Yeah, a lot of stuff got really toned down in Batman due to the Comics Code Authority. Even though the CCA is long gone, Batman still retains the characteristics he got because of him, and it rather does make for a more dynamic character, rather than yet another slaughter happy agent of revenge.

Well, remember when Arkham City was originally supposed to be Gotham by Gaslight?

I'm going to guess you're currently using either a phone or a tablet to access Kotaku?

Yes, that's rather how you come across a well developed character, after all. You get a sense of them being personable, callous , shallow, ambivalent, driven, honorable, apathetic by their iterations with others, rather than it being stated in the narrative or presumed by the audience. It's the unspoken sub-plots that…

True, but I have trouble even giving him characterization in AA and AC; they were agents of progression from point A to point B or spoils for Batman's progress, than actually being personalities with motivations. I'll give him Hugo Strange and Victor Fries in AC since they both sincerely did seem to have their own…

Of course people would talk, they would just do it by not saying the person is 'wrong'. You can share opinions without saying the other is wrong for having it, just don't agree with it, and if necessary, actually present factual reasons for why their opinion is ill formed. ;p

I have to roll my eyes when people say that AC or AA's stories were even any good, at all. Yeah, I said it, their stories were rather poor. AA was about them using a version of the Venom formula to make inmates physically stronger to withstand psychological evaluation, and the Joker wanted monsters. AC was about them…

The characters in AA and AC were never fleshed out, and you pretty much have to be familiar with them to really understand their characterizations. On top of that, their motives were so freaking superficial that they never really evolved past comic book villians, stoic badass, or side kicks. In AO, you had a separate…

You say his opinion's wrong, well I say your opinion's wrong, then someone else will say my opinion's wrong, and we're all realizing opinions are like assholes and we all have one so we should stop trying to sniff each other's out and just let others deal with their own assholes ;p

You rather miss the point of the reviews then. It wasn't that it in itself was a bad game, it just didn't do anything particularly new with the series. Grade wise, 70 is about right because it was a good game, but nothing really new. If it refined the glitches of the game, it would be in the 80's, if it had gone…

"Hurt Feelings" would fall under the clauses incurring 'compensary damages' in a civil suit; emotional damage (hurt feelings stemmed from the apparent betrayal of a fan), damage to reputation (the humiliation), and financial damage (loss of fans, thus revenue). The more they can tack on, the higher the damages…

Yes, she's showing a strong inclination to Histrionic PD, and her perceived anonymity on the internet only compounded that. Obviously this isn't proving she's lying or not (HPD would actually make her easy prey for rape situations, unfortunately), but I'm seeing a girl that still really needs help. Of course, I'm in…

Let's just say that the handle isn't the knobbed end...

LoL, naw dawg...

Weapon wise, the katana is sorely lacking in comparison to swords from the rest of the world due to the quality of material. Design wise, it's a toss up since we're then getting into the 'who's got the better martial art' territory.

I think you just proved my point, but you omitted that they had to refine their own style due to the limitations of the katana, rather than rely on the repeated battering that the Chinese dao (single edged) or even jian (double edged) swords allowed. Also, you can't swing a tachi (single edged long katana) the same…

Samurais favored their pole arms more than katanas on the battlefield; easier to repair a wood shaft than it is to fix a heavily pounded and brittle katana (which the only way to do so was to wear the edge down even further). Even bokkens were preferred to using the katana on someone wearing bamboo armor.

um, everything you're saying is applicable to European swords as well. The claymore was used by the Scottish Highlanders who wore leather armor primarily as well, and their fighting style actually used the swords in ways than just the blades. In fact, their blade practices often resemble that of Chinese straight and…

While true, one thing you have to consider in that regard is did the fighting styles develop the weapons, or vice versa? Was it the fact that katanas were easily damaged that made them develop a fighting style that required only attacking an opening (which meant a design that required speed and precision); in…

It's pretty much it's about the attack, which also includes counter attacking, and never having to hold a defensive mindset. So if you were to parry or block, you're recieving, and are on the wrong side of winning a fight in that moment.