I don't like the idea of another studio working on the 3rd installment of the Batman franchise. Rocksteady perfected the fight mechanics as well as creating a living breathing game. So the idea of someone taking over just screams that this is going to be nothing more than a cash grab and not have any of the polish the first two games had. We shall see......

I guess I can stop worrying about what's gonna happen with this game. The demo looks fantastic and that the new studio did in fact keep a lot of what made the first two games so awesome. It actually looks like Rocksteady did the game themselves, that's how good the game looks. I actually had to stop watching the demo midway because it was giving away TOO MUCH stuff. No need to ruin it for me. Looks like this is gonna be a first day buy for me.....just like the last one.

So, I was lucky enough to get a chance to play the Demo this year at Comic Con, even if it was on the PS3. It's safe to say that Origins follows in the trail blazing path set by its 2 predecessors games. There really isn't all that much difference between this one and the other games at all and that is a good thing. My biggest concern was that the new studio taking over for Rocksteady would mess with perfection, "fix" something that wasn't broken. The demo played great and was very familiar for me. I was able to use the same combo sequences from the previous two games in this one. There was one new thing in the Demo though and it was the 'Beacon Tracker' Bar at the top of the screen to guide you in where you need to go. It took a little getting use to and is a nice addition to the game-play. Graphics look amazing. Sounded great as well. The Demo was around 15 minutes long, depending on how quickly you got through each of the 3 sections. I took my time to explore. I'm sure the people waiting in line behind me weren't happy. Bite me. Based on the Demo, this will be a Day 1 release purchase for me.

I'm starting to see what all the negativity is about this one. I'm only about 5% complete on the game and it's already way to repetitive. I'm hoping it gets better, but I'm not holding my breath.

The Copperhead Boss Fight was fun, but exhausting. But it's NOTHING like the Bane Boss Fight. It's brutal, painful and tiring. I couldn't get anywhere against Bane last night and even though I've gotten a little bit further in the fight this morning, it's damn frustrating to say the least. Ugh!

The Firefly Boss Fight was kind of a clusterf*ck. It wasn't hard, but the navigation through the map was just weird. Also, not really a fan of quicklime events that make up the bulk of this fight. With that said, I'm kinda digging the overall story and how it's playing out.

With the campaign portion of the game completed, it's now off to finish the side mission and get as close to 100% as I can. The Deadshot mission was a bit challenging and time consuming. Basically having to clear the board of nothing but armed guards....twice, before I could defeat DS. This took 3-4 times before I got it right. But it was the Madhatter challenge that I really liked. The mission's level design was patterned after the Scarecrow level design from Batman Arkham Asylum, which was a favorite of mine. I just love the "side scrolling" element to the level and it changes it up from 3D aspect of the game.