Arkham Asylum Review

Mr Freeze

I have high hopes for it anyways, with Dini writing the script and Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill on board, and the clips we've seen of it, it looks like it has huge potential, but the Eidos review embargo does cast a bit of doubt over the game.

Mr. K

The fact that a demo is coming three weeks before the game is released shows a certain confidence in the product though. If it sucks, everyone with a vague interest and an internet connection will know it by then!

I'm remaining quite hopeful about this game. I remember first reading about it over a year and a half ago, thinking it looked and sounded awesome. Bioshock came out around the same time in 2007 and it blew me away, I want that to happen again!

James Howlett

RAIN wrote: »

Its going to be good, if the Devs have the confidence to release a demo for a highly anticapated game then its probably a good sign, id say this has a chance of being one of the most downloaded Demo's ever on Live and PSN!

Yeah... remember Resident Evil 5? How many people were counting down the days until it was released only to forget about it after the playing the demo?

That said I do agree with most people here, I so badly want it to be good but don't expect to be blown away.

Vic Vinegar

CKWPORT wrote: »

and Mark Hamill on board

Hardly the mark of quality now is it?

Mr Freeze

Bombleswizzum wrote: »

Hardly the mark of quality now is it?

To me, it certainly is.

The Animated series version of The Joker is the best version ever seen on screen IMHO. A large part of this is due to Hamill's brilliant voice acting.

Same goes for Kevin Conroy voicing Batman.

Retr0gamer

Bombleswizzum wrote: »

Hardly the mark of quality now is it?

Mark Hamill is a fantastic voice actor and also thought his version of joker was absolutely brilliant.

Vic Vinegar

CKWPORT wrote: »

The Animated series version of The Joker is the best version ever seen on screen IMHO. A large part of this is due to Hamill's brilliant voice acting.

Didn't know that was him, fair play!

I had a look at his page IMDB page there, he's been very busy.

Mr Freeze

All is forgiven Bombleswizzum

Mr. K

Mark Hamill is a great voice actor alright! There's no doubting the production values of this game, the only worry is that it'll be style over substance.

silvine

Mark Hamill has actually taken Star Wars off his resume!

thorbarry

Hey what do people think, Do i really need to pre order this or can i just pick up a copy after work when it comes out?

Helix

thorbarry wrote: »

Hey what do people think, Do i really need to pre order this or can i just pick up a copy after work when it comes out?

you rarely need to preorder any games tbh, youll have no bother getting this on launch day

humanji

Helix wrote: »

you rarely need to preorder any games tbh, youll have no bother getting this on launch day

That is unless you want to collectors edition with the batarang!

Mindkiller

Dunno if its been posted yet, but the PSN demo is up now

Its 1.4GB

Mr Freeze

Cool, will check XBL when i get home....

mailrewop

CKWPORT wrote: »

Cool, will check XBL when i get home....

think its out tomorrow on xbl

Mr Freeze

I think it was supposed to be tomorrow on PS3, 360 and Windows, if its up early on the PS3, I was hoping it might be the same on the 360, probably isn't but will check it out anyways

mika27

Where can I pre-order the collectors edition?

EGriff

I just checked XBL there. No sign of it yet anyway.

calex71

It's there now

Mr Freeze

Ya downloading it now too, should be down by the time I get home tonight from work...

RAIN

Ahhhhhhhhhh got red ringed last night as i was downloading it!!!

Fail

GNa have to do it on PSN. Damn you microsoft.

chrislad

Seems quite good. Graphically, it's very interesting looking. Only played it for about 10 minutes to get a feel for the controls, and they seem to work well. Seems like it will be worth the asking price anyways

James Howlett

CKWPORT wrote: »

Ya downloading it now too, should be down by the time I get home tonight from work...

I'm in the same boat. C'mon 5:30...

Mr Freeze

4:30, plus a 45min drive home!

I was really looking forward to this game and i played the Demo last night. Graphics are great. The Batman character looks great also. The controls are ok . Very smooth, plays a bit like The Watchmen Game.

If you remember Batman begins on the xbox, its like that. Kinda like Tenchu.

On the downside the bad guys all look the same and the fact that every level is predetermined makes it predictable

theteal

the demo's good, i wasn't expecting that at all. the looks are possibly the most impressive aspect that i noted.

the combat is a bit of a button basher, i feel that may wear thin sooner rather than later. the demo is cleverly short enough that it's not a definitive issue.

i've gone from no interest whatsoever to keeping my eye out for some reviews with a possible rental in mind

chrislad

Deleted User wrote: »

Very smooth, plays a bit like The Watchmen Game.

Only not tedious

Mr. K

I can't wait to get home and play this...

V9

Just finished the demo, I quite liked the combat in it, the glide kick into a takedown is funky, as is the other stealth takedowns. The stealth aspect is another enjoyable aspect of the game, I'll definately invest in this game now, in the CE form of the game to boot