Musing Bob

Lifelong, massive Batman fan | Strident God of War II and Arkham City truther | Uncharted 3's strongest soldier

[Musing Bob @MusingBob]

I will always say what my favorite Batman story is when given the chance. Incredibly poignant writing and performances. Conroy never did a better job conveying such raw emotion, internal conflict, and pathos. A true masterpiece that deftly handles mental health and self-doubt.

[Musing Bob @MusingBob]

@xMBGx Uncharted 3 would probably be my favorite game of all time, all things considered.

[Musing Bob @MusingBob]

@xMBGx Uncharted 3 would probably be my favorite game of all time, all things considered.

[Musing Bob @MusingBob]

@TheMainLogic @squarednation_ There's a particular reason why I wouldn't do that even though I'd like to experience it completely fresh again.
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@brunovelazquez @youtheremehere I want to let you know that Valhalla was an especially phenomenal and poignant experience for me, as I was recovering from a kidney donation surgery in December 2023. I shed tears just by talking about it with a friend this summer. Thank you so very much!

[Musing Bob @MusingBob]

A friend of mine is an English teacher and a mega Batman fan who has Batman posters and graphic novels kept in his classroom.

[Musing Bob @MusingBob]

@Bluenightbeyond Maybe I should just bite the bullet and get a Quest headset to experience it for a time, then eventually resell it.

[Drunken Politics @drunkelections]

It's a shame people don't have this much aura anymore

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@x0Starlight I have the same BTAS shirt, and it's my only Batman shirt.

[La Follette School of Public Affairs @UWLaFollette]

Happy Birthday, Bob La Follette! 167 years ago, Robert M. La Follette was born on a farm in Primrose, WI. La Follette would go on to represent Wisconsin in both chambers of Congress and serve as the state's 20th governor.

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@squarednation_ @bags0ffood @HenryHarper523

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@squarednation_ @bags0ffood @HenryHarper523 This theme means absolutely nothing me, but especially so during its place in the story.

I could honestly go on about how I don't emotionally associate Arkham City's soundtrack with the actual events of the game, the polar opposite of Arkham Asylum and Knight.

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@MichSciFiYT @Batmanggx I've seen for years that general AK criticisms get so petty, superficial, trifling, and vacuous, all while the that game preceded it gets distorted under a mountain of vague, fawning praise out of sheer ignorance. It's so ridiculous and kind of a real indictment of the fanbase.

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@MichSciFiYT @Batmanggx Also, WTF are you talking about for "story beats from City that it just drops or ruins"? That has to stem from blatant infatuation for such ho-hum side missions. 'The main game wasn't about Azrael's vague prophecy shit & Hush's silly schemes. YoU'rE oBjEcTiVeLy FaLsE!'

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@DefNotKratos @Batmanggx You types are so completely full of shit.
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[Musing Bob @MusingBob]

@MichSciFiYT The last I'll bombard you with.

Arkham Knight is the most definitive proof that Rocksteady was cognizant of a lot of City's innumerable narrative issues, even if general audiences and the hardcore fanbase to this day remain bizarrely oblvious.
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@batmitekiller @parker_mikha @2kplayer6010 @AlCJ200228 Arkham City being the shortest story campaign is just objectively fucking true. It's maybe 5 hours long for more normie fans, but I think I could play through it in like 3.

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@Bruh257I94072 @flying_trooper @Batman_Beware Origins is very not good, unfortunately.
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@MichaelPHuber @wbgames "I still hear people asking for a remaster of this game. It still has game-breaking bugs that haven't been fixed and the bridge doesn't go anywhere. Why the f*** do you want this remastered?" - Micah Edmonds
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@batmitekiller @parker_mikha @2kplayer6010 @AlCJ200228 The critical path of Arkham City is easily shorter than Asylum's, yes.

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@puknguy2 https://t.co/hEBR0ddhxR

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@AbsoluteBatGal is INSANELY bad. I could go on & on about this aspect alone but that's the gist of it. The best thing to do would be try to ignore it completely, otherwise it's infuriating.
- story is a generic mish-mash of older, much better Batman stories. Origins doesn't really commit to...

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@flying_trooper @Batman_Beware Origins is straight-up bad in general. The level and world design is as a bottom of the barrel for a AAA game. I guess having the blueprint of the previous 2 games somehow hurt them.

Joker is awful throughout, Bane ends up bungled as well, and more issues
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@Jay_to_the_kob @BatmanRouges I outright hate AO Joker from start to finish & the Red Hood walking section is especially egregious with the pompous, hollow dialogue that's like it was AI-generated using Killing Joke as the main reference. AO generally plays & looks like it could've been an AI-generated game.

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@puknguy2 And AK is the direct sequel to a game that should be the studied blueprint for how *not* to do a Batman story, video game narrative, general CB adaptation, etc.
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@MichSciFiYT In practice/execution, City is blissfully unconcerned with basic storytelling & I think crosses the line into an outright deceitful piece of media. That wasn't Rocksteady's intent, but holy fuck, did the story team of Paul Dini, Paul Crocker, & Sefton Hill not bring this together

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@puknguy2 Well... yeah. It's the only genuinely good, competent, deliberately crafted story of the franchise (mainline games).
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@squarednation_ @AlCJ200228 Oh yeah. Actual thematic depth with deliberately crafted narrative design to fit a true open-world game (the only one of the series as well). It had the largest and most unwieldy traits yet coheres indescribably better than the hodge-podge of City and Origins.