Batman: Arkham City... in 3D

Batman: Arkham City... in 3D

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Written by osubluejacket on 16 August 11 at 13:39

I like to keep my finger on the pulse of the TA community. That icy, cold hand you occasionally feel when playing Dead Space, yeah, that's me! Given the massive, positive reaction we got to yesterday's Gears 3D story, I felt compelled to lobby Rocksteady, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment to make their upcoming Batman: Arkham City 3D compatable as well.

Funny thing is... THEY DID IT.

In a press release issued today, the aforementioned companies revealed that the Caped Crusader's upcoming fight will be playable in stereoscopic and anaglyphic 3D.

At this point, you might be asking:

What's all this mumbo-jumbo about stereoscopic and anaglyphic?Allow me to put my day job's "Science Edutainer" hat to explain:

Stereoscopic 3D - The version that works with the current wave of 3D televisions and uses the "shutter style" lenses. One lens contains vertical shutters with the other containing horizontal. This forces the eyes to see two, different images which your brain melds together to give the illusion of depth.

Anaglyphic 3D - The version of 3D that is compatible with all HDTV's and is much more of the "old school" 3D that usually involves two opposite-colored lenses (usually red and blue) to produce the same effect.

Batman: Arkham City will be popping out of screens everywhere starting on October 18th in North America, October 19th in Australia and October 21st in Europe.
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wow this will be cool :D
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that is epic :)
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now if only i had a 3D TV
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YAY!
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Is it really necessary? I've no doubt this game will be brilliant enough without stupid and pointless gimmicks like 3D.
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No way! That would be excellent! Shame I do not own a 3D television...
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Posted on 16 August 11 at 13:46, Edited on 16 August 11 at 13:47 by Riconoclast
People talking about needing a 3D TV:

"Anaglyphic 3D - The version of 3D that is compatible with all HDTV's and is much more of the "old school" 3D that usually involves two opposite-colored lenses (usually red and blue) to produce the same effect."
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Posted on 16 August 11 at 13:46, Edited on 16 August 11 at 13:47 by osubluejacket
Xelos Uchiha said:now if only i had a 3D TVSol Corona said:No way! That would be excellent! Shame I do not own a 3D television...Anaglyphic 3D - The version of 3D that is compatible with all HDTV's and is much more of the "old school" 3D that usually involves two opposite-colored lenses (usually red and blue) to produce the same effect.facepalm
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Posted on 16 August 11 at 13:50
Hey, doesn't anaglyphic 3D work with any HDTV? I'm sure I read that somewhere.
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what kind of 3D does Crysis 2 have?
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I keep hoping this 3D craze will pass over and fade away like it always has done every 15 years or so since the 50's, but it just shows no signs of going away this time. Does everything have to be in bloody 3D?? 3D is alright as a gimmick but the novelty soon wears off, I don't understand the attraction personally. I certainly couldn't play a game for any length of time with those glasses on giving me a migraine. *ends moaning*
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Epic Debaser said:Is it really necessary? I've no doubt this game will be brilliant enough without stupid and pointless gimmicks like 3D.My feelings exactly. Can't wait for this 3D fad to blow over so games/movies focus more on other, more important, qualities.
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osubluejacket said:Xelos Uchiha said:now if only i had a 3D TVSol Corona said:No way! That would be excellent! Shame I do not own a 3D television...Anaglyphic 3D - The version of 3D that is compatible with all HDTV's and is much more of the "old school" 3D that usually involves two opposite-colored lenses (usually red and blue) to produce the same effect.facepalmNo facepalm mate, I wouldn't play a game utilising Anaglyphic 3D as the 2 colour glasses give me eye-strain, hence why I am disappointed not to have a 3D television. Apology please... laugh
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Posted on 16 August 11 at 13:55
Who knows if 3D will be big but they're going to push the technology on us just like SD from HD did. I only imagine when things go beyond 1080p resolution...
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Yeah, I'm sure Arkham City is going to totally blow now because it will support 3D as an additional feature. Every game that has ever supported 3D would have been a bazillion times better if that optional feature had not been included. /s
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I like how people start commenting about not having a 3D TV before even reading the article.
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Grizzly Bear said:I like how people start commenting about not having a 3D TV before even reading the article.In all fairness, anaglyph is absolutely not the same thing as the experience an actual 3DTV provides. I wouldn't play anything in anaglyph and I really enjoy 3D games.
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Posted on 16 August 11 at 14:03
Sol Corona said:No way! That would be excellent! Shame I do not own a 3D television...osubluejacket said:Anaglyphic 3D - The version of 3D that is compatible with all HDTV's and is much more of the "old school" 3D that usually involves two opposite-colored lenses (usually red and blue) to produce the same effect.

facepalm
Sol Corona said:No facepalm mate, I wouldn't play a game utilising Anaglyphic 3D as the 2 colour glasses give me eye-strain, hence why I am disappointed not to have a 3D television. Apology please... laughIn that case, I would suggest finding a better way to make your first comment. Something like:

Anaglyphic 3D gives me eye strain. It makes me wish I had a 3D television to enjoy this....just a thought. wink
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Ahem Zasan said:Grizzly Bear said:I like how people start commenting about not having a 3D TV before even reading the article.In all fairness, anaglyph is absolutely not the same thing as the experience an actual 3DTV provides. I wouldn't play anything in anaglyph and I really enjoy 3D games.Agreed. I'm trying to hang on without buying 3D until the autostereoscope TV's (no glasses) start making an appearance.
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