Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Arkham City's Awesome Bosses


I finally beat Arkham City, 100 years after it's release, and now that it's done, the biggest part of the game that sticks out for me were the boss fights. This game had some crazy awesome bosses, and Im gonna list my flaves.  All of these left a good impression on me, and a couple of them are legendary.


Mad Hatter
Drugged and disoriented, Batman wakes up to a sadistic tea party where he must punch and kick rabbit-men on a giant clock. What makes this fight great is that it's an altered perception of whats really happening, and in the midst of fighting, you get the occasional real glimpse of Hatter. When you do, fuck him up. This fight was great.


Clayface
After a big plot twist, I am forced to postpone my shock as Clayface wastes no time in turning his hands into sickles and swinging them at my batface. This duel requires precision, quick reflexes, and a twitchy left index finger. First time Ive seen Clayface beaten by ice.


Solomon Grundy
Its hard to make Grundy scary. Hes a comic, a joke, and in this game, hes terrifying. Super charged with electricity and swinging two massive stone flails, you have to dodge, plant bombs, and run like hell all while The Penguin heckles you from the rafters. Awesome.


Mr. Freeze
This fight reminded me of Metal Gear, where my footprints become my enemy. This isnt an Arnold version of Freeze, this is the super-calculating genius, who will hunt you down in whatever corner you hide in. You get his fucking gun after you kick his ass too, sweet.


The Riddler
The Riddler wins this game, and is easily the best villain in Arkham City. Throughtout the Huge Strange plot, the Ra's reveal, and the Joker chaos, there is always one villain still making you solve puzzles and collect trophies, Riddler. Every 30 riddles or so, he contacts you and makes you solve a puzzle room with an innocent person's life on the line. His puzzles are tough, and his constant jokes and remarks are infuriating. He is the hardest to defeat, and his boss fight lasts the entire game. 


2 comments:

  1. Yes, this is about Arkham Asylum, which must have come out 700 years ago by your math, but it's a real interesting look at who the real villain of that game was: http://www.game-ism.com/2010/08/16/a-narrative-trumping-mechanic/

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    1. Read it, loved it, it's totally true, intelligence is Riddler's superpower.

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