Batman Arkham Asylum: A Horrifying Masterpiece

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Batman Arkham is a series that has undoubtedly influenced 3rd person action games more than any other superhero game. Spawning a number of sequels that have both surpassed and foiled fans' expectations there is no question that Batman and superheroes in general in the video game medium have seen a new lease on life and many would argue that this is due to the smash success of Batman Arkham Asylum. With a simplistic story of the Joker taking over a mental institution for the criminally insane, with complex narratives just under the surface, gameplay that while primitive is still as addicting as ever, and a presentation that still holds up to this day, Batman Arkham Asylum is a cornerstone in modern gaming and it’s sequels have to varying degrees added to this legacy.
Now as I’m sure a majority of you have seen, I have talked about nearly every Arkham game, barring Arkham VR, which is just too short for me to say anything on. Included in the list of Arkham games I’ve talked about, is Arkham Asylum, which may confuse some of you. No, I’m not running out of ideas, the reason I’m talking about this game again is simply because, when I did initially talk about this game I was very new to that style of video and as such, it wasn’t very good. By the time I got to the other Arkham games I had a better idea of how to make these bad boys and while they are by no means perfect now, I think there is a noticeable quality gap between my Arkham Asylum video and the rest of my Arkham videos. Most notably is that I did more to just describe the game than I did to actually give my thoughts on it, hency why I felt it was necessary to actually take a deeper look at it here. So with that being said let’s actually take a look at Batman Arkham Asylum. And of course, like with all my other videos, this isn’t an objective statement of the games quality and I don’t believe that my opinion is fact and I’d like to encourage friendly discussion about the game. If you disagree with some points, let me know why, we could probably both learn something from it.
Batman Arkham Asylum: A Horrifying Masterpiece by That Boy Aqua
The Introductions: 0:00
The Asylum: 3:44
The Batman: 11:55
The Villains: 27:59
The Spirit: 35:07
The Result: 42:17
Post Script: 44:33
It only makes sense that a game like this be compared to other video games even to this day as it served as such an influence on gaming as a whole. Arkham Asylum laid the groundwork for one of the most popular and arguably best Triple A series as of writing this video, with fans still wanting more. And that’s why I believe it is an isolated, expertly crafted, nostalgic, horrifying, masterpiece.
Batman Arkham is one of the most prominent triple A games out right now, sporting Batman Arkham Asylum, Batman Arkham City, Batman Arkham Knight. This is unfortunately the final That Boy Aqua Batman batman video but at least we are ending it on a Batman Arkham Asylum Critique. In this Batman Arkham Asylum Analysis we will look at Batman Arkham Asylum Gameplay, story, and presentation the same that I have in my, Batman Arkham City Critique, Batman Arkham Knight Critique, and my Batman Arkham Origins Critique. I truly believe this game is A Horrifying Masterpiece, and may be one of the Best Arkham Game. This is an Arkham Asylum Critique and is a little more in depth than my previous Arkham Asylum Review. If you have not played the game I suggest you buy it or search up an Arkham Asylum Walkthrough or an Arkham Asylum Explained video. This video concludes the That Boy Aqua Batman Arkham series and Arkham Retrospective.

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@ThatBoyAqua 3 года назад

This is going to be the last full review in my Arkham Series retrospective. I will make two more videos, one talking about my personal experience with the series and my time making the videos, and another ranking all the games. Apologies if that disappoints some of you, but I, at this point, said all that I have to say on the franchise. Thank you guys for supporting me the entire way. I'm forever grateful for it. Any corrections will be posted here. The triple batarangs are useful for taking out the pollen spores that Ivy's plants shoot out. You can actually skip the talk with Cash at the mansion and head straight to the Intensive Treatment. This basically nullifies my criticism. You can play as the Joker on the remastered version on Xbox One, but not the 360 The use of the word masterpiece is meant literally. I don't think the game is perfect, and I should have clarified that the word masterpiece implies perfection. The game has flaws, but the overall product, in my eyes, is masterfully executed, hence the use of the word. You may notice the colour correction is off here. That is because when I recorded the video, I did so at night when the windows blue light filter was on. Meaning I had to try and colour correct it in the post. Apologies if it looks wonky.

@stephenthedude4383 3 года назад

👌

@ThatBoyAqua 3 года назад

@Mid Quacker Hi, I'm honoured that my little videos are capable of making such an impact, truly! I think I want to focus more on getting through the Assassin's Creed series for now but I am heavily tempted to talk about the Uncharted games. That won't be for a bit, but it's on the radar for sure.

@Hitly96 3 года назад

Just an FYI the main use for the triple batarangs is the three shots that come out of ivys plants. Super useful for that and almost nothing else lol

@immortal.y 3 года назад

@@ThatBoyAqua you deserve 1mill subs you take so long to make video to make them good you definitely deserve it

@BLZ-ux5pd 3 года назад

@@ThatBoyAqua Your voice kinda changed and it sounds good

@squangleproductions1382 3 года назад

So what I get from this is that... Arkham Asylum makes you feel like you’re Batman.

@bubbastudios9797 3 года назад

*Ahem* The GODAMN Batman

@joshuamoore5377 3 года назад

Knack 1 was good but knack 2 really makes you FEEL like Batman

@thatdogeguy9108 2 года назад

yes but i think arkham knight makes you feel like batman the most out of the four games

@the_codex4449 2 года назад

YOU SON OF A- the worst part is that you ain’t wrong

@a-aron4148 2 года назад

That’s funny cause there’s a video by Donkey Video Game that says that “you feel like Batman” but he doesn’t like the game because he has some reasons - Video Donkey is not very funny but some people think he is. His use of slurs for comedy is also lazy at best

@tristans_ 3 года назад

Arkham asylums graphics are amazing for a game that came out in 2009. Is over a decade old and has hardly aged visually.

@JoshJoshJoshJoshJoshJoshua 2 года назад

Rocksteady are magicians. Arkham Knight could be released here in 2021 and people would still shit their pants

@Qarth56 2 года назад

@@JoshJoshJoshJoshJoshJoshua Arkham Knight is genuinely one of the best looking games ever and it always surprises me how little it's graphics get singled out for praise. The dark lighting definitely works in it's favour, but add ray tracing and it would look like a 2021 title no questions asked.

@herschelschueler 2 года назад

@@JoshJoshJoshJoshJoshJoshua hell yeah. It is still one of the best looking games ever. Shame we won't see the Original Arkham Games with the same graphics

@user-ek2xg3ps5s 2 года назад

@UCMWliu26g4_PzhQV1jaaxQA rAy tRaCiNg Oh fuck off already will you 🙃🙃🙃

@theirishpotato6588 2 года назад

@@user-ek2xg3ps5s no. It actually does make it look a little better v

@grubfilms9043 3 года назад

Playing the croc fight in the sewer for the first time was one of the most genuine horrifying experiences ive had in gaming

@nuclearchez5644 2 года назад

@shuyo6073 2 года назад

I'm used to resident evil games, but yes. Whe he started chasing me for the first time. I just started running and my heart started racing lmaooo

@brewmaster2912 2 года назад

I will never beat Arkham Asylum because of my crippling fear of Killer Croc

@halimokasha9520 2 года назад

@@brewmaster2912 I will never beat far cry primal because of my crippling fear of snakes

@Actiontime70 2 года назад

I was on my cousin’s ps3 playing it like 9 years ago in 2011 or 2012 and I was only 4 and when it was my turn I was in some sewers and he kept popping up and one of the times he popped up I fucking cried😂

@uchihabomber1296 3 года назад

Seriously that scarecrow part where the screen just glitched gave me a small heart attack

@quentinwinters1634 3 года назад

Same I thought it was broken

@JoseVega-zd6fk 3 года назад

I remember that part. I played this game when I was little and I was so confused 😂

@puremarblec 3 года назад

At that part many a small child returned a game to gamestop thinking it was broken

@puremarblec 2 года назад

@@BP-ex8qp oh no it didn't happen to me my brother on the other hand

@OracleandCormac 2 года назад

i thought my system broke

@theonlyjoe_ 3 года назад

It also gave us this gem: “Arkham asylum makes you feel like you’re Batman”

@redlightning7625 2 года назад

4real

@Persholm1 2 года назад

I'd argue that all Arkham does this, but Asylum did it first. And it did it so fucking well.

@gruesomewolfgaming4735 2 года назад

@@Persholm1 he's referring to the meme.

@Persholm1 2 года назад

@@gruesomewolfgaming4735 Wasn't aware there was a meme about it.

@gruesomewolfgaming4735 2 года назад

@@Persholm1 yeah, there's a meme about IGN or some other magazine saying "it really makes you FEEL like Batman" and people occasionally day certain things really make you feel like so and so

@hawksfan8870 3 года назад

Without this game, superhero games today would never be the same.

@poopgangster2.073 3 года назад

fr dude, so much from the arkham combat system is borrowed in many superhero games now. only one i noticed was spider man ps4 (2018) it was very much like the arkham combat system. very very nice.

@onyxt3589 3 года назад

Not just Superhero games.

@hawksfan8870 3 года назад

True dat

@da5hainy556 2 года назад

@@poopgangster2.073 Spider-Man's combat is inspired more by Devil May Cry.

@aryantandon4011 2 года назад

@@poopgangster2.073 I haven't played the Spiderman 2018 game but I did play "The Amazing Spiderman 2" game and they borrowed a lot from Arkham Asylum. The Kingpin boss fight was basically the same as the fight against Bane in Asylum.

@mysticfire7675 3 года назад

I believe that the reason why the skeleton enemies are so easy is because the fear toxin causes batman to not hold back as much in combat and so we see more of what batman is really capable of. This is sort of reused in Arkham Knight when batman almost kills some mercenaries, in the blimp, after being exposed to the toxin.

@ThatBoyAqua 3 года назад

This is genius, I never thought about it that way and when framed that way is sounds so awesome!

@johndoe6260 2 года назад

Magnificent theory my friend

@PhantomRaptor1 Год назад

To further support this, after that final Scarecrow encounter you find a bunch of unconscious thugs and two knocked-out Titans in the room Batman's standing in. It really goes to show the attention to detail Rocksteady put in these games, even with the very first one. It also kinda ruins Aqua's (very interesting) idea about pulling out the Titan's spinal cord, since... y'know. I definitely think it would be an interesting gameplay mechanic if there was a way to make it fit, though.

@PatrickWentzell-jd9gq Год назад

@@ThatBoyAqua you forgot that as Batman you can do this victory bat dance on the floor . go Batman go Batman it's your birthday yeah very excellent .

@skxlter5747 2 года назад

Arkham asylum should and always have that dark gothic atmosphere and environment to it its what makes the asylum so memorable and horrifying to the viewer and remains as a sacred staple of gotham city.

@engihere5434 2 года назад

Loved all the technology mixed in with 1800's architecture

@skxlter5747 2 года назад

@@engihere5434 yeah its what makes it truly a madhouse its a landmark stuck between time lol

@Scarecrowbooger 3 года назад

I always thought the Joker fight at the end of the game made sense in tone. The Joker's plan was basically to get Batman titaned up and have boxing match with titan Joker on the rooftops of Arkham Asylum. In Joker's twisted mind this would demonstrate to the world that Batman and him are just two freaks and the same.

@Xehanort10 3 года назад

Yeah Joker and Scarecrow wanted to drive Batman crazy and turn him into a monster with a combo of both fear gas and Titan so they could have a final battle probably because Joker had finally gotten bored of their years long conflict. Wanting to destroy Gotham with Titan monsters was just a bonus thing Joker would have done had he managed to kill Batman.

@lukky6648 2 года назад

ikr. paul dini is a genius

@milindsharma7510 2 года назад

but it was unlike of him to not have a contigency plan if things go south. thats the only thing that bothered me.

@Scarecrowbooger 2 года назад

@@milindsharma7510 Does the Joker really look like a guy with a plan? He's just a dog chasing cars... :)

@milindsharma7510 2 года назад

@@Scarecrowbooger ahh that's where you are wrong, he is crazy, cynical,mental, non predictable, but he is the guy with a plan. See injustice comic or even the Nolan version of joker. He is too smart always has plans

@s7grem417 3 года назад

Whenever aqua see Harley Quinn my boi can't hold in the inner monke

@the_codex4449 3 года назад

And we do the same but in our heads

@yaboialex8862 3 года назад

Ape mode

@ccelite3782 3 года назад

I saw an ape beating his junk one time

@ThatOneStrayPixxel 3 года назад

You might be joking but I would hit that Harley, polygons and all 😏

@StupidNSimplesns 3 года назад

@@ThatOneStrayPixxel wouldnt we all

@naodamdetsyon6929 2 года назад

My favorite part of Arkham asylum is that it just felt like another Batman story. As if it were an arc in the comics but in video game form. I feel like subsequent entries strayed further and further from this

@selinawalsh9075 4 месяца назад

Tbf, I think that's because they started establishing the Arkhamverse as its own thing. I think it kinda works, the idea that this game's story, that feels like just another comic arc, creates massive ripples down the line that helps distinguish the Arkhamverse from mainline continuity. Stuff like Joker shooting himself with the Titan and Scarecrow getting attacked by Croc being presented so casually knowing what they'll lead to in future games is kinda chilling.

@christianallen6961 2 года назад

Arkham Asylum's horror was the best aspect to me. The blend of the Batman mythos with the creepiness of the entire game fit perfectly! Killer Croc, the Scarecrow sequences, and the penitentiary segment were terrifying. I wish we get more horror integrated Batman stuff.

@MatthewBreck 6 месяцев назад

lots of horror in the comics check them out

@thestarkknightreturns Год назад

RIP Kevin Conroy. You'll forever be the voice of Batman.

@GORILLA_PIMP 5 месяцев назад

Amen

@Johnsmith99663 3 месяца назад

No he won’t. He’s dead now.

@fafflytailslogisonicuite104 3 месяца назад

@@Johnsmith99663 Yeah, and people will copy his voice with A.I , and at least we'll have the memory of his voice through A.I, newer generations won't even be aware of the legacy he set in the past, they'll probably just think that '' batman sounds cool. ''.

@JdeMolay 2 года назад

"What if Detective Mode was like Sonar?" Me: Like a submarine, Mr. Wayne, a submarine.

@JdeMolay 2 года назад

P.S. I thought the game was perfect until you mentioned the sonar idea. How awesome would that have been? Would have made the game 100X scarier too.

@SuperJulianAnt 2 года назад

@@JdeMolay uh t 100 bane boss battle tho

@ismaielsabet2036 3 года назад

I always considered Arkham Asylum as a horror game. The Scarecrow and killer croc missions, in addition to the Chronicles of Arkham and the eerie map, created a feeling that will always stick in my mind

@FMK03 3 года назад

You can actually go to Killer Croc’s lair without going back to talk to Cash.

@tomasbajer3355 3 года назад

I literally replayed and completed Arkham Asylum like two hours ago and then you drop this video, that's scary man :D

@vosswater2731 3 года назад

I just beat it two....and then this video popped up in my recommended😳. At least I’m not the only one that found that weird😁

@patrickoreilly6017 3 года назад

would you say... horrifying?

@timoberbanscheidt6284 3 года назад

Did you collect al riddler trophies?

@tomasbajer3355 3 года назад

@@timoberbanscheidt6284 yes, I finished it on platinum

@mrlc4974 3 года назад

@@tomasbajer3355 Arkham city is the best Batman game ever

@princeofchaos7 3 года назад

The Sinatra style song that plays before the party & Joker showdown was just perfection. The game had the best atmosphere and was closest feel to the animated series. No doubt due to Dini’s writing

@david9243 2 года назад

Dini is a genius

@Charismaniac 2 года назад

*We want a game with Asylum's beautiful and haunting atmosphere, City's lore and depth, Origins' boss fights and intensity and Knight's combat and stealth creativity!*

@EvAn-tm3yb 2 года назад

City's lore and depth with asylums atmosphere is fine with me but along with the other games is just 👌

@batmasteryoda3671 2 года назад

That could’ve been the Damian Wayne game

@100gecsrbetterthangod5 2 года назад

A batman beyond game with improved arkham knight graphics and combat, city level story, asylum atmosphere, and knights actor performances. Arkham Knights Scarecrow was probably the most well acted and voiced character in the entire damn arkham series. Riddler made me want to punch my tv when he kept going on and on but when scarecrow is talking I listen as closely as I could.

@alejandrobernal4987 2 года назад

Batman: Return to Arkham. A midpoint between Asylum and City

@MaddyDoesStuff 2 года назад

@@100gecsrbetterthangod5 Wait what about Joker in general?

@ponchomkr 2 года назад

I’m glad you touched on the supernatural feeling atmosphere. It was always felt haunting and uneasy when you’re just roaming the island post-game. Then you have the random lunatics who still pop out of nowhere that add to the spookiness. It’s as if Arkham Island is cursed to make its inhabitants to go insane and violent thus adding to the never ending cycle of Batman’s crusade against crime; the place he believes will help them actually tortures them: Psychologically, emotionally, and possibly physically.

@artemis1993 2 года назад

Akhram Island??? More like Gotham as a whole. I even read somewhere that a demon supposedly haunts Gotham City, which is the reason that place is so fucked up. Makes sense tbh.

@grant4488 3 года назад

Your “sonar mode” idea is genius. If they ever make another Arkham game they need to implement this. This is coming from a veteran of the series.

@weekly4038 3 года назад

the only problem I have with the sonar thing is that people already know detective mode like why would bats use a technically weaker version of detective mode but i would love the idea and if they ever make a remaster or a brand new batman game i would love to see a sonar mode.

@spiritofvengance9876 2 года назад

@@weekly4038 but it can't get jammed out as the detective mode can. So they both have their strengths and weaknesses.

@weekly4038 2 года назад

@@spiritofvengance9876 what if someone just started screaming at the top of their lungs and disrupt the sonar

@spiritofvengance9876 2 года назад

@@weekly4038 I don't think that's how it works. But I'm pretty sure the game wouldn't add that in anyways lol.

@weekly4038 2 года назад

@@spiritofvengance9876 yeah but it'd be hella funny

@channeljohnnyYT 3 года назад

when this game first came out i was too pussy to walk down the hallways. that’s how horrifying the atmosphere is

@david9243 2 года назад

I always took comfort that i was THE Batman.

@applehazeva2739 2 года назад

@@david9243 yes

@applehazeva2739 2 года назад

Batman Games make you the Monster

@david9243 2 года назад

I just realised that Arkham Asylum is a trap from the Joker to show that it was lunatic inmates who was trapped in a asylum with Batman and not the other way around. What a game.

@dilly2023 2 года назад

Same lol

@Dylan-cu4ty 2 года назад

*Asylum* will always be my favorite in the Arkham series. The atmosphere when you walk through those Arkham gates is unmatched.

@dilly2023 2 года назад

Facts man

@gaykiller3757 2 года назад

I am not returning to Croc's lair again

@thebreakdown8843 2 года назад

@@gaykiller3757 | I just finished Arkham again, and that was by far the scariest time for me, because I didn’t realize the first time that I could use batarangs. I forgot that somehow.

@Rain-hc1jz Год назад

Comment is a year old but yeah, I couldn't have said it better myself. The atmosphere is incredible in game, and in terms of atmosphere outside of the game, it makes me feel so nostalgic when I play it now

@patrickroy3380 8 месяцев назад

Less was more this series could've last forever on a asylum level and by the time of knight it was all padding

@aqibfreed4672 2 года назад

One of the most underrated things about this game is the fact that throughout the asylum, you can hear the warden giving info + joker keeping you company in the backround. Loved it

@anthonyhernandez7799 2 года назад

I always loved how Batman dabbled in the occult, it’s never straight up magic but rather like esoteric readings, cult stuff, and usually mental illness, but still very vague supernatural undertones.

@toakovika 7 месяцев назад

Well, I suppose the League reaches straight-up magical elements, as does Killer Moth’s devil-dealing, Sharp’s (potential) possession, and vampire Batman, but one of those is another Earth item. But if I included other Earths beyond the Arkhamverse or Earth-1 outside Gotham, things would get very supernatural.

@huskycruxes7232 3 года назад

This video slaps bro. Not much of a surprise tho, all of them do Love the scarlet fire backtrack too.

@ThatBoyAqua 3 года назад

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

@thatboyakira4202 3 года назад

1 Day ago?

@huskycruxes7232 3 года назад

@@thatboyakira4202 If you subscribe to this gorgeous voiced man's patreon, one of the perks is being able to watch videos early. I highly recommend it. Money well spent

@thatboyakira4202 3 года назад

@@huskycruxes7232 I mean, the money will support our good Aqua, but money is expensive and I dont see any benefit in using it to SEE RU-vid.

@thatboyakira4202 3 года назад

@@huskycruxes7232 and what the hell? 5 likes? Man you need to teach me some things.

@avinashsinghtomar3965 Год назад

I totally felt the horror in these games. But my fear just decreased with time knowing the fact that I was The Batman here. Thats the beauty of Arkham Games. They make you feel like Batman. They give you that vibe that what Batman would feel in the situation.

@_CPP_ 3 года назад

Arkham Asylum and Arkham City will forever be one of my favorite games of all time! It's a classic masterpiece

@crypt5129 2 года назад

What about Knight

@_CPP_ 2 года назад

@@crypt5129 Yeah, Knight is one of my favorite games too, but City and Asylum are better

@991985gates 2 года назад

I adored City and perhaps expected too much of Knight. The bat mobile ruined everything what I’d anticipated of the Batman gaming experience. While this wasn’t the only element, but I didn’t gel with the game at all. I’ve had some time away from Batman but after this video I believe Asylum should reinvigorate my enjoyment of the Batman gaming experience.

@blackrocket4382 3 года назад

5:25 you may be joking but I'm sure as hell not

@aidenstockton1692 3 года назад

Came here for Sexy Harley, stayed for That Boy Aqua

@TBrizzle01 2 года назад

I never realized this but you take a LOT more damage in Arkham Asylum than you do in later games. It really adds to the atmosphere of the game. I'd love to see this game if it had an M rating.

@aliddas 2 года назад

After going through your analysis of this game, I actually feel horrified now. Like, seeing how Arkham is like a torture house. And basically Gotham is funding this shit. Also that glitch part of the scarecrow, I thought my game was fucked.

@kiloxman117 3 месяца назад

the mini heart attack... followed up by a complete mind fuckkkk lol ill never forget that moment. idc what anyone says, asylum was THE best and NONE of the other arkham games made me feel like this

@hawksfan8870 3 года назад

Everything about this game, the setting, the atmosphere, the environment, the story, and the gameplay, really make this game such a masterpiece of its own!

@you-5-iver804 3 года назад

Gotta put Harley on the thumbnail to draw attention. I respect that, cos it's one of her best looks ;)

@ThatBoyAqua 3 года назад

Do what you gotta do, my man ;)

@MrLlewelc 3 года назад

@ThatBoyAqua 3 года назад

@@MrLlewelc The thumbnail initially had Harley Quinn on it, but I eventually changed it.

@MrLlewelc 3 года назад

@@ThatBoyAqua the new thumbnail goes hard though 🔥🔥🔥

@hecticscone 3 года назад

'cause*

@Aerondise 3 года назад

OMG, I love the sound replacing Detective Mode idea!! I’ve had this thought too, and imagine it working like Joel’s hearing in The Last of Us. Imagine setting up high tech microphones in a stealth section to that highlight enemies when they walk or make sound near them. This ‘Sonar Vision’ could be used to amplify actual sound too and cancel out background noise, making it a super immersive experience with headsets.

@judomaster0079 2 года назад

This deserves more likes

@Aerondise 2 года назад

@@judomaster0079 Well, thank you lol

@daniellaniganohara2456 2 года назад

Pretty sure detective mode in Knight does that sound thing

@Aerondise 2 года назад

@@daniellaniganohara2456 In some cases, sure, but make the mode more limited, as though it needs to be used in situations where you would actually need to amplify sound. Not just click a button and see everyone at once.

@daniellaniganohara2456 2 года назад

@@Aerondise yeah they definitely improve it in the games after though. It actually is bothersome to always have on vs asylum where its always on

@TheRoastingKid 2 года назад

This game is the best because it’s like a nightmare for batman as he’s stuck on the island with monsters and cant leave, the first game that exposed me to batman

@stompbaddess1772 2 года назад

Yeah that makes me wonder how batman sleep at night after going through what he went through from his experience by being him walking in his shoes as I was playing the campaign storyline.

@ice2557 2 года назад

@@stompbaddess1772 I guess he's used to it.

@soulrebel6309 2 года назад

@@ice2557 yea once he witnessed his own parents being gunned down..nothing gives him fear anymore

@wififan5106 3 года назад

I can still remember being a 14 year old kid trying to 100 percent the game.

@RevZoneSafari 2 года назад

Same I always played on the xbox

@5679_ 2 года назад

That was me a year ago wow

@MylesKillis 2 года назад

This is the only game I have ever 100% and will ever 100%

@snapchatsnacks3154 2 года назад

I hate myself and here is why. I actually did get every achievement for Arkham Asylum on Steam. It took me 53 hours. I did the same for Arkham city taking me 134 hours. I wanted to do the same for origins but then I realized something. I can't, origins had a multi-player mode that has since been shut off. There are achievements tied to the multi-player. Meaning I can not get every achievement on origind even if I wanted to.

@thrawnedits5860 2 года назад

I am a 14 year old kid trying to 100% the game. Got it on city and knight, but still need to finish origins and asylum.

@MichaelOdendaal 3 года назад

A few minutes ago I was like damn when last did Aqua post and then boom. Time to grab a coffee and watch!

@ThatBoyAqua 3 года назад

Hope the wait was worth it!

@bradenhogan2 2 года назад

Rocksteady knew about the over reliance on detective mode. In Arkham City, it was greatly nerfed so that, while you could see enemies from a distance, the environment looked much more foggy - especially from a distance. I may be wrong but I think the Remastered version of Arkham City was “fixed” so that the environment was sharper in detective mode

@dylangrigsby3904 2 года назад

I just started playing this again yesterday and I forgot how much fun it is. I love how story driven it is, rather than having a whole dense city full of side quests, you're just going through an asylum trying to catch up to joker before he unleashes his plan. That's all the game needs, it's done very well

@potato_god_03 3 года назад

We hope you’re doing good Aqua. I’m glad you could talk about Arkham Asylum again. After playing through all of the Arkham games throughout the last few years, I thought that Arkham Knight was my favorite and for a time it was (flaws and all). But revisiting Asylum during the pandemic, something changed. I appreciated the smaller things about Asylum, mostly the claustrophobic atmosphere. It felt great for the setting in the Asylum and I think it makes it stand out from any other Batman game.

@william678910 2 года назад

Back in the day when I played Arkham City and Arkham Knight I remember my combat signature was ending the fight with a batarang....watching it go slow motion and hitting the last thug always made me feel like a badass

@superderfmen 6 месяцев назад

I've just recently been doing that. it's so fucking satisfying, knowing that they can just about never knock anybody out.

@thealgorithmluvsu3788 Год назад

I am replaying the Arkham series again after a few years and this game is fantastic. The atmosphere is so dark, dirty, and unsettling. The combat is satisfying and the story is simple and straightforward, works great. I honestly think this one aged the best in the series, but I'll have to finish the whole thing again to see.

@Br-kc2jy 2 года назад

No Arkham game has the same aesthetic as Arkham Asylum, the feeling, designs and even HUD in the game are just beautiful, definitely has a comic feeling

@Oskar0424 3 месяца назад

Yeah ikr the font is so cool

@nzpowa._.6662 3 года назад

For anyone who accidentally returns to this video, and stumbles upon my comment, the killer croc part can be done with a bit of relation if you remember walking holding the battarang out aiming with it, counts as being stealthy. You can be prepared with a solid guess, and always be at your most quietest.

@punnyguy7072 2 года назад

the remote batarang should be able to mark enemies you fly past so you could see them as if you were in detective mode without having to go in it. combined with the sonar idea that you had i feel that it would wake it a great and useful gadget.

@kssbusybsuuushusuus1568 Год назад

I recently finished this and honestly detective mode hurt my eyes and made combat more difficult to focus on, and I felt like the riddles are there to make you go back and see the details in almost every room

@anonymousceleb1148 3 года назад

Gliding around the cliffs and dealing with the titan in the river pumps was probably the most relaxing part to me, it is one of the reasons I play it again, sometimes.

@schnellio9296 2 года назад

the segments leading up to the scarecrow missions were by far the scariest, especially the fake crash, it genuinely made me unsettled like i was being watched or something

@generalgerbus5412 3 года назад

It really makes you feel like you're batman

@MegaHeelhook 2 года назад

Absolute masterpiece, no superhero game tops this one, even now.

@lefonwastaken3393 3 года назад

This game, imo, was the best one of the series. The environment, the aesthetics.. the feel of this game was amazing. The graphics and artwork, music, ui. Everything was on point. Played this game the year it came out and it was very creepy for me. Scarecrow segment, killer croc. I just wish they carried out that feel throughout the whole game and made it horror-ish type of hero game

@GORILLA_PIMP 5 месяцев назад

No There's plenty of real horror games out there, go play one of those

@hawksfan8870 3 года назад

Man, I remember first playing this game when I was only 8 years old! This game truly was scary for me back then! And still gives me a creepy vibe to this day!

@siggimatti1129 3 года назад

How you don’t have way more subscribers baffles me, love your videos!

@ThatBoyAqua 3 года назад

Thank you!

@Faded.Visuals 2 года назад

When it comes a game's graphics the art direction/ style and lighting is what keeps the game looking fire even after several decades later

@someguy4003 3 года назад

3:13 *feel like batman* "So that's where it all began"

@docproc144 2 месяца назад

This game is partially based on the Grant Morrison comic Batman Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, often just called Batman: Arkham Asylum for short. It’s considered by many to be one of the greatest Batman stories ever, as it masterfully blends psychological horror elements in with classic superhero comic themes. The comic follows Batman as he responds to a riot at Arkham Asylum, where he encounters many of his Rogue’s Gallery and learns through diary entries about the life of Amadeus Arkham.

@NateJ6 3 года назад

This video made me go back and replay Asylum, and I appreciate it so much more not only in the franchise but as a game in general. Thanks Aqua!!

@robd1329 2 года назад

Its a classic game!

@dragonbreath9957 2 года назад

I’ve recently found this video and it took me sometime to finish but I agree with it in the end. The little piano tune that plays in Asylum haunts you throughout your play through and doesn’t let up. I never thought of the game as horrifying (given I was 9 playing this game), but great points were brought up. I thoroughly enjoyed this video!

@cinimatics 2 года назад

This is easily in the top 3 gaming experiences I've ever had. It was absolutely stellar.

@evildman00 2 года назад

Will never forget when I first downloaded the demo for this back in the day. I loved it so much. Next time I was at the store I saw it and picked it up.

@xman40100 3 года назад

Your sonar idea is absolutely brilliant.

@cdukette465 2 года назад

27:04 i love how the 3 tools joker has at his disposal during the steal segments, the chattering bombs, the gun, and the real x-ray glasses, are actually present in arkham knight, in the jokors own evidence locker, along with the titan dart shooter

@Dctctx 3 года назад

I like how numerous times the game flips the game of cat and mouse on its head

@sgd7726 3 года назад

Wow typing in Arkham Asylum allowed me to find this gem! Planning on 100% every Arkham game before the next year of education.

@scoopsahoychonce 3 года назад

Have fun with knight

@leonpaelinck 3 года назад

Good luck with City

@warflame5912 3 года назад

@@scoopsahoychonce knight isnt that hard tbh and riddler trophies were actually quite fun

@sgd7726 3 года назад

@@azeplays3563 not sure. Whatever requires to get the 100% achievement

@sunconfused 2 года назад

This was an insanely deep game and thoroughly enjoyable. While playing this game, what I still remember from 2010 is, all the villains, specially Scarecrow and Joker played all sorts of tricks to make batman crazy, yet he held his ground and beat them. It had an allegorical connection with life itself, that the world is crazy, people are insane and lots of forces will try to make you go nuts, but you gotta hold your ground.

@seangolding3107 3 года назад

even though the game looks kinda scary it's still a masterpiece

@hawksfan8870 3 года назад

What a freaking masterpiece! I’ll always remember this game as one of the best and funnest video games ever made!

@rowanwalthall9045 3 года назад

Love ya Aqua, only commenting for the algorythm. For some reason Al Gore's jazz funk band wants me to comment.

@mattblack9161 3 месяца назад

My favorite part of asylum combat specifically is you’re basically invited to do scummy shit that in other games would be frowned upon. Like learning to basically “camp” a gun in a scenario where there’s only one or two to get yourself through the combat is so much goddamn fun

@shoogamoogaman 3 года назад

I always thought of this game as Dead Space Light. These games even came out inbetween the releases of those games each year. Asylum scared the shot out of me in 2009. Took me about a year to actually play the Killer Croc segment by myself.

@XxHUNT3RN4T0RxX 3 года назад

The Arkham series has the perfect representation of Batman and the spiritual successor to the Animated Series. When I go back to any of these games I feel like I’m playing as THE Batman. Not psycho killer Batman like Batfleck...

@trevorphilips9065 3 года назад

@@PlayboiWayne You act as if he murdered innocent people they were mercinaries ever heard of KG Beast?

@trevorphilips9065 3 года назад

@@PlayboiWayne He does every live action Batman kills once

@trevorphilips9065 3 года назад

@@PlayboiWayne On accident? He literally fucking tackled Harvey and shot a MISSILE at Talia.

@alberttaylor5456 3 года назад

Actually there are Batman the new Animated Series games prior to Arkham Series , Batman Vegeance for example that were indeed Batman Animated Series sucessor ,Anyway i get what you meant

@trevorphilips9065 2 года назад

@Trarr: the old man Why yes because they aren't Joker you seem to forget that Batman and Joker have a messed up relationship

@frogglen6350 3 года назад

I think Asylum has a bigger death count than Knight. As the game goes on, more dead security guards and thugs keep popping up.

@wrecklaw1581 2 года назад

You know how some asylums in real life are said to be haunted. In the future lore of Dc universe, I can see Arkham, abandoned and worn down, being the single most haunted location in the entire universe…that’s how chilling it is…

@GavinMassey_ 2 года назад

Honestly I love the prerendered cuts cutscenes they give the game a feel I don't get from any more refined cutscenes from future games

@voxistaken 3 года назад

God I remembered playing this game on my PS3 in middle school. I was very proud that I got all the riddler trophies without looking them up

@FPCGee 3 года назад

So the main villain of the Arkham series is the Spirit of Arkham… deep

@GC-yw1mn 2 года назад

The first scarecrow boss fight creeped the hell out of me. I had no idea it was coming.

@Ace_5310 3 года назад

I remember playing arkham asylum and mw2 for hours good times...

@LegoCityFilms 3 года назад

The thumbnail though....🥵🥵😳 Edit: Noo it's gone 😭

@devinyt275 3 года назад

I really like the transitions you used for this one. Keep it up!

@LaBooF42 2 года назад

This was a great video, man! Loved how you touch on the cruel design of The Asylum. It’s such a great touch to add atmosphere and depth. You just made me buy this game again to play! This game was such a beautiful love letter to Batman from the devs that it all really shows.

@Luminosity12445 2 года назад

I played this game over 10 years ago, and i remember the day very well. This game impacted my childhood in a very good way, and to this day, it is still one of my favorite games of all time

@jacobweckerle3538 3 года назад

Fucking A+ editing man! You've been stepping it up in the past few videos and it shows! Loved this one, another fantastic vid! Can't wait to see what else you put out

@pimpkin1926 3 года назад

Arkham asylum is my favorite in the series it was my first exposure to Batman and it did so well I 100% a year ago and I loved the whole way I was like 5 the first time I played it

@John_pork5 2 года назад

I remember being a kid and the trailer for this being on one of my old DVDs showing killer croc , as soon as I saw it I was spooked but so intrigued. This will forever be one of my favourite games

@jovansahota9206 2 года назад

When the in-game glitch happened, I remember screaming and running in and out the room as a kid. I figured that my game was broken or my PS3 was and, either way, I didn't fancy my chances of survival when I tried to explain it to my father.

@danielwillcox9290 3 года назад

These videos are incredible, you deserve way more subs.

@calebmangold6355 3 года назад

8:03 Perfect transition. Love your videos!

@JustSomeCanadianGuy 2 года назад

To play this game that first time in 2009... when there hadn't been a good Batman game like.... ever...... it was unreal. Where it's not just a good Batman game but it was totally the best game of 2009.

@nathanielstoll4533 3 года назад

This might be your best video yet. Really liked the style, editing, and how in depth you went with this one. Keep up the good work

@Niico200 3 года назад

Ive started watching this video about 30 hours ago. After the first 6 minutes i was hooked again, so i stopped, bought the Return to Arkham pack and played it again. Now that im dome with the Story i am back to watch the rest. I dont know if this is how it works but i had a lot of fun. Thank you for your work.

@josephbiondi8427 3 года назад

Thanks for getting that Joker song stuck in my head, btw

@J0r-El 2 года назад

The Arkham game series is like none other. It was an unforgettable experience. It was sad to see it all come to an end and it brings back a lot of great memories of playing it during the Fall/Winter seasons by the most part.

@RealJDGaming 2 года назад

Great video, love these types of video essays about games, where you really know what you're talking about.

@DrEcho 3 года назад

This was masterfully done and I wouldn’t even say that about all your previous videos, though they are all certified bangers. You are honing your craft, my friend. PS: Your “sonar” idea was pretty well adopted in Splinter Cell Blacklist, though the “sonar” bit is taken out with the perfectionist difficulty nerfs. A gem of a stealth title in my admittedly controversial opinion.

@B1onicelbow420 3 месяца назад

How could rocksteady betray us by making a live service suicide squad game!?!

@thearkhamtropeognathus2181 3 года назад

Okokokok, this, this right here, is the best Aqua video I’ve ever seen, and maybe one of the best analysis game I’ve ever seen, well done my man

@DarthArachnious 2 года назад

One of the things about this game I though was interesting. Is there's a finite number of people on the island. There's the Asylum staff, the Blackgate guards, the Blackgate prisoners, the Asylum patients, Gordon and Batman. While you only run into them at points in the story. Once you've defeated all of the prisoners, freed the hostages and dealt with the Bosses. That's it. You can wander around the island looking for Riddler trophies, chattering teeth and Easter eggs. But there's no one to fight. It makes the game boring as hell after you defeat Ivy. But I always liked the developers thought about it.