This game is Arkham Asylum. I picked it up during the steam sale, and i had Red Dead 2 installing to pay online. I didn’t plan far enough ahead though for it to be done tonight (it was going to take nearly 5 hours and my Steam Deck’s recent issues has me afraid to finish up Silent Hill 2 until i figure out the issue with the power button), so i installed Arkham Asylum. It’s on my Bucket List to 100% and it’s a short game. So i figured why not boot it up and play some. I made it all the way to the Batcave before stopping for tonight.
To my surprise the game ran at a stable 30 FPS at 1440p on my Steam Deck, which i was shocked by. The game honestly looks really good at high resolutions, though it still shows it’s age. Especially in the textures. One such way this is supported i feel like is the scarecrow hallway
The lighting is really well done here. It got me to try and figure out the FRAMED. Community walkthrough for Arkham Asylum because i’d love to get proper photos of the Asylum.
On the subject of Scarecrow i wanted to talk about the damn scarecrow segment. I’ve played this a few times and every single time it scares the shit out of me. Especially the bit where he’s peeking around the corners of a narrow wall back and forth and you have to sprint across.
This also brings me to the morgue. I didn’t expect to be complimenting a morgue but the lighting is really well done in here too:
Overall it’s a really pretty game that excels at being scary. Though City and Origins are my favorite. I can definitely see why this one has captured so many people’s hearts
Happy Holidays! My Steam Deck has an issue where the power button isn’t doing anything. I keep it docked most of the time but Silent Hill 2 will freeze up the system and the system will need reset. I can’t tell if it’s a software issue or hardware issue (I’m leaning towards Hardware). I need to crack it open and figure it out. I’m worried though I’ll need to solder on a new power button though which would be a bit irksome.
It’s my only source of PC gaming right now because I bought it over a gaming desktop years ago due to it being better for my lifestyle at that time (I was/Still am a student who spends a lot of time on campus so portability is nice). Luckily if I can’t fix the power button issue, Alan Wake II inspired me to start planning a full size gaming rig so I can do Fancy Shmancy Raytracing and 4K without FSR