I just finished this too (well, the main story), on Monday night. Really is a great game, and I still have lots of the challenges to do before I consider it 'finished' proper. The final battle left me a little bitter, as it was a bit rubbish though (I generally hate boss battles anyway).
Unless my two 3-hour train journeys this weekend get me deep into Zelda I reckon it could be the only contender for the top spot for me.
― CraigG, Friday, 8 January 2010 17:26 (fourteen years ago) link
in the week since finishing it, this really slid down the scale for me - partially because i am not getting into the challenges really, and partially because i have like zero interest in replaying the main game, which is a problem
― DANGER: DO NOT EAT SHAMELESS DONG (jjjusten), Friday, 15 January 2010 18:55 (fourteen years ago) link
Finally got round to ordering this - £17.99 at play.com. I'm aiming to hoover up a good <£20 game at least once a month this year to avoid my PS3 becoming a stupidly expensive DVD player.
Status: awaiting stock
bastards :(
― ma-cheese-mo (onimo), Monday, 18 January 2010 18:44 (fourteen years ago) link
okay I played the demo of this over the weekend and WOW THIS IS SORT OF TOTALLY MY TYPE OF SHIT
― HI DERE, Tuesday, 26 January 2010 16:44 (fourteen years ago) link
Still waiting. Fuck a play.com.
― inoffensive alterna-poppage (onimo), Tuesday, 26 January 2010 16:56 (fourteen years ago) link
That's play.com all over these days. I had "awaiting stock" on three different items for 6 weeks each in the run up to christmas, before I cancelled them all and went to HMV instead.
― JimD, Tuesday, 26 January 2010 17:18 (fourteen years ago) link
hi dere - u should play this.
― I'm FINNISH!!!! (s1ocki), Tuesday, 26 January 2010 17:27 (fourteen years ago) link
it is insane how much fun it is to hang upside-down from a gargoyle and wait
― HI DERE, Tuesday, 26 January 2010 17:34 (fourteen years ago) link
also, is it cheating to play the whole game in detective mode?
no but i found i switched between both cuz it's sort of easier to take in the geography with it off
― I'm FINNISH!!!! (s1ocki), Tuesday, 26 January 2010 17:50 (fourteen years ago) link
I have gotten to Bane. Holy shit this game is fantastic. The Scarecrow level was like OMG
― slapped by a bear (HI DERE), Sunday, 21 February 2010 05:27 (fourteen years ago) link
i beat it well before finishing coint and plick. It's a winner alright. Finished with the full riddle and greatest detective achievement; still sorta tempted to go for perfect knight.
― forksclovetofu, Sunday, 21 February 2010 05:57 (fourteen years ago) link
Trying to get all the combat challenges but then gave up because I realised only 15 year olds have the time and skill to get 50000 on any of the levels.
I was once that 15 year old but many moons have passed since then.
― my opinionation (Hamildan), Sunday, 21 February 2010 19:56 (fourteen years ago) link
For realz, you guys are making me feel old.
― A Mermaid... Doing It With Captain Morgan (Leee), Sunday, 21 February 2010 20:16 (fourteen years ago) link
― inoffensive alterna-poppage (onimo), Tuesday, 26 January 2010 16:56 Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Seriously
― stop me if you think that you've heard this (onimo), Monday, 22 February 2010 12:53 (fourteen years ago) link
finally picked this up for cheapish over the weekend and yes it owns sensationally. definitely would have placed over Uncharted 2 in my C&P ballot, although I guess I haven't gotten to the alleged most infuriating sections yet. I did get stuck for an embarrassingly long time on the first Riddler challenge though.
― /no cobo (jamescobo), Monday, 22 February 2010 17:56 (fourteen years ago) link
being in detective mode is not very conducive to solving the first Riddler challenge, tbf
― Jack the Dude-Kicker (HI DERE), Monday, 22 February 2010 18:01 (fourteen years ago) link
I have actually been trying to resist detective mode as much as possible since it does seem slightly game-breaking (although IRL Batman would probably have detective mode on constantly for that very reason).
― /no cobo (jamescobo), Monday, 22 February 2010 18:43 (fourteen years ago) link
Are there notable differences between the PS3 and 360 versions of this? I've been waiting ages for the PS3 one and now the 360 one's going cheap and is in stock.
― stop me if you think that you've heard this (onimo), Monday, 22 February 2010 21:10 (fourteen years ago) link
PS3 version has levels where you can play as the joker i think?
― THEY HAVE CREATED ANOTHER (jjjusten), Monday, 22 February 2010 21:11 (fourteen years ago) link
btw guess who downloaded the levels where you can play as the Joker over the weekend? ^_^
― Jack the Dude-Kicker (HI DERE), Monday, 22 February 2010 21:13 (fourteen years ago) link
Thanks jjj, guess I'll just wait and wait and wait.
― stop me if you think that you've heard this (onimo), Monday, 22 February 2010 23:16 (fourteen years ago) link
The Joker levels are for the online challenges, right?
― A Mermaid... Doing It With Captain Morgan (Leee), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 02:20 (fourteen years ago) link
16/01/2010 Batman: Arkham Asylum (PlayStation3)
£17.99Posted: 26/02/2010
Better be worth the wait!
― i was pretty wasted but I don't think I ever killed a cat (onimo), Friday, 26 February 2010 12:18 (fourteen years ago) link
btw it is
beating up a room full of bad guys NEVER GETS OLD; this is also the first game where I've really wanted to counter attacks because the fight animation is so rad
― Jack the Dude-Kicker (HI DERE), Friday, 26 February 2010 13:44 (fourteen years ago) link
Yep, this game is so great. I got it over the weekend. OTM about the temptation to stay in Detective Mode all the time and Scarecrow levels being super cool. Really started to love the combat once I got the rhythm of it.
Questions: I'm guessing there are a lot of hidden areas/Riddler stuff I can't get to until I have X amount of Metroid-style upgrades (say, to get those explodable walls that are above the ground), so I probably shouldn't try to get all that stuff until much later in the game and backtrack then? I'm still picking up a lot but at the end of each chapter I always wonder if I should head back.
Also, at least on PC, I'm encountering some weird control quirks I had to patch out in the .inis since I'm using a PS2 controller (inverted analog stick stuff - most annoying that Evade works opposite the way it's supposed to and can't be fixed) but the weirdest thing is that the D-pad gadget selecting stuff doesn't work right, I can't pick any gadget that's on a diagonal axis (like the Crytographer) and sadly have to reach for the keyboard when this happens. Anyone else encounter this?
― Nhex, Monday, 1 March 2010 20:40 (fourteen years ago) link
I really have to say that the rendition of Scarecrow in this game is like one of the scariest fucking things ever, like it really makes him worthy of being a main Batman villain.
also holy shit at that Szasz interview tapes
― Bunsen burner, bubbles, IT'S ALIVE! whaaaaa-? (HI DERE), Monday, 1 March 2010 20:43 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah theres a bunch of riddler shit that you cant get until you get more gadgets.
― RAYBAN L01US J@gg3r (jjjusten), Monday, 1 March 2010 20:46 (fourteen years ago) link
xp LOVE the interview tapes, they scratch the same kind of extra-narrative itch the Bioshock audio diaries did
― Nhex, Monday, 1 March 2010 21:42 (fourteen years ago) link
I've played through the first couple of levels and I'm loving this. Combat has a great feel to it, detective mode is aces, atmosphere is spot on. Want all the extra abilties and gadgets now!
― the pity party of tiny feet (onimo), Saturday, 6 March 2010 14:00 (fourteen years ago) link
I finally picked this up last weekend for PS3 and whaaao. I realize now how long it's been since I've played a third-person action game as I've died quite a few times, but I'm getting back into it.
Kind of disappointed that I didn't find anything really special in the mini-Batcave on the island.
― mh, Tuesday, 9 March 2010 16:56 (fourteen years ago) link
I'm about 30% through. Really liked the two Scarecrow hallucinations. I think I like taking out rooms full of grunts more than the roided up mentalist boss level. Still loving it - the only downside is that it's reprogrammed my combat fingers and I can't counter-attack properly in Assassin's Creed.
― the pity party of tiny feet (onimo), Tuesday, 9 March 2010 17:00 (fourteen years ago) link
I think we're at about the same spot; I'm about to go looking for Killer Croc's lair (aka the point in the game that John thinks is unmitigated horseshit)
― we call him black Nev coz he's black & his names Neville (HI DERE), Tuesday, 9 March 2010 17:01 (fourteen years ago) link
I think the last cut scene I watched before switching it off (at 2.30 a.m.) was Poison Ivy being released.
― the pity party of tiny feet (onimo), Tuesday, 9 March 2010 17:10 (fourteen years ago) link
Crocs lair is the absolute nadir of the game but its only like 20 mins.
― mayor jingleberries, Tuesday, 9 March 2010 17:12 (fourteen years ago) link
so far, my favorite thing about the game is how seamless the story is; it really feels like I'm playing a graphic novel (and, oddly, is making me want to buy Batman comics)
also I really need to get all of the interview tapes because Poison Ivy's interviews are taking an unfortunate turn almost as awesome as the Szasz ministory
― we call him black Nev coz he's black & his names Neville (HI DERE), Tuesday, 9 March 2010 17:15 (fourteen years ago) link
Croc's lair did not bug me!Dan you are taking this game SLOW!
― forksclovetofu, Tuesday, 9 March 2010 17:42 (fourteen years ago) link
i really vibed the zelda meets lovecraft poison ivy boss fight. croc was def the worst.
― Lamp, Tuesday, 9 March 2010 17:47 (fourteen years ago) link
haha dude, I only have so much time to play it what with my singing side gigs and my crippling WoW addiction
― we call him black Nev coz he's black & his names Neville (HI DERE), Tuesday, 9 March 2010 18:29 (fourteen years ago) link
I just started the Killer Croc level
... really?
― we call him black Nev coz he's black & his names Neville (HI DERE), Thursday, 11 March 2010 15:02 (fourteen years ago) link
Back onto this after taking time out to complete Assassin's Creed. Just got to Croc's Lair (about 45% complete). Absolutely love the Scarecrow cut scenes, though the levels themselves are a bit easy so far. Rooms full of grunts >>> pumped up boss dudes, though the one where you jump on the boss's back and get him swinging at his mate was A+ lols. Zip line + batarang power-ups helping out big time. Not happy with these booby-trapped gargoyles (sentences you thought you'd never type).
― sock for injustice and evil (onimo), Monday, 22 March 2010 11:18 (fourteen years ago) link
Fuck a walking around sewers slowly - especially when it doesn't fucking matter how slowly you walk Croc still keeps popping up. About 2 minutes of "oh fuck he's around here somewhere oh shit be quiet" followed by an eternity of creep creep creep batarang repeat. 50% of story mode done. Still to try the challenges.
― I'm not Tuomas ffs (onimo), Tuesday, 23 March 2010 00:19 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.spectrecollie.com/archives/2009/09/same-bat-time-same-bat-channel-same-bat-grappling-hook/
Some good criticisms. I share a similar feeling in that I love love love the game (and finally beat it recently after having to take a few months off from video games in the middle of it) but there were some things that took the shine off a little, like how all the boss fights are pretty similar and some choices about the puzzle solving (though I'm surprised nobody has mentioned how aggravating/ridiculous some of those Riddler challenges are, like the ones where you align a question mark at the right angle three-dimensionally that you can only see in Detective Mode) The thing about this blog post though, is that he compares it to traditional adventure games, which was pretty keen - makes sense since he works on the current Sam and Max games.
Love the hell out of the fight system, easily got addicted to getting higher scores on the fight challenges (am absolutely terrible at the stealth ones though). Good point too how one thing that motivates you to get better at it is that you (I'm Batman!) just look and feel more and more awesome as you get better at executing seamless combos. I'll be coming back to this game every so often to try to get more Riddler junk (really I just want to unlock the challenges and Chronicles of Arkham) and get challenge trophies.
― Nhex, Thursday, 27 May 2010 01:07 (fourteen years ago) link
ARRRGHHHHH SAVE FILE CORRUPTED. FUCK YOU GFWL
i actually got all the riddler challenges, all the combat medals... well, at least it happened after i did this, but it stings to lose a file that was around 92% complete
― Nhex, Sunday, 6 June 2010 02:28 (thirteen years ago) link
sorry dude, that sucks! : /
― idg 77 per cent of SNs (cozen), Sunday, 6 June 2010 20:14 (thirteen years ago) link
Sequel named.
Arkham City
end of 2011 which gives me a chance to beat all those combat challenges in the first one.
Optimistic seeing as it'll be the same team working on it, but colour me worried about trying to shoehorn Arkham island into Gotham city.
I would have preferred it being called Gotham City, but I suppose they need the brand continuity.
― my opinionation (Hamildan), Thursday, 5 August 2010 15:10 (thirteen years ago) link
Looks like more of a sandbox. Cautiously hopeful.
― 8o---e*.\\\||///.*ə---o8 (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 5 August 2010 15:18 (thirteen years ago) link
Batman: Macho City
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQjBXVxqFpQ
― mayor jingleberries, Thursday, 5 August 2010 17:13 (thirteen years ago) link
I was listening to that song all last night and today, as I was finally dubbing some records into the computer.How odd.its a total jam tho....
― my opinionation (Hamildan), Thursday, 5 August 2010 18:40 (thirteen years ago) link
this game is awesome. not very hard so far (just left the batcave), but really enjoyable. actually the hardest part so far was this random two-knife-wielding thug i ran across outside who blocked every hit & batarang i could throw (had to run away and find a rooftop to swoop down from).
― bows don't kill people, arrows do (Jordan), Monday, 22 November 2010 15:36 (thirteen years ago) link