Arkham asylum is my favourite of the series (so far).
I think the boss fight with Mister Freeze is the best.
I have not played them (I'm a huge Batman fan but not much of a gamer) but my son played through Asylum and, IIRC, City and loved it. Even got him to watch some of the Nolan Batman movies and he's generally not a big superhero guy.
Paul Dini. Writer on City and Asylum. Creator of Harley Quinn. Writer on Batman TAS, Streets of Gotham City and a bunch of other Batman stuff.
Dude invented Harley Quinn and wrote some of the great Batman work.
and did I mention: HE INVENTED HARLEY QUINN.
Sorry, fanboying out there for a minute.
And I've only begun fucking with you people.
At the end of the day, it's all math.
Fuck yeah! I've finally completed Arkham Knight nearly 3 years after its release!
Really great game all around, Rocksteady Studios essentially improved on pretty much every aspect that made the previous games such fantastic titles. Above everything else, I especially enjoyed how so fucking dark and spooky the whole atmosphere was (the game actually takes place on Halloween's night, just to give you an idea). This is quite literally the very last night of Batman's career (and also the denouement of the entire series), and you really do sense the heavy history that he has with the numerous villains of Gotham. As opposed to the previous games, the main villains aren't all that bothered with threatening the life of innocent citizens: they just want to fucking take Batman down once and for all. The whole city is actually evacuated before the game starts, and Gotham becomes one enormous war-zone where everyone seeks to settle the score with our beloved dark knight. With that setting and the inclusion of a tank-like Batmobile, it goes without saying that this title has a manifest 'militarized' vibe to it, which was a fresh take on the whole series and which I appreciated quite a lot.
'Loathing' really is the central theme this time around: the villains hate Batman for derailing their plans, his allies hate him for being aloof and over-protective, the citizens hate him for not doing enough and actually provoking his enemies. Batman's long career is at this point where all of his inscrutable altruistic deeds only led him to being a weary, bitter and accursed hero, yet despite his numerous detractors, he's still determined to give everything he's got to offer Gotham the justice it deserves for one last fucking night.
Awesome!
The Arkham series is probably the greatest series I've had the pleasure of playing.
Asylum wasn’t perfect and had a limited scope compared to the later games but it was my favorite for how much it blew my expectations out of the water. The introductions to the scarecrow sections always caught me off guard and I loved how I would walk through and area and notice puzzles or mechanics that were not yet accessible, hinting at the upgrades I would have when I later returned. It’s a game that keeps giving enough motivation throughout that it’s difficult to put down, especially when I was constantly left wanting to finish one more objective.
Arkham City was bigger and had a larger sense of wonder but I knew what to expect so I wasn’t nearly as awestruck. The beginning was great when playing as Bruce Wayne but then I got the bat suit and it was a return to format. This isn’t a bad thing, only that I wasn’t as excited to play with the new gadgets quite like I was the first time around because I knew what everything did.
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