Zero Punctuation: Batman Arkham Asylum
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How about buying the game?Abedeus said:
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3175985
That said, one of the best Action Adventures I played this generation.
On the Detective mode Issue. I assume you cant fight or do any of the cool stealth stuff in Detective mode, which would make sense as its hard to notice the heartbeat and footfalls of a guy in the next room when all you can hear is the nearest thugs face break. and I doubt even batman can swing between 2 legdes while noticing that there is an air duct in the corner of the room. so while I understand that detective mode is good to have I also see how it needs to only be used in quiet stealth areas.
Sadly gonna have to wait for the bargain version in a couple of months once I can afford a new xbox
Sadly gonna have to wait for the bargain version in a couple of months once I can afford a new xbox
It's strange a lot of people are saying "hmm I think I might try it now". What? The universal praise thats been around for a few weeks not good enough?
OR THE DEMO? (although come to think of it it was kind of short with only half the gameplay elements shown... whatever)
Since B:AA did the character justice, can we expect a Extra Punctuation naming and shaming those that don't... IE movie tie-ins.
OR THE DEMO? (although come to think of it it was kind of short with only half the gameplay elements shown... whatever)
Since B:AA did the character justice, can we expect a Extra Punctuation naming and shaming those that don't... IE movie tie-ins.
Wait, he liked a game? In over 100 episodes, he couldn't possibly have liked more than 3 or 4 games. Now I'm going to have to check this game out.
Good job on the review. I appreciate you making a point that, despite the small gripes you had with it, you really did like the game. Some other reviews where I thought you liked the game, it wasn't clear, because you spent so much time on the little gripes that it made it seem like you hated it, even though you summed it up by saying none of that really mattered. Time spent on something definitely influences its perceived importance.
Good job on the review. I appreciate you making a point that, despite the small gripes you had with it, you really did like the game. Some other reviews where I thought you liked the game, it wasn't clear, because you spent so much time on the little gripes that it made it seem like you hated it, even though you summed it up by saying none of that really mattered. Time spent on something definitely influences its perceived importance.
Had a feeling this review would be more positive than others - not even he is immune to the ability to say "I'm Batman." And 100 percent agreement on the "I'm afraid it's only just begun" part. Anyone else remember the bit in the first Spider-Man film where the Green Goblin gets knocked askew on his glider, and flies away saying "We'll meet again, Spider-Man!" with no hints of parody? That ruined the entire film.
But oh well - glad to hear positive reinforcement of the game from one of the harshest of critics, and yet another reason for me to keep saving up for it.
But oh well - glad to hear positive reinforcement of the game from one of the harshest of critics, and yet another reason for me to keep saving up for it.
Looks like I've found my next game. Great review, but I was a little taken back by the box art comment. Box art, really?
Damn, and here I was hoping Yahtzee would mention how frustrating combat was, what with the random baddies who could block all your attacks, thus breaking the combo flow. Or that Batman moves not how you direct him to, but rather that the player gives suggestions and Batman gets to it when he wants to. And the dodging...well, lets not have Batman do simple sidesteps and rolls, no lets have him jump out of the way for dear life so you have to then run BACK to the badguy you dodged to smack him.
I liked Arkham, it was a fun game with awesome voice acting (Kevin Conroy's voice could melt butter), but it was not as tight and well thought out as it could have been.
Seriously, the stun baton baddies: Batman CAN'T POSSIBLY hit them in a place the baton isn't?!
I liked Arkham, it was a fun game with awesome voice acting (Kevin Conroy's voice could melt butter), but it was not as tight and well thought out as it could have been.
Seriously, the stun baton baddies: Batman CAN'T POSSIBLY hit them in a place the baton isn't?!
You, my good sir, are a moron.Heisenberg said:
You read just the "nasty bug" and thought this is about GLIDING? Hohoho.
People on official forums report this problems, and I doubt 4 pages of complains are all from pirated copies. Or even half, or a quarter.
Thats a deliberate glitch affecting gameplay, what Abedus is talking about is a straight out crash due to some conflict with some Nvidia graphic cards.Heisenberg said:
I'm a little surprised. I heard this was a game where one could play as Joker and I expected to hear at least a little as to whether that was good or not. I'm glad to hear the game is overall great, but I was more interested in hearing about the Joker segments because, as you said, Batman is the least interesting person in whatever he's in. That's what all the insane villains are for.
Crap.
I was honestly hoping he'd eviscerate this game. Whenever this much money and energy is put in to hyping something -- be it a newly released video game, movie, music CD, car, washing powder -- I become deeply and almost irrationally suspicious of it. Also, having been raised in an era where Batman == Adam West, I've never been exceptionally drawn to that universe. Add to that the fact that I'm currently in the market for a graphics card upgrade, when suddenly at the beginning of this month all the modest manufacturer rebates were obliterated and replaced with a "free" download of Batman: Arkham Asylum ("BAA?"), and I find myself perilously close to the point of spitting teeth.
"Yahtzee, you Trilby-wearing misanthrope!" I said to the aether, "Validate my impotent fuming and drive a Batarang through this thing's neck." No such luck, I'm afraid.
Crap. I guess I'll have to play it now...
I was honestly hoping he'd eviscerate this game. Whenever this much money and energy is put in to hyping something -- be it a newly released video game, movie, music CD, car, washing powder -- I become deeply and almost irrationally suspicious of it. Also, having been raised in an era where Batman == Adam West, I've never been exceptionally drawn to that universe. Add to that the fact that I'm currently in the market for a graphics card upgrade, when suddenly at the beginning of this month all the modest manufacturer rebates were obliterated and replaced with a "free" download of Batman: Arkham Asylum ("BAA?"), and I find myself perilously close to the point of spitting teeth.
"Yahtzee, you Trilby-wearing misanthrope!" I said to the aether, "Validate my impotent fuming and drive a Batarang through this thing's neck." No such luck, I'm afraid.
Crap. I guess I'll have to play it now...
I'm actually a little surprised, while the Scarecrow scenes were a cool concept, I felt like they didn't actually belong at some points in the game. The last Scarecore encounter seemed like the writers just threw it in there to add a couple of extra minutes of gameplay. I believe that was my biggest gripe in the game.