How did/do you find Batman: Arkham Asylum?

Personally, I felt Batman was the best action-adventure type game I've played in a very long time...possibly ever. It was so well balanced with great story/character elements, great and varied gameplay mechanics, a semi-free-roaming environment, amazing graphics and overall production values, not to emntion it was quite long and has great replay value.

Although, I'm a Batman fanatic, so I thinke ven if it had been rubbish I would have been happy. But what does everyone else think? Anything you felt wasn't great about it? Or was it almost perfect for you too?

i agree that batman was great, but not the best, i would have to say MGS4 was the greatest action game (if you have a ps3). For 360 i would say condemned 2 or GTA IV

I agree with you bro, I thought it was perfect. I got incredibly hooked to it and got the full 1000/1000 in three days.Tom_delonge555

I'm addicted to it at the minute. For the first time EVER I'm desperate to get the full 1000/1000. struggling with the combat challenges though :( I suck donkey at them...especially the extreme ones :(

[QUOTE="Tom_delonge555"]I agree with you bro, I thought it was perfect. I got incredibly hooked to it and got the full 1000/1000 in three days.shaunk89

I'm addicted to it at the minute. For the first time EVER I'm desperate to get the full 1000/1000. struggling with the combat challenges though :( I suck donkey at them...especially the extreme ones :(

I found it in a store lolUT_Wrestler

Probably the best super hero game ive ever played. Also being the long time Batman fan that i am i felt that they did him justice and told a great story with even better voice acting.CardiacKid07

I bought it, but still haven't opened it. I have a few other games I need to finish first.

Dude, seriously: Best. Game. Ever. Or at least in the top 3. Combat is absurd and addictive. I'm currently 1000/1000. Yay \o/

But gotta say: Shock and Awe is the hardest part of the game. No discussion on that.

BTW, Bats FTW

possible GOTY, definitely a GOTY contender. it's only real competition in 09 is ODST.

I bought it, but still haven't opened it. I have a few other games I need to finish first.

OfficialBed

[QUOTE="Tom_delonge555"]I agree with you bro, I thought it was perfect. I got incredibly hooked to it and got the full 1000/1000 in three days.bobdood99

Wow, what a whole lotta love for this game.

I'll probably get after ODST.

Would anyone else say GOTY?

[QUOTE="bobdood99"]

[QUOTE="Tom_delonge555"]I agree with you bro, I thought it was perfect. I got incredibly hooked to it and got the full 1000/1000 in three days.Tom_delonge555

I bought it, but still haven't opened it. I have a few other games I need to finish first.

OfficialBed

Wow, what a whole lotta love for this game.

I'll probably get after ODST.

Would anyone else say GOTY?

gamermanps2

Would anyone else say GOTY?gamermanps2

[QUOTE="OfficialBed"]

I bought it, but still haven't opened it. I have a few other games I need to finish first.

LeGoofyGoober

That may be true, but I still like to try and finish games in the order I buy them.

I agree with you bro, I thought it was perfect. I got incredibly hooked to it and got the full 1000/1000 in three days.Tom_delonge555

Damn! Teach me how you did the challenges! I'm only missing the 16/24 medals achievements :S

I love it....great story line and it wasn't repetative. Starting to do the Challenges now.

Anyone hear any details about the DLC suppossedly coming out in like 2 weeks??

Got it, Beat it, Got all the riddles, It was Good, But it is a few steps from being Great.

The Game was way to easy

Boss fights left something to be desired. Too simple, Cool but, no strategy needed outside the obvious

Not enough Enemy Variety, Though I never got bored of the combat and sneaking, It was strange to see a 12hr game based 95% off fighting the same enemies over and over again.

With all the development time spent making AA, I would have thought Rocksteady would have been more creative in the process, Don't get me wrong this is easily the best Superhero game ever made, I just hope the Next Game brings new elements to change the lackluster gameplay.

I want to see more done with the Detective Mode and Visor. I mean the Visor was great, but I would like to see a redesign in how it displays because im sure im not the only one that basically just left it on for 80% of the game. without it your pretty much lost.

[QUOTE="Tom_delonge555"][QUOTE="bobdood99"]What a waste. atm0073

[QUOTE="Tom_delonge555"]I agree with you bro, I thought it was perfect. I got incredibly hooked to it and got the full 1000/1000 in three days._TheJoker_

Damn! Teach me how you did the challenges! I'm only missing the 16/24 medals achievements :S

[QUOTE="atm0073"][QUOTE="Tom_delonge555"] and why is that?Tom_delonge555

Very good game. Had to 1000G it. =-)

I'm going to buy this once I beat all the other awesome 360 games in my collection.

Aka Gears 1, GTAIV and Tales of Vesperia.

[QUOTE="atm0073"][QUOTE="Tom_delonge555"] and why is that?Tom_delonge555

Yeah, I was wondering why it was a waste...I pretty much blitzed the game in a few days too...I'm obviously not good enough to do the combat challenges completely, I'm stuck on 2 medals for a lot of them, struggling for perfection :( sad times.

I think its testament to the engrossing narrative that so many people seem to have got really addicted to the game (props to Paul Dini for that). And the voice acting was sublime, such a coup to get Mark Hamill and Kevin COnroy in on the fun....hearing the REAL joker again certainly took me back to my childhood (no offence to the late, great Heath Ledger, but Mark Hamill IS the Joker for most Bat-fans).

I also think this is solid GOTY material. Depends on how AC2 comes out I guess, but that's the only real competition I can see. ODST won't even come close. Its more expansion pack than full game. MW2 maybe, but I doubt that too.

Got it, Beat it, Got all the riddles, It was Good, But it is a few steps from being Great.

The Game was way to easy

Boss fights left something to be desired. Too simple, Cool but, no strategy needed outside the obvious

Not enough Enemy Variety, Though I never got bored of the combat and sneaking, It was strange to see a 12hr game based 95% off fighting the same enemies over and over again.

With all the development time spent making AA, I would have thought Rocksteady would have been more creative in the process, Don't get me wrong this is easily the best Superhero game ever made, I just hope the Next Game brings new elements to change the lackluster gameplay.

I want to see more done with the Detective Mode and Visor. I mean the Visor was great, but I would like to see a redesign in how it displays because im sure im not the only one that basically just left it on for 80% of the game. without it your pretty much lost.

Zemus

Yeah I'd agree actually. I felt the bossess were lacklustre to say the least. You never fight Harley Quinn, Batman just beats her up in a cut-scene....Killer Croc falls through a hole (lame) and the Scarecrow sequences were a bit annoying...far too much 2D platformering. You never really fight the Joker, which is a bit stupid....in fact the only proper boss was Poison Ivy (side note: boy has she ever got more "grown up"...Harley too ;) ), and Bane I guess. Overall though, bosses sucked. Also, WHERE WAS MR FREEZE? that dissapointed me greatly.

Some sort of Hush/Dark Victory/Long Halloween style "Rogues' Gallery" DLC would solve that though...

And yes, detective mode was too useful....but what can you do about it? Only thing is maybe changing it so it doesnt go all blue-and-white on you....

[QUOTE="gamermanps2"]Would anyone else say GOTY?atm0073