My friend thinks I'm stupid for choosing Arkham City over Battlefield 3

[Eccentric_Jon]

I've played the multiplayer beta of Battlefield, and I hated it. To me it felt sluggish, and the controls seemed clunky.

There's no way I'm missing out on Arkham City though. It's going to be awesome if it's HALF AS GOOD as Arkham Asylum.

 

[Vibhor]

Since that little guy is an ignorant fuck, troll him into thinking that origin takes all private information.
Tell him that origin is a thing that steals credit card information and sells it to hackers. If he would not be trolling then he would try to defend his position.

 

[Blubberburg]

if battlefield 3 lags even half as much as BC2 did (may have something to do with bein in new zealand and my internet refuses to try join local games)it wont even be that enjoyable

 

[KingsGambit_v1legacy]

For gods sake, why are people so extreme? Can't somebody like BOTH games?

No you cannot! It is one or the other. Make your choice and be quick about it...but remember, if you aren't with us, you're against us. And you wouldn't like being against us.

 

[Torrasque]

My little brother refuses to play any games that his friends aren't playing. And all they play is CoD and Halo (two of the most overrated series ever, imo). To paraphrase our exchange when he saw me playing I don't remember what:
"That game doesn't have multiplayer?"
"Nope."
"Wow, that's so dumb."

I proved him wrong when I got him Mass Effect for his birthday last year. Took him a couple months to try it, but now he freaking loves Mass Effect. He even ended up buying 2 on his own, and we're both counting down the days until 3.

Oh little brothers...
Why are all little brothers these days so fucking conformist? =/
I swear, when I was my little brother's age, I was playing against my older brother and kicking ass, but for the most part I played my own games.

OP: If your friend plays games that are primarily multiplayer games, and doesn't like single-player games, I would disregard his opinions in regards to games, forever after.
Also:

He also thinks every metal band is screamo

BY ODIN'S BEARD, I WILL AXE HIM SO HARD HIS CHILDREN WILL BE BORN WITH AXEFUCKINGPHOBIA

 

[Vidi Kitty]

The best solution here is to flick this man in the nose and if he repeats spank him.

OT: I have met some incredibly ignorant people in my time (living in the southern states and all) the worst offender of which is my room temperature IQ'd cousin, inbred hillbilly number 3. All he does is try his best to sing (his best being a term I use losely), tell rascist/homophobic jokes, go on about how "the love guru" is the greatest addition to the arts since the dukes of hazard, and declare pretty much anything I like to be "faggoty". Never stopped me from kicking his ass, because I'm a good foot taller than he is, and when he hits me, I swing back. The thing is, I was the one that always got in trouble. Like it is OK for little kids to hit big ones, but when the little baby gets picked on, shit hits the fan.

Sorry if they seemed like a rant, I just had to get that off my chest.

See that's funny, because my little brother is a whole foot taller than me and has been bigger than me since we were 10 and 8. When ever he would pick on me my parents would think its funny, but whenever I got him back I was the one getting scolded. Still happens now and I'm 21. He has hands like dinner plates and flicks with the force of a .22 and when I turn to sock him I get told off.

OT: Did he also think that BlOps and MW2 were the best games ever? If so, ask him why he would want to get a new game when he already has the best game ever. Or take his MW3 hostage until he tries out Arkham City if it turns out to be a good game.

Edit: Herp a god damn derp. I kept thinking MW3 not battlefield 3. Either way, if he wont at least try a game, you should give him shit about it for years to come.

 

[SidingWithTheEnemy]

[...]No you cannot! It is one or the other. Make your choice and be quick about it...but remember, if you aren't with us, you're against us. And you wouldn't like being against us.

Yes and we will shoot you on sight. With our semi Automatic uhm Batrifle, after sneaking up to you and wedgie you with a Batafatality and throwing a Batgrenade or something.

On Topic, this Thread isn't meant that you can chose both, it states that in the headline.

 

[EpicPeanut]

It amuses me how when the first trailers and news leaked for Battlefield 3, people on the Escapist were ecstatic for it, saying it will blow COD out of the water, etc. And now that it has become more "mainstream", it's cool to be hated on again.

Hm, for your friend, that's a debate no one can win. The games are two different genre's. One is a single player stealth-action game, and the other am intense multiplayer shooter. You could get along and try and accept each others preferences.

 

[RobCoxxy]

If you'd picked MW3 instead of BF3 I'd have punched you in the lungs.

As for Arkham City, I want that too. And Skyrim. And The Old Republic.... -.-

 

[rohansoldier]

Batman, definately Batman. Why run around with a gun when you can swoop down from above like a shadow and kick the living s**t out of people?

Plus Batman is just going to be much more fun!

Not interested in BF3, but probably going to rent AC before purchase.

 

[William Ossiss]

hmm... great choice. fantastic choice. i have made a similar choice, as well. im choosing budokai ultimate tenkaichi (finally a dbz game with character customization!) over batman arkham city.

 

[Tyrant T100]

Tell him to play the BF3 beta so he can see just how bad and buggy the game is.
Meanwhile Arkham City will be excellent.

 

[Wraithspine]

My personal view? I'm never getting Battlefield 3 as its simply the newest in a long line of generic modern shooters. I can't see the appeal of Battlefield, Modern Warfare or Medal of Honour. Not my type of game. If you like it, go for it.

Arkham City is a game where you take out hundreds of thugs while dangling from gargoyles and can beat up crazed super villans. Hell yeah that sounds like fun to me.

 

[Infernai]

Dress up as Batman, go up to him and say this:


And when he asks what are bigger then the answer should be obvious....fanbase.

 

[razer17]

Personally, I prefer Arkham City, and could care less for MW3, BF3, or even upcoming Halo 4. (and I actually LIKE Halo), so, I approve your decision.

Sorry, I don't usually go all grammar nazi on people, but it's "I couldn'T care less". Saying I could care less means that you care somewhat on a range between caring slightly and caring a lot. Again, I apologise, it's just a bugbear of mine.


OT: Tell your friend to each their own. I've played the Arkham City beta, and it was pretty awesome. I enjoyed Asylum, but this seems a fair bit better. And Battlefield seems a good game too, I love the beta, and I have it preordered. That said, is Battlefield better than AC? Maybe, maybe not. Just depends on what you prefer playing.

 

[Last Hugh Alive]

Arkham Asylum is one of my top 5 games of all time and I'm what some might call a fanboy for the series. So I'll hold my tongue, lest you know my greatest wrath.

Anyway, I think you oughta recommend your friend the BF3 Beta, THEN try and pick. I've played the beta myself and I seem to share the opinion of the majority of those who have: Battlefield 3 looks disappointing. Even a couple of my friends who happen to be HUGE fans of the series are crying silent tears.

There's not really much I can add or suggest without your friend giving any reasons for his judgement.

 

[EeveeElectro]

Stop hanging around with 12 year olds?

My boyfriends really ignorant sometimes. He thinks his opinion is always right and it's the be all and end all of everything. He thinks poppier bands like Mcfly who play guitar don't actually play and don't know how to. Whenever I say it about his precious Paramore as a joke, he gets really defensive though.
I have to put up with ignorance everyday, even I can be sometimes. You just take it in your stride or else you'll go mad.

EDIT: Also, Arkham City all the way. Battlefield looks good but I personally think there's billions of games like that. Arkham City looks awesome so far.

 

[CCountZero]

Solution: Get both.

That's what I'll be doing.

As for which one is better, I think it's a pointless thing to be discussing.

People who like Multiplayer are gonna get BF3, and people who like Singleplayer will get Arkham City.

Battlefield 3 will be just like Battlefield 2 and 1. A generic military based FPS that is looking to cash in on it's fanbase and is going head to head with MW3.

I'm sorry, but calling the Battlefield series[footnote]Not to be mistaken for the Bad Company series[/footnote] "generic" clearly shows that you need a smack too, and even more so when you actually go ahead and compare it to Modern Warfare.

They're two entirely different games, requiring two entirely different types of player.

Incidentally, I will be getting Modern Warfare 3 as well.

 

[SonOfVoorhees]

My reasoning for this? Battlefield 3 will be just like Battlefield 2 and 1. A generic military based FPS that is looking to cash in on it's fanbase and is going head to head with MW3.

Arkham City is going to be more expansive than Arkham Assylum, and will have a whole shlode more than the original had, while keeping with the same theme. Thus, it will be a great sequel.

You forgot the most important thing.....no Batman in Battlefield 3. Ive had problems deciding what games to buy first, and i make that choice by going for the new experience rather than the old. As in, why play ANOTHER military based fps shooter when i could play something new and exciting like Batman.