Zero Punctuation: Batman Arkham Asylum
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"...and you didn't come to me to hear about how a game is good."
ahaha, so very true.
But not that this game has the Yahtzee stamp of approval I have no qualms about buying it!
great review. If Yahtzee is struggling to find faults with box art, you know it's a good game.
Detective vision is a bit annoying though -- when it's on it oversimplifies the game, and only when it's off can you appreciate the nice graphics... but then you sort of need it to do anything.
ps: I'm going to throw my computer out the window if I have to see another goddamn motherf**king Halo ODST ad. F**k Halo I'm so sick of it.
ahaha, so very true.
But not that this game has the Yahtzee stamp of approval I have no qualms about buying it!
great review. If Yahtzee is struggling to find faults with box art, you know it's a good game.
Detective vision is a bit annoying though -- when it's on it oversimplifies the game, and only when it's off can you appreciate the nice graphics... but then you sort of need it to do anything.
ps: I'm going to throw my computer out the window if I have to see another goddamn motherf**king Halo ODST ad. F**k Halo I'm so sick of it.
Good game, buuuut...
The game had a lot of repetitiveness, especially all that throw Batarang and dodge. In fact I think all but one boss battle (and I hate boss battles BTW, it's so like 80's) had you throwing a Batarang to the face. Then there is the whole Scarecrow trippy 2.5D gameplay which was cool the first time around but c'mon, THREE TIMES? Talk about filler.
It was fun, but nowhere near deserving as high a score as what some reviewers gave.
The game had a lot of repetitiveness, especially all that throw Batarang and dodge. In fact I think all but one boss battle (and I hate boss battles BTW, it's so like 80's) had you throwing a Batarang to the face. Then there is the whole Scarecrow trippy 2.5D gameplay which was cool the first time around but c'mon, THREE TIMES? Talk about filler.
It was fun, but nowhere near deserving as high a score as what some reviewers gave.
A dark gritty Batman game is all well and good but I think it would be fantastic to make a Batman game based on the upbeat, camp and Adam-West-ridden series from the 1960s.
I've never been one for "superhero games" unless you count prototype (I would). On that note I've never been one for "movie games" either, much less "comic games" which are essentially "superhero games".
And also on a nitpicky note, I SWEAR he says emeny at 2:23 although its probably a bit too late to be expectant of a stable mental state xD
And also on a nitpicky note, I SWEAR he says emeny at 2:23 although its probably a bit too late to be expectant of a stable mental state xD
Hehe i always think Yahtzee can read the thoughts of critical game veterans, i felt excactly the same way. Afterall it's a very entertaining game, with rich character design and voice acting.
You made fun of the walking, what a wonder
But it's for posing purpose, to show how superior batman is.
Great review, you never fail to entertain!
You made fun of the walking, what a wonder
But it's for posing purpose, to show how superior batman is.Great review, you never fail to entertain!
Oh yeah, I can see what you mean in that post now. Very mature of you to admit to your shortcomingsgcar said:
Don't worry about it, I dived straight into posting on this site without even glancing over the rules.
This was a sad trade in for me. I liked it, enjoyed my time with it, and completed everything but inevitably it had no lasting appeal for me.
Nope, you're definitely not the only oneFoggy_Fishburne said:Heh it feels like I'm the only one who loves Batman and plays games because of HIM and saw the Batman movies because of HIM. The villians are fantastic too
Anyway, I bought the game a few days ago and finished it earlier today. Excellent game though I agree that the boss fights were underwhelming.
Kal El said:FANBOY ALERTFoggy_Fishburne said:Heh it feels like I'm the only one who loves Batman and plays games because of HIM and saw the Batman movies because of HIM. The villians are fantastic too
Nope, you're definitely not the only one
Anyway, I bought the game a few days ago and finished it earlier today. Excellent game though I agree that the boss fights were underwhelming.
That was the main reason I hated all the 90's Batman movies.
Yes they were the epitome of Hollywood excess. Yes they were badly written toy commercials that never captured the essence of the characters and were full of atrocious lines such as "Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?" and "Vhut keeled da dINOsaurs? DA ICE AGEEE!" Yes Batman killed people, the Joker died and there were nipples on the Batsuit.
But the most important thing was that when I walk into a Batman movie, I EXPECT IT TO BE ABOUT BATMAN! It's not called Joker, or Catwoman and Penguin, or Joker with a coin and Jim Carrey. I want to see Batman being Batman instead of playing a secondary character to the villain of the week.
When I walked into the theater for Batman Begins I thought I was never going to see a faithful or capable Batman on screen besides Mask of the Phantasm. I came out of the theater as if I had just witnessed a miracle.
"How do they signal Batman during the day?"
What a silly question! Everyone knows that crimes are only committed at night.
(or, if The Dark Knight has any say, fewer crimes happen during the night with Batman on the scene, so they need to get his attention when something's going down! Batman does have a day job, you know...that's what the cops are for)
What a silly question! Everyone knows that crimes are only committed at night.
(or, if The Dark Knight has any say, fewer crimes happen during the night with Batman on the scene, so they need to get his attention when something's going down! Batman does have a day job, you know...that's what the cops are for)
He could have made these coments for 50% of his reviews. This game was amazing, there were so few things wrong with it that he had to find the smallest thing that most people didnt care about.andsoitgoes said:
I hated having to use "detective mode" to see what I could grapple. It should be common sense on what could and couldn't be used in collaboration with a grappling hook. Speaking of which, the modification you acquire later to grapple onto people and grates. WTF was that about? As if a grappling hook couldn't do that already!
It's as if they thought, "well, we can't let them have that right now, because then they could explore the areas earlier and wouldn't have to back-track just for trophies and recordings, or solving those bloody riddles for the 208th f**king time. Not to mention annoying taunts from those you're dispatching, those who claim to be helping you as you solve HIS riddles, or those who are ordering those you're dispatching to attack you.
Anyone else play this to get an HD look at Harley Quinn and/or poison Ivy?
It's not as if you're addicted to repetitive game-play just for a look at which bat-man costume they're using this year and oh, my it has 1 bloody tear in it. The hell was that about? 1 tear and no blood or vulnerability from it.
Well, at least no Schwarzenegger/Mr. Freeze cameo..... It's easier to "chill" with out that annoyance. For those who haven't seen the 80's and 90's Batman movies, consider yourselves the lucky few. The horror we've witnessed!
It's as if they thought, "well, we can't let them have that right now, because then they could explore the areas earlier and wouldn't have to back-track just for trophies and recordings, or solving those bloody riddles for the 208th f**king time. Not to mention annoying taunts from those you're dispatching, those who claim to be helping you as you solve HIS riddles, or those who are ordering those you're dispatching to attack you.
Anyone else play this to get an HD look at Harley Quinn and/or poison Ivy?
It's not as if you're addicted to repetitive game-play just for a look at which bat-man costume they're using this year and oh, my it has 1 bloody tear in it. The hell was that about? 1 tear and no blood or vulnerability from it.
Well, at least no Schwarzenegger/Mr. Freeze cameo..... It's easier to "chill" with out that annoyance. For those who haven't seen the 80's and 90's Batman movies, consider yourselves the lucky few. The horror we've witnessed!
