Batman Arkham Asylum Is A Beautifully Horrifying MASTERPIECE

[@Kadin-i4m]

This game is way better than the padded, overlong, visually incoherent, and just plain awful Batman Arkham City game.

[@CharlesCardy]

🦇Pin of shame 🦇

[@Kadin-i4m]

@CharlesCardy Fine, Best Melodramatic Soap Opera

[@AM-lc7ke]

you’re wrong

[@Kadin-i4m]

@@AM-lc7ke I'm glad you enjoy it. I wish I could.

[@AM-lc7ke]

@@Kadin-i4m aside from what you’ve mentioned. What issues do you have with it?

[@vinegar4556]

I totally agree on your point early in the video about the UI. Asylum's menus had a sort of beautiful messiness to them that none of the rest of the series ever truly replicated. It definitely feels the most like a mainline comic adaptation between that and the character bios being heavily based on their comic origins, whilst later games would lift from a litany of sources.

[@CharlesCardy]

I love the UI in this game, the rest of the games felt a bit more “techy” if that makes sense but Asylum felt like every single part of the game was also a part of the Asylum itself, and the character bios are great, easily my favourite set of that sort of thing we get in these games

[@vinegar4556]

@CharlesCardy Oh yeah, it absolutely makes sense. City, Origins and especially Knight almost gave a Nolan feel to me with how they handled their menus and UI. Not that it's a bad thing at all, but it certainly gives Asylum a very distinct style from its younger brothers. Another thing I liked about the character bios is how we got a lot of insight for characters who don't even appear in the game like Two Face, Catwoman, Killer Moth, et cetera, whilst the later entries seemed to reserve bios for those who actually show up in the story.

[@edviza1935]

I’m SO GLAD somebody else loves Bane and Scarecrow’s designs in this game. I have heavy bias towards this game since it’s my favorite piece of Batman media ever but to me, this has got to be my second favorite Bane design not counting the perfection of the og comic design, and this is by far my number 1 favorite scarecrow design of all time

[@CharlesCardy]

I genuinely think the Scarecrow design is peak scarecrow and the bane design is, like you said, second behind his comic look, think Asylum NAILED the designs 💙🦇

[@andrewterrell2358]

Just recently replayed and got the platinum trophy. 15 years later and it still holds up. Great video, enjoyed every second. Keep up the good work

[@CharlesCardy]

Nice one man! Remember when I first 100 percented it, took years off my life finding the trophies… 😂 really glad you enjoyed it 💙🦇

[@cryjus4533]

392 subs I saw the length of the video and thought you were a huge KZbinr you deserve huge success gonna make some food and delve in you’ve earned a sub today and hopes to many more

[@CharlesCardy]

Damm man thanks!! Really hope you enjoy 💙🦇

[@jeevankondole591]

The uncomfortable and off vibe arkham asylum gives is unmatched by other games in the series.Even though its the smallest and simplest game in the series in my opinion it has the most coherent vision. It might be a hot take but this is my favourite game in the arkham series.

[@CharlesCardy]

I would say that’s a definite valid take, I always love talking to people about their favourite Arkham games because everyone has a different list and I know in my case that list changes nearly weekly 😂💙🦇

[@simonaspalovis1204]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="102">1:42</a>:50 Damn, you actually made me double-check my internet. Well done recreating some of that fear we all experienced with the fake system crash.

[@CharlesCardy]

I mean this nicely but THANK GOD THAT GOT YOU, I felt accomplished when I pulled that off and really wanted to get someone with it😂- thanks for support man, much love 💙🦇

[@kwaktak]

I’ve played Arkham City the most of the Rocksteady trilogy and this one the least, but I’d have to say that Arkham Knight has not only held up the best but is actually visually MUCH better than a lot of stuff that’s coming out today - nearly 10 years after its release.

[@aSyphodias]

I disagree, to me asylum was the pinnacle. Tight, no bloat which delivered the perfect atmosphere and never outstayed it's welcome. But I have a pretty big negative basis towards open world 😅

[@CharlesCardy]

The great thing about these games is that everyone has a different favourite, I think Knight and City have aged the best, Knight visually is still insane, but all of them have aged nicely, my list of favourites changes each week at this point, at the moment it’s asylum but that’s probably just because of this video 😂

[@BCZ21]

Knight is PS4 Asylum and City Is PS3

[@crizmeow8394]

Unfortunately while visually the games did get better and better, the art direction I was never as tight and iconic as asylum, from the architecture to the different menus, specially the one where you see what other takedowns are available, and the art they show when listening in to the tapes, it’s all so perfectly in line with comics

[@ddking4127]

Amazing video man keep going you’re killing it! Pacing editing audio and your perspective all were great!

[@CharlesCardy]

Hey man thanks so much!! Really glad you enjoyed it and thanks so much for the support 💙🦇

[@krishmalik9806]

godamn, I just got recommended this video, and I'm definitely subscribing

[@CharlesCardy]

Means the world, thank you 💙🦇

[@WSTFL-animations]

I love these kind of narrative videos! Gonna check out more of your channel.

[@CharlesCardy]

Thank bro, there’s another one coming soon on Arkham Origins! Hopefully you stick around! 💙🦇

[@somedudewhodraws9377]

Say what u want about this game but it was the closest to a Batman Horror Game back in 2009 :) Arkham City had elements of horror but wasnt as intense as the previous game but Arkham Knight kinda went back to the tone of Asylum and it amped the horror aspect big time especially with man bat and Scarecrowsfear toxin's hallucinating moments

[@MrStrandgsx]

Subbed great vid bud :D

[@CharlesCardy]

Thanks a lot man, means a lot 💙🦇

[@Elysiatra]

babe wake up, cardy dropped a video essay

[@CharlesCardy]

this comment made me feel like I’ve finally made it…. 😂💙🦇

[@Elysiatra]

@@CharlesCardy definitely made it to me. always waiting for your next video. they're great!

[@CharlesCardy]

Damn thanks, that means a hell of a lot 💙🦇

[@Bob941]

This going to be good

[@CharlesCardy]

I hope you enjoyed it! 💙🦇

[@97vn44]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="3304">55:04</a> oh my sweet lord😂😂😂😂I’m fuckin dead😂😂😂😂😂AWESOME video boss!!

[@CharlesCardy]

Haha thanks for the support man😂💙🦇

[@PatrickWentzell-jd9gq]

this is so brilliant the most terrifying prison location and criminals find a way to run free a second problem is titan this venomus substance able to make anyone become giant sized and third problem is these mutated plants deadly they grow fast exploring this is only the beginning here . .

[@smalllhank]

You should make this video without the british accent

[@CharlesCardy]

For fuck sake man , fair enough that made me laugh😭😭

[@badluck7286]

Ark Man Ham Aslume is the best hammade man game the aslume could have hammed out

[@CharlesCardy]

Agreed, the hand crafted Aslume that Man Hams in is easily the best of the Hams in the Aslume

[@badluck7286]

@@CharlesCardy ah, i see, a fellow man of aslume of fartham shitty, glorious

[@Abjectbutterfly]

Peak video

[@CharlesCardy]

haha thanks for the support brother!

[@v0id.h8]

im sure crouch walking to the plants doesnt aggro them

[@CharlesCardy]

I’ve genuinely never figured out how to get to them without them attacking, probably a really easy solution like you mentioned but I feel like they don’t care either way 😂

[@v0id.h8]

@@CharlesCardy i 100% the game took me 2 play throughs and every time i crouched they never attacked

[@NeighGarrack]

genuinely such a great youtuber, keep up the great work. you deserve so many more subs!

[@CharlesCardy]

Thanks man! Just gotta keep on going! 💙🦇

[@deonteswanier6618]

LOST SOME SPINE is some crazy work 😂😂😂😂😂

[@CharlesCardy]

Glad someone appreciated my awful jokes 😂