Batman: Arkham Asylum, PC Version

[ricleo2]

I'm getting lazy in my gaming lately. I don't want to take the usual long time (for me) to learn the controls of a complex game. That is why I can't play any console games. Is the learning curve fairly easy for this game? I don't suppose I can lean back in my chair and just play it with a mouse? This last question was half kidding.

 

[venkman]

It's one of those simple to use, difficult to master kind of things. I don't know what your level of comfort for controls really is as I can't think of to many console games that I would consider "complicated", but the only thing that I could see as being somewhat difficult knowing when and where to use the gadgets, and even that was much smoother than I expected. You can pretty much play the game with a WASD layout on a keyboard.

 

[RyanPaulShaffer]

You want to play Batman: AA with a mouse and keyboard? Wow...good luck with that!

I imagine if you have a 360 controller hooked up to your PC, that the controls would be as good as they are on the 360. A direct translation, probably, if it's a GFWL title.

 

[venkman]

I played the demo with a mouse/kb, it was ok. def prefer the 360 controller though. I might have bought it on PC if not for the delay

 

[Alienwho]

It actually plays very well with keyboard/mouse. If you could handle prototype, max payne, tomb raider <insert any other 3rd person shooter) with a keyboard/mouse, you will be right at home with batman.

 

[MStele]

I recommend you buy a 360 controller. You'll then be prepared for this and any future games that are console centric.

 

[Barfo]

This out yet? 😀 any benchmarks?

 

[paperfist]

Originally posted by: RyanPaulShaffer
You want to play Batman: AA with a mouse and keyboard? Wow...good luck with that!

I imagine if you have a 360 controller hooked up to your PC, that the controls would be as good as they are on the 360. A direct translation, probably, if it's a GFWL title.

Is the full game different then the demo? Cause it was pretty straightforward to control the demo with a KB/Mouse.

 

[Golgatha]

I can't imagine playing without a controller. It uses every button on my PS3 controller and they you have to account for movement too.

 

[venkman]

Originally posted by: Golgatha
I can't imagine playing without a controller. It uses every button on my PS3 controller and they you have to account for movement too.

Keyboard Mouse has many more buttons than a PS3 controller. 😛

 

[jonks]

One review for xbox version I read talked about how the game operates using very few buttons, and fighting is basically using 2 buttons. I generally prefer using kb/m when possible, though I own an x360 pad for the ports.

 

[Golgatha]

Originally posted by: venkman

Originally posted by: Golgatha
I can't imagine playing without a controller. It uses every button on my PS3 controller and they you have to account for movement too.

Keyboard Mouse has many more buttons than a PS3 controller. 😛

True, I supposed that's my personal bias saying that 3rd person perspective games should be played with a controller.