The game that started it all.

Despite being the first of the 4 main titles, Asylum still holds up to this day, even if its the shortest of the titles.

The overall ambiance of Arkham is good, with its gothic and decayed environment, the graphics do show aging, but still looks good.

The VA performance is stellar, specially with the titular character, Batman and his nemesis the Joker.

Combat is the least varied of the games, but holds up for the most part, you can really go all out on a group of enemies, using some of your tools to help you, such has the Batarang and the Batclaw, with some enemy variety to spice things up.

If theres one weakness to the combat i should mention, its the bosses, they're just passable at best and pale in comparison to what came in future titles, they also overuse one particular boss, or mini boss i suppose, being the Titan Brute, so yeah, this is the one glaring weakness of this game.

Stealth is not as expanded upon like the future titles, but its still fun and offer good variety on how to handle your opponents, with each gadget adding another way to knock them out.

The story and lore is good as well, a lot of the collectibles offer insight into the personalities and backgrounds of the many characters in this game, such has the villains, which is fun to collect... for now, yeah anyone thats heard of this series have heard about the Riddler Trophies, they arent as bad in this game, and the riddles themselves can be fun to decipher.

Overall, its a good way to start the journey of the Arkham series and become Batman.

Hopefully Rocksteady will remember the roots of this iconic game series after that insult of a follow-up.

Anyway, the game is fun and i recommend it.

8/10.

The game that started it all. Despite being the first of the 4 main titles, Asylum still holds up to this day, even if its the shortest of the titles. The overall ambiance of Arkham is good, with its gothic and decayed environment, the graphics do show aging, but still looks good. The VA performance is stellar, specially with the titular character, Batman and his nemesis the Joker. Combat is the least varied of the games, but holds up for the most part, you can really go all out on a group of enemies, using some of your tools to help you, such has the Batarang and the Batclaw, with some enemy variety to spice things up. If theres one weakness to the combat i should mention, its the bosses, they're just passable at best and pale in comparison to what came in future titles, they also overuse one particular boss, or mini boss i suppose, being the Titan Brute, so yeah, this is the one glaring weakness of this game. Stealth is not as expanded upon like the future titles, but its still fun and offer good variety on how to handle your opponents, with each gadget adding another way to knock them out. The story and lore is good as well, a lot of the collectibles offer insight into the personalities and backgrounds of the many characters in this game, such has the villains, which is fun to collect... for now, yeah anyone thats heard of this series have heard about the Riddler Trophies, they arent as bad in this game, and the riddles themselves can be fun to decipher. Overall, its a good way to start the journey of the Arkham series and become Batman. Hopefully Rocksteady will remember the roots of this iconic game series after that insult of a follow-up. Anyway, the game is fun and i recommend it. 8/10.