Arkham Asylum - Am I missing anything?

[cabrando]

Ok so I'm around the 3hr mark (where I usually determine if I'm going to finish a game) of AA and am finding it very, very boring. Everything is great except the gameplay. So far I have basically followed bread crumb trails, hit RB to fly up on stuff, drop down and mash X to defeat enemies, and repeat.

With all the rave reviews I want to see if it has more to offer, but as of now it's not doing anything for me.

[RyaNtheSlayA]

Ok so I'm around the 3hr mark (where I usually determine if I'm going to finish a game) of AA and am finding it very, very boring. Everything is great except the gameplay. So far I have basically followed bread crumb trails, hit RB to fly up on stuff, drop down and mash X to defeat enemies, and repeat.

With all the rave reviews I want to see if it has more to offer, but as of now it's not doing anything for me.

Why would you play it for 3 hours if you think its that boring?

Sorry I just don't understand that.

[Dylan]

Everything is great except the gameplay.

Well, not much you can do about that.

[nickfil]

Ok so I'm around the 3hr mark (where I usually determine if I'm going to finish a game) of AA and am finding it very, very boring. Everything is great except the gameplay. So far I have basically followed bread crumb trails, hit RB to fly up on stuff, drop down and mash X to defeat enemies, and repeat.

With all the rave reviews I want to see if it has more to offer, but as of now it's not doing anything for me.

Why would you play it for 3 hours if you think its that boring?

Sorry I just don't understand that.

ha. I too thought to myself... '3 hours? shit. I give a game 20 minutes"

Yeah- the basic game play won't change. You get the drop down from gargoyle ability, and then the rest are pretty much powerups of already existing weapons. What you are playing now is the whole game.

Did you fight bane yet? Because pretty much every boss is bane over and over again. Big gun runs at you, throw a batarang and dodge.

Everything is great except the gameplay.

Well, not much you can do about that.

Exactly. You can only play a boring game for so long despite getting all the lore right.

I honestly didn't understand the fanfare either. I think it was just a slow year for gaming, That coupled with a batman licensed game that wasn't horrible made people freak out a little. It is one of if not the best batman game since consoles made the jump to 3-d, but that is a pretty low bar.

[hiphophead34]

I found the game kinda bland myself.

[BigTinz]

Yes you're obviously missing something...

AA is incredible. What don't you like about it?

[Weekend_Warrior]

Ok so I'm around the 3hr mark (where I usually determine if I'm going to finish a game) of AA and am finding it very, very boring. Everything is great except the gameplay. So far I have basically followed bread crumb trails, hit RB to fly up on stuff, drop down and mash X to defeat enemies, and repeat.

With all the rave reviews I want to see if it has more to offer, but as of now it's not doing anything for me.

Why would you play it for 3 hours if you think its that boring?

Sorry I just don't understand that.

Maybe because he wanted to give it a fair shot, and he hoped that it would get better at some point?

I don't think 3 hours is that long at all. When you factor in all the game cut scenes and all the short breaks to grab another beer and take a piss. I'd say 3 hours is a realistic amount of time to determine whether a game may be worth finishing or not.

[sputnik]

I found it pretty boring too. The atmosphere and story were good, but the gameplay was meh. I had the same reaction to the Uncharted games.

[Luke]

Maybe because he wanted to give it a fair shot, and he hoped that it would get better at some point?

I don't think 3 hours is that long at all. When you factor in all the game cut scenes and all the short breaks to grab another beer and take a piss. I'd say 3 hours is a realistic amount of time to determine whether a game may be worth finishing or not.

Agreed. Younger gamers expect instant gratification, but sometimes you have to give the game a fair shot.

AA is really repetitive. I thought it was over rated as well.

[IcKy99]

it is repetitive , but its still a fun little game guys, think about it, its a good super hero game, how many of those do we get in this life