Morning folkerinos, and welcome to Whatcha Been Playing? Thanks for taking the time to stop in with our own weekly little weekly Cirque de Puree. I hope that past seven days have been very kind to you and those around you, and that you are able to find some moments of pleasure within this weekend. I know that all y’all deserve a good time, so make it happen with whatever spare hours you find for yourself.
You think I’m writing this from my brand new abode? Unfortunately not, for there are still curtains to be ironed, chairs to be built and pipes to be installed. Oh, also, I set off an intruder alarm that I had been told was ‘decommissioned’ so that was not embarrassing and frustrating one bit. Hi, I’m the new guy, neighborhood. Today, I have some drain work to do. I’m not a plumber, but I’ve played a lot of Mario Bros. games so I’m pretty sure I know what I’m doing. See you on the other side… soaking wet, probably.
Inspired by our own CJ Andriessen, who is currently embarking upon the Batman: Arkham trilogy for the first time, yer boy went ahead and installed The Dark Knight’s adventures himself. This is despite having 100%’d all three titles on no less than two-to-three occasions each. Not to mention the hundreds of hours spent honing my beatdown skills in the Riddler Challenges.
The simple fact of the matter is that this trilogy consists of three marvelous releases, and is a franchise that deserves to be held in the same regard that we hold Metal Gear Solid, Half-Life, and Grand Theft Auto. The Batman: Arkham trilogy sport beautifully designed, deeply immersive, creatively fulfilling, and narratively authentic representations of The Batman’s fascinating world. And that’s why I’m gonna run them, over and again, until I
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