G l i t c h y G o b l i n !

Now, I love me some Batman, and this game was good, to a point, but holy snapdragons, Batman, did this game ever have glitches.

The game, while amazing at free-flow combat and stealth for non-stealth gamers like myself, followed the feel of Batman to the letter and left me yelling ‘I am the freakin’ NIGHT!’ all over the place as I stomped the nuts off inmates, crazies and the occasional terrible boss.

Now, you should play it, but go ahead and get a stuffed animal to pound mercilessly every time a boss shows up, because those fights SUCK. Still, play the game. It’s fun. Mostly.

Now, on to the glitches. Spoilers in Joker Hair Green.

There were various places where I would glide and get stuck in a slow motion, never-ending fall motion that I would have to adjust out of to land on the platform, no biggie there.

1. Well, while fighting Killer Croc (ask anyone, worst fight ever) you find yourself on a series of crappy, breakable platforms that Croc can break through easily and end you. Luckily, if you move slowly and quietly, he won’t know where you are… or so they say. I had died a few times and was using the Line Launcher, a zip-line device to coast easily down the halls silently, as it didn’t make any noise or create vibrations. The scanner said I was fine, that I wasn’t even MOVING, when bam, a pre-scripted Croc attack happened, and he popped up INTO my face. Not even a chance to save myself. Tried it again, just to make sure. It was indeed pre-scripted.

2. Next, during the second fight against Scarecrow, you’re supposed to remain hidden, under penalty of instant death, should he spot you. However, as his all-seeing gaze swept towards me, I did an evasion jump and he missed me entirely. However, the game then froze, as I blew got to an area without dropping crates to hide behind. Guess the game freaked out. 

3. I killed one henchman, he landed on a display in the mansion, with his back flat on top of the display and his feet still on the floor. His body made a perfect 90 degree angle at the small of his back and detective vision still said he was ‘unconscious.’ Riiiiiight, Batsy.

4. I exited the mansion only to discover a guard strung up by his ankle. Being compassionate, I literally said ‘I can’t leave him strung up like this, it’s disgraceful to the dead.’ I then threw a batarang and cut him down, only for him to fall onto his neck, his body hunched over so he ended up kneeling with his face shoved into his groin. I tried to knock him over, but nothing would move him. I felt terrible. 

And while no one else has recorded their glitch vie youtube, I did find one lol worthy glitch here. 

Kudos, Shadow540.

Until monday, Goblinites -GG