Batman: Arkham Asylum

Just finished the demo there. It's long enough, gives you a good taste of what the game will be like I'd say. I don't think I'll ever get sick of the inverted take downs. It's exactly the kind of Batman game I'd want. I kinda like that the combat starting off is pretty much how 'cool can you look?' and so effortless, because it should be, you're Batman!

gloobag wrote: »

There was absolutely no tense moments during the demo. I never felt that, almost 'afraid to turn a corner for fear of getting your ass handed to you' feeling that you'd find in similar games like MGS or Splinter Cell.

That's because you're Batman, that's not how he rolls. He's the one dishing out the fear. It's the thugs who shoudl be afraid of what's coming around the corner! To me it felt exactly like a Batman game, not some generic game with Batman characters painted on.

I imagine it gets tougher and you have to be more imaginative in the ways you take down the generic guards and stuff when they're all in groups. I got spotted at one stage and had a fair chunk of my health taken off from a couple of rounds from a gun, so I imagine it will get more challenging later on.

The developer's have said many times in interviews that they didn't want to make it tough for Batman to deal with a few standard thugs at the start and have you learn combos and stuff, because that's just not Batman. They want him to be able to hold his own from the start, and I'm guessing it's in the boss battles and the quantity of thugs later on where the real challenge comes in.

But the combat isn't really the focus of it anyway. It's the stealth type situations and finding the most effective way of subduing a room of bad guys is where the accomplishment comes in. You can do the glide kick every time, but that make noise and alerts the others to where you are, so I imagine that won't be a viable option later on in the game.

I think it's part of the story mechanic too. Batman doesn't think it's too big of a deal at first and thinks he can handle the situation relatively quickly and easily, and you can at the start.

If the entire game was like the demo in terms of difficulty and variety, then yes it would be repetitive and far too easy. I'm guessing what the game is going to be like as you progress, and that's why I like the demo, because it gives a good idea of the potential of the game at least.

Anyway you're talking to a guy with 2 Batman tattoos so even a semi-decent Batman game would get 10/10 from me!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVTSBxN58_o This youtube video gives a pretty good indication of what the game will be like as you progress I think. That it won't be quite as straight forward.