Disclaimer: This blog will not contain any spoilers from the story of the overall content of the game.

I was lucky enough to get from one of my supplier today an handfull of copies of Batman Arkham Asylum and I wanted to share my experience so far in order to enlighted you with some of my concern and praise for the game.

I had time to play about three hours into the game tonigh and I am far far behind the expected schedule for modern videogame releases. I have heard from many people who tested the game that it should take about 20 hours to get throught the story and complete the bare minimum , I'm starting to feel why.

Not that is a bad thing of course ; the game takes itself very slowly and many of you who seen the demo know that it is not an action brawler at all since pretty much all the fights are scripted into certain areas of the map. So far the game is devided in three distinct paths , Exploration (Detective Mode) , Stealth and Combat.

Althought the game is fairly linear and the puzzles are quite straight foward (for now) I found myself very suprised to find hidden places and alternative routes that I didn't noticed the first time. This is probably one of the best aspect of the game being that the first time throught you're gonna stumble and might even complete certain rooms of the Asylum without the proper course of action you'd wanted it. So by adding the knowlegde that certain areas can be approched differently it let you as the player think about what you've could've done and most certainly encourage you to play it again.

The gadgets can be used both in combat or in Stealth mode. The upgrade system is kinda confusing for now since most of the time the upgraded moves and gadgets require a very specific sequence to be activated or used by Batman.

The story is good , the voice acting is excellent (Mark Hamill is outstanding) if you are a fan of Batman or have the desire to beat the shit out of every villian in the comics (Most of them) it is a very satisfying game. (Mainly because the combat is fucking brutal)

The only downside and I'm saying this in all modesty is the graphical quality of most of the humans NPCs present in the game being more of less badly designed or just plain ugly due to the lack of polish; It's only a minor concern thought since most of the key characters a very well rendered. However it feels out of place in some scenes because overall the Asylum is very well made and beautiful to look at.

So yeah all in all the first couple of hours we're pretty satisfying and I didn't had any hype whatsoever for this game , it delivered in every aspects of what a good stealth action game should be and it has a very classic style of beat'em ups at the same time.

DC comic fans , Batman fans , Hitman fans and even Tenchu fans should find they're jam in this merry title. Rocksteady has nailed the Eidos way of doing Stealth action game and this only could be for the best; The Hitman serie was outstanding and Blood Money was a masterpiece.

Arkham Asylum is the best stealth action game I have played since Metal Gear Solid 4.

Go pick it up when you have the opportunity it's worth every penny.

Quick reminder ; I've previously stated that my blogs would be weekly and that I vowed to fulfill JOURNALISM, Well my fellow gamers.. I lied; I am a clever con artist...it is regratable but actually I've been way too busy with my biddings and to be honest , Sassy Bounty hunters propinquity are less than few in my lair nowadays. So inspiration is not to sly either.

Enough rambling pilgrims! A blog draws near!

Since I was a little green monster growing up in my resident Brinstar , way after the advent of Super Metroid and Donkey Kong Country 2 , I've always had a sweet spot in my little reptilian heart for Startegic war games. It is not suprising that two slots in my top ten videogames of all time are occupied by representatives of that genre.

With the clairvoyance of my JOURNALISM I can already hear you say:

SHEEYEAH SON! STARCRAFT IS LAIK TEH BEST SHIET EVAR MAYNE ! ISS LAIK STRAIGHT UP YOUSE BUILD A BASE AND THEEN IS LAIK 30 SECONDS ZERG RUSHZES KEKEKEKKEKEKEK!

Now hold there little fella! The complexity of my love is not satisfied by the shier appeal of space marines or even alien civilizations. I concur that Science Fiction is awesome, have a look at my entire trivia on videogames and you shall find reasoning.



No today , I am here to talk about the best real-time startegy game on this side of Company of Heroes. In my perpetual tradition of clearing things up here's a list of why Men of War performs excellence in it's kind;

- No Ressources (Because they are for pussies)
- Limited ammo and gear (Because superior firepower is for pussies)
- Bad Voice Acting (Because David Hayter's acting is for pussies)
- Russian Made (Because in Soviet Russia pussies wear blue hats............. .. . -_-)
- Direct Control Mechanics (Because automation is for pussies unlike Riker who fuckin' docked the Saucer Section manually!)
- Tiger tanks get raped by Maltildas (Because THIS GAME DOESN'T FUCK AROUND!)
- Destructable environment (Because the French do not need housing)

I have rarely in my life played an entire serie of games capable of implenmenting standards RTS basics while on the other hand giving the player the freedom to do whatever he wants and destroy what ever he wishes on the battlefield. (We all know that freedom is purely american, Althought I am a french-speaking canuck) The perfect blend of many genres are what make Men of War such an enjoyable but somehow underappreciated title, not to mention the threshold installment in the franchise being one of my highly revered games.



Strangely enough the franchise has been kept under your furry noses and commercialized like an utter trainwreck jumping from three publishers in less than five years. Customers should be advised that this outstanding trilogy is available off the capitalist digital distributor leviathan that is Steam for reasonable pricings.



Men of War is the best russian made videogame since Tetris and even if your blockie attitude makes you vacillate, tear down that wall mister Destructoid and give it a warm American tackle. The only thing that can happen to you is full communist endoctrinement during the playthrough.

Long live Premier Zangief and his maszuuuuulz and his chest hair.


You are standing in front of Brinstar Elevator chamber
But you forgot to bring your cheap vodka and funky Anubis Camo.

Shall you redeem yourself to capitalism until next time?

What is the purpose of Brinstar Depths ; well I'm going to tell ya! This will be the
first of many (I hope) weekly C-Blogs concerning my interests and rants about gaming.
I assume to take full responsibility of JOURNALISM and I will report my findings and
my thoughts on this particular musing. Now without further do let's go deep down the
dark and abyssal depths of Brinstar and meet with my psyche.

The gamer in me.

It is without any shame that I will admit I didn't bought any core games for the past month
now; as a collector it is really hard to overcome the unsatisfactory of emptiness
and lack of epic loots. The main reason of this void is caused by the absence of
core games worthy of both my interest and my money.



Let me explain in a more specific way. As I look upon the arid summer slowly burning
my skin I must advise you all that if we don't act now we will all suffer of
what we call (VYDIA GAMZ DEHIDRITATIONZ)

The symptoms are easily noticeable:

- Absence of New Game proteins acquired by smell once a newly bought video game
is brought to the den of solitude.

- Increase of alien thoughts leading to unwanted purchases such as figures, comics
and 90's action flicks.

- Plain and simple dehydration from too much fapping. (Could be from tits or from Ass of the
Creed 2, Even Bayonetta)




Now my fellow robot worshipers there is no need for chaotic behaviors or popular uprising,
this phenomenon as we know it is hardly unexplainable.

We are entering what is know as the "Dead season" and thus by all mean you should
remain calm and drink a lot of sugar-high beverages.(If you are diabetic I would
suggest chewing on Bear paws ; My Canadian knowledge of earth's beneficial remedies
is unquestionable just DO IT!)

My asylum to the depths of Brinstar occurred many years ago and it led me to ponder
on our gaming needs during these hard times. We must find ourselves addictive and
simple games in order to overcome the hazardous burden that will be unsolved until
the very glimmers of fall.

May I suggest Plants VS Zombies as the perfect remedy ; It will solve all your
(VYDIA GAMZ DEHIDRITATIONZ) for about a week or two until you find an other good
acquaintance to your needs.



Such as World of Goo or even BlueBerry Garden.

You don't need Red Faction Gorilla or ->Prototype^:^ ... why spending 69.99$ on a game when
you can enjoy the cheap but somehow warm comfort of an indie or a casual game.

I myself is well aware of this fact and I have overcome the NEED to buy full priced games
each and every week. I might even have found the perfect game for my clumsy hands

Let's Fap is a game made by the creator of Sonic the Hedgehog and by
definition is blatanly casual; For 29.99$ what can you lose right?
Now you must say;

HWAT TEH SEAL EEZ WRUNG WITH YOU SON , AIN'T YOU A GODDAMN HRADCORZ GAMZ'R ?

Well yes actually and quite an instructed one , see even thought my words seems
outspoken I can still enjoy this big fluffy pillow of a casual game; It's like diving into breasts.

Let's Tap will be the second coming of Raptor Jesus and I will testify that I will
enjoy each and every bit of it without any remorse nor shame of playing it.

Less and less time is offered to my well being and the summer will be long and hard
(That's what she said) In between my work and my several screenings of Star Trek
The Next Generation Seasons I will admit that I'm quite a busy gentleman right about
now and I don't feel like playing a martian rebel or a hooded douchebag.

I want to tap on a box and enjoy myself like any other small-brains on this planet.
You will buy it and we will have a wonderful time.



Don't be afraid of the casual games they love you as much as I do.


Oh well , enough rambling for now ; I shall return to my lair.

You are standing in front of Brinstar Elevator chamber
You require 5 missiles to enter the chamber.

Shall you find them until next time?