Zero Punctuation: Batman Arkham Asylum

[AnarkiJ]

The mysterious man on the detective mode telescope in the video was Sherlock Holmes.
Sherlock Holmes. Detective mode.
Go figure.

Nice video though, as for everyone who reviews his reviews, you're sort of missing the point. Most reviews are strictly to assess a game, it's not part of reviewing to be entertaining as well, that he found a way to be entertaining whilst being quite (not entirely) factual and honest is a bonus.

 

[Wingmna]

Edgy...

Because denying Jesus as real is like saying Rome never existed? Unsure what you mean by it, considering a lot of internet idiot atheists scream it out without actually figuring that even atheists with more then half a brain don't deny his existence. They just deny what he did, etc, even saying that he had sexual relationships (a.k.a. married) the prominent women characters within the Gospels... like Mormons do (stating for irony).

Shouldn't think too much into it considering you state it just to be 'edgy' anyway, but meh, every thing is said and done for a specific reason... Obviously your bias comes into this otherwise you wouldn't have stated it, but there is deep-seeded reason for that... Did God kill your mommy?

 

[rayman 101]

Good review. I really enjoyed the game (especially the scarecrow parts) but I completely agree about the ending.

 

[Slimshad]

Was it just me, or did Yatzhee explicitly state that his purpose was to piss all over games? It's not particularly surprising, and I'd even call it a nessecity, but to outright state it like that came as a bit of a surprise.

He mentioned before that people get all over his ass when he isn't picky about games. I forget the game he praised but he got a ton of people bitching at him for not tearing it apart.[/quote]


Psychonauts

 

[Hamster at Dawn]

And who the hell was the guy's head who popped down when he said "Things to grapple on". I've never figured that out.

Seriously, who is that guy and why is he included in just about every episode? It's been bothering me for months!

 

[MrDeano89]

lol very nit picky but funny as ever

 

[Abedeus]

Eh, I seriously doubt the game was REALLY beta-tested well.

Another crash - this time, it might be because the game doesn't like Realtek Sound Cards...

GAH!! Patch 1.1 fixing PhysX after about 3-4 days, now we're waiting for a fix for crashes with Nvidia and Realtek cards...

The game is awesome, though, especially when you get "trip-explosive-gel" or the remote controlled batarang, or sonic batarangs for luring people out.

Too bad that we won't get to control the Joker, at least not for a month or two.

 

[HentMas]

does anyone haves the feeling that Yahtzee did had to nitpick ALOT in this game?? hehe, he forgot to say "probably the best game ever in this year" hahaha

also, does anyone gets a headache wile walking right NEXT to batman?? (the 3rd person view makes my head pulsate after a few minutes... and i wanted to puke)

yeah, he forgot to mention that while not being in cover mode or running the bat ass gets halve the screen, it felt too much as a "fan pleaser"

spoiler containing another complain

Spoiler

that bit when you are entramped in the garden and he calls his bat-plane (jet??) the plane comes right in a majestic manner breaking the windows just to drop a frikken upgrade like 10 feet down, it felt weird (why didnt it dropped the blasted mini rocket container from outside??) its a cool game but the "fan pleasers" felt weird and out of tune sometimes

 

[TheECP]

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

Actually you can do EVERYTHING in detective mode. Well, technically it will turn off automatically for some things like using the electric gate opener gadget, but you can still do it from there.

So really the ONLY incentive to turn it off is to see the pretty graphics, haha. It's a self control thing, I just flick it on and off.

 

[killjoy108]

He should review the game for the ps3 when you can play as the joker

 

[Mythbhavd]

How do they summon him during the day? Batphone, of course. Sheesh, Ben, you're old enough to know the answer to that one.

 

[DiamondTear]

I'm surprised you didn't mention this in your Wolfenstein review. The special "vision" you have in both games makes the game look really shit. You have enough energy to stay in the Veil all the time while playing Wolfenstein and they even make it mandatory by moving you move slower without the Veil. The game(s) would look so much better without these gimmicks.

 

[TJF588]

A (and I'm certain this's been cracked): Because Gotham = New York, and thus is always overshadowed by enough smog cover.

 

[Tyrannowalefish_Rex]

Wow, Yahtzee mentions Schindler's List as an example of great filmmaking. Most regular internet cynicists must consider this an affront against their behaviour code. *cough* "Emotional pornography" *couph*

But: "Batman is mostly the least interesting character in everything he's in". Classic, and so true (of most comic book heroes).

 

[mptothedc]

haha that was hilarious

 

[Go Fighting In The War Room]

From the minute I played this game, I kept saying to myself he would like it. I mean c'mon it's Batman!

 

[leviathanmisha]

Great review, I was throughly shocked when Yahtzee didn't rip into the game, then again I just spent the past couple of hours insulting my sonice-obssessed friend.

 

[Ionbru]

How do they signal batman during the day? Well he's Bruce Wayne during the day he'd convientally already be in the area or Batman's belt has a hidden vibrate function, sort of like spidey sense but totally unexpected and convinent

 

[Ionbru]

I still don't understand what's supposed to be so good about this game of average quality.

Average is good atm, if you have the money spare you'd rather buy an average game than a poor game, either that or save your pennys for Modern combat 2 ^_^

 

[Tolerant Fanboy]

I always find myself having the most interesting thoughts after watching a Zero Punctuation. Ones only tangentially related to video games. In this case, I really want Bat Anti-Thing Spray. Not anything specific, just a spray that repels things. Only slightly less utility than Bat Anti-Noun Spray, without all the worry of repelling physical laws and abstract concepts.

Oh, and Yahtzee was funny.