Batman: Arkham Asylum

Poltergeist · August 22, 2009, 03:56:19 PM

Quote from: TequilaClock;1652985Destructoid and GiantBomb are the only game sites you will ever need.

Fuckin' dot!

Yes, that is Harley's voice actress from the original animated series, and I'm more miffed about her sexy new outfit than anything else

peyoteclock · August 26, 2009, 08:06:49 PM

this game is fucking amazing

just played through the (first?) scarecrow part, fucking amazing, coolest part of a game in so long also really legitimately scary, game is magnificient!

Marlin Clock · August 26, 2009, 08:21:13 PM

Damn my lack of money.

Quote from: GearBoxClock;1652446Haven't you seen The Wizard of Oz vs Freddy?

Please tell me someone has read the Wizard of Oz and realizes what I'm talking about, right?

Kombucha · August 26, 2009, 10:18:17 PM

Quote from: Marlin Brando;1655851Please tell me someone has read the Wizard of Oz and realizes what I'm talking about, right?

I read it but I forget it so I don't know what you're talking about.

Marlin Clock · August 26, 2009, 10:21:52 PM

The wizard couldn't give the scarecrow a brain, instead he put needles into his head to make him "sharp".

TheCheshireClock · September 02, 2009, 01:08:01 PM

Quote from: Marlin Brando;1655911The wizard couldn't give the scarecrow a brain, instead he put needles into his head to make him "sharp".

He also gave him a brain made of bran.

GearBoxClock · September 02, 2009, 01:11:44 PM

Quote from: PEYOTE;1655844this game is fucking amazing

just played through the (first?) scarecrow part, fucking amazing, coolest part of a game in so long also really legitimately scary, game is magnificient!

What, with the body bags and the spinning? That was a great part

Poltergeist · September 02, 2009, 01:24:29 PM

Game was badass, Scarecrow stole the show. Awful finale though.

TequilaClock · September 02, 2009, 03:59:04 PM

I spoiled myself the ending and yes it was kind of shit. But everything else of the game is fucking awesome. Is like playing Metal Gear Solid with beat em up elements.

NintendrCkolc · September 03, 2009, 02:19:27 AM

Finally getting this tomorrow after a few classes! Cant fucking wait.

LuigiClock · September 03, 2009, 02:32:32 AM

Everything in that game is just pure sex. It has been ages since a badass Batman game like this existed

NintendrCkolc · September 04, 2009, 12:36:13 AM

So I just played this for about 4 straight hours... Scare Crow was one of the best boss fights (albeit a bit too simple) ive seen all year. This game also reeks of atmosphere and the gameplay is top notch.. Its a great mix of stealth, beat em-up and in some ways its reminding me alot of Metroid.

I dont want it to end ever.

ToadClock · September 13, 2009, 10:48:21 AM

Getting this as soon my desktop is repaired. Can't wait. PC version got over a 9 on just about every review site.

PropagandaClock · October 19, 2009, 05:34:21 PM

So I got it for PC and it's quite good, the combat is flowing, the levels are ok.

I find the work with the Riddler more entertaining than the general game but the Joker is doing a great job at making the whole scenary come alive.

My only main complaint is that Batmaaaan can't kill anyone. I mean he can't even watch bad guys die but have to save them. Yeah I understand he is all about lawful good and justice but in all honesty they've cranked up the wickedness of all the enemy characters to the point that they're really dark and morbid; Joker talking to a worried wife about how he has beheaded her husband guard.
Surrounded by corpses of civilians and guards batman still goes around punching people and throwing batarangs as if they were plastic toys.

Once I even got to make a evil guy fall into poisonous gas in which Batman says "I can't let him die, I must save him." which even if it might be canon is extremely corny.
And it also ruins the gameplay in the sense that you can't use height/cliffs to your advantage because god forbid a crony would die so instead they hit an invisible wall when thrown at mortally challenging abysses. And explosive gell... yeah that won't cause any limbloss.
There isn’t much satisfaction in knowing you’re locking them up in the same comfortable asylum as always.

Still it's a good game and I like it. Sadly playing so much Silent Hill made the Scarecrow part look like child splay and all I can say about that section is "Warning huge fucking laserz."
But I love the surreal feel of his intermissions.

But playing it right now and having the thugs use worse and worse weapons I am really getting aggrivated that I can't just fling up a huge damned Batogun and bust some croonies.

Also Batmaaaaan is the biggest crybaby known to man.

EDIT:
No seriously I'm getting to hate Batmaaaan for being such a great guy to never break someones neck. When some of the guys you've already beaten up come back to haunt you (not to mention one with especially frustrating voice) I just hate batmaaaan.

EDIT2:
The stealth part without any checkpoints, that's just amazingly horrid design.

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