Hey guys, just bought this game so I've got a couple of questions.

First of all, how long is the story with nothing else included?

Also, after the game or story is complete, am I allowed to continue to lurk Arkham to find the rest of the goodies, is there a New Game+ keeping my progress, or do I simply have to do it all again?

If I'm running for the 1000/1000, is there anything specific I should keep note of (i.e., complete the game on hard)?

Thanks!

Thanks for your replies. One more for the moment: Are there any collectibles etc that you only have one opportunity to find?

Nope, you can still go back and get everything even after you complete the story. Kind of makes it less fun and more of a grind, though. I enjoyed grabbing the collectables as I played through the story, and since they all yield XP it helped me to upgrade everything faster.

Thank you. On that note, if I replay the game to make collecting things more enjoyable, will the ones I found on my first playthrough still be found or do I start wholly again?

You'd be starting all over again. Nothing carries over from one playthrough to the next.

In which case I'd probably complete the game, do all the riddles etc while I'm there, and replay on Hard for that final story mode achievement. Would I be right in that thinking? Or is there somethin I'm missing?

Thanks again for your help, thoroughly enjoying the game so far. Just locked up 'Quinn.

Seems decent, thanks for the advice. How far through the storyline would you guys say I am? (just locked up Harley Quinn.)

And yeah, I'm collecting everything I can whenever I see it. I'm sure there's quite a few things I've missed though, like the audio tapes and all of the chatter teeth and everything else.

I do really enjoy the combat, yup.