Arkham Asylum Development Diary

Set to be released late August, the reincarnation to the Batman franchise pits the incredibly beefed-up Bruce Wayne against nearly all of his adversaries in the Gotham universe. Arkham Asylum delivers a nice multi-shaded  grey gritty look with flamboyant color palettes for foes. Sadly I can’t get into this game. From The Joker’s chiseled jawline to Batman looking like he’s been having too much HGH; the games premise seems stale. Maybe I’m being  too hard on it, but the plot idea: Batman’s worst night ever, is just meh. Addtionally for a game that is so close to street date, I’ve hardly heard a thing about it.  I hope I am wrong…what do you think?

That sound you heard just now is every comic nerd that grew up in the 1990s squealing in delight. Mark Hamill, the voice of the Joker in Batman: The Animated Series, world renowned as the best Batman franchise ever in the history of EVERYTHING, is going to voice the Clown Prince of Crime in the upcoming Batman: Arkham Asylum game. I was initially wary about how good this game might be, given that almost every licensed Batman game ever made has been mediocre at best, but a move like this is a pretty good plus to it. Sucky part is this is basically the only information on the game, there isn’t even a release date.

[Kotaku]