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Originally Posted by Junkenstein
Small notes on Arkham Asylum:
-It's amazingly good, even if you dont give two shits about Bats. I played for less than a couple of hours and there's everything in this: ultra cool stealth, bad ass beatings, lots of brainy moments and a lot of seriously unnerving moments.
-The graphics are uber-cool. And dont fear, if you dont have a ballsy PC. It runs perfectly even on a somehow out-of-date machine like the one i have.
-It could be Hamill's best performance as the Joker ever. And also one of the best portraits of the clown prince of crime. He has those badass lines that he had in the best episodes of the animated series (If you dont know how joker was then, just imagine him as the most sadistic prick you cant think of). There were moments when he started teasing me in-game and laughed with that chilling cackle of his, where i lost all sympathy for the character and seriously hated him. But he's also frighteningly funny.
"You're not going to escape Joker"
"I dont want to escape, i'm having way too much fun. I'm even having you here to keep a smile on my face. Who knows, maybe i'll film it and post it on the internet!"
-You feels finally how it's like to be a genius/trained ninja/muscular badass with a thousand gadget and a BIG attitude. You'll see.
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Quite right.
I think putting Batman on an island was a smart way to stop that curse of the superhero game - technology and expectation pushing each other out of reach. It means they can concentrate on putting as much care and detail into the environment, rather than having a massive, dead city.
I've gotta say, I'm impressed that my lone 8800 GTS is handling Psyx at a high resolution with everything on high and 2x AA. I will say this to PC users - unless you have a monster PC, keep off ambient occlusion for a huge gain in performance without losing much visually and try out Psyx, you gain so much in atmosphere.
That opening scene where the Joker's tied down and yet seems to be in control is a testament to Hamill's performance. For me, he's the actor who played Joker, not the actor who played Luke Skywalker.
I love the balance of jumping into group of a dozen thugs and dismantling them yet also sneaking around and planning your tactics to attack armed men without being shot. It's a nice mixture of being badass yet vulnerable and challenged. And the grappling hook always feels satisfying.