Author Topic: Batman Arkham Asylum (Read 30646 times)

bustin98 · « **on:** August 15, 2008, 01:07:35 PM »

Ever since the first time I played Goldeneye, I have imagined other properties being given a similar treatment. Being a comic geek for a big portion of my life, one of my fantasies was for the Arkham Asylum graphic novel to be turned into a game. Its the stuff dreams are made of.

Just recently a game was announced with Arkham Asylum in the title. But its of no relation to the Grant Morrison/Dave McKean classic story.

Pictures have been leaked on the net, with Kotaku being one place to see them. People are saying that it looks like Chronicles of Riddick but with Batman, and I tend to agree. The images of the Joker are great. Batman, I don't know. I'd love to see the little curls on the shoulders like how Dave did them. Batman's suit looks a bit like the tech suit in Mortal Combat. In fact, the first shot I saw I thought someone photoshopped Batman from MK:DC into an old promo of Riddick.

Right now I don't know if I should be excited for the game or not. I'm pretty pleased with the look of the game, but until gameplay impressions come out I'm holding onto the hype.

ShyGuy · « **Reply #1 on:** August 15, 2008, 01:30:34 PM »

I may finally have go 360 or PS3 to play this game.

Morari · « **Reply #2 on:** August 15, 2008, 04:05:05 PM »

Anything called "Arkham Asylum" should be Lovecraftian in nature. Why there aren't more games based on the Cthulhu Mythos is beyond me...

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #3 on:** August 15, 2008, 04:14:13 PM »

Cuz the ones that tried didn't sell.

Dirk Temporo · « **Reply #4 on:** August 15, 2008, 04:25:54 PM »

Quote from: Morari on August 15, 2008, 04:05:05 PM

Anything called "Arkham Asylum" should be Lovecraftian in nature. Why there aren't more games based on the Cthulhu Mythos is beyond me...

Because when you make a game based on things that make people go insane just by looking at them, there's no way to make it live up to expectations.

Morari · « **Reply #5 on:** August 15, 2008, 04:43:11 PM »

Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth worked out pretty well. It should have had more survival horror elements to it however, like it looked to have in the beginning. The recreation of Innsmouth was certainly impressive if nothing else.

Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem is pretty much a Mythos game as well and it was one of the best consoles games of last generation.

They can (and do) work, it's just no one wants to do them because it involves some effort. If it's not rehashed **** like Halo, no one cares. Top that with it being based around literature (from the turn of the century!) and people are even more quickly turned off.

Hastur... Hastur... Hastu--

NWR_Karl · « **Reply #6 on:** August 16, 2008, 04:42:58 AM »

Sklens is totally hating on this game, but I've got hope for it. Go Batman!

ShyGuy · « **Reply #7 on:** August 16, 2008, 05:00:21 AM »

Sklens is the Original Trolling One. I snagged the magazine when I was visiting my cousin tonight. The art style seems a little Gears of War for Batman, but I'm liking the concepts.

Smakian · « **Reply #8 on:** August 16, 2008, 06:59:05 AM »

Much as I hate to say it, there is a long and proud tradition of Batman games not being very good. Now, this one -looks- fantastic. And I want to like it. But, I could have said that about other ones, too. So I can't say I'm optimistic.

Smash_Brother · « **Reply #9 on:** August 17, 2008, 01:14:06 PM »

Quote from: NinGurl69 *huggles on August 15, 2008, 04:14:13 PM

Cuz the ones that tried didn't sell.

Eternal Darkness...

Dirk Temporo · « **Reply #10 on:** August 18, 2008, 04:23:49 AM »

This game looks amaaaaaaaazing.

redgiemental · « **Reply #11 on:** August 20, 2008, 06:36:43 AM »

Graphics look good. Need to see some gameplay videos before I get too excited though.

AV · « **Reply #12 on:** August 20, 2008, 08:23:47 AM »

If this game isn't good it will be a huge disappointment so the pressure is on. Everyone expect movie tied games to suck, but games like this SHOULD BE BETTER.
Hulk Ultimate Destruction is a great game so I hope its similar to that in bringing comic book characters into a worth while videogame.

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #13 on:** April 30, 2009, 01:07:17 AM »

I haven't really been following the game but after watching the new trailers it looks FANTASTIC. Not to mention I felt instantly in love with it when I heard Kevin Conroy's voice as Batman, not only that but Mark Hamil is coming back as the joker!

Dirk Temporo · « **Reply #14 on:** April 30, 2009, 02:08:59 AM »

Wow, you really HAVEN'T been following it, huh? Also Arleen Sorkin as Harley Quinn.

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #15 on:** April 30, 2009, 02:10:42 AM »

Quote from: Dirk Temporo on April 30, 2009, 02:08:59 AM

Wow, you really HAVEN'T been following it, huh? Also Arleen Sorkin as Harley Quinn.

No. Doesn't look like many have been following it here either since the last post was in August! Can't really explain why I haven't paid much attention, just one of those things.

Dirk Temporo · « **Reply #16 on:** April 30, 2009, 04:58:14 AM »

It happens. I've been following it, it's just I never thought to look for a thread. It looks pretty awesome.

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #17 on:** April 30, 2009, 12:15:36 PM »

What impressed me was how smooth the fighting looks, most Superhero games the fighting system is really choppy and limited but this game actually seems so seemless and "realistic" in how Batman fights.

Dirk Temporo · « **Reply #18 on:** April 30, 2009, 04:24:04 PM »

It's because he's the goddamn Batman.

bustin98 · « **Reply #19 on:** May 01, 2009, 05:00:19 PM »

The game has been delayed. A few months? Next year? Perfect Dark? Oh well, now it won't interfere with The Conduit.

Caliban · « **Reply #20 on:** May 01, 2009, 06:42:11 PM »

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I'm mad. It is one of the few games of this year for the HD consoles that I want, like really want. Oh well. I will play other stuff until then.

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #21 on:** May 02, 2009, 12:32:02 PM »

What is your source for it being delayed?

If that is true, I would be OK with it ONLY if they make Joker playable in the Xbox 360. It's pure BS if the PlayStation 3 version is the only one that lets you play as Joker. I don't want the PS3 version of any multiplatform game, but I want to play as Joker.

ReverendNoahWhateley · « **Reply #22 on:** May 02, 2009, 01:40:27 PM »

I'm not really all that upset about the delay. Ghostbusters and The Conduit are more than enough for me to digest in June.

broodwars · « **Reply #23 on:** May 04, 2009, 03:50:44 AM »

Quote from: ReverendNoahWhateley on May 02, 2009, 01:40:27 PM

I'm not really all that upset about the delay. Ghostbusters and The Conduit are more than enough for me to digest in June.

Indeed. Even with the entertaining Batman: Vengeance on the GC, Batman games have always been very troubled and often crap. I'm willing to wait a few months if it means this development team is going to get it right the first time. No patches...no retooled re-releases...just done right. In the meantime, I still have Ghostbusters on the horizon as well as catalog titles I still need to play and complete like RE5; LittleBigPlanet; and Eternal Sonata. Hell, sometime in the near future I want to replay Dead Space.

ShyGuy · « **Reply #24 on:** May 17, 2009, 09:27:14 PM »

I AM THE NIGHT BUMP

I tried the combat challenge demo of this game the other night. FANTASTIC. I was really suprised how much I like it. The graphics weren't as image comics style as I feared, and the animations were extremely good. Go try it out at the Gamestop PS3 kiosk.

I got to level 4 on hard with a broken controller.

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Author Topic: Batman Arkham Asylum (Read 30646 times)