Everything GREAT About Batman: Arkham City!
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Here's Everything GREAT about Batman: Arkham City!! Stick around till the end for my mini-review of the game.
Though Batman Arkham CIty used to be one of my favorite games, it's fallen by the wayside a bit. But even though protocol 10 was a bit of a letdown and the plot with the joker and the cure was a little flimsy this is still a great Batman experience and a blast to playthrough!
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You missed one: if you look up at the roofs when Bruce Wayne first steps outside, you'll see Aszrael watching you from the roof.
I beat this game multiple times and never noticed that
@@ZelphTheWebmancer same
Who is aszrael?
@@Demon_Slayer213 he is an anti hero and he actually becomes Batman in the comics when bane injures Bruce severely
@@zacharyarnold1674 really big oof
"You want to know something funny? Even after everything you've done, I would have saved you"
Still to this day, one of the best Batman lines regarding the Joker.
390 likes? NO COMMENT? Lemme change that, also if that’s the best Batman line regarding the joker, than what’s the best Batman lines in general?
@@kff4177 I’m Batman
@@kff4177 personally I think one the best batman lines in general is from Batman begins where he says “I won’t kill you, but I don’t have to save you”
_sickened but manic laughter_
"You know that actually is... PRETTY FUNNY"
Batman made Joker legitimately laugh before he died too
When it comes to the Joker Mirror thing, I always took it as Clayface standing in front of the mirror as Sick Joker then changing himself into normal Joker as he's turning.
Actually, you can see in the mirror when he turns Joker’s tattered garb walking away. I was shocked when I saw it, myself, because I always thought the same.
There actually is no mirror it’s a set if you get up there (which you can) it’s only got a few details that would be reflected
I always thought it too until they later clarify it was both villains perfectly mirroring one another.
I always thought that clayface and the real joker were leaning on eachother so that it would look like a mirror
Well, Clayface was hell of an actor before, so i always thought there was no mirror, but Basil was perfeclty mirroing Joker
One thing I hoped you would mention: When you're in the top of the church with the bombs about to go off, they won't immediately go off. Joker foreshadows the ending of the game, after which he detonates the bombs.
Here's the full dialogue piece:
Joker: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. See you soon, Bats. What are you waiting for? We both know how this is going to turn out. You're going to come and find me. You can't stop yourself, can you? Sometimes, I wonder if all this will just end with one of us looking down at the other's corpse, trying to work out what to do next. The only question is, whose body will it be? I know who I'm rooting for. What about you?
(Joker lets out a creepy and maniacal laugh.)
Joker: Now get out of there now, or you'll ruin everything.
BOOM.
Credit goes to Batman Arkham Videos for revealing that Easter Egg.
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lol I didn't notice that, I wasn't able to escape on time and realized that the building didn't explode. I thought it's a bug but seems like I got out before Jokers speech was over. Thanks for that hint.
@@carinalll7278 Don't thank me. Thank Batman Arkham Videos. That dude is basically Batman because of how he plays these games.
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Not winning Mark Hamill? That's a sin.
He did in Asylum
Mark Hamill is always a win.
I've been having a rough go of it lately but your videos and the amount of positivity in them has really helped me a lot thank you so much gaming wins :)
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I think the whole "window joker" thing is just that it was clayface the entire time, and he was transforming his face mid turn around
Yeah but then... wouldn’t Batman see that since he’s looking at the mirror so he would see him transform?
@@capntens9747 i mean like while he's turning around so his face wouldn't be visable from the mirror or straight ahead
@@issacle5413 yeah but the issue is Batman is standing right there lol, surely the worlds greatest detective would see him turning. To me the mirror thing is just for the audience because it’s what we actually expect, but when he turns around is how he actually looks like. Maybe you’re right idk.
And plus if Batman actually saw him all sick in the mirror he’d say speak out, I’d say that was just for us to see and not what was actually happening.
It was confirmed by both developers and heavily implied in the flashback reveal that clayface joker was mirroring the real jokers movements so it looked like joker was just standing in a mirror
2:07 nobody ever mentions this but I think when he talks to alfred here, the detail of him having his sleeve rolled up so he can talk directly into the watch is so nice. Especially since this is the one and only time this could happen in the game since you only play as Bruce there.
I'm honestly a bit surprised you didn't talk about the DLC, Harley Quinn's Revenge, but to be fair with the points you made at the end, not much happens in it to warrant it aside from Harley SOMEHOW getting the Wonder City bots to serve her (seriously, how'd she do that?)
I love this entry simply for the "Empire Strikes Back" feel it gives me. Cause yes, this is just the precursor to the Arkham entry with the deepest (though semi predictable if you know Batman) story in the series.
The Deathstroke fight in Knight is stupidly embarrassing though, no one can deny that.
there's arkham knight prelude comics that explains how Harley got the Wonder City bots! can't remember the comics exact name but it's def under arkhamverse comic titles !
Paul Dini didn’t write HQ Revenge which is why it’s not great.
@@Man0fSte3l Harley Quinn's Revenge is the best Arkham DLC
@@RoboBoomStick the best arkham dlc to me is the batgirl one
@@RoboBoomStick Cold, Cold Heart and A Matter of Family: Are we jokes to you?
You're videos great! You present your points well and I respect not every story is for everyone. As an Arkham City fanatic however, I think there are two things I'd at about your narrative critiques.
1.) Sometimes Batman just being Batman is great, I don't believe every story needs to destroy his desire to be Batman, especially after 70 years.
2.) The theme this game presents, in my eyes, is the importance of life. As you point out, Batman is constantly looking for loopholes to break his one rule, his first thought isn't to stop protocol 10 but to save Thalia and the cure is more important to him since it saves 'innocents'. This is an old Batman, he's used to his one rule but is tired of it. He's happy to let Nora, Solomon Grundy and all the criminals in Arkham die if he's not the one pulling the trigger. But right at the end, when he's lost the person he loves most and sees how pathetic the Joker is, he realises the importance of saving people, no matter how evil. It's the difference between crime fighting and being a superhero. He's still Batman, he never stops being, but he learns to save people again rather than stop tragedy, which is important for Arkham Knight as he needs to save Jason and learn he can't stop every crime
yea
I really don't think its about wanting to give up his no killing rule. He's just that confident and smart enough to know what could kill someone. Batman in general is a cynical person so Arkham City is just another night for him.
@@Aeluron I don't think it's necessarily that he wants to break it, as much as it's that he's so used to it it's stopped being important to him. As you say, this is just another night for him and we all end up slacking off at work eventually. He's looking for loopholes in the same way someone looks for shortcuts when sending their 500th email that day. His night in Arkham City, facing villains who believe they are good because they kill all criminals, losing the woman he loves most and seeing how pathetic and human even the Joker can be, helps to reignite the anger and passion for his one rule. It becomes important to him again, which is why he wants to save Joker by the end
If he was getting sick of it(He wasn't but..) Why would he even object to the not killing part during the League of Assassins part? Sure he fooled Talia about the ready to kill but he seemed still committed to the rule as any other.
I don't think this "Tired of his rule" is anything other then headcanon.
0:21
i only just realised Catwoman in the story was playable with DLC and i never realised because i got the GOTY edition and was confused when i would see gameplay without catwoman
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same man, never knew until I watched a vid on city
@@A_328FL lol
I have GOTY edition and it came with all additional packs. I have all DLC packs. The only thing it was missing was a platinum disc case.
Have You Got My Location is one of my favorite tracks on this game.
And if you think about it this was Batman when he showed more humor he wasn’t just serious about everything he showed emotion, in asylum he was just emotionless, Origins he was just Mad, Knight He was just Angry but in City he was more chill and slightly happy he balanced his anger and happiness to where he won’t just be the Batman we know he became who he is on the inside and mixed it with his Batman side if you know what I mean
THIS is the Batman that eats Nachos.
He's more serious in Knight but I wouldn't say he's angry
Well, to borrow an extrapolation of your own line, if everyone has their favorite child, then they're also going to have a least favorite, but it doesn't mean you don't still love them. So, if that's where City sits for you, then... 10:17
I loved the visualization of Gotham city with all the mix of gothic and steampunk aesthethics when you reach the oldest parts.
There's something special about this that made me wish to see so much more of this iteration of Gotham City.
I think you should have added Harley's revenge cause it goes more into the themes of grief and descent slowly into madness
(I wrote way too much here, I'm sorry)
I gotta put this as third favourite of the Arkham Games. In all honesty, my order is the reverse order of release.
1. Knight
2. Origins
3. City
4. Asylum
Now granted, I absolutely love all 4 of these games more than I care to admit. But I have the most memories with Knight, and the biggest connection to it. Beating the 240% a few times will do that. I'm not trying to brag when I say it's my most successful game either. The only platinum trophy I have ever achieved, and I am missing only 3 achievements in the whole DLC. But that's not what makes it good. People weren't a fan of the Batmobile sections, saying they felt all the same. I still couldn't get over the fact I was driving the Batmobile. The story is just... Perfection, in my eyes. There is no better way I could ever think of ending that game, and ending the quadrilogy.
I can tell I'll get hate for saying Asylum is 4th, but it's the most fitting place for it. I just didn't enjoy my time there as much as I did in City, or Origins. And I still love Asylum. It was a revolutionary game and truly a masterpiece in so many ways. But I do think it has some flaws. One of the focus points for me in gaming is the voice acting. And I hate to admit this but... I didn't really like Kevin's performance in Asylum. It feels way too forced, and not as... Batman as the rest of the games.
Origins, I have the same points as many others. Seeing a younger, angrier, tougher and more insane version of Batman and the Joker was a really cool experience. And going back to the voice acting, this is quite possibly my favourite game in terms of just vocal performance. Roger Craig Smith is one Batman I wish I could see more of. His performance was nothing if not amazing, and perfect for this young, angry Batman. And Troy Baker's Joker... Obviously, there is no Joker like Mark Hamill, but Troy Baker to me is an incredibly close 3rd, just behind Ledger (RIP). His performance gives me chills every time I play the game, even at this point 8 years later.
But City. The way I see it is City is all of these games combined into one. Amazing setting, amazing vocal performance, pretty damn good story (even if lacking at times). And it does all of these... but when you put them all together, it just doesn't feel as right as the other games. It does all of these but just not as "at the peak" like the game with that skill. City is the first Arkham game I played and I still play it to this day, quite a lot. And I love the comic book vibes in the game... but putting it third just seems the best place.
If you actually took the time to read all of this, I am so sorry. You now know the opinions of another random person online, so congratulations
No hate, I agree with this comment 101%
i agree with your list bro
My rankings is exactly same as yours
@@EddiE8Darknight is that a reference to that tedious trophy “Brutality 101” ?
*Batman Beyond Movie Cast*
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I appreciate your honesty in sharing your opinion. As someone who has been replaying the Arkham games since the first one came out when I was 9, I can't help but love all of them, but it's nice hearing other takes on these games.
Also, I loved your speech at the end.
So I just got done playing City, Asylum, and Origins like 2 days ago and honestly I think something that needs to be pointed out is that Batman isn’t worried about people dying, he just doesn’t want to be held responsible for their death. He will sacrifice lives at this point if he stops who he is trying to stop, like the Joker or Strange!
We see a big difference from Origins to City and that is the transformation of vigilante to crime fighter, to ultimately, a superhero. When he’s faced with the decision doing what Bruce Wayne wants to do and doing what Batman should do, we can hear the internal struggle as he listens to Alfred!
Great game! But in my opinion, it is the number 3 spot so far on my list. It’s not that there’s stuff I hate about it, just that there’s too many things I like about the other games
9:38 Okay, here's what happens, and it's rather simple: It's just a big window. Clayface Joker is on the side with Batman and Sick/Real Joker is on the other.
Clayface Joker/Basil Karlo is an actor and his powers allow him to perfectly mimic someone down to their voice, expressions, tone, and movements. It makes sense that he would be able to perfectly copy Sick Joker's movements as Sick Joker stands on the other side of the glass. Hell, it isn't even a stretch to think that in all the downtime while Batman is running around, the two would be rehearsing their big reveal. We know that Joker loves his jokes and twists and Clayface would do anything to play the "role of a lifetime." So when it's time for the reveal, when Clayface Joker turns around to face Batman, Sick Joker backs away from the glass to watch the fun.
There are a couple things to support this. First, when Batman is figuring things out in the Monarch Theater, the flashbacks of gameplay, we see a different angle of the Steel Mill cutscene and in it, when Clayface Joker turns, we see that Sick Joker, aka Real Joker, remains facing the way he is, revealing the glass to be a mirror. Additionally, when you look at their clothes, we can already see that Clayface Joker's clothes are lighter colored and not as stained, while Sick Joker's clothes are darker and bloodstained from his sickness. If you look closely you can also see that Clayface Joker's hair is still vibrant green and not patchy like Sick Joker's.
So yeah, pretty simple. Big glass window, Clayface Joker on the side with Batman, Sick/Real Joker on the other.
This is the real answer.
Gaming wins uploads a video on one of the greatest games of all times:
Me: now this, does put a smile on my face.
Origins was my first arkham game. A friend of mine gave it to me around Christmas 2013. I gave it a go because I knew it was a prequel to asylum and city, so I wasn't concerned with potential spoilers as I didn't think there would be any. Surprisingly, prior to receiving this game, I wasn't really a batman fan. But Origins made me a batman fan. Seeing Bruce be so ruthless, unstable and angry was bizarre to me but when the story was about to come to a close, seeing how guilty he felt letting Alfred almost die, that lady in the bank die, the fact that he resuscitate bane, the one villain who knew his identity and tried to kill his only family and ruin his crusade against crime. That scene really resonated with me. It made me realise that underneath all that aggression and brutality is a man who uses his intellect and skill to do the right thing. A man who uses his pain for something good, righteous. Justice being dished out in a somewhat vengeful way, but never too much. I owe a lot to arkham origins and arkham knight(although the knight's identity itself was lame). I remember getting arkham knight and the day I got it, I will never forget how I felt during the scene of the ace chemicals "blast radius reduction" scene where Bruce says "It's what you taught me, do the right thing, that's all that matters." That line struck a chord with me. Roger Craig Smith was great. I loved him as Ezio and a young batman but Kevin Conroy will always be the quintessential Batman to me. As will Mark Hamill when it comes to The Joker. Batman is my idol when it comes to ethics. Those who are good deserve hope and those who do evil deserve to filled with fear so that may never do evil again, they also deserve rehabilitation.
I always thought this game was over hyped even at the time when I played it. I loved it but I never really thought it was better than asylum. I think its a great game and I enjoyed it thoroughly! Asylum was the atmosphere, Knight was the best looking and best gameplay, Origins was a great telling of Arkham batman's early years and City was a great introduction to new mechanics, characters and world exploration. Thats were it stops for me. I still think Knight is my favourite because aside from the bad decisions with the hints for the knight's identity and the lack-lustre deathStroke boss fight it had a fun batmobile experience. The tank battles were too frequent but they were at least fun.
Arkham city is definitely one of my favs without a doubt , I love the vibe this game gives me , its dark , suspenseful and thrilling to play , and it feels like ur in Gotham , the story is good and a few twists , the voicing is phenomenal , Kevin Conroy and mark Hamil knock it out of the park in this game. Definitely my favourite of the 4 for sure.
I like Arkham City but my favorite is Knight... Yea, it's a tank sim and the reveal was obvious from a mile away but I'm a sucker for ''hero conquers his inner demon'' stories... And I'd argue there is no better representation of that than Batman's inner doubts manifesting as Joker hallucinations in modern stories...
It’s not a tank sim
More then 60% of the game is the best version of arkham gameplay there is
And also amazing amazing graphics
9:36 I think clayface joker was standing in front of a window that the real joker was standing behind of, the window was so dirty that it looks like a regular mirror.
Another great thing is you can see Azrael watching Bruce when you walk out with Ryder. He vanishes when he figures out he's been noticed.
My favorite game personally is Arkham Origins. The acting, fights, and suits are some of the best. My two favorite scenes are when Bruce and Alfred are arguing about Bruce leaving and when Joker gets blown off of a bulding. That scene was awesome. I also really like everyones suits, especially Jokers. I also liked solving the Black Mask crime
on my first playthrough, the long climb up to the top of Wonder Tower had me freaking out because I'm not a fan of heights. the fact the game could give me anxiety is a win, in my book
Now there’s just Knight.
Although I’m waiting for Persona 5 Royal
That one’ll take AT LEAST 3 videos
I know right, but I'd love to see it
I'm just waiting for the video where he recognizes Troy's voice and the only line he says is "BAKER!!" in a raspy voice
I will be honest, that's the only one of the series that I played (because I haven't had the opportunity to play the others) so I'm really close to that one
My favorite game is Batman Arkham Knight. It holds a special fondness in my heart because it was the first game I played. I'll never forget starting up the game late at night for the first time and loving the feel of it completely. None of the other games gave me that feel. And I don't think any ever will.
You should play the other 3 Batman Arkham games, those other 3 games are amazing as well.
I always thought that Joker recreated the room, and the mirror was actually glass
I love this game, but agreed, this is my least favorite to, and so many people give me crap about it. The story is mediocre in this one, but Knight and origins have the best stories in my opinion, and are therefore my favorites
I think it might be due to the styles of video games. Before, story heavy games, though examples are out there, were mainly for RPGs and adventure games. So this one, though it had a good story, was more focus on the feel of being Batman in a large area. Now, with even basic fighting games having long epic stories, we have become accustomed to having deep stories in everything. Tiss just a different time for games between then and now. Think of all the nostalgic games that you have and think of if a new game came out like said game, would you actually play it? Imagine an entire game based on the section of when Joker captured Talia and that was basically a lot of 80s/90s games.
It comes Down whether you prefer Gameplay or Story. Plus Superhero games or most Action games didnt focus on story at all at the time this was released
Jack Ryder infuriates me almost as much as the Riddler does in Arkham Knight, I wanna hurt them both- that’s gotta be a normal feeling…right?
Thank you for the video, as usual. I may disagree that they had JokerDurden pre-planned, because there were rumours, that Paul Dini wanted to make the sequel all about Scarecrow and Hush. As we know, he did not write Knight, but still I can give them a win for tying the plot to Bruce's hallucinations in this one. Totally agree with you about the comicbook feeling of this game. It still has some elements of gothic horror though, especially in everything concerning Wonder City. Some of the scenes are still stuck with me and it gave me the feels to rewatch Bruce talking to Alfred, surrounded by helicopters, while the definitive main theme played in the background. It felt good to hear a more critical approach, and at the same time, appreciation of this work. Waiting to see what's next)
Can't wait for Arkham Knight the story of Batman in that game was amazing in my opinion 🙌🏼
Arkham City is either my favorite or second favorite Arkham game, because imo of all 4 of them it feels like this one captures the feel of batman more than the other
Arkham City is by far my favorite but it's also the first one I played. Asylum feels so cramped after flying around the city, but it's really a 1a 1b kind of deal.
For the reflection scene I always thought it wasn't a mirror, but glass with a very elaborate reflected scene behind it.
9:57 i was on one side and clayface was on the other. he was so perfectly reenacting my movements less than a second after me!
My favorite of the Arkham games is still Asylum, because it was so limited in its scope, but still open enough for satisfying exploration.
6:16 yeah him too
I think Higo Strange knowing Batman's true identity is kind of wasted because he doesn't do anything with it.
I remember getting this game on launch, just getting out of college, came home off the bus around 5, ran to the store, got my reserved copy and was like "YES, this is gonna be hype!" and then the scene were Bruce Wayne breaks his restraints before beating up all of Penguin's dudes, that was such a ton setter. That might be my favorite part of the game honestly, because it establishes just how tough Batman is. While City has good predator spots, the combat was so improved upon that it is always what shines in my mind.
It is probably my favorite Arkham game because of the improvements, the quality of life fixes. Not just to combat but the diving while gliding, the kicking off the walls into another glide, the ability to just perch on a railing, which was SOMEHOW not in Asylum, the added running ninja flip Batman can do, and the forced exploration, fun exploration. I will agree, the story is kinda...like, honestly, the Ra's and Talia parts piss me off, they're shoe horned in. I loved how Strange was immediately a threat, and ever present but out of reach (like the Joker in Asylum) but they made him way more of a backseat villain.
First of all I never watched "everything great" or "everything bad" about something before, but you got me!
Second, guys can we appreciate how much professional this man voice is.
12:14 - BAY-zil Karlow. He's not an American herb.
Bazil is the name. Like Basil Faulty, the John Cleese character that owned a hotel.
Not my favorite but definitely a gem of it’s time. Thank you Rocksteady for the childhood❤️
"Get ready to dislike and click off right now if you're a fan of the game"
You wanna know something funny? Even after everything you've said, I would have liked the video.
best comment
I respect your opinion on the game. But personally Arkham City is my favorite game ever.
do a Everything GREAT About Batman the telltale series
I just finished rewatching your Origins and Asylum video earlier today and was wondering when you would upload the City video. Great timing!
I agree with you on the fact that this game doesn't really have much going for it when looking at the plot. The entire thing just feels like a wild goose chase for the cure until the end when protocol 10 is activated and we have to stop it. The story is definitely the least impressive out of the 4 games. That said, it is still my second favourite out of the 4 (number 1 being Knight, because as much shit that game gets, I kinda enjoy the tank sim sections). The story might be lacking but just like you pointed out, the fact that it feels like a comic book in video game form, the greatly improved combat system from Asylum, the wide range of Villains and the overall quality of gameplay are reasons why I love it so much. Also it was the first Arkham game I played because i was a little kid who did not know back then that this was a sequel, so maybe nostalgia also plays a big part in me loving it so much
Great video, eagerly waiting for the one on Arkham Knight now! :)
Origins is my least favorite. It felt like it was only 3 hours long and it has like no sidequests
Most people favorite Batman movie/game/episode will almost always be "the one that had The Joker in it".
I was surprised that this was your least favourite Arkham game, personally my least favourite was Asylum. Knight is my favourite and I’m excited to see your opinion on that.
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Knight is cool just too many car missions and not enough original detective missions.
Everything…the end
Love ur videos bro positivity>negativity
I really enjoyed city the first time through, but on second playthroughs and beyond I think it always falls kind of flat cause I always thought that the main story relied a little bit too much on the Clayface plot twist. (And the grind for all the riddler stuff is the worst in this game out of the series imo). Overall it 100% improved on asylum in a lot of aspects, but it is by no means my favourite (probably still goes to Knight despite all the dumb tank stuff)
I've loved every video you've put out so far and I love the positivity you bring to the table. Keep it up, can't wait for the Arkham Knight video!
I was never a mirror, just the two jokers standing in front of each other and mirroring themselves. That's why when Clayface turns, the reflection doesn't (as the "reflection" is looking in the same direction it was before clayface turning)
You can't notice it when it happens because then Clayface turns, the frame cuts into just showing him instead of him along Joker. You only notice this on the flashback after the reveal, in which the game pulls a Scooby Doo adding this detail along the others.
You can also check where the "mirror" was and see that in fact, there is no mirror
"And here... we... go"
I'm pretty sure Grey DeLisle's name is pronounced "De-Lyal" lol... but regardless, thank you for taking the time to win my favorite game of all time
I was thinking this as well. She is in like a ton of stuff that would be instantly recognizable to alot of people. That said delizel is kinda funny.
kinda upset you didn't mention the deadshot foreshadowing at the beginning of the game. as you step into line, an inmate says something along the lines of "Bruce Wayne.. you're on my hit list" and holds his hand up in the shape of a finger gun and says "bang". it took me a few runs through the campaign before i actually noticed it but when i saw it, i knew it was deadshot immediately. the fact that there's so many side missions having to do with specific villains and other going ons in arkham city instead of just the main story. it's why Asylum (to me) is my least favorite batman game. it's still good and worth all the nostalgia when playing through it again, but the plot is kind of bleak and there's not much to do aside from the main story except find riddler trophies and find chronicles of arkham
It's a crime there wasn't a win for *"TWO guns bitch!"*
One of my favourite hints that there are two jokers is how Clayface Joker always addresses Batman as "Batman" and his tone is always dripping with disdain, whereas the real Joker only ever calls him "Bats" in a playful tone.
Not every game has to have a big ass life lesson. Most games are purely meant to be esapism, and escaping as THE superhero of a lot of people's childhoods is enough. Nostalgia and all, sometimes you don't want your world shattered, or presented some moral to apply to your everyday life. Some people want to beat people's heads in as batman, and that's TOTALY fine.
It's also TOTALLY fine to want those kinds of challanging stories in games too, but asking that of something as stupid as a billionare orphan that dresses up in a bat and beats the jesus into the mentally ill is a tad daft. (no dig at you, you're cool GamingWins) it's just an observation on what I see as two (very broad) camps of people that play games. Neither are right, and neither are wrong.
I LOVE this game because it captured the essence of the cartoon batman I grew up watching. Is it the pain of nostalgia? LMAO hell yes. However Nostalgia, when done right, is a great thing. It lets you relive a long forgotten time, in an era where everything seemed so much more simple. It also lets newer generations indulge in something that you yourself grew up with and loved in a medium that the newer generations can appreciate.
So these two guys bust out of an insane asylum. The second guy's not sure he can make the jump to the next rooftop. First shines a flashlight back and tells him to just walk across the beam. Man bursts into tears. Says "but Doctor, I'M Pagliacci!"
What do you mean I got the joke wrong? Do I just need to work on my delivery?
I could understand this being not your favorite Arkham game (it’s mine easily). Having played all 4 at this point I think this is still the best. To me this is the Dark Knight of comic book games and even with Origins and Knight coming after they don’t resonate the same. Having Batman in a super-criminal version of Hamsterdam from The Wire is dope and I think the dynamic of Batman coming to terms with his own mortality this far into his career is interesting. It’s the middle ground of Asylum and Knight which makes a better balance.
1. City
2. Origins
3. Knight
4. Asylum
City was the second game i played but the first one i really understood, i’d ran around a few times on assassins creed 2 and asylum on my uncles PS3 when i was a kid, so when i got City on my own PS3 (which my mum finally let me have) it felt special, i was doing it on my own i played the game full through but running round arkham city, doing all the side missions, beating clay face after about a million tries, it all seems like a distant memory as now after playing through the game as i’ve gotten older it sounds cliche but they were the good old days, i can’t replay this game and feel the same along with many other games so that’s why i treasure these games so much because they made me feel great as a kid i have so many great memories that i can’t replicate now games aren’t the same anymore, i loved the arkham series but City will always be my favourite.
7:37 , if that doesn’t count as Batman killing Solomon then surely in the Arkham Knight DLC for Ra’s he’s technically not killing him since he always “rebirths”
OH MY GOSH THERES ANOTHER PERSONS WHOSE LEAST FAVORITE ARKHAM GAME IS CITY 😭
But on a serious note, this is my least favorite Arkham game. I just had the least fun with it. 😐
I still love it though... also the music at the end makes me wanna cry, especially because when they are games I used/loved to play as a kid, it's like I'm in a fictional story and I'm just watching this and reliving all my memories and nostalgia. Please, never stop grinding until salvation. Gamingwins is an excellent idea and channel and I'd really hate to see another channel just stop making videos forever or a long time. Keep up the good work. ✌
I am so sick right now might be COVID idk waiting for test results but dam hav your vids helped me I’ve just been binging your vids so cheers for that 👍
With the mirror thing. I thought clayface joker was standing in front of a “mirror” but it is not a mirror but a hallway. And the reflection is the sick joker
Did my dude just say “Grey DeLizzle”?! Lmao
It’s “De Lyle” like Delilah. The “S” is silent. Haha
Tried to play arkham knight couldn't even make it through the whole thing the tank missions were terrible. Arkham city is hands down the best one.
Im offended one of the things you didnt cover is being able to punch the Penguin as Bruce Wayne in the very beginning as he cowers in fear after you beat the shit out of his mercenaries
I agree the story was meh, but the VA is the best in series, and it is hands down the best city, (arkham knights is gorgeus, but not as good. And this game has some of the best moments in the whole series
the way i see it is asylum set up the relationship between batman and joker city set up the world around batman and origins and knight are independent stories within the world that city set up
I get where you come from I can see why you like the others more to me it’s my second favorite game of all time with the last of us taking 1rst
How many good games in Troy in, because I feel like he’s in all of them
11:37 "Joker's taken Talia, I'm going after them. STRANGE."
The worst arkham game is arkham origins blackgate the 2.5d arkham game, an awful game.
Hey I really enjoyed the video I'm glad to see a fresh new perspective! Keep up the good work
I'm sorry I just really want to know if you are going to review the infamous series
Only thing that would make this game better is The Flash, I’m not bias
This dude should cover the SMT/Perosna games sometime.
With the mirror, i used to think that joker and clayface were just facing each other and that there was another track that mirrored the other one.
1:25 that would imply Gotham was great in the first place😁
11:35- No dude. Batman would be pissed if he let that guy die
Great video! I love the Batman Arkham franchise!
This is my favorite game of all time.
Yeah the Clayface plot twist I did not see that coming the first time playing through. Playing through it later I tried to pay more attention to the clues
Batman Arkham city my second favorite ARkham game
Personally to me. What made the Arkham series so great we still get Batman BS rules. At this point in the series Batman lost a lover in Talia and a son Jason Todd who he believed the joker killed. after all that Batman still says he would’ve saved the joker is great narrative writing
I also think Knight had great narrative writing for Batman. When you rescue Catwoman from the Riddler, he could’ve easily started a new life with her, but he decided to save the people closest to him instead.
Great video! I love this game but my favourit is knight i know it isnt perfect but the story isnt bad and the amount of customization and the best combat system ever really makes me fell like batman and the sidekicks are great and the good side missions. I know that the tank battles ar forced but everything that game tryes to achive is achived the best.
The video made good points and i aggre with them(my opinion) (bad english!)
The Joker's last laugh sounds kinda distorted.
They had no reason to make the women in this game so hot 😂
You should do a witcher 3 video. Also bioshock.
sadly that you didn't put the Azrael easter egg at the start
I love this channel, and I hope they do subnautica
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