Batman: Arkham Asylum

TiAgUh · 01-29-2009, 04:01 PM

New Trailer (with gameplay) - http://www.gametrailers.com/player/u...&rdir=1&rdir=1

wow Gordon looks badass!! just look at the him

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Wiki, confirmed characters:

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Bruce Wayne / Batman. He will be voiced by actor Kevin Conroy, who reprises his role as the Batman from DC animated universe(...) The Joker: He will be an inmate in the asylum and the main antagonist. He will be voiced by actor Mark Hamill, who reprises his role as the Joker from the DC animated universe'and Birds of Prey.(...) Commissioner James Gordon(...) Barbara Gordon / Oracle: A radio contact for Batman throughout the game.(...) Waylon Jones / Killer Croc(...) Edward Nigma / The Riddler and Bane(...)
Game Informer further states they saw evidence through concept art, in-game clues and hints around the offices of Rocksteady Studios that widen the possible cast of villains to include, The Penguin, Mr. Freeze, The Scarecrow and Poison Ivy.
(...) Two-Face might also be featured in the game.

Well, kinda looks promising. What do you guys think?

btw Mark Hamill rocks.

Starflux · 02-08-2009, 05:22 AM

I'm slowly getting more excited by this title. They've obviously taken cues from The Dark Knight and Asylum Inmates (the music and visual style is unmistakable), but it looks quite nice. Hamill's inclusion is a masterstroke of course, I wouldn't have it any other way.

If they manage to create a fun game with interesting, Bat-like fighting, it might become very nice. But I'm cautious. It's still a possibility that the game will feature bland fighting with too much combo's and shit that nobody cares about (The Force Unleashed, anyone?). I'd rather have three interesting, tactical moves that you have to use judicially than a whole batch of alike moves that just muddy everything up.

So, waiting for the reviews it is! =)

TiAgUh · 02-08-2009, 01:24 PM

Wait, too much combos? Is there such a thing?

The more the merrier, no? DMC3 and God Hand (btw im loving this game

) has a sh*t load of combos, yet I wish there was even more.

Gabe · 02-09-2009, 01:53 AM

At least looks better than lego batman!

Kolzig · 02-09-2009, 11:41 AM

They have the best possible voice actors at least.

If you make a Batman game, you must have Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill as the voices.

darkredshoes · 02-16-2009, 01:22 AM

Most promising-looking Batman game in years and I dig Mark Hamill as much as the next chick, but does anybody feel that he barely sounds anything like the DCAU Joker in this? It sounds like he's going for a difference performance.

TiAgUh · 02-16-2009, 11:30 AM

^
He also sounded a bit different when he did Justice League Unlimited and that one episode of Superman: Animated Series.

darkredshoes · 02-16-2009, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by TiAgUh

^
He also sounded a bit different when he did Justice League Unlimited and that one episode of Superman: Animated Series.

He kinda sounded disturbingly like the Joker when he played the Fire Lord in Avatar, though...

UPtimist · 02-23-2009, 08:29 AM

Batman looks ridiculous though. I mean, it might be intentional, I don't know, but it's still too much. I probably couldn't even play it, were I interested...

Gιygαs · 02-23-2009, 04:43 PM

Looks like it's going to be the best Batman game since Batman Returns.

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Originally Posted by darkredshoes

Does anybody feel that he barely sounds anything like the DCAU Joker in this? It sounds like he's going for a difference performance.

He sounded exactly the same to me...

Maybe it's just because I've watched way to much DCAU.

TiAgUh · 03-13-2009, 05:14 AM

New trailer (with gameplay) - http://www.gametrailers.com/player/46636.html

Looking good.

TiAgUh · 03-27-2009, 03:14 PM

Challenge Room Walkthrough - http://www.gametrailers.com/player/47317.html

Awesome !

QDream · 03-28-2009, 02:25 PM

I wish they had modeled Joker after Heath Ledger's character.. it would've been more compelling

Ninja Dodo · 03-28-2009, 11:17 PM

I imagine they'd want to do their own Joker simply because Ledger is gone and any attempt to copy his interpretation without him would fall flat.

QDream · 03-29-2009, 01:37 AM

Yeah but that would attract significantly more people to the game though..

MikeLXXXVIII · 03-29-2009, 04:00 AM

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Originally Posted by QDream

I wish they had modeled Joker after Heath Ledger's character.. it would've been more compelling

Well it is based on the dark asylum comics so I would rather have that terms of interpretation. I am eager to see more of this game as it has a nice atmosphere and supposely will have stealth elements which sounds very interesting. It also helps again that its based on the comics that supposely have a pretty good story.

QDream · 03-29-2009, 05:24 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeLXXXVIII

Well it is based on the dark asylum comics so I would rather have that terms of interpretation. I am eager to see more of this game as it has a nice atmosphere and supposely will have stealth elements which sounds very interesting. It also helps again that its based on the comics that supposely have a pretty good story.

Well I didn't know there was such comic, makes sense that they made him based on it then

Anyways I hope that joker skits, whatever he will look like, will be upped on youtube

TiAgUh · 03-29-2009, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by QDream

Yeah but that would attract significantly more people to the game though..

Not me...

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Originally Posted by MikeLXXXVIII

Well it is based on the dark asylum comics so I would rather have that terms of interpretation.

It's based on the Batman: Arkham Asylum graphic novel written by Grant Morisson.

Lee in Limbo · 04-06-2009, 07:33 AM

They've done a number of Arkham stories over the years, but I tend to think that Morrison's Arkham story is still the most compelling, even though it falls apart without the highly stylized art of Dave McKean. That book was a big influence on me back in my high school years.

I'm not sure about that first screencap at the top. The modelling and rendering both remind me a little too much of some much older 3D games, all chunky and bruised looking. Still, if they dish out a strong story, it might be worth checking out.

nomadsoul · 04-06-2009, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by QDream

I wish they had modeled Joker after Heath Ledger's character.. it would've been more compelling

I am glad they didn't do it, everything in this game is what i would have done as director of batman game, i hope boss fights would be awesome other wise i am getting it.

02-08-2009, 05:22 AM	#2
Starflux A Servicable Villain Last Online: 08-28-2009 03:15 AM Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: the ocean spire Posts: 1,730	I'm slowly getting more excited by this title. They've obviously taken cues from The Dark Knight and Asylum Inmates (the music and visual style is unmistakable), but it looks quite nice. Hamill's inclusion is a masterstroke of course, I wouldn't have it any other way. If they manage to create a fun game with interesting, Bat-like fighting, it might become very nice. But I'm cautious. It's still a possibility that the game will feature bland fighting with too much combo's and shit that nobody cares about (The Force Unleashed, anyone?). I'd rather have three interesting, tactical moves that you have to use judicially than a whole batch of alike moves that just muddy everything up. So, waiting for the reviews it is! =) __________________ Visit my webcomic Captain August!

02-09-2009, 01:53 AM	#4
Gabe Schättenjager Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 815	At least looks better than lego batman! __________________ "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature." ---Helen Keller

02-09-2009, 11:41 AM	#5
Kolzig The Reggienator Last Online: 06-21-2011 10:52 PM Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Vaasa, Finland Posts: 5,519	They have the best possible voice actors at least. If you make a Batman game, you must have Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill as the voices. __________________ "The old standby, that never got old in the first place. We come back to them weekly, nightly, for hours at a time--and they always deliver. They are pure, timeless, and often taken for granted." - Nick Breckon - Shacknews My gamesale list updated 26.8.2007 Hey, dear people please buy my games, I need money to conquer Europe! Or do something similar.

04-06-2009, 07:33 AM	#19
Lee in Limbo It's Hard To Be Humble Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,557	They've done a number of Arkham stories over the years, but I tend to think that Morrison's Arkham story is still the most compelling, even though it falls apart without the highly stylized art of Dave McKean. That book was a big influence on me back in my high school years. I'm not sure about that first screencap at the top. The modelling and rendering both remind me a little too much of some much older 3D games, all chunky and bruised looking. Still, if they dish out a strong story, it might be worth checking out. __________________ Lee Edward McImoyle, Author Smashwords eBooks

02-08-2009, 01:24 PM	#3
TiAgUh handsome Last Online: 03-31-2012 09:23 AM Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 1,135	Wait, too much combos? Is there such a thing? The more the merrier, no? DMC3 and God Hand (btw im loving this game ) has a sh*t load of combos, yet I wish there was even more.

02-16-2009, 01:22 AM	#6
darkredshoes Member Last Online: 03-02-2009 02:18 PM Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 35	Most promising-looking Batman game in years and I dig Mark Hamill as much as the next chick, but does anybody feel that he barely sounds anything like the DCAU Joker in this? It sounds like he's going for a difference performance.

02-16-2009, 11:30 AM	#7
TiAgUh handsome Last Online: 03-31-2012 09:23 AM Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 1,135	^ He also sounded a bit different when he did Justice League Unlimited and that one episode of Superman: Animated Series.

02-23-2009, 08:29 AM	#9
UPtimist Life and times of... Last Online: 04-13-2014 04:36 AM Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Up there in the mist Posts: 6,025	Batman looks ridiculous though. I mean, it might be intentional, I don't know, but it's still too much. I probably couldn't even play it, were I interested...

03-13-2009, 05:14 AM	#11
TiAgUh handsome Last Online: 03-31-2012 09:23 AM Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 1,135	New trailer (with gameplay) - http://www.gametrailers.com/player/46636.html Looking good.

03-27-2009, 03:14 PM	#12
TiAgUh handsome Last Online: 03-31-2012 09:23 AM Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 1,135	Challenge Room Walkthrough - http://www.gametrailers.com/player/47317.html Awesome !

03-28-2009, 02:25 PM	#13
QDream Senior Member Last Online: 11-28-2010 04:12 AM Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 233	I wish they had modeled Joker after Heath Ledger's character.. it would've been more compelling

03-28-2009, 11:17 PM	#14
Ninja Dodo Senior Member Last Online: 10-05-2022 07:25 AM Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,459	I imagine they'd want to do their own Joker simply because Ledger is gone and any attempt to copy his interpretation without him would fall flat.

03-29-2009, 01:37 AM	#15
QDream Senior Member Last Online: 11-28-2010 04:12 AM Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 233	Yeah but that would attract significantly more people to the game though..