Batman: Arkham Asylum

[UnSub]

I'm amazed that no-one has commented on how pretty the screens look.



And by pretty, I mean creepy.

[schild]

I didn't mention it because I thought it looked like Bioshock with a Batman reskinning.

[lesion]

I will not shell out my hard-earned cash for Oblivion with batarangs!!!! !!!!!!!

!!!!!!!

[Mrbloodworth]

I didn't even know it existed till this thread.

Bioshock with a re-skin? I disagree, from purely on looks, i know nothing of its gameplay.

[HAMMER FRENZY]

I'm a whore. I will be all over it. 

[UnSub]

I believe it will be more like Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay than Oblivion.

[HAMMER FRENZY]

Yeah, i heard the same thing. That actually sounds cool. The Batman design they are using looks cool. I am liking this so far.

[stray]

Bioshock, Butcher Bay, OR Oblivion --- still doesn't sound right for a Batman game to me.

I mean, none of them seem very conducive to a game needing acrobatic moves and such.

[Moosehands]

The Arkham Asylum graphic novel is hands down my favorite comic of all time.  I am so buying this.

Bonus screenshot: CROC!

[Endie]

The Arkham Asylum graphic novel is hands down my favorite comic of all time.  I am so buying this.

Ditto.  An artist friend lent me his copy.  I loved it, went out to a comic shop convinced that I might find other stuff of the same quality, and was distraught to find that they were all shitty line-art and generally awful dialogue.  I've bought that book as a gift for several people down through the years, though.

[Moosehands]

Yeah about the only other comic that comes close for me is the four-part Books of Magic.  Not the series, that was awful.

[Jain Zar]

It sounds good, but I don't want to play Batman.  If I can play Robin, Nightwing, or Catwoman I would be all over it though.

Batman is cool, but his supporting cast?
 

[Teleku]

You scare me more than a little.

[Endie]

It sounds good, but I don't want to play Batman.  If I can play Robin, Nightwing, or Catwoman I would be all over it though.

Batman is cool, but his supporting cast?
 

The point of Arkham Asylum is that he has no supporting cast.  He goes into the Asylum alone.  Other than for a short while before he enters, the other characters are the inamates (the Joker, Harvey Dent, Clayface and others) and the staff, with a fair amount of blurring of that line.  Given that a lot of the action is simply observed by Batman, without direct involvement, I have to say I'm a little pessimistic about the adaptation.

And you can't really use the "why_so_serious" emoticon about a game when it is based on a book called "Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth"

[Velorath]

I'm not getting my hopes up for this one, simply because the developer only has one previous game to their credit, which scored reviews that ranged from good to crap.

[Margalis]

Doesn't seem like this is in any way related to the graphic novel.

That couple of years was great for Batman. I got The Killing Joke, Arkham Asylum, the Complete Frank Miller Batman and Digital Justice all within an 18 month span. (Digital Justice doesn't hold up but it's an interesting bit of historical trivia)

"Not born -- shit into existence" has got to be in the running for best single sentence in comic history.

[Jain Zar]

It sounds good, but I don't want to play Batman.  If I can play Robin, Nightwing, or Catwoman I would be all over it though.

Batman is cool, but his supporting cast?
 

The point of Arkham Asylum is that he has no supporting cast.  He goes into the Asylum alone.  Other than for a short while before he enters, the other characters are the inamates (the Joker, Harvey Dent, Clayface and others) and the staff, with a fair amount of blurring of that line.  Given that a lot of the action is simply observed by Batman, without direct involvement, I have to say I'm a little pessimistic about the adaptation.

And you can't really use the "why_so_serious" emoticon about a game when it is based on a book called "Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth"

Its got squat to do with the graphic novel.  Which frankly wouldn't work as anything other than a drug fueled point and click adventure game anyhow.
I've read up on the game.  Batman is bringing Joker in for the bazillionth time.  Apparently that's what the joker wants and all sorts of mayhem ensues.
They have confirmed that at least    Oracle  is in contact with Batman through the game.

But I have always liked Batman's supporting cast more than Batman.  Not just his rogue's gallery, but his allies and compatriots too. 
Of course I would rather play Tim "Somehow with my luck I haven't gone apeshit yet!" Drake, the current Robin, or Nightwing (Aka: Third biggest manslut in the DCU.), or Catwoman, or Huntress.
It would be too much to ask for Spoiler to be playable, and the current Batgirl is one of many reasons comic books kind of suck when it comes to the big two.
(And Batwoman is really lame so who cares about her, unless her ex Renee Montoya shows up. )

[Velorath]

Doesn't seem like this is in any way related to the graphic novel.

It's not.  I believe Paul Dini wrote the story for this one.

[Venkman]

PC Gamer had coverage of this one this month, and on that alone: want! Even if it is Bioshock reskinned. Because there was nothing really wrong with Bioshock.

[Triforcer]

Necroing for new trailers.

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/42999.html

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/43467.html

WANT. 

[KallDrexx]

It's pretty,

but I still have no fucking clue what it was I watched, and how you can get so excited about trailers that dont' really show anything...

[Triforcer]

It's pretty,

but I still have no fucking clue what it was I watched, and how you can get so excited about trailers that dont' really show anything...

It reminds me of RE1.  If this game was like RE1 (with elements of RE4, but I really don't see this as a game where Batman fights off waves of enemies continuously, they are going for something more) I would be very happy. 

[Furiously]

Interesting. Where's Harley???

[MisterNoisy]

Apparently Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill have been signed to provide their voices to Batman and Joker.  My interest in this title went up a little as a result.

[Ingmar]

Apparently Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill have been signed to provide their voices to Batman and Joker.  My interest in this title went up a little as a result.

/fanboy mode engaged 

[Zetleft]

Apparently Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill have been signed to provide their voices to Batman and Joker.  My interest in this title went up a little as a result.

/fanboy mode engaged 

I'll second that 

[LK]

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/44955.html

Get Hype!

There's Conroy and Hamill.

I don't care if this is a Riddick or a Bioshock clone. Looks hot.

[Goreschach]

Anyone else notice something a bit off with Hamill? Maybe it's because the script sounds really bad.

[Triforcer]

I like what i see in that trailer.  Batman looks a bit too roided up, but we all have our favor incarnation of his appearance.  This is definitely on the buy list. 

[LK]

Anyone else notice something a bit off with Hamill? Maybe it's because the script sounds really bad.

Well it's been, what, 10 years since he did the role? Probably not that long but the dude is getting old.  The part that sounded the most like Hamill as Joker was when he said "How's a guy supposed to break out of this place?" Maybe it's because Joker doesn't look, well, like the Joker. Strange as that sounds.

[Montague]

Delayed until "End of Summer 2009 for polishing".

http://forums.eidosgames.com/showthread.php?t=88232

[UnSub]

Seems to be appropriately violent. Plus stealth sections.

If they polish it up, I'll look forward to playing it.

[Ghambit]

FP demo is up today.
Thing is 2GB compressed.  Pretty hefty for a demo.

[NiX]

FP demo is up today.
Thing is 2GB compressed.  Pretty hefty for a demo.

Really? I think with the art style I'd expect a hefty demo. Also depends on how lengthy it is.

[Triforcer]

Very much fun demo.  Do want. 

I hope there is some exploration content, though, and its not all strictly on rails.  Also, I wish there was a bit more environmental interaction- reading random files, opening drawers, etc.  Still, do want.