Arkham Asylum: Absoloutly Brilliant

[CSB Fisher]

Just finished my third play through and would like to thank Rocksteady for this truly amazing jem of a gaming experiance.

 

[ProfessorLayton]

You liked it so much yet you neglected to spell the name right.

I was actually wanting to play this game, so I guess this is my conformation that this game is good?

 

[Azure-Supernova]

It's good. But it's the modern day kinda good.

 

[Cherry Cola]

You are not allowed to brag about how many times you've finished it until you have beaten the freeflow challenges!

Then you can talk about how many times you've finished it...

It is good. Same it is a little cold.

I see what you did there

 

[Russian_Assassin]

I say we need more good super hero games. Come on people, how hard is it to make a Superman game not super suck! Make it open world, like Spidey 2, make good controls, hire some talented people, voice actors and away you go!

I loved Arkham Asylum. It had a great atmosphere. I really hope we get to ride the Bat Mobile and explore Gotham in 2!

 

[wrecker77]

I wanted to get it but I dont think I'm enough of a batman fan.


Seeing as how their is no discusion potential... I comendeer this thred to be about what was the most recent ice cream flavore you tasted..... vanilla.

 

[JRShield]

lemon

 

[CSB Fisher]

You are not allowed to brag about how many times you've finished it until you have beaten the freeflow challenges!

Then you can talk about how many times you've finished it...

It is good. Same it is a little cold.

I see what you did there

I did.

 

[Cherry Cola]

You are not allowed to brag about how many times you've finished it until you have beaten the freeflow challenges!

Then you can talk about how many times you've finished it...

It is good. Same it is a little cold.

I see what you did there

I did.

...

 

[MetaKnight19]

It was good while it lasted. But for me there was little reason for another playthrough. Yeah there are the challenge maps waiting after you finish the main story, but I sort of lost interest when I finished it. I did start a new game, but couldn't be bothered to even make it out onto Arkham Island. Now we'll have to wait and see what AA2 offers up, I know I definetely won't be so hasty in pre-ordering the sequel as I saw to pre-order the first. Also the final boss fight is ridiculous

 

[Nouw]

Playing it right now. Im stuck! Right after the Batcave gets invaded by plants.

 

[YoUnG205]

I played for a while however I could just not get into it and so I never finished it.

 

[jamesworkshop]

I played for a while however I could just not get into it and so I never finished it.

Why not I enjoyed the combat, bat

 

[YoUnG205]

I played for a while however I could just not get into it and so I never finished it.

Why not I enjoyed the combat, bat

I will agree with you there that was one of the best bits about it, but i guess batman is just not what i'm in to lol.

 

[jamesworkshop]

I played for a while however I could just not get into it and so I never finished it.

Why not I enjoyed the combat, bat

I will agree with you there that was one of the best bits about it, but i guess batman is just not what i'm in to lol.

thats the thing I haven't even bother to see the dark knight but the background stuff in the game i found really interesting

 

[Lost In The Void]

I reckon that this game just exemplifies the poor state of the computer game industry over the last year, recycling a genre which I feel should be resigned to the pages of video game history. Batman: Arkham Asylum may be a particularly good example of the genre, but then, by my reckoning, that still only makes it a polished turd.

Out of curiosity do you mind elaborating this statement, I'm truly curious to see your position on this. On topic, I personally loved the game, save for the boss fights. I say Rocksteady pulled off a good game with this one.

 

[LiquidGrape]

As you may have read, I'm not a fan of third-person beat-'em-up games in general. I personally think that the only genre more clichéd than the TP beat-'em-up is the World War II FPS, so Batman: Arkham Asylum gets marked down immediately on that regard.

Now, when you actually get into the game, you see that they've ticked most of the right boxes within the genre itself, with fairly visceral action and whatnot. However, it only works for about five minutes before I start getting utterly bored, something which comes with the genre. 2009 had far more than its fair share of games in this now extremely tired and utterly dull genre, and even though Batman: Arkham Asylum was probably the best of them, it doesn't change the fact that I really, really want the genre to die as soon as possible. People claim that they want original games; the fact that they all rush towards the nearest clichéd title shows their hypocrisy in plain sight.

I don't see how burying a genre would achieve anything.
As long as a given concept can adapt to new ideas and platforms, I'd say there's still room for WW2 shooters and action adventures in third-person.
Personally I thought Arkham Asylum was a fine display of the multilateral opportunities that comes with an inventive premise.