Everything GREAT About Batman: Arkham Knight!

Here's Everything GREAT about Batman: Arkham Knight! Hope you enjoy! What did you think of the Arkham Knight twist? Do you like the Joker's return? Was Scarecrow not scary enough? Let me know what you think of all this and the Batmobile down below!
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[@GamingWins]

Oops! I totally flubbed and thought that Joker killed Black Mask during his reveal in Origins. My bad!

[@SamM6599]

I was about to leave a comment saying that. But props for owning up to it and apologizing. Not that we need an apology, but it just shows your integrity! Edit: Although TECHNICALLY Joker did NOT die at the end of Arkham City. In the New Game+ mode, Joker is ALIVE in the intro. So he didn't die at the end of Arkham City, at least not permanently, but he DEFINITELY died at the beginning of Arkham Knight!

[@Chanka_Main]

btw you missed a detail when you first enter the dinner you can see the delverper this game

[@loganboyd6609]

The actual greatest hints that it isn't real as that if you go back to the Chinatown building where Oracle got shot the chair was so be there however it will be Joker in it he'll drop a few hints that Jim might be behind it

[@loganboyd6609]

So you should probably read the Batman comics because poison ivy hasn't really been a big-time villain for years she's been an anti villain with Harley Quinn all done comic book readers who are Batman fans how can you be Batman fans if you don't even know what you're talking about half the time

[@rysiopower1532]

@@SamM6599 new game+ is built similar to madhouse difficulty in RE7 cuz its the same story and tweaked gameplay. also this mistake fried 3 of my braincells

[@ObligedUniform]

Mark Hamill for Arkham City: I'm done playing the joker Also Mark Hamill: Miss me?!

[@ryanhowe6543]

Joker: Miss me? Me: Mark Hamil??

[@alm2187]

Reminds me it'd be interesting to list similarities between the Joker of the Arkham games and Moriarty on BBC's Sherlock. Either villain lives on in the detective's mind, ultimately to be buried in subconsciousness as a forgotten prisoner. Either villain also leaves a legacy of evil with a semi-functional network and some unauthorized imitators.

[@q-tip4723]

I bet he said that on purpose.

[@mr.shadows1501]

Yes

[@AutobotTitan]

TBF, having Joker do an entire musical number would be a great way to get Hamill back on board

[@ezekiel6628]

"Who taught you to drive?" Well definitely not his parents

[@dantefromdevilmaycry9857]

*Confused Dom noises

[@sourzz9198]

You wrong for that😭

[@eyad6132]

That was SAVAGE!

[@ABadassDragon]

Lmao! Got 'em!

[@harveyfleck2215]

I say that in my head every time I play through the game.

[@AMEYA297NADI]

Now that he has passed away, it makes us more emotional to see his best performance as Batman. Rest in peace Kevin Conroy. 😞♥️

[@burner3185]

Far from his best.

[@kaddindefiant]

@@burner3185 it’s his opinion. Calm down. Even if he objectively states it’s the best doesn’t mean it is.

[@Cristopher.C]

9999% better than the first game anyways where he talks like he's voicing a videogame character

[@spacedout4061]

​@@burner3185at least the gameplay isnt dogshit like in the other arkham games

[@TrivatorGaming]

Maybe a part of Batman feels like he deserves it

[@ccburdett]

The "I am vengeance..." line is a callback to the animated series. Specifically spoken during Scarecrows first episode. It's a nice touch.

[@matodragonespor5000]

1:42 Fun Fact: This game uses the Unreal Engine 3, the same engine used in the first Gears of War. A lot of people think it's the Unreal 4, but nope. And if that wasn't impressive enough, Unreal 3 was designed for linear games like shooters. The developers from Epic Games said they were impressed Rocksteady managed to create environments that huge... in Arkham Asylum! For them, Akrham Asylum was impossible to create in Unreal 3, but Rocksteady not only did it, but using the same engine they did this game which is 25 times bigger than Asylum.

[@yeetboi814]

That is fucking insane

[@nightblade178]

It was heavily modified unreal engine 3 borrowing features from 4. So technically it's like unreal engine 3.5 or something. Impressive nevertheless

[@ahmedbasha2313]

@@nightblade178 this makes it look like they did it so they can just say "we did it on unreal 3 everybody" still an insane achievemwnt nonetheless

[@zidan694]

yes and the game was uplayable for a year on pc :/

[@jacksonbloodmoon3787]

That is totally insane. I never thought Rocksteady could pull something like this off. I never thought the same engine used in an older game, was used for a newer game. That is quite insane for them.

[@olahmundo]

one thing that really kept me going through the Knightfall protocol was the interactions with the villains after you capture them. It's really cool to have all the bad guys just calling you Bruce and finally getting Batman's motivation

[@Shapes_Quality_Control]

The best one is that the Riddler is so consumed by his Dunning-Kruger syndrome that he still doesn’t believe that’s Batman’s true identity.

[@aaryanramesh7761]

the interesting thing is, their voice lines actually differ depending on whether you capture them before his identity is revealed, or after they know he is batman.

[@xavierhernandez-dones4497]

@@aaryanramesh7761 Clearly seen with Penguin. Before you beat the game he says something and Batman makes a threat along the lines of "Which one is it? The lockup or the morgue?". Once you beat the game and capture Penguin the guy actually makes fun of Batman and tells him to get a squirrel costume.

[@thegrapethief5514]

@@xavierhernandez-dones4497 and Bruce hints that he isn’t actually dead and is taking a new identity when Penguin asks what costume he’s going to wear now that this has happened, and Batman says, “You’ll see.” Really neat hint at Bruce giving up the helm of Batman to become something far worse. Wonder how they’ll handle it with the Suicide Squad game since we already saw Batman in the Hall of Justice.

[@jsmaster4779]

@@thegrapethief5514 that’s right! The suicide squad game takes place during the Arkham games! I do wonder how they’re going to make those games connect a bit with Arkham.

[@thegamingknight2096]

17:26 The knight is in fact, not checking the king, but it is in a position where the king cannot move out of the queen's check without being checked by the knight. The only move the king can make is by putting his own knight in between himself and the queen, ie Bruce (king) locking Tim (knight) in the cell, who is taken by Scarecrow (queen).

[@LCampbell0728]

Black can just take the queen with his knight actually. Still a somewhat working metaphor.

[@thegamingknight2096]

@@LCampbell0728 Whoops, missed that. Although, Black's knight taking the queen could for sure be a metaphor for Jason freeing Bruce from Scarecrow at the end.

[@LCampbell0728]

@@thegamingknight2096 That's how I took it, which I thought was a very nice little detail.

[@TheSacredSavior]

@@LCampbell0728 I didn't see taking the W.Queen with B.Knight until you pointed it out, and that one move could save the game. I at first saw a no-win scenario for Black until you brought that move up. I saw B.Knight blocks the check from W.Queen, W.Bishop takes B.Knight, Checkmate.

[@theirishviking9278]

@@TheSacredSavior, while i haven't been looking at the board all that long B.knight to W.queen, is the only way to remove check and White doesn't have another way to place a safe check on the B.king in 1 move and if you look at W.king Blacks Queen and Bishop is limiting its movements down to 2 options ..huh actually black still has all its backline and has only lost 3 pawns while White has lost 2 pawns, 2 rooks and 1 Bishop the current board set-up looks to be in Whites favour Black actually has the stronger options in this game maybe that's what its meant to symbolize that while the current situation looks dire there is always a way to win?

[@lobo4462]

38:54 I’ve always liked that thought. We may not have costume’d heroes like Wolverine, Iron Man, Batman, Spider-Man or Superman but we’ll always have at least one man standing up for a righteous cause.

[@nephicus339]

wish they were a bit more obvious these days

[@kellanskott7324]

This game holds a special place in my heart. I got injured playing college football and was immobile for a few months so this game was my introduction to red hood and I loved it. It inspired me to start reading comics and really dive into both DC and marvel beyond the movies

[@austinbatton4849]

Lmao you’ll always be that dad that says “I could of gone pro if I didn’t get hurt”

[@kellanskott7324]

@@austinbatton4849 lmao for sure was a hall of famer nah it was low level college ball and that's as far as I would have gone

[@joe-op2gr]

@@kellanskott7324 good to see a football player whose personality isn't just being good at football, wish you the best in your career.

[@jack22206]

31:51 Jim doesn’t ignore it. Right after the boss fight when they are in the elevator Jim mentions the time where he took the witness statement from Bruce, and Batman replies with “You were kind, Jim.”

[@CharZy-y8v]

Rewatching the video again, I believe that Jim has known Batman and Bruce were the same. Though it’s not explicitly stated, I personally believe Batman told him a while ago. They are friends/allies so it would make sense, at least to me.

[@earthquakewilliam7380]

I assumed that he knew in city already. But asylum I’m not sure.

[@LetMeBe3]

"We're the same Bruce" is also said by Jim. edit: "We're the same Bruce we do anything for our family" is the whole thing.

[@BruhMoment84131]

thank you, I was just going to comment this

[@josephgabriel6431]

@@CharZy-y8v bro but Gordon refers to Batman as Bruce sometimes

[@munkee_man]

Finally! Despite all the backlash given to this game, this one is my favorite of the Arkham Series because all of the gameplay feels so refined! And even the story despite some flaws is also really good and Scarecrow is amazing here as well as his design. One of my favorite designs(probably behind Injustice 2 Scarecrow though, design wise).

[@jeanetten.s.8557]

Wait this is the most hated game of the series? That's the first time I've heard of it?!

[@Tsukasa829]

@@jeanetten.s.8557 The pc version launched full of bugs and issues. I personally wasn't even able to fully finish it because i ran into a Riddler puzzle with an elevator that never ended. You can still find articles from 2015 about how Warner was offering full refunds because the pc version was THAT broken. The story was amazing, but if you can't actually PLAY a game...

[@leithaziz2716]

@@jeanetten.s.8557 The general critisicm given towards the game I've seen is: - Atrocious PC launch. -Overeliance on Batmobile. - The Arkham Knight's reveal being too predictable. I'm don't remember the article, but I remember Rocksteady saying that he would be a completely new character. Hmm... - Several plot point setup in City ending rather anticlimactically. I think Hush suffered the most from this considering how basic his big plan turned out to be. - Bossfights in general were either forgettable mechanically, or a Tank fight, with not much variety. - The fight against Deathstroke ended up being...a tank battle. Considering the fight in Origins, people felt dissapointed with how that turned out. - Overabbundance of DLC without much substance to them (the Season of Infamy DLC was for the most part praised) - Bringing back the Joker yet again after introducing the possibility of a game without him, following City's ending. - Scarecrow can feel like a background character most of the time. Also the whole "City of fear" concept in the 3rd act doesn't really accomplish much for Scarecrow. All he ended up doing is spreading the gas in a city that is mostly left with criminals and not much else. What did he accomplish with that? - Collectibles can feel like too much at times. This is the game with the most Riddler Trophies and biggest map in the series. - The ending was rather controversial at launch. There's no one big issue outside of the Batmobile and the AK reveal, but I think it's just some gripes people have with Knight that piles up and makes it (for them) their least favorite in the series. For me, it's either Origins and Knight, though I always had an appreciation for Origins and there's a lot to like about it. I'm not sure where I lie with Knight, but I do respect it for not playing it safe like Origins did and aiming for being the largest game in the franchise in terms of scope.

[@NastyHudson]

He’s referenced it in another video as a Tank Sim. And I think that is a fun little jab at what is I think a great bookend to a fantastic game series.

[@paparon1251]

Same!

[@AussieOfSteel]

The moment when you lock Joker away and You actually hear genuine fear in his voice was a very powerful moment to me. The whole game is a masterpiece.

[@2hot4u68]

Absolutely

[@karrde5566]

croc was still the most intimidating villain in these games im just like "HOLY SHIT DONT WANA GO NEAR HIM!" every time i see him!

[@jesseyatento7406]

Rest in peace Kevin Conroy, he helped make the Arkham series amazing.

[@jesseyatento7406]

;-;

[@Kaikuzen]

Rest in Peace indeed, this video popped back up in my recommended and I was wondering if anyone had commented anything here. :(

[@thepericlesof8449]

The Tankmobile may have been used a lot, but absolutely nobody can say that the actual mechanics and gameplay of the thing was not on point. There's nothing that you can improve in the way it moves, responds and feels.

[@DerSisch]

it was simply just overused. I would not have a problem with the batmobile, if it wouldn't be necessary for half of the time to either solve a main mission, side quest or all the riddles.

[@derpedlerp1237]

@@DerSisch barely any of the riddles need the batmobile.

[@DerSisch]

@@derpedlerp1237 All main mission riddles need it and at least half of the trophies.

[@derpedlerp1237]

@@DerSisch not all main mission ones.

[@derpedlerp1237]

@@DerSisch there are 4 main ones that don't require the batmobile.

[@AC4ace]

I remember playing this back when it first came out. I let the opening "I've Got You Under My Skin" completely play out because I didn't see the prompt to incinerate the Joker, and ended up triggering the hidden jump scare first time through.

[@michaeltheangel3332]

Would love to see that jump scare

[@BreakerXtra]

I thought the scare was only in Story+

[@geraldinemccaw7583]

Liar

[@AC4ace]

@@geraldinemccaw7583 And why do you think that?

[@geraldinemccaw7583]

@@AC4ace ^

[@randomdude6719]

So we not gonna talk about how great Gordon looks and how he’s voiced by mike erhmantrout from breaking bad? Such an improvement from the old looking meh sounding alright from the first two games

[@matthewallen445]

I know. Jonathan Banks is simply amazing.

[@ThatOneDude521]

Duuuude I always knew his voice sounded familiar

[@samchafen3201]

I never knew that always knew his voice sounded familiar that's amazing

[@moviehermit5631]

26:12 In all the play-throughs I've seen, I've never witnessed Joker actually materialize in the elevator. he always just shows up after you turn away. I also love how Barbara has her classic batgirl colours on through her clothes. Purple and yellow

[@ShadowedJJ]

The graphics, for one, are absolutely amazing. Still impress me today.

[@ShadowedJJ]

@MortalGamerDC1 85 It really doesn’t feel like a 7 year old game.

[@2hot4u68]

Absolutely. I've rarely been in love with a game as much as arkham knight. Sure there's flaws, but what game doesn't? This is a timeless classic

[@Cristopher.C]

just look at Gotham Knights, a new game yet it looks like it came before Arkham Knight

[@respicio2990]

Playing this game right this second. This time I will definitely do a New Game plus

[@2hot4u68]

@@respicio2990 best game ever

[@shanemartin9539]

I loved the batmobile, it was a great addition to the series.

[@matthewlatham3605]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks so. I was scrolling though comments just to see if anybody commented how good the Batmobile was

[@burner3185]

Great addition, but they forced you to play 43% of the game in it. Too much.

[@knightninja933]

@@matthewlatham3605 same

[@2hot4u68]

​@@matthewlatham3605 this is the batmobile we need adapted onto the big screen. Why hasnt WB or movie execs realized this???? Its the best batmobile ever

[@garciasth217]

@@burner3185 well rather than previous non arkham games where all bat mobile section is always just racing shooting galery all over again

[@ReaperGoji]

32:21 "I need to get under the vantage point to take him down" *Is already on the vantage point, taking him down*

[@joshuariddensdale2126]

This was actually my first Arkham game. I then went back and played Asylum and City. Yes, the Cloudburst tank battle was pretty hard, but it's still a fun game.

[@TBS.tudios]

same

[@RbkARI]

You should also play Origins if you haven't already

[@stephenfajen332]

Same I started here and went back and just with how smooth the gameplay is it makes this my favorite even if I like some parts of the other games a little more. Overall I like knight the most

[@jamessmyth3952]

Which game is your favourite so far

[@CynderSpirit]

Arkham Knight is also my first Arkham game, I have to say it is my favorite out of the two, I liked the fact it had longer gameplay, where as the other two were short I mean it took me three days to complete both games (aside from the Riddler puzzles). The only thing I wish Arkham Knight had compare to the other two were better boss fights and being able to swap and freeroam between any of the playable characters like in Arkham City.

[@collincampbell7508]

36:06 something else about this scene. So throughout all the origins Joker is trying to get Batman to break his one rule but as we know he never succeeds. Until this point where Batman “kills” Joker. While no one actually died, I believe that Joker still won here.

[@Ironica82]

If you haven''t seen The Dark Knight Returns, tiss another story where the Joker "wins".

[@spiderrocket8367]

I actually have the opposite interpretation I think this scene finally allows Bruce to move on and give him closure. And Joker inadvertently helped. He thought making Batman “kill” him willingly would make Bruce finally give up. But the thing is once Bruce does it nothing has really changed. He hasn’t become this sadistic monster ready to murder every criminal he sees. He’s still him still himself, still a good man.

[@Batman-ro9mj]

@@Ironica82 Debatable. Batman didn’t kill him, far as we know. The only thing that kinda incriminates Bruce is a speech bubble, and that’s by a thread

[@Ironica82]

@@Batman-ro9mj I am talking about the movie (havent read the comics for it). Also. I think you might be thinking of The Killing Joke and not The Dark Knight Returns

[@Batman-ro9mj]

@@Ironica82 Nah I know which one you’re talking about dude but even in that the Joker snapped his own neck.

[@margidda5252]

i always liked how Batman accepts Gordon’s anger at hearing Barbara works for him, and just lets him retaliate. He just eats the punch. Obviously he can take it, hes batman. But he understands a fathers anger. And just let’s it happen.

[@alm2187]

There's a trend in different Batman stories where he takes a punch from an angry ally just once, but warns him coldly not to do it again. This is a neat, little exception. :-)

[@robertwoods3871]

Bats knows he fucked up big time, so he was probably thinking "ya know, I deserved that"

[@michaelfryers1914]

This sounds really stupid, but for a moment all I could imagine was Bruce literally eating the punch. Like, he unhinges his jaw and just consumes Gordon's fist 😂

[@duncanharrell5009]

Then Gordon stops being angry and confused af

[@joshuarobinson6011]

It's not just because he knows a father's anger, it's also because Bruce respects and cares for Jim because Jim took care of him when his parents were killed and they were waiting for Alfred, Jim let him escape when the gcpd were after him and because Jim also always fights for what's right. He respects Jim and cares for him

[@batman_fan6659]

21:25 this is funny because mark hamill also plays a character in this franchise

[@parzival8773]

Its amazing how a Franchise can evolve and become something so deep and intriguing that you can spend so much time thinking about every aspect and every little Detail. Then the Franchise gets "revived" years later just to literally fuck up every Single thing they have Set up, ignore the Story, let the characters you know and love become jokes. All that just so they could make a bad game about the fucking suicide squad. I mean these guys off screen killed Robin. The hero these games set up as a succesor to batman.

[@edenmarie8064]

7:52 So, when I first played this game a few years ago, I hit everything in the Batmobile and my cousins and sisters were watching. When Ivy said that to me, they wouldn’t stop laughing at me. It was quite embarrassing.🥲

[@Shroomroom-o5d]

LMAOO SAME EXCEPT I WAS ALONE AND I STILL FELT EMBARASSED😂

[@velaroniasunstryder6014]

Finally! I’m so glad to finally fet some positivity around this game! So often the absolute mastery of this game is bogged down by people just nitpicking at incredibly minor pieces of the plot or complaining to no end about the batmobile, yet even something so simple as moving around the map is made engaging by new mechanics like allowing the use of the grappling hook to propel further- literally, going back to the older games and playing without this sort of Quality of Life stuff is almost a chore.

[@giovannymachado7538]

The nitpiking is the worst thing internet had invented

[@everburn]

Yes. It gets so exhausting with all the nitpicking. This game was definitely incredible.

[@giovannymachado7538]

@@everburn small flaws turns into the big flaws to justify why they hate certain game is so annoying, especialy if the reason is stupid, ir same reason buy stupid explanation

[@mar2fire]

Definitely not nitpicking fam I thought the plot coulda been way better and I didn’t mind the Batmobile being in the game but having it be involved in majority of the missions just wasn’t it for me especially the Arkham Knight and Deathstroke boss fights

[@derpedlerp1237]

@@mar2fire a lot of the missions don't require the batmobile.

[@taliamason7986]

"I've been looking forward to this" as Count Dooku would say. 😊

[@crazyman5621hehheh]

Legit was gonna post the same thing. Finally, everything great about Arkham Knight!

[@carlosjuan-miguel3294]

This game was the culmination of all the games before it and delivered perfectly. It gave us the ideal send off. I loved Jason coming back in it and not letting him be forgotten

[@Puant_]

33:02 I really liked the way in which Scarecrow said "inevitability"

[@jnhzrk6841]

It’s satisfying

[@tylersoto7465]

Half the population turns to dust lol

[@astro6393]

Ikr it's soooo good.

[@leton7565]

@WiiManElite This word gets used so often in comics, movies or even games - it's crazy. Even in the Avengers game this word is used by heroes and villains so often, you have to wonder if the writers are just lazy at this point.

[@2hot4u68]

Inevitabababbillilililititty

[@JacobTCannon]

Robinson crematorium was most likely a reference to Jerry Robinson, the Joker’s co-creator

[@KillerTofuDrums]

Dude, Barbara's "suicide" shocked me. I had no clue it was a hallucination. It hit SO hard, and having joker walk in front of it planted the seed of it being a fear toxin nightmare. This game still holds up

[@emmalhures]

It's something very minor but I LOVE the animation on Joker when they reveal Jason, the way he walks around him divided my attention between the two of them but I was mostly paying attention to Joker because he was talking, but when he ducks under Jason's gun it was like it snapped me back to "reality" and only then I went "oh shit, it's Jason"

[@FangZeronos]

Knight is one of my favorite games in general, and probably my second favorite Arkham game after City. I do a replay about once a year, and it was the first game I bought when i got my PS4. I think it had the best DLCs in the entire series, right next to Origins Cold, Cold, Heart. A Matter of Family is pretty damn good, and while the Nightwing, Catwoman, Red Hood, and Harley DLC were a little lacking (they should have been longer and we should have had a full playable Red Hood story instead of a few little combat missions.) The amount of suits we get and skins for the Batmobile are insane, and I absolutely love it. I'm excited to see what Rocksteady does with the Suicide Squad and I'm anticipating Gotham Knights even though that's WB Montreal.

[@jacksonbloodmoon3787]

Same.

[@manhamnight]

Ouch....

[@seniorordenanza2387]

I actually liked the Batmobile. It was a bit combersome at times and some puzzles that needed it were irksome but still the addition was cool. Plus it adds to the marketing: Be The Batman. You can’t be The Batman without using ALL of his wonderful toys.

[@DaveMaguire]

I freaking love Jonathan Banks as Gordon. Hearing Mike talk to Batman was something I didn't know I needed 😍

[@shivverma3236]

im so glad you’re sticking to the batman series its been nothing but glorious so far so hi 5 for you

[@LCampbell0728]

The King actually could be in a double check, if the Knight was moved for a discovered check. If King is on E8 and the queen is on G6, the knight could move from F7 to D6 and therefore put the king into double check. It would also be checkmate on that board. The knight isn't putting the black king in check, to be fair. It's one square too far.

[@MrKlausbaudelaire]

But with 2 moves (and the king does have this luxury) the Bishop on the back row (Todd) could save him from the other Bishop or the Knight and allow the king to squeeze itself free. Also, there is another knight which does reach the King if it moves to that square.

[@LCampbell0728]

@@MrKlausbaudelaire true true, good catch.

[@JTtheMid]

I love you both

[@time2rowco999]

Yeah. It's actually checkmate no matter what

[@ani-mations6787]

@@MrKlausbaudelaire how?

[@CharlesMotosierra]

The plausible thing to do would be sending the horse (Robin) to get the Queen (scarecrow), sacrificing him to the white horse (AK), only Batman refuses to do that. Man, I love these tiny details!

[@v2voltex65]

It’s a good detail to see Jason care for Barbra and Alfred but hating Batman.

[@mayannaise5708]

About the chess part at 17:00. Only the queen is checking. Because knights can only move 2 spaces not 3, and then 1 space in an L shape. But still white has mate in 1. Black knight takes the queen then the black square Bishop goes to E7 and checkmates.

[@clarencedemaree1787]

That line about Jim not being a genocidal purple guy literally has me sitting for 5 minutes thinking about who in the world he was talking about, only to realize he was mentioning Thanos.

[@xman40100]

35:55 another win: the background OST. It's the same as when you mourn Bruce's parents in Arkham City, but it quickly fades away as soon as Joker appears.

[@sloanewalker42]

Rest In Peace Kevin

[@jacksoncaswell2.0]

Jim Gordon already knew Bruce Wane is Batman 32:00

[@mememan3447]

Kevin Conroy really WAS the shit. Rest in peace..

[@martmakesmusic]

18:29 the "mark" of an amazing voice actor...i see what you did there!

[@lkotro21]

29:57 My head canon that Ivy didn't die. That's her clone. The plant clone. She did make herself a clone once in TAS. Tried to move away from everything and forget her past. Didn't take then... maybe now?

[@joshdaily4950]

Something I also very much like about Gordon having shot Batman in the symbol on his chest is that a few times throughout the game, the Arkham Knight or one of his militia talk about how that is the strongest part of his armor. And in the character files, under Jim Gordon, one of his skills is labeled as "Expert marksman". So you know that it was not an accident at all. Rocksteady did great with all the little details of the game.

[@TheB4X]

38:01 "If you see a white man in a bat cloak, don't panic...call me and and I'll tell you a joke."

[@sanchitshahi2710]

If you look closely at 17:19 and pause for a moment you come to see that the knight is'nt checking the king like he said.(at least that's how I know it). Correct me if I'm wrong.

[@ninjadudezack]

24:00 you didn’t even mention how emotional Alfred sounds. The way he talks in this sequence has always stuck with me, idk

[@b1akn3ss93]

I always thought Henry looked the most like Joker and wasn't surprised at all he was pretending

[@broisyougobbling]

17:13 there’s no double check, the knight moves in an L shape. 2 spaces straight and then another space either to the right or left. only the queen is checking

[@DktaJ2021]

I always thought Arkham knight to be my favorite. I’ve played the game 5 times within the years and each time has been fun and exciting. It has Jason Todd and the red hood and the main story basically being Arkhams Batman under the red hood. The grapple upgrades made everything quicker and more exciting traveling. Games an s tier

[@KanyeEastLondon]

34:11 I know 50% of players beat all these guys without realising you could hop in the batmobile and shock them all

[@JJ-sq3jj]

I was just about to comment about the score until you spoke on it, the audio work in this game is immaculate, specifically the music scoring. They really kinda got the feel of a Zimmer score

[@boardsaith5591]

Just recently started playing this again, forgot how good it was

[@billyjenkins7951]

Hadn't known about this channel before and absolutely loved watching through these 43 minutes. Thanks for giving Arkham Knight some much needed love. +1 Sub

[@oldjebidiahbrown2454]

The only problem I have with this game is that almost every bossfight is in the Batmobile. Deathstroke and Knight should of gotten their own bossfights outside a tanks. Its such a shame but the game is still a 10/10 regardless

[@RRai2000]

I actually liked the Cloudburst and the Drill. Those two are really challenging and fun.

[@oldjebidiahbrown2454]

@@RRai2000 I agree, but I wasn't a fan of the tank stealth bossfights. I hate how you have to do it with the Arkham Knight and Deathstroke when a Deathstroke bossfight would of been awesome

[@battlehammer4023]

Though there may be a bit of reading into things. I enjoy the deeper potential meaning you look for in these games and I've truly been able to feel and appreciate them more after watching some of your videos and it makes me want to play them again to enjoy that aspect. Games are entertainment but they're also a beautiful and sometimes tragic (or both) story that some people don't see any farther than the gameplay. I truly enjoy your videos

[@Tsorges12]

Watching this again after Kevin Conroy's passing gives his voice and passion for batman a whole new meaning

[@shirokatatsu5886]

And then to see how thing turn out in sucide squad, make this very soul crushing

[@JDMaverick6714]

This game had an awesome ending. Hope nothing ruins it…

[@StardustAvenger]

"This is how it happened this is how the Batman died" 😢

[@bearpoop720]

Nothing has ruined it, the Arkham community has collectively agreed to decanonize SSKTJL from the Arkhamverse.

[@shirokatatsu5886]

​@bearpoop720 and they better make sure that Sucide Squad is just a nightmare that need to be buried

[@AciDicTwiSter]

old video I know, but the batmobile itself was never even the problem arkham knight. It's how it basically was it's own character and became necessary for almost everything... riddler trophies, racing, tank battles, etc etc. like years later just using the added vehicles that don't transform feels better to me just traversing around the map.

[@jareththegoblinking3191]

10:32 I would've liked it better if Jason answered Bruce by saying "You're probably trying to figure out which one of us to take down first." Jason knows Batman would be thinking of a way out instead of just pondering who the Arkham Knight is in this situation. Here, Jason seems to be acting like every other bad guy.

[@auberginemanproductions1608]

He's lording it over Batman there though. Besides, this Jason isn't driven by Pit Madness, he's just extremely mentally broken and manipulated

[@billywheeler9211]

Did you not count Man-Bat jumpscare as a win? 16:50 Batman is a King, I thought he was a dark Knight

[@fearlessmac0515]

One small detail that probably everyone notices is how at the start of the game we get Batman giving monologue for certain scenes and parts of the first act up until he gets hit with the fear toxin. Then it’s joker doing all the talking and Batman becomes silent for the whole game unless he’s talking to someone. I know it’s probably just to have joker do the talking for scenes but still thought it was a cool detail.

[@Mr_Edward_Nigma]

Tbh for the Arkham knight I would love the idea of it playing out as “the audience knows it’s Jason but Batman has to eventually learn” like how they did it in invincible, in the audio logs Barbra eventually learned that Jason was the Arkham knight. Edit: actually, I’m pretty sure they intended for that to be the case, and I’m just to stupid to realize that. From the moment Jason “dies” we basically all know he’s the Arkham Knight, as if not that then it’s right after Jason destroy the Batmobile with him mentioning Batman as “Bruce”, it’s just that Batman doesn’t believe Jason is the knight because in his mind Jason IS dead.

[@stantobias9831]

My preference for Arkham Knight works have been Damien Wayne especially, after if you go back to where Ra's Al Ghul fell in Arkham City he's gone, but his sword is there.

[@bryanegelhoffsanimationtec257]

This is actually my favorite game in the series. I think it's the smooth gameplay and amazing visuals that suck me in, and this is the only one I managed to complete 100%. I think it's the kids from Catwoman that made me find all of the Riddler Trophies.

[@gavincampbell6457]

I’m so happy that you reviewed this game, it actually made me want to play it, after pushing it off for so long! Thank you!

[@kipislekker5829]

I love how they did something like the gow 3 unlimited punching part with snapping joker’s neck that you could wait for an hour hearing his insults until you do it

[@poopoodude]

39:17 A good way to avoid that jumpscare is to listen to the background noise. When that fully builds up, the next statue you look at will be batman (Well the real one not a statue)

[@jaminsim5965]

The problem with that, though, is that you might not be able to tell when the music's fully built up and get jumpscared anyway... Speaking from experience (though it probably didn't help that my sound was up, and I stopped shooting Batman statues when the music peaked)

[@poopoodude]

​@@jaminsim5965 I know what you mean even I've messed my strategy up a couple times

[@josephcirrincone9596]

17:32 I'd actually love to hear talking your head off about the symbolism of the pieces on the board

[@dannimac1659]

30:41 alfred

[@darthgreat5411]

41:56 THAT SHI SCARED THE HELL OUTA ME💀💀💀💀

[@xinobi3084]

For me.. it will be the last Arkham game.. I will not play suicide squad: kill the justice league

[@Starbird75122]

I play it just for shark. The rest is bad but shark is an angel

[@Whoms-t]

Scarecrow's making "mmm" sounds without lips is (probably not intentional) but explainable. We can't see his top lip, but my headcanon is it's there and he presses his teeth against it for mmm sounds, which you can do.

[@earthquakewilliam7380]

17:14 The knight was between the king and the queen. The knight then moved away to check the king, allowing the queen a free line to check the king too.

[@GideonGrimmGaming]

16:48 the black king is only in check by the queen, there are two knights who are just outside the King’s bounds. He’s pretty much in checkmate without sacrificing anything, but if he sacrifices a knight, he might be able to get out of it. Which kinda describes the plot of the game. He could get out of the jam he’s in, but he’d have to sacrifice someone dear to him, in this case, the Batman identity.

[@Lord-Regent-of-the-Imperium]

I am currently playing through it as I type this, and my one singular gripe with the game is the riddler trophies and the fact they are required to be all collected before you can truly complete the game

[@dyslexicbatnam1350]

Dude why does this game released in 2015 look so much better than Gotham Knights

[@imtxic7104]

What a good video I’ve never seen this much detail in a game review before it’s crazy good job man 💚

[@ddgonee3263]

25:17 the militia arent dead because the tanks are remotely controlled

[@Queen_Audrey1803]

23:19 my jaw droped the first time i saw this

[@thatsavyman3183]

12:15 "not this game, not rocksteady" 💀

[@alekslic3385]

Sadly, it aged like milk

[@razumtazum3246]

Totally agree that this was the best Arkham game and one of the best games ever made period. And I loved everything about the Batmobile. I didn't find the tank combat boring in the least, and those DLC race tracks were so fun! This game was amazing and the painstaking love and care that went into it is apparent in every facet of it's perfect, beautiful design.

[@nhojtheomnipotent3878]

15:09 Thanos? Lol

[@zachfabricius2974]

36:06 this moment too is another callback to what we see when batman is killed by one of the villains where the screen goes black and the killer stands above him.

[@psiflash]

A point to raise is that Robinson probably refers more to one of the co-creators of Joker, the late Jerry Robinson, along with the now usual suspects of Bob Kane, and thankfully now recognized, Bill Finger.

[@Kingtron5464]

0:54 wait til he sees new game +

[@connordalton4553]

That moment where Bruce takes the third dose of toxin at the end, to me that's just him straight up showing he has nothing left to fear. He conquered his last demon, the fact that he was becoming the joker, by quite literally scaring that part of him to death.

[@alexeddy7433]

26:21 no, it's literally a nod to the ending on arkham city, where joker dies on his last laugh. joker likes to blame batman for his death, with is actually batman blaming himself

[@earthquakewilliam7380]

Arkham knight is actually my favourite. Personally, I find it’s story, gameplay and environment the best, only lacking is the boss fight because the other games had amazing ones.

[@ondururagittandeska2004]

5:48 The Russianbadger: Not Everyone

[@Paul5013S]

In additional defense of the batmobile: If you use the minigun to shoot the drones weakspots, the fights are done significantly faster and the batmobile doesnt feel nearly as present anymore.

[@brodycaldwell9678]

I spent most of the game thinking about whether the Knight was Jason or Damian, furious with Bruce letting his mother die.

[@noahbutler34]

I think you did a really good job going through this game and winning it. I loved seeing what you thought. I think you should play and review Outer Wilds. By far one of my favorite games ever.