minutes after watching this guide i got my 3 medals in an extreme combat challenge, the 1-2 hits then jump over an enemy works really well, simple yet so effective and I'm sure in time i'll get better. thank you
short short version: don't button mash especially not with counters, use the evade move to escape any incoming attacks, remember what moves give you invincibility frames: in city and knight you are invincible when aerial attacking a shield enemy, when you use a special combo move such as instant takedown, and typically also when you counter. sometimes batclaw slams give you i-frames, but I think the timing is extremely easy to get wrong as I have been hit many times trying to do it And remember, its a rhythm based combat system. If you press counter when no one is attacking you the combo will drop, if you evade in empty space twice the combo will drop, if you miss an attack or get hit the combo will drop
Great tip! I have one that isn't a tip but more of a help since some people still dont know how to do it To blade counter, you hold Y or Triangle when the slashing is happening. Release when you see the brief pause and the last release you do will enter the specials takedown animation. 3 slashes for goons and 4 for ninjas with swords
You can do it any point, but it's just a waste of time if you mastered the combat, most people would just strike or jump over them, then hit them when they want to.
Thanks so much for all your help! I got the platinum and 100% in Arkham Knight today based off of your other helpful videos. This video right here is so cool because I learned most of these tips from just playing the games all these years. Extremely helpful and saves time from figuring it out on your own like I did.
Solid tips, I came from spiderman ps4/5 to arkham knight, combat felt clunkier, I was used to focusing on attack and waiting for dodges from that game, so the best help so far was the tip to focus more on vaulting over enemies as opposed to relying on dodge as much. In an attack, cant always interrupt an animation to dodge here in batman, unlike in spiderman. Small change, big difference.
I find Arkham combat to have way more depth, I swear I see so many people just button mash, like you're not supposed to spam attacks, you should time then for the critical strikes, and also use gadgets and diversity in your moves
Arkham combat whether it was hand to hand or stealth always felt deeper and a little polished. I do find that Sm ps4s combat had less issues like arkham city's abrupt combo ending because a bench man was on the floor. This is just a minor flaw in what is arguably the best superhero game combat system.
Yeah, you can't play the Spider-man game the same way. Spider-man is much more acrobatic and Batman is more of a brawler kinda. Which is really good in a way. I like both honestly, but I like the up close combat of all the Batman games by just a smidge. Both get an A+ though. Just my opinion.
He way I've adopted playing is more reaction-based. Originally I would just do whatever got me through it (strike & evade), but then I started reacting to what the particular enemy is actually doing, and it becomes this crazy dance that flows way better than dodging every few seconds. That's just my opinion, but I also think it's what the game wants. Makes it more of a challenge than cheezing through it.
For score purposes remember not getting hit will always be better then doing some flashy things with gadgets and getting hit . Also try to finish the last 2 enemies with a normal special take down (triangle circle ) then ultra cape stun ( circle 3x) the then dodge roll once then hit them with ground take down (crouch triangle ) it gives u the most points for finishing someone off .
I'm pretty good with Arkham city. Its my favorite in the series. Asylum in my opinion is a lot harder when it comes to the hand to hand combat. No matter what I do there always seems to be a guy that suckerpunches me out of my combo. Throw 10+ enemies in a very small room and it's ridiculously hard imo. Today I actually got that trophy where you had to knock out all the joker's henchmen on the way to the party. Omg that was ridiculous. I felt mentally challenged trying to beat up all the guys in that small corridor. It was not easy but at the same time it wasn't anger inducing. I admit I haven't played any Arkham games in years so I'm rusty, very rusty. I've forgotten the rhythm. But I can honestly say Arkham city is waay more forgiving. Asylum leaves very little room for errors. You have got to be extra careful otherwise thugs will own you. I have to admit though some of the fights in the story weren't as aggravating this time around, like the Harley Quinn boss fight with the electrical floors. I remember having to replay that a few times unless I'm only remembering the challenge mode fights lol. But like I said city is less forgiving. If you're not careful you can get hit out of a combo. And enemies can really man handle you and knock you around like a ragdoll. But city I remember kicking so much ass after my memories of asylum where I kind of took it in the ass. Payback is a bitch!
same stealth and combat are my best skills i prefer pure hand to hand combat in combat i am just countering i am still to hard opponet if i use full skill then thugs are going to be 🔥
BRO, ALL U HAD TO DO, WAS USE THE GRENADE EXPLOSIVE TO PUT ON THE FLOOR, WHEN U GO TO MEET JOKER AT THE PARTY,..PUT ANOTHER BAT SIGN ON THE FLOOR WHILE THEIR CLAPPING, AND THEN PUT ANOTHER WHILE THEY STILL CLAPPING, DON'T HIT THEM YET, MOVE ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK IN FRONT OF THE DOOR, WHERE U HAVE TO MEET JOKER...THEN EXPLODE THE FLOOR, AND THE MEN WILL COME FALLING DOWN...KEEP EVADING THEM OVER THE TOP OF THEIR HEAD NON-STOP DON'T TRY TO BE A HERO BY MAKING PERFECT MOVES...I LEARNED MY MISTAKE DOING THAT...NOW I KNOW WHAT TO DO. WATCHING THIS VIDEO HELPED ME...I'M SURE U LEARNED SOMETHING FROM THAT VIDEO AND MY COMMENT BRO. FEEL FREE TO HIT ME UP ABOUT THE GAME..THEIR'S LOTS OF TRICKS U CAN USE TO BEAT A BAD GUY, I LEARNED A FEW THINGS HERE...IT'S AN EYE OPENER AND MY EARS COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT I WAS HEARING I WAS LIKE YEAH, THE BAD GUYS ARE HEADED TO THE HOSPITAL AND SOME ARE DEAD. YOU KNOW WHAT I DO IN ARKHAM ASYLUM,..I JUMP OVER AN ENEMYS HEAD WHEN I MEET IVY, AND I PUNCH THEM DOWN AND THEY FALL IN THE WATER. EASYYYYY BRO. IT'S HILARIOUS!
i see u made a slight error saying city is less forgiving, but I know u meant asylum. i often open city thinking its asylum cuz i think of asylum as its own little city, anyway yeah I feel like the controls are much more responsive in city. with all that being said though, asylum is the only batman game I have 100% achievements for so far and city is much more difficult achievement wise, but more fun to play overall
Combat is quite tough not gonna lie... What you need to try if you're new is, attack enemies in a circular motion and in the older games you can't attack enemies on the floor so attacking in a circle gives those enemies time to get up and become attackable... Another very useful tip is the cape stun and evade (over an enemy) will suspend your combo and wait for you to perform your next attack (knight has no limit to how long your combo is held - not too sure about other games)... Punch an enemy once and then target a different one attacking an enemy twice could lead to you attacking the air as they are on the ground recovering which will break your combo... If you are doing the challenges do the circular attack pattern and do a ground take down for lots of points... Get into the rhythm of the game you are playing... Asylum is much slower and has a header counter system - you can't counter while an attack animation is in progress so get acquainted with the time you have from attack to combo break so that you know how much time you have to wait for a counter... Good luck and if your get good enough at the asylum combat you will be godly at all the others since they are less rough than asylum's
Thank you for mentioning the importance of the evade move- Vaulting over and away from enemies is quite possibly the single most important thing to do in combat, specifically if you wanna do challenges that require long combo chains or fights without getting hit. A note for Red Hood which I've seen is that he seems to get immunity frames (or maybe just more shield enemies in general) during his aerial assault (B -> A+A+Left Stick Towards enemy, the move that's meant to counter shields) that NO other character seems to have to my memory, I don't know why exactly this works, maybe it's just a quirk to the enemy pool he's allowed to fight as well, since he seems to only get the invulnerability for a few seconds when doing the move on shield enemies, and I'm pretty sure brutes might've been replaced by shield guys in his combat scenario? Either way, that move specifically seems to stand out for him in fights, and you can quite possibly clear entire combat trials with ONLY that move on Red Hood. But yeah, evasions and vaults are broken, since they temporarily seem to break aggro, can make enemies hurt each other instead, extend the amount of time you have before your combo resets, and give you a brief window where you can take almost any action without the risk of getting hit, just to vault/evade again- Counters ARE more rewarding, but they're also riskier, so since learning this forbidden knowledge I typically only counter at the start or end of a fight- There's also the issue that using a counter and mistiming it, even if you don't get hit, will instantly break your combo and stop all your momentum, which is simply an issue you don't have to worry about if you focus on avoiding or canceling attacks altogether. Only enemies that don't seem fool-proof to these strategies would be some bosses, the hammer and sickle twins in City, and fights with multiple Titans in Asylum- Although I'm not sure if this is a strat that works for Asylum and Origins as I don't remember testing them, but for Knight and City, I'm pretty sure this works around 90% of the time. Evades are like Counter's older, less popular brother who is actually a lot more chill and easier to approach.
I’ve platnuimed every Arkham game but Irvin’s so I’ll say this if your not going for high points and just wanna clear a room strike once then use a batarang then strike again batarang again ( go for critical strikes too) then with all those ppl on the ground use the special move that has u jump in the air and throw batarang a at the ppl on the ground and u can takeout like 5 ppl at once . It’s truly the fastest way to take ppl out also the best tip I can give if I’m general with Arkham games is not to button mash .
You forgot the other advantage of the Blade Dodge Takedown. It gives you the most points of any move in the game (excluding multi-hitters), which is 100x. It's also worth mentioning that the Batswarm (or whatever other group attacks move the character has) are extremely useful in combat maps because they can be used to farm a shit ton of points on the last round. In most Arkham City maps you can get all 3 medals on the last round using the group attack properly.
In Joker’s Funhouse in Arkham City the 5x multiplier also superpowers the gadgets. One of my favorite combos in Joker’s Funhouse is to keep Abromovich alive when the Titan enters at level 6. I usually have free flow so I can swoop across the map and cape stun the Titan once. Then I quick trigger the explosive gel and immediately detonate it. This has the same effect as a triple cape stun. An added bonus is that if your multiplier is yellow the increased blast radius will take out most if not all thugs around you (except for Abromovich) so you can beat down the Titan without getting harassed as much. If I activate the multiplier again I will shoot the freeze blast over my shoulder and it will freeze mist of the thugs (usually Tiger guards who have faster reflexes and tend to swarm) trying to come up from out of view - including Abromovich. I use this as an opportunity to split my attack between the Titan and the stunned enemies behind me. By this point I am able to piggyback on the Titan and I will circle around Abromovich while the flailing Titan provides critical hit damage to him and any thugs trying to swarm you. When the Titan finally shrugs me off, Abromovich is a single hit KO and then I will immediately deploy the super powered explosive gel on the Titan again (to speed along the second rodeo encircling attack) and one final time to KO the Titan. By using supercharged gadgets and doing damage to the regular enemies like this it allows your combo and KO’s to continue unabated and achieve max level quicker. I also do this because level 4 on up is where I get sucker punched by Titan guards so this “defense” allowed me to avoid having the clock run out if I were to just focus on Abromovich and the Titan. Typically, I will max level during my first Titan piggyback slap fest as one of his hits counts as a critical hit.
So… Basically the game was designed to punish button smashing. What are the best button press practices? When to press, press and hold, double taps? I’m tired of them twisting my ass backwards. All those back of the head punches are my nemesis. This isn’t mortal combat. Requires smooth decisive gameplay.
How I noticed myself improve was by using quick-gadgets more often, in my original playthroughs I didn't bother learning the buttons as I brute forced combat.
This certainly helps, but man it’s frustrating that Batman doesn’t always do what you want him to do. Thanks for the help and keep up the yeoman’s work! Peace! 🙂
Thanks for this guide, I wasn't sure if a guide would help my combat. But, just some of the techniques like how many time to hit an enemy, when to hit them on the ground, when to use the instant takedowns and especially the dodge over people helped me out from your guide. I was able to dodge over anyone - even the thugs that would normally tackle me. And I took out way more without getting smacked around or losing combo because of wrong attacks or inputs - one of my attempts at using the techniques I learned I got a x64 combo mostly just by jumping over enemies, landing 2-3 hits on each and taking them down one by one instead of trying to a lot of hits from the beginning of fights. Also, since I now know not to spam gadgets, I can enter with the bat-claw and take them down swiftly for the most part. (This was on Arkham Knight on pc with ps5 controller - also was on Hard Difficulty btw) Many thanks, highly appreciated. Liked and subscribed! 😁
I'm really late here and to playing these batman games. Jus stared them and I'm really enjoyin 'em! But imagine.. a batman vs predator game, in this exact gameplay style!! Mind blown
My biggest problems to this day is Bats not prioritising who you aim for. If there is a high danger target and you evade to get behind them and then aim again he can and usually does go for someone else. Same with if you are evading throough the crowd to get to a target in a busy area and he just decides to go for someone else, even though you are aiming directly at the target you want.
Much appreciated! Can tell amount of work put in. This vid one of reasons I'm looking fwd to replay the entire game. Not New Game + , either! *Even if I wasn't the huge Batman fan, even if I didn't love the Arkham games, Arkham Knight is at the top of the games I recommend. The mechanics are a huge reason, but the length and breadth of story is ... just WOW!
I just want to say when doing a beatdown you can counter enemies and then go back to the beatdown and also beatdowns are the easiest way to take out ninjas in my opinion
i have heard people insult the combat in these games by saying that it's just mashing counter and i think they just have not played them at all bc there's so much more to it with all the different combos and gadgets
I'm playing Knight at the moment after playing City and Asylum in the past, and to be honest I feel like Arkham City definitely has the best combat. It is so much smoother and has such a good flow better than Knight and Asylum. Knight seems not so bad but it just seems too clunky or something like Batman's wearing a block of iron or something, and it also seems less responsive when moving from enemy to enemy in a combo.
@@schizogony I do think the combat is still pretty good though. And now after playing Knight and getting 240% completion, I understand it a lot better. You have to get use to one combat change. In City, you could just move the camera and use the fight button and Batman would be able to get a freeflow combo and strike enemies from one to another. In Knight, now you have to use the camera, but you also have to aim Batman (with the move batman stick/button) directly to the target you desire and then strike.
Hey! Secret lil tip, well two, if you best down a thug or anyone (not bosses) in arkham knight, then press rt and b/O at the same time right after knocking them out, you will slam them into the ground which will add to ur hit streak
And the shield stun tactic, can be used to jump from one person to the other and knock them down! Even shielders,, shock batons, and it'll stumble big guys!
pro tip for arkham origins: if you need to end a fight quickly or want to end a fight and get more points, arkham origins gives you two special combo takedowns, so if you REALLY WANT TO or REALLY NEED TOO use it on a goon to get more points and end the fight, BUT IF THERES LIKE 2 ARMORED GUYS FOR EXAMPLE just use it on them. edit: I have 0 clue if this is also applied to arkham city, asylum or knight as well because I haven't paid attention to that in those games, I just happened to notice it in origins one time
Dudde like I feel like I had a handle on the Como itself but maby my button order was off cause I'd hit counter hit in crouds and it took forever to land the 5 hits need for the combo if I'm surrounded but evade and stun instead is a way better habit like learning to parry in sekiro this makes like every fight faster thanks!
How to do the blade counter. I am playing the fourth part in Azrael's mission in Batman Arkham Knight in which there are six ninjas and can't take a hit.
Bought arkham city and asylum 6 yrs ago and just actually got back to them and got 100% on both. Pretty close to finishing knight but im so annoyed by going to hit someone on one side of the map all by himself, just to go in slow motion and have someone run from completely the other side of the map and kick me before slow motion stops in the challenge maps.
The Curtain Falls trophy (Community challenge DLC) Arkham Knight is by far the hardest trophy in all Arkham games. It's the only trophy missing from my trophy collection.
I've always played the series using my full kit throughout fights, and prioritizing counters above all else. I guess since I'm decent with my timings. I have always struggled on some of the more difficult side character challenges, though. Particularly the 50k point infinite Robin wave. I'll have to try a more evade focused strat and see if it helps next time.
I watched this video twice just to be sure I heard correctly but I’m still not sure. He suggested not to use (Y) counter or counter takedown? I am playing City on hard and hate the (Y) button response. I decided to use only the (Y) button during my fight with Ivy and was able to beat it by only adding the (A) double tap evade for the spore shots. Doing it this way helped me see that only up to two goons will attack at any one time the others wait and back off looking for an opening. So to answer my question. Tap the (Y) button any time during a goon attack to counter. Double tap (Y) to counter two at once. Doing only this will guaranty a win against basic goons especially when the screen is flooded by thugs and the camera spam spins around you. It was entertaining to see cat woman beat them down then stand there waiting for the next punch the back of the head only to clear the field with full health. Next I’ll be expanding on the moves I use…
Is he? U know what I do in Arkham Asylum?? I keep jumping over the bad guys heads, and I punch them and they fall in the water,..this is the part when I think I kick ivy's ass. Also, I know how to beat the brutes with a drop kick in the air with BATMAN,...it's a secret...yes i'm suppose to share this..but if I was to tell you, then you'd have to be my WIFE in order to know...but since ur not my WIFE...I am sorry boo boo. But U will never know how to do that drop kick in the air with BATMAN and when I stomp the BRUTES they stay flat on the ground, they don't get back up they stay their like a stick LOL stiff as a door knob. Bye bye
I just came here for advice to get the “Requiem for a killer” achievement. The highest I’ve gotten is 904120. Turns out that was partly luck or I was having a really good day bc now I can’t get anywhere near that high
@@DillahGaming I really tried Arkham City for the Wii U and the brutes with hammers and Titan Monsters are very difficult to take out when others are attacking. I noticed in Arkham Knight, the Batclaw Cape Stun can be used to start a fight, for an Aerial Juggle move but vulnerable in mid fight. The Ultra Cape Stun can be used on the last enemy of a fight or a round to leave them open for a ground takedown. Do you recommend B.A.T Mode for the Armored Edition of Arkham City (Wii U Exclusive).
I stopped playing Arkham asylum near the start of the game for a year, came back and died to a basic easy combat encounter 16 times before deleting the game I have no idea what to do
I disagree with the use of freeflow focus. This is a beginner video. Freeflow is a very fast paced and difficult system to use. In my opinion, use takedowns when available because it makes you invulnerable and allows time to think and adjust.
Big tip for getting better at arkham combat. Haven't finished vid yet so apologies if I mention anything in here Take your time and try not to essentially be the flash In essence, try not to button mash or counter mash. If you feel combat getting too much use bat swarm to stun enemies.
I also need a guide for the room planning cause every player I see Talkin about this game is a grandmaster in chess, and a master tactician Seriously they literally plan rooms like batman while i sit in Arkham knight for 20 minutes just to get spotted and die
Patience and prioritization, as well as stick to high ground. Priority 1: Disruptor. Priority targets:anything you can that gives you the most trouble.(i like sabotaging medics in knight for example, or just jamming guns in the earlier games) Priority 2: Take stock of things you can activate with your hacking device for takedowna, weak walls, vents, gargoyles, basically anything that lights up orange in det. mode. Keep these options in mind as you move to 3. Priority 3: Find thugs that have split off furthest from the group first. Either inverted takedown if they pass under gargs, or glide down behind them and silent takedown before grappling back up. Priority 4: Clean up with explosives on breakable walls, vent takedowns, etc. Priority 5: If you don't need pure stealth in the encounter, finish the last 2-3 dudes off with a smoke bomb, grapple disarm, and an old fashioned can of whoop ass.
I'm late to the party, only started Arkham Asylum now, and am having trouble with the combat system. This was very helpful, thanks!
You aint the only one yl
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@@lakj579 same
@@tomkung5514 well i got every game but i got it in 2020 so am very late lol
yea i had played arkham city and asylum when i was a kid but i recently got knight and its all pretty much new to me so i keep fucking up lol.
minutes after watching this guide i got my 3 medals in an extreme combat challenge, the 1-2 hits then jump over an enemy works really well, simple yet so effective and I'm sure in time i'll get better. thank you
Great work man keep at it.
same here
short short version: don't button mash especially not with counters, use the evade move to escape any incoming attacks, remember what moves give you invincibility frames:
in city and knight you are invincible when aerial attacking a shield enemy, when you use a special combo move such as instant takedown, and typically also when you counter. sometimes batclaw slams give you i-frames, but I think the timing is extremely easy to get wrong as I have been hit many times trying to do it
And remember, its a rhythm based combat system. If you press counter when no one is attacking you the combo will drop, if you evade in empty space twice the combo will drop, if you miss an attack or get hit the combo will drop
Great tip!
I have one that isn't a tip but more of a help since some people still dont know how to do it
To blade counter, you hold Y or Triangle when the slashing is happening. Release when you see the brief pause and the last release you do will enter the specials takedown animation. 3 slashes for goons and 4 for ninjas with swords
thanks a lot, but one last thing: is this something you have to do with a full combat meter? or can you do it at any point during combat?
@@DARKENINGTIMES you can do it at any point
You can do it any point, but it's just a waste of time if you mastered the combat, most people would just strike or jump over them, then hit them when they want to.
@@bearpoop720 But it's good to use once a battle to get that comboo variety and high score
@@hazelcrisp there are only 12 combat moves that contribute to variety, this isn't one of them
Thanks so much for all your help! I got the platinum and 100% in Arkham Knight today based off of your other helpful videos.
This video right here is so cool because I learned most of these tips from just playing the games all these years. Extremely helpful and saves time from figuring it out on your own like I did.
You are very welcome! Congrats on the 100% and platinum!
What was the hardest part brother
Batman's pre-fight dialogue was used very effectively. 🙂
Wow this is a ridiculously good guide. The format, phrasing and depth of the content was incredible 🔥 Subscribed
Awesome, thank you!
This genuinely helped me I've noticed myself getting combos of 70-100 it's nice to have a guide to help out every now and then thank you
Solid tips, I came from spiderman ps4/5 to arkham knight, combat felt clunkier, I was used to focusing on attack and waiting for dodges from that game, so the best help so far was the tip to focus more on vaulting over enemies as opposed to relying on dodge as much. In an attack, cant always interrupt an animation to dodge here in batman, unlike in spiderman. Small change, big difference.
Me too bro the combat feels sm more difficult in this game
bruh literally! spider-man ps4 probably my most played game ever…. felt so weird coming over to arkham
I find Arkham combat to have way more depth, I swear I see so many people just button mash, like you're not supposed to spam attacks, you should time then for the critical strikes, and also use gadgets and diversity in your moves
Arkham combat whether it was hand to hand or stealth always felt deeper and a little polished. I do find that Sm ps4s combat had less issues like arkham city's abrupt combo ending because a bench man was on the floor. This is just a minor flaw in what is arguably the best superhero game combat system.
Yeah, you can't play the Spider-man game the same way. Spider-man is much more acrobatic and Batman is more of a brawler kinda. Which is really good in a way. I like both honestly, but I like the up close combat of all the Batman games by just a smidge. Both get an A+ though. Just my opinion.
As someone who has already mastered the combat this video was very enjoyable👍🏾👊🏾
Glad you enjoyed!
@@DillahGaming good video maybe my best skill as batman is combat and stealh and ohters i prefer pure hand to hand combat
He way I've adopted playing is more reaction-based.
Originally I would just do whatever got me through it (strike & evade), but then I started reacting to what the particular enemy is actually doing, and it becomes this crazy dance that flows way better than dodging every few seconds.
That's just my opinion, but I also think it's what the game wants. Makes it more of a challenge than cheezing through it.
3:24 😆 the way Catwoman countered that
For score purposes remember not getting hit will always be better then doing some flashy things with gadgets and getting hit . Also try to finish the last 2 enemies with a normal special take down (triangle circle ) then ultra cape stun ( circle 3x) the then dodge roll once then hit them with ground take down (crouch triangle ) it gives u the most points for finishing someone off .
I'm pretty good with Arkham city. Its my favorite in the series. Asylum in my opinion is a lot harder when it comes to the hand to hand combat. No matter what I do there always seems to be a guy that suckerpunches me out of my combo. Throw 10+ enemies in a very small room and it's ridiculously hard imo. Today I actually got that trophy where you had to knock out all the joker's henchmen on the way to the party. Omg that was ridiculous. I felt mentally challenged trying to beat up all the guys in that small corridor. It was not easy but at the same time it wasn't anger inducing. I admit I haven't played any Arkham games in years so I'm rusty, very rusty. I've forgotten the rhythm. But I can honestly say Arkham city is waay more forgiving. Asylum leaves very little room for errors. You have got to be extra careful otherwise thugs will own you. I have to admit though some of the fights in the story weren't as aggravating this time around, like the Harley Quinn boss fight with the electrical floors. I remember having to replay that a few times unless I'm only remembering the challenge mode fights lol. But like I said city is less forgiving. If you're not careful you can get hit out of a combo. And enemies can really man handle you and knock you around like a ragdoll. But city I remember kicking so much ass after my memories of asylum where I kind of took it in the ass. Payback is a bitch!
same stealth and combat are my best skills i prefer pure hand to hand combat in combat i am just countering i am still to hard opponet if i use full skill then thugs are going to be 🔥
BRO, ALL U HAD TO DO, WAS USE THE GRENADE EXPLOSIVE TO PUT ON THE FLOOR, WHEN U GO TO MEET JOKER AT THE PARTY,..PUT ANOTHER BAT SIGN ON THE FLOOR WHILE THEIR CLAPPING, AND THEN PUT ANOTHER WHILE THEY STILL CLAPPING, DON'T HIT THEM YET, MOVE ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK IN FRONT OF THE DOOR, WHERE U HAVE TO MEET JOKER...THEN EXPLODE THE FLOOR, AND THE MEN WILL COME FALLING DOWN...KEEP EVADING THEM OVER THE TOP OF THEIR HEAD NON-STOP DON'T TRY TO BE A HERO BY MAKING PERFECT MOVES...I LEARNED MY MISTAKE DOING THAT...NOW I KNOW WHAT TO DO. WATCHING THIS VIDEO HELPED ME...I'M SURE U LEARNED SOMETHING FROM THAT VIDEO AND MY COMMENT BRO. FEEL FREE TO HIT ME UP ABOUT THE GAME..THEIR'S LOTS OF TRICKS U CAN USE TO BEAT A BAD GUY, I LEARNED A FEW THINGS HERE...IT'S AN EYE OPENER AND MY EARS COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT I WAS HEARING I WAS LIKE YEAH, THE BAD GUYS ARE HEADED TO THE HOSPITAL AND SOME ARE DEAD. YOU KNOW WHAT I DO IN ARKHAM ASYLUM,..I JUMP OVER AN ENEMYS HEAD WHEN I MEET IVY, AND I PUNCH THEM DOWN AND THEY FALL IN THE WATER. EASYYYYY BRO. IT'S HILARIOUS!
i see u made a slight error saying city is less forgiving, but I know u meant asylum. i often open city thinking its asylum cuz i think of asylum as its own little city, anyway yeah I feel like the controls are much more responsive in city. with all that being said though, asylum is the only batman game I have 100% achievements for so far and city is much more difficult achievement wise, but more fun to play overall
This aged so well actually had to come back to this I owe you my respect man✌️
Combat is quite tough not gonna lie... What you need to try if you're new is, attack enemies in a circular motion and in the older games you can't attack enemies on the floor so attacking in a circle gives those enemies time to get up and become attackable... Another very useful tip is the cape stun and evade (over an enemy) will suspend your combo and wait for you to perform your next attack (knight has no limit to how long your combo is held - not too sure about other games)... Punch an enemy once and then target a different one attacking an enemy twice could lead to you attacking the air as they are on the ground recovering which will break your combo... If you are doing the challenges do the circular attack pattern and do a ground take down for lots of points... Get into the rhythm of the game you are playing... Asylum is much slower and has a header counter system - you can't counter while an attack animation is in progress so get acquainted with the time you have from attack to combo break so that you know how much time you have to wait for a counter... Good luck and if your get good enough at the asylum combat you will be godly at all the others since they are less rough than asylum's
Thank you for mentioning the importance of the evade move-
Vaulting over and away from enemies is quite possibly the single most important thing to do in combat, specifically if you wanna do challenges that require long combo chains or fights without getting hit.
A note for Red Hood which I've seen is that he seems to get immunity frames (or maybe just more shield enemies in general) during his aerial assault (B -> A+A+Left Stick Towards enemy, the move that's meant to counter shields) that NO other character seems to have to my memory, I don't know why exactly this works, maybe it's just a quirk to the enemy pool he's allowed to fight as well, since he seems to only get the invulnerability for a few seconds when doing the move on shield enemies, and I'm pretty sure brutes might've been replaced by shield guys in his combat scenario? Either way, that move specifically seems to stand out for him in fights, and you can quite possibly clear entire combat trials with ONLY that move on Red Hood.
But yeah, evasions and vaults are broken, since they temporarily seem to break aggro, can make enemies hurt each other instead, extend the amount of time you have before your combo resets, and give you a brief window where you can take almost any action without the risk of getting hit, just to vault/evade again-
Counters ARE more rewarding, but they're also riskier, so since learning this forbidden knowledge I typically only counter at the start or end of a fight-
There's also the issue that using a counter and mistiming it, even if you don't get hit, will instantly break your combo and stop all your momentum, which is simply an issue you don't have to worry about if you focus on avoiding or canceling attacks altogether. Only enemies that don't seem fool-proof to these strategies would be some bosses, the hammer and sickle twins in City, and fights with multiple Titans in Asylum-
Although I'm not sure if this is a strat that works for Asylum and Origins as I don't remember testing them, but for Knight and City, I'm pretty sure this works around 90% of the time.
Evades are like Counter's older, less popular brother who is actually a lot more chill and easier to approach.
i am surprised you only have 5k subs, you definitely deserve more
I’ve platnuimed every Arkham game but Irvin’s so I’ll say this if your not going for high points and just wanna clear a room strike once then use a batarang then strike again batarang again ( go for critical strikes too) then with all those ppl on the ground use the special move that has u jump in the air and throw batarang a at the ppl on the ground and u can takeout like 5 ppl at once . It’s truly the fastest way to take ppl out also the best tip I can give if I’m general with Arkham games is not to button mash .
You forgot the other advantage of the Blade Dodge Takedown. It gives you the most points of any move in the game (excluding multi-hitters), which is 100x.
It's also worth mentioning that the Batswarm (or whatever other group attacks move the character has) are extremely useful in combat maps because they can be used to farm a shit ton of points on the last round. In most Arkham City maps you can get all 3 medals on the last round using the group attack properly.
How
@@ZayToDiffrent How what?
@@highlightermarca-texto3281 You do it
@@ZayToDiffrent You mean the batswarm thing? Just build up a good combo and spam it when surrounded by enemies, preferably one of the liutenants.
how do you do a blade dodge take down?
In Joker’s Funhouse in Arkham City the 5x multiplier also superpowers the gadgets. One of my favorite combos in Joker’s Funhouse is to keep Abromovich alive when the Titan enters at level 6. I usually have free flow so I can swoop across the map and cape stun the Titan once. Then I quick trigger the explosive gel and immediately detonate it. This has the same effect as a triple cape stun. An added bonus is that if your multiplier is yellow the increased blast radius will take out most if not all thugs around you (except for Abromovich) so you can beat down the Titan without getting harassed as much. If I activate the multiplier again I will shoot the freeze blast over my shoulder and it will freeze mist of the thugs (usually Tiger guards who have faster reflexes and tend to swarm) trying to come up from out of view - including Abromovich. I use this as an opportunity to split my attack between the Titan and the stunned enemies behind me. By this point I am able to piggyback on the Titan and I will circle around Abromovich while the flailing Titan provides critical hit damage to him and any thugs trying to swarm you. When the Titan finally shrugs me off, Abromovich is a single hit KO and then I will immediately deploy the super powered explosive gel on the Titan again (to speed along the second rodeo encircling attack) and one final time to KO the Titan. By using supercharged gadgets and doing damage to the regular enemies like this it allows your combo and KO’s to continue unabated and achieve max level quicker. I also do this because level 4 on up is where I get sucker punched by Titan guards so this “defense” allowed me to avoid having the clock run out if I were to just focus on Abromovich and the Titan. Typically, I will max level during my first Titan piggyback slap fest as one of his hits counts as a critical hit.
I am so bad at these games. Thanks for the tips, they helped a lot.
So… Basically the game was designed to punish button smashing. What are the best button press practices? When to press, press and hold, double taps? I’m tired of them twisting my ass backwards. All those back of the head punches are my nemesis. This isn’t mortal combat. Requires smooth decisive gameplay.
Appreciate this vid man 👍
And I appreciate this comment!
I wish deathstroke was playable in Arkham knight as he was in origins. He’s such a cool character.
I'm playing Arkham Knight and haven't gone beyond combo 25 or so... Can't wait to try your techniques tonight!
😂 I miss these games. Used to spend so much time doing challenges and I must say you speak facts. I used all these moves and strategies and are legit.
Bro, thank you so much, you legit saved my run in knightmare more holy crap
How I noticed myself improve was by using quick-gadgets more often, in my original playthroughs I didn't bother learning the buttons as I brute forced combat.
AWESOME video dude. Great job, you obviously put some work into this.
Congrats on 1k🥳
Thank you!
I’ve already been very good for the most part but this still has good tips so I came to see anything I’ve missed
This certainly helps, but man it’s frustrating that Batman doesn’t always do what you want him to do. Thanks for the help and keep up the yeoman’s work! Peace! 🙂
Thank you man, now I can brag to my friends that I beat all 3 games on hard mode 😎
You’re very welcome!
hard mode is not that hard honestly even without good fighting skills its knightmare thats a pain in the ass
@@DARKENINGTIMES agreed
@@TrumpsLawyerr its crazy that as i got this comment, i had just come back to play it
"Don't be shy to ask questions Riddler certainly isn't"
Batman 1998
*Insert Azreal kneeling as a sign of respect*
years later and the arkhamverse is still alive
Thanks for this guide, I wasn't sure if a guide would help my combat. But, just some of the techniques like how many time to hit an enemy, when to hit them on the ground, when to use the instant takedowns and especially the dodge over people helped me out from your guide. I was able to dodge over anyone - even the thugs that would normally tackle me. And I took out way more without getting smacked around or losing combo because of wrong attacks or inputs - one of my attempts at using the techniques I learned I got a x64 combo mostly just by jumping over enemies, landing 2-3 hits on each and taking them down one by one instead of trying to a lot of hits from the beginning of fights. Also, since I now know not to spam gadgets, I can enter with the bat-claw and take them down swiftly for the most part. (This was on Arkham Knight on pc with ps5 controller - also was on Hard Difficulty btw) Many thanks, highly appreciated. Liked and subscribed! 😁
I've mastered Arkham City by punching, evading, repeating, but Arkham Asylum is too primitive for that.
Great guide starting at Arkham Knight I absolutely needed this. Thanks
Timing is probably the most important in combat
I'm really late here and to playing these batman games. Jus stared them and I'm really enjoyin 'em! But imagine.. a batman vs predator game, in this exact gameplay style!! Mind blown
My biggest problems to this day is Bats not prioritising who you aim for. If there is a high danger target and you evade to get behind them and then aim again he can and usually does go for someone else. Same with if you are evading throough the crowd to get to a target in a busy area and he just decides to go for someone else, even though you are aiming directly at the target you want.
You are sooo right! It’s super frustrating. It makes me want to punch a baby sometimes. lol
Fantastic Information! Very Helpful.
I appreciate that!
Probably the greatest video game series of all time
I really hope Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League delivers, cause it doesn’t look nearly as good as the other games
Easily.
@@DillahGaming . what suicide squad game? it doesn't exist. literally bro wtf is that
5:32 REDHOOD can also perform the disarm and destroy takedown
i can now confirm its the enemies Lol
i suck so bad in arkham knight
Much appreciated! Can tell amount of work put in. This vid one of reasons I'm looking fwd to replay the entire game. Not New Game + , either!
*Even if I wasn't the huge Batman fan, even if I didn't love the Arkham games, Arkham Knight is at the top of the games I recommend. The mechanics are a huge reason, but the length and breadth of story is ... just WOW!
Thanks Pete!
I just want to say when doing a beatdown you can counter enemies and then go back to the beatdown and also beatdowns are the easiest way to take out ninjas in my opinion
Thank you so much man. Really needed something like this
Ever since I've been using the Batswarm special move, I've been getting so many more points in ranked challenges!
i have heard people insult the combat in these games by saying that it's just mashing counter and i think they just have not played them at all bc there's so much more to it with all the different combos and gadgets
I'm playing Knight at the moment after playing City and Asylum in the past, and to be honest I feel like Arkham City definitely has the best combat. It is so much smoother and has such a good flow better than Knight and Asylum. Knight seems not so bad but it just seems too clunky or something like Batman's wearing a block of iron or something, and it also seems less responsive when moving from enemy to enemy in a combo.
I agree.
@@schizogony I do think the combat is still pretty good though. And now after playing Knight and getting 240% completion, I understand it a lot better. You have to get use to one combat change. In City, you could just move the camera and use the fight button and Batman would be able to get a freeflow combo and strike enemies from one to another. In Knight, now you have to use the camera, but you also have to aim Batman (with the move batman stick/button) directly to the target you desire and then strike.
Batman past his prime
Hey! Secret lil tip, well two, if you best down a thug or anyone (not bosses) in arkham knight, then press rt and b/O at the same time right after knocking them out, you will slam them into the ground which will add to ur hit streak
And the shield stun tactic, can be used to jump from one person to the other and knock them down! Even shielders,, shock batons, and it'll stumble big guys!
pro tip for arkham origins: if you need to end a fight quickly or want to end a fight and get more points, arkham origins gives you two special combo takedowns, so if you REALLY WANT TO or REALLY NEED TOO use it on a goon to get more points and end the fight, BUT IF THERES LIKE 2 ARMORED GUYS FOR EXAMPLE just use it on them.
edit: I have 0 clue if this is also applied to arkham city, asylum or knight as well because I haven't paid attention to that in those games, I just happened to notice it in origins one time
Dudde like I feel like I had a handle on the Como itself but maby my button order was off cause I'd hit counter hit in crouds and it took forever to land the 5 hits need for the combo if I'm surrounded but evade and stun instead is a way better habit like learning to parry in sekiro this makes like every fight faster thanks!
How to do the blade counter. I am playing the fourth part in Azrael's mission in Batman Arkham Knight in which there are six ninjas and can't take a hit.
face the ninja, go backwards while holding y if youre on xbox and triangle on ps4
Bought arkham city and asylum 6 yrs ago and just actually got back to them and got 100% on both. Pretty close to finishing knight but im so annoyed by going to hit someone on one side of the map all by himself, just to go in slow motion and have someone run from completely the other side of the map and kick me before slow motion stops in the challenge maps.
Very late to the party. Just bought it on Steam for 3.99 in promo. Thanks a million for the tips!! I need them!!
The Curtain Falls trophy (Community challenge DLC) Arkham Knight is by far the hardest trophy in all Arkham games. It's the only trophy missing from my trophy collection.
The moment you learn to Redirect instead of counter, your third eye awakens - it's insane.
Really needed this for my Arkham knight ng+ playthru
I wish I watched it before I did mine
Yes I am tired of getting my ass beat
I've always played the series using my full kit throughout fights, and prioritizing counters above all else. I guess since I'm decent with my timings. I have always struggled on some of the more difficult side character challenges, though. Particularly the 50k point infinite Robin wave. I'll have to try a more evade focused strat and see if it helps next time.
Playing archam city after 10 years and holy shit I used to be amazing now I’m spending 10 minutes on fights 💀
You can pick up grounded opponent with RT+B
congrats on. 1k
thank you!
Wow imma professional ground pounder that’s my favorite move lol
Very good Info. Thanks
Thank you!
That's a dope ass room
Bro nice vid. Subbed.
On new game + and never knew disarm and destroy could be used against shields, my third eye has been opened.
I watched this video twice just to be sure I heard correctly but I’m still not sure. He suggested not to use (Y) counter or counter takedown? I am playing City on hard and hate the (Y) button response. I decided to use only the (Y) button during my fight with Ivy and was able to beat it by only adding the (A) double tap evade for the spore shots. Doing it this way helped me see that only up to two goons will attack at any one time the others wait and back off looking for an opening. So to answer my question. Tap the (Y) button any time during a goon attack to counter. Double tap (Y) to counter two at once. Doing only this will guaranty a win against basic goons especially when the screen is flooded by thugs and the camera spam spins around you. It was entertaining to see cat woman beat them down then stand there waiting for the next punch the back of the head only to clear the field with full health. Next I’ll be expanding on the moves I use…
Thanks for the information even though I don't even play it lol
You’re welcome and thanks for watching!
You're the REAL hero!
Is he? U know what I do in Arkham Asylum?? I keep jumping over the bad guys heads, and I punch them and they fall in the water,..this is the part when I think I kick ivy's ass. Also, I know how to beat the brutes with a drop kick in the air with BATMAN,...it's a secret...yes i'm suppose to share this..but if I was to tell you, then you'd have to be my WIFE in order to know...but since ur not my WIFE...I am sorry boo boo. But U will never know how to do that drop kick in the air with BATMAN and when I stomp the BRUTES they stay flat on the ground, they don't get back up they stay their like a stick LOL stiff as a door knob. Bye bye
Thank you for this ❤❤❤😊
I just came here for advice to get the “Requiem for a killer” achievement. The highest I’ve gotten is 904120. Turns out that was partly luck or I was having a really good day bc now I can’t get anywhere near that high
dude.... I've played this game so much & didn't know about the instant take down lol. omg....
I found the late game enemies difficult, sometimes you have to fight 15 goons with guns, shields blades Taser, and big guys. That is just too much
Best guide on you tube thank you
Fire vid brother
Thanks! Liked and subbed.
This is gonna help tons while I go for the platinum trophy on Arkham Knight, I usually get destroyed lol
I like how im watching this even though I have hundreds of hours on the arkham games😂
Personally I use the quick fire explosive gel on the titan thugs in Arkham city instead of the ultra takedown
This helped so much
Really good information! However, the most difficult enemies for me are the brutes and ninjas. They attack so fast!
Thanks! And yeah they’re very pesky, gotta keep evading so that they don’t catch ya off guard!
@@DillahGaming I really tried Arkham City for the Wii U and the brutes with hammers and Titan Monsters are very difficult to take out when others are attacking. I noticed in Arkham Knight, the Batclaw Cape Stun can be used to start a fight, for an Aerial Juggle move but vulnerable in mid fight. The Ultra Cape Stun can be used on the last enemy of a fight or a round to leave them open for a ground takedown. Do you recommend B.A.T Mode for the Armored Edition of Arkham City (Wii U Exclusive).
Need some buddies to play this game with
Great video thanks for the great work
I stopped playing Arkham asylum near the start of the game for a year, came back and died to a basic easy combat encounter 16 times before deleting the game I have no idea what to do
Amazing work. I am too late to start now on 11th Feb 2024
I disagree with the use of freeflow focus. This is a beginner video. Freeflow is a very fast paced and difficult system to use. In my opinion, use takedowns when available because it makes you invulnerable and allows time to think and adjust.
Super Helpful!
I can't seem to beat titian in the studio A I have been trying since Nov 21. thank you for the video; its helpful
Big tip for getting better at arkham combat. Haven't finished vid yet so apologies if I mention anything in here
Take your time and try not to essentially be the flash
In essence, try not to button mash or counter mash. If you feel combat getting too much use bat swarm to stun enemies.
Alright boys in gonna quea up the metal fight music and get my Arkham city platinum trophy
Now we’re talking!
I had lots of problems with the joker funhouse in hard mode thanks
Arkham Asylum doesn't have the Ultra Cape Stun, its only City, Knight and Origins that do, iirc for the other 2.
I also need a guide for the room planning cause every player I see Talkin about this game is a grandmaster in chess, and a master tactician
Seriously they literally plan rooms like batman while i sit in Arkham knight for 20 minutes just to get spotted and die
Patience and prioritization, as well as stick to high ground.
Priority 1: Disruptor. Priority targets:anything you can that gives you the most trouble.(i like sabotaging medics in knight for example, or just jamming guns in the earlier games)
Priority 2: Take stock of things you can activate with your hacking device for takedowna, weak walls, vents, gargoyles, basically anything that lights up orange in det. mode. Keep these options in mind as you move to 3.
Priority 3: Find thugs that have split off furthest from the group first. Either inverted takedown if they pass under gargs, or glide down behind them and silent takedown before grappling back up.
Priority 4: Clean up with explosives on breakable walls, vent takedowns, etc.
Priority 5: If you don't need pure stealth in the encounter, finish the last 2-3 dudes off with a smoke bomb, grapple disarm, and an old fashioned can of whoop ass.