EpicBattleCry – Skirmish 189: Infectious Punishment

Prepare to get Batty as team EBC breaks down the reveal of Batman: Arkham Origins! Plus, Microsofts' disconnect, Far Cry 3’s Blood Dragon, The AVGN Adventure Game, Lost Planet 3 Delayed, and much, much more! Send up the bat signal, we’re answering the call on this edition of gaming’s most brutal video game podcast!

EPICBATTLECRY SKIRMISH 189 SHOW NOTES:

GAUNTLET

• REPORT: Next Xbox To Require 'Always On' Connection?
• Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon Coming To Xbox Live Arcade In May
• Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures Announced
• Lost Planet 3 Delayed

TOPICS – Is WB Sending The Right or Wrong Bat Signal? With this week’s reveal of Batman: Arkham Origins, team EBC discusses whether fans of the previous games should be excited or worried for the latest installment of the franchise considering that it’s not being developed by Rocksteady and that it’s only been announced for current-gen consoles. Plus, what signal does announcing the companion portable title and official release date send to Batman fans?

SOURCE: Batman: Arkham Origins Revealed

BATTLECRIES:

Tony: Cancelled Mega Man
Brent: Farewell LucasArts
DK: Battle Worlds: Kronos Hits Kickstarter Goal, Steam Greenlight Campaign Underway

MEMBER: Annoraxx

I can see where your criticism of Bioshock Infinite is coming from. In many ways, it's very different from the original and it does feel like a more traditional game. in terms of exposition, I do think the game does a really good job. it makes sense, in my opinion, that during the first hour of the game you don't really know what's going on and your character's motivations aren't entirely clear; in a way that's part of the experience. everything starts to make more sense as you keep playing the game and listen to the audio logs. Again, I understand that not everyone is willing to listen to those, but that's a big part of the game. For that reason, you do have to be invested in the game world to enjoy it and to make sense of it all, but that's how it is with most games.