Can't get the prototype up the trail, but just using the boat and hummer make it a must buy again. I'm getting used to it, and I'm liking it alot. This and Saints Row are my two purchases for September. Can't wait till next week and beyond :).

Oh I like this game :)

Thank god I'm not the only one who can see through the gaming drought clearly :P

Combat is not this game's strongpoint in any sense, its true. Exploration is definately a counterbalance. Some of the vehicles control differently I've discovered. Non-combatant cars are slow, and sluggish. Military and Police Jeeps on the otherhand are much more fluid in control.

Helicopters are great, aswell as my new favs the Bat-boat (speedboat thingy) and the Batmobile/Tumbler (prototype-MV). Vehicular combat is great, not involved or requiring tedious aiming (ala Full Auto), but fun and rewarding like a game should be. Watching stuff go boom at critical moments gives it a big budget hollywood feel. Motion blur is good, even if its only used to cover up muddy textures, it adds some realism and sense of speed. It's the little things that impress me with this game, reversely its the little things that annoy me aswell.

I can easily understand why some would be put off by this game, and I won't even try to argue differently. All I know is, the moment I took the Helicopter higher than the demo would allow, and then jumped out and free-fell (free-fall'ed??) to the Bat-boat and took off all cool, I was sold. Hopefully you guys will experience a moment like this before you delete the demo, if you haven't already :).

It's $50 here (not trying to put salt on an open wound) so maybe it'll be 10 euros cheaper? Dunno what you guys normally have to pay. I've still got my PS2, but I'd still rather have a 16:9 widescreen 720p version of a port and get achievements. It's not a bad port IMO. I've seen alot worse. And even as a port, to me, its a fun game that I don't mind paying $10 more for.

Atleast I'd recommend people to gamefly it, or rent it, whichever is easier. I think its a game thats atleast worth a try. I don't believe the demo did the game justice from what I've seen in the vids. Grappling hook should've been standard, as its the coolest gizmo Rico's got. Either way, I predict alot of mixed reviews by both journalists and users. But this and Saints Row are gonna be my two most played games till Gears of War and Rainbow Six.

I've played the demo several times now, I'm enjoying it that much.

At times I think the game looks great but I do acknowledge there are problems. To me, they're all little things but there are a lot of them. People and objects disappearing very quickly, somewhat glitchy shadows, very obvious pop-in. I'll admit there are more but they are the 3 that spoil it somewhat for me. The motion-blur I quite like actually and the vehicle controls work for me.

It's been in development for three years so always will have been a port. Technologically, the size of the world, all procedurally generated is pretty cool! The concept I think is fantastic, so for a first effort they've pulled off a lot of things quite well. It would be nice to see them have a proper bash at a next gen only sequel.

I particually like the lighting, the stunts and the vehicles. Free-falling down to the bat boat at sunset and caning it around the island just makes me want to go on holiday, very pretty!

I'll give it a go when it comes out. Saint's Row for me is all about the multi-player :)