I played this at the weekend and pleasantly surprised. Huge fan of the Arkham game series so the combat / stealth system was vastly a known quantity. I ADORED the hierarchy system of the Uruk Captains / Warlords, can see that given the game a good longevity beyond the main story. Being able to bump into Captains in free-play is a brilliant side-affect of the NPC model, as it adds such a huge amount of realism to a world like this.
I had 1 gripe with how the system was implemented though. I was playing on a friend's PC using an Xbox controller, the main difficulty for someone only owning Playstations. It therefore took me a little longer to learn the controls, costing me a few lost battles and therefore promoting Uruks early on. My game was doomed from this point on, as no matter how much better I understood both the game and foreign controller, the Uruks kept getting stronger still and raising the difficulty even more.
I am now thoroughly considering getting this on PS3 and seeing whether the controller knowledge helps, however some minor changes to the system would make it even better. I noticed that after each loss, the Captain that killed you was always available for a revenge kill. When time progressed though, the known Captains would ALWAYS triumph and would gain power again. It became very frustrating never seeing a revenge target being beaten, as it would open the opportunity up to strike whilst running scared or wounded.
As I'm likely to get this on PS3 in the near future, I will see whether a better start to the game helps the progression more evenly.
