Article : Why Batman Arkham Asylum OUTDOES the Movies!! (agree or disagree)

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averyblund said:

Reasonable said:
Disagree. I think AA is a great game, and clearly it does a good job of putting you into the shoes of Batman, but it's narrative and depth is of course shallow next to what films and print have achieved.

Mark Hamil did knock the Joker out of the park, though - fantastic voice work. I gather Batman's voice is from TV show too, but I found it lacking in expression - too one note.

I couldn't have said it better myself.

Exactly.  It's a fantastic game, but it's story is basically "Joker escaped and is planning to take over Gotham - stop him!"

Batman Begins focuses on the nature of fear, whereas Dark Knight shows how Joker is the Yang to Batman's Yin.  Batman won't kill Joker because it's his one rule, Joker won't kill Batman because he loves the conflict between the two of them.  They won't kill each other, and yet they both need to try to stop one another.

The game is fantastic at making you feel like Batman, and the voicework is fantastic, but the story can't hold a candle.