Daniel Castro:
Every now and then, I get to talk to my students about video games. They've all played Battlefield and Call of Duty, and the conversations always veer toward the latest Halo, Grand Theft Auto, or whatever big sequel is coming out. But when I bring up Batman: Arkham Asylum or its follow-up, Batman: Arkham City, I always hear the same old thing. "I’ve heard it’s great, but I haven’t tried it yet."
These games aren't great. Developer Rocksteady made something truly awesome here, and you don't have to take my word for it, either. Both have aggregate scores in the low/mid 90s on Metacritic.
Part of the blame probably goes to the multiplayer-obsessed era of gaming we’re in, but mainly, I think a lot of people steer clear of the Caped Crusader specifically because it's both a licensed game and it features a superhero. Either would be a pretty convincing warning sign.
That's a shame, because these games made a great and very influential contribution to this gaming generation. Here's how.
Here's a list of Xbox 360/PS3 games that would be great on the Nintendo Switch (at a modest, reasonable price of course). These games could really flourish if given a new lease on life, introducing a new generation to their greatness.
I'm sure R* knows the Nintendo Switch install base and probably dont really care to port over more R* games to the Nintendo Switch tho i gotta say playing GTA4 & RDR1 on the go on the Nintendo Switch would be dope
I would buy Lollipop Chainsaw, Alice Madness Returns, Enslaved, Splatter House, Brutal Legends, Dante's Inferno, and Dead Space for sure if they were ported to the Switch.
Deus Ex Human Revolution would be a great title to The Holy Grail of All Consoles aka The Nintendo Switch*. Also Haze Remastered, Grand Theft Auto 4 and 5 Remastered, Silent Hill HD Collection, Max Payne 3 Remastered, Call of Duty World At War Remastered, The Orange Box Remastered, Halo Master Chief Collection, Left 4 Dead 1 and 2 Remastered, Metal Gear Solid 4 Remastered, Afro Samurai Remastered, Demons Souls Remastered, Xmen Destiny Remastered, Jack and Daxter Collection, Def Jam Icon Remake, Folklore Remastered, Spiderman Edge of Time Remastered, Persona 5 remastered, the list goes on. (*Best Selling Console of All Time)
Seriously? Isn't it time Nintendo make a Switch successor? I mean they have the sales and money.
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Yeah, that's a good point. Still, if anyone missed out on them, this is a great deal.
Wow. That is so cheap, but I know I personally already have all the games in the list. haha. I guess I should have waited.
It showed that a great game can come based on a superhero. Not all of them are going to fail.
... he doesn't play alot of games, outside FIFA and CoD, but he deserves to experience quality games like these :)
Rocksteady indeed did an amazing job on both Asylum and City.
Great quality game from a franchise (Batman) or genre (super-hero) that a lot of people would not expect to be as good as it was...
Rocksteady took the Batman name to a new level of appreciation in regards to gaming. I'm very interested to see what they are going to do with their JLA addition to the next Batman game.
It changed the way fighting multiple people at once was approached.
The fluidity of it is nearly unmatched. It shows you can pack a ton of personality into a small package and gives us a glimpse of what is possible on the next gen.
Imagine Arkym City....But instead it's ALL of Gotham City.
A game about 10X the size Of AC.