Pre-Purchase Batman: Arkham Asylum Today

[BlueWolf72]

Batman: Arkham Asylum, now available for pre-purchase via Steam.  Be sure and check out the singleplayer demo, and get a taste for Batman's gadgets and abilities.

Batman: Arkham Asylum exposes players to a unique, dark and atmospheric adventure that takes them to the depths of Arkham Asylum - Gotham's psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane. Gamers will move in the shadows, instigate fear amongst their enemies and confront The Joker and Gotham City's most notorious villains who have taken over the asylum.

Using a wide range of Batman's gadgets and abilities, players will become the invisible predator and attempt to foil The Joker's demented scheme.

Batman: Arkham Asylum features an original story penned exclusively for the game by famous Batman author and five-time Emmy award winner Paul Dini, whose credits include Lost season one and Batman: The Animated Series.

 

[Lucid]

I'm tempted but $50 is a bit much for a game of this type, imo.
I'll wait for a weekend deal or something.

 

[Kinslayer]

I'm tempted but $50 is a bit much for a game of this type, imo.
I'll wait for a weekend deal or something.

I dunno; the demo flowed very, very well.

Since there's no preorder "deal", I'll wait for some reviews; but first impressions from the demo were quite positive.

 

[Kamikazie]

Pfft, I'm getting the collectors edition for my 360.

But I jizz for Joker. :/

 

[MJ12]

Wasn't impressed.

 

[Paulaner]

Demo was very good, I was impressed, but a full game of this type might become boring quite quickly. I'll wait for a deal.

 

[stemot]

I can see me banging the **** out of this game for some time, I'll be getting retail at release though as it's only £24.99 on game.co.uk

 

[MJ12]

I still can't get over how annoying all the character designs are. Gears of Wars Syndrome x10, everyone has the same body shape with a squashed/round head.

And what the **** is it with Batman's upper arm being the thickness of a human torso?

 

[Asknoone]

Ooo, err, ahh, eee. I do not quite know how to feel about this game. I simply do not know how to feel about it. Ooo, errr. First and foremost, Zombieturtle is absolutely right: the art design is detestable. Joker is a fusion of the typical TAS palette and Ledger's discomposed psychopath. It doesn't work. The protrusion of his chin is ridiculous and the hair (no pun intended) laughable. He is a silly punk. Joker is absurd in appearance, yes, but there must be semblance of a man behind the flamboyance. This Joker is deformed in physical appearance, and I do not like it, and nor do I like him staggering around alongside Hulk 'Batman' Hogan in an Arkham all too science fiction for my taste. You do not **** up lunatic asylums, and more importantly, you do not - under any circumstance - **** up Arkham Asylum. In my very important and highly regarded opinion, they have, and Pandora's box has been unleashed. Ooo, err, ahh.

But you know, it's Batman! BATMAN. I have no qualms admitting to my joy of commandeering the Dark Knight. Aside from artistic direction, the game does look good, and it's all rather smooth. Too smooth, actually. The combat, dominated by slow motion silliness, is neither demanding nor taxing. It's formulaic and simple. But it's still Batman, and I am enjoying that, and with that, I will be playing the full game on release, even when I'm faced with a slew of self-indulgent nods (more like head-butts) to Batman's relationship to Joker. "How do you know?" Asks the lovely Barbara Gordon. "Because I know him." Intones Kevin Conroy. Roll. Eyes.

 

[Sheepo]

Ooo, err, ahh, eee.

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Ooo, err, ahh.

I believe Samon's account has been hijacked by Dean Moriarty.

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That said I agree with pretty much everything that's been said. The core gameplay is pretty excellent and there's a lot that could be built upon (and from what I've see, will be built upon). My computer can't run it, however, and for that I weep.

 

[BlueWolf72]

Thank goodness this game is a media game I would of purchased it but i got lucky. I freaking love this so far.

 

[MJ12]

Bluewolf, the entire Jedi Knight collection is on steam for $19.99, why the hell haven't you made a thread?

Edit: Wrong thread... but still.

 

[Murray]

F*ck you Yahtzee, now I have to buy the game because of your review.