Batman: Arkham City

The game is not boring and can keep you busy for hours
Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition is better than the previous version in terms of gameplay and graphics
The story of the wonderful game 10/10
Graphics 7/10
Various NPCs 6/10
Change of characters 10/10
Music 9/10
Details 7/10
Optimization 10/10
Variety 8/10
The total score I give to this game is 10/7
I suggest you buy the collection of this game and start with Batman: Arkham Asylum because it is the first version of Arkham

Arkham City is a bigger and better game in all regards,. Its predecessor was one of the best licensed games ever, but it's as if Rocksteady has found another gear, just as we thought they were already running at top speed. It's an amazing game, and one of the greatest releases 2011 year.

I still find myself coming back to this game every two years or so. It reminds me of when times were simpler, and as I get older, the game feels as solid as ever! If you haven't play one of the greatest superhero games, then this is my recommendation to try. The game has great replay value (except Riddler, fuck him) and the entire franchise goes on sale often. If you're looking to sink your teeth into the world of the Dark Knight, then wait for that sale, buy 'em all, you won't regret it!

Batman: Arkham City is a huge step up from the previous game in almost every way. The story is deeper, the characters are more compelling, and the voice acting really brings it all together.
Gameplay is smoother, the world is more immersive, and the visuals are fantastic for the time even now.
every aspect of arkham asylum is refined and polished.
The side content is the greatest weakness in the arkham series still applies here apart from mad hatter mission i liked it.
the ending, while still great, left me wanting a bit more maybe a longer cutscene to really tie everything together. But that's a small nitpick in an otherwise amazing game.
I had fun that is the important part!

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☑ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS
---{ Gameplay }---
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't
---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf
---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma
---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☑ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer
---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☑ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data
---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☑ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls
---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☑ Only if u care about achievements
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding
---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☑ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life
---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☑ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond
---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☑ If it's on sale --> especially during summer sales
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money
---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
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Greatest game of all time?
Or is that just nostalgia talking?
I first played this game when I was 8 years old after being gifted an Xbox 360 on Christmas day, being introduced to the Arkham series by a friend who had far less restrictions on the type of media he was allowed to consume, my 7 year old male brain thought it was the coolest thing I had ever seen. My only exposure to Batman being the Tim Burton movie and Lego Batman on the Nintendo DS I quickly became intent on playing them like my life depended on it (which it did, in a way.)
The problem was I only owned a Nintendo Wii and DS, and my parents were not too keen on allowing me to play a game involving such brutal violence, I wasn't even allowed to watch the dark knight yet! and here I was begging to play a video game in which you initiate acts of barbarism on hundreds of criminals.
After almost a solid year of convincing that I was a mature young boy and could handle fictional violence and acts of cruelty they came around somehow, I don't know if it was my nagging or if me getting a gold star and a positive comment from my teacher who was an alcoholic that probably didn't even know my name and mistook me for someone else's child, but on Christmas day I peeled off the wrapping of a cubic shaped gift and was shocked to see a green X and an image of Master Chief looking back at me. Of course, it also came with a pre-owned copy of Batman Arkham City, the cover image of Batman touching his bleeding nose with his blood stained knuckles activating all the hell yeah neurons in my brain.
And that's what I did, for the entire day and many days after during those school holidays. I still have a vivid memory of playing the opening section for the first time, my poor mother watching in concern as I physically assaulted Oswald Cobblepot and his henchmen before I was even suited up yet. But something about it just felt so right. That first time pressing the blue X button and watching Bruce land a devastating blow on a criminal who NEVER stood a chance against him was so satisfying, seeing blue lightning bolts and pressing the yellow Y button led to you doing a COUNTER attack! Wow! I had never seen something like that in a video game before. I was smitten and there was no turning back.
Later impressions
I have consumed this piece of media countless times and would not be surprised if my total playtime is in the thousands, so I thought I would have a look back on my thoughts on the game over the years and see if it really has held up:
Age 9: OH MY GOD THIS IS THE COOLEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU CAN ACTUALLY CONTROL BATMAN I WANT TO PLAY THE OTHER ONE TOO ASYLUM MY FRIEND SAID IT'S CALLED THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE.
Age 11: This game is still really cool, I definitely like it more than Asylum and Origins. Can't really talk to my friends about it though because they all play Knight now but I don't have an Xbox one or Ps4.
Age 13: I can't tell anyone at school I still play Batman games! Everyone will think I'm a fucking nerdy loser. It's still really fun though, shit I don't know what to do at school today what am I supposed to say? Fuck I want to just stay home and play Batman.
Age 15: Life sucks everything sucks everyone sucks including me I want to die it's over for me I bought Arkham City for my Macbook it was only 7 dollars I never played the Catwoman sections it's a new distraction I don't care I don't care this game is so much fun I never really understood its story until now I hope I don't wake up tomorrow.

Age 17: What the fuck am I doing? I should be making money or getting a girl not playing fucking Batman I need my license I need a car I need something I'm a mess this game is a good distraction though I saw that people still like it on Youtube I'm glad people haven't given up on it oh fuck it's 3am I should probably go to sleep.
If you haven't already noticed this is definitely my comfort game. The entire Arkham series is as a whole but this specific one much more so. But why is that exactly? What makes Arkham City so special even though there are 3 other games that are similar?
Why it stands out:
In my opinion the quality of Arkham City becomes far more obvious when making comparisons to the other games in the series (which is fair since it is a sequel, and not a stand-alone game)
It improved upon Asylum in literally every way, it's story is more complex, it's gameplay/combat is buttery smooth in comparison, and the addition of new gadgets and combos make it feel far more satisfying and rewarding.
Arkham Origins is (almost) simply a reskin of Arkham City, it's open world feels incredibly bare and dead, and while it does include new mechanics (the evidence scanner is still a hilarious retcon,) the remote claw, new enemies and incredible boss fights it simply does not have the same charm or keeps your interest as much as ANY of the other games. It also has the most lame plot twist of all time.
Arkham Knight is very much a mixed bag, in saying that it's gameplay is INCREDIBLE and it's story (in my opinion) is extremely entertaining and I love how it explores Bruce's psyche in a different way than City did, it reminds me of Cowboy Bebop in a way, it feels like everything has already happened and you're picking up the ashes trying to recover.
But, it does have glaring issues. It's open world is huge but that doesn't mean better unfortunately, the sheer amount of combat additions can feel overwhelming while City felt like it had the perfect amount of variety, and the Batmobile while cool as FUCK can feel stagnant and repetitive at times.
So it is actually any good or am I just biased?
Yes, it is pretty good
This game has been around for over a decade now and while I don't see myself re-playing it any time soon, I strongly believe that It is the best piece of Batman media and the best video game of all time.
After 100%ing every Arkham game (story wise at least, not including achievements as Arkham Knight has taken a toll on my sanity) Arkham City ticks all the boxes, Rocksteady perfected the formula by the second entry and by trying to improve perfection they tripped over their own feet.
It has a perfectly concise story that never overstays its welcome, a perfectly sized open world, an incredible selection of classic rogue gallery villains (Hugo strange being the central antagonist works so well and is one of his best appearances, which makes me more disappointed that he is not used very often in mainstream Batman media) and gameplay that maybe could be considered somewhat dated in comparison to recent 3D beat em ups however its core play loops hits all the right dopamine receptors (in my brain at least) and never feels stagnant.
My criticisms of Batman Arkham City:
Alright, now here's the juicy stuff, what I DON'T like about this game:
1: It ends
2: There will never be another Batman game as good as this
3: The one time Bruce checks a guys pulse even though detective mode tells him that information
4: I hate playing as Catwoman
Conclusion/Final thoughts:
Nobody will read this and that's okay, but Batman Arkham City is an absolutely incredible game and I sincerely do not think it is nostalgia that has led me to this conclusion.
Even if you aren't a Batman fan just play it, I believe absolutely anyone can get something out of this game. Although my hope for the Arkham series and AAA gaming as a whole has been flushed completely down the toilet by now, the fact this game exists proves that there was once a time when companies cared, when AAA games were something to be excited about, and knowing that a game like this was released during that time brings me great comfort.
TL;DR: It's peak, buy it.

beat the main story in hard mode, but it was too easy for me.
i started to feel like batman.
am i stupid?