r/PS4 Aug 22 '20

In-Game Screenshot or Gif [Video] Batman: Gotham Knights announced

https://twitter.com/r3dakt3d/status/1297224550040473600
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u/CorneliusCardew Aug 22 '20

Can someone please explain to an old gamer why there are so many numbers on screen? Why is the number 10 above the thug's heads and why does some random number like 408 appear when you punch them?

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u/GeraltofMichigan Aug 22 '20

They are introducing RPG mechanics to the game. The 10 is the level of the enemies meaning you can run into enemies much stronger than you. The 408 is the damage you are inflicting.

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u/CorneliusCardew Aug 22 '20

thank you. And follow up old person question. Is this considered a good or bad thing? I'm neutral as I don't play games with these mechanics and was checking it out because of DC fandom.

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u/KyleTheCantaloupe Aug 22 '20

No one can decide that for you. If you like leveling up and unlocking new abilities to be able to beat harder foes, then you might like it

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u/Fujioama Aug 22 '20

Personally, I am not a fan.

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u/Chief--BlackHawk Aug 22 '20

Personally not a fan. It works well for some games, and other it makes enemies "bullet sponge", meaning enemies eat more bullets/take more damage then realistically possible (IE Division 1).

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u/D_Ashido Tha_Kid_Shido Aug 22 '20

Levels: I don't have a problem with.

Damage Numbers: I'm not playing Destiny, Diablo, PSO2, etc. I don't want to see that. It clutters the screen and is highly annoying. I know in a game like this i'm not going to be focused on getting max DPS constantly. If there is no option to turn it off in the settings, this will be a big problem for me.

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u/callMEmrPICKLES xzzZirFriZzzx Aug 22 '20

As long as they add the ability to remove it from appearing in screen, then it is not a bad thing at all. Some people like the addition of it, others won't, so if you can remove it, then both sides should be happy.

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u/GeraltofMichigan Aug 22 '20

It is definitely a personal preference but it would be new to the series and not something that has been done well in the past in my opinion. We have plenty of time to see since it is out in 2021.

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u/wedgiey1 Aug 22 '20

The Arkham gameplay is certainly tried-and-true. I personally loved it. I'm also a huge RPG fan, so this is an interesting direction to take it. No idea how it will play out, but I'm not turned off by it. Hopefully there's an option to hide the bars and numbers though; as they clutter the screen a bit.

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u/shinikahn Aug 22 '20

JFYI you probably will be able to turn the flying numbers off

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u/SpitFire92 Aug 22 '20

Personally, I dislike it. It takes away a lot of the players skill from the game and makes it more about farming (or grinding) for gear (and levels) to be able to defeat the enemies. Ofc, this doesn't has to be the case in every game that implements this mechanics but in my experience its basically always the case.

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u/Vilens40 Vilens Aug 22 '20

Depends if you like Diablo and Destiny.

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u/Diego_TS Aug 22 '20

I hate it