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I replayed the whole Arkham series once again in the beginning of this year and this review was due so here I go! Without Batman: Arkham Asylum, we wouldn't have gotten any of the Insomniac's Spider-Man games. That is the LEGACY which this game carries. Even years after release, Batman: Arkham Asylum still feels like the moment superhero games finally grew up. Before this, most superhero titles were decent at best, forgettable at worst. Rocksteady changed that completely.

It introduced Freeflow combat system. Even after 16 years, it feels incredibly satisfying. Punches feel heavy, counters flow smoothly, and when you build a long combo it genuinely feels like you’re Batman dismantling a room full of thugs. Stealth sections, Perching on gargoyles, the Detective Mode, gadgets, and level design make these encounters replayable and creative.

Overall this is the weakest of the Arkham games overall, boss fights are easily the weakest part, often relying on repetitive Titan enemy encounters instead of unique villain battles. Customization is also basically nonexistent but it is a master in atmosphere. The comic-book style and gothic nature of Arkham Asylum is what sets it apart from the other Arkham games, and if you're planning to play them, don't skip this one just for being the clunky original. Unfortunately, the game does suffer from being the first in-terms of gameplay as it can feel very clunky to play, but the story and aforementioned style carries it towards still being a great game.

Despite a few dated elements, Batman: Arkham Asylum remains one of the most atmospheric superhero games ever made. It might not have the scale of its sequels, but it absolutely nailed the feeling of being Batman and the horror of Arkham Asylum.

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Batman: Arkham Asylum is probably one of the best games I've played. Playing it for the first time 15 years after the initial release shows that this is a game that still holds up. A combination of puzzle solving and combo fighting makes sure that the game never feels too tedious, despite it having "forced stealth" sections (in practice, that's what they are) at various points. The boss fights are enjoyable and just hard enough to be a challenge but not impossible.

The story feels like its taken straight from the comics (or Batman the Animated Series, which is where I initially was introduced to Batman and the various villains), where the Joker has escaped and taken over the Arkham Asylum island as part of his evil mastermind plans to once and for all destroy Gotham. Lucky enough Batman is there to stop him and the other inmates. You also get to meet all the classic characters of the Batman universe from Commissioner Gordon to Scarecrow.

The gameplay is what I was very worried about when I started playing this, has it aged well? Does it feel smooth? Can someone who in general sucks at video games still do well? Answer to all of those questions is yes. However, playing with a controller is the key to success here, having to perform combos and handling various gadgets. Speaking of the gadgets, this is truly what makes the game as they are used for both combat and puzzle solving. And their upgrades feels natural and not out of place. Using the gadgets you can destroy various elements in the environment, traverse over the map and grab enemies.

The game also offers possibility to collect various items on the map, which includes interview tapes with the inmate and other background lore to both the characters and Arkham Asylum. This together with the challenge mode adds more playability to the game, because believe me that you don't want to stop playing even if the main storyline is over!

Arkham Asylum feels like the perfect game, especially in the year 2009 where previous games in the genre had felt janky, not as smooth and not as good looking.

三部曲玩的第一部，真的很沉浸呐。玩法也很有意思。推荐