Hamill’s Joker truly is the best and most unique kind of evil to work towards thwarting, making all the installments of the Arkham series a fantastic romp (Troy Baker’s Joker impersonation of Hamill in Origins was very well executed by the way).Ģ. Hamill’s Joker is consistently funny, clever, and horrifying, whether it be during one of his public service announcements, in one of his fights, or by showing off in a CG cut-scene. Batman wants to make the enemies fight with emotion and make mistakes, and then you as the player get to bash, pummel, and break.Īs always, Hamill’s Joker is a scene stealer, from being strapped down and taken into Arkham Asylum in the first game to ambushing you with a “BOO!” as a “ghost” in Arkham Knight. A good example of this is when Conroy’s Batman taunts his enemies at the beginning of training sessions Conroy’s words are blunt, perfectly delivered and are given as a means to an end.
This allows Batman to become fully human in the gaming experience and Conroy’s presence allows full immersion. This makes playing as Conroy’s Batman fascinating because the brawler/passionate aspect of Bruce is almost fully in the hands of the player Conroy gets to be the instinct and intellect, you get to be the rage and the blunt instrument. He shows compassion for hostages and victims (and sometimes villains), he displays a fascination with technological inventions throughout each game, and Conroy’s Batman seems to be fully intrigued by crime scene revelations or by simply following a trail of evidence. This is partially because his Batman is, first and foremost, an intellectual, a scientist, a humanitarian and the world’s greatest detective. Conroy’s Batman is a pleasure to be around all 30+ hours of each game. Arkham Games 1, 2 & 4: Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamillįirst off, the casting is so obvious, it’s genius. There are MAJOR SPOILERS ahead, but if you haven’t played these games, I suggest you go do so instead of wasting time reading my nonsense. These are my unranked, personal opinions and they’re by no means exhaustive. Following is a five-part list of my personal likes, dislikes and hopes for the Batman Arkham video game series.
After it had been out a week, I was at a Gamestop hawking garbage games for food money when I saw a poster: At the time I had my head buried in the newly-budding fall-semester and the game details/release date had totally escaped me (I know, LOUSY excuse). By Brian Derbs on OctoThe blockbuster video game “Batman: Arkham Asylum” was released on August 25 th, 2009 (taking loose inspiration from Grant Morrison’s 1989 graphic novel “Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth”).