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So I played the Demo yesterday from steam. When I first downloaded it I didn't know what to expect. I was very surprised when I played it.
The story is very intriguing from the start. Batman has captured the joker and he's being escorted to the Arkham Asylum outside of Gotham City. Batman being as cautious as he is, smells something funny in the air. Well, of course batman is right and Harley Quinn has helped the Joker Take over Arkham Asylum and it's been a set-up all along. Now you must fight your way through the Asylum to uncover and destroy the Jokers plans.
The demo starts off giving you a chance to play/see the games combat system. You will fight a few hooligans before advancing to the next section. The fighting system was a nice surprise because it's simple to perform yet the outcome is different every time. At some points you will get a slow motion view of batmans attacks at various angles. You can chain attacks as well as combo attacks. If the area gets too congested, simple use his grapple to spring yourself into the upper portion of the level. Then wait, pick your target and attack.
Attacking can sometimes require "stealth". You need to crouch and advance from behind your enemy, then use the sneak attack quietly to take out the target.
Something that I thought really makes this game cool is the "detective mode". Pressing the X key will put you into this mode. Which is basically the ability to see your environment in "blue". Then all of the enemy's will appear as skeletons. You can see your enemies ANYWHERE regardless if their positions are hidden. This mode also allows you to see exits, doors, weak walls, areas you can grapple to and from. It also gives you a much more detailed account of what you have your cursor on. (Picture - Info pops up). You can cycle back and forth from regular view to detective mode anytime you want.
The grappling is very cool. It's better to do in "detective mode" as it gives you a target to use to grapple. Once you have grappled to a higher location, you can hang upside down, drop down silently, swoop down and swoop kick attack. Makes for some very interesting choices during sneak attacks.
I also liked the Wall Crouching feature. This makes trying to stay unseen very easy. Crouch next to a wall and it gives you the ability to use extended cameras to look around walls with much better vision. I found this very helpful when sneak attacks were needed. You can also throw around corners.
Overall I was really impressed with this demo. Although it was extremely short, it does give you a flavor for what's to come. It's release date is listed as September 15th. I'm really looking forward to getting my hands on this game.
Download it from Steam or here
Batman .. Arkham Asylum... Start
The story is very intriguing from the start. Batman has captured the joker and he's being escorted to the Arkham Asylum outside of Gotham City. Batman being as cautious as he is, smells something funny in the air. Well, of course batman is right and Harley Quinn has helped the Joker Take over Arkham Asylum and it's been a set-up all along. Now you must fight your way through the Asylum to uncover and destroy the Jokers plans.
The demo starts off giving you a chance to play/see the games combat system. You will fight a few hooligans before advancing to the next section. The fighting system was a nice surprise because it's simple to perform yet the outcome is different every time. At some points you will get a slow motion view of batmans attacks at various angles. You can chain attacks as well as combo attacks. If the area gets too congested, simple use his grapple to spring yourself into the upper portion of the level. Then wait, pick your target and attack.
Attacking can sometimes require "stealth". You need to crouch and advance from behind your enemy, then use the sneak attack quietly to take out the target.
Something that I thought really makes this game cool is the "detective mode". Pressing the X key will put you into this mode. Which is basically the ability to see your environment in "blue". Then all of the enemy's will appear as skeletons. You can see your enemies ANYWHERE regardless if their positions are hidden. This mode also allows you to see exits, doors, weak walls, areas you can grapple to and from. It also gives you a much more detailed account of what you have your cursor on. (Picture - Info pops up). You can cycle back and forth from regular view to detective mode anytime you want.
The grappling is very cool. It's better to do in "detective mode" as it gives you a target to use to grapple. Once you have grappled to a higher location, you can hang upside down, drop down silently, swoop down and swoop kick attack. Makes for some very interesting choices during sneak attacks.
I also liked the Wall Crouching feature. This makes trying to stay unseen very easy. Crouch next to a wall and it gives you the ability to use extended cameras to look around walls with much better vision. I found this very helpful when sneak attacks were needed. You can also throw around corners.
Overall I was really impressed with this demo. Although it was extremely short, it does give you a flavor for what's to come. It's release date is listed as September 15th. I'm really looking forward to getting my hands on this game.
Download it from Steam or here
Batman .. Arkham Asylum... Start
