Status Report: Arkham Asylum is dark, gritty, and remains strong to its purpose.
Subject: Arkham Asylum
Statement
During a night of crime-fighting in Gotham City, I managed to take notorious criminal (and mastermind) The Joker into custody. Escorting him to the Arkham Asylum for the criminally insane via the Batmobile, his capture was an easy feat. But then again, it appeared too easy. Beginning to get suspicious on the matter, I brought the Joker towards the security guards at the entrance to escort him to his cell. Not knowing what would happen next; The Joker attacked one of the guards and made his escape. I soon realized shortly after that he orchestrated this plan from the start. Everyone, including myself, realized the full outcome of the situation. Freeing the inmates in the entire compound, he along with his fellow followers are in full control of Arkham Asylum. I must find a way to stop them before the situation becomes worse, and fast.
Investigation
Since this issue remains on Arkham Island, my primary goal is to apprehend the criminally insane as well as rescuing any hostages that are captured by their will. Using my martial arts talents as well as my tactical abilities, I must be discrete and quick when it comes to defeating my enemies and defending the helpless. And I'm able to expand my selected abilities by completing certain objectives throughout Arkham, giving me an advantage to better improve my skills during this situation I'm facing at the moment.
Architecture
Despite being a place for the criminally insane, seeing Arkham Asylum from afar is surprisingly breathtaking. The interior, though not the cleanest, still remains in solid condition (except for some areas where the stone and brick work are slowly deteriorating). Even though the island seems small at a glance, entering the Asylum is vast and huge, giving me an opportunity to stay in the shadows while my enemies are at their post, targeting anyone that they find suspicious. It is an open area and I must use its surroundings to my advantage. It is the only way in succeeding in stopping The Joker's scheme of controlling this territory.
Bat-Tech
Since I have a Bat Cave hidden in Arkham Island, I am able to retrieve some of my weapons and other items of interest. As I progress further on Arkham, I will be able to backtrack to places I wasn't able to reach previously. I am also able to return to the Bat Cave to get other weapons, depending on the situation that is. But the inventories I have prior to acquiring my future weapons are the various types of scanners (enemies, traces of evidence, items of interest, and other detailed information) to help aid me on this mission. Finally, I'm able to use my cape to glide to certain areas on the island as well as my trusted Grappling Hook which allows me to reach certain areas that are hard-to-reach.
Database
With the help of The Oracle, I am able to retrieve information on anything that needs to be overlooked. Also, I'm not sure why, but The Riddler would contact me once in a while on clues he placed throughout Arkham Asylum. Unsure as to what happens when I solve a riddle; I will leave that for a later report. While observing my environment, I found audio files that have to do with the criminally insane. It seems that there is more than one file for each of the asylum's patients, so I will look into that while I continue my search for them. There are other elements I've found throughout Arkham, but I will get back to that for later since my main focus is to stop The Joker. But I will eventually work my way in finding every nook and cranny of these various elements, among others, that are scattered around the island.
Conclusion
To conclude my status report, Arkham Asylum is dark, gritty, and continues to stay strong to its purpose of keeping Gotham's criminals locked up. Despite the organization's years of improvements, the physical and psychological aspects of these villains have evolved in something that is beyond description. The Joker's plot to control the compound may have been orchestrated successfully, but I am willing to stop his reign of terror, no matter how difficult the objective may seem. I will accomplish this mission in order to keep Gotham City a safer haven for its citizens already exposed by these criminal acts that plague this environment. It is my oath to protect this city, and I will continue this oath to the very end.
[Status Report: End]