A certain youtuber has popularized a certain meme that this game “makes you feel like Batman” but honestly this game makes you feel as batman as any other action character I can think of.

Many would hail the Arkham series as one of the best adaptations of capeshit within the video game landscape, but really the competition just isn’t all that tough to begin with. To my knowledge, the only ones that people even respect to a very high degree in the first place are the recent Spidey games by Insomniac and the beloved Lego games which are still honestly pretty brain-dead games. Honestly though, this game is just as simple as those lego games but it works very well for the most part.

One thing these games do that “makes you feel like Batman” is definitely its presentation. The sparse use of colors with everything tending to be very dark and monotone really sells that this is indeed a batman game that can be placed quite comfortably with its other incarnations in other mediums such as the Nolan movies or the original animated series. Maybe it's just me but the animation models how Batman runs and fights also feel awfully familiar to how you’d see him in the cartoon or comics recreating that campy feeling. Surprisingly it doesn’t clash at all with the overly serious grimdark setting of Arkham and just feels like another episode of Batman’s adventures.

Though despite being an iteration of Batman’s adventures, this is honestly quite light on the storytelling for what happens to be a superhero story. Basically, Batman puts Joker into Arkham only for it to be a trap where Joker then proceeds to put Batman into his playground against his rogue’s gallery. This is effective in platforming this action game but doesn’t really make the player really pay attention to the actual narrative beyond “whoa Batman is up against this villain next”. Granted, it honestly doesn’t have to be anything more than what it is since its fun for what it’s worth in running around Arkham Asylum in the first place.

The gameplay is honestly just pretty good, but nothing actually substantial. I’m quite disappointed that the combat has this weird auto-lock to enemies where you don’t really have to control Batman’s direction all that much and really just mash the attack button while occasionally using the counter button whenever the visual indicator for it appears. What’s the actual highlight however is definitely the exploration and stealth in trying to maneuver through the different buildings without getting caught and solving easy but interesting puzzles on the way to your next destination. This part really does feel like an episode of BTAS where Batman has to solve a situation a villain has put him through which I do appreciate.

I like Batman Arkham Asylum. If you like the caped crusader, it's definitely a game worth playing. One thing I forgot to mention actually is the element of horror of the unknown in being in an asylum which I found very engaging. This is especially heightened with the Scarecrow segments which really got me immersed as this being a Batman story. Sometimes the models and combat can feel a bit stiff though, but that is more so because it's a PS3 game more than anything. Good time to be had with this one, worth the 15 hours I put into it.

Arkham Asylum feels like the ultimate Batman experience! You're locked in with some of Gotham's most notorious villains, and it's up to you to use your detective skills and fighting prowess to take them down. The atmosphere is incredible, the free-flowing combat is tons of fun, and gliding around as Batman is just awesome. It's not perfect - some of the boss fights can be a bit frustrating, and there's not a ton of open-world freedom. But overall, Arkham Asylum nails the feeling of being the Dark Knight, and that's pretty darn cool.

Retrouvailles réussies quelques années après l'avoir parcouru sur XBOX 360 à sa sortie. Ce qui me plut à l'époque me séduit encore aujourdhui. Un scénario intéressant et très bien mis en scène. Une aventure qui n'est ni trop courte ni trop longue et qui se laisse parcourir agréablement, un peu comme un film très interactif. Le côté huis clos : pas d'"Open World", un bon level design à la place et une île à la dimension de l'aventure. Un gameplay maîtrisé à la croisée de plusieurs genres et qui diversifie l'expérience de jeu. Le mode défi et un 100% qui prolongent notablement la durée de jeu. Batman Arkham Asylum demeure aujourd'hui un jeu solide et agréable à jouer, malgré les années et ses suites.

Not just the beat-em-up, the stealth oriented preying-upon-armed-goons angle was such an insanely COOKED creative choice to embody the caped crusader. Attractively gothic detectivism that turns into a reverse-survival delight through seismic punchy combos and techno-noir sleuthing. So tonally splendid you'd groove from the ceremonial pacing running from one villain showdown to the next and game over screens down to the badass slow walking, gets a bit formulaic with far too easily readable boss fights to the point of unchallenging linearity, still takes a conceptual blast of comic book roots through amazingly ominous sequencing including a mindbending Scarecrow that toys around videogame metaphysics to amusing effect and a toolbox of crafty sneaking made particularly priceless when seeing the last armed guard running around while panicking helplessly. Solid pacesetter.

Meu primeiro contato com esse jogo foi quando eu era bem pequeno, por volta de uns 4-6 anos. Eu estava vendo meu tio jogar fracassar em uma boss fight, e as telas de morte do jogo me deixavam apavorado. Alguns anos depois, decidi enfrentar os meus medos, e não me arrependo nem um pouco dessa decisão.

O jogo se inicia após mais um confronto entre o Batman e o Coringa, terminando com o palhaço capturado e sendo mandado para o Asilo Arkham. No entanto, isso tudo fazia parte do plano do mesmo, que planejou uma revolução em massa dos pacientes do asilo. Através do game, você enfrentará diversos vilões clássicos do universo do Batman, tentando conter a loucura do lugar.

Os principais pontos positivos, na minha opinião, são a atmosfera e o loop de gameplay. O jogo encapsula perfeitamente os delírios existentes no ambiente, mostrando como um espaço cheio de criminosos e lunáticos realmente seria. No entanto, em nenhum momento você sente como se a tarefa fosse impossível, já que o homem-morcego possui diversas habilidades e equipamentos a sua disposição. O game pode ser divido em três categorias: o combate, as seções de stealth e a exploração.

O sistema de combate é baseado em ritmo, recompensando o jogador por apertar os botões na hora certa, e não apenas spammar o quadrado. Você também possui um medidor de combo, que permite a utilização de habilidades especiais, que ajudam nas batalhas.

Já as seções de stealth se baseiam, principalmente, no posicionamento estratégico e na utilização efetiva dos equipamentos. Com a visão de detetive, você pode analisar a trajetória de seus inimigos, e planejar de qual maneira você derrotará cada um deles, sem chamar a atenção dos outros adversários.

Por fim, a exploração também utilliza da visão de detetive para encontrar pistas e seguir vestígios, além do ganho e da capa para a movimentação no asilo.

No entanto, o jogo também contém alguns problemas, sendo principalmente afetado pelo uso excessivo da visão de detetive e boss fights fracas. Em diversos momentos, o jogo te penaliza por não manter a visão sempre ativa, o quê acaba prejudicando a visão dos ambientes, já que o modo possui um filtro azul que impede o jogador de ver todos os aspectos dos locais. Já as boss fights são, diversas vezes, extremamentes repetitivas, seguindo um formato de enfrentar vários inimigos normais e um mais forte, ou se baseando em apertar diversas vezes um botão.

Mesmo com esses defeitos, acredito que Batman: Arkham Asylum é a perfeita introdução para a franquia Arkham, também servindo como uma apresentação do Batman como um todo. Foi por causa desse game que eu comecei a acompanhar o personagem, expandindo meu interesse para filmes e quadrinhos.

(Eu morria de medo do Crocodilo, do Espantalho e do Bane)

True beginning of the well known arkham universe that treaded a path for future videogames circulating around the comic superheroes.
The greatest part of the 1st Arkham entry has to be the combat and stealth system - both really simple in their construction yet so satisfying that allows for lot of freedom thanks to different gadgets and their usage.
Very linear in terms of stroytelling with some good moments, like Scarecrow effect that introduces some intertesting horror parts into the asylum.
Unfortunately the boss fights themselves ain't that good - every one of them is basing on defeating goons just to hit the boss with batarang or some other bullshit.
The biggest failure is the final boss. Felt like devs had no idea for any more bosses so they just stripped him from anything exceptional and now he is just another big guy (Bane also could be the final boss and there wouldn't be any difference in terms of gameplay).
Good game but in my humble opinion just overrated.
High hopes for Arkham CIty.