@@benwasserman8223 I apologize my comment must have been misinterpreted. I was referring to the person saying they used the middle stick and it didn't work. I was attempting to make a joke but I seem to have failed and I apologize for the inconvenience.
Arkham series has some of the best art design I've seen in any game ever. Every single mainline Arkham game still looks damn good in it's own right. The artists did a lot of heavy lifting for this series. Graphics age but art design is timeless
Does Batman Arkham Asylum hold up?... Does the Sun rise in the morning? Also for the killer croc section you're supposed to utilize the Line Launcher you just received... No sound on the platforms if you're not touching the platforms ya know, another tip for Ivy this time I suggest you just spam batarangs the whole time rather than waiting for her pod to open, they all do damage the pod being open is just a critical strike. Either way this is one of my all time favourites, I could replay it anytime and never get bored, same goes for City, Origins and Knight too.
Never thought to use the line launcher outside the moments when Croc breaks the platforms. I used the crouch trigger to make my way through without too much noise.
If you use the line launcher enough times in that section,Croc will just jump up in front of you outta nowhere while you're on the line,making it easier for you to get caught by him lol. I learned the hard way 😂
Arleen is the only Harley Quinn my ears will tolerate... well I like the big bang lady too, but everyone else tries way too hard, and Tara strong just makes my ears bleed. Arleen is goated, and her voice makes me smile. Her existence as Harley Quinn, down to the inception, and naming scheme are peak.
@@dupersuper6516 I thought Hynden Walch did well opposite Troy Baker in Assault on Arkham and Kaley Cuoco is good too, but truly there will never be another Arleen. I often wonder if the character shouldn't have just been retired with Return of the Joker because no iteration will ever top the flashback sequence of that film.
@@VAULT-TEC_INC.I’m not answering your question because I don’t really know the answer, but I played Arkham Asylum on the PS3 version and loved it. I also just recently played the sequel, Arkham City, on the PS4 remaster for the first time and also loved it. Now I don’t have the PS3 version of City in my memory to compare it against, but I did like the PS4 version just fine. That being said, sometimes the faces looked a little funny, but it’s a small price to pay for playing a fun game. Will play Origins and Knight sometime in the future.
I was hyped for this game man. I remember playing the demo about a thousand times and being so, so hopeful that the full game would match that quality. It didn't disappoint. It's a classic!
Any chance of a Kevin Conroy tribute? Nov 10th marked 2nd anniversary of his death. He was the best voice of Batman and made the Animated Series into a classic. I made a tribute to him using the classic 90's toys with footage from Burton, Nolan, Arkham and Injustice but I don't got ur reach, and he deserves much bigger tribute.
It being a real big inspiration for awesomely unreal VR prequel Arkham Shadow says a lot on its timelessness despite superficial flaws. Well, here's to hoping the game and almost all the rest of the Arkham franchise don't get delisted via licensing problems or whatever. These games deserve to be as well preserved as Deus Ex, Doom, and Monkey Island.
I don't even need to watch the video to say yes. I actually recently platinum tropied the game, and i can definitely say the combat challenges felt like something that still holds up.
I love how they adapted the villains' personalities and traces. At that time, it really felt like they were expanding the original story rather than creating a new Batman series. That's why I feel Arkham Origins is constantly left out of the remasters, simply because this series was supposed to fit in the original story.
I literally played it for the first time this past week and finished it, let me tell u this game is better than most games that came out in the last 5 years or even more for a 2009 game
Fantastic game that I still go back to from time to time. Even beyond the Batman mythos, it's got an undeniable vibe that's haunting and compeling. It's not really a horror game, but the atmosphere is still there. Arkham games in my opinion have excellent worldbuilding. The game's most subtle strength is the pacing in my eyes. The only major weakpoint (besides hindsight making the combat and stealth seem more stiff compared to later games) is the boss fights and the finale in general feeling rushed overall. Complaints aside, this game is special to me and I still find things to love about it today.
This actually was one of my first batman games I remember watching a TH-camr play it and then I said I had to buy and I did and I was an amazing experience
This game is such a good example of how a restricted world can help elevate it's atmosphere. In comparison to its sequel Asylum is almost claustrophobic, you're stuck in Arkham with no real backup, if you get into trouble you can't just grapple to the top of a building and leave like in City's open world areas. Even Asylum's outside areas are still very narrow and don't really facilitate retreat.
It does! I just finished playing the game for the first time in years the other day. I never got to play the sequels so I just Finished Arkham City last night and started origins after that as well.
I had only played City back in the day and got to play all games thanks to a steam sale earlier this year. While City is still better, Asylum is such a great game! You only really notice gameplay shortcomings by playing it after the sequel
It truly was a revelation in terms of games both licensed and originals. Made superb use of the prebuilt world by involving the antagonists people wanted to see and made it look just as grimy as it was imagined, and found a way to let us portray Batman's close combat skills and tools in a way that made playing the game fun AND "just like the comics". It was the best way video games had let us pretend to be Batman at the time, and I have to respect that... no matter what came later.
The best way they can continue the saga is with a Batman Beyond game, where a second Batman appears after Bat's death, would perfectly work as a tribute to Kevin Conroy, like a Wakanda Forever to Chadwick Boseman
Great retrospective. I have the original versions of the game on PS3 and PC (and Switch too). Have the remastered versions on PS4 and Xbox One (played it on Series X). One of the handful of games that I have come back to numerous times. Looking forward to seeing retrospectives for the other titles if you do them.
@@erdood3235 I have no idea what happens in it. However, if it confirms the Suicide Squad game as canon in any way, then I don't consider it canon either.
I'm surprised you didn't mention the playable Joker DLC that was exclusive for the PS3 when the game first came out. Other than that you did an amazing job with this retrospective!
I've 100% this game multiple times. The story, graphics, and combat all are still really solid all these years later. The one thing I really noticed though coming back to it was that the combat isn't quite as smooth and responsive as the newer games. It doesn't make the game much harder when just trying to finish the story, but it does make getting perfect combos in the challenge maps annoying when sometimes Batman won't lock onto the intended enemy or misses a counter because he randomly started doing a long, uninterruptible animation. Fighting the slightly stiff controls is really the only negative thing about this game. I like how it's a shorter game too. Going for 100% doesn't feel like a monotonous grind like the newer games can.
I finished it for the first time this year. It holds up surprisingly well! What it does, it does well. Using the asylum was a genius move rather than going straight to the open-world Arkham City.
"Does Arkham Asylum Still Hold Up?" Short answer: HELL YES. Although I do feel like the final boss fight should have been a one-on-one, mano-a-mano David vs. Goliath battle between Batman and the Titan-roided Joker instead of... what we got. Also, I'd like to see you do videos covering Arkham City, Knight, Origins (the one WB refuses to rerelease on modern consoles) and Origins Blackgate!
I slept on it initially since super hero games had had a pretty rough go over the last decade or so prior but good word of mouth got me to try it and I absolutely loved it. I liked City more overall but Asylum nailed the atmosphere that the open world games lost a bit of with the change in map style. But yeah 4 really good to outright classics in one series is a good track record.
I watched a recent stream playthrough of Arkham Asylum, and yea, it still holds up great. I think the open-world aspects of the later games in the series are a doulbe-edged sword: sure you get more to explore, and gliding over Gotham is neat, but you also get a lot of repetivive empty space, and having everything spread out makes gathering collectibles even more of a chore.
I think Arkham City had the best scale of a large but dense location with lots of detail and worldbuilding. Allthough the collectibles were already going overboard by then. I think Asylum might be the only one where finding all the trophies doesn't feel like too much of a pace-breaker. You even had easy to find maps that would mark all the collectibles, contrasted against later games' interrogation system which needed you to find informants in the city bit by bit.
The answer to this question is a resounding yes. In fact it’s still a better game than a majority of what’s out there today. Games that are solid and overall excellent hold up very well beyond their years.
While the sequels did get better and Arkham City being my personal favorite! Arkham Asylum still holds up too! It's still one of my favorite video games of all time! The story, voice acting, combat, stealth, graphics and score are still impressive today! It deserves every praise it gets! The scores for this game is no lie, its indeed, outstanding! And they were able to get Mark Hamill and the late Kevin Conroy to voice Batman and Joker too? PERFECT! RIP Kevin Conroy! Thank you so much for voicing the Dark Knight for decades! I always go back to Arkham Asylum and City to enjoy his performance every time! Again, THANK YOU, Mr. Conroy!!!! 🥹
Yes it does, I’ve been replying the whole trilogy this past week. The game holds up but you can really tell the difference in pacing of the games when playing it directly after playing Arkham Knight. I’ve been switching between the games frequently instead of just playing one the whole way through and moving onto the next. I only wish Arkham Origins was on the Microsoft Store so I could get it digitally like the other 3. I’d like to try Arkham Shadows, but it’s VR, which I don’t have any VR systems, YET.
Oh my goodness I love Arkham asylum the whole series is absolutely amazing! Also to answer the “why don’t they have shoes” question is that they’re at a mental asylum and they don’t want them hanging themselves or creating weapons from shoelaces. Although most real institutions do allow slip on shoes without laces.
Graphically speaking, I think Arkham Asylum shows its age. I will defend Return to Arkham in that sense because I do believe that it looks better by comparison. Gameplay wise, Arkham Asylum has aged very well. It took me years to overcome my fear of Scarecrow's segments and Killer Croc's lair, and I never get bored playing this game. If only we could get games for more DC characters that took example from this game
Personally I would say Arkham asylum is my second favorite game in the series. Those who say it has “aged poorly” simply have no clue what they’re talking about. The only thing is that the bosses, combat and predator of the other games are more advanced obviously as it is an ever expanding series, but compared to 99.999% of games Arkham asylum has better combat story atmosphere and moment to moment gameplay than most games ever
"Repetetive" he says, yet I played Arkham 2 times this year (had to get achievements I missed) and then beat City, Origins and Knight right after and I still want more.
I actually always preferred asylum over city. I like the pacing much better and the Metroidvania style where you discover a relative limited area but backtrack a lot when getting new items. Also how the asylum changes over the course of the game was really cool. The audio tapes you can find, especially those of Harley Quinn were the cherry on top. City to me is just bigger and more but the pacing suffers from it and to me it gets more tedious and the story isn't that well constructed. Still liked city (who doesn't) but it was always 2nd place.
As a game, yes Arkham Asylum definitely holds up. Though if you've played all the Batman: Arkham games regularly, the limited combat skills and movement can take some getting used to. And the non-Scarecrow bosses still aren't that great.
Played this at launch and had a blast, bought the GOTY edition that came with the OG cardboard 3D glasses and played it to completion…took me 2 days, gave myself a 2 day migraine, achieved nothing.
I always liked Asylum more than the rest of the game's rocksteady made. I love the atmosphere and it was fun walking around and collecting the collectables. I never liked the decision to make the rest open world but it was the most logical thing to do. After Asylum I love Origins the main story felt much better for me shame the boss fights in all the games were a little lackluster.
Wait 10:28 "aged" is definitely the wrong word here, it sucked back then, and it feels exactly the same now, has nothing to do with age it was just a straight up bad way to end the game even in 2009
Outside of mechanics, I think it's also just a letdown of the appeal of Joker's character and what you can do with him. I don't think "Joker Hulk" was a brawl anyone ever wanted (allthough funnily enough, this was a concept used in The Batman 2004 show. Funny coincidence). City got this aspect right in contrast where he works behind the scenes. Because his manipulation and intellect is his greatest strength, even when he's on death's door.
For some odd reason where Batman goes to his cave in the beginning then you gotta move the boxes to get out the sewers those boxes don’t spawn in for me so I’m dead as stuck in this mission I can’t do nun & im on pc any tips ??
Really wish I enjoyed the combat as much as everyone else. The exploration, stealth and story are amazing but I actively avoid the rock-paper-scissors fighting as much as possible when I replay this. I blame every other third person action game after this using similar systems, Hand of Fate in particular.
"Use the middle stick to dodge Joker's gunshot."
Then it doesnt even work when you try.
@@NoNo-dz2it I don't know what controller you're using but I've never heard of a middle stick. XD
@@Platinum-db8rc It was a gag game over screen during the 4th wall break Scarecrow level.
@@benwasserman8223 I apologize my comment must have been misinterpreted. I was referring to the person saying they used the middle stick and it didn't work. I was attempting to make a joke but I seem to have failed and I apologize for the inconvenience.
@@Platinum-db8rcMaybe the devs wanted us to use the Nintendo 64 controllers?
Rest In Peace Kevin Conroy.
It‘s been some time, so i‘ll consider this desperate like-begging.
@@Bale4Bond It's never too late to respect a man's passing.
Especially one who was part of much of our childhood.
We all miss him so much.
@@Bale4BondI'm also a cynical bastard, but no need to act like a 4chan dweller, dude.
@@user-zp8kj2cl9g I don‘t even know what 4chan is.
I‘d like to believe that this guy is genuine.
He‘s most likely thick or an attention whore, though.
Arkham series has some of the best art design I've seen in any game ever. Every single mainline Arkham game still looks damn good in it's own right. The artists did a lot of heavy lifting for this series. Graphics age but art design is timeless
Even Origins had a unique look. A shame it wasn’t an original map but they made it different enough
Does Batman Arkham Asylum hold up?... Does the Sun rise in the morning?
Also for the killer croc section you're supposed to utilize the Line Launcher you just received... No sound on the platforms if you're not touching the platforms ya know, another tip for Ivy this time I suggest you just spam batarangs the whole time rather than waiting for her pod to open, they all do damage the pod being open is just a critical strike.
Either way this is one of my all time favourites, I could replay it anytime and never get bored, same goes for City, Origins and Knight too.
A man of culture.
I never thought of that. Proof I'd be a shit batman.
Never thought to use the line launcher outside the moments when Croc breaks the platforms. I used the crouch trigger to make my way through without too much noise.
@@davidbeer5015 True. And Batman’s fast while crouched. It’s kind of funny to watch.
If you use the line launcher enough times in that section,Croc will just jump up in front of you outta nowhere while you're on the line,making it easier for you to get caught by him lol. I learned the hard way 😂
Arleen Sorkin (RIP) was also a veteran from BTAS they brought back.
Arleen is the only Harley Quinn my ears will tolerate... well I like the big bang lady too, but everyone else tries way too hard, and Tara strong just makes my ears bleed.
Arleen is goated, and her voice makes me smile. Her existence as Harley Quinn, down to the inception, and naming scheme are peak.
@@dupersuper6516 I thought Hynden Walch did well opposite Troy Baker in Assault on Arkham and Kaley Cuoco is good too, but truly there will never be another Arleen. I often wonder if the character shouldn't have just been retired with Return of the Joker because no iteration will ever top the flashback sequence of that film.
I deeply appreciate you using the original game instead of the mixed-bag remaster.
Legendary game.
Second this.
I mean like if someone is playing on a more recent console the remake is the only option which is fine.
@Furretarepikmin fortunately the nintendo switch version got the original game with higher resolution which is nice
@Jonny312.How is the remaster different from the original?
@@VAULT-TEC_INC.I’m not answering your question because I don’t really know the answer, but I played Arkham Asylum on the PS3 version and loved it. I also just recently played the sequel, Arkham City, on the PS4 remaster for the first time and also loved it.
Now I don’t have the PS3 version of City in my memory to compare it against, but I did like the PS4 version just fine. That being said, sometimes the faces looked a little funny, but it’s a small price to pay for playing a fun game. Will play Origins and Knight sometime in the future.
I STILL REMEMBER GETTING BATMAN ARKHAM ASYLUM ON LAUNCH DAY AT GAMESTOP WHEN I WAS 4 YEARS OLD GOOD MEMORIES
4 years old? Your parents raised you right. God Bless ‘em.
I was hyped for this game man. I remember playing the demo about a thousand times and being so, so hopeful that the full game would match that quality. It didn't disappoint. It's a classic!
I will always love this game.
Rest in Peace Kevin Conroy. May your awesome voice of justice and vengeance echo throughout Heaven for all time.
4:24 So THAT'S why the Riddler put all those trophies around! It was all a stalling tactic, Nigma you dapper genius!
Any chance of a Kevin Conroy tribute? Nov 10th marked 2nd anniversary of his death. He was the best voice of Batman and made the Animated Series into a classic. I made a tribute to him using the classic 90's toys with footage from Burton, Nolan, Arkham and Injustice but I don't got ur reach, and he deserves much bigger tribute.
It being a real big inspiration for awesomely unreal VR prequel Arkham Shadow says a lot on its timelessness despite superficial flaws.
Well, here's to hoping the game and almost all the rest of the Arkham franchise don't get delisted via licensing problems or whatever. These games deserve to be as well preserved as Deus Ex, Doom, and Monkey Island.
Convinced my bro to play this and the series on PS4. He 100%ed Asylum and enjoyed the hell out of it. Rightly so.
Time for City
@@stephenthedude4383 Yep, he's onto it next.
To this day, it's still the best linear Batman game and representation of the titular asylum.
Still amazes me to this day that Arkham Asylum was Rocksteady’s second game after Urban Chaos.
It's a shame what they turned into. Suicide squad was a joke of a game
I'm pretty sure rocksteady made Arkham shadows which I've heard is good@@Saulbreadman
@@Furretarepikmin I googled it rock steady did not make Arkham shadows. They had nothing to do with it it was some company named camouflaj.
@@Saulbreadman Oh well they did a global job at it then if all the reviews are positive
Asylum, city, origins, and knight 🙌🏻🔥
RIP the late great Arleen Sorkin.
I don't even need to watch the video to say yes. I actually recently platinum tropied the game, and i can definitely say the combat challenges felt like something that still holds up.
I certainly remember it holding up five years ago… Man, it’s been a while
I love how they adapted the villains' personalities and traces. At that time, it really felt like they were expanding the original story rather than creating a new Batman series. That's why I feel Arkham Origins is constantly left out of the remasters, simply because this series was supposed to fit in the original story.
I literally played it for the first time this past week and finished it, let me tell u this game is better than most games that came out in the last 5 years or even more for a 2009 game
Fantastic game that I still go back to from time to time. Even beyond the Batman mythos, it's got an undeniable vibe that's haunting and compeling. It's not really a horror game, but the atmosphere is still there. Arkham games in my opinion have excellent worldbuilding.
The game's most subtle strength is the pacing in my eyes. The only major weakpoint (besides hindsight making the combat and stealth seem more stiff compared to later games) is the boss fights and the finale in general feeling rushed overall. Complaints aside, this game is special to me and I still find things to love about it today.
10/10, my favourite of the Arkham games and one of my top 10 games of all time.
This actually was one of my first batman games I remember watching a TH-camr play it and then I said I had to buy and I did and I was an amazing experience
The late great Kevin conroy always will be one of the greatest in Voice actings amongst the ranks the living legend in voice acting frank welker.
I AM VENGEANCE, I AM THE NIGHT, I AM BATMAN!
I AM GAY
I just played this and Arkham origins for first time this year, they are fantastic games!
Origins is awesome
This game is such a good example of how a restricted world can help elevate it's atmosphere. In comparison to its sequel Asylum is almost claustrophobic, you're stuck in Arkham with no real backup, if you get into trouble you can't just grapple to the top of a building and leave like in City's open world areas. Even Asylum's outside areas are still very narrow and don't really facilitate retreat.
It does! I just finished playing the game for the first time in years the other day. I never got to play the sequels so I just Finished Arkham City last night and started origins after that as well.
I had only played City back in the day and got to play all games thanks to a steam sale earlier this year. While City is still better, Asylum is such a great game! You only really notice gameplay shortcomings by playing it after the sequel
It truly was a revelation in terms of games both licensed and originals. Made superb use of the prebuilt world by involving the antagonists people wanted to see and made it look just as grimy as it was imagined, and found a way to let us portray Batman's close combat skills and tools in a way that made playing the game fun AND "just like the comics". It was the best way video games had let us pretend to be Batman at the time, and I have to respect that... no matter what came later.
This is probably one of the first original games where the graphics still hold up truly well compared to todays games. We need more games like this
My First Batman PC Game ever and got it last year in GOG longside with the entire Arkham Series
9:14 That made me laugh. 😂 “Deep Thoughts… by Batman.”
H'yep. It's one of my faves. Playing it for me is like meditation
The best way they can continue the saga is with a Batman Beyond game, where a second Batman appears after Bat's death, would perfectly work as a tribute to Kevin Conroy, like a Wakanda Forever to Chadwick Boseman
This was also one of the or I think the last time Arleen Sorkin voiced Harley before Tara Strong became the main voice for Harley from 2011 onwards.
Great retrospective. I have the original versions of the game on PS3 and PC (and Switch too). Have the remastered versions on PS4 and Xbox One (played it on Series X). One of the handful of games that I have come back to numerous times. Looking forward to seeing retrospectives for the other titles if you do them.
I just finished my first replay a few days ago. Hadn’t played since 2009. Still fun.
Arkham games stopped with the Arkham Knight. Nothing else happens after that.
What about shadows?
@@erdood3235 I have no idea what happens in it. However, if it confirms the Suicide Squad game as canon in any way, then I don't consider it canon either.
@@erdood3235 And besides, Shadows is supposed to take place before Arkham Knight. I stated in my og post that nothing happened AFTER the A.K..
You wouldnt even need the fingers of one hand to count the single player experiences released post AA that could even hope to rival it.
Ive been replaying this recently. Still such a perfect game.
Would love to see the differences between each of the remasters and such.
I’ve always loved the story.
To me it was the perfect length and had such great pacing that I’ve replayed it many times
Just 100% this last night 😂
Did you play the remaster version?
@@stephenthedude4383 in the past yes but this was the Xbox 360 version.
@@tonybean642 nice. I honestly liked both versions
@@stephenthedude4383 currently playing Arkham city now Xbox 360.
This was the game that lead to me getting an Xbox 360 and I played it through to 100% achievement. One of my favourites, along with Arkham City.
I love this game the first time i played it i played it for hours just doing batman stuff and i still think it holds up very nicely RIP Kevin conroy
I'm surprised you didn't mention the playable Joker DLC that was exclusive for the PS3 when the game first came out. Other than that you did an amazing job with this retrospective!
it was always a fun challenge for me to take the game over to a friends house and see if I can beat it in one night.
I've 100% this game multiple times. The story, graphics, and combat all are still really solid all these years later. The one thing I really noticed though coming back to it was that the combat isn't quite as smooth and responsive as the newer games. It doesn't make the game much harder when just trying to finish the story, but it does make getting perfect combos in the challenge maps annoying when sometimes Batman won't lock onto the intended enemy or misses a counter because he randomly started doing a long, uninterruptible animation. Fighting the slightly stiff controls is really the only negative thing about this game. I like how it's a shorter game too. Going for 100% doesn't feel like a monotonous grind like the newer games can.
I finished it for the first time this year. It holds up surprisingly well! What it does, it does well. Using the asylum was a genius move rather than going straight to the open-world Arkham City.
the secret bat cave isn't underneath the asylum . it it literally at the tallest point of asylum at dead man point. a Jumper location.
"Does Arkham Asylum Still Hold Up?" Short answer: HELL YES. Although I do feel like the final boss fight should have been a one-on-one, mano-a-mano David vs. Goliath battle between Batman and the Titan-roided Joker instead of... what we got.
Also, I'd like to see you do videos covering Arkham City, Knight, Origins (the one WB refuses to rerelease on modern consoles) and Origins Blackgate!
Yes, yes it does, sure some textures look a bit dated but for a game that came out in 2009, it still looks stunning.
I slept on it initially since super hero games had had a pretty rough go over the last decade or so prior but good word of mouth got me to try it and I absolutely loved it. I liked City more overall but Asylum nailed the atmosphere that the open world games lost a bit of with the change in map style. But yeah 4 really good to outright classics in one series is a good track record.
Just started it again with the asylum reborn mod would hardly tell this game is 15
I watched a recent stream playthrough of Arkham Asylum, and yea, it still holds up great. I think the open-world aspects of the later games in the series are a doulbe-edged sword: sure you get more to explore, and gliding over Gotham is neat, but you also get a lot of repetivive empty space, and having everything spread out makes gathering collectibles even more of a chore.
I think Arkham City had the best scale of a large but dense location with lots of detail and worldbuilding. Allthough the collectibles were already going overboard by then. I think Asylum might be the only one where finding all the trophies doesn't feel like too much of a pace-breaker.
You even had easy to find maps that would mark all the collectibles, contrasted against later games' interrogation system which needed you to find informants in the city bit by bit.
The answer to this question is a resounding yes. In fact it’s still a better game than a majority of what’s out there today. Games that are solid and overall excellent hold up very well beyond their years.
While the sequels did get better and Arkham City being my personal favorite! Arkham Asylum still holds up too! It's still one of my favorite video games of all time! The story, voice acting, combat, stealth, graphics and score are still impressive today! It deserves every praise it gets! The scores for this game is no lie, its indeed, outstanding! And they were able to get Mark Hamill and the late Kevin Conroy to voice Batman and Joker too? PERFECT! RIP Kevin Conroy! Thank you so much for voicing the Dark Knight for decades! I always go back to Arkham Asylum and City to enjoy his performance every time! Again, THANK YOU, Mr. Conroy!!!! 🥹
RIP the late great Kevin Conroy.
15 years? Jesus I remember buying this opening night 😂
6:33 Jesus, even Young Bruce is hench
Stealth in this Game is insane, way cooler than AC's stealth, pls Flandrew make a vídeo of the Arkham saga
Me and my older cousin use to play it together.
Yes it does, I’ve been replying the whole trilogy this past week. The game holds up but you can really tell the difference in pacing of the games when playing it directly after playing Arkham Knight. I’ve been switching between the games frequently instead of just playing one the whole way through and moving onto the next. I only wish Arkham Origins was on the Microsoft Store so I could get it digitally like the other 3. I’d like to try Arkham Shadows, but it’s VR, which I don’t have any VR systems, YET.
I love the arkham series. I completed all the arkham games at 100% again just before arkham Shadows released, and I'm really enjoying that game
One of the greatest Superhero games ever made. This game completely change my life
I remember playing on my aunts Xbox when final scarecrow fight occured. I was shitting my pants thinking i broke her console
Just started playing it for the first time and I can absolutely say it holds up
Oh my goodness I love Arkham asylum the whole series is absolutely amazing!
Also to answer the “why don’t they have shoes” question is that they’re at a mental asylum and they don’t want them hanging themselves or creating weapons from shoelaces. Although most real institutions do allow slip on shoes without laces.
Still my favorite of the series. It had the best atmosphere by a mile. Shame about that final boss though.
The best superhero-related videogame ever released
💯
I just finished watching a let’s play of Arkham Asylum when this came out
Yes.
Graphically speaking, I think Arkham Asylum shows its age. I will defend Return to Arkham in that sense because I do believe that it looks better by comparison.
Gameplay wise, Arkham Asylum has aged very well. It took me years to overcome my fear of Scarecrow's segments and Killer Croc's lair, and I never get bored playing this game.
If only we could get games for more DC characters that took example from this game
It turns 15 this year ?
I gotta replay it
Personally I would say Arkham asylum is my second favorite game in the series. Those who say it has “aged poorly” simply have no clue what they’re talking about. The only thing is that the bosses, combat and predator of the other games are more advanced obviously as it is an ever expanding series, but compared to 99.999% of games Arkham asylum has better combat story atmosphere and moment to moment gameplay than most games ever
Yes yes and yes. All 3 of the games do. One of my personal favourite series of all time
"Repetetive" he says, yet I played Arkham 2 times this year (had to get achievements I missed) and then beat City, Origins and Knight right after and I still want more.
I'm playing Marvel's spiderman and I can see where they took inspiration from
I actually always preferred asylum over city.
I like the pacing much better and the Metroidvania style where you discover a relative limited area but backtrack a lot when getting new items. Also how the asylum changes over the course of the game was really cool. The audio tapes you can find, especially those of Harley Quinn were the cherry on top.
City to me is just bigger and more but the pacing suffers from it and to me it gets more tedious and the story isn't that well constructed.
Still liked city (who doesn't) but it was always 2nd place.
This game is still going to hold up in 2029 when its 20 years old.
You would think Rocksteady would’ve made a TMNT game by now.
Nobody wants rock steady to do that especially now with how dogshit they are
Maybe if they could team up with Bebop Studios, we'll get the TMNT equivalent of the Batman: Arkham games..😊
@@joshpetzoldt6344 Ha! 😁
I never hear anybody talk about this, but these games are also pretty good metroidvanias
I'd say it Does I never Get tired of Replaying the Arkham trilogy
As a game, yes Arkham Asylum definitely holds up. Though if you've played all the Batman: Arkham games regularly, the limited combat skills and movement can take some getting used to. And the non-Scarecrow bosses still aren't that great.
I made every Arkham games 100% ... multiple times, always a great experience on those genius games. This is what i want to play !
Um excuse me sir. There’s a vr prequel game now too. Which is great and my goty so far. Great video as always
Played this at launch and had a blast, bought the GOTY edition that came with the OG cardboard 3D glasses and played it to completion…took me 2 days, gave myself a 2 day migraine, achieved nothing.
You should compare the Batman Arkham Games,
These games are fun, wish there was more.
The rag doll effects/ when migraine strikes on the goons is one of the best parts of the game for me 😭😂🔥
Happy anniversary of Man Ham Aslume!
This is like $1.99 on Steam right now
I always liked Asylum more than the rest of the game's rocksteady made. I love the atmosphere and it was fun walking around and collecting the collectables. I never liked the decision to make the rest open world but it was the most logical thing to do. After Asylum I love Origins the main story felt much better for me shame the boss fights in all the games were a little lackluster.
Yes, it still holds up!
Unreal Engine giving everyone 5ft 6 bodybuilder physiques
Yep it still hold up.
Wait 10:28 "aged" is definitely the wrong word here, it sucked back then, and it feels exactly the same now, has nothing to do with age it was just a straight up bad way to end the game even in 2009
Outside of mechanics, I think it's also just a letdown of the appeal of Joker's character and what you can do with him. I don't think "Joker Hulk" was a brawl anyone ever wanted (allthough funnily enough, this was a concept used in The Batman 2004 show. Funny coincidence).
City got this aspect right in contrast where he works behind the scenes. Because his manipulation and intellect is his greatest strength, even when he's on death's door.
@leithaziz2716 hell yeah
For some odd reason where Batman goes to his cave in the beginning then you gotta move the boxes to get out the sewers those boxes don’t spawn in for me so I’m dead as stuck in this mission I can’t do nun & im on pc any tips ??
Really wish I enjoyed the combat as much as everyone else. The exploration, stealth and story are amazing but I actively avoid the rock-paper-scissors fighting as much as possible when I replay this. I blame every other third person action game after this using similar systems, Hand of Fate in particular.