Can You Beat Batman: Arkham Asylum Without Detective Mode

Haven't played Asylum in over a year, so I thought I'd let it be first game in this new challenge series. It was a pretty fun and quick little challenge I'd recommend you try yourself.
I also lost the first third of the footage for this challenge while Premiere was glitching out, so I had to record it all again. So, if you see any discrepancies between my commentary and the gameplay before the second Scarecrow section, that's why. I already took the time to redo the gameplay, I'm not going to change the script and my narration as well. Plus it's kinda funnier this way.
Music
Asylum Main Theme
Invisible Predator
Defending The Batmobile
Captive Audience
Snipers
Off The Record
Garden Predator
No More Tricks
Invisible Predator

[@crsntmoon744]

"Can you beat Batman: Arkham Asylum without exiting detective mode" is the challenge most people did the first time they played this.

[@frence]

I only play on detective mode My mom sometimes asks how can I see anything in the dark screen when DM is activated

[@Dctctx]

I didn’t consent to be called out like that.

[@ArthurMorgan_High_honor]

It might be a little challenging

[@ArthurMorgan_High_honor]

Because usually you go out of detective mode when nothing is happening or when you don't need it 🤔

[@niel789]

I try to use it for max 10sec at a time because the game looks a lot better, detective mode is op and it's more realistic

[@chvrrz8263]

I don't know if anyone else knows this but years ago i discovered that after those guys come out of the elevator at around 6:34 you can just walk into the elevator and you will progress with the story without actually having to take the guys out

[@Sunnix0]

When I first played the game years back, I thought it would be a good idea to hide in the elevator when I got noticed by a henchmen.

[@patrickconners]

No lol

[@MementoMoriv2]

You can do this with every single door. Even in combat just leave.

[@davidsabillon5182]

Genius!

[@GH0STSPYD3R]

I found that out to

[@MinecraftJimmy7951]

Actually, when you are going to intensive treatment later in the game, if you don’t go to Cash first, you don’t have to deal with the sniper on the roof.

[@justinvanveenar2953]

Is this true?

[@thatastastan]

@@justinvanveenar2953Yes, I’ve done it myself. After exiting the gardens, instead of going to the mansion to talk to Cash, just go straight to Intensive Treatment and the sniper won’t be there.

[@justinvanveenar2953]

@@thatastastan OOOOHHHH THATS a good Speedrun Strategy I can use that next time I play thank you!!!!!

[@thetruebatman665]

The shout out to Batman Arkham videos was amazing. That guy plays every game flawless and with max tier gameplay

[@carp8716]

The Arkham channel: am I a joke to you (He is also very good)

[@thetruebatman665]

@@carp8716 fair fair lol to be honest I never even heard of them until now. Anytime I searched KZbin for information BAV always popped up first and gave perfect info so I never looked for more channels but BAC looks just as professional

[@thatastastan]

Yeah I loved that since BAV is an amazing channel.

[@crdbtmn8232]

BAV the god himself man loved watching him just brutalize thugs in his videos

[@Hkmlego2010]

Batman wins: flawless victory

[@HarleyMM1328]

The mansion snipers are quite easy once you know how. First get the left side guard tower. Then drop down and grapple to the right side guard tower. Then, approach the two balcony snipers on the left of the mansion and crouch behind the plants to avoid the sniper. Once below him grapple up and perform a ledge Takedown and shimmy around to the other and ledge Takedown him

[@Justin.Franks]

9:37 You just need to take a wide path to the left (near the Botanical Gardens) to avoid their lasers, and then get them from that side. If you grapple up to the narrow left side of that ledge, just wait until the far sniper is aiming forward, and the closer one is walking away from you. Then you can take them both down silently.

[@sekiko7183]

Great content, man! I had an idea for one challenge. "To beat Batman Arkham (Any One) without ANY purchase able upgrades, on Hard Mode.

[@He-Man00]

I second this! Challenging but possible

[@josephmassaro]

I played through Arkham Asylum once without any upgrades. But I did use detective vision.

[@raccjess9371]

ive done asylum and knight, working on origins then city

[@emberkingdomtv1173]

when i was little i beat arkham city without upgrades i did not know they were a thing at the time

[@isaacmayer-splain8974]

​@@emberkingdomtv1173that reminds me of the time I beat Castle Crashers as a kid without upping my speed or health. For the uninitiated: those are the stats most people level immediately so you can evade damage and tank the odd hit safely. I brute-forced the entire game solo on base health and speed and I lost several years of my life for it.

[@SplendidSuperman122]

Doing all the predator maps without detective mode would be a good challenge and it may make Arkham Knight a little more challenging-

[@creed8712]

The thing about that is you’d basically be doing some Batman level trading regarding timing, patience, and memorization. I’ve seen these dudes online who’ve played the game way to much and can pretty much do the toughest of predator missions in seconds because they’ve mapped out every single thing to the second and know the timing

[@SplendidSuperman122]

@@creed8712 It’s so hard to do predator with no Detective Mode unless you’re Batman Arkham Videos and do everything flawlessly.

[@icarusgaming6269]

@@creed8712 just rush everyone down with quickfires lol

[@Poop56566]

@@SplendidSuperman122 bav uses detective vision like a sane person , insane people like stealthy don’t use detective their controller must be very stinky

[@Pazliacci]

"Oh a new ClownPuncher139 video I wonder if- ... oh yeah it's just an excuse to replay Arkham Asylum"

[@arkhamtony3775]

And make stealth sections more challenging

[@Moca3m]

Imagine being batman Arkham videos he's legitimately insane At the games

[@unfathomable3434]

Oh I did this once, of course using it when i was forced to progress, it gave me a deeper appreciation for the games artsyle and why I fell in love with it as a 4 year old

[@onemansvoice9132]

how many years after release

[@unfathomable3434]

@@onemansvoice9132 like a year

[@DarkWolf-407]

Thanks for giving Batman Arkham Videos credit.

[@vinceargado9892]

“That’s what she said” Clown puncher 3:45

[@OmolonFluidDynamicsEnjoyer]

For those that didn't count: In total, 5 times the game forces you to use detective mode.

[@theepicdude0002]

Actually, you miscounted. The total is 8

[@HOTD108_]

"For those that didn't count" Oh, so you then?

[@HaloDarkKnight117]

If you didn't know on the second predator section in the sanatorium, you can just ignore the guys coming from the elevator and go down completely skipping the 3 guys and saving a good amount of time

[@Ryderboycolor9]

Honesrly i counted and its 5 times You need to go in it whitch is less then a thought for a core mode of the Arkham series well done Clownpuncher.

[@Nickdabom8]

Now you have me tempted to make the grapplw video for asylum even though I said i never would lol

[@yfzwastaken]

6:30 you could've just... walked in the elevator without doing the predator section... again

[@itzzbn8872]

try this on the other games

[@Stiltzr]

Knight is gonna be hell

[@ineedzemedic5810]

Another great upload from the man himself🙏🙏🙏

[@Justin.Franks]

Detective mode really should have had a use / recharge time limit. Just say it was because it required too much battery power to run continuously, or that the high-intensity x-rays would kill enemies if left on too long. Or whatever other reason, it doesn't really matter. Purposefully limiting your use of detective mode makes the games _much_ more challenging and enjoyable IMO.

[@benabaxter]

I was so glad to find out that this was partially mitigated in Arkham Knight.

[@reein4254]

@@benabaxter by mitigating it you mean the reflective tinfoil militia guards right?

[@theelderworm9134]

my favorite way to play Arkham knight predator mode is no detective mode, and no cape. makes me feel much more vulnerable, just a guy in a silly suit, instead of my x-ray vision and flight like I'm sneaky superman.

[@darkshotmk3]

Good thing I gave you a batarang you used a lot of the. :) great content as usual

[@freezerloki3247]

Justed watched the video mate, loved it! Keep up the good work! I got a good idea for a video "Ranking Every batman Upgrade." I think it would be such a good idea. Not counting any DLC ones though.

[@thegamingfan5222]

Just found you recently and considering how much I love Arkham, I immediately subbed. Even though we have a few disagreements here and there, I still love your content. Also, I'm voting for the challenge maps next.

[@SamM6599]

This makes me think of Dante Ravioli's Resident Evil challenges. And it's done just like his videos, minus the whole "accidentally deleting the original footage" thing. This is a great video!

[@zekeram129]

Can you beat Arkham Asylum without punching any clowns? All other forms of combat are applicable, you're just not allowed to fulfill the promise your username makes.

[@themasquerader101]

These games wouldve been even better than they already are if detective mode was onna recharge. But then again, im notsure whether its a gadget or not. Its probably just Batman's next level perception of his surroundings (even though he shouldnt be able to see skeletons, heart rates, etc.,)

[@worldmetallady]

Fun fact: the game wants you to clean the room, but you can skip the second medication facility by just entering the elevator, even with the henchmen in the room. The game will just proceed as normal.

[@BullyMaguire314]

You should totally do this with Arkham City! Spoiler alert I did it and you need it for when you need to track down the ninja. Even if you find the bloody band aids without it Batman for whatever reason refuses to acknowledge it 😂

[@TheChosenMoose01]

You need to use it at the church in the beginning of the game, so technically you can't.

[@BullyMaguire314]

@@TheChosenMoose01 your right I forgot about that. I just kinda ignored it when I did it because I didn’t want to acknowledge that you can’t do it like 10 mins into the game 😂

[@TheChosenMoose01]

@@BullyMaguire314 lol I can think of some more points, but based off what Clown said, he will probably end up doing all the Arkham games with no detective mode.

[@BullyMaguire314]

@@TheChosenMoose01 in city those were the only two unless you count the crime scanner but I didn’t 😂

[@TheChosenMoose01]

@@BullyMaguire314 Ok, I forgot about the crime scanner

[@pearbar5174]

you don't have to take down the guys that come from the elevator right before the scarecrow encounter. You can just go into the elevator and leave them there

[@blacktytrix]

We all know the challenge won't be successful but we'll be fun as we go. And i'm going to be honest, I think snipers are worst in origins because I find that they never lose where I am if I'm spotted. It's like they begin tracking me through everything.

[@partyelixir1265]

Well then that makes them smarter cause they've heard the tales of the bat so their prob on edge so they just keep watching where your hiding

[@blacktytrix]

@@partyelixir1265 nah but it's bad. Like I've been spotted in the diamond district and they are constantly watching me even through buildings. It's rough sometimes.

[@partyelixir1265]

@@blacktytrix well hopefully this will get fixed in the remake their making

[@de4d_x_v2]

The answer is 7 if anyone wanted to know, you might say 8 but clownpuncher doesn't count things that the game does by itself

[@leviackermann9669]

I always stayed in detective mode so I could see when those Crazy patients were coming after me.. I hated being jump scared by them

[@Dctctx]

6:31 those guys are optional. You can just glide into the elevator and avoid them.

[@TBrizzle01]

Hm, I never knew that. This series trained me to secure a room before proceeding since that frequently occured in the first game.

[@wat8422]

I be watching BatmanArkham videos and I be so surprised he’s perfect bruh

[@MMPP582]

This guy is underrated

[@rickastleyredemption5675]

You had to go into detective mode 9 times not including the forced detective mode after Harley's Battle

[@MissYamIherexxx]

Thanks for counting!

[@genaralkenobi1234]

Ok ive gotta try this

[@337Disgraciad]

Great vid. Just a suggestion, could you maybe consider doing another iceberg video but for each individual game?

[@batmaninachair]

Fun fact, you can skip the predator section before Scarecrow by just walking into the elevator

[@Danie1_l]

The flash to detective mode was bad to my eyes though, do wish they added different options to toggle it like one where instead of a flash the detective mode goes side ways across your screen until your in detective mode

[@pizzasauc32695]

Okay, Clownpuncher. I just got done recording a “Can You Beat?” Video. And i am so, so much more appreciative for this. Because I never want to touch that game again!:D

[@spud-man1048]

A good challenge could be doing all the challenge maps without detective mode

[@liorturiel5351]

7:18 Would you believe there is something scarier ahead of us? *procceds to show a woman

[@Viewtiful_J]

Okay but now play through Arkham Asylum with backwards controls while drinking and call it the "Scarecrow Challenge"

[@thelongestrose]

8 times. Not bad! I would think City's predator rooms should be easier with more takedown options but I could be wrong about that.

[@thelongestrose]

thanks for dealing with the spambots youtube

[@jacobthebluelobster1116]

"Unless your batman arkham videos" I copied them for those challenge missions in arkham city Also for the sniper only being able to see there lazer in detective mode made more sense but I think it was a way to make you use it less in the other games

[@rosestar1324]

I actually don't think it's hard to beat this game without detective mode on all the time. It's so easy to see the enemies in most predator sections. But it can be hard to see them if your TV is too dark or there is a glare.

[@obi-wankenobi3973]

"That's a lotta fun INNIT" Schewpid geezer

[@kistertheartist]

Hate to be that guy, but, maybe a strat could be "how many seconds do you need to be in detective mode?" It would be tedious, but if you counted the seconds of footage the first frame detective mode is active, maybe decide the first frame being the first frame skellys are visible, then count it all up, i think this run could work in a slightly more legit way. I didnt suggest just counting every time you pressed lb, because with something like minimum grapples, the amount of times you *need* to grapple is fairly arbitrary. In Asylum you just need to see how many times the game asks you to activate detective mode and you're golden. In City for instance, even when it said to use the grapple gun, you could circumvent it. Here, parts of the game literally require the use of lb or you cant do anything. So i think the amount of time in detective mode would make a cool subcategory in speedrunning or something.

[@Logsunit3]

You should try city, origins and night with out detective mode

[@littlemooseiv5996]

First thing my mind went to was “nah, you can only find doc young’s titan formula in the book with it on”

[@coolbatYT]

I'd like to mention, when in the medic building, when the inmates come out of the elevator after you clear the room, you can save time just by gliding down and going in the elevator behind them lol

[@BombasticLion]

I was always in detective mode in my first playthrough because this game is lowkey a horror game and I would shit myself whenever I saw any enemies that I didn't know were coming at least 30 minutes ahead of time

[@bluestargaming161]

Are you interested in playing Gotham knights and suicide squad kill the justice league when they come out

[@arkhamtony3775]

Yes , he is

[@axolotlbob8338]

Beat the other games like this they would probably go better

[@wat8422]

Clown puncher u got a guy in the comments pretending to be u and scamming ur subscribers

[@DinosaurousRecks]

The second predator encounter in the medical building after you rescue the doctors can be skipped. Right as they get out of the elevator, you can just glide and walk right into the elevator without taking any of the thugs out and the doors will shut and you'll go down

[@StudMacher96]

But you can’t. You need detective mode for crime scenes

[@Cgh33]

The answer is yes because the challenge is actually you not using detective mode when its most beneficial and not when it's forced. Same for all challenges like no grapple

[@DaytonianPowerhouse]

Babe wake up, ClownPuncher vid dropped

[@lssjbroly_YT]

Master Puncher139, I must say as a fellow Arkham Gamer, you've reignited my love for the game, Master Puncher. Shall I watch another? Yes. (I'm sorry in advance for the dumbass Alfred meme)

[@RoboSparkle]

2:45 not sure if someone else already mentioned this, but on Easy mode you don't have to use detective mode because you can just barrel through the thugs and barely survive. I think it's still impossible on Normal and Hard though unless you upgrade your health partway through getting blasted with bullets (the Batsnack, as we used to call it)

[@HOTD108_]

Not true because the game forces detective mode several times. Unless you meant just in predator sections, in which case you're still wrong because plenty of people have beat the game on Hard without detective mode, which is can be consistently replicated so long as you remember enemy placements.

[@irishcreamconnoisseur]

The mansion snipers can be ambushed from above. You can get the high ground if you climb the mansion from the cemetery. The predator encounters in the gardens can be skipped. A lot of fights in Asylum can. You can exit almost any, until you alert the goons the mansionthe mansion.

[@onemansvoice9132]

Just go into detective mode and dont exit it boom only entered once

[@faraday3035]

Here is a cool idea Ranking every side missions in the Arkham games🤔🤔🤔

[@Bugplanet8840]

Great vid clownpuncher. If you plan on doing the other games. When doing challenge maps do custom and set detective mode jam on, because if you use smoke it automatically goes into detective mode. And I can personally say that doing the worst nightmare challenge wear you have to complete a room without detective vision without being seen was hard. So good luck

[@n.sgeneral6298]

It’s probably just me bc Ik everything abt Arkham asylum like the back of my hand but not knowing how to handle every section in the game is blowing me

[@Deadeye.Marston]

Interesting video

[@Jordanpaardekooper2002]

You can skip talking to cash for croc's location this also never spawns the sniper so you don't have to worry about him and in the medical bulding you can get in the elevator whitout defeating the thugs

[@robbiesrevelations3096]

11:13 Young is not strong in the common sense department. Luckily, the inmates, I guess, have rocks for brains

[@SoldierX-Gamer]

Ps yes best strat there is sit on glass roof then watch all 3 jump down then glide over to portrait then u can get behind em 1 by 1. Pro tip there hearings poor and awareness ive silent took down 2 thugs not even 2m away from each other as these takedown are silent

[@kage089]

Did you know that you can beat killers Croc by running from him I've done it before

[@HOTD108_]

What's the point of doing this video if you "don't really care"? Kind of defeats the whole point, no?

[@bryanyodapc5608]

The Harley Quinn and Gordon challenge would be much easier if Batman could pickup bodies and hide them

[@phntmgravy5703]

I don't know if anyone else suggested this but thank you for trying this challenge I think this would make a great series

[@jeffreycole2816]

you can see sniper rifles laser sights...they just use a red laser...it's visible to the naked eye if there is any smoke or fog or particles in the air.

[@dougmcbuckets1723]

Did you know that you actual do not need to talk to cash to find out where croc is just go to intestine treatment use line launcher like normal and like you talked to cash anyway

[@ClockWithoutNumbers]

I still like the original over the remake because they thought it was a good idea to give Batman those big ass lips in the remake

[@ParrotPentester]

Arkham asylumn is also how my mom found out that my eyesight is degrading faster than the flying graysons

[@Tom-hi3jn]

Scanning a crime scene does not activate Detective Mode. It obviously state Evidence scanner in the corner.

[@icarusgaming6269]

Definitely try this. It is by far the most fun way to play the game

[@raindropsonthewindowsill5170]

Comment for the bloody algorithm!

[@Batsyboodlebum123]

7:16 I threw a batarang at that window and the game over cutscene played as she flinched and looked at me

[@devilsorchard1449]

I was a little kid when I first played this, so I, of course, ran through most of the game in detective mode. But as I got older, I realized how much of the game's amazing atmosphere you miss by being in detective mode, I barely use it when I go back for subsequent playthroughs. Because I could literally navigate that map with my eyes closed, I don't even need it for the trailing missions.

[@bryanyodapc5608]

Love your content man! Your so awesome for doing this even with the setbacks

[@thefonzkiss]

You know you can make noise and make the goons run to it right? Put some gel somewhere and explode it if you want to find them.

[@lnerfan4468]

Interesting video similar to your how many times do you have to grapple video as that what it seemed like to me watching it Would like to see this for the other games to see how many times you actually need detective mode in the Arkham games

[@Icelandic_Sand]

I literally just got done doing a run without detective mode yesterday. Funny how this video gets recommended the very next day.

[@cynicthehedgehog385]

I've made it to that mansion balcony a few times safely, usually by gliding from a higher point north and ledge taking down the first guy, he usually doesn't alert the other.

[@death336]

Batman Arkham Knight but you can only use gadgets or no gadgets

[@sumspring4112]

One potential way to skip having to use DM is you can cut the bell tower down way before you even have to go in the library. So you can skip that section entirely if you know what you're doing.

[@jeanvonestling7408]

no detective mode in some callengers in AK made the difficulty go up to the sky. Partly because after playing for some time entering DM is pretty much something you do by default after any action.

[@s1ne281]

I know how to get to the snipers on the mansion walkway.. without taking damage or being seen, Just approach From the graveyard, Wait till the sniper looks away and then you can grapple up it has worked for me ever time.

[@kevinbrackman6915]

1:00 funny as heck 🤣 editor

[@gg_mydog968]

Just Finished Asylum For the First Time A Few Hours Ago and I’m Happy 😆 Btw you used. detective mode 8 Times

[@rufa4814]

Can you beat Batman: Arkham City without exiting detective mode?

[@Terminal_Apotos]

Wow imagine doing this In I am the Knight Mode

[@justinvanveenar2953]

Fun fact every time I have the option to fry the opponents I do it 😂🤣