TerraVirtua: The World According to Tim - Batman: Arkham Asylum (PC) for $20 this weekend

The world according to Tim

(posted: 2010-02-25 09:26:27)

Batman: Arkham Asylum (PC) for $20 this weekend

if youve got a reasonably updated PC, or an xbox360/PS3, and you havent played Batman: Arkham Asylum... man, you really need to. B:AA was the best game i played last year, without question, and i think it would probably make my list for my top 10 favorite games of all time.

the point being, its on sale this weekend for $20 from gamersgate. the pc version, that is.

of course, if you wait another 6 months itll prolly wind up on sale somewhere for $10... and be $5 on sale in another 12. but B:AA is one of those rare games that is actually worth the full $50 pricetag, so you cant hardly go wrong for anything less than that...

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Webdude2

(2010-02-26 08:51:39):

Yes...a very good game. Got it through Gamefly for XBOX and loved it. Jen even enjoyed watching me play it which is always a good thing.

rwiedeman

(2010-03-05 14:39:47):

What made it good?

Not arguing. Curious. You play a lot of games -- what made this distinctive?

Tim

(2010-03-09 18:45:52):

hard to define any particular thing... i mean, "its really fun" is pretty lame as far as reasons go... but, well, its crazy fun.

i think the thing that did it for me, was the challenge curve. the pace at which new stuff is intoduced is just right. the game stays challenging, without getting frustrating, and theres a real sense of progression and acomplishment.

also, the game NAILS it when it comes to feeling like the batman. the gadgets, the moves, the whole package. the developers clearly had a real love for the source material, and the atmosphere and everything is just perfect.

if youre a fan of batman, its really a must-play...

rwiedeman

(2010-03-22 19:27:11):

I'm playing it right now. You're right. Combat is fun, it gives you the feeling of being kick-ass without being too freaking complicated... I'm only an hour or two into it, but yeah, I get it. Awesome game.

rwiedeman

(2010-03-31 08:23:20):

OMG what a glorious time-suck. I don't know how many hours I've played this game now, but at my last interview, which was on the 36th floor of a high-rise, I imagined zip-lining to an adjacent building.

I am tempted to try to make a Batman version of "Red vs Blue," where he asks for a kiss from everyone he rescues, male or female. It'd be funny for maybe one sixty-second episode.

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