Community Playthrough - Batman Arkham Asylum

[blcklblskt]

I just reached the fight with Bane. Let's just say I'm not as good a video gamer as I thought. I'm getting my Bat kicked! (see what I did there )

Is the checkpoint after this battle?

If you need help, let us know Fleach!

[Fleach]

I gave the fight a rest and will tackle it fresh today.

My current strategy is to stun Bane then land a few punches. When Joker sends out the goons I just run around and let Bane take out the distractions. It's a slow method but it seems to he working. I'll get it soon enough.

Looks like I've got some catching up to do.

Yeah, great thing we're not playing Dark Souls!

UPDATE

I'm catching up now. Wasted Bane... finally! I thought Scarecrow and the nightmare scene was very creepy and awesome. I got a bit of an Alan Wake vibe there.

[Crabmaster2000]

Next Check Point added on first post.

@Fleach - Glad you made it through Bane! Its pretty important to be able to handle that fight since the Titan enemies (which you have already encountered) are pretty much Bane clones.

So now that you've (hopefully) reached the Botanical Gardens we've got yet another Super Villain added to the mix with Poison Ivy. Like a few other classic Batman story arcs he is getting run through a gauntlet of baddies. Joker's plan should more or less be laid out for you now so its just a matter of actually figuring out how to stop him now.

Fleach mentioned being a bit behind the pace. How are the rest of you guys finding the checkpoints? Are they too long?

[Fleach]

Don't worry about me - I'll be bringing up the rear always nipping at your heels. My schedule is kind of erratic and I don't always have time to plug through a game. The pacing of the checkpoints is quite good actually. They're set up nicely to practically make chapters for the game.

[techwizard]

i didn't finish yet but that's because i was busy this weekend and i found someone to play Age of Empires 2 HD with online so i've been putting a lot of time into that. i'm right at the point before you get into the gardens though so it won't take me long to catch up.

[Silent Scythe]

I've been keeping up, other games have failed in keeping my attention as of late. Gonna start the new section with dinner here.

[Raidou]

Already past checkpoint 3, and playing Persona 4 to stop myself going nuts in the meantime

[Crabmaster2000]

Already past checkpoint 3, and playing Persona 4 to stop myself going nuts in the meantime

Oh man, Persona 4 is soooooo good. You're blasting through some fantastic games right now.

[Fleach]

This game is growing on me. I'm starting to really enjoy how Joker is always one step ahead of Batman and the gloomy aesthetic is great!

At the current moment I'm in the Greenhouse rescuing the guards from the control deck type room (whichever room is after the flooded corridor). Sneaking around, hanging from gargoyles, grappling around the rafters is all a lot of fun. This game is definitely entertaining, even though I'm a little indifferent when it comes to superhero games.

[The Metamorphosing Leon]

I can't get back into it. Bioshock put me into a sort of introspective funk towards gaming. I may come back and play a night to power back up to where you guys are one of these weeks.

[techwizard]

just exited the gardens after my first time in there, i'll continue the rest of this week's checkpoint later. really happy about all the gadgets i've got now, feels like i'll be much less restricted.

[blcklblskt]

I'm up to the checkpoint.  Current stats:

Challenges: 50%
Riddles: 189/240
Upgrades: 17/20
Character Bios: 40/42
Completed: 67%

[Fleach]

Look out guys, I hit this week's checkpoint one day ahead of time!

When I reached the hallway to Killer Croc's lair and the game "glitched" I thought the disc had problems. But nope, old Scarecrow was up to no good again. The scene with Batman being wheeled into the asylum had me on the edge of my seat. I'm loving the hallucination sequences; they're so well done.

[techwizard]

just hit this week's checkpoint too! really enjoying the game so far, also that glitch part freaked me out because i wasn't expecting it and i thought my system broke LOL.
Progress:
challenges: 0%
riddles: 159/240
upgrades: 14/20
character bios: 36/42
completed: 53%

[Raidou]

The "Glitch" was well-played (reminiscent of Eternal Darkness).  My PS3 makes noises when I play Disgaea 3 so I was well-spooked!!

I also liked how every now and then Batman would briefly appear as Scarecrow.