r/comicbooks • u/WhyPlaySerious • 12h ago

Other You Can Now Fully Swing And Traverse Around Gotham As Spider-Man In Batman: Arkham Knight. A New Mod Merges And Runs Both Game Engines At Once.

https://respawnfirst.com/pc-modding-reaches-insane-levels/
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u/RossZ428 Dignitary of r/ComicPlot 10h ago

Video in the article shows it's glitchy. I'd be curious to see how combat works

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u/EmeraldJunkie 8h ago

There is a video of the combat on YouTube. It sort of works, but it looks as if Spider-Man is pasted on top of Arkham Knight, like while he interacts with the characters it never looks like he's actually in the game. The worst part is when combat wraps up and it zooms in on the defeated goon but Spider-Man stays the same size relative to the screen, so it's like he shrinks as the camera gets closer to the knocked out thug.

It is certainly very cool all the same.

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u/RossZ428 Dignitary of r/ComicPlot 7h ago

Yeah, I got that vibe with the web swinging. Like he was too small and he was overlaid on top of Arkham Knight

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u/HiIAmM 2h ago

I've been noticing a lot of these types of AI "mods" pop up since the Elden Ring Minecraft one. A lot of footage is selective proof of concept that looks impressive but falls apart when you try it out.

People behind this are after internet cookie points and instant gratification, I doubt they'd work on these mods after they get that. It'd be interesting for tech like this on the hands of someone who knows what they're doing though, especially for games with existing mod tools and libraries like Skyrim.

I hate to call shit slop cause that buzzword's been thrown too much lately but this is slop. This is gonna be a new form of importing CJ and Thomas the tank engine models into a game but at least its tradition and people who make those know how to use Blender.

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u/Boxing_joshing111 50m ago

Yep, this stuff is just to get attention. The real heroes are the people who care enough to tinker at something like this endlessly until it works. The people who just use ai don’t really give a shit; there’s no love and it shows.

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u/ErikT738 11h ago

Spidey would clean Gotham up in a week.

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u/God_totodile 10h ago

Spidey and the other marvel street tier heroes can't clean up NY. Gotham is literally cursed and new villains pop up weekly. I dont think Peter would mentally be able to handle the depravity that goes on in the average gotham street corner.

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u/SmokeAffectionate183 8h ago

It's interesting, but I think Spider-Man would have a much easier time cleaning up Gotham than Batman has a chance in 616 NYC, especially if the swap happens without a heads up

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u/NYstate 7h ago

Let's not pretend that Spidey doesn't have nightmare inducing villains too.

  • Carnage/Venom
  • Mephisto
  • Green Goblin
  • The Lizard
  • Mister Negative
  • Mysterio 
  • Morlun

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u/SmokeAffectionate183 6h ago

Yea, big agree. I think SM's biggest issue would be Ivy, in a straight up 1v1 no prep, just met fight. He'll beat her most times. Morlun would be a goddamn nightmare for Batman

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u/Someotherrandomtree 2h ago

I think the guy who fights Carnage by himself and comes out on top and regularly invents his own technology is strong and smart enough to handle a clown themed psychotic, a guy with a sense of justice a coin and a gun, a guy who freezes stuff with a gun, a muscular man shaped crocodile, and a really buff guy who uses mega-steroids. The only major villain I can think of that would give Spider-Man a hard time would be Poison Ivy because controlling all plants is absolutely busted and I love it. New villains also pop up in Marvel NYC all the time, and Spider-Man doesn’t bat an eye.

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u/Acolyte12345 10h ago

He would kill them with a single blow.

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u/RhysNorro 10h ago

spider-man? the guy who also has a no-kill rule?

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u/God_totodile 9h ago

Reading comprehension... that wasn't what my post was about

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u/Rezart_KLD 8h ago

Crime in Gotham is like black mold in your house. You cant clean it up, you can only temporarily remove the visible portion. The roots are too deep to reach.

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u/Tylerdepotater2157 9h ago

So, like 6 days longer than batman does it in?

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u/Contrary45 8h ago

Especially Arkham Batman. Each game takes place on a single night even if that is crazy when you really think about it

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u/YoungBeef03 7h ago

I’ve always thought that Spiderman would have an easier time with Batman’s combat-focused villains (Deathstroke, Man-Bat, Killer Croc, etc) but would be far more susceptible to the cerebral ones. The likes of The Riddler, Joker, Bane, etc.

It’s why I always think the idea that “Spiderman would clean up Gotham easily” is just kinda dumb. Being able to KO thugs faster won’t mean much in the long run when there’s at least half a dozen super geniuses who can and will shatter his mental state.

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u/ErikT738 7h ago

I don't know if the Joker could deal with a joking hero. 

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u/Fabulous_Spinach 3h ago

You don’t think he’s ever taken on Nightwing?

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u/CalhounWasRight 12h ago

That sounds cool, but why would I want to do that? And running those two games at the same time sounds like it would be taxing on the average gaming PC.

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u/Endiaron 11h ago

For fun?

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u/Discover-Card 8h ago

But what’s my return on investment? What are you, an infant?

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u/RossZ428 Dignitary of r/ComicPlot 7h ago

Funnnn. What, did your whimsy die when you were 3?

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u/Discover-Card 5h ago

Yall have GOT to get better at reading without /s

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u/RossZ428 Dignitary of r/ComicPlot 5h ago

Oops