Batman Arkham: A FULL Series Retrospective

[@Darek_B52]

'I don't like stealth" (Attempts stealth takedown in front of two goons) Yeah I can see why

[@AdamSmith-zd8ft]

I really love how you broke down the relationship between Batman and joker in the asylum section, but I did notice you failed to mention the dichotomy between Batman’s no kill rule and joker’s main goal of attempting to push Batman past that rule. You mentioned that their battle is never ending because neither side wins but that’s actually not the case; the case is that Batman ALWAYS wins but then always chooses not to kill joker, ever going as far as to actually save his life countless times as joker repeatedly puts his life in danger while making Batman responsible for it. The real intrigue in their relationship is that the authors of these characters always put the audience in a position that makes them want joker dead, just for that desire to be blown away by Batman’s goal of not killing joker shining through as not only the inevitable outcome, but the hidden theme. For instance in city when joker actually dies it’s done at the end in such a masterful way because it really went out of its way to make us want him dead just to finally give us that outcome and spin it on its head making us feel the failure and grief that Batman feels despite saving the day. Truly a master class in story telling

[@violetslit]

I LOVE the Arkham Knight intro diner scene, so creative. I've rewatched the "cutscene movies" of these games so many times (especially City & Asylum)

[@AriasMalarias]

Made the game feel and look like a movie, really impressed me on how it felt the first time I played it

[@b1bbscraz3y]

and then the car/race mission with the Riddler is fcking dumb

[@mikeheil713]

Good work son, the fathers are proud

[@YourFavoriteSon1]

Thanks Dad

[@jamesjarrettt3995]

Fathers? Gay

[@vibe1337]

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[@jamesjarrettt3995]

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[@ninianstorm6494]

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[@Liam-gf1yr]

I love your sections that discuss comics and novels. I always find that I learn something new about a universe and it's refreshing that continuity errors are brought up because it feels like you're valuing their worth rather than treating them as disposable like the companies that publish them do.

[@YourFavoriteSon1]

Thanks, I always find that it breaks the pace and it doesn't seem like others notice them at all.

[@Mcbuckets_AOT]

@@YourFavoriteSon1this is a little late but I enjoy the comic sections as well. Interesting listen for me because I love the universes just never have taken the time to read them

[@MultiKushie]

I love how the Arkham series is reflecting to comics and some films . Really explore the whole era of Batman

[@shahrouh]

Thanks for this massive retrospective son. As a huge Batman fan, I ate every one of these up. Personally, Arkham Asylum still remains my favorite because it stays closest to the source material to me when compared to the others, and maintains a consistent focused, and solid story and interesting easter eggs for characters and obscure villains from the comics (Maxie Zeus and Tweedle Dum, and Tweedle Dee come to mind). I also liked its intro, where you feel something is wrong. I also really liked the chemistry between Batman and Joker, whereas in City, I felt I didn't see remotely enough of him. But all in all, the entire series is great. I made sure to platinum each game on PS as they came out minus the VR title, because VR headsets make me literally sick, and it's sad that I can't physically experience it. I hope they can release Suicide Squad in a good state, and I hope it does justice to Kevin Conroy's Batman. He's still the definitive Batman voice to me just like Mark Hamill's Joker. Sad that we won't get more from either of them in these roles but happy we got what we got and crowned off the series. While I did watch this entire retrospective, just wanted to ask what your take is on how Arkham Knight ended. What was your take on that epilogue scene! Cheers

[@simpingspartan646]

fucking love hour long videos about games ive already played

[@jackosharkpie3892]

You read my mind!

[@keyblademasterclark]

I'm sorry but I completely disagree about the Deathstroke battle. That fight is my second favorite boss in the entire Arkham series. I died SO many times fighting him

[@el-solo8449]

I agree, I think he’s not that good at the combat, you can see through the vid so I see why he didn’t like it. The death stroke fight is one of the best ever. But overall his video is amazing.

[@Bankairanger89]

I had to put it on the hardest difficulty in order lose to Deathstroke Awesome fight none the less

[@zakkmylde1712]

Excellent job son! On the topic of Arkham Origins I personally think it was a decent choice to not add too much to combat and gadgets because it would be weird if Batman in the game was more advanced than in a game set almost a decade later. As far as the character designs I always took it that this was before everything started getting more fantastical, as in Bane wasn't using enough or as potent venom and Croc hasn't furthered his mutation all that much. In Arkham Knights dlc with Croc they showed him even more monstrous and referenced him advancing his mutations with genetic tech thefts.

[@bbbeka_beridze6225]

one of the best video game reviewers ive ever seen, you always deliver with these videos. great work

[@bobiii9691]

I recently started using your lenghty videos for work and boy,does it help alot,please keep doing what your doing

[@randonBtuna]

Another great job son. I always look forward to your work. Keep it up all the fathers are proud!!

[@YourFavoriteSon1]

Thanks Dad

[@spidey-voltage]

The electrocutioner was the most difficult boss in the series

[@manueldelbono202]

The First Time i fought him i was scared... i was so in the Batman mindset, but i didn't realize that Batman knew he was a bluff... so epic

[@hydehaley]

hello son i love the bats man video

[@YourFavoriteSon1]

bats

[@vibe1337]

😅

[@vibe1337]

lets go!! i´ve waited for the full video.. and thx 4 your work man, love it

[@YourFavoriteSon1]

lfg

[@vibe1337]

@@YourFavoriteSon1 😁

[@Wrekkshoppe]

Pass me my cigarettes, and get me a couple of beers, so I can watch this little video you made, Son. If I'm still here by the time it's over, then that means you've made your Dad proud. If not, then have a nice life, you disappointment🤣

[@benf6003]

Honestly I don't think WB were allowed to do a lot of new stuff, since Rocksteady were working on Knight, they restricted WB on what they could innovate on. Plus I think they were limited on time.

[@asthMattic29]

Now being a new dad I can finally say, I’m proud of you son.

[@trismania]

Rise up sons and dads

[@MrAjking808]

We get it can y’all stfu already

[@thefonzkiss]

1:55:44 why do you sarcastically add the word _technically_ to describe the remote claw? It WAS a totally new gadget and mechanic. And not a blatant reskin like the glue/ice grenades. It’s not the line launcher, it’s totally different from line launcher. You can’t use line launcher to knock enemies into each other or fire extinguishers into enemies etc. And you can also use it on gargoyles, not just specific anchor points. Being able to pick up enemies and hang them off gargoyles was great and invaluable for completing challenge rooms at speed.

[@LlorDrei]

There is one character quasi-introduced in Batman: the Animated Series... I say quasi-introduced, because the character himself is part of the DC Universe, but, not this particular user of the character mantle... that they really should have put into, at least, one of these games. That character is Templeton Fugit, the Clock King. This is a character who should have taken the mantle into the DC Universe from the cartoon in the same way as Harley Quinn. But, while they have brought in new versions of the Clock King in the comics, not Templeton Fugit. He is nothing but an OCD, middle aged lawyer, obsessed with time management, who had a psychotic break. Yet, with his mastery of time management, in his very first encounter with Batman, he escaped without giving, or taking a hit. Taskforce X used his planning to steal from the Justice League's headquarters. He even got a temporal device in one episode to give him time-speed and slowing powers. Templeton Fugit honestly deserves a place in the comics, as a whole. I quite honestly have always seen him as the greatest shining star villain of the Batman: the Animated Series universe. But, back to the games, this is a character who could have used Psycho Mantis attacks against Batman, knowing how to avoid his attacks with use of timing in the environment around him.

[@Amdor]

46:24 you missed purrfectly fine way to say catnapped. Ah glorious dad jokes.

[@JoshJr98]

I love all these games for different reasons. Asylum has the best atmosphere and story and is the most replayed by me, Arkham city has the best bosses, and Arkham knight has the best gameplay and graphics. But they are all great and the voice cast being the animated series cast is something I love about it, I pretend they are the same universe

[@extremeteatime8663]

3:11:09 I wish we had gotten some sort of dlc or comic scenario if this had happened. Batman, not trusting himself due to the joker mind infection, follows through with locking himself up and Robin and Nightwing have to team up to defeat Scarecrow and The Arkham Knight. (Perhaps with Batman adopting the sort of Oracle role from the satellite Batcave at the Movie Studios?)

[@ophunta]

That'd have been sick.

[@Cigaretterat634]

Just here to remind you that me and mother are very proud

[@YourFavoriteSon1]

Thanks Dad

[@greasygod93]

I always say DC is a bunch of gods trying to human (with the exception of Batman) and Marvel is a bunch of humans trying to be gods.

[@screamingtongue]

The best batman characters really do have something cosmic to them

[@RottenRails1]

You’re doing a fine job, son. You are not a failure.

[@YourFavoriteSon1]

Thanks Dad

[@silpheedpilot7]

Yessss, one of the best youtubers who does retrospectives!

[@mayafredell-mcneil799]

My brother is obsessed with this series and this is one of many games (Elden Ring, Dark Souls, Sekiro) that I have watched retrospectives on to surprise him with:)

[@oliviawilliams6204]

The only reason thr Jason Todd surprised me was because the dev said in interviews that the Artkham Knight was meant to be a new character. I was pissed, felt lied to.

[@spartanq7781]

Al Father's day video and a compilation of the Arkham games? No wonder you're the favorite son.

[@HybridGax]

When I fight in Batman Arkham City I feel like a god, and I fuel this by both upgrading everything no matter what and going straight to my target, wether they have a gun, blade, or anything like that or not, and I duplicate it to every enemy, I don't care when I get shot, hit, or sliced, I just go for the kill, and almost all the time it works and I win the fights.

[@Shift_Salt]

2:20:04 Not the electricity. That "venom" he injected was essentially his own rough prototype to the "Titan" formula from Asylum. It was imperfect and damaged his mind when he used it resulting in him losing his memories of Batman's identity.

[@thegreathadoken6808]

I can see how much better you got at not getting hit by the time the City clips started.

[@brandonpike7046]

I remember really really enjoying the character models in AA. Inspecting every detail of each character

[@baronfriday989]

I feel the pwnbox thing was a smidge unfair, hacker terminology can be cringe, but it is the terminology that's used.

[@ripasstley8398]

Great work as always, son. Have you ever thought about doing the Crysis series?

[@CageofRageTV]

Now I don’t know if it was ever in Arkham continuity but didn’t you skip over the Assault on Arkham animated movie because I could of sworn it was a in universe movie. So a little disappointed it wasn’t covered in the retrospective.

[@YourFavoriteSon1]

Have to put the movie sections on my Patreon due to copyright

[@ShadmehR_23]

son.. You made all-father proud😀❤️ But when you were naming batman villains You forget my fav Deathstroke🔥

[@otothegoglu]

Man, I am so sorry for you: so much passion put into this video (Investigation) but such a low view count.

[@JuanLeche250]

Been waiting for this son. I’m proud

[@alexanderalex2560]

felt like watching a tomb raider retrospective but I want it the YOURFAVORITESON way, plz consider it especially the first era of the franchise, I'll be waiting for it.

[@YourFavoriteSon1]

not a bad idea

[@Redman-2490]

I have not once, in tens of playthorughs, used the line launch3r during the Croc s3ction. That is genius.

[@Shift_Salt]

2:43:00 You can shoot, but you don't have to. I believe it actually affects the "fate" of this minor character a bit too, info is brought up elsewhere commenting on how this moment went based on your reaction.

[@ionian525]

The Batmobile Combat is basically just "Arkham Core 6" and that's pretty neat.

[@madoldwhiskey4155]

I am very proud of you, son.

[@SickJokerTheFirst]

58:33 remote medical charge

[@SickJokerTheFirst]

also HOW DARE YOU HATE ON THE DEATHSTROKE BOSS FIGHT! IT'S AN AMAZING BOSS FIGHT!!!

[@ABurntMuffin]

"new combat style that changed the genre for years" you mean prince of persia 2 combat. It was literally button for button price of persia 2. and it was amazing.

[@keyblademasterclark]

I actually think it makes sense that the combat in Origins is very similar to how it is in City since the Batman you play as in Origins isn't nearly as experienced. It would make sense that Batman would improve his combat skills and such over time as the years go by

[@guyguy7002]

Hey man, I think you should do the Siren series! Would be just as amazing as your Resident Evil videos, imo, because of the similar style

[@keyblademasterclark]

I have a complaint about origins that you never touched on. The grapnel boost. In Arkham City Alfred said "It's still in the prototype stage" and yet SOMEHOW it exists in Origins.

[@skysky-07]

They had to put it in the game otherwise traversal would be boring

[@keyblademasterclark]

@@skysky-07 they could have let us actually fly the Batplane or, better yet, give us the Batcycle or whatever it's called.

[@undertakernumberone1]

@@keyblademasterclark "STILL" in prototype phase. The Arkham Origins suit is different to the Asylum/City suits. IT's rigid armour plates and takes the g force of the boost in Arkham Origins well. Had he used that boos in the City suit, he would have dislocated his shoulder... at best. The Boost in City is a different one he's redesigning for use in his new suits.

[@keyblademasterclark]

@@undertakernumberone1 I'd believe that if the one in Origins felt any different from the one in City.

[@jaysoncox8]

A Parallel that I noticed between City and Knight, the end of City has Batman makes the decision to save the joker but it fails. That event caused a ripple effect and a void in the crime hierarchy that allows scarecrow to takeover Gotham. Then in the League of Assassins side mission Batman is faced with a dying ras ah ghul and we are faced with a choice, let him die or help him. What I think is going through Batman’s head is “if I let him die, am I breaking my one rule, and indirectly killing him, then what will become of the LoA, it could spiral into another scarecrow level event. If I cure him he will just come back, and kill how many other people.” In the end it depends on what you the player wants to do and what you think “your version of Batman” would do in this situation. But for Batman it’s a lose lose decision. Just like the joker in City.

[@JamirTate-ef8yw]

Good video I have watched so many retrospectives lol

[@jajaja11111]

all this just for suicide squad to completely fail

[@GruelingPursuitOfGrowth]

Call cold killer was a awesome side mission

[@k92ful]

Thank you

[@YourFavoriteSon1]

you're welcome

[@JJMcSkoozie222]

Hey son, it's been a while since I checked in on you. I'm so proud to see you do your thing. Glad I found you again

[@TheGodKingRat]

I have been waiting for this moment I have been awakened

[@souleblade32790]

You thought the Deathstroke boss fight in Origins was atrocious? It's one of the best boss fights in the entire series!

[@carlb1874]

That feeling when your favorite son remembers it Father’s Day

[@YourFavoriteSon1]

Happy fathers day

[@jaysoncox8]

Every time freeze is mentioned the captions says Frieza

[@tinyplays95]

Hey son, your father can't come to the phone at the moment, but he wanted me to tell you that your father and I are very proud of you! ❤

[@JuanTonSoupXP]

The God’s have smiled upon thee son

[@jacktaylor6253]

Havent finished the video, but i love your style. Also, my take on the batman and his villians thing is that while alot of them are still around due to batman, and some even were created by him (one joker origin story) i feel that somr were inevitable. Penguin for one is just straight up a mobster. He'd have appeared no matter what. Same with Zhaz. But i think, and this is personal opinion, a lot more of them (the villians) and normal citizens would have died. I could see them using lethal force on joker and some of the less superpowered ones as a means to prevent more loss of life. So while batman caused a good few of them, his no killing rule actually prevents the deaths of some of the villians.

[@charginggemo8340]

By the way, this isn't to important, but a group of a specific hero's villains is called a rogue's gallery

[@JoshuaJacobs83]

You did good, son. And I'm glad you covered everything. Another channel chose not to cover some games and that's sad

[@floppywendigo]

New to the channel, I love Ur content already

[@DonkeyWork420]

I don’t like leaving negative comments but boy does it hurt to watch you attempt free flow combat

[@DonkeyWork420]

Good video tho

[@The_Phantasm]

The Arkham Knight comics are definitely not canon. For example in Arkham Knight it is a reveal in Jason Todd's character bio that is origin is the same he had in the comics however in the Arkham Knight comics his origin is different with him meeting Batman after a battle with Joker. Another major contradiction is being. In Arkham Knight it is revealed that Bane went back to reclaim Santa Prisca that have been plagued by drug lords However in the Arkham Knight comics he is killed by the Jason.

[@GONZOMAF]

Officer BALLS…

[@kakorotskywalker]

BWAHAHAHAHAA

[@XxQuote7941xX]

Interesting thing about your thoughts on how the villains couldn't exist without batman, there is an episode in the batman animated series that talks about that very topic only to prove that the villains made batman, they would have still been awful people with or without a batman

[@dominiclowe3640]

1. City 2. Asylum 3. Knight 4. Origins

[@tripgiannini1892]

Been waiting for this to drop

[@FlatterNewt1036]

I love this series. I’m actually getting ready for a replay of the trilogy (minus origins) and this was one of my gateways into DC and Batman who has become my favorite superhero. And people are always surprised when I say Knight is my favorite. Would love to see vids on the Insomniac Spider-Man games and Telltale’s The Walking Dead

[@bengough6955]

You should play the Origins Campaign. Its good

[@guitarman0365]

I only disliked the cobra tanks and stealthing aspect. And making bosses into cobra tanks. But the regular drone moments and the riddler puzzle usage i loved the batmobile for the most part.

[@Comkill117]

Ah, a classic. Good choice son.

[@xgaming125g]

I really liked this video. You did a great job highlighting each game but also giving them constructive criticism. You should do a similar video after Marvels Spider-Man 2 releases and title it: Insomniacs Spider-Man: A FULL series retrospective

[@tomhibbert6486]

If you had go pick which would you say was the best story out of the 4 games

[@YourFavoriteSon1]

The best was probably City, but Knight was my favorite.

[@thecapn3560]

4 hour Batman retrospective? Don’t mind if I do

[@eqFlaccidBizkit]

A fellow Green lantern fan, very noice

[@psychodrummer1567]

I'd love to see your retrospective on X-Com and XCOM games.

[@KotaManyColors]

This video really made me feel like Batman

[@Bankairanger89]

Go grab me a couple beers and pass me the bong 4 hours of all the batman games snd comics? Make your dads proud son

[@omfgitsfat]

My favorite part of Knight is after you lock up Tim you can go back in and tell him about Barbara, ya know just to be the ultimate asshole to him lol

[@8illy0]

This video gets me through college

[@JirkaKunst]

Arkham Origins was the first game I have pre-ordered. It was also the first game that showed me why I should never pre-order games. It was a valuable lesson.

[@TheKingoftheAesir]

Origins is great

[@JirkaKunst]

@Jasonsjustbetter It wasn't at launch. There were multiple *unavoidable* game-breaking bugs in the Riddler missions. How have they missed those during QA, I will never understand. One day after launch, there were dozens of videos on YT on how to glitch around the buggy sections to be able to complete the missions. It took them about two weeks to release a patch.

[@kaydentamura7665]

YYYEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS NEW BACKGROUND NOISE

[@jackosharkpie3892]

51:35 no it’s always the games fault when I get hit or die 😂

[@undertakernumberone1]

in regards of Croc not benig as "Comic like" in Origins... well, that's not true. Croc's appearance has varied over the times and sometimes he was just a guy with a skin condition. Same wiht Bane. Especially his earlier appearances usually just had him "Very buff" instead of super buff. Batman also fighting very similar and having the same gadgets also makes sense since, well, you can't really give him much newer/better stuff. It is a prequel. Imho, Origins had a more interestnig set up that was wasted compared to Knight. But... I hink Knight for me was more of a let down, with more Riddler overkill, wasting Deathstroke and so on.

[@ShatteredLimitYT]

I'm so proud of you, son.

[@ImTheMan0fSteel]

Batman IS the most recognized super hero in existence. Then superman, then spiderman.

[@agentelixir6927]

God you have such a smooth voice 🫠

[@mattybold6726]

This combat system was used incredibly well in Sleeping Dogs

[@Calmind92]

Batman doesn't always need his villains, sometimes he's throwing down with world and universal threats. His rogues gallery is iconic, but ultimately is rarely the largest threat he encounters. Personally, I find the joker overrated, azriel and Raas are probably my favorite.

[@chandler2814]

Arkham knight on pc is way better now 9/10 imo. Runs and looks better then most modern games

[@SuperSonicHeros]

I'm sorry but I had to stop when you said the bosses in origins are repetitive. especially with what you said with Deathstroke

[@RedHotPan478]

Good job son, I'm more proud than Thomas Wayne

[@planescaped]

Oh yeah, they were doing a Suicide Squad game weren't they... "Delayed until febuary of 2024, a full year later" Lol, yikes. Yikes at the delay, and yikes I had zero recollection if it released or not.

[@robertparis5680]

fact: the guy who killed batmans parents saved 100's of lives

[@mrbungle3310]

Probably my second favourite gaming series after the dark souls series...amazing games...i think all 4 are good even great...origins is just great the other 3 are amazing