Batman: Arkham Asylum Critique - Finding the Bat

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The 25th of August, 2009, was a dark night for the Batman. But out of Arkham Asylum’s darkness was born a Bat with love, craft, care, and colour injected into his veins and the hearts of his enemies. A pulpy, full-throttle swing into madness where – on repeat playthroughs – you can trace the lines of code Rocksteady lay to find their Batman and give his world a voice.

So let's talk about Arkham Asylum and its inspirations to see how Rocksteady found their Batman, and let us find him right alongside them.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00:00 - Introduction
00:05:32 - A Living Comic Book
00:21:24 - i
00:25:07 - Riddle Me This
00:36:47 - ii
00:41:17 - Bam. Pow. Crack.
00:53:37 - iii
00:56:29 - Batvania
01:05:26 - iv
01:08:24 - We Need to Talk About Quincy Sharpe
01:21:24 - v
01:23:51 - World's Greatest Detective
01:33:12 - vi
01:36:54 - Finding the World
01:48:04 - vii
01:50:42 - I Am The Night
01:00:54 - viii
02:02:29 - Context is Everything
02:12:26 - ix
02:14:08 - A Serious House on Serious Earth

SPIDER-MAN CRITIQUE - UNDER THE MASK
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SUICIDE SQUAD: KILL THE JUSTICE LEAGUE CRITIQUE - DEAD WEIGHT
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BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY CRITIQUE - BREAKING THE BAT
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GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY CRITIQUE - ROCK'N'ROLLERCOASTER
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QUANTUM BREAK CRITIQUE - BEYOND AMBITION
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I MADE MY FIANCEE PLAY HOLLOW KNIGHT
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REFERENCES/FOOTAGE
1 - Playstation Blog - E3 2009 Arkham Asylum Interview
2 - VideoGamer - Sefton Hill Interview 2009 Arkham Asylum
3 - Fatman on Batman: Special Guest Grant Morrison
4 - RedCarpetTV - Kevin Conroy explains why Batman is Better than Superman
5 - Gamespot - Batman Arkham Asylum Video Interview
6 - The Gamer - Arkham Asylum is still the best Metroidvania
7 - The Guardian - Interview: Batman Arkham Asylum Co-Writer Paul Dini
8 - Batman Arkham Videos - Batman: Arkham Asylum - Behind The Scenes Documentary
9 - Bryan Young - Comic-Con Interview: Game Director Sefton Hill Talks Batman: Arkham Asylum
10 - Reddit - I’m Sefton Hill, Creative Director at Rocksteady Studios, the creators of the Batman: Arkham series of video games. Ask me almost anything!
11 - Video Game JUNKIE - BATMAN Arkham Asylum Batass Stealth Takedowns #1 | Hard, No Detective Mode, Unseen
12 - BAFTAGuru - Batman: Arkham Asylum Audio Director Nick Arundel | Sound Design Mini Masterclass
13 - GamesRadar - GDC 11: Batman: Arkham City interview
14 - Kevin Smith - BATMAN AND PAUL DINI!
15 - Gamasutra - Rocksteady's Hill: Batman's Success Down to not 'overstretching' on game features
16 - Games Radar - Looking Back at Batman: Arkham Asylum
17 - Gamespot - (Arkham City) Sefton Hill DICE 2012 Session

MUSIC
All music used is licensed by Artlist.

1 - Nobou - Memento
2 - Ardie Son - Raindrops
3 - Lance Conrad - Fortitude
4 - Josh McCausland - A Town Called Dismal
5 - Borrtex - Clean Water Upon You
6 - Be Still the Earth - Tankestrom
7 - Borrtex - Failure Over Regret
8 - Jon Gegelman - Changed
9 - Kevin Graham - A Complicated Situation
10 - Kyle Preston - A Fallen City
11 - Liquid Memoirs - Liminal Spaces
12 - Max H. Empty Room
13 - Michael Vignola - A Glimmer of Hope
14 - Norvik - Waterbed
15 - Noam Zaguri - In a Heartbeat
16 - Red City Hero - Good Day
17 - Shahead Mostafafar - Eternity Clock
18 - Shahead Mostafafar - Into the Next Dimension
19 - We Dream of Eden - The Precipice