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Don't Buy Batman:AA For PC
Clarke \| 11:16 PM on 09.15.2009	24 comments

Or at least not yet.

I'm sure this will hit the blog headlines in the coming days but the game just doesn't work. There are many complaints about the game on the Eidos forums. There seems to be different levels of dysfunction in this game.
http://forums.eidosgames.com/forumdisplay.php?f=270

1. Unable to install
2. Crash at startup
3. Random crashes
4. No PhysX
5. Unable to apply patch
6. Unable to glide/grapple
7. Unable to pass "Botanical Garden"

Now there a many more than this but these are the big problems. I think I have the worst one. I'm am completely unable to install the game.

I encountered the "feature transfer error" and now do not have an option to install or uninstall and if I click "Play Game" it doesn't work.

I'm sure it's a great game but for the time being the launch has been a bit shaky. Perhaps it's a bad batch of disks.

I'm halfway between trying hard to get a refund and tossing the disk out my window right now. The worst thing about this situation is the lack of official support on Eidos's forums. It's very surprising that there's practically no response to anyone's problems on launch day.

Maybe there is a "bug" in their code after all.

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22 comments | showing # 1 to 22

Kraid

that sucks :\ , thanks for the headups.

Kraid

And while I'm here .... Pretty much all Eidos games on PC are broken as hell. I bought Blood Money not too long ago on Steam because I preferred the PC version over the XBOX360 one and it didn't even worked.

I guess you're better off getting console versions for Eidos game they are not good for making PC ports...

bluexy

90% of those bugs are actually anti-piracy measures that Eidos implemented for the PC version. The last two on your list are explicit in-game anti-piracy measures.

It really sucks if people complaining about anti-piracy features are impeding actual buyers ability to talk to customer service. You did buy it right? ;) It sucks bonus that they didn't take the time to do a proper console-to-pc port, and folk are stuck with horrible bugs. :(

Gyrael

What bluexy said.

Clarke

Yes I bought it. The worst thing I would hope for all of this is to have to ship the game to them for a recall. Not only would I have to wait weeks but I've had bad experiences with these types of things. First I tried getting a new CD key for Battlefield 2142 so I sent the proof of purchase and a money order (they didn't accept checks) and never got a new CD key. Then when the Wii version of Guitar Hero III was recalled I never got a new copy.

Kraid

@Bluexy ; That and piss poor programming. I've always had problems with Eidos games on PC as long as I can recall ; remember that Final Fantasy VII port? I'm still trying to forget it.

TheNomadicTroll

But we have to protect our shit from pirates by implementing all this secure shit for our honest customers.

ajaxender

Oh dear lord, they forgot to take out their 'anti-piracy' measures...

Well, you know who's managed to fix many of those issues... the pirates.

mourning orange

You own the game, so technically you can torrent it legally.

Kylius

Damn - thanks for the heads up.

That's a serious big balls-up on Eidos' part, someone's gonna get the sack for this.

Bat Country

You bought the actual CD, right? Not off Steam? I wonder if there's a difference...

Freefall

And pirates are playing without a problem.

I don't even see why these guys bother with Anti-Piracy these days.

If Pirates want to play a game, all it takes is one person to crack it.

Kohlstream

Too late, its already on its way. GOD DAMN EIDOS CORP!

TheToiletDuck

Push L2 to go into detective mode, a flashing yellow icon will appear. That is the REAL install file.

wanderingpixel

It works fine off Steam. Mabye you should try that.

Chris Carter

@Kraid
OH GOD THE FFVII PORT! Makes me glad I already had it on PSX.

Yehat

@Magnalon

What was always strange was that the PC version could only go up to 640x480 resolution and while that's still nearly double the resolution of the PSX version the emulated version could run at whatever resolution you want.

The PC version did have one advantage over the PSX one: Yamaha Audio drivers which really added some flare to FF7's music.

Side by side comparison:
PSX: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-EH6r9sSmQ
PC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM69uC2Mt9s

Of course the Eidos PC version was loaded with installation difficulties including not recognizing the installation CD.

sickNasty

another reason i don't play pc games

DaedHead8

@Yehat

Yeah, I was one of those that was plagued with installation issues. I got FF7 PC for Christmas and my families PC should have been able to run it just fine but the install never worked. Fuck Eidos' PC ports.

psycho terror2

i'm getting this for free on the 17th in that nvidia promotion so i'll be getting this no matter what.

to be honest i was kind of expecting this after that embarrassingly ironic article posted here on Dtoid in which AA was praised for having good DRM, when it was securom all along.

no matter though, i'll just use the cracks that the pirate community has cooked up to fix this shambles.

Kaspar

Dno m8, works just fine for me.

Had a graphical glitch once that forced me to close the game, but other than that, it's all good.

Jon B

Thanks for the headsup. I was actually planning on buying it later, but I think I'll wait the bugs out.

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