are together, which is my preferred way to play TellTale games. Waiting a month each time doesn't work with my lacking attention span alas

Jazzem wrote:Ooh do want this but will likely wait until all the episodes are together, which is my preferred way to play TellTale games. Waiting a month each time doesn't work with my lacking attention span alas

Yeah but Batman (last time at least) was 4-5 weeks and stuck to it.

Really kept momentum, while giving cliffhangers weight, and felt like comic series.

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I still need to finish Tales from the Borderlands and wasn't that bothered by GotG e2 so if I do get this, I doubt it'll be before all the episodes have been released.

Well this was really good. It's still Telltale and it won't change your opinion if you don't like em.

Long enough, told its own story while a larger narrative and no tech issues (PS4)

Continues to do its own thing with Batman story/lore. Does something new for TT though were other than choices it also tells your relationship status with major players.

Episode 2 then (the one they included the picture of the body of murdered Russian diplomat that they've now patched out

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Continues to do it's own thing with familiar characters - adds an air of tension to proceeds when you've no idea how people will act, or if anyone is safe. Alfred is feeling utterly superfluous though.

I can't believe what they've done with Harley/John, but it works well.

Well this goes from strength to strength!

No techie issues (PS4) - QTEs are sparse, but feel meaty. Choices seem to matter (or aren't so obviously dovetailed). It's telling an interesting Batman story as well - building and subverting your expectations.

There's about 7-8 different groups of people (who know different amounts Batman/Bruce/FakeBruce and my agenda) all trying to juggle.

Choices!

I don't know where it goes from here!

Tomorrow!

(That pretty much gives away how a cliffhanger, depending on choices, from last episode will be resolved)

Batman | Telltale Games | Season 2 The Enemy Within

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