Batman: Arkham Asylum Review (nullnilnadanixnaught)
i had such high hopes for this game. it looked so awesome. i might have preordered it and bought it at full price although i might be wrong――――its been ages, eons centuries, even. anyway back to the point, i spent some 90-us-dollars-ish money? very eager to play the game, and then, and then......... after playing the game for awhile, i grew to hate it. i hated it with passion. i loathed the 10 to 15 hours out or 22 hours played. graphics and the atmosphere were great even though i am not a fan of the caped bat guy or this 'dark knight' every one were( / or would be, in countries where the movie was released later) talking about. the stealth aspect felt cranky and weird but since this was my first try with the genre forreal, maybe im being too critical. brawl combat was okay... nah i take that back. below par is more like it. but the thing is, i really really really hated doing the riddles. i wanted to go ahead and relish more bat coolness, savor exploring the crazy city/crazy house environment but leaving them behind without solving them on my own felt SO wrong. it felt like, like ―――― committing a crime, violating something i hold dear with my very hands. it was driving me mad. i spent few days, blowing out few ba/ga/jillion of my brain cells in the process to finally overcome the haunting riddle, touch of insight struck me. why am i playing this game?i am not enjoying this. at――all. and there were still miles and miles of self-flagellation waiting ahead. so. i decided to uninstall the game. and i was finally free from this asylum. IT IS THE ONLY WAY OUT. the end.