So what hit harder: The end of Arkham City or Spider-Man (PS4) (UNMARKED SPOILERS INSIDE)
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Why are these pluses for Spider-Man when we haven't seen the impact yet and in City's case there's a whole half of the story dedicated to exploring the impact in the sequel?
I think both were done super well, but Spider-Man resonated with me especially because it speaks so much to Peter as a character, the strength he's able to maintain to do the right thing even at the highest costs, and just how terribly unfair the world is to him for all the good he does.
I haven't played Spider-Man, but if it's not terrible, it wins by default. Arkham City is every bad Batman story trope crammed into one game. If you want a good Batman video game story, read Zero Year by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo.
The impact is personal for Peter. Even if nothing 'happens' its still the loss of a loved one.
Joker is someone a guard at Arkham should have accidentlaly discharged his gun on years ago.
Batman didnt got a tear out of my eyes so obviously Spider-Man.
Also one is the best Aunt ever and the other a psycho that Batman should have killed a long time ago.
Aunt May dying was some real emotional shit.
Also one is the best Aunt ever and the other a psycho that Batman should have killed a long time ago.
Aunt May dying was some real emotional shit.
Not sure it's comparable.
Spider-Man hit you with Aunt May's death. She was a great woman who only wanted to help others. .
Spider-Man hit you with Peter and Otto's fallout which happened entirely in 1 game. You helped that man become a monster.
And to a much lesser degree, Spider-Man hit you, hell, Harry is hooked up to some tank due to a symbiote. He's "sick." I felt bad reading what happened to him after those Research Station missions.
Joker dying was sad but Aunt May and Otto are just a different level entirely. Joker did it to himself.
Spider-Man hit you with Aunt May's death. She was a great woman who only wanted to help others. .
Spider-Man hit you with Peter and Otto's fallout which happened entirely in 1 game. You helped that man become a monster.
And to a much lesser degree, Spider-Man hit you, hell, Harry is hooked up to some tank due to a symbiote. He's "sick." I felt bad reading what happened to him after those Research Station missions.
Joker dying was sad but Aunt May and Otto are just a different level entirely. Joker did it to himself.
Couldnt even remember the end of Arkham city (as is the case with the stories in all the Arkham games in fact) so Spiderman wins by default. Lol
I will say though. Spiderman was the first game I've ever played that actually made me cry .The performance at the very end was really convincing.
I will say though. Spiderman was the first game I've ever played that actually made me cry .The performance at the very end was really convincing.
Care about the greatest villain in comic history... yeah you probably should.
That said the emotional impact of the Spider-Man scene is the best I've seen in a comic game. Just brutal for Peter, the actors sold it, I couldn't believe they did it.
Arkham City was crazy as well, I was shocked through the whole credits sequence (amazing song by Hamill). They were allowed to tell the death of Joker story, sure it's not comic cannon but in a way it's the cartoons/games way of saying bye to Mark Hamill's iconic role, a legend. Incredible ending to a far better game.
Joker's death wasn't supposed to be a tear jerker, it was meant as a bitter sweet send off. As for what was better, Joker. May's death felt like a combination between Slott's schadenfreude with Peter and the writers just wanting to get rid of her since they seemed bored writing her.
I don't care about any villain dying. If anything I'm agitated by how often Batman should have killed him only for him to keep escaping. It's even more fitting since Joker technically killed himself.
Seriously? Joker dying was shocking at most. Barely sad. Aunt May's scene was much heavier because of their relationship. We know just how much they mean to each other, and seeing Peter struggle to choose between Aunt May and New York was so damn heartbreaking. The entire Arkham series doesn't get anywhere close to the emotional moments of Spider-Man.
Y'all realize Peter sells his relationship with MJ to the devil to resurrect Aunt May in the next game, right?
They would never do that. The ending of Spider-Man is literally the anti-OMD.
Absolutely Spider-Man. The Arkham games do nowhere near the legwork building up the emotional connection that happens with Peter's relationships in Spider-Man. The scene where he has the vial of the antidote and is debating back and forth if he should just stick the needle in and save her is so well done.
It's not that hard even with what they gave you in the story.
When Feast is on fire and they're calling Peter over and over, Spider-Man shows up.
When she's on her deathbed, what reason would Spider-Man possibly have to be there.
8 years of that kind of thing?
Dude it's Aunt May. Spider-man was weeping.
I didn't see any tears on Batman's cheek for the insane clown murderer that crippled his friend. And if I did it would be pretty fucked up.
Spider-man's moment hit way harder.
I didn't see any tears on Batman's cheek for the insane clown murderer that crippled his friend. And if I did it would be pretty fucked up.
Spider-man's moment hit way harder.
Arkham City to me is a very fun game but emotionally engaging it was not. I enjoyed being batman doing batman things but the narrative/writing never made me connect with Bruce's struggles on an emotional level. Spiderman did exactly that by providing me a look at the relationships he treasures and the little bit of normality he has going in his life.
Also what got me emotional isn't really May's death itself necessarily but that Peter did not only not make the choice to save her but I actually felt that he couldn't based on the person he is given the past he shoulders. There is a certain helplessness that I felt in that scene that got me. Something about tragedy that is preventable but at the same time also isn't.
Also what got me emotional isn't really May's death itself necessarily but that Peter did not only not make the choice to save her but I actually felt that he couldn't based on the person he is given the past he shoulders. There is a certain helplessness that I felt in that scene that got me. Something about tragedy that is preventable but at the same time also isn't.
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Spider-Man. Not even a competition in my book.
The ending scene in Batman was nicely done and all but even if Joker's death actually properly stuck... eh...who cares.
Maybe it's because I'm not a huge comic fan, but the hodgepodge story of Arkham City was pretty underwhelming even at the time for me personally.
Spider-Man's ending was strong all around because they actually made Doc Ock an interesting and likeable character and then shit happens.
Plus Yuri Lowenthal sold the heck out of those lines during all of the ending. So even if Aunt May was your stereotypical goody two shoes candidate to be offed in order to impact the hero, it actually still worked for me.
The ending scene in Batman was nicely done and all but even if Joker's death actually properly stuck... eh...who cares.
Maybe it's because I'm not a huge comic fan, but the hodgepodge story of Arkham City was pretty underwhelming even at the time for me personally.
Spider-Man's ending was strong all around because they actually made Doc Ock an interesting and likeable character and then shit happens.
Plus Yuri Lowenthal sold the heck out of those lines during all of the ending. So even if Aunt May was your stereotypical goody two shoes candidate to be offed in order to impact the hero, it actually still worked for me.
And taking care of sick people while she herself is coughing up blood. Keeping Feast running after Lee's arrest. But yeah, carrots. Hilarious.
Monster.
Aunt May's death didn't really made me sad, it felt rushed. Joker's dead didn't saddened me either, it was time. I like Arkham Assylum the best though.
Seriously. You get the full idea of what their relationship is like from their very first phone conversation.
My dude they killed Aunt May.
Aunt May
I have been reading Spider-Man for 30 years and they have never made this man suffer as much as they made him slog through this game. The next game better end with him being filthy rich with a harem or something.
Aunt May
I have been reading Spider-Man for 30 years and they have never made this man suffer as much as they made him slog through this game. The next game better end with him being filthy rich with a harem or something.
Spider-Man for sure. That ending got me in my feelings although both scenes have nothing to do with each other, but it reminded me of the following gif & that got me even harder.
An older person who has devoted her life to helping the homeless, even in a time of crisis
Or
A homocidal manic who delights in tormenting innocent people, and shows no remorse or humanity
idk
Or
A homocidal manic who delights in tormenting innocent people, and shows no remorse or humanity
idk
Seriously? Aunt May is like the sweetest old woman in fiction. The Joker has been sympathetic in the past but the Arkham version is not like that at all.
