Batman: Arkham Asylum: Thread

Since 6859 Days

This game won a Guinness World Record for being the most critically acclaimed super hero game. http://www.vg247.com/2009/08/28/batman-arkham-asyl...

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deftangel

Since 6881 Days

Posted by Phaethon360

That Batcave Apartment in HOME is cool for five minutes. Maybe less.

Cool, I'll start my PS3 & Home now. It'll be done updating so I can check it out in the morning :D

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SimonM7

Since 7036 Days

I think Home is scary. :/

I go there sometimes, usually by mistake when I miss the Playstation Store selection in the menu going something to the effect of "NOOOOOO!", and then accept my dire fate and end up on in the home theater thingy. The way people stand around like zombies in front of the monitors looking at special messages from directors telling them to buy GI Joe clothes.. I just.. I dunno. I think it's really scary.

Then I try to leave the theater only to find I'll need to wait for a 50ish meg download, and that's usually when I go "you know what? How about I don't." and quit to go see what's new on the Playstation Store, then end up playing some Wipeout HD or Shatter. Time better spent.

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Phaethon360

Since 6859 Days

I don't even know how you manage to do that Simon.

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SimonM7

Since 7036 Days

Well they both have these blue icons and I'm usually not really.. you know.. particularly awake when I do it.

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IRAIPT0IR

Since 5721 Days

I got my game yesterday but in celebration I got too drunk that I didnt played =( Goddamn!

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dcdelgado

Since 6873 Days

Just loving this game so far!!

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Phaethon360

Since 6859 Days

Review for those curious as to what I thought of it.

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Ronsauce

Since 6998 Days

Just completed it. Super fucking awesome game. Everything about it rocked hard. Some people have complained about the ending, but it wrapped up the story nicely, featured some kick ass art direction, and had a hella-awesome, iconic-looking cutscene that could have been pulled straight out of the comic. Can't wait for a sequel.

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KORNdog

Since 6417 Days

i'm kinda hoping it wont get a sequel, the reason AA works so well is because it's on the very small arkham island, and i'm worried the devs will be tempted to give you the whole of gotham to drive around and explore, but then you add the typical open world downfalls into the equasion, like repetative side quests etc. i honestly dont want a sequel. just keep it as the batman game that was actually good for a change and leave it at that.

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Ronsauce

Since 6998 Days

Nuts to that. This game is awesome, and I want more of it. Granted, I do not want an open-world game like you described, but if the devs could manage to set the game in a similar smaller area, I'd be all for it.

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IRAIPT0IR

Since 5721 Days

Posted by Phaethon360

Review for those curious as to what I thought of it.

Awesome review,thanks for the link =)

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dcdelgado

Since 6873 Days

OK this game could be my GOTY 2009

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KORNdog

Since 6417 Days

completed it now, ending was pretty crap imo, way too abrupt to be particularly satisfying. but the part up to that point was great. i do wish more iconic villains showed up, but i guess that'll be for the sequel...which i still dont want. they'd have to set it in arkham again but then it would feel like bioshock 2...basically the exact same game.

in terms of a sequel batman is kinda stuck between a rock and a hardplace. they either set it in the same small and focused arkham, but risk the "seen it all before" feeling, or they open it up to gotham, in which case it's going to be like all the other open world superhero games. if they did it like infmaous it would be OK i guess, but then gotham is going to feel incredibly small and retricted. i just dont see how they could do it, and do it well.

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Ronsauce

Since 6998 Days

They would just have to figure out how to set the game in a "small and focused" section of Gotham. There's no need to use the whole city.

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blmbox

Since 6345 Days

Rocksteady could easily pull off a great sequel - and it would in no way have to be set on Arkham Island to be a success. Like Ronsauce says, there's no reason why they can't set the sequel in a small(ish) section of Gotham and centre the plot around wherever in Gotham it's set. The Batman universe has tons of interesting and varied places for the next game to be set.

And make no mistake about it: after the critical success of Batman: AA, there will be a sequel.

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IRAIPT0IR

Since 5721 Days

This game will get a sequel,its the game of the year after all,it would be a serious crime if Rocksteady dont make one.

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KORNdog

Since 6417 Days

Posted by blmbox

Rocksteady could easily pull off a great sequel - and it would in no way have to be set on Arkham Island to be a success. Like Ronsauce says, there's no reason why they can't set the sequel in a small(ish) section of Gotham and centre the plot around wherever in Gotham it's set. The Batman universe has tons of interesting and varied places for the next game to be set.

And make no mistake about it: after the critical success of Batman: AA, there will be a sequel.

but that is the "hardplace" i was talking about. if they use a small part of gotham, no matter where they chose, it's going to feel restricted. becasue you know, as the player, there is more out there. arkham island is just that...an island, you're confined to it and that is why it works so amazingly well. it'd be rubbish if you got say, the dockland of gotham, becasue you know that past that artificial barricade or invisible wall, there is more gotham that you cant access becasue the game says you cant. it'd be like setting GTA5 in a space equal to that of arkham island, it would feel restricted. but then if they give you the whole thing, it would suffer from repetition as all open world games do.

i just cant see how you can incorporate the almost cavernous nature of archam (the very element that made AA so damn good) into the main city itself? for me, the reason AA worked is because it is such a densely packed, maze of buildings/sewer networks and cave systems. finding a crumbling wall or secret area in a cave system or old gothic building makes sense, finding it in wayne manor or wayne enterprises, or anywhere in a modern gotham building would just feel weird.

i dunno, maybe rockstead are in fact capable of making it work, but due to the fear of it turning into something crappy, i kinda hope they dont even bother.

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[quote=blmbox]Rocksteady could easily pull off a great sequel - and it would in no way have to be set on Arkham Island to be a success. Like Ronsauce says, there's no reason why they can't set the sequel in a small(ish) section of Gotham and centre the plot around wherever in Gotham it's set. The Batman universe has tons of interesting and varied places for the next game to be set.

And make no mistake about it: after the critical success of Batman: AA, there [i]will[/i] be a sequel.[/quote]

but that is the "hardplace" i was talking about. if they use a small part of gotham, no matter where they chose, it's going to feel restricted. becasue you know, as the player, there is more out there. arkham island is just that...an island, you're confined to it and that is why it works so amazingly well. it'd be rubbish if you got say, the dockland of gotham, becasue you know that past that artificial barricade or invisible wall, there is more gotham that you cant access becasue the game says you cant. it'd be like setting GTA5 in a space equal to that of arkham island, it would feel restricted. but then if they give you the whole thing, it would suffer from repetition as all open world games do.

i just cant see how you can incorporate the almost cavernous nature of archam (the very element that made AA so damn good) into the main city itself? for me, the reason AA worked is because it is such a densely packed, maze of buildings/sewer networks and cave systems. finding a crumbling wall or secret area in a cave system or old gothic building makes sense, finding it in wayne manor or wayne enterprises, or anywhere in a modern gotham building would just feel weird.

i dunno, maybe rockstead are in fact capable of making it work, but due to the fear of it turning into something crappy, i kinda hope they dont even bother.

Ronsauce

Since 6998 Days

Just because you can't conceive how it can be done, doesn't mean that the devs can't.

it'd be rubbish if you got say, the dockland of gotham, becasue you know that past that artificial barricade or invisible wall, there is more gotham that you cant access becasue the game says you cant.

I disagree. If I can't access the area outside of what I'm suppose because I'm not supposed to story-wise, then that makes no difference to me. Hypothetically, the Gotham PD could cordon off a city block for whatever story-related reason, you'd have access to the buildings, the streets, the sewers... doesn't seem too big of a problem. Plus, I'm sure Rocksteady could come up with something much more creative and fun than that. I don't see an issue.

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blmbox

Since 6345 Days

Once again I agree with Ronsauce.

There is no reason why Rocksteady can't focus on a certain section of Gotham without it feeling restricted. If there's a reason why I can't access certain places, whether it be plot-related or something else, I'm fine with that. As long as I'm playing an amazing game with loads of places to explore, I won't have a problem.

I'm sure Rocksteady could pull it off. After all, it's what they're paid to do.

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IRAIPT0IR

Since 5721 Days

This game is awesome and long =) Yesterday I played like 4 hours and I didnt even reach a boss =) Im after C. Gordon.

I love this game

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icemanufc

Since 5679 Days

right just about to start this game, cant wait!!

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dcdelgado

Since 6873 Days

I have not had this much fun with a game since Gears of War 2!!

I'm just about to find Killer Croc am i close to the end of the game?

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BLackHawkodst

Since 5900 Days

Not to far :)

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IRAIPT0IR

Since 5721 Days

I just faced the Scarecrow allucination and OMG that was awesome andI know that Im still early in the game =)

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