Kevin Conroy's story in life being the basis on how he developed the Batman voice was one of the most hearbreaking and inspirational things I've ever learned about him.
That's what pride month should highlight. LGBT people who've done amazing things like that. I can't think of any 90s kid or beyond who hasn't been moved by his portrayal of batman
@@CactusCJ DC did a pride month comic one year where Kevin wrote a short about his struggles, and it was how he officially and publicly came out. It's a FANTASTIC issue and Kevin was (and still posthumously is) an absolute legend.
I've played this the most out of the Arkham games and still haven't fatigued from it. The Arkham series truly deserves all its success and status. It gets so many important things right on very high levels
@@smashmaster521 yeah , if only the handcrafted levels, then I agree, but I speak for not only for Arkham knight, but for all open world structured games. I really dont get the appeal, for the design, especially if its mostly just empty space without any meaningful engagement.
Everytime i see a new Super Hero game come out i always see people comparing it to the Batman Arkham games,this really shows how these games are just "The Super Hero Game"
The Predator Mode gameplay is so good, that I'm honestly amazed that there hasn't been an actual _Predator_ game made using them. Feels like a major missed opportunity
Not a predator game but AvP on the PC. Never console. AvP on pc. You could play as; Alien - easy difficulty mode Predator- medium difficulty Marine - hard difficulty The predator and alien modes are a blast. It came out late 90s. 96 -99 Playing as the marine is horrific. One of the few games that genuinely terrifies you. Would live to play this game again Play this game. You will thank me
Not gonna lie, I cried for about 3 days straight when I found out we lost Kevin Conroy. That man was and is the sole reason Batman is my favorite superhero. Anytime i read a Batman comic I read it in his voice, same with Mark Hamill as Joker who just so happens to be my favorite villain of all time lol. Those two transcended my childhood so hearing them both back in this game had just let me know I was already gonna love it. Not to mention BTAS came out 3 months after I was born so the show is literally the same age as me, well it will be come October. But yeah I always get a laugh when people ask me who my favorite Batman is and I respond with "Kevin Conroy" and then they're like "Who"? But the ones who agree with me we suddenly become good buddies lol.
While I'm not the best at playing it, I love this game so much. It's the game that proved Batman games could be awesome, reunited the best Batman and Joker voices, perfectly blended stealth and combat, and gave Screcrow respect and mainstream attention he deserves.
You know, a character that has always stood out to me these games in particular is The Riddler. Honestly in my opinion these games have the best depiction of The Riddler outside the comics. Wally Wingert who voiced the character in all 4 games always delivered such an incredible performance that always managed to perfectly capture Riddler's obsessive personality, massive ego and superiority complex. It's honestly his voice Ihear in my head whenever I read comics with Riddler with them.
My only real complaint with the riddler is the amount of effort you have to go through to complete his story and I don’t think the payoff is really that worth it. Especially in asylum when all we get is the transmission of the police firing the riddler and arresting him.
Arkham Asylum was one of the first PS3-era games I ever played and it changed something in me. Just so beautifully cinematic, well-written, exceptionally voice acted, and so endlessly fun to play. It's the gold standard for superhero video games and the only comparable franchise so far is Insomniac's Spider-Man series, and that clearly takes cues from this one.
After watching through your DCAU retrospective, I've been waiting for you to cover the Arkham games. Glad to see you now covering Batman Arkham Asylum! This game - along with the rest - brings back so many memories 😊 I remember first seeing the 4th wall break during the third Scarecrow encounter and finding the hidden room in the Warfen's Office, teasing what'a to come in the sequel.
Playing this game for the first time was a life changing experience for me, at the time the game seemed to be unmatched and still seems so with it's atmosphere!
Asylum is my favorite among the Arkham series, A chilling atmosphere topped with engaging gameplay throughout. I remember as a kid going into gamestop and seeing the back of the box and giving me said chills.
Kevin Conroy made our childhoods so much fun with all of his amazing work. I did some research on him and was amazed at how he overcame so much adversity in his life which ultimately helped him shape his voice to voice Batman. He was a hero to so many people in real-life, especially the story of about when he volunteered to cook for first responders after 9/11. He shouted his famous line from the kitchen and everyone was shocked and they cheered for him. He was not led by money of greed, he truly cared about others and embraced the role of Batman. He wasn’t the hero we deserved, but the hero we needed. Thank you for everything you did for us Kevin. You will forever be our Dark Knight. Rest In Peace. ❤
As someone who's played the ENTIRE OG trilogy, you are correct J! The Arkham games are considered iconic within the industry for many damn good reasons. They have it all, gameplay, lore, voice-acting, plot etc. The Arkham games is just one of those series that you can truly impacted the landscape of superhero games. 2009's Asylum blow peoples minds, and 2011's City raised that bar higher! What I'm saying is that you're in for a treat my man!
Wooow I didn’t see this coming but I’m geeked yes keep the Batman content coming I am a big fan of your character analysis of the DCAU especially it’s Batman/Beyond
To me the Arkham Series (not so much Origins) is one of the greatest video game series of all time. I wish I could forget everything about the game just so I could go back and re-experience them again for the first time.
Origins' biggest problem is that it's filler. Beyond that, the game plays just as well as the other entries...Just make sure you've gotten the patch for Origins on 360.
@@smashmaster521 That’s what I mean though it was just filler, played almost identical to Arkham City but it didn’t push the story further it just attempted to retell stuff that we kinda already knew and didn’t necessarily need to be told. By no means was a bad game just felt like it wasn’t really needed.
@@Gamfluent Theres nothing bandwagon about it, the Spiderman games are a carbon copy of the Arkham games the difference being Batman and Spiderman have different abilities but gameplay wise it’s very clear Insomniac took nearly evety aspect of the Arkham games into consideration when making their own game and just fit it to Spiderman mans world a abilities. The combat, the traversal, the open world, side content, like literally everything. Not to say Spiderman isn’t it’s own game but the Arkham games influence is blatantly all of them and that’s not a bad thing at all.
They should do Arkham World, which is open world and you can visit other cities like Metropolis and Star City and team up with other DC heroes and stuff.
When this game was announced, I was cautious about how the is is gonna be a legitimate video game, set in a singular location, then I got it for Christmas alongside Uncharted 2 and I was pleasantly surprised by what they did with it
What made me realize that this game was to be taken serious and not disregard it as some cash grab was when the devs had pushed the release date to a later date which was unheard of for a superhero game.
I played this game a good ways back when I was 7. I hardly cared for the story but I loved the combat. One thing I despise now is that gliding does not have inverted controls. That and chaining combos is a little hard if they are less than 3 feet from Batman. Aside from that, it holds up nicely.
I recently played through all 4 Arkham games and Asylum is my absolute favorite of them all. Yes parts of it aren't as good as the sequels and the boss fights are repetitive, but that smaller, tighter level design was always something I preferred over the larger maps of the sequels/prequel.
Yeah I think I agree with you here. It felt very focused in a way the open world titles never felt for me. For me it's one of the top Metroidvania titles ever made, I can still revisit it and have a great time.
I will always love this games atmosphere of being trapped in Arkham and being truly stuck with the insane, it reminds me of the common plot points in Batman media of "Batman being just as insane as all of the others"
The glitch part of scared tf outta me more than any scary game ever has ngl. I played this from today literally a week ago brand new never knowing anything about the games. Steam had the trilogy on sale and today I just beat City although I still need riddler and Harley’s revenge. Batman himself made me feel like I could literally handle anything like the killer croc area him saying what you mentioned literally took all fear away whereas other games you sometimes have that “getting chased” feeling. With Batman it truly was just another animal
Despite its flaws, it’s my favorite out of the Arkham series due to the atmosphere and the fact that it’s really just another night for Batman unlike the other games which had world changing consequences.
Nothing to do with the video, but I remember one time my sister and I were talking about how a John Wick game would play. My choice was obviously Batman: Arkham with guns and pencils because of course that's how it would play; he's a hitman on a hitmission, so an action stealth game would obviously be something that could fit his story pretty well. Their choice was Bayonetta because of the movies' spectacle; I mean, Wick is played by Keanu Reeves, but I think spectacle fighter gameplay makes a Hell of a lot more sense for a Matrix game.
I got the platinum trophy for this game not to long ago and I’m really impressed by how good this games still is. I just love how the horror elements builds the atmosphere of Arkham islands and I honestly think that all of the sequels (and prequel) have a worse atmosphere than this game even though they are better in a lot of other aspects
I Grew up with this Game as well. I even have the Xbox 360 Disk. I always failed to play it because I was a Little Child. Not a Person who could actually beat the game. But then one Day I actually did play it the right way. And I got Far. But the Game Glitched at the Elevator in the Hospital part. And it did that constantly at the one Part. But one Day I realized. "Wait. Could I try cleaning the Disk?" So I did. I got past the Elevator and I enjoyed the Game. I realized I was Missing out on a Lot of Stuff. Eventually I got Return to Arkham for both of Asylum and City. I also got Arkham Knight. But I got Knight before the Return to Arkham. This is all happening recent. I'm 17. And I was maybe 15 when I finally beat Arkham Asylum. But that Glitch happened back when I was 9 or 10 I think. Yea. It's been a long time coming. But a Year ago I finally played City. I Played Knight I believe before getting City and I beat it. I was Happy. And I 100% Completed it. It felt Amazing. But I never got to Play the DLC because of (Coughs) Money (Coughs) Sorry. Just had a little Cough. But then I played City and Asylum on my Xbox One and I felt Amazing. I have nearly 100% Completed the Both of them. Asylum. That's because of the Challenge Maps. I struggle with those. City. My God. I will never be able to 100% Complete it. But I eventually got around to playing Arkham Origins. And I have gotten to the "I Am The Night" Mode. I've nearly beat it. Multiple times. So you can tell how many times I've wanted to throw my Xbox One Controller into the Wall at Dying at something Stupid. It makes me Cry each time. Because the Farthest I've gotten. Is Blackgate. As in 99% almost done with the Campaign. Then I accidentally fall into the Electric Water. So I lose Everything. It's Sad. But I'll most likely never get that Far again. It's Sad. The Pain. But it's Enjoyable nonetheless. I've gotten addicted to Playing Origins. It's the Real reason I got that Far. I have No Life. But I found each of the Arkham Games Enjoyable. It's the Real Reason I play the Campaign Over and over and over and over. I have an Addiction. Funny enough. The Arkham Games is the Reason why my Channel has Blown up. I've gotten a lot of Subscribers because of the Arkham Games. Mostly Asylum but you get the Idea. I have no Life. I have no Life beyond the Arkham Games
I’m not much of a fan of Batman in this universe, mainly because of the direction they took being pretty different from the DC Animated Universe, but they still have Kevin Conroy play him (I feel like Dunkey put it best in his Arkham City video from a while back). It’s like with Optimus Prime for me, where it’s neat that they have the character’s iconic VA that many people grew up with, but for me, it doesn’t hit the same spot as their performance in those shows either because of their age affecting their performance, or the way the character is written making them sound and act different (might be a combination of both) which makes me miss the earlier versions of their character.
Yeah, Arkham Batman is much colder, and Kevin Conroy nails that with his performance. Unfortunately, the result is that Kevin Conroy seems like he's phoning it in at points due to how emotionless Arkham Batman comes off as.
I remember as a kid I played on one of my friends Xbox in 2011 and found a Batman game called Arkham asylum and completely enjoy it and even bought it for my 360 then played city year later Fr my child hood😢😢😢
My favourite Joker line is this: "Tell me bats, what are you really scared of?" "Failing to save this cesspool of a city?" "Failing to reach the Comissioner in time?" "Me in a thong?" (Joker cackles)
I still remember seeing this game in GameInformer, I didn't know who Batman was at the time but the info on it got me really interested in wanting to play it. I finally got to years later when I got really into Batman and got both Goty for AA and AC for the PS3
Asylum for me holds a special place because it was the first game I EVER platinumed, along with me scoring top 10 in one of the combat challenges for the time (the one with the electric floor).
I remember loving the demo but at the time wasn't branching outside too much with my gaming habits so I wasn't looking to pick it up. Luckily there was a local CD/DVD/game store that would sell used games for absurdly low prices, they had a copy of Arkham Asylum about a week after release for half price so it was a no brainer. One of the best games of it's generation and helped show how to take great advantage of Batman in a gaming environment.
I think this game may have been surpassed by better superhero games over time but I think this game will always be my favorite of the genre regardless of what came before or even what comes after
Am I the only one that remembers the Batman Begins video game on PS2? It wasn’t Arkham, but it was damn good. Solid combat, a fear mechanic to spook goons, stealth, gadgets. Not to mention the amount of unlockable suits you could play in.
I played this game so much in my younger years and it was so good that i asked my mom to get me new discs of the game since it would often have a scratched disc(about 3 discs) I would play it over and over because it was THAT damn good all around I still have it alongside Arkham City but this time, i have it digitally and i play it from time to time for the Challenge maps
My thing with people saying City and Knight are better is perfectly summed up in what you said: you had to be there. While those games do a lot of things better than Asylum (mainly because they are sequels and that is what sequels should do), Asylum literally changed the super hero gaming landscape. Nothing like Asylum had ever been done before and we still haven’t seen anything like it since. It’s just an incredible game with an incredible legacy.
The Batman games go on sale in the Xbox store all the time. Also with the new enhanced versions of the Xbox, the games look fantastic. You also get the dlc. I was playing as joker not too long ago, had a blast!
even with all of its faults, i still think this game is perfect. i believe all of the main arkham games are. the combat is beautiful here. the game is nice and compact so it stands out against the other three games. all of the stealth sections are like playground sandboxes that allow you to pick off goons in whatever way you can make up and the stipulations they put on your later really make you think. the story is awesome, the voice acting is some of the best there is, the music is just amazing , i could go on. batman arkham asylum is a wonderful game. this and the games following it are all must plays
I just finished this game for the first time and I can honestly say this game is amazing even for todays standards and I’m so excited jump into the next two!
I saw this game in best buy when i was 8 and begged my dad to buy it. I had to wait because he was watching a movie he bought on blue ray but the wait was well worth it.
What a time to be a Batman fan: Lego Batman and The Dark Knight in 2008. Asylum in 2009. City in 2011. Dark knight Rises in 2012. Origins in 2013. Arkham Knight in 2015.
This game, AvP on pc, golden eye san andreas, skyrim and borderlands 2 half life. In my opinion the best solo games ever. I could go oldschool (supermario bro world).or multiplayer games like any mario kart, killer instinct, golden eye. But this game is an absolute masterpiece. Very close to being a perfect game. I dont think you can call yourself a gamer without playing this game. Even if you hate superhero stuff, DC...whatever. This game is a must play..
I never owned the dark knight trilogy but from what I heard their game qualities are on par with the Insomniac Spuderman games so I hope to get those Batman games soon.
My first introduction to Arkham asylum was a demo they let people play at a game stop, which I never went to and just happened to be at a particular evening. I know almost no one who saw advertisement for this game. Also, it was a pretty hard sell to get my parents to LET me buy it. Once I did get my hands on it it was all I ever played that year. Also, I just gotta say, I REALLY wish the sequels had the same artists who did the rogues gallery biompictures on all the characters. Every one of them looked so badass and scary. It elevated the tone and experience. The other ones just got… in game models instead😑.
The Aslyum jingle will always be iconic
Did anyone catch the game last night?
Yup
What's more is that the entire Arkham theme sounds like the 4 notes of this jingle
@@pizzaeater8905No games in the aslume, only man
@@mythic6632r/batmanarkham has consumed you
@@Double400 There’s a lore reason, I’m not stupid I swear
Kevin Conroy's story in life being the basis on how he developed the Batman voice was one of the most hearbreaking and inspirational things I've ever learned about him.
That's what pride month should highlight. LGBT people who've done amazing things like that. I can't think of any 90s kid or beyond who hasn't been moved by his portrayal of batman
U have a link to it
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@@CactusCJ DC did a pride month comic one year where Kevin wrote a short about his struggles, and it was how he officially and publicly came out. It's a FANTASTIC issue and Kevin was (and still posthumously is) an absolute legend.
@@CactusCJ
Kevin was gay? Ayo wtf
I love the entire Arkham series. When I was younger, the scariest part to play was the Killer Croc level. It still is to this day.
Real
Bro I had to get my brother to do that level and he’s younger than me 😂
I've played this the most out of the Arkham games and still haven't fatigued from it.
The Arkham series truly deserves all its success and status. It gets so many important things right on very high levels
Its definitely because of the much more polished level design, as opposed to the open world structure in Arkham nightmare
@@PlaystationMan-e3p Don't you mean Knightmare?
@@smashmaster521 I kind of meant that, but that pesky autocorrect
@@PlaystationMan-e3p Ah...Arkham Knight isn't that bad. It's just those damn tank battles that weigh it down.
@@smashmaster521 yeah , if only the handcrafted levels, then I agree, but I speak for not only for Arkham knight, but for all open world structured games. I really dont get the appeal, for the design, especially if its mostly just empty space without any meaningful engagement.
Everytime i see a new Super Hero game come out i always see people comparing it to the Batman Arkham games,this really shows how these games are just "The Super Hero Game"
Exactly 💯. The Batman Arkham Series set the Gold standard and is used as a measuring stick for future Superhero games to be compared to.
The Predator Mode gameplay is so good, that I'm honestly amazed that there hasn't been an actual _Predator_ game made using them. Feels like a major missed opportunity
Not a predator game but AvP on the PC. Never console. AvP on pc. You could play as;
Alien - easy difficulty mode
Predator- medium difficulty
Marine - hard difficulty
The predator and alien modes are a blast. It came out late 90s. 96 -99
Playing as the marine is horrific. One of the few games that genuinely terrifies you. Would live to play this game again
Play this game. You will thank me
@@martinalexander2042 I know about those. I'm talking about a Predator game where you play the Predator like you do Batman here.
@@martinalexander2042 no one will thank you for anything wanka
I think there was one. Predator: Urban Jungle comes to mind
@@stevenirving4597 Predates this game
Not gonna lie, I cried for about 3 days straight when I found out we lost Kevin Conroy. That man was and is the sole reason Batman is my favorite superhero. Anytime i read a Batman comic I read it in his voice, same with Mark Hamill as Joker who just so happens to be my favorite villain of all time lol. Those two transcended my childhood so hearing them both back in this game had just let me know I was already gonna love it. Not to mention BTAS came out 3 months after I was born so the show is literally the same age as me, well it will be come October. But yeah I always get a laugh when people ask me who my favorite Batman is and I respond with "Kevin Conroy" and then they're like "Who"? But the ones who agree with me we suddenly become good buddies lol.
I was born in 1986, I grew up watching Batman The Animated series
@@andrewmah2962 so whos your favorite Bat?
@@tubebammy I grew up watching Batman the animated series as well as reruns of the 1966 Batman with Adam West and Burton Ward
@@tubebammy Kevin Conroy is the best Batman. R.I.P.
@@andrewmah2962 my man/woman/whatever title you go by
While I'm not the best at playing it, I love this game so much. It's the game that proved Batman games could be awesome, reunited the best Batman and Joker voices, perfectly blended stealth and combat, and gave Screcrow respect and mainstream attention he deserves.
Man you're not lying About that, scarecrow was amazing in this game
wtf are you even talking about, since the beginning of games, Batman had the best superherogames out of all of them by far
Rest in Peace Kevin Conroy, my childhood batman
You know, a character that has always stood out to me these games in particular is The Riddler. Honestly in my opinion these games have the best depiction of The Riddler outside the comics. Wally Wingert who voiced the character in all 4 games always delivered such an incredible performance that always managed to perfectly capture Riddler's obsessive personality, massive ego and superiority complex. It's honestly his voice Ihear in my head whenever I read comics with Riddler with them.
My only real complaint with the riddler is the amount of effort you have to go through to complete his story and I don’t think the payoff is really that worth it. Especially in asylum when all we get is the transmission of the police firing the riddler and arresting him.
Arkham Asylum was one of the first PS3-era games I ever played and it changed something in me. Just so beautifully cinematic, well-written, exceptionally voice acted, and so endlessly fun to play. It's the gold standard for superhero video games and the only comparable franchise so far is Insomniac's Spider-Man series, and that clearly takes cues from this one.
After watching through your DCAU retrospective, I've been waiting for you to cover the Arkham games. Glad to see you now covering Batman Arkham Asylum! This game - along with the rest - brings back so many memories 😊 I remember first seeing the 4th wall break during the third Scarecrow encounter and finding the hidden room in the Warfen's Office, teasing what'a to come in the sequel.
9:50 ooooooohh im so sorry, that made me feel your pain from losing that combo
Man the amount of times I replayed this game. Such a classic.
Playing this game for the first time was a life changing experience for me, at the time the game seemed to be unmatched and still seems so with it's atmosphere!
I started the arkham series in the mid 2010s and I sucked at it but years later it is one of my favorite game series and I am so good at them now
My mind is cursed to think of Conker's bad fur day when I hear "context sensitive."
Asylum is my favorite among the Arkham series, A chilling atmosphere topped with engaging gameplay throughout.
I remember as a kid going into gamestop and seeing the back of the box and giving me said chills.
Kevin Conroy made our childhoods so much fun with all of his amazing work. I did some research on him and was amazed at how he overcame so much adversity in his life which ultimately helped him shape his voice to voice Batman. He was a hero to so many people in real-life, especially the story of about when he volunteered to cook for first responders after 9/11. He shouted his famous line from the kitchen and everyone was shocked and they cheered for him. He was not led by money of greed, he truly cared about others and embraced the role of Batman. He wasn’t the hero we deserved, but the hero we needed.
Thank you for everything you did for us Kevin. You will forever be our Dark Knight. Rest In Peace. ❤
I met Kevin at a con one year bacyin 2018 im still sad hes gone
Btas and this game gave me so many memories as a child.
As someone who's played the ENTIRE OG trilogy, you are correct J! The Arkham games are considered iconic within the industry for many damn good reasons. They have it all, gameplay, lore, voice-acting, plot etc. The Arkham games is just one of those series that you can truly impacted the landscape of superhero games. 2009's Asylum blow peoples minds, and 2011's City raised that bar higher! What I'm saying is that you're in for a treat my man!
"Tell me Bats. What are you really scared of?
Failing to save this cesspool of a city?
Not finding the Commissioner in time?
Me, in a thong?"
man batman arkham video essays have become their own subgenre on youtube. There are so many of them
Wooow I didn’t see this coming but I’m geeked yes keep the Batman content coming I am a big fan of your character analysis of the DCAU especially it’s Batman/Beyond
It is an amazing game and i am so glad rocksteady studios put so much effort on the development of the game
My favorite hint in the game is, “Use the middle stick to dodge Joker’s gun.”
To me the Arkham Series (not so much Origins) is one of the greatest video game series of all time. I wish I could forget everything about the game just so I could go back and re-experience them again for the first time.
Origins' biggest problem is that it's filler. Beyond that, the game plays just as well as the other entries...Just make sure you've gotten the patch for Origins on 360.
@@smashmaster521 That’s what I mean though it was just filler, played almost identical to Arkham City but it didn’t push the story further it just attempted to retell stuff that we kinda already knew and didn’t necessarily need to be told. By no means was a bad game just felt like it wasn’t really needed.
@@ThePlasticBowl Well, it was meant to tide us over until Knight released.
@@Gamfluent I could not disagree more with this comment lol but it’s all upto one’s interpretation I guess.
@@Gamfluent Theres nothing bandwagon about it, the Spiderman games are a carbon copy of the Arkham games the difference being Batman and Spiderman have different abilities but gameplay wise it’s very clear Insomniac took nearly evety aspect of the Arkham games into consideration when making their own game and just fit it to Spiderman mans world a abilities. The combat, the traversal, the open world, side content, like literally everything. Not to say Spiderman isn’t it’s own game but the Arkham games influence is blatantly all of them and that’s not a bad thing at all.
I like how the villains that are just alluded to in Asylum are the bosses in City, and that Asylum bosses are not the main focus.
They should do Arkham World, which is open world and you can visit other cities like Metropolis and Star City and team up with other DC heroes and stuff.
When this game was announced, I was cautious about how the is is gonna be a legitimate video game, set in a singular location, then I got it for Christmas alongside Uncharted 2 and I was pleasantly surprised by what they did with it
What made me realize that this game was to be taken serious and not disregard it as some cash grab was when the devs had pushed the release date to a later date which was unheard of for a superhero game.
Conroy really was the goat, every time I see Batman I remember him - which I guess is a damn good legacy, but it still hurts
I played this game a good ways back when I was 7.
I hardly cared for the story but I loved the combat.
One thing I despise now is that gliding does not have inverted controls.
That and chaining combos is a little hard if they are less than 3 feet from Batman.
Aside from that, it holds up nicely.
The secret room with Quincy Sharps plans for Arkham city was one of the best Easter eggs
I recently played through all 4 Arkham games and Asylum is my absolute favorite of them all. Yes parts of it aren't as good as the sequels and the boss fights are repetitive, but that smaller, tighter level design was always something I preferred over the larger maps of the sequels/prequel.
Yeah I think I agree with you here. It felt very focused in a way the open world titles never felt for me. For me it's one of the top Metroidvania titles ever made, I can still revisit it and have a great time.
Arkham retrospective let's gooo!! I remember playing Asylum a bunch on PS3 and at the time became one of my favourite games
I will always love this games atmosphere of being trapped in Arkham and being truly stuck with the insane, it reminds me of the common plot points in Batman media of "Batman being just as insane as all of the others"
The glitch part of scared tf outta me more than any scary game ever has ngl. I played this from today literally a week ago brand new never knowing anything about the games. Steam had the trilogy on sale and today I just beat City although I still need riddler and Harley’s revenge. Batman himself made me feel like I could literally handle anything like the killer croc area him saying what you mentioned literally took all fear away whereas other games you sometimes have that “getting chased” feeling. With Batman it truly was just another animal
Despite its flaws, it’s my favorite out of the Arkham series due to the atmosphere and the fact that it’s really just another night for Batman unlike the other games which had world changing consequences.
After binging your Reviews of the entire dc animated universe for the hundredth time i am hyped for this and feature videos
Nothing to do with the video, but I remember one time my sister and I were talking about how a John Wick game would play. My choice was obviously Batman: Arkham with guns and pencils because of course that's how it would play; he's a hitman on a hitmission, so an action stealth game would obviously be something that could fit his story pretty well. Their choice was Bayonetta because of the movies' spectacle; I mean, Wick is played by Keanu Reeves, but I think spectacle fighter gameplay makes a Hell of a lot more sense for a Matrix game.
I got the platinum trophy for this game not to long ago and I’m really impressed by how good this games still is. I just love how the horror elements builds the atmosphere of Arkham islands and I honestly think that all of the sequels (and prequel) have a worse atmosphere than this game even though they are better in a lot of other aspects
I was just thinking about this game too and I love it this and the rest of the batman arkham series
"I AM BATMAN!" ~Kevin Conroy. R.I.P.
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I Grew up with this Game as well. I even have the Xbox 360 Disk. I always failed to play it because I was a Little Child. Not a Person who could actually beat the game. But then one Day I actually did play it the right way. And I got Far. But the Game Glitched at the Elevator in the Hospital part. And it did that constantly at the one Part.
But one Day I realized. "Wait. Could I try cleaning the Disk?" So I did. I got past the Elevator and I enjoyed the Game. I realized I was Missing out on a Lot of Stuff. Eventually I got Return to Arkham for both of Asylum and City. I also got Arkham Knight. But I got Knight before the Return to Arkham. This is all happening recent. I'm 17.
And I was maybe 15 when I finally beat Arkham Asylum. But that Glitch happened back when I was 9 or 10 I think. Yea. It's been a long time coming. But a Year ago I finally played City. I Played Knight I believe before getting City and I beat it. I was Happy. And I 100% Completed it. It felt Amazing. But I never got to Play the DLC because of (Coughs) Money (Coughs) Sorry.
Just had a little Cough. But then I played City and Asylum on my Xbox One and I felt Amazing. I have nearly 100% Completed the Both of them. Asylum. That's because of the Challenge Maps. I struggle with those. City. My God. I will never be able to 100% Complete it. But I eventually got around to playing Arkham Origins. And I have gotten to the "I Am The Night" Mode.
I've nearly beat it. Multiple times. So you can tell how many times I've wanted to throw my Xbox One Controller into the Wall at Dying at something Stupid. It makes me Cry each time. Because the Farthest I've gotten. Is Blackgate. As in 99% almost done with the Campaign. Then I accidentally fall into the Electric Water. So I lose Everything. It's Sad.
But I'll most likely never get that Far again. It's Sad. The Pain. But it's Enjoyable nonetheless. I've gotten addicted to Playing Origins. It's the Real reason I got that Far. I have No Life.
But I found each of the Arkham Games Enjoyable. It's the Real Reason I play the Campaign Over and over and over and over. I have an Addiction. Funny enough. The Arkham Games is the Reason why my Channel has Blown up. I've gotten a lot of Subscribers because of the Arkham Games. Mostly Asylum but you get the Idea. I have no Life. I have no Life beyond the Arkham Games
“Ah, memories. You, me, and a ward filled with psychotic killers…..you’ve never felt so at home, have you?”
NEVER, just NEVER start your video with an ad. Everybody will skip it. Thanks for doing it tho, saved me time :)
I’m replaying this now on PS3. It’s an amazing game. Never played Arkham Origins yet though. Hope that one is also good.
Asylum was fantastic... but City?
City was a goddamn masterpiece.
I’m not much of a fan of Batman in this universe, mainly because of the direction they took being pretty different from the DC Animated Universe, but they still have Kevin Conroy play him (I feel like Dunkey put it best in his Arkham City video from a while back). It’s like with Optimus Prime for me, where it’s neat that they have the character’s iconic VA that many people grew up with, but for me, it doesn’t hit the same spot as their performance in those shows either because of their age affecting their performance, or the way the character is written making them sound and act different (might be a combination of both) which makes me miss the earlier versions of their character.
Yeah, Arkham Batman is much colder, and Kevin Conroy nails that with his performance. Unfortunately, the result is that Kevin Conroy seems like he's phoning it in at points due to how emotionless Arkham Batman comes off as.
I remember as a kid I played on one of my friends Xbox in 2011 and found a Batman game called Arkham asylum and completely enjoy it and even bought it for my 360 then played city year later Fr my child hood😢😢😢
My favourite Joker line is this:
"Tell me bats, what are you really scared of?"
"Failing to save this cesspool of a city?"
"Failing to reach the Comissioner in time?"
"Me in a thong?"
(Joker cackles)
6:09 I see. I wasn’t the only kid who made dumbass plans to get what i want only to just beg like a dog and get it the next week
I still remember seeing this game in GameInformer, I didn't know who Batman was at the time but the info on it got me really interested in wanting to play it. I finally got to years later when I got really into Batman and got both Goty for AA and AC for the PS3
Asylum for me holds a special place because it was the first game I EVER platinumed, along with me scoring top 10 in one of the combat challenges for the time (the one with the electric floor).
I remember loving the demo but at the time wasn't branching outside too much with my gaming habits so I wasn't looking to pick it up. Luckily there was a local CD/DVD/game store that would sell used games for absurdly low prices, they had a copy of Arkham Asylum about a week after release for half price so it was a no brainer. One of the best games of it's generation and helped show how to take great advantage of Batman in a gaming environment.
I think this game may have been surpassed by better superhero games over time but I think this game will always be my favorite of the genre regardless of what came before or even what comes after
Cannot believe I was 12 when this game came out. Damn, how time flies. Feels like a different life when I was playing this game.
I just finished beating this game, it holds up well for a 2009 game, the graphics and gameplay are amazing. The location and story are amazing.
J is covering the Arkham games now? "Oooh we're gonna have some fun now kiddies!"
underrated channel
Am I the only one that remembers the Batman Begins video game on PS2?
It wasn’t Arkham, but it was damn good.
Solid combat, a fear mechanic to spook goons, stealth, gadgets.
Not to mention the amount of unlockable suits you could play in.
Man, ever since the DCAU reviews I've been waiting for this video series.
Hey, you can open grates with the grapple and finishers are skippable.
I played this game so much in my younger years and it was so good that i asked my mom to get me new discs of the game since it would often have a scratched disc(about 3 discs)
I would play it over and over because it was THAT damn good all around
I still have it alongside Arkham City but this time, i have it digitally and i play it from time to time for the Challenge maps
I wanna see a The Elder Scrolls Retrospective from J's Reviews someday.
Picked up this game and arkham city for $6 so gonna play through them again. I was blown away at how great these games still look.
I was so excited for this game when it came out I begged my grandpa for weeks to get it for me
I love the Arkham games so much
My first platinum
The only problem I had with this awesome game was that boss fights had continuous waves of henchmen otherwise it was perfection 👌
My thing with people saying City and Knight are better is perfectly summed up in what you said: you had to be there. While those games do a lot of things better than Asylum (mainly because they are sequels and that is what sequels should do), Asylum literally changed the super hero gaming landscape. Nothing like Asylum had ever been done before and we still haven’t seen anything like it since. It’s just an incredible game with an incredible legacy.
I think the closest maybe was Spiderman 2
Since I watch Dunkey, I couldn’t help but laugh every time I heard “makes you feel like Batman”
Arkham asylum didn’t just influence actual games, it influenced video game review catchphrases.
Most influential game of all time
Batman has the exaggerated swagger of a traumatized white boy
@@darudesandstrom1067 But is it the Dark Souls of influential games?
@@gunnarschlichting9886 hahaha maybe, it has a little something for everyone
The reviewer unironically said that phrase multiple times in this review in 2023. I almost had to turn it off.
Wasn’t basically everyone in a Batman phase at one point of their life?
...Phase?
this isn't a phase, ive got this for life
I had the goty on 360 with the old fashioned 3d glasses. That was fun
FINALLY, THE CONTENT I BEEN WANTING!!!
If I remember correctly, the Spirit of Arkham is inspired by Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on a Serious Earth
Welcome to the aslume
That's the thing about Joker schemes, his motives only make sense to him.
Fyi pretty sure the only time you can punch-fly toward an enemy on the ground is when they are getting up. It's subtle but it's there
To me, the entire PS3-era is perfectly embodied by this game -- and I mean that in the best way possible.
Arkham Asylum came out in 2009 and 2009 was a stacked year for video games.
This is the first game that I ever beat on every single difficulty that it offered just because I loved it that much
After the Arkham series, can you do PlayStation Spider-Man? I really want you to come for that maybe when the sequel comes out
I was 13 when I played this and damn I remember when the demo was released and everyone was so excited for it to come out
The Batman games go on sale in the Xbox store all the time. Also with the new enhanced versions of the Xbox, the games look fantastic. You also get the dlc. I was playing as joker not too long ago, had a blast!
Currently playing through these games for the first time ever on my steam deck
even with all of its faults, i still think this game is perfect. i believe all of the main arkham games are. the combat is beautiful here. the game is nice and compact so it stands out against the other three games. all of the stealth sections are like playground sandboxes that allow you to pick off goons in whatever way you can make up and the stipulations they put on your later really make you think. the story is awesome, the voice acting is some of the best there is, the music is just amazing , i could go on. batman arkham asylum is a wonderful game. this and the games following it are all must plays
To me, Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill will always be the best Batman and Joker respectively. Not just in video games or TV shows, but in all media.
You should do a video on Silent Hill
I just finished this game for the first time and I can honestly say this game is amazing even for todays standards and I’m so excited jump into the next two!
I saw this game in best buy when i was 8 and begged my dad to buy it. I had to wait because he was watching a movie he bought on blue ray but the wait was well worth it.
What a time to be a Batman fan:
Lego Batman and The Dark Knight in 2008. Asylum in 2009. City in 2011. Dark knight Rises in 2012. Origins in 2013. Arkham Knight in 2015.
These Arkham reviews made me a subscriber 👌🏽
This game, AvP on pc, golden eye san andreas, skyrim and borderlands 2 half life. In my opinion the best solo games ever. I could go oldschool (supermario bro world).or multiplayer games like any mario kart, killer instinct, golden eye.
But this game is an absolute masterpiece. Very close to being a perfect game. I dont think you can call yourself a gamer without playing this game. Even if you hate superhero stuff, DC...whatever. This game is a must play..
What happened at 14:22? Two lunatics jumped at u and batman did a cool animation. Ive never seen that before
Ive play one of theses 1 time for 20 mins and now I bought the whole series waiting on the download now
I never owned the dark knight trilogy but from what I heard their game qualities are on par with the Insomniac Spuderman games so I hope to get those Batman games soon.
My first introduction to Arkham asylum was a demo they let people play at a game stop, which I never went to and just happened to be at a particular evening. I know almost no one who saw advertisement for this game. Also, it was a pretty hard sell to get my parents to LET me buy it. Once I did get my hands on it it was all I ever played that year.
Also, I just gotta say, I REALLY wish the sequels had the same artists who did the rogues gallery biompictures on all the characters. Every one of them looked so badass and scary. It elevated the tone and experience. The other ones just got… in game models instead😑.
Literally just platinumed this game a few days earlier.
great review but did you intatnional skip the special room ?