Finally beat the game, entirely. Well, as entirely as I care to, meaning I collected every trophy and solved every riddle. I did every side-mission. Solved everything... I didnt bother with the challenges, campaign modes, or new game +. No point, Ive beaten the story mode, thats enough for me.

So yeah, I will just say that Steam lists me as playing it for 35 hours. Much of that time is spent idling, as I was chatting with other people while the game was running. So bring it down to 30 hours or so for full completion. WHich is a fair amount, except... I would predict you could beat the game's story in 10 hours or so, if you ignore the collectibles. I spent a lot of time trying to collect things as I went along, so that I wouldnt have to spend ALL my time after completing the game just going back to pick things up. Seriously, I think the development team spent more time hiding trophies and devising riddles than they did putting together the story line!

Yes, you CAN collect everything AFTER the game's story is done. Ive heard that you can miss stuff if you dont collect it first time through, but... not from what I saw. Everything was available for completion afterwards, except one minor little easter egg scene.


All in all, though, this game was fantastic. If you played Arkham Asylum, which was also a great game, then you ought to play this as well. Its a continuation, and it builds on Asylum nicely. It really, truly feels like youre playing through the plot of a comic book!