How do you rate Batman: Arkham Asylum

[TDKR]

It's pretty good so far.

 

[Soapy]

There's an open thread for Arkham Asylum.

Right on the front page.

And you just posted in it.

Twice.



Anyway, AA was great. I would give it a 4/5. Damn good, but plenty of room for improvements.

 

[Anno_Domini]

4/5 or 9/10. One of the best games out there, but as Soapy said, there was plenty of room for improvements.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

I'd give it a solid 9/10, sure doesn't deserve less

 

[dodgers2213]

way too short, boss battles are unimpressve. not worth its launch day price

 

[ProjectPat2280]

way too short, boss battles are unimpressve. not worth its launch day price

That's ridiculous.

It's easily one of the better games this gen. It's meta critic score of over 90 is WELL deserved.

 

[Jick]

The boss battles are kinda unimpressive, with the exception of Scarecrow. Fighting Bane and Joker was nothing special, as we did it many times throughout the game against other thugs on titan.

But they did something really cool with Killer Croc, with all that tension going on and you didn't know where he'd strike next, having to act carefully, and having Ivy's plants fully powered attacking you and changing the scenary was also cool. Regarding the length, I thought it was just about right.

The game's price is certainly well earned. The gameplay is just too good. I may have played through it like 7 or 8 times, if not more.

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

By just superhero game standards I think it's really good, as most video games based on super-heroes tend to not very good. By general video game standards outside of that, I would say it was a great but not classic game.

The main issues I had like many people have mentioned was that it felt like the same boss over and over again. I didn't like some of the character designs or representations of characters (such as Bane). I also thought they crammed way too many characters in, it felt bloated and I suspect that issue will worsen even more in Arkham City. The story didn't really grab my attention either, a fairly decent TAS episode was more engaging the ending in particular was deeply unsatisfying.

On the flip side it had focused but open ended gameplay, a great intro (welcome to Black Mesa) a good sense of character progression. Great graphics, they done a good job with the pc version than a lazy port. Great voice acting for the most part. It was a decent lengh too, it took me about 10 hours to beat. It done a great job of making you feel like you were Batman. The mix of stealth and action worked really well.

Out of ten I would give it something like a 7 or an 8.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

The boss battles are kinda unimpressive, with the exception of Scarecrow. Fighting Bane and Joker was nothing special, as we did it many times throughout the game against other thugs on titan.

But they did something really cool with Killer Croc, with all that tension going on and you didn't know where he'd strike next, having to act carefully, and having Ivy's plants fully powered attacking you and changing the scenary was also cool. Regarding the length, I thought it was just about right.

The game's price is certainly well earned. The gameplay is just too good. I may have played through it like 7 or 8 times, if not more.

Yea i agree. The boss battles left a lot to be desired but 'boss battles' are becoming a bit tired any way. However the rest of the game was so incredible it completely made up for them. Amazing atmosphere, incredible voice acting, outstanding gameplay all helped to propel to its position as one of the better games on the current gen of consoles. Like you, iv gone through the game countless times and most likely will revisit a few more prior to Arkham City which is sure to be another incredible experience.

 

[TX85]

8.5/10