Honestly speaking he can't break in these situations so him being stoic makes sense. He has to be efficient any sign of weakness could mean the end for him.

I think that's why I keep coming back to this game every year for over the last 12 years. It's a breath of fresh air in a market that's oversaturated with Ubisoft style open worlds like Spider-Man. I just enjoy games with intricate level design over going to New York for 30th time.

The Mad hatter section would've been in a maze you see it with Ivy leading you through the botanical gardens with a tentacle and flowers in the path sprouting being the remains of that section.

This video is god tier bro keep it up(I wanna see yall talk about the entire series and will stay tuned)

We're speedrunning here fr.
Also really agree here on 24:26, Akham Bats being a more colder take on the character seems to be a more deliberate choice as it's clear from BTAS Kevin Conroy can portray Batman with emotions.

Id love to see you cover more of the arkham games here!!

Would love to see y’all cover the rest of the series . Great video

Yt recommended came in clutch I just finished my most recent play through of asylum

Haven't watched all of the video just yet but I recently completed Origins & went straight into Asylum, (much more accessible than origins on PS5 due to the fact it's not streamed)

I think the thing I appreciate the most is the fact that it's a very short & concise length. There's plenty of side content afterwards as well, this is definitely a water shed moment and one that I sadly can't appreciate as much, as the likes of spiderman have spoiled me, but it's definitely good to go back to the past and see the potential inspiration & similarity. On a separate note Arkham city still looks fantastic even by today's new at gaming standards, then that's not too hard considering all the bugs, what the city itself looks fantastic. The atmosphere in asylum as well is definitely haunting particularly when you get into the games third act just prior to the end. Don't want to say no more in case anybody hasn't already played it but I think you'll know which sections I mean.

its crazy to hear you guys say you didnt play asylum first. I was like 14 when it came out and played that mf to death and waited on each game after. to see you guys talk so passionately about this game, i would have thought it was a childhood memory like it is for me

Love this breakdown of one of my all time top games! While Arkham Asylum is more or less a perfect game to me, I admit that a lot of that’s nostalgia, alongside my own Batman obsession and love of horror elements. Goofy Batman’s always a good time, and even somewhat lighthearted iterations of a dark character can and have been done very well- but for me personally, Rocksteady absolutely nailed the Arkham games as a horror superhero fantasy- emphasis on the horror. The series’ atmosphere of darkness and fear/madness as a primary theme is so well executed in my opinion, particularly in Asylum. I’d so love to see more on this series, great analysis all around!

This is the second best video ever made

Great discussion about a great game. Love hearing opinions that coincide with what I think as well as differ from what I think.
I think Harley’s design as a play on an Arkham nurse is a fun way to integrate her into the scene. This isn’t Harley out on the streets of Gotham, we’re in the Asylum and her outfit constantly reminds you of that.
I didn’t realize how much I disliked essentially all the boss fights (Croc is great though) until y’all went through them, I suppose City makes me think all Arkham bosses are great. I did laugh at “Don’t you learn…?” in regards to Ivy’s fight because hoo boy Rocksteady said “oh we gon learn, meet Mr. Freeze” in the next game.
And while City is my favorite, I will give massive credit to Asylum for the atmosphere it built, as cliche as it is to say so

chillin playing the challenge maps on asylum to get the plat on my ps listening to aa reviews, love you two guys, great vid! really excited for the other arkham game reviews :)

Love your videos I enjoy this! Keep up! I’ll join your server and please do Arkham knight too! 💕☺️🥰🥰🥰🥰

I just completed this for the first time and loved it. I have now just started City and absolutely hate it so far. It might have better gameplay, but it lacks the atmosphere of the original, the attention to detail in every room that Asylum has, and for me linear games will always be superior to open world games.

Also the goons in City just never shut up. You can't go five meters without hearing some idiot talk on the radio and NPCs and even villains end up talking over each other. It's just too much.

Also, I've only played for about two hours and the game has thrown Joker, Strange, Harley, Penguin, Two Face, Catwoman, Zsasz and Freeze at me (and apparently Black Mask, though I don't remember seeing him). Asylum has a far smaller cast, but idea them so much better. It also uses the characters who aren't even seen in the game like Killer Moth and Maxie Zeus better too by just given us a glimpse of their cells or victims.

i scrolled down and got reminded that im not watching a video with hundreds of thousands of likes

Arkham shadow is kinda linear