Arkham asylum is something truly special probably my favourite game of all time the first time I played this I was around 7/8 years old and I couldn’t believe how good it was.I always play it once a year it’s surprising how much it holds up in 2022
I was planning on playing the whole series (I only played City on 360) and played Arkham Asylum trough, it was really good, then I started city and just stopped for some reason... this was a year and a half ago so I think I should get back to it...
@@TheLazyFinn when I first played Arkham City back when it came out I stopped for a while like you did. At that point I had played Arkham Asylum through like 4 times, one of my favorite games to this day. Anyways when I picked Arkham City back up I REALLY got into it. So go give it a shot.
Just finished this game yesterday, I can't believe I missed this master piece all these years. I just started with Arkham City and it is just as incredible as asylum. These games are way better than brand new games.
SAME bro. I cannot believe I passed on these games back then, what put me off Arkham Asylum is the fact that the whole game essentially takes place in the same environment so I never gave it a chance. One of my biggest mistakes, such an amazing game. I'm playing through it now and haven't finished it yet but I'm savoring it like a 5 star banquet 😅
I just recently replayed this game aswell, it absolutely holds up and engages the player the entire time. Very interesting batverse easter eggs and secrets in this one. I enjoyed it so much and now im on to Arkham City until a Christmas sale for Gotham Knights
I am playing the game for the first time right now. I want to try all arkham games so i started the first one and its pretty fucking good. The animations and graphics almost can be good as 2022 games the animations are high quality
@@Cida_hanal I was just unsure if the question mark referred to Origins, or if you just didn't know that there were more games besides Asylum and City.
Demon's Souls did that for me. I was getting tired is games but then was blown away by the immersive world and combat. The late 2000's was a transformative period for games.
@@bpdmf2798 rdr2 kinda did that for me and is still doing that lol. I cant think of any other entertaining games to play besides rdr2. Idk if rdr2 just blew them out of the water or if games just suck now. All ik is that rdr2 is amazing
Such a great and classic game. It's still very playable. Been playing the series on steam deck. Currently doing ACity. So glad to have these games portably, good battery life too.
@@NightWatch0997 idk about batman but I've been playing fallout 4 and get get it to run at 60 fps. I assume you can probably get batman running similar
@@NightWatch0997 i think it probably is. I play on medium and lock it to 45 to save battery and keep it more stable cause unlocked its do 45-60 but on low it was a pretty solid 60. So I have no doubt it'd hit 30 in the batman games and honestly it can probably do 60. It's surprisingly strong I played through Titanfall 2 at a steady 60 and Elden Ring can maintain 30 and can do higher if you tinker with FSR and other settings
@@rhysburns5420 the “open world” aspect & city layout design has aged bad, compared to Asylum being a linear experience, & Knight being a full blown explorable city. The Traversal can be clunky too with the grapnel launcher because buildings are so close together. Every game has their design flaws though. Knight is a explorable city.. but it doesn’t look a city civilians could actually live in. It more so looks like Batman’s Playground. & asylum’s stealth is too forgiving, gargoyles everywhere feels too convenient
@@Anonymous.Throne my guy Batman Arkham city is perfect or almost at least it was alresdy said it's the highest rated Superhero game of all time It's rating number is on the same level of top tier games like God of war (2018) which is also considered perfect and of course the best selling single player game known to mankind GTA5
Still my favorite of the series! Although the controls don't feel quite as refined as they would become in City, I still think they got a lot of the foundation correct.
Man, the pace that you put out content is insane! Keep it up and this channel will continue to grow exponentially! You’re content is all, “ever-green,” in it’s nature too. So it will always remain relevant.
Arkham Asylum laid a foundation for dozens of award winning games after it. I believe it’s an iconic and groundbreaking game for our medium (although dated in some aspects, especially when compared to its sequels). Still love it and plan on revisiting it eventually.
I always thought the way his cape and outfit deteriorate and get ripped and torn throughout the story was cool, by the end even if you haven't played it, it looks like he's been through some stuff lol
idk about the Console versions, but on PC, if you look at the chest of the enemies you just KO’d, you can actually see their chest rise and fall, so you can actually see that they’re still breathing after u beat brain trauma into them lol, crazy amount of detail for a 2009 game.
@@justinlongg I’ve seriously debated wether to get the Spider-Man 2 ps5 bundle even though I’ve already got the ps5 and preordered the deluxe edition of the game 😂😂
@yaboiiii4458 Better to just buy the Ps5 cover plates and the controller separately. That way, you'll be saving around £350. At least thats what I'm gonna do
You had to spoil everything, didn't you? Beating up Bane, feeding Scarecrow to Croc, slapping around Harley--my hobby, by the way--and ruining all my lovely Venom plants...
Definitely my favourite game I've ever played. It may not be the best of the Arkham games in terms of gameplay, but the story is excellent even though its simplistic, and the atmosphere is simply amazing. The other Arkham games are incredible, but this will always be my favourite!
I remember this game came out on my birthday. Being a huge Batman fan all my life and loving the animated series growing up I felt like this game was made just for me.
This is my favorite Batman game. I remember playing this whole game in 3D on the xbox 360. I recently replayed through the game again on the series X and got all the achievements for it.
11:39 I replayed Arkham City the other day and had a similar thought: Everything batman does is cool, but it all feels so premeditated. Batman wouldn't be able cross the iceberg lounge to fight the penguin if the penguin hadn't left those rafts in the water. The map continuously has elements in it that the villains clearly put there, which allow batman to escape. Then I remember that in a real scenario Batman would have access to any tool and to do anything, the same way a human can. We are restricted by the gameplay mechanics, therefore the actions have to be somewhat restricted too to make sense. So yes it makes sense to say "Oh but batman could've done this and this and this shouldn't have happened" but then you have to remember this is a diluted version of batman with restricted tools, movement and access to only certain areas. So yes, sometimes Batman's way out often seems to rely on his environment, but then we have to remember that the real batman would interact with so many other things that we just can't to get the job done, and these restrictions are in place because this is game that has to be playable by a vast group of people, thus it can't be too complex. That for me settled it in my head lmao
My favourite batman game love the story and the atmosphere. On top of that low key love the non open world! There's something I love about being in the asylum, not that I don't love the open world of the rest of the series but this game is probably on top of being my fav batman game but my favourite super hero game
I literally just finished this game the other day. Origins and asylum down. City and knight left. Rocksteady’s trilogy is a masterpiece. Holds up so good
I remember when Arkham Asylum came out in 2009 I went to my GameStop where I had my preorder for the midnight release & they had to turn customers away b/c they legit ran out of copies to sell as preorders had 48 hours to pickup. Only other major release I remember that location being out of on day 0/1 in the 12 plus years I’ve shopped there was Skyrim.
Oh my god dude Arkham Asylum I was a teenager when the Arkham games came out it's crazy that it's been 13 years since Asylum came out and 11 years since City came out one of my favorite games of the PS3 era one of the greatest superhero games ever made the Arkham games changed the gaming industry. PS I might have to go out and repurchase a PS3
It really is an amazing game. Some parts still stick out in my mind. Imagine a life of mid super hero games then Arkham Asylum releases. God so amazing
Arkham Asylum is the best "experience" of the 3 core Arkham games. Gameplay was better in City, Knight, and Origins, but the linearity of Asylum and the progression as Batman is unparalleled in this game.
Arkham Asylum IS a perfectly crafted linear game ,which set a different tone when the others are open World. But here you feel the lunatics and all criminal trape inside you . This isn't a horror game but damn some of levels were truly scary : scarcrow levels, the lunatics ... The soins design , dark ost
Fantastic game. I think for me this is one of the most immersive gaming experiences I’ve had, in terms of making me feel like Batman. The only other game I can think of that sucked me into it the same way was TLOU 1. The other amazing thing about Arkham Asylum is the amount of history you can learn about Batman and the villains. It sets you up really well to dive into the classic stories from the comics, which now I really love too! I always thought Batman was cool, but after playing this game I became much more interested in the character.
It was one of the best games created. Absolutely great Atmosphere and you really feel like Batman. Nowadays after playing the complete series I tried but couldn't go back to it (mostly because the graphics to me look outdated). Recently i played Arkham Knight which is more state of the art and... man how cool Gotham is looking, imho the best of the series. If i would start over again i would probably go with Arkham City.
I just completed this game, and I think I never played free flow combat games before or something, because right in the first fight I decided it had the best combat feel amongst the games I played.
This game is truly a masterpiece. Even on this day. I first played this game on the Xbox 360. And then years later, I bought the Return to Arkham pack for the Xbox One, and it's still fun. Even Arkham City is amazing. And I also watched some parts of The Batman at my English class earlier on, today. But, I have not watched all of it in the movie, yet. So, no spoilers please. Still, awesome review!
I remember buying this at launch. I was in the Air Force and I ended up catching swine flu and missed a week of work. I played this game all week and loved every second of it!
Currently in a second playthrough after 10 years or so and for me it's a resounding YES! A lot of copycats followed which eventually led me to lose interest in the 'genre'. I remember playing the Captain America game shortly after and then seeing these mechanics move over to the Assasin's Creed series. Playing this again I feel it did a lot of those game elements better than games years after trying to improve upon it, including Arkham City. Maybe the combat got a bit smoother but in atmosphere there's no match for me!
theres this trick in this game, where you can place a 'beeper' thing (haven't played in awhile) and a mine in front of it, so when the beeper starts beeping, the bad guy will walk towards it and get blown by the mine thing, i think they took it out in the sequels
I personally played every Arkham game (not counting VR) and I have full appreciation for the impact that Arkham Asylum had when it came out! I was beyond excited to play Arkham City too and loved that game even more because of how much better it was! Arkham Origins was fun and an underappreciated prequel that while it could've been a little better, it was pretty good for a game that didn't have much development time. Arkham Knight had an incredible boost in gameplay and open world qualities! I get it that the Batmobile was a little overused but be grateful they made the effort to give us a whole new game instead of just expanding the map size!
Arkham asylum was my very first arkham game. I remember my sisters best friend lent arkham asylum to my sister to play then I played it. It'll always be my favorite out of asylum, city, origins, and knight. City I didn't like that much. Origins I beat for the 1st time this year. Which I think it was okay. Knight was fun at first, but the tank combat made it too much lol. Back to asylum, so I played it for the first time in October of 2009 or 2010. It was a perfect October game imo. To this day I need to remind myself that it came out in August 2009 and not October 2009. It just feels so spooky and so perfect, that it feels it fits in the most in October. Love asylum.
I have played it when it 1st released and have multiple copies on different systems and just finished playing and City, Knight & even Origins before Gotham Knights comes out and after playing the remasters and Origins & Knight I will have to say … it truly is an incredible Batman experience but I think and just what I think Batman Arkham City is the absolute BEST! But being a Batman fan and collecting the comics and being 43 years old.. All of the Arkham games are a masterpiece in their own right!
Recently finished this game and i feel like my biggest and maybe only problem is that you can 100% this game. When you finished it, you feel like you've seen everything and stats tell you that. I wish there were more mysteries in the game and even after finishing the game you could never tell if you've seen everything or not.
I think what makes this one kind of special…is because of the confined space…Batman stays bigger throughout the whole game. As opposed to City or Knight, where the cancers often backs off from him.
I remeber that my mom buy us a ps3 when i was a teenager i did ask for a bundle with arkham City and asylum for christmas got in love instantly the game look so beatiful and was so much fun to play
I just beat the PC version again this morning and this is still my favorite Arkham game, there are nice tweaks in the sequels that are awesome but I still prefer this game.
Yes and it’s aged like fine wine. I believe the game is well on it’s way (if it’s not already there) to become a game most people will remember as one of the true classics like Resident Evil 4, Metroid Prime and Dark Souls to name a few. Batman Arkham Asylum is to superhero games what Resident Evil 4 was to third-person-shooter over the shoulder perspective games.
I would def say this game beats shadow of mordor but shadow of war beats the arkham games for me personally. I also love how bruce slowly gets more agressive and puts people down alot faster as the games went on
Arkham Asylum is easily my favorite game in the series. The atmosphere, story, voice acting, music, and what it introduced the series to in terms of gameplay (the combat, stealth, and detective mode) is amazing. However, I think with this game does best out of all of them is pacing and that is because it’s not an open world game well not in the same sense of something like Arkham Knight or City. It’s a smaller game but honestly I think it works to its benefit.
Bought my PS3 and first game I got for it was Arkham Asylum. It really set the standard for how PS3 games should be. The Mrs surprised me with the PS4 Arkham Knight edition. That game also set the standard for how PS4 games should be for me... nothing really measured up to that quality.
I don't think I could EVER get tired of Batman! I would KILL for MORE Batman games (espec on Switch, lol)! :D Arkham Asylum is the BEST Batman game I've EVER played! Can't wait to play it again on Switch, along with the other two (and hopefully Origins eventually) since I never got to play those! :D
Asylum will always be my favourite Arkham game. Its not that long, its goes to the point, the gameplay feels complete and not overdone like the other ones, the atmosphere works perfectly for the Asylum and for a Batman in a crazy Gotham City. I liked Arkham City, Origins and Knight but they went really far to the original style and atmosphere...
played it back in november 2013 on the 360, had a blast...played the return to arkham collection last month on the one x, guess what, had a blast once again :3
It’s too bad we’ll never get stand alone games from rocksteady for say batwoman catwoman or harley quinn that side story’s really made me want a whole game for those characters
Everyone goes on about Arkham City, And rightly so. But Arkham Asylum has always been my favourite. And Arkham Origins gets done dirty. It's a fantastic Batman game.
It’s by far the best of the four Arkham games IMO. Like, by a country mile. I think the moment they opened it up to a city, the game started feeling more clumsy and less satisfying.
Might have to replay this for October. It's not a horror game but it has atmosphere that's perfect for Halloween
Origins feels damn good Xmas Eve
Play Bloodborne if you haven’t
@@cbgaminginc I have the platinum trophy! One of my favorite games
@@dajmendz205 yess and origins is good screw what people say
Play Arkham Knight too, tons of Scares and it’s set on Halloween. Also Arkham Origins is the Best Game ever made
Arkham asylum is something truly special probably my favourite game of all time the first time I played this I was around 7/8 years old and I couldn’t believe how good it was.I always play it once a year it’s surprising how much it holds up in 2022
I was planning on playing the whole series (I only played City on 360) and played Arkham Asylum trough, it was really good, then I started city and just stopped for some reason... this was a year and a half ago so I think I should get back to it...
@@TheLazyFinn when I first played Arkham City back when it came out I stopped for a while like you did. At that point I had played Arkham Asylum through like 4 times, one of my favorite games to this day. Anyways when I picked Arkham City back up I REALLY got into it. So go give it a shot.
@@NickGoblin Yea , it's been sitting on my harddrive all this time cause I was planning on getting back to the series
Just finished this game yesterday, I can't believe I missed this master piece all these years. I just started with Arkham City and it is just as incredible as asylum. These games are way better than brand new games.
SAME bro. I cannot believe I passed on these games back then, what put me off Arkham Asylum is the fact that the whole game essentially takes place in the same environment so I never gave it a chance.
One of my biggest mistakes, such an amazing game. I'm playing through it now and haven't finished it yet but I'm savoring it like a 5 star banquet 😅
This game is timeless, always such a blast to play through
I just recently replayed this game aswell, it absolutely holds up and engages the player the entire time. Very interesting batverse easter eggs and secrets in this one. I enjoyed it so much and now im on to Arkham City until a Christmas sale for Gotham Knights
I am playing the game for the first time right now. I want to try all arkham games so i started the first one and its pretty fucking good. The animations and graphics almost can be good as 2022 games the animations are high quality
don’t buy gotham knights. it’s really not that good
I replayed all 3 Arkham’s recently. Honestly the first one might actually be my favorite. Exploring the asylum is so much fun
3?
The first 2 are the best
@@Cida_hanal Asylum, City and Knight.
And Origins if you count that...
@@TucBroder of course, why wouldn't I?
@@Cida_hanal I was just unsure if the question mark referred to Origins, or if you just didn't know that there were more games besides Asylum and City.
Some time in my 20s, this series made me love video games again.
Demon's Souls did that for me. I was getting tired is games but then was blown away by the immersive world and combat. The late 2000's was a transformative period for games.
@@bpdmf2798 rdr2 kinda did that for me and is still doing that lol. I cant think of any other entertaining games to play besides rdr2. Idk if rdr2 just blew them out of the water or if games just suck now. All ik is that rdr2 is amazing
Such a great and classic game. It's still very playable. Been playing the series on steam deck. Currently doing ACity. So glad to have these games portably, good battery life too.
Man, how does those 2 games perform on steam deck? Does it reach somewhere around 30fps?
Deck is so nice man
@@NightWatch0997 idk about batman but I've been playing fallout 4 and get get it to run at 60 fps. I assume you can probably get batman running similar
@@CurtTheHero it can run fallout 4 at 60fps? Isn't that game a bit power hungry? Probably even more than even Arkham Knight.
@@NightWatch0997 i think it probably is. I play on medium and lock it to 45 to save battery and keep it more stable cause unlocked its do 45-60 but on low it was a pretty solid 60. So I have no doubt it'd hit 30 in the batman games and honestly it can probably do 60. It's surprisingly strong
I played through Titanfall 2 at a steady 60 and Elden Ring can maintain 30 and can do higher if you tinker with FSR and other settings
The whole trilogy are some of the best games of all time. They age like fine wine. I love replaying one of them every year
Arkham city hasn’t aged that well compared to Asylum & Knight, but it’s definitely the best story.
@@Anonymous.Throne arkham city is a masterpiece wym
@@rhysburns5420 the “open world” aspect & city layout design has aged bad, compared to Asylum being a linear experience, & Knight being a full blown explorable city.
The Traversal can be clunky too with the grapnel launcher because buildings are so close together.
Every game has their design flaws though.
Knight is a explorable city.. but it doesn’t look a city civilians could actually live in. It more so looks like Batman’s Playground.
& asylum’s stealth is too forgiving, gargoyles everywhere feels too convenient
@@Anonymous.Throne my guy Batman Arkham city is perfect or almost at least it was alresdy said it's the highest rated Superhero game of all time It's rating number is on the same level of top tier games like God of war (2018) which is also considered perfect and of course the best selling single player game known to mankind GTA5
@@Anonymous.Throne akso the Arkham games as a whole are the greatest superhero games known to mankind and near perfect
RIP Kevin Conroy 💔
I just finished beating this game, for a 2009 game, its holds up well, the graphics and gameplay. A timeless masterpiece
Still my favorite of the series! Although the controls don't feel quite as refined as they would become in City, I still think they got a lot of the foundation correct.
Man, the pace that you put out content is insane! Keep it up and this channel will continue to grow exponentially! You’re content is all, “ever-green,” in it’s nature too. So it will always remain relevant.
I would have to say when I first got this game I was blown away. It truly did feel like it was a GEN ahead of any other game that was out. amazing.
Arkham Asylum laid a foundation for dozens of award winning games after it. I believe it’s an iconic and groundbreaking game for our medium (although dated in some aspects, especially when compared to its sequels). Still love it and plan on revisiting it eventually.
Arkham Asylum could literally be a 1of1 game with its own personal story/style, that’s what makes it timeless.
I always thought the way his cape and outfit deteriorate and get ripped and torn throughout the story was cool, by the end even if you haven't played it, it looks like he's been through some stuff lol
idk about the Console versions, but on PC, if you look at the chest of the enemies you just KO’d, you can actually see their chest rise and fall, so you can actually see that they’re still breathing after u beat brain trauma into them lol, crazy amount of detail for a 2009 game.
Played it a week ago, and it’s still a MASTERPIECE
2:20 I bought a ps5 just so I can play insomniac Spider-Man games 😂😂 best £500 ever spent
Lool i did the same but with the ps4, was an xbox guy for years but spiderman being an exclusive for PlayStation converted me
@@justinlongg I’ve seriously debated wether to get the Spider-Man 2 ps5 bundle even though I’ve already got the ps5 and preordered the deluxe edition of the game 😂😂
@yaboiiii4458 Better to just buy the Ps5 cover plates and the controller separately. That way, you'll be saving around £350. At least thats what I'm gonna do
You had to spoil everything, didn't you? Beating up Bane, feeding Scarecrow to Croc, slapping around Harley--my hobby, by the way--and ruining all my lovely Venom plants...
Amazing game & one of my all time favorites for sure! So many memories from Arkham asylum to Arkham Knight...etc
Haven't opened this one yet, but you convinced me so I'll start this game tonight.
I loved your "old man shouting at a cloud" speech. I couldn't agree, more, with everything you said.
Love how the Joker is still in his iconic suit, during the intro, as Batman and the guards escort him into the depths of Arkham.
Definitely my favourite game I've ever played. It may not be the best of the Arkham games in terms of gameplay, but the story is excellent even though its simplistic, and the atmosphere is simply amazing. The other Arkham games are incredible, but this will always be my favourite!
Just replayed this, it was a blast! One of my favorite franchises in gaming
I remember this game came out on my birthday. Being a huge Batman fan all my life and loving the animated series growing up I felt like this game was made just for me.
I replayed this last week and i still love it, one of my fav games
I agree 100 percent about people being tired of great things that got done dirty. It’s crazy
I love this game, it's the right lenght, excelent setting and mood, ending is kind of crazy but a good Game overall
Gotham Knights shows us just how much Rocksteady nailed it in 2009 (DAMN I'm getting old) so props to Rocksteady for that :)
This is my favorite Batman game. I remember playing this whole game in 3D on the xbox 360. I recently replayed through the game again on the series X and got all the achievements for it.
Love the intro man. Funny but not forced. Perfect personality piece.
Also, yes. This game is as good as we remember.
The answer is: YES, they are amazing! All old Batman games are AMAZING!
11:39 I replayed Arkham City the other day and had a similar thought: Everything batman does is cool, but it all feels so premeditated. Batman wouldn't be able cross the iceberg lounge to fight the penguin if the penguin hadn't left those rafts in the water. The map continuously has elements in it that the villains clearly put there, which allow batman to escape.
Then I remember that in a real scenario Batman would have access to any tool and to do anything, the same way a human can. We are restricted by the gameplay mechanics, therefore the actions have to be somewhat restricted too to make sense.
So yes it makes sense to say "Oh but batman could've done this and this and this shouldn't have happened" but then you have to remember this is a diluted version of batman with restricted tools, movement and access to only certain areas.
So yes, sometimes Batman's way out often seems to rely on his environment, but then we have to remember that the real batman would interact with so many other things that we just can't to get the job done, and these restrictions are in place because this is game that has to be playable by a vast group of people, thus it can't be too complex. That for me settled it in my head lmao
My favourite batman game love the story and the atmosphere. On top of that low key love the non open world! There's something I love about being in the asylum, not that I don't love the open world of the rest of the series but this game is probably on top of being my fav batman game but my favourite super hero game
I literally just finished this game the other day. Origins and asylum down. City and knight left. Rocksteady’s trilogy is a masterpiece. Holds up so good
I've been playing Gotham knights with a friend the couple of days and we're having fun with it and the story is great so far.
I remember when Arkham Asylum came out in 2009 I went to my GameStop where I had my preorder for the midnight release & they had to turn customers away b/c they legit ran out of copies to sell as preorders had 48 hours to pickup.
Only other major release I remember that location being out of on day 0/1 in the 12 plus years I’ve shopped there was Skyrim.
Oh my god dude Arkham Asylum I was a teenager when the Arkham games came out it's crazy that it's been 13 years since Asylum came out and 11 years since City came out one of my favorite games of the PS3 era one of the greatest superhero games ever made the Arkham games changed the gaming industry. PS I might have to go out and repurchase a PS3
WELCOME TO THE MAD HOUSE BATMAN!! - JOKER.
I SET A TRAP AND YOU SPRUNG GLORIOUSLY
12:30 Arkham Asylum didn't have doble-counter.
Played this fully around a year ago for the first time and it was really special
It really is an amazing game. Some parts still stick out in my mind. Imagine a life of mid super hero games then Arkham Asylum releases. God so amazing
I lived that life
I remember playing the demo on PS3 over and over again until release. Truly loved this game.
Arkham Asylum is the best "experience" of the 3 core Arkham games. Gameplay was better in City, Knight, and Origins, but the linearity of Asylum and the progression as Batman is unparalleled in this game.
Arkham Asylum IS a perfectly crafted linear game ,which set a different tone when the others are open World.
But here you feel the lunatics and all criminal trape inside you . This isn't a horror game but damn some of levels were truly scary : scarcrow levels, the lunatics ... The soins design , dark ost
First thing I did on Steam Deck was replay the Arkham trilogy
Fantastic game. I think for me this is one of the most immersive gaming experiences I’ve had, in terms of making me feel like Batman. The only other game I can think of that sucked me into it the same way was TLOU 1. The other amazing thing about Arkham Asylum is the amount of history you can learn about Batman and the villains. It sets you up really well to dive into the classic stories from the comics, which now I really love too! I always thought Batman was cool, but after playing this game I became much more interested in the character.
It was one of the best games created. Absolutely great Atmosphere and you really feel like Batman. Nowadays after playing the complete series I tried but couldn't go back to it (mostly because the graphics to me look outdated). Recently i played Arkham Knight which is more state of the art and... man how cool Gotham is looking, imho the best of the series. If i would start over again i would probably go with Arkham City.
I just completed this game, and I think I never played free flow combat games before or something, because right in the first fight I decided it had the best combat feel amongst the games I played.
This game is truly a masterpiece. Even on this day. I first played this game on the Xbox 360. And then years later, I bought the Return to Arkham pack for the Xbox One, and it's still fun. Even Arkham City is amazing. And I also watched some parts of The Batman at my English class earlier on, today. But, I have not watched all of it in the movie, yet. So, no spoilers please. Still, awesome review!
As a guy who played all of these games on launch, and I replayed all of them dozens of times I can say. Yes , it is really that good.
I remember buying this at launch. I was in the Air Force and I ended up catching swine flu and missed a week of work. I played this game all week and loved every second of it!
Currently in a second playthrough after 10 years or so and for me it's a resounding YES! A lot of copycats followed which eventually led me to lose interest in the 'genre'. I remember playing the Captain America game shortly after and then seeing these mechanics move over to the Assasin's Creed series. Playing this again I feel it did a lot of those game elements better than games years after trying to improve upon it, including Arkham City. Maybe the combat got a bit smoother but in atmosphere there's no match for me!
theres this trick in this game, where you can place a 'beeper' thing (haven't played in awhile) and a mine in front of it, so when the beeper starts beeping, the bad guy will walk towards it and get blown by the mine thing, i think they took it out in the sequels
I personally played every Arkham game (not counting VR) and I have full appreciation for the impact that Arkham Asylum had when it came out! I was beyond excited to play Arkham City too and loved that game even more because of how much better it was! Arkham Origins was fun and an underappreciated prequel that while it could've been a little better, it was pretty good for a game that didn't have much development time. Arkham Knight had an incredible boost in gameplay and open world qualities! I get it that the Batmobile was a little overused but be grateful they made the effort to give us a whole new game instead of just expanding the map size!
Arkham asylum was my very first arkham game. I remember my sisters best friend lent arkham asylum to my sister to play then I played it. It'll always be my favorite out of asylum, city, origins, and knight. City I didn't like that much. Origins I beat for the 1st time this year. Which I think it was okay. Knight was fun at first, but the tank combat made it too much lol. Back to asylum, so I played it for the first time in October of 2009 or 2010. It was a perfect October game imo. To this day I need to remind myself that it came out in August 2009 and not October 2009. It just feels so spooky and so perfect, that it feels it fits in the most in October. Love asylum.
I got this game at midnight and playing it for the first time is one of my favorite video game moments
Love your batfleck suit!!
I have played it when it 1st released and have multiple copies on different systems and just finished playing and City, Knight & even Origins before Gotham Knights comes out and after playing the remasters and Origins & Knight I will have to say … it truly is an incredible Batman experience but I think and just what I think Batman Arkham City is the absolute BEST! But being a Batman fan and collecting the comics and being 43 years old.. All of the Arkham games are a masterpiece in their own right!
I'm pretty sure the "exclusive" Joker maps ended up in the Game of the Year editions anyway, so they're not PS3-only anymore.
Recently finished this game and i feel like my biggest and maybe only problem is that you can 100% this game. When you finished it, you feel like you've seen everything and stats tell you that. I wish there were more mysteries in the game and even after finishing the game you could never tell if you've seen everything or not.
I just platinumed this a while ago, worth every minute!
I think what makes this one kind of special…is because of the confined space…Batman stays bigger throughout the whole game.
As opposed to City or Knight, where the cancers often backs off from him.
"where's the suicide squad game? Only rocksteady can do it"
Monkey paw curls
I’ll shout into the clouds with you and you got me subscribed lol
great timing, i literally just played throughout all the arkham games for the first time except origins (which i'm working on)
Fake spam accounts trying to pretend to be you… that’s how you know you’ve made it!
Great video. I wanna play it again now
Arleen Sorkin final farewell to her iconic character Harley Quinn how can you not love this game.
If he releases Arkham Knight tomorrow on one of his channel, I will seriously start questioning if Matty´s days are also 24 hours long.
Perfect fit for the perfect series. Love the Content!
Loved playing through this when it came out.
I remeber that my mom buy us a ps3 when i was a teenager i did ask for a bundle with arkham City and asylum for christmas got in love instantly the game look so beatiful and was so much fun to play
I respect your work ethic 💯
I just beat the PC version again this morning and this is still my favorite Arkham game, there are nice tweaks in the sequels that are awesome but I still prefer this game.
Yes and it’s aged like fine wine. I believe the game is well on it’s way (if it’s not already there) to become a game most people will remember as one of the true classics like Resident Evil 4, Metroid Prime and Dark Souls to name a few.
Batman Arkham Asylum is to superhero games what Resident Evil 4 was to third-person-shooter over the shoulder perspective games.
I would say ts already considered a true classic 😆👊
I remember I got the platinum hits version of this game at big lots for like $5 it was a real diamond in the rough
This entry is my favorite in the series yes the combat is the worst in the series but the world building absolutely top notch
If this combat is the worst in the series, then the other two games must have some damn fine action.
We need a behind the scenes footage of you posing for the thumbnails
This is my favourite batman game
I remember getting a PS3 that included Arkham Asylum for Christmas
I would def say this game beats shadow of mordor but shadow of war beats the arkham games for me personally. I also love how bruce slowly gets more agressive and puts people down alot faster as the games went on
Arkham Asylum is easily my favorite game in the series. The atmosphere, story, voice acting, music, and what it introduced the series to in terms of gameplay (the combat, stealth, and detective mode) is amazing. However, I think with this game does best out of all of them is pacing and that is because it’s not an open world game well not in the same sense of something like Arkham Knight or City. It’s a smaller game but honestly I think it works to its benefit.
Nice to see this after I got platinum trophy, such a perfect video game for it's time.
Bought my PS3 and first game I got for it was Arkham Asylum. It really set the standard for how PS3 games should be. The Mrs surprised me with the PS4 Arkham Knight edition. That game also set the standard for how PS4 games should be for me... nothing really measured up to that quality.
Bro you need to get the lenticular case for arkham asylum looks awesome
I don't think I could EVER get tired of Batman! I would KILL for MORE Batman games (espec on Switch, lol)! :D Arkham Asylum is the BEST Batman game I've EVER played! Can't wait to play it again on Switch, along with the other two (and hopefully Origins eventually) since I never got to play those! :D
I have replayed this game every year and brought every version of it on consoles lol this is the first year I haven't replayed it yet.
I recently played the Arkham series, and holy shit, does it do a good job at making you feel like Batman
Asylum will always be my favourite Arkham game. Its not that long, its goes to the point, the gameplay feels complete and not overdone like the other ones, the atmosphere works perfectly for the Asylum and for a Batman in a crazy Gotham City. I liked Arkham City, Origins and Knight but they went really far to the original style and atmosphere...
played it back in november 2013 on the 360, had a blast...played the return to arkham collection last month on the one x, guess what, had a blast once again :3
It’s too bad we’ll never get stand alone games from rocksteady for say batwoman catwoman or harley quinn that side story’s really made me want a whole game for those characters
Sleeping Dogs is a close second as far as the free flow combat goes.
Everyone goes on about Arkham City, And rightly so. But Arkham Asylum has always been my favourite. And Arkham Origins gets done dirty. It's a fantastic Batman game.
It’s by far the best of the four Arkham games IMO. Like, by a country mile. I think the moment they opened it up to a city, the game started feeling more clumsy and less satisfying.
Without watching the video yet, yes, the answer is yes.
Yea. This game was perfect. When it came out. Yes it still holds up. Amazingly. But now it’s nostalgic for me.
Yes. Batman: Arkham Asylum is still my #1 Arkham game then Batman: Arkham City.