This is going to be the last full review in my Arkham Series retrospective. I will make two more videos, one talking about my personal experience with the series and my time making the videos, and another ranking all the games. Apologies if that disappoints some of you, but I, at this point, said all that I have to say on the franchise. Thank you guys for supporting me the entire way. I'm forever grateful for it. Any corrections will be posted here. The triple batarangs are useful for taking out the pollen spores that Ivy's plants shoot out. You can actually skip the talk with Cash at the mansion and head straight to the Intensive Treatment. This basically nullifies my criticism. You can play as the Joker on the remastered version on Xbox One, but not the 360 The use of the word masterpiece is meant literally. I don't think the game is perfect, and I should have clarified that the word masterpiece implies perfection. The game has flaws, but the overall product, in my eyes, is masterfully executed, hence the use of the word. You may notice the colour correction is off here. That is because when I recorded the video, I did so at night when the windows blue light filter was on. Meaning I had to try and colour correct it in the post. Apologies if it looks wonky.
@stephenthedude43833 жыл бұрын
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@ThatBoyAqua3 жыл бұрын
@Mid Quacker Hi, I'm honoured that my little videos are capable of making such an impact, truly! I think I want to focus more on getting through the Assassin's Creed series for now but I am heavily tempted to talk about the Uncharted games. That won't be for a bit, but it's on the radar for sure.
@Hitly963 жыл бұрын
Just an FYI the main use for the triple batarangs is the three shots that come out of ivys plants. Super useful for that and almost nothing else lol
@immortal.y3 жыл бұрын
@@ThatBoyAqua you deserve 1mill subs you take so long to make video to make them good you definitely deserve it
@BLZ-ux5pd3 жыл бұрын
@@ThatBoyAqua Your voice kinda changed and it sounds good
@squangleproductions13823 жыл бұрын
So what I get from this is that... Arkham Asylum makes you feel like you’re Batman.
@bubbastudios97973 жыл бұрын
*Ahem* The GODAMN Batman
@joshuamoore53773 жыл бұрын
Knack 1 was good but knack 2 really makes you FEEL like Batman
@thatdogeguy91083 жыл бұрын
yes but i think arkham knight makes you feel like batman the most out of the four games
@the_codex44493 жыл бұрын
YOU SON OF A- the worst part is that you ain’t wrong
@a-aron41483 жыл бұрын
That’s funny cause there’s a video by Donkey Video Game that says that “you feel like Batman” but he doesn’t like the game because he has some reasons - Video Donkey is not very funny but some people think he is. His use of slurs for comedy is also lazy at best
@grubfilms90433 жыл бұрын
Playing the croc fight in the sewer for the first time was one of the most genuine horrifying experiences ive had in gaming
@nuclearchez56443 жыл бұрын
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@shuyo60733 жыл бұрын
I'm used to resident evil games, but yes. Whe he started chasing me for the first time. I just started running and my heart started racing lmaooo
@brewmaster29123 жыл бұрын
I will never beat Arkham Asylum because of my crippling fear of Killer Croc
@halimokasha95203 жыл бұрын
@@brewmaster2912 I will never beat far cry primal because of my crippling fear of snakes
@Actiontime703 жыл бұрын
I was on my cousin’s ps3 playing it like 9 years ago in 2011 or 2012 and I was only 4 and when it was my turn I was in some sewers and he kept popping up and one of the times he popped up I fucking cried😂
@theonlyjoe_3 жыл бұрын
It also gave us this gem: “Arkham asylum makes you feel like you’re Batman”
@redlightning76253 жыл бұрын
4real
@Persholm13 жыл бұрын
I'd argue that all Arkham does this, but Asylum did it first. And it did it so fucking well.
@gruesomewolfgaming47353 жыл бұрын
@@Persholm1 he's referring to the meme.
@Persholm13 жыл бұрын
@@gruesomewolfgaming4735 Wasn't aware there was a meme about it.
@gruesomewolfgaming47353 жыл бұрын
@@Persholm1 yeah, there's a meme about IGN or some other magazine saying "it really makes you FEEL like Batman" and people occasionally day certain things really make you feel like so and so
@uchihabomber12963 жыл бұрын
Seriously that scarecrow part where the screen just glitched gave me a small heart attack
@quentinwinters16343 жыл бұрын
Same I thought it was broken
@JoseVega-zd6fk3 жыл бұрын
I remember that part. I played this game when I was little and I was so confused 😂
@puremarblec3 жыл бұрын
At that part many a small child returned a game to gamestop thinking it was broken
@puremarblec3 жыл бұрын
@@BP-ex8qp oh no it didn't happen to me my brother on the other hand
@OracleGamingTV3 жыл бұрын
i thought my system broke
@Scarecrowbooger3 жыл бұрын
I always thought the Joker fight at the end of the game made sense in tone. The Joker's plan was basically to get Batman titaned up and have boxing match with titan Joker on the rooftops of Arkham Asylum. In Joker's twisted mind this would demonstrate to the world that Batman and him are just two freaks and the same.
@Xehanort103 жыл бұрын
Yeah Joker and Scarecrow wanted to drive Batman crazy and turn him into a monster with a combo of both fear gas and Titan so they could have a final battle probably because Joker had finally gotten bored of their years long conflict. Wanting to destroy Gotham with Titan monsters was just a bonus thing Joker would have done had he managed to kill Batman.
@lukky66483 жыл бұрын
ikr. paul dini is a genius
@milindsharma75103 жыл бұрын
but it was unlike of him to not have a contigency plan if things go south. thats the only thing that bothered me.
@Scarecrowbooger3 жыл бұрын
@@milindsharma7510 Does the Joker really look like a guy with a plan? He's just a dog chasing cars... :)
@milindsharma75103 жыл бұрын
@@Scarecrowbooger ahh that's where you are wrong, he is crazy, cynical,mental, non predictable, but he is the guy with a plan. See injustice comic or even the Nolan version of joker. He is too smart always has plans
@Sumunuhriginal3 жыл бұрын
Arkham asylums graphics are amazing for a game that came out in 2009. Is over a decade old and has hardly aged visually.
@JoshJoshJoshJoshJoshJoshua3 жыл бұрын
Rocksteady are magicians. Arkham Knight could be released here in 2021 and people would still shit their pants
@Qarth563 жыл бұрын
@@JoshJoshJoshJoshJoshJoshua Arkham Knight is genuinely one of the best looking games ever and it always surprises me how little it's graphics get singled out for praise. The dark lighting definitely works in it's favour, but add ray tracing and it would look like a 2021 title no questions asked.
@herschelschueler3 жыл бұрын
@@JoshJoshJoshJoshJoshJoshua hell yeah. It is still one of the best looking games ever. Shame we won't see the Original Arkham Games with the same graphics
@БогданКрименюк3 жыл бұрын
@UCMWliu26g4_PzhQV1jaaxQA rAy tRaCiNg Oh fuck off already will you 🙃🙃🙃
@theirishpotato65883 жыл бұрын
@@БогданКрименюк no. It actually does make it look a little better v
@hawksfan88703 жыл бұрын
Without this game, superhero games today would never be the same.
@poopgangster2.0733 жыл бұрын
fr dude, so much from the arkham combat system is borrowed in many superhero games now. only one i noticed was spider man ps4 (2018) it was very much like the arkham combat system. very very nice.
@onyxt35893 жыл бұрын
Not just Superhero games.
@hawksfan88703 жыл бұрын
True dat
@da5hainy5563 жыл бұрын
@@poopgangster2.073 Spider-Man's combat is inspired more by Devil May Cry.
@adriboy013 жыл бұрын
@@poopgangster2.073 I haven't played the Spiderman 2018 game but I did play "The Amazing Spiderman 2" game and they borrowed a lot from Arkham Asylum. The Kingpin boss fight was basically the same as the fight against Bane in Asylum.
@mysticfire76753 жыл бұрын
I believe that the reason why the skeleton enemies are so easy is because the fear toxin causes batman to not hold back as much in combat and so we see more of what batman is really capable of. This is sort of reused in Arkham Knight when batman almost kills some mercenaries, in the blimp, after being exposed to the toxin.
@ThatBoyAqua3 жыл бұрын
This is genius, I never thought about it that way and when framed that way is sounds so awesome!
@johndoe62602 жыл бұрын
Magnificent theory my friend
@PhantomRaptor12 жыл бұрын
To further support this, after that final Scarecrow encounter you find a bunch of unconscious thugs and two knocked-out Titans in the room Batman's standing in. It really goes to show the attention to detail Rocksteady put in these games, even with the very first one. It also kinda ruins Aqua's (very interesting) idea about pulling out the Titan's spinal cord, since... y'know. I definitely think it would be an interesting gameplay mechanic if there was a way to make it fit, though.
@PatrickWentzell-jd9gq Жыл бұрын
@@ThatBoyAqua you forgot that as Batman you can do this victory bat dance on the floor . go Batman go Batman it's your birthday yeah very excellent .
@TomCruise-vu9br4 ай бұрын
or maybe it's because they are skeletons
@s7grem4173 жыл бұрын
Whenever aqua see Harley Quinn my boi can't hold in the inner monke
@the_codex44493 жыл бұрын
And we do the same but in our heads
@yaboialex88623 жыл бұрын
Ape mode
@ccelite37823 жыл бұрын
I saw an ape beating his junk one time
@ThatOneStrayPixxel3 жыл бұрын
You might be joking but I would hit that Harley, polygons and all 😏
@StupidNSimplesns3 жыл бұрын
@@ThatOneStrayPixxel wouldnt we all
@thestarkknightreturns2 жыл бұрын
RIP Kevin Conroy. You'll forever be the voice of Batman.
@GORILLA_PIMP Жыл бұрын
Amen
@Johnsmith9966310 ай бұрын
No he won’t. He’s dead now.
@fafflytailslogisonicuite10410 ай бұрын
@@Johnsmith99663 Yeah, and people will copy his voice with A.I , and at least we'll have the memory of his voice through A.I, newer generations won't even be aware of the legacy he set in the past, they'll probably just think that '' batman sounds cool. ''.
@naodamdetsyon69292 жыл бұрын
My favorite part of Arkham asylum is that it just felt like another Batman story. As if it were an arc in the comics but in video game form. I feel like subsequent entries strayed further and further from this
@selinawalsh907510 ай бұрын
Tbf, I think that's because they started establishing the Arkhamverse as its own thing. I think it kinda works, the idea that this game's story, that feels like just another comic arc, creates massive ripples down the line that helps distinguish the Arkhamverse from mainline continuity. Stuff like Joker shooting himself with the Titan and Scarecrow getting attacked by Croc being presented so casually knowing what they'll lead to in future games is kinda chilling.
@skxlter57473 жыл бұрын
Arkham asylum should and always have that dark gothic atmosphere and environment to it its what makes the asylum so memorable and horrifying to the viewer and remains as a sacred staple of gotham city.
@engihere54343 жыл бұрын
Loved all the technology mixed in with 1800's architecture
@skxlter57473 жыл бұрын
@@engihere5434 yeah its what makes it truly a madhouse its a landmark stuck between time lol
@JdeMolay3 жыл бұрын
"What if Detective Mode was like Sonar?" Me: Like a submarine, Mr. Wayne, a submarine.
@JdeMolay3 жыл бұрын
P.S. I thought the game was perfect until you mentioned the sonar idea. How awesome would that have been? Would have made the game 100X scarier too.
@SuperJulianAnt2 жыл бұрын
@@JdeMolay uh t 100 bane boss battle tho
@christianallen69613 жыл бұрын
Arkham Asylum's horror was the best aspect to me. The blend of the Batman mythos with the creepiness of the entire game fit perfectly! Killer Croc, the Scarecrow sequences, and the penitentiary segment were terrifying. I wish we get more horror integrated Batman stuff.
@MatthewBreck Жыл бұрын
lots of horror in the comics check them out
@ismaielsabet20363 жыл бұрын
I always considered Arkham Asylum as a horror game. The Scarecrow and killer croc missions, in addition to the Chronicles of Arkham and the eerie map, created a feeling that will always stick in my mind
@ponchomkr2 жыл бұрын
I’m glad you touched on the supernatural feeling atmosphere. It was always felt haunting and uneasy when you’re just roaming the island post-game. Then you have the random lunatics who still pop out of nowhere that add to the spookiness. It’s as if Arkham Island is cursed to make its inhabitants to go insane and violent thus adding to the never ending cycle of Batman’s crusade against crime; the place he believes will help them actually tortures them: Psychologically, emotionally, and possibly physically.
@artemis19932 жыл бұрын
Akhram Island??? More like Gotham as a whole. I even read somewhere that a demon supposedly haunts Gotham City, which is the reason that place is so fucked up. Makes sense tbh.
@tomasbajer33553 жыл бұрын
I literally replayed and completed Arkham Asylum like two hours ago and then you drop this video, that's scary man :D
@vosswater27313 жыл бұрын
I just beat it two....and then this video popped up in my recommended😳. At least I’m not the only one that found that weird😁
@patrickoreilly26153 жыл бұрын
would you say... horrifying?
@timoberbanscheidt62843 жыл бұрын
Did you collect al riddler trophies?
@tomasbajer33553 жыл бұрын
@@timoberbanscheidt6284 yes, I finished it on platinum
@mrlc49743 жыл бұрын
@@tomasbajer3355 Arkham city is the best Batman game ever
@docproc1449 ай бұрын
This game is partially based on the Grant Morrison comic Batman Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, often just called Batman: Arkham Asylum for short. It’s considered by many to be one of the greatest Batman stories ever, as it masterfully blends psychological horror elements in with classic superhero comic themes. The comic follows Batman as he responds to a riot at Arkham Asylum, where he encounters many of his Rogue’s Gallery and learns through diary entries about the life of Amadeus Arkham.
@aqibfreed46723 жыл бұрын
One of the most underrated things about this game is the fact that throughout the asylum, you can hear the warden giving info + joker keeping you company in the backround. Loved it
@FMK033 жыл бұрын
You can actually go to Killer Croc’s lair without going back to talk to Cash.
@princeofchaos73 жыл бұрын
The Sinatra style song that plays before the party & Joker showdown was just perfection. The game had the best atmosphere and was closest feel to the animated series. No doubt due to Dini’s writing
@david92433 жыл бұрын
Dini is a genius
@Dylan-cu4ty3 жыл бұрын
*Asylum* will always be my favorite in the Arkham series. The atmosphere when you walk through those Arkham gates is unmatched.
@dilly20233 жыл бұрын
Facts man
@thebreakdown88432 жыл бұрын
@Gay Killer | I just finished Arkham again, and that was by far the scariest time for me, because I didn’t realize the first time that I could use batarangs. I forgot that somehow.
@Rain-hc1jz2 жыл бұрын
Comment is a year old but yeah, I couldn't have said it better myself. The atmosphere is incredible in game, and in terms of atmosphere outside of the game, it makes me feel so nostalgic when I play it now
@patrickroy3380 Жыл бұрын
Less was more this series could've last forever on a asylum level and by the time of knight it was all padding
@huskycruxes72323 жыл бұрын
This video slaps bro. Not much of a surprise tho, all of them do Love the scarlet fire backtrack too.
@ThatBoyAqua3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
@thatboyakira42023 жыл бұрын
1 Day ago?
@huskycruxes72323 жыл бұрын
@@thatboyakira4202 If you subscribe to this gorgeous voiced man's patreon, one of the perks is being able to watch videos early. I highly recommend it. Money well spent
@thatboyakira42023 жыл бұрын
@@huskycruxes7232 I mean, the money will support our good Aqua, but money is expensive and I dont see any benefit in using it to SEE KZbin.
@thatboyakira42023 жыл бұрын
@@huskycruxes7232 and what the hell? 5 likes? Man you need to teach me some things.
@TBrizzle012 жыл бұрын
I never realized this but you take a LOT more damage in Arkham Asylum than you do in later games. It really adds to the atmosphere of the game. I'd love to see this game if it had an M rating.
@channeljohnnyYT3 жыл бұрын
when this game first came out i was too pussy to walk down the hallways. that’s how horrifying the atmosphere is
@david92433 жыл бұрын
I always took comfort that i was THE Batman.
@applehazeva27393 жыл бұрын
@@david9243 yes
@applehazeva27393 жыл бұрын
Batman Games make you the Monster
@david92433 жыл бұрын
I just realised that Arkham Asylum is a trap from the Joker to show that it was lunatic inmates who was trapped in a asylum with Batman and not the other way around. What a game.
@dilly20233 жыл бұрын
Same lol
@Aerondise3 жыл бұрын
OMG, I love the sound replacing Detective Mode idea!! I’ve had this thought too, and imagine it working like Joel’s hearing in The Last of Us. Imagine setting up high tech microphones in a stealth section to that highlight enemies when they walk or make sound near them. This ‘Sonar Vision’ could be used to amplify actual sound too and cancel out background noise, making it a super immersive experience with headsets.
@judomaster00793 жыл бұрын
This deserves more likes
@Aerondise3 жыл бұрын
@@judomaster0079 Well, thank you lol
@dlaniganohara3 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure detective mode in Knight does that sound thing
@Aerondise3 жыл бұрын
@@dlaniganohara In some cases, sure, but make the mode more limited, as though it needs to be used in situations where you would actually need to amplify sound. Not just click a button and see everyone at once.
@dlaniganohara3 жыл бұрын
@@Aerondise yeah they definitely improve it in the games after though. It actually is bothersome to always have on vs asylum where its always on
@hawksfan88703 жыл бұрын
Everything about this game, the setting, the atmosphere, the environment, the story, and the gameplay, really make this game such a masterpiece of its own!
@_CPP_3 жыл бұрын
Arkham Asylum and Arkham City will forever be one of my favorite games of all time! It's a classic masterpiece
@crypt51293 жыл бұрын
What about Knight
@_CPP_3 жыл бұрын
@@crypt5129 Yeah, Knight is one of my favorite games too, but City and Asylum are better
@adv3nturetim2 жыл бұрын
I adored City and perhaps expected too much of Knight. The bat mobile ruined everything what I’d anticipated of the Batman gaming experience. While this wasn’t the only element, but I didn’t gel with the game at all. I’ve had some time away from Batman but after this video I believe Asylum should reinvigorate my enjoyment of the Batman gaming experience.
@anthonyhernandez77993 жыл бұрын
I always loved how Batman dabbled in the occult, it’s never straight up magic but rather like esoteric readings, cult stuff, and usually mental illness, but still very vague supernatural undertones.
@toakovika Жыл бұрын
Well, I suppose the League reaches straight-up magical elements, as does Killer Moth’s devil-dealing, Sharp’s (potential) possession, and vampire Batman, but one of those is another Earth item. But if I included other Earths beyond the Arkhamverse or Earth-1 outside Gotham, things would get very supernatural.
@aidenstockton16923 жыл бұрын
Came here for Sexy Harley, stayed for That Boy Aqua
@thealgorithmluvsu37882 жыл бұрын
I am replaying the Arkham series again after a few years and this game is fantastic. The atmosphere is so dark, dirty, and unsettling. The combat is satisfying and the story is simple and straightforward, works great. I honestly think this one aged the best in the series, but I'll have to finish the whole thing again to see.
@potato_god_033 жыл бұрын
We hope you’re doing good Aqua. I’m glad you could talk about Arkham Asylum again. After playing through all of the Arkham games throughout the last few years, I thought that Arkham Knight was my favorite and for a time it was (flaws and all). But revisiting Asylum during the pandemic, something changed. I appreciated the smaller things about Asylum, mostly the claustrophobic atmosphere. It felt great for the setting in the Asylum and I think it makes it stand out from any other Batman game.
@dylangrigsby39042 жыл бұрын
I just started playing this again yesterday and I forgot how much fun it is. I love how story driven it is, rather than having a whole dense city full of side quests, you're just going through an asylum trying to catch up to joker before he unleashes his plan. That's all the game needs, it's done very well
@anonymousceleb11483 жыл бұрын
Gliding around the cliffs and dealing with the titan in the river pumps was probably the most relaxing part to me, it is one of the reasons I play it again, sometimes.
@bradenhogan23 жыл бұрын
Rocksteady knew about the over reliance on detective mode. In Arkham City, it was greatly nerfed so that, while you could see enemies from a distance, the environment looked much more foggy - especially from a distance. I may be wrong but I think the Remastered version of Arkham City was “fixed” so that the environment was sharper in detective mode
@you-5-iver8043 жыл бұрын
Gotta put Harley on the thumbnail to draw attention. I respect that, cos it's one of her best looks ;)
@ThatBoyAqua3 жыл бұрын
Do what you gotta do, my man ;)
@MrLlewelc3 жыл бұрын
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@ThatBoyAqua3 жыл бұрын
@@MrLlewelc The thumbnail initially had Harley Quinn on it, but I eventually changed it.
@MrLlewelc3 жыл бұрын
@@ThatBoyAqua the new thumbnail goes hard though 🔥🔥🔥
@hecticscone3 жыл бұрын
'cause*
@dragonbreath99573 жыл бұрын
I’ve recently found this video and it took me sometime to finish but I agree with it in the end. The little piano tune that plays in Asylum haunts you throughout your play through and doesn’t let up. I never thought of the game as horrifying (given I was 9 playing this game), but great points were brought up. I thoroughly enjoyed this video!
@siggimatti11293 жыл бұрын
How you don’t have way more subscribers baffles me, love your videos!
@ThatBoyAqua3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@aliddas3 жыл бұрын
After going through your analysis of this game, I actually feel horrified now. Like, seeing how Arkham is like a torture house. And basically Gotham is funding this shit. Also that glitch part of the scarecrow, I thought my game was fucked.
@kiloxman11710 ай бұрын
the mini heart attack... followed up by a complete mind fuckkkk lol ill never forget that moment. idc what anyone says, asylum was THE best and NONE of the other arkham games made me feel like this
@cdukette4653 жыл бұрын
27:04 i love how the 3 tools joker has at his disposal during the steal segments, the chattering bombs, the gun, and the real x-ray glasses, are actually present in arkham knight, in the jokors own evidence locker, along with the titan dart shooter
@toddpalmer5425 ай бұрын
Just my 2 cents, but collecting the riddler trophies and puzzles, was my favorite part. Half the serotonin is collecting the collectables the other half is feeling like a clever clogs for solving the riddles…… “riddle me this… Batman”…
@blackrocket43823 жыл бұрын
5:25 you may be joking but I'm sure as hell not
@schnellio3 жыл бұрын
the segments leading up to the scarecrow missions were by far the scariest, especially the fake crash, it genuinely made me unsettled like i was being watched or something
@punnyguy70723 жыл бұрын
the remote batarang should be able to mark enemies you fly past so you could see them as if you were in detective mode without having to go in it. combined with the sonar idea that you had i feel that it would wake it a great and useful gadget.
@Br-kc2jy3 жыл бұрын
No Arkham game has the same aesthetic as Arkham Asylum, the feeling, designs and even HUD in the game are just beautiful, definitely has a comic feeling
@Oskar042410 ай бұрын
Yeah ikr the font is so cool
@MichaelOdendaal3 жыл бұрын
A few minutes ago I was like damn when last did Aqua post and then boom. Time to grab a coffee and watch!
@ThatBoyAqua3 жыл бұрын
Hope the wait was worth it!
@Vertically_rotated_shark5 ай бұрын
16:39 as it turns out, that happens when you try to attack WHILE a thug is atacking you (when you can counter them) if that happens, your attack animation will be slow 100% of the time, wich is on purpose so that the thug has a chance to hit you
@lefonwastaken33933 жыл бұрын
This game, imo, was the best one of the series. The environment, the aesthetics.. the feel of this game was amazing. The graphics and artwork, music, ui. Everything was on point. Played this game the year it came out and it was very creepy for me. Scarecrow segment, killer croc. I just wish they carried out that feel throughout the whole game and made it horror-ish type of hero game
@GORILLA_PIMP Жыл бұрын
No There's plenty of real horror games out there, go play one of those
@Nate_Jensen3 жыл бұрын
This video made me go back and replay Asylum, and I appreciate it so much more not only in the franchise but as a game in general. Thanks Aqua!!
@robd13293 жыл бұрын
Its a classic game!
@TheRoastingKid3 жыл бұрын
This game is the best because it’s like a nightmare for batman as he’s stuck on the island with monsters and cant leave, the first game that exposed me to batman
@stompbaddess17723 жыл бұрын
Yeah that makes me wonder how batman sleep at night after going through what he went through from his experience by being him walking in his shoes as I was playing the campaign storyline.
@ice25573 жыл бұрын
@@stompbaddess1772 I guess he's used to it.
@soulrebel63093 жыл бұрын
@@ice2557 yea once he witnessed his own parents being gunned down..nothing gives him fear anymore
@Faded.Visuals3 жыл бұрын
When it comes a game's graphics the art direction/ style and lighting is what keeps the game looking fire even after several decades later
@nzpowa._.66623 жыл бұрын
For anyone who accidentally returns to this video, and stumbles upon my comment, the killer croc part can be done with a bit of relation if you remember walking holding the battarang out aiming with it, counts as being stealthy. You can be prepared with a solid guess, and always be at your most quietest.
@MegaHeelhook2 жыл бұрын
Absolute masterpiece, no superhero game tops this one, even now.
@someguy40033 жыл бұрын
3:13 *feel like batman* "So that's where it all began"
@cinimatics2 жыл бұрын
This is easily in the top 3 gaming experiences I've ever had. It was absolutely stellar.
@evildman003 жыл бұрын
Will never forget when I first downloaded the demo for this back in the day. I loved it so much. Next time I was at the store I saw it and picked it up.
@william6789103 жыл бұрын
Back in the day when I played Arkham City and Arkham Knight I remember my combat signature was ending the fight with a batarang....watching it go slow motion and hitting the last thug always made me feel like a badass
@superderfmen Жыл бұрын
I've just recently been doing that. it's so fucking satisfying, knowing that they can just about never knock anybody out.
@hawksfan88703 жыл бұрын
What a freaking masterpiece! I’ll always remember this game as one of the best and funnest video games ever made!
@xman401003 жыл бұрын
Your sonar idea is absolutely brilliant.
@hawksfan88703 жыл бұрын
Man, I remember first playing this game when I was only 8 years old! This game truly was scary for me back then! And still gives me a creepy vibe to this day!
@LaBooF422 жыл бұрын
This was a great video, man! Loved how you touch on the cruel design of The Asylum. It’s such a great touch to add atmosphere and depth. You just made me buy this game again to play! This game was such a beautiful love letter to Batman from the devs that it all really shows.
@Dctctx3 жыл бұрын
I like how numerous times the game flips the game of cat and mouse on its head
@PrettyPinkPersephone10 ай бұрын
My favorite part of asylum combat specifically is you’re basically invited to do scummy shit that in other games would be frowned upon. Like learning to basically “camp” a gun in a scenario where there’s only one or two to get yourself through the combat is so much goddamn fun
@XxHUNT3RN4T0RxX3 жыл бұрын
The Arkham series has the perfect representation of Batman and the spiritual successor to the Animated Series. When I go back to any of these games I feel like I’m playing as THE Batman. Not psycho killer Batman like Batfleck...
@trevorphilips90653 жыл бұрын
@@PlayboiWayne You act as if he murdered innocent people they were mercinaries ever heard of KG Beast?
@trevorphilips90653 жыл бұрын
@@PlayboiWayne He does every live action Batman kills once
@trevorphilips90653 жыл бұрын
@@PlayboiWayne On accident? He literally fucking tackled Harvey and shot a MISSILE at Talia.
@alberttaylor54563 жыл бұрын
Actually there are Batman the new Animated Series games prior to Arkham Series , Batman Vegeance for example that were indeed Batman Animated Series sucessor ,Anyway i get what you meant
@trevorphilips90653 жыл бұрын
@Trarr: the old man Why yes because they aren't Joker you seem to forget that Batman and Joker have a messed up relationship
@shoogamoogaman3 жыл бұрын
I always thought of this game as Dead Space Light. These games even came out inbetween the releases of those games each year. Asylum scared the shot out of me in 2009. Took me about a year to actually play the Killer Croc segment by myself.
@devinyt2753 жыл бұрын
I really like the transitions you used for this one. Keep it up!
@wrecklaw15813 жыл бұрын
You know how some asylums in real life are said to be haunted. In the future lore of Dc universe, I can see Arkham, abandoned and worn down, being the single most haunted location in the entire universe…that’s how chilling it is…
@jacobweckerle35383 жыл бұрын
Fucking A+ editing man! You've been stepping it up in the past few videos and it shows! Loved this one, another fantastic vid! Can't wait to see what else you put out
@nathanwhitney62454 ай бұрын
As a kid this felt more like a horror game then a batman game this game was so good the segment with killer croc made me quit the game multiple times because i was to scared
@generalgerbus54123 жыл бұрын
It really makes you feel like you're batman
@calebmangold63553 жыл бұрын
8:03 Perfect transition. Love your videos!
@rowanwalthall90453 жыл бұрын
Love ya Aqua, only commenting for the algorythm. For some reason Al Gore's jazz funk band wants me to comment.
@estevaofreitas907111 ай бұрын
36:18 what would explain why Batman is not allowed to go further into the asylum, is the reason that they promoted experiments, torture and bad treatment of the inmates, so the warden stablished this rule so nobody unauthorized would ever know what really happens inside the asylum. When you go through all the Amadeus Arkham's story he gives you some nasty insights of how he think of the inmates and how they deserved to be treated.
@danielwillcox92903 жыл бұрын
These videos are incredible, you deserve way more subs.
@DarthArachnious2 жыл бұрын
One of the things about this game I though was interesting. Is there's a finite number of people on the island. There's the Asylum staff, the Blackgate guards, the Blackgate prisoners, the Asylum patients, Gordon and Batman. While you only run into them at points in the story. Once you've defeated all of the prisoners, freed the hostages and dealt with the Bosses. That's it. You can wander around the island looking for Riddler trophies, chattering teeth and Easter eggs. But there's no one to fight. It makes the game boring as hell after you defeat Ivy. But I always liked the developers thought about it.
@frogglen63503 жыл бұрын
I think Asylum has a bigger death count than Knight. As the game goes on, more dead security guards and thugs keep popping up.
@RocketRcn9475 ай бұрын
I’ve always wanted the Joker to be able to use his Titan-powered gun in the challenge modes, as it would turn the security guards as one of your people you can use to turn against the other guards. But then only limit to this, would be only one shot, so you would still have to use it sparingly and wisely at times. Just like the normal gun you are still given in the game.
@sgd77263 жыл бұрын
Wow typing in Arkham Asylum allowed me to find this gem! Planning on 100% every Arkham game before the next year of education.
@scoopsahoychonce3 жыл бұрын
Have fun with knight
@leonpaelinck3 жыл бұрын
Good luck with City
@warflame59123 жыл бұрын
@@scoopsahoychonce knight isnt that hard tbh and riddler trophies were actually quite fun
@sgd77263 жыл бұрын
@@azeplays3563 not sure. Whatever requires to get the 100% achievement
@Luminosity124452 жыл бұрын
I played this game over 10 years ago, and i remember the day very well. This game impacted my childhood in a very good way, and to this day, it is still one of my favorite games of all time
@DrEcho3 жыл бұрын
This was masterfully done and I wouldn’t even say that about all your previous videos, though they are all certified bangers. You are honing your craft, my friend. PS: Your “sonar” idea was pretty well adopted in Splinter Cell Blacklist, though the “sonar” bit is taken out with the perfectionist difficulty nerfs. A gem of a stealth title in my admittedly controversial opinion.
@GC-yw1mn3 жыл бұрын
The first scarecrow boss fight creeped the hell out of me. I had no idea it was coming.
@voxistaken3 жыл бұрын
God I remembered playing this game on my PS3 in middle school. I was very proud that I got all the riddler trophies without looking them up
@mm88deatmatch Жыл бұрын
The riddler trophies were there best pet though, it turns the 8 hour game into a much longer game! It built the mythos and makes the world so much deeper and cool. I loved 100 percenting the games! That’s the best part imo
@seangolding31073 жыл бұрын
even though the game looks kinda scary it's still a masterpiece
@butterbaconcomic51402 жыл бұрын
14:18 ha ha ha that happened so many times to me in Arkham asylum and I think a bit of city that made me for a while stop using ground takedowns (I wasn’t very great at holding a combo streak)
@GavinMassey_3 жыл бұрын
Honestly I love the prerendered cuts cutscenes they give the game a feel I don't get from any more refined cutscenes from future games
@SavageGod4life3 жыл бұрын
12:22 "It's easy to immerse yourself at 9pm play for ten minutes, then check the clock to see its 4am" the truest words ever! this literally happened to me last night playing Arkham City 😂😂💯
@anomicsly58543 жыл бұрын
Ngl.... This is the best Aqua video yet
@J0r-El3 жыл бұрын
The Arkham game series is like none other. It was an unforgettable experience. It was sad to see it all come to an end and it brings back a lot of great memories of playing it during the Fall/Winter seasons by the most part.
@StudMacher783 жыл бұрын
“The Greatest Batman Game Ever Made!” Ah, legendary memories!
@ohgoditshimrun134611 ай бұрын
The batarang knockdown is fantastic for when you have two enemies walking together. Batarang one, then grapnel to another perch on the other side before he hits the ground. Then glide down, stealth KO the one searching for where the batarang came from, then ground KO the one you stunned. The remote batarang is a scouting tool to see what is around corners, for players without hundreds of hours memorizing the game's maps. And the atmosphere is the fruit of a strictly linear which carefully what you get to see and hear when, thus allowing them to go for maximum effect rather than maximum flexibility of replay potential.
@josephbiondi84273 жыл бұрын
Thanks for getting that Joker song stuck in my head, btw
@jovansahota92063 жыл бұрын
When the in-game glitch happened, I remember screaming and running in and out the room as a kid. I figured that my game was broken or my PS3 was and, either way, I didn't fancy my chances of survival when I tried to explain it to my father.
@dieldumas9429 ай бұрын
Watching this post Suicide Squad is sad. Rocksteady literally had gold and threw it away
@Igor-ls1qq2 жыл бұрын
I always notice no attempt to defend Arkham City. That's because it is just perfect.
@the_instru2 жыл бұрын
Eh it's great but not perfect
@FPCGee3 жыл бұрын
So the main villain of the Arkham series is the Spirit of Arkham… deep
@MrShadic9993 жыл бұрын
PLOT TWIST every skeleton thug/Titan is an actual person fighting a poisoned Batman so Ripping off spines would be a bad idea (at least according to Batman himself)
@gothamsmostwantedclownbitc71073 жыл бұрын
I was thanking my mom for this game just today for this exact thing, buying it for me as a kid. It introduced me to a world I've fully enjoyed the older I've gotten. It'd so wonderful.
@soulrebel63093 жыл бұрын
Nice mom👌
@cristopherborgstede11992 жыл бұрын
Arkham Asylum was one of my favorite comics, and basing a game off of it was really cool, especially with how abstract it is. They basically just had it’s mood and atmosphere and basic plot, and made a really fleshed out story. Of all the arkham games, the first one feels the most like a love letter to batman comics. By arkham knight, they felt like they were phoning it in, imo. Standard ubisoft checklists and everything.