He's right. Whenever I fucked up during a stealth section, I'd just tell myself "I did that on purpose. Yeah. I'm Batman!"

The commissioner has a big red bat-phone for day time emergencies.

In my opinion, the fact that, for the most part, none of the major characters in the Batman universe have any actual superpowers is why that universe is so interesting.

"It's perfectly fine" - Yahtzee. Now THATS something you want on the back of your game's case

I now have an image of Batman busting down a door, opening his mouth to say something, and then forgetting what it was he wanted and forced to awkwardly leaving the room. And I will never unsee that.

I personally found the Killer Croc bit to be quite tense -- probably because I couldn't figure out how to not get eaten right away...

PUNCHING THINGS SOLVES EVERYTHING

It actually explains how Batman's Batarang knocks Croc down. It is programmed to trigger his shock collar, which is how the Asylum keeps him in line.

I got a bit cocky with the Detect-o-vision and left it on during a fight with Poison Ivy, only to fail repeatedly because winning the fight relied on shooting her when her not-at-all suggestively-shaped flower fortress/beast opened to reveal her in all her pants-wearing vulnerability, an event that could only be seen if using regular vision.

"Give up, Harley! Don't make me give you the Bat-Spank!"

I have enjoyed Batman for years and when Arkham Asylum came out it was like a dream come true. I was stealthing around putting beat downs on criminals and facing off with Batman's colorful Rogues gallery. Great stuff.

"OOH EDGY", I laughed so hard when he said that

I was disappointed when I first met Bane and had to fight him. Is this the rival of batman in strength and wits? My initial thoughts were that he was unstable after all those experiments done to him but even then he should have been a better boss fight.

Robin, get the shark-repellant bat spray!

How DO they signal batman when they need him during the day? They don't. He shows up on his own.

The most interesting that Batman gets to me is when his actions somehow don't appeal to the other members of the Justice Leauge (for example, his contingency plans) and he always makes up the best justifications for doing so. It's once again reffering to his almost frustrating OP'ness, but it IS still interesting to hear what excuse someone has for planning to kill his best friends 'just in case'

My favorite part is when it deletes your save file and I break the game in half.

4:10 And yet you will go on to make an entire series out of drunkenly judging box art, and we will love you for it. Stay petty my friends. XD

0:45 - Even better is the bit at the beginning where Oldman and Curnen are surveying the crime scene like it's 'The Wire', and then he shows up.

"Quite Good" That means fucking amazing with this guy

It is mainly modern batman who is uninteresting; back in the old comics he was actually cool because he wasn't the replaceable violent brute with gadgets that he is today. Sure he didn't have the super high tech stuff that he would have nowadays (like the iGod microscopic 56 H), but he actually used his head, he used the fabled detective skills he is supposed to have but that you never see him using in today's batman comics because he has a very convenient computer to do all that crap for him while he bludgeons the Joker to the edge of death and then throws him off of a building that Joker will still somehow manage to survive the fall from and be in perfect health. Heck, although less action and violence was in them, the old dc comics and even the old marvel comics were better because not only did dc have more interesting characters that weren't one trick ponies that could only use superpowers, a green ring, or gadgets that do the thinking for them but the characters would use real world science and facts for things, heck I learned more about the human brain from those comics than I did from my damn anatomy class and we basically drove right past that subject in the class. Old marvel comics were also better because they didn't have these massive epics of lengthy storylines and sometimes very convoluted plots, they actually went over a lot more than just that stuff or gave you a good story. I can only really base this around the buttloads of Thor and X-men comics I read, but Thor was more like a cool story with a cool hero doing cool things and that was all it needed to be. X-men and even the avengers sometimes went over more social issues like racial discrimination (or rather racism) and even split personality disorder (which I find falls into the category of a social issue for the people around you and your social life in addition to being a mental issue for you)

If there is an Arkham Remastered and if it were possible, Asylum should be given a proper NG+ and maybe have skins included.

There's another reason why you wouldn't want to turn off the detective vision: when you can see through walls, it becomes kinda tricky to judge whether you're actually in front of a wall. This can be a problem from time to time.

"Batman is always the least character in everything he's in." Pretty much.

Batman enemies are NOT gang leaders in Gimp suit with no powers whatsoever. Scarecrow's gas brought Superman to his knees, Bane tosses boulders with ease, Solomon Grundy is a zombie hulk, Joker is just fucking Joker.

He didn't mention the part about the bullshit need sign in to Windows Live thingy if you're playing on PC.

It took me 10 years, but my favorite thing is to beat a game, then find your video on it and say, "heh, yeah."

Same here, Freeze is among my favorite of the boss fights. It challenged me to find new and creative ways to take down an enemy.

i've heard good things about the arkham games apparently rocksteady did a pretty good job i wonder though if i'm gonna add any of them to the bucket list

"i guess you cant call it bat-vision, that would just be a black screen" *knee slap* AAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA XD

Im seeing the videos in sequence and after seeing the Wolfenstein review my Brain tirelessly tries to find the rhymes in this review. This is really fucking with my head!

A police commissioner and his state's district attorney converse on a roof to figure out how to stop the crime plaguing the streets of the city... when out steps some nutjob in a costume sporting pointy ears and an oversized cape. Neither of the two men are sure, but one might suspect he's been hiding in the shadows since sundown waiting for his chance to make a cool entrance. Regardless, this strange figure purports to have an answer to your mob problem. No worries, he says--he's got a plane, some really weird looking belt, and a lot of free time on his hands. He'll get their squealer all the way from Hong Kong and be back for breakfast. He's got this! Both officials, uncertain of his mental stability yet impressed by the extent of his resources -- I mean, geez, look at the detail on his costume, he's gotta be rich, right? -- decide to roll with it. If all goes well, they've got an informant. If not... well, at least they won't be taken to this "Bat-Man's" basement to wear his creepy sidekick costume.

God, you too Yahtzee? Okay, something that everyone needs to know is that, despite the popular saying "Blind as a bat". Bats are NOT blind. They can see fine. I'm sorry, this is a little nit-picky, but it is one of my pet peeves, so I have to point it out.

see my problem with batman games and movies is he's meant to be smart you know more then just punching but they just make it seem like all he does is punch thing, sure he does that a well but he also uses him brain not just brawn, i mean this is the guy came up with ways to beat basically every superhero in case they turn evil

Right, because using the Paint Bucket tool is sooo creative.

i wish i could see ben's collection of games, it must be enormous

0:35 *Um, actually*, whether or not you believe Jesus Christ was the son of God, it’s widely excepted that he was an actual historical figure. It’s just his abilities i.e. walking on water that are up for debate

Watching this in biology is not a good idea

2:18 nice recovery

I love how in the end credits it looks like batman is gaping massively, or maybe had his lower jaw removed.

Jesus is real.

I keep clicking the little settings wheel and then I'm like oh yeah...

The reason you'd want to turn Detective Vision off is because when you can see through walls, sometimes it's kinda tricky to judge if there's actually a wall in front of you or not.

2:20 best line ever! xD

i like how the majority of these were uploaded on the same day

i think the make a run button because when you jump off a roof or high ledge its also the button to glide.

Outro answer: the Batphone

3:39 THANK YOU YAHTZEE!!! THANK YOU!!!

"Trouser Tightening Elegance" Now there's a quote you can put on the box.

Pretty good actually! Yahtzee really has a way of getting me into a talkative mood!

It seems your correct I did some looking up on it. Well out with the old in with the new.

Thanks for the inspiration! :D

The Killer Croc fight was the hardest for me because I didn't know you were supposed to use the bat-a-rang and that's the ONLY way to win. Silly me, I was using all the logical tactics (stealth, zip line, etc) instead.

I love how Yahtzee predicted or inspired something from or for Arkham City

Thank you for having the same knowledge as me. :)

The Bat-phone of course! ;D

Yes it does

I wrote a review of a movie for my film and lit class, and I got an A. My professor said it was brilliant and that I shoud be a critic. All I have to say is, thank you Yahtzee

i dont know why but i found that first sentence to be resoundingly hilarious

"And no-one BATS an eye"?

Oh man I love your videos :D

4:12 little did he know...

The funny part of detective vision; most people don't turn it off. They run through the whole game with it on.

thanks for the video

This review is pretty spot-on. It is really annoying when I panic and try to run from a group of enemies beating my ass with crowbars only to Power Walk away because I'm not holding the A button down... the. I die...

2:19 Oh I see what you did there..

the bat spank, i actually laughed out loud

That cat part was funny and sad at the same time.

I love how the warden is voice acted by the same guy who voice acted the rabbit from foster's home for imaginary friends.

I see they cut the Heath Ledger joke.

These videos are funny to watch even with the sound off.

Same here. Actually, I'm doing a narrated english essay in ZP format.

That's what makes these videos fun,

I lost it at "Flasher of the night"

Wow never heard that one before. Except that one time on every other video on YT.

It also means interesting in swedish too!

I think Asylum really did fuck up by not having detective vision on a timer or recharge, or at least having more occasions that would bring you out of it. They tried to tackle the issue of always having detective vision on in Knight, but IMO they didn't do enough.

Extremely clever analogies :D

7 years ago and I just played it .

The start button isn't so common now, it's the options button instead.

It's recorded in a 320 by 240 window so it might look like 360p, but then again it's mainly not.

I found it actually worked rather well, considering his videos get me all riled up and in the mood to talk for hours - even if it's on a subject which I hate - YAHTZEE FTW!

@BASArtemis92 I love that you asked such a question! XD

Is it just me, or does yahtzee's depiction of Batman look like he has a giant smile on his face?

yes

Okay, I played this game and loved it and throughout your whole review I couldn't stop laughing. I have to say I agree with your critics, but I still enjoy the game over them. Also, you're amazing lol

the point about always having detective mode on is so true! i wanted to enjoy the game in "normal" colors but whats the point if i might miss a riddler trophy or i might step on a trap?

halfway though this video the LOUDEST FUCKING HELICOPTER flew over my house and i couldn't hear a word Yahtzee was saying!

The other problem with having Detective vision always on is that you don't know when you walking aimlessly into walls.

4:08 And so Yahtzee's other great series begins

and don't forget they have all the original voice actors from the animated series!

This guy deserves more views >:l He is hilarious

*huggles and squeezes* you're just TOO CUTE

@SuperZero9000 True, the game's great but he's absolutely correct about the swoop attacks taking up half the screen.

Thank you. You actually just proved my point.

You should review Space Marine

"press x for bat spank omg lolololol

Forgiveness and Love (Unless you belong to ANY OTHER CREED)

An agreeable statement, friend. More than once, I've seen simple KZfaq entertainment turn into an almost satirical argument over trivial matters. It's nice to see, for once, that someone on the chat knows what they are talking about.

Also, from your earlier comment, Lyra is a background character. You would have had to, I dont know, maybe look it up to know that was her name?