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6 Things I Want in the Third Batman: Arkham Game
No one could have predicted the amazing success of developer Rocksteady’s pair of Batman video games, Arkham Asylum and Arkham City. Before Aslyum, Batman games suuuuucked. Most superhero video games sucked. But the geniuses at Rocksteady created a brilliant peek into the world of Batman, revolutionizing superhero video games the same way Batman Begins and The Dark Knight revolutionized supehrero movies. Then Rocksteady did it again with the sequel, Batman: Arkham City. They took everything that everyone loved about the first game and made it bigger and better.
They didn’t fix what wasn’t broken. Instead they just gave us more, more, more! More villains. More heroes. More room to play around. More side quests. More fights. More everything! Arkham City is huge!
Or it's just the right size to do this
So what are they going to do for a third game?
I just beat the Riddler yesterday, so I’m already eager for the next game. Here is a list of 6 Things I Want in the Third Batman: Arkham Game. I’m leaving out obvious choices like a return of the famous voice cast, more gadgets, more puzzles and a bigger game world. Those things are all pretty much a given. These are specific characters, locations and game play styles that I want to see in the next game.
I Beat the Riddler!
I did it! I’ve defeated the Riddler in Batman: Arkham City! I scoured the game world for all the Riddler trophies, puzzles and collectibles (well, almost all of them, turns out you don’t need every single one), I only looked on the Internet a few times and then I took him down before he ever realized what was happening! Ha! I am the best Batman around! This game was fantastic!
So many characters! So many nooks and crannies to explore! So much Batman depth! This game was a comic book geek’s dream come true! And Riddler was the last, toughest guy to catch!
Now he’s my bitch.
Let's all just forget about Jim Carrey
A lot of people don’t give the Riddler enough credit. There’s a lot more to him than just the guy who tells Batman what his next crime is going to be through sometimes easy riddles. The crime is hardly the point. Riddler isn’t out for riches. He isn’t out to steal anything. He’s out to prove that he is smarter than the Batman. That’s why he gives those clues, that’s why he leaves those hints. The day Batman is unable to solve a riddle is the day Riddler wins!
To quote a recent Riddler puzzle I saw online, “What makes life worth living is competing against the very best. Someone who can figure out my plan as I tell it to him. After all, if I didn’t tell him my plans, they’d just…succeed. How is that fun? You see, we’re playing no-limit, world-level death chest…and he’s the only other Grandmaster around.”
That wonderfully sums up the Riddler.
But now that I’ve beaten Arkham City…what comes next? Tune in tomorrow for the 6 things I want to see in the third Batman: Arkham game.
Review: Batman: Arkham City
I was considering not writing this review because it can be summed up in one word: ‘awesome’. But I’m trying to be a legitimate blog here, so I should really do my best to expand upon my thoughts. I will also need to be careful with the overuse of the word ‘awesome’, because everything in this game is ‘awesome’. The freeflow combat, the story, the side missions, the game world, the game play and, most especially, the rich look into the the world of Batman.
Clearly some very big Batman geeks made this game.
Game rating: 5/5: Great!
The Internet is currently filled with glowing reviews and praise for Batman: Arkham City, the sequel to Batman: Arkham Asylum. Did you know that the first game, Arkham Asylum, holds the record for the best reviewed superhero game ever in the Guinness Book of World Records? You do now. And it’s no surprise. Arkham Asylum was a glorious achievement in the world of video games, especially superhero video games. It made up for decades of mediocre to crappy Batman games, and revolutionized the depth and breadth to which superhero games could reach. Arkham Asylum was clear proof that with a love of the character and a lot of creativity, superhero games could be something special. And then the game developers, Rocksteady, went and made a bigger, better and deeper game for the sequel, Arkham City.
The Batman: Arkham games are to superhero video games what The Dark Knight movie was to superhero movies. We’re not just talking a game changer. We’re talking revolution!
Let’s Take Donkey Kong Very Seriously
The Internet absolutely loves to give us realistic/hardcore takes on Super Mario. If you’ve never seen the web series There Will Be Brawl, I highly recommend it. There are also dozens of pictures and comic and jokes. Well this video recently came out, and I thought I’d share it with everyone. Thanks to Topless Robot for the tip.
Less Than a Week Until Nightwing Joins Arkham City
Batman: Arkham City only came out a week ago and already developer Rocksteady is ready to hit us with some downloadable content. They will be bringing Nightwing into the game as a fully playable character in the Challenge Maps, just like they already have Robin and Catwoman. Nightwing will also bring his own Challenge Maps called ‘Wayne Manor’ and ‘Main Hall’, so that should be neat.
Batman games can never have enough Robin, as far as I’m concerned.
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