Batman Arkham Asylum wasn't just the single best comic book game ever made, it also ranks as one of my favorite games of all time. The free flow combat was endlessly fun, and I couldn't get enough of the stealth mode. Stalking terrified henchman before beating them to a bloody pulp refuses to get old, and I've been dying for the sequel to come out. And here it is!
The sequel moves from the Asylum to the streets, and it looks like Arkham's warden Quincy Sharp is now Gotham's mayor. If you solved "Arkham's Biggest Secret" you would know this only slightly less worse than making the Green Goblin head of National Security (which, for the record, also happened). And as you can see, Quincy Sharp has brought longtime Batman villain Hugo Strange to Arkham's new quarters. What is it with this guy? A few months ago maybe five people knew his name, and now he's the primary antagonist of a blockbuster video game and possibly the next Batman film. It's like everyone just suddenly realized the character existed.
It goes without saying that the trailer is pretty damn impressive. True, those arn't the in game graphics, but it certainly sets up the tone of the game as well as major plot points. Hugo Strange has potential to stand out here, and his knowledge of Batman's secret identity should make for one exciting story. I'm honestly not sure how they'll integrate that kind of information into a video game, or what Batman's "greatest weakness" is. Based on the screenshots released so far, the game looks remarkably polished. Truth be told, as long as they don't drastically change anything I'll be perfectly content with it.
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