5 Things Batman Arkham Asylum Did Right

[@cowboycurtis2229]

Are we just gonna ignore how awesome it was when Scarecrow made you think the game had crashed?

[@magita1991]

Cowboy Curtis nearly had a panic attack. I thought my 360 was failing.

[@nolanc9432]

I got really mad

[@culturedmonk460]

Austin King can you just fuck off already, I’ve seen you on the other video aswell

[@cosmicerror7789]

When my dad was first playing it our playstation had this problem with freezing and quitting at certain times and when that happened he's like "God dammit, Trinity go hit the reset button." And then with the whole restart thing happen and he was so upset until he realized that it was supposed to happen.

[@TheOrangex88]

He should’ve been used as that in Arkham Knight play with both Batman’s fears and ours as players

[@RbkARI]

I wouldn't say Riddler doesn't change at all, to me it seemed like he got progressively more insane and obsessed when you take his appearances chronologically

[@SxtxnicPxnic80]

yes 100% there is definitely his own arc through them he grows with the games and I say that's the same for most the characters

[@trharrington22]

He legit has the most continuous story through the games

[@georgereeves8137]

The design choices, the atmosphere, the Scarecrow boss fights and the predator encounters were the best part of this game, they were absolutely incredible.

[@123sloaner]

I don't know. Personally I didn't like the scarecrow boss battles

[@asturides]

yup, I expected more from the Scarecrow on Arkham Knight as Asylum set the bar very high on that aspect. My favorite of the franchise, I platinumed it.

[@user-rw9yo2pc6e]

x FAT BATMAN x yeah same, I felt it was really repetitive and too easy

[@tall___]

Let’s just say I feel very different about the scarecrow fights, but everything else I agree with lol

[@Manjustman_25806]

The boss fights were good except the Titan henchmen, the bane boss fight and the final joker boss fight really almost everything involving “Titan” is bad

[@angryoldhead7034]

The first thing I’d say the did wrong, is once it’s done, everything is done. After a while there’s nobody to beat up.

[@Anthony_carmine]

That's true, that's part of why it was so replayable.

[@raidenstark315]

One thing city fixed

[@Anthony_carmine]

@@raidenstark315 definitely agree there. Great for the first game but not something I would wish they carry over

[@Anthony_carmine]

@@alphablaqog nope, maybe for you but not to me. Like I said tho something that was great for the first game not something I would wish they carried over to the next. Plus if you think about it since it took place at the Asylum once done with the game how could they still have many prisoners left about when Batman just had them all locked back up again.

[@MyNameJeffOG]

Well you can try to do challenges like not taking damage the entire game or defeat the riddler in every game, or play all the games by time order.

[@garyhall2770]

My favorite time in this game was hunting for a riddle underground. It was one of the question marks and I just couldn't figure out how to solve it. This happened to be one of the final ones for me to get and after 30 minutes of walking around I finally went online to get the answer. Right after solving it for the first time the Riddler says "What!!! Are you looking online for the answers" or something to that effect. That line totally freaked me out.

[@berto17]

he knew

[@davidreyna7410]

The riddler challenges were the least annoying in this game also tbh

[@yeager1273]

this game did everything right except the final boss fight

[@dylang1138]

Also Bane and the other Titan-henchmen boss fights.

[@aaronpingiaro]

Love everything but the final boss

[@isaiahqjones2991]

Final boss was probably the easiest out of the other bosses

[@aaronpingiaro]

They couldve brought harley back and had u go 1v2 against her and joker

[@novielie9864]

He tries to hit you Gets bored Turns his back on purpose Batman uses batclaw Sends 50 grunts at him *repeat*

[@saladdodger4722]

I really miss the strange eerie asthetic in Asylum that the rest of the games abandoned, it made Arkham feel so much more interesting and full of history and I wish they did Gotham the same way.

[@slightlyoffensivedadjokes]

so so so well put. asylum feels so established and real, like it has a full rich history with an insane amount of details in it that makes you at the very least appreciate the developers for trying to make this island as fully formed as possible. although city has my heart, the setting didnt feel as rich and it really makes me appreciate the little details and the genious layout of asylum more. i think asylum best balances in its environment as seeming real AND being a fun video game environment

[@Xehanort10]

Asylum had a real horror atmosphere to it with how old and near deserted the asylum looks, the Titan monsters, Croc's lair, the 3 Scarecrow segments, hearing how twisted Sharp is in the Chronicles of Arkham, the lunatics just jumping on you out of nowhere when Joker opens their cells and all that.

[@engihere5434]

Dont forget all the strange and eerie noises coming from equipment and old looking machinery, even the ventilation of the asylum was eerie almost like breathing sometimes

[@cadengericke5652]

Yeah to be honest if only they did Gotham in like in the same kind of dark grimy but still fancy in some areas environment. kind of like they showed in the Outabounds area in Arkham city

[@notme6881]

Hey, about the time line, my understanding is this: Origins is about 2 years into Batman's career, 8 years later is asylum, so that's close to 10 years. One year later is City then next year is Knight. All told, roughly 12/13 years by end of Knight. Hope this helps :)

[@thatrandomguy9841]

I believe its 6 months to city then nine months to knight

[@DegenerateJay]

Thank you! It is helpful.there is still a little bit of lack of believability in the fact that Origins is only that long before knight but it at least works

[@blethigg9320]

@@DegenerateJay But there is also the question of how long someone could keep doing what Batman supposedly does without burning out, crippling himself or becoming uncontrollably traumatised with PTSD. Even most professional athletes retire by their early to mid thirties, and they have a far less punishing schedule in terms of rest & self-care than Batman does in most depictions.

[@jack29724]

Blethigg It’s a comic book. That’s how.

[@blethigg9320]

@@jack29724 Is it? Thank goodness you're here to tell me these things. I feel so foolish.

[@thesupersonicstig]

Riddler: "You're too dumb to do this!" Batman: *Does it anyway* Riddler: "You're cheating!"

[@killman369547]

So Riddler turned into his father, can't accept that someone might be legitimately smarter than him.

[@thesupersonicstig]

@@killman369547 Just shows how pathetically insecure he really is.

[@Xehanort10]

He's like a little kid who when somebody beats them at something says you cheated by beating them. Showing that mentally Nygma was still the same kid whose dad abused him for cheating to win a school puzzle.

[@Xehanort10]

@@killman369547 In Arkham Knight he's even projected his hatred for his dad onto Batman. Since when Batman and Catwoman fight Riddler while he's in his robot and he says "Die father- I mean Batman." The beatings he got from Batman probably reminded him of his dad's abuse but while he didn't deserve his dad's abuse even if he cheated Batman's beatings of him are deserved because of the crimes Riddler's committed and the people he's hurt and killed.

[@DatsuKyoraku]

@@Xehanort10 he's evil because of his dad?

[@Geohillierneo]

That sound (dum, da dum dum) before Joker spoke everytime was amazing

[@reallyoriginalname1221]

I remember when the lunatics were released I was terrified of leaving that booth you where in. Then agian I was 9

[@fugit1vegaming397]

Don’t forget... Killer croc.

[@reallyoriginalname1221]

@@fugit1vegaming397 oh hell yeah I fucking hated going into the sewers

[@killman369547]

@@fugit1vegaming397 Eh, i was more scared of scarecrow. The way he fucks with batman's head was terrifying.

[@DatsuKyoraku]

I somehow expected a jumpscare every 5 seconds. The lunatics scared the first time, then it just stopped scaring me.

[@DatsuKyoraku]

@@fugit1vegaming397 stop

[@SILK97]

My favorite part of this game (and a big reason that it’s my fav in the series) is the real comic book in motion feel to it. The sequels had a very realistic look to them. They looked great, but I always miss that comic book, ultra muscular, ludicrously large moon, over exaggerated look. Also, I really appreciate the spoiler warning. I don’t think most ppl need it, but it’s a nice gesture that takes 2 seconds to include.

[@DegenerateJay]

I also very much enjoyed the style to the game. I think a little bit of it is lost in the return to Arkham that I was recording footage from, but it still shines through for the most part. I need to repick up my old copies of the game, because I would record these footages on PC butit's weird my PC can play the game is just fine, but a lot of the times if I try to record with software while playing at it slows it down. It doesn't help my PC is from 2015. Need a new one.

[@davidreyna7410]

Honestly this take is spot on

[@theoneandonlysheep]

I was quite fond of the horror elements of Asylum, namely those surrounding Scarecrow and Killer Croc.

[@cosmicerror7789]

I have had nightmares about those two characters

[@HealwaysRemembers.]

@@cosmicerror7789 ouch

[@cosmicerror7789]

@@HealwaysRemembers. yeah I've been creeped out by scarecrow since batman begins then this version pushed it over the edge for me into terrifying and Croc just sits square in the uncanny valley, not enough human but not enough animal either.

[@raymoney6503]

yeah I love scarecrow by how much he terrified me when I was younger whilst playing this game

[@t-0096]

Wow u spoiled the game for me, guess im gonna click on this vid on why the god father was so good

[@DegenerateJay]

Hahaha there's usually one for real. It's almost like internet Darwinism though.

[@brockbreacher]

"I should make that my text tone" me: *has had that set to his text tone for 5 years now*

[@lemoncaketerrorist2921]

brock breacher how do you do that? I can’t just set it if I download a file

[@brockbreacher]

@@lemoncaketerrorist2921 it all depends on your device, I'd just google it

[@lemoncaketerrorist2921]

brock breacher alrighty, thanks mate!

[@killman369547]

I love how the game nailed the horror movie like atmosphere in the beginning. When you're running down the first corridor and the PA comes on announcing all the security breaches in different sectors you really get the sense of "oh fuck, shit is going DOWN!".

[@thehoopinggamer9166]

This game got me into Batman and made him favorite hero when at the time was Spiderman

[@Anthony_carmine]

Prior to this game I don't think I had a favorite marvel or dc hero but after this game definitely made him my top dc hero.

[@isaiahqjones2991]

Yeah playing the Arkham games made me love Batman even more

[@TheAmazingSpiderGuy_99]

17:39 Batman casually breaking his rule. 😂

[@Bika_Bikas]

I LOVE how you guys changed the video almost and just genuinly talked about the series instead of pointing out top 5 things it did righr you guys still did but i like that you guys brought other thinga too the table in it. Made it very enjoyable.

[@DeathstroketheTerminator]

Well there was character development with the Riddler, one could clearly see how he became more and more frustrated over the coarse of the games as he just can't beat the Bat. It just gets overshadowed by the clear lack of ideas he has to challenge Batman as he just uses the trophies that just get annoying after hours and hours of collecting several hundred of them

[@fugit1vegaming397]

Nicolas Schultz he also gets more and more... frazzled? Like in origins he looked normal, but in knight he was extremely skinny, frizzled hair, and stubble.

[@Xehanort10]

It gets to the point where when Scarecrow reveals Bruce Wayne is Batman Riddler doesn't believe it. He had a theory that Batman was a criminal who robbed the criminals he captured and bribed Gordon to look the other way. He told Dr Young that theory in his Asylum interview tapes. So when he's proven wrong he goes into denial and convinces himself it was a trick to make him look stupid rather than admit he was wrong.

[@jasonpratt5126]

When friends ask me which Arkham game they should play if only one of them, this one and Origins top the list; the latter because of refined ArkCity gameplay combined with a more 'lore-introduction' story. But this one has such a concentrated focus, with Halloween haunted-house atmospherics. This focus manifests in a subtle difference between this game and the others in the combat, too, due to being able to see better what's going on, and appreciate the model details better (despite this naturally having the worst models relatively). More than any of the other Arkham games, this game is about conquering fear by being stronger than fear. This situation would be nightmarishly bad for anyone else -- IS nightmarishly bad for everyone else (it's a near total party-wipe for the good guys by the end) -- is even literally nightmarish going against Scarecrow. But you're the Batman. You scare monsters. And if they aren't quite scared of you yet, they should be. You're the alien (albeit a benevolent one who cares about his enemies), creeping around in the Nostromo's air ducts, picking them off. _And they know it!_ None of the other games nail that as well as Ark1.

[@engihere5434]

I love it when i silently take out a few of jokers goons during the predator scenarios and the other dudes stumbling upon there bodies saying "hows he doing this?! What's going on?!?" Not to mention they start abandoning each other saying every man for themselves

[@average-watcher-2]

Also I feel like the addition of death scenes were really good for the series

[@SCPatriot40]

I love how they had the secret room in the wardens office

[@neerkum5428]

can talk how much the riddles sound like puns like 90% of the time

[@123sloaner]

I remember constantly playing the Demo for this game before it was released. Im a huge Batman fan and had always waited for a Batman game of this calibre. When I finally got to play the full game, I instantly fell in love. It was my favourite game of all time. The Arkham games blew my mind, all FOUR of them. I cannot wait until the new game is officially announced so I can officially freak out, just like my 13yr old self all those years ago

[@jakezipper753]

As of ten minutes ago, I have made it illegal to walk on the floor in any part of the asylum. Anyone caught doing so will - this is stupid, I Ahhh! will have their legs chopped off and perform magic tricks for Emperor Joker!

[@doomsday3455]

Asylum has the most unique feel of all the games for sure. The Asylum is up there with the Resident Evil mansion in terms of environments and exploration. Still a magical game after a decade.

[@ACM1PT95]

I felt that this game was more of a survival game rather than an action superhero game. Also I never felt alone, I like the feeling that you are working together with guards and doctors in order to survive. It was a situation of survival of the fittest and you had friends that you could sort of rely on, at least as batman

[@Mlackakao]

When i first got this game, I was expecting to get Arkham City. I never heard of Asylum. I was watching a game awards, and I saw the cinematic trailer. I thought it was already out. I did further searching, thinking City was Asylum. It was my favorite PS3 game to the point that I’ve played it more times than I can remember. I was even more happy to find out that City was coming out soon after I finished Asylum for the 100th time that year.

[@Ballsballs265]

Mac Jameson how do you confuse two games, when they have different title. not trying to be mean

[@Chapfish]

Spicy Sausage if he was young or if English isn’t his first language it does make sense

[@Mlackakao]

Unlegit Username thank you. Admittedly, it was both a lack of news and my youthful ignorance. I lived in a place that still had dial up during my childhood. Even my television didn’t show anything except for sports and news. I heard about City first while randomly surfing the web, which was through the trailer with the older looking Joker laughing in his chair overlooking Arkham City. When I searched it up, I found out that it was the sequel, and my father had bought the first game.

[@duckseverywhere7087]

17:41 I loved when Riddler accused me of looking the trophies up on the internet😆

[@jacole4209]

Riddler has always looked like Neil Patrick Harris to me in this game

[@creatos2556]

Wait ... Riddler didn't show up in this game

[@thenoirknight5729]

Same thing for me. Also, I find it funny seeing how Joker's pose in his character bio is mocking Riddler's

[@adrees]

The introduction of the gadgets and armor was amazing. I remember being so excited about getting the upgrades. They weren’t crazy but actually long time staples. But it was so fresh and exciting to use them. The world around you really allowed you to make functional decisions. Asylum gave me goosebumps as I was playing and really made me psyched about the unknown. That feeling is rare and to be cherished because not many games are able to achieve it. They just did everything right.

[@panfilip9963]

About Batman being Batman only 12 years into Arkham Knight: In The Dark Knight Returns, he retired after Jason was murdered. At that time, Bruce was 45. That would mean, that he was only around 15 years into being Batman. So maybe Arkham series got the idea from TDKR.

[@DegenerateJay]

I mean the thing is in year one he was actually 25, and probably approaching 26. So when he retired after Jason's death, which was also sort of spurred by the anti-hero sentiment of that continuity at the time, because they were essentially starting to push back against vigilantism partially because of Batman's brutality and other things going on, he would have been Batman for 19 or 20 years. I mean it's not that much longer but it's at least a decent run.

[@samuraigames4125]

One of the things I really loved about the Arkham series is riddler's character. It is so damn cool How much he changes. In origins, which is the beginning. He is just so calm, he underestimated batman, he didn't take him seriously and he was a normal guy, he didn't get angry when he found those nigma packs. He thought he was better. He didn't face batman, he wasn't the riddler yet. Then he was obsessed and he wanted to prove that he is better than batman. In asylum he wasn't quite insane yet and he wasn't so angry. But as you find riddles he just says that it was easy and all that stuff. And when you beat him. He was surprised and he said that your cheating and stuff. Then in city he was like obsessed and he wanted revenge bad and he was getting more insane and he took hostages and all that stuff. He just wanted to beat batman. In knight he was at his peak, literally, he was mad that he couldn't beat batman, saying he is his true nemesis. He was so insane and wanted to beat riddler badly.

[@QuickDrawDuel]

I like how I spend 3 hours trying to figure out Riddler's puzzles and Batman's just like, "Give me something harder" Nigma...

[@berto17]

i literally couldn't figure out the quincy sharp riddle because i didnt know where the picture was. it got to the point where the riddler just ran out of lines and started repeating "warden sharp, in a picture, on the wall?!". i feel dumb.

[@QuickDrawDuel]

@@berto17 me too

[@johnnymarin5035]

Not knowing exactly what to look for was beautiful

[@allwaysbetontrapezoid5497]

Asylum is and probably will always be my favorite game in the series.

[@mikebanarhall5543]

I remember I got Batman Arkham Asylum on my sixteenth birthday and I absolutely loved the game. It’s probably one of my favorite games to play. My top five things I liked like you said it is hard to choose. 1. The atmosphere of Arkham Island and the Asylum itself 2. Finding Riddlers trophies and solving his riddles (I think it’s fun in this game) 3. I also love Batman’s relationship with the villains 4. It makes you feel like you’re Batman 5. The boss fights

[@thedopediabetic7204]

Is There Anyone out there who loves collecting riddler trophies? I love it!

[@futoijosei]

I got all of them in all 4 games.

[@batmantheknight7862]

I do

[@jasonpratt5126]

Eh. I'd say the "Riddler sucking" backlash came ten seconds after we beat the Riddler in this game, when we realize we've been suckered by the devs into pointlessly wasting time going after his trophies. I remember playing this the first time at release, wondering -- where is this going? Listening to the Riddler slowly lose his arrogant composure (though never his arrogance) was entertaining but what was the end supposed to be? And having gone to a lot of trouble to backtrack, and to find the stuff; and then to discover I was SUPPOSED TO PICK UP THE MAPS, TOO in order to beat him, even though that was totally counter-intuitive... okay, more backtracking when I just want to get to the end of the game, but I've sunk in the costs now in defeating the Riddler so I'm going to get this done as the next to last thing... ...and then... that's it? That's all? Something Oracle could and would have done ANYWAY just from having the Riddler taunt you enough regardless of what you did?? That was the only time I was angry at the developers during the whole game. I wasn't even angry at the silly Titan Joker finale, partly because yeah I could see the Joker being desperate enough to get Batman to change over himself by doing this, and then being inept at being a hulking goofball. Made sense. Fine. Subversive even. But the Riddler ending was so anti-climactic and tone-deaf to trying to beat 'the Riddler'. Blargh.

[@campbellsoup93]

So you wanted to beat him up or something? That's not the point of the Riddler. He's weak. He's not a threat on a physical level, just an intellectual one. You have to beat him with your mind. Figuring out his riddles and obtaining his 'hidden' trophies makes him progressively more unhinged and upset that you're beating him, and causes him to reveal his location piece by piece. By the time you've gotten them all, you've won. He's done for. All that's left is the cleanup and that's the Cops' job. I personally thought it was a perfect way to do it.

[@JCBro-yg8vd]

I think that's why they brought Riddler back.

[@jasonpratt5126]

@@campbellsoup93 No, I didn't want to beat up the Riddler. (Not until he threatens to kill people to beat Batman in ArkCity anyway.) But he doesn't "reveal his location piece by piece"; the game doesn't set this up at all. He's constantly transmitting to taunt you IN ANY CASE, and after a while you or rather Oracle would track him and send the police, since he's off the island, regardless of what you do or don't do. Solving the puzzles (mostly non-riddles) and getting the trophies does nothing in ArkAsy to advance any plot with him in a meaningful way. If Batman had even had a one or two lines with Oracle along the way explaining the plan, I could have been on board with that, because then it would be set up narratively. (And she masked things so the Riddler couldn't hear their conversations, otherwise he'd know who Batman and Oracle are.)

[@AAllen-br8it]

I've said it before, but I've always preferred a good 20 years for my traditional Batman career timeline.

[@DegenerateJay]

That's probably around what I like as well. I also like DKR where it's technically even more than that, though there's a decade retirement in the middle.

[@AAllen-br8it]

@@DegenerateJay oh yeah of course. I guess I should have clarified initial career before first retirement. Give time before a DKR event. Then eventually moving on to being the mentor of a Batman Beyond. So, crimefighting until he drops but initially Batman for about 20 years.

[@AAllen-br8it]

@Bobby Papoutsis Year One begins when he's 25. Canonically he takes two dips in a Lazarus Pit and gains more youth when he tests the Holy Grail by pouring water from it on a bullet wound. So he comes out of it around 45-50 still with the body of a 25-30 year old. Age isn't an issue for Batman. It's more of an issue for justifying to the public why Bruce Wayne doesn't seem to be aging.

[@AAllen-br8it]

@Bobby Papoutsis Just to clarify, Batman takes his first dip in a Lazarus pit in 1992's Birth of the Demon. I don't remember which book the second one was in, but I do remember the circumstances. The Sensei had just shoved a wooden staff through Bruce's abdomen while a fountain of Lazarus water was nearby so he was forced to use it. The Holy Grail incident was in Batman: The Chalice. All of these books are canon to the post-crisis, pre-new 52 modern continuity (so, the biggest most defining chunk of Batman's lore) And were these not the case, I mean, realistically someone couldn't get themselves to the point of Batman's physical perfection and abilities *anyway.* Let alone do what he does for even a couple years without breaking down, so I'm willing to suspend my disbelief that this guy could do the superhero thing until his mid 40s for the sake of the myth.

[@DegenerateJay]

@@AAllen-br8it Yeah it totally depends on the continuity. Old continuity had some justifications. New 52 and Rebirth hes not old enough to need them yet. The Miller Earth canon with Year one, DKR, Master Race etc has its own justifications too. He's able to come back at 55 years old and he has issues but can do it for a while. This actually makes sense even look like a wrestler like Goldberg who can still compete in his 50s. he's not a young man anymore, but if you take care of yourself you can still be athletically built and even a fighter at that age. You wouldn't last in the UFC, sure, but a master of martial arts like Batman going up against normal people definitely would. Then he takes a lot of damage over the next couple years till he can't do it at all and he takes a dip in a Lazarus pit and he's like mid 20s again. Is it a cop out? Maybe. But nobody cares when it's Ras Al Ghul so I'm honestly fine with it.

[@andyowski1515]

Yeah gameplay-wise it might not hold up the best but all around design choices are so solid for the most part.

[@thejourneymen4907]

It was 2009, I was 7 years old I saw the trailer for this the year before and I was so excited before that the big Batman game was Lego Batman. My dad got it and I played it and it was the first video game I ever beat and was my introduction into gaming. Since then I’ve beaten all 4 games and Asylum( 7 times) City( 3 times) Origins( 2 times) Knight( 2 times) I’ve played the DLC’s and to this day continue to play all of them. I love this series and it will always hold a special place in my heart. Especially Asylum where it all began on a warm August day in 2009 ❤️

[@aidanbarnard1519]

I think that city’s menu music was the best, it made me want to play more

[@notoriousdave7830]

Fax

[@andrewgarfield9898]

The atmosphere in this game was just perfect.

[@hawksfan8870]

This is definitely my favorite game in the Batman Arkham series! Nothing can change my mind!

[@Phantasm57]

i loved the way the overhead intercom system was when it would do that "Dooo Dah doo doo" before an announcement was made. a small detail but i found that chime of it was really eerie. i agree with that respect for ones enemy aspect from the inmates and patients. its very similar to how even after the red baron was shot down in WWI the united states although losing plenty of planes respected his prowess. on the last point made about being batman or feeling like you were i agree that i really felt like i was batman and in addition to that i felt like i was playing an interactive episode of Batman The Animated Series in particular i felt like i was playing a follow up episode called TRIAL where all if not most prominent villians held batman on trial making the accusation that hes the reason that they exist as villians

[@thomas35835]

The number one thing is actually how Batman looks. Perfect interpretation of comics look without the silly armour.

[@gustavluna6362]

I've been waiting for this video for a long time. Great job, Jay.

[@DegenerateJay]

Thanks brother!

[@bobington-td5dp]

That amazing feeling when you see scarecrow almost shit himself when he gets taken by killer crock

[@RadinV1]

Voices Villains Atmosphere Stealth Combat

[@thenerdverse.1]

My favrets list goes Arkham city, Arkham Asylum, Arkham Knight, and Arkham Origins, but I truly love them all.

[@PebProductions46]

I still can't get over the fact that the PA intercom sound is the motif to the melody.

[@jonq8714]

Left click attack, right click dodge/block based on timing was pure brilliance... so fun.

[@christophertafoya7893]

6:47 I actually have it as my notification sound lol

[@campbellsoup93]

"I will not look at your backside Poison Ivy" I don't know man, for some reason every time I encountered her in that game Batman seemed to zoom in right on her backside. Such a perv he is!

[@wowhowbizarre8176]

Funny to mention Rorschach b/c on the 2nd play through of Arkham asylum it feels like the inmates are stuck in there with you

[@joshuathomson1998]

I remember my first time playing arkham asylum I got it from my local library and I was scared when the scarecrow part came up I returned it got again then best it then got it on ps3 I Remer the 3D glasses as well lmao

[@Junyoa]

I can already tell im going to love this channel

[@lzzombiehunterzl3258]

I loved this game allot! I bought it on Christmas Eve and ever since I still play it every few days it was so pure,simple &loved the Atmosphere. + Great video I watch everything you upload 👌

[@fullmetalplatinum5915]

My first experience with this game was when I was 6. My dad was playing it and it was on the Scarecrow mission. I was so damn scared

[@Aubelazo10]

Origins is actually 8 years before Asylum

[@isaiahqjones2991]

So he's 35 in Asylum?

[@Lawrence_Talbot]

I remember when this game came out. At that time superhero games and movies were just awful…except the Nolan Films. My buddy in class got the game and wouldn’t shut up about how cool it was and eventually convinced all of us to get it, and we were so blown away. Makes me miss when games surprised you within how good they were, whereas today games only surprise you with how awful they are

[@ClownPuncher139]

Are you saying that Arkham City's orchestra and chorus wasn't memorable?! How darest thou! All jokes aside, this was a fantastic game. Only reason it's not my second favorite is because Knight was just so much fun to play. But I think you brought up an interesting point with Origins retconning certain events of Asylum. That's one of many reasons I don't think Origins is canon to the Arkham-verse.

[@lukejennings1778]

As far as Eddie's development in the franchise, it's more about escalation... from just trophies, and riddles, to those things and Riddle Rooms, to finally adding in all the batmobile stuff along with many of the trophies requiring the same sort of focus as the Riddle Rooms of City... besides, what character development were you expecting? His egomania gets more, and more, extreme as time goes on, as a direct result of being bested (even though, just like Joker, he sabotages himself more than anything), which makes sense... he's never going to admit actual defeat, or failure, so I don't see what you are getting at

[@calebdean9337]

I’m so glad I found these guys, they talk about video games as fans, not critics, not characters, just two guys talking about video games.

[@pancakes2726]

You also forgot the game over screens where you'd have the villains mocking you, it was neat

[@visionary1138]

Loved this game to death when I first played and still go back like every year

[@KillerMoth3663]

Batman's suit is a masterpiece. Best suit in the series in my opinion. City's is good too, it's just not as edgy looking, I'm glad you can play the Asylum suit in Knight.

[@YSL8704]

Batman is actually 11 years into being batman arkham asylum jtk

[@masterassassin791]

15:35 you call Arkham Origins, Odyessy think you’re thinking of Assassins creed there😂

[@thefilmrookie3099]

Arkham asylum is my favourite. It’s a shorter game and for someone who hasn’t got a lot of time to play games or play through long games isn’t a thing for me, so this is the perfect game to me. Even origins is short and I don’t mind.

[@adamajobe1756]

I literally just started back playing asylum today and you posted! What a coincidence 😂

[@LplusRatioplusNobodyCares]

You didn’t mention the Arkham lore that you had to scan as well. Great way to bring depth to the game.

[@holmeshuddle985]

Oh did you think that it was also eerie that you get to talk to all the guards in the beginning , realizing later all of them will be killed ?

[@anonymousceleb1148]

Gliding around cliffs after getting the ultra batclaw and the section after with titan in the river One of my favourite video game moments, considering Witcher 3 is a game, it still stands up to that, subjectively for me, it is one of the best.

[@charizardfgc9115]

The riddler trophies and riddles themselves were more interesting to find and felt like they were teaching me new things about other characters in the DC universe

[@LordWeems]

This game also felt more stylized and more like "Comic book come to life" than the other games Like it didn't focus on realism, it focused on style. Even the menu and HUD were stylized. They lost that in Knight. Origins kept it going tho just for a lil longer.

[@toddtaylor8368]

How i got into the Arkham games was from Asylum. When i was in 4th grade my dad got me it for the 360 in my Easter Basket on Easter lol and i before that i never really ever thought about playing Batman before that and it blew my mind. I'm 18 now and i still play all of them

[@Geohillierneo]

Those Poison Ivy plants were fricking annoying!

[@benitaur6606]

Man I have a unpopular opinion 1st arkham city 2nd arkham knight 3rd Arkham origins 4th arkham asylum But but, I love them all honestly

[@obi-wan-jacobi840]

I would love a video of you breaking down the Arkham timeline.

[@rbswords2353]

1. A very chilling atmosphere, 2. Scarecrow boss fight, 3. Poison Ivy boss fight, 4. chilling music, 5. well paced story.

[@naruto199797]

I was the same I liked batman but once I played this I started to get into batman more and more

[@lololulu1238]

This is definitely my favorite Arkham game. And also got me into Batman

[@TechnicalTim-oj5vv]

Arkham asylum is the only game where I really enjoyed the riddler challenges and tapes. I don't mind the other ones but they go over the top

[@Geohillierneo]

This is why Batmans rogue gallery is by far the best in comics, its the way they look at Batman, and the things they want to expose

[@donkeyman9710]

Origins Soundtrack is amazing and I feel like no one else has mentioned it

[@brunowillich1837]

Batman always has his armour's clock set to november,and it's always on his screen,reminding him.

[@lemoncaketerrorist2921]

I think the predator encounters and the atmosphere are the best in the series. And my god the feeling you get in the asylum and the music that plays while you’re doing things is amazing. Also the Scarecrow boss fights...I don’t care what anyone says they’re so amazing. And Killer Croc’s fight is so scary to me, but maybe just cause I’m afraid of water.

[@corbendyer8953]

Wow you sound exactly like me I walked into GameStop one after noon looking for a game wasn’t planning on getting Batman Arkham asylum but I like Batman so I got it the woman gave me a warranty said I could give it back within 30 days if I didnt like it never turned it in loved it too much this game got me into the franchise. Like if this was your first Batman game 👇

[@Sun-cg6lv]

0:24 this is exactly what happened with me. I wanted Spider-Man: Edge of Time and ended up getting this game instead since the guy didn’t have it yet… I loved it so much got City two months later and became a fan ever since.

[@JSchaffer214]

Atmosphere - By far, the atmosphere in this game is unlike any other game I've ever played in my 32 years of gaming. Arkham City is probably my favorite in the series, however, the atmosphere in alone in Asylum makes me reconsider that choice every time I play this game. This game completely shattered every single expectation I had going in.

[@theconversion-atpmp4915]

Guys I've got a serious question... *I'm not the only one who cried at the end of Arkam City right?*

[@arghasam8511]

Yeah this game is old but gold and this is my first batman game in pc 😢😢😢😢 and I love this game

[@TheRoux222]

one thing i love about these games is how the suits degrade over time

[@hawksfan8870]

Ah, the nostalgic 3-D glasses for Batman Arkham Asylum that didn’t work. Good times

[@4x20gamer]

I feel like Riddler did have character development in Origins, but I think he had MORE in Knight. In Knight he really showed his true colors. He showed that it wasn't about challenging but beating him. In a secret room inside the final exam you can find a secret room with a riddle basically you've humiliated and I'll reward you with despair and pain. His boss battle in Arkham Knight wasn't the best but it showed that Riddler broke his own codes by instead of trying to outwit Batman but Finally end him and gives everyone who was feed up with him and finally got to physically beat him up. It makes you really wonder was it Batman's plan along to make Riddler finally face him in person by slowly picking him apart in past games till he finally snapped

[@MyNameJeffOG]

One mistake is the laser door. Some of the lasers are miss aligned. Sorry for people who have OCD and haven’t noticed it.

[@marlin2131]

good point about Riddler, I’m writing a fanscript for a final Arkham game bc of lockdown boredom and I killed Riddler in the first chapter lol

[@owenapplegate374]

I remember I would always turn the music off so it wouldn’t break my immersion, then I realised it was one of the best parts of the game