Of course, you could cheat your way through this by changing the date on your console, though we'd hardly condone that. The Batman is not known for taking shortcuts.
Of course, you could cheat your way through this by changing the date on your console, though we'd hardly condone that. The Batman is not known for taking shortcuts.
Reader Comments (48)
Posted: Oct 31st 2011 7:34PM Rocket Raccoon said
Wow, Calendar man looks like... The Kingpin? :\
Posted: Oct 31st 2011 7:36PM ZexionArmando said
I like the idea of this side mission, but I hate the execution. Mostly because it feels ilke animal crossing, and lol, I have been playing enough of that as is.
Posted: Oct 31st 2011 7:41PM Special Agent Bob said
Wait a minute...Batman eyes aren't blue.
Posted: Oct 31st 2011 8:29PM Mister Darcy said
@Joey Ravn
They change depending on the series and who is drawing. Alex Ross draws them brown (see War On Crime big book and Kingdom Come), Richmond Lewis did them brown in Frank Miller's Year One, while in The Dark Knight Returns, Miller himself made them blue. Also blue in Hush, The Haunted Knight/The Long Halloween/Dark Victory. Consider the comics checked.
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They change depending on the series and who is drawing. Alex Ross draws them brown (see War On Crime big book and Kingdom Come), Richmond Lewis did them brown in Frank Miller's Year One, while in The Dark Knight Returns, Miller himself made them blue. Also blue in Hush, The Haunted Knight/The Long Halloween/Dark Victory. Consider the comics checked.
Posted: Oct 31st 2011 8:44PM Korbie said
@Mister Darcy
Well, Kingdom Come is an Elseworlds book, so he's not necessarily (for lack of a better word) "normal" Batman.
With Year One I think it's just hard in general to tell, but check the last panel of page 21, with Bruce over his parent's bodies. They're blue there.
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Well, Kingdom Come is an Elseworlds book, so he's not necessarily (for lack of a better word) "normal" Batman.
With Year One I think it's just hard in general to tell, but check the last panel of page 21, with Bruce over his parent's bodies. They're blue there.
Posted: Oct 31st 2011 9:04PM Mister Darcy said
@Korbie
Young Bruce has brown eyes in my TP of Year One. So in "elseworlds" characters have different eye colors. ;) I bet even in the (former) Detective Comics line it changes.
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Young Bruce has brown eyes in my TP of Year One. So in "elseworlds" characters have different eye colors. ;) I bet even in the (former) Detective Comics line it changes.
Posted: Oct 31st 2011 9:20PM Korbie said
@Mister Darcy
Really? Huh. In mine they're technically purple, but I think that's because it's night.
And yes, everyone knows that the most significant change in every Elseworlds title is the change in eye colour. You should have seen the time when Superman had orange eyes. Totally awesome.
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Really? Huh. In mine they're technically purple, but I think that's because it's night.
And yes, everyone knows that the most significant change in every Elseworlds title is the change in eye colour. You should have seen the time when Superman had orange eyes. Totally awesome.
Posted: Oct 31st 2011 10:40PM (Unverified) said
@Special Agent Bob when Superboy-Prime punched them different colors
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Posted: Oct 31st 2011 11:21PM Special Agent Bob said
@(Unverified)
Did anybody not get i was talking about the kingpin behind batman.
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Did anybody not get i was talking about the kingpin behind batman.
Posted: Oct 31st 2011 7:42PM Timjoy said
So what about us folks waiting for the PC release?
Posted: Oct 31st 2011 8:32PM Faceless Troll said
@Timjoy PC gamers care about achievements now?
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Posted: Oct 31st 2011 9:32PM houstons85 said
@Timjoy
You get to be laughed at by console gamers.
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You get to be laughed at by console gamers.
Posted: Oct 31st 2011 7:45PM milespieri said
The Long Halloween is my absolute favorite Batman story ever, and it seems like Rocksteady agree - there's stacks of references to it throughout Arkham City.
Posted: Oct 31st 2011 7:57PM Gashlycrumb said
@milespieri yeah, loved that story. glad it's getting some love in Arkham City.
thanks for the reminder Joystiq!
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thanks for the reminder Joystiq!
Posted: Oct 31st 2011 8:39PM Mister Darcy said
@Korbie
He's really chubby in the game. Better than having calendar pages for "armor," I guess. That is Kingpin though. ha.
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He's really chubby in the game. Better than having calendar pages for "armor," I guess. That is Kingpin though. ha.
Posted: Oct 31st 2011 8:06PM IRoveRucyRiu said
When I first encountered Calendar Man in the game, I thought there would be holiday specific side missions, or something more than just an achievement for visiting him 12 times on 12 different holidays. Superlame. Still love the game though, don't get me wrong.
Posted: Oct 31st 2011 10:59PM IRoveRucyRiu said
@HaVoK308 Christ, get over yourself. I said I love the game. It's fantastic. I am allowed to be let down. Passive-Agressive trolling.
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Posted: Oct 31st 2011 8:35PM yomachaser said
I know I'm gonna sound like a madman yelling from the rooftops,but why is the first open world batman game still semi contrived to be inside the asylum?
We've got what 60+ years of him fighting mobsters,lunatics and meta humans around Gothham in general so what was the reason for the prison city thing?
We've got what 60+ years of him fighting mobsters,lunatics and meta humans around Gothham in general so what was the reason for the prison city thing?
Posted: Oct 31st 2011 8:49PM GuardianLegend2 said
@yomachaser my guess is that it gives the dev team a reason to not have tons of different cars driving around.. no law enforcement AI routines.... Plus it is immediateley recognized as a sequel to Asylum.
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Posted: Oct 31st 2011 9:22PM Korbie said
@yomachaser
Well, there's story reasons, which I won't spoil, just in case.
There's also the fact that it's a good way to make sure it doesn't feel empty. there's always someone to beat up, a phone to answer, a Riddler trophy, etc. There's no long stretches of nothing.
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Well, there's story reasons, which I won't spoil, just in case.
There's also the fact that it's a good way to make sure it doesn't feel empty. there's always someone to beat up, a phone to answer, a Riddler trophy, etc. There's no long stretches of nothing.
Posted: Oct 31st 2011 11:27PM (Unverified) said
@yomachaser
It's called "time" and "resources".
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It's called "time" and "resources".
Posted: Oct 31st 2011 8:54PM doodaddy said
Yay! I was starting to worry that joystiq could make it a day without a batman plug. I was getting worried. But here it is! Now just 2 more today...
Posted: Oct 31st 2011 9:05PM Warlock234 said
Why don't they just make the console check a server for the date instead of checking the console? That's just stupid.
Posted: Oct 31st 2011 10:20PM Flapjackal said
@Warlock234 Not everyone has their console connected to the internet.
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Posted: Oct 31st 2011 10:47PM Warlock234 said
@HaVoK308
So you're idea is to let people use the easiest technique to exploit the game to do something that is only meant to be done on 12 special occasions? This should be explosive to people who ARE connected to the internet, because let's face it, both ways are unfair.
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So you're idea is to let people use the easiest technique to exploit the game to do something that is only meant to be done on 12 special occasions? This should be explosive to people who ARE connected to the internet, because let's face it, both ways are unfair.
Posted: Nov 1st 2011 2:05AM Xero Theory said
@Warlock234 So what exactly do you propose? If the console isn't connected to the internet there is absolutely NOTHING they can do about it. It's an achievement/trophy. Who cares? It's not as if it gives you some competitive advantage if you unlock it the wrong way so again, who cares? I don't know about you, but I don't plan on remembering this achievement and turning it on in a year to get it. If there are people who want to do it the "right" way", good for you I guess, but don't cry because others will take the easy way out to earn it. A year is a long time to ask of a gamer especially when it is only tied to an arbitrary reward.
No, the only solution to the "problem" you're having with this is requiring the game to be always connected to the internet to play. And, that just doesn't seem like a good solution to me. If you'd prefer that then there is always D3 on PC.
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No, the only solution to the "problem" you're having with this is requiring the game to be always connected to the internet to play. And, that just doesn't seem like a good solution to me. If you'd prefer that then there is always D3 on PC.
Posted: Nov 1st 2011 10:47AM freaparn said
@Warlock234
I originally wasn't going to bother with this achievement as I'm not an achievement hunter and effectively done with the game... but since you've reacted to this issue with such amusingly overblown geek angst, I'm going to tweak the dates and unlock it right now.
Just for you!
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I originally wasn't going to bother with this achievement as I'm not an achievement hunter and effectively done with the game... but since you've reacted to this issue with such amusingly overblown geek angst, I'm going to tweak the dates and unlock it right now.
Just for you!
Posted: Nov 1st 2011 12:53AM ThatPete said
Am I the only one this isn't working for? I listened to his whole statement about halloween and got nothing.
Posted: Nov 1st 2011 1:56AM Xero Theory said
@ThatPete You aren't suppose to get anything for talking to him on just today. It's an achievement/trophy that's tied to 12 separate holidays spanning the whole year. You have to talk to him on all the dates circled on his calender next to his cell. If you don't think you're going to remember to check in with him on those days the video linked in the last words of the post shows you how to do it in about 10 minutes.
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Posted: Nov 1st 2011 2:07AM Xero Theory said
@You Mad Ahhh comment jinx! We both posted the same answer at the same time. You can't post another comment until I say your name.
O wait....is that not a thing here on Joystiq?
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O wait....is that not a thing here on Joystiq?
Posted: Nov 1st 2011 4:05AM SolidSnakeEyes said
I would visit this calendar man, but I went with the PC version and it's not out yet! I'll be done with the game by next Halloween.
Posted: Nov 1st 2011 7:16AM Nolan North said
This is a contractual agreement Joystiq, that you'll remind us to talk to Calendar Man on all 12 holidays.
Posted: Nov 1st 2011 8:16AM xreadmore said
ARG! I tried to visit Calendar Man but was stuck in "main quest" and could not go back...
Posted: Nov 1st 2011 10:38AM radioactivez0r said
Well at least with the PC version there's no concern about trading it in when it has value, so I can imagine launching it 11 times throughout the year for this.
Posted: Nov 1st 2011 12:41PM TheKbob said
Still waiting for PC version and the eventual massive price slash of said PC version around Christmas! :P
