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    Batman: Arkham Asylum

    Game » consists of 28 releases. Released Aug 25, 2009

    Batman: Arkham Asylum puts you behind the cowl of the iconic Dark Knight, fighting his way through Arkham Asylum to stop the Joker from enacting a sinister plot that would have grave consequences for Gotham City.

    GDC Gameplay Demo

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    #1  Edited By freezerr
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    #2  Edited By Diamond

    Wow, that actually looks like it could be a pretty revolutionary game.  Graphics look nice too.

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    #3  Edited By tekmojo

    Needs more blood.

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    #4  Edited By Jeffsekai

    that looked like it controlled terribly

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    #5  Edited By Absurd

    It actually looks like fun.

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    #6  Edited By VWGTI

    Wow, that looked very impressive.

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    #7  Edited By Hamz
    Jeffsekai said:
    "that looked like it controlled terribly"
    I couldn't help but feel the controls for doing all that came across a tad clunky?

    Still have high hopes for the game and since this is probably the first hands on gameplay footage, I'll let it pass lol.
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    #8  Edited By freezerr
    Hamz said:
    "Jeffsekai said:
    "that looked like it controlled terribly"
    I couldn't help but feel the controls for doing all that came across a tad clunky?Still have high hopes for the game and since this is probably the first hands on gameplay footage, I'll let it pass lol."

    I didn't get that impression. Does looks like it's a Quicktime Event-fest, though. If there's as much strategy as advertised, I won't mind.
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    #9  Edited By vaiz

    I'm slightly irritated how many peoples' only comments are "No blood wtf >:[" . Yeah, it would make sense to have blood, and I'm sure they'll add it, but seriously, if this game hit shelves with minimal to no blood, but played like a dream, I don't think I'd really care that I'm not getting glorious arterial spray every time I punch someone in the face.

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    #10  Edited By tekmojo
    punkxblaze said:
    "I'm slightly irritated how many peoples' only comments are "No blood wtf >:[" . Yeah, it would make sense to have blood, and I'm sure they'll add it, but seriously, if this game hit shelves with minimal to no blood, but played like a dream, I don't think I'd really care that I'm not getting glorious arterial spray every time I punch someone in the face."
    BLOOOOOOD
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    #11  Edited By Lemegeton

    can it be? Has somebody finally gotten batman right in a video game? i bloody hope so as this looks great

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    #12  Edited By Hamz
    freezerr said:
    "Hamz said:
    "Jeffsekai said:
    "that looked like it controlled terribly"
    I couldn't help but feel the controls for doing all that came across a tad clunky?Still have high hopes for the game and since this is probably the first hands on gameplay footage, I'll let it pass lol."
    I didn't get that impression. Does looks like it's a Quicktime Event-fest, though. If there's as much strategy as advertised, I won't mind."
    From what I understand the combat is on a system where combinations of moves are used. And sometimes you get a sort of Assassin's Creed moment where you go into a slow-mo action shot as you deliver the fatal / fight ending blow. I haven't heard anything about QTE's though.
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    #13  Edited By BiggerBomb

    That looked pretty damn cool.

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    #14  Edited By RedSox8933

    Wow, I saw a lot of stuff that was really interesting in that demo. When he looked at a specific enemy, it showed his mood and his heartbeat? That's pretty cool to me. I like the open-ended gameplay, you can deal with a situation in so many ways. This demo made me pretty excited for this game.

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    #15  Edited By suneku

    Finally took some time to watch this demo. It looks magnificent. Definitely looks like it has really great potential. But looks can be deceiving. The thing that's getting me most hyped about the game is it really looks like it makes you feel like Batman. The stealth mechanics looks good. I can't wait to get my hands on this.

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    #16  Edited By TwoOneFive

    looks awesome 

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    #17  Edited By Karmum

    Still not that optimistic about this game, but my interest has yet to peak.

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    #18  Edited By Pie

    Im extremely pleased they've gone with the stealth and strategy way of making batman instead of punch dude in face way.

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    #19  Edited By JoelTGM

    what the hell, I can't believe I'm saying this but I'm impressed.  That makes me really want to play the game.  Also, I love the heavy look of batman and the way he moves.

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    #20  Edited By Cutebrute

    That's some impressive footage to be sure, but I'm worried that the level designs won't play to the game's strengths or be too linear. That said, I'm still optimistic and am hoping for a demo.

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    #21  Edited By get2sammyb

    I think it looks quite impressive.

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    #22  Edited By suneku

    An extended director's cut of this video was released. Gives it a more in-depth look. Definitely worth watching.

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    #23  Edited By Hamz
    suneku said:
    "An extended director's cut of this video was released. Gives it a more in-depth look. Definitely worth watching.

    here

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    Oh wow nice find mate. Cheers amigo!
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    #24  Edited By brukaoru
    This definitely looks interesting. I agree, it seems like it may have clunky controls, but perhaps it could just be a learning curve that will take time to get used to.

    suneku said:
    "embedding isn't working right"
    Lol, it embeds to an Atari video. :P
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    #25  Edited By suneku
    brukaoru said:
    "suneku said:
    "embedding isn't working right"
    Lol, it embeds to an Atari video. :P"
    haha yeah... when I did it, it freaked me out.
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    #26  Edited By CoolDrMoney

    Wow, that looks sick. Hopefully the full game can match what is shown here

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    #27  Edited By jakob187
    freezerr said:
    "Does looks like it's a Quicktime Event-fest, though."
    The only thing I could think during that entire video...

    Also, people...that demo...still makes me feel like Batman and Sam Fisher have a bit too much in common...

    The game will be the best Batman game ever made...and that's not saying much.  I'm calling it:  mediocre.
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    #28  Edited By Pie

    Doesnt look look like therell be any quick time to me.

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    #29  Edited By jakob187
    Pie said:
    "Doesnt look look like therell be any quick time to me."
    Just tons of context-sensitive button hits that any retarded monkey can figure out...
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    #30  Edited By suneku

    Just saw Sessler's hands on video from GDC. It's a bit old so you might've seen it but he gives a pretty good opinion of the game, and some neat info I didn't know... like how the art came from Jim Lee's Wildstorm company. This makes it so much more awesome because he's one of the best artists to draw Batman, or in general.

      

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