Sunday, January 10, 2010

Weekend Non Gym Session 10/01/2010

Weekend Non Gym Session 10/01/2010

Today, I woke up around 8:30 am. I was not looking forward to bring Little Foot for a walk. The weather was slightly hotter than usual around 10:00 am.

Sunday, 10/01/2010, light cardio session
15 mins walking Little Foot around the part for 2 times
* Resulted in 50 calories burned and about 1.2km walked(estimated)

Also, I have recently completed Batman: Arkham Aslyum which I purchased from Steam when it was 50% off. Here is a short review of the game. The game length was quite short. However, this game was really well done. Good voice acting, great visuals and gave quite a lot of freedom to the player how to tackle a situation.

Here are some screenshots of the game:

1. Batman starting screen
Batman Starting Screen

2. Batman cool title shot
Batman before logging in

3. Batman in game FMV
Batman FMV

4. Batman character details
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5. Hot Harley Quinn, quite a bimbo in game.
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6. In game loading screen
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7. Detective mode for Batman
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*You will spend most of the time in this mode, looking for clues and places to go next.

8. First encounter with a Titan (juiced up bad guy)
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9. Bane, first boss in game
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10. The portion of the game I hate the most, Scarecrow
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11. Listening to Poison Ivy interview
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12. Poison Ivy ingame, hotter than Harley Quinn.
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13. Joker and his goons are coming for Batman
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14. Joker the ventriloquist?
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15. Juiced up Joker - the final boss
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16. If Batman gets beaten, this is the Game Over screen
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17. Off to another job right after Arkham Asylum, the bat never sleeps nor quits.
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*Please note that I use the usual keyboard and mouse combo for this game instead of a gamepad, as I didn't manage to configure the gamepad successfully.

Pros:
1. Action pack, beating up goons and big guys felt awesome
2. Great graphics, great sound effects and sound track. Best of all, excellent voice over
3. Very engaging story
4. Easy to pick up
5. Some RPG elements like upgrading weapons and powers.

Cons:
1. Very short, it lasted me 2-3 casual playings
2. Too many puzzles
3. Need to check map constantly to find out where am I supposed to go next

My verdict for this game is 8.5 out of 10. I definitely would recommend anybody who is a fan of Batman and action games. There are no other games that captures the feeling being Batman as good as this game.

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