Not very high hopes for this game

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Rocksteady were spot on with the first 2 games.  Although they took a loooong time to fix graphical issues on the PC version (I'm not aware of how it was performing on X360 or PS3).

But now that the franchise has been passed along to someone else, I'm not sure what to think of it.  It would be pretty hard to fail when the ground is so firmly set up by its predecessors, but still.  It will be a good game, but a mile away from the first two games, I'm sure.

Ubi Montreal makes good games (I'm from Montreal myself).  Assassin's Creed, which seems to get more shallow with every sequel.  And Far Cry 3, which I absolutely love, but I recently read a review saying that "the game is great, but when you really look into it, there's not much there).  It is true.  There's nothing innovative in the game, but that didn't stop them from nailing it in all the right places. 

WB Montreal is a rather new team and I have no idea who's in it.  It's headed by not a game developer, but a Publisher.  He didn't developed arkham city, he published it, back when he was part of Warner Brother Interactive Entertainment.

All I'm saying is:  I preordered Arkham City on Steam because I knew it would be great, and applied the old saying "TAKE MY MONEY" to help their future as a studio.   This one, there's no way I'm preordering; I'll wait for the critics/users reviews because I know it will disappoint me.

And Mark Hamill quit!  What a shame, he was the soul of both games.

[/QUOTE] I'd be more worried about them changing too much. I share your opinions, though realistically, Arkham City didn't leave a lot for improvement. It's one of those games that'd be hard to improve on, even if Rocksteady was making a sequel.

Some of the changes they mentioned sound interesting, like revamped detective mode. But multiplayer sounds tacked on and unnecessary imo. And I'm unsure about the new voice actors.

I preordered off amazon to guarantee I'd get it release day with a $10 credit. I figure I can just cancel if I change my mind. I'd say I'm cautiously optimistic