Comments on: Unreal Game Review: Batman: Arkham Asylum

By: The Borderlands Journal: Day 1 |

The Borderlands Journal: Day 1 | — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:36:05 +0000

[...] over a period of time. I don’t do this for games I know I’m going to finish in ten hours like Arkham Asylum, Force Unleashed, and Halo Wars, but with games I know I’m putting in at least 25+ hours in, I [...]

By: JoeTheDrumist

JoeTheDrumist — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 02:19:45 +0000

I thought the guy who did Riddler was the same guy who always does Riddler, that’s just how he sounds. Eh, idk. loved the game

By: SirEdward

SirEdward — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:04:15 +0000

@IcemanD and Limitus: I can agree with both of you. It feels a lot like God of War and Devil May Cry but at the same time it doesn’t. The beauty of AA is how it takes pieces of most game genres and fuses them selectively. Part God of War brawling, part Metroidvania re-tracing of paths, part RPG selective leveling and progress, part platformer. It has the atmosphere of Bioshock and the depth of design of Metroid. The world feels large but broken into manageable pieces.

I thought the boss battles were fun, though I wholeheartedly agree on Bain. At first I thought it was cool. Then the 5th time I fought a Bain-style enemy I was bored.

*spoilers!*

The Joker battle bothered me. They made it this big point to show him transform and get all intimidating and for what? So he could stand on a ledge posing for a helicopter? Or so they could fit the standard “Final boss has a transformation” cliche into the game?

By: Limitus

Limitus — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:28:15 +0000

@Iceman: just where did you find the “Devil May Cry style”?? It’s not that I don’t like DMC but at least in the demo there wasn’t anything close to this.

By: Madison

Madison — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:13:09 +0000

I think I’ll rent or borrow this one, then. Finding everything in 12 hours is too little….I like to have to play for days just to pass a couple of impossible stages.

Anyway – and call me nuts – but I actually think WET looks pretty sweet.

By: IcemanD

IcemanD — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:09:32 +0000

@ Madison: I recently rented it and just couldn’t get into it. The game is gorgeous but there is nothing new or innovative here. Same old God of War / Devil May Cry style of gameplay. Though the stealth did add a bit to the mix, just not enough to keep me interested.

By: Paul Tassi

Paul Tassi — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:57:06 +0000

@Madison. I played on “regular” but there’s an insane setting too I believe, which I know you like. I would say, rent not buy, I beat it and found every secret hidden thing in about 12 hours, which for this type of game is expected.

By: Limitus

Limitus — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:39:25 +0000

i played the demo, and i really liked it! now with your review i’m quite sure i’ll manage to get this game somehow^^

By: Madison

Madison — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:06:11 +0000

The game looks gorgeous, but I’m still on the fence a bit. I hate repetitive enemies, for one. And the combat seems underwhelming. I suppose if the stealth aspect of the game is good, it’d be worth playing – after all, that’s kind of the essence of Batman, anyway.

How difficult is it, though? Can you adjust the difficulty levels or unlock new ones?