I was just telling my friend, abe80 about how Batman: Arkham Asylum and I have a strange relationship.
I get really excited to play the game. I look forward to it and when I turn it on, I have an absolute blast with it. However, after about an hour or so, I get suddenly bored. I’m still digging the story, the gameplay is still fresh, and collectibles haven’t been so fun since the new Prince of Persia, but for some reason, I have a huge compulsion to put the game down after only a moderately meaty session.
Perhaps an hour or two seems like a long time, but may I remind you that I beat inFamous in about 4 or 5 sittings and Uncharted in a single sitting. Also, I went through my second playthrough of Shadow of the Colossus in a single sitting, and Mass Effect would keep me up until 6 in the morning when I had work the next day. So when I love a game, I usually go at it non-stop. However although I really only have good things to say about Batman, and there’s no reason for it, the game doesn’t hold my attention for more than a few hours.
Go figure!
Anyway, I had my first Grande No Water With Whip Tazo Chai today, so I’ll be posting the current count at the end of every post. And maybe I’ll even convince Riddles to get one! I know for a fact that he has a Starbucks VERY close to his house, and that at least two cute, and one super-hot barista work there. He has no reason NOT to!
Chai Count: 1
Tags: Batman: Arkham Asylum, Chai Count
I think the problem is that you weren’t dying enough. Or maybe it’s because you’re playing the game in your own house. I think those two reasons are why I play a lot more IIDX at Pogo’s and Jeff’s than I do at home.
But the examples of Mass Effect and Shadow of the Colossus took place at my house! And those are 6-8 hour sessions I’m talking about!
And I’ve actually been dying a bit more often in Batman recently. It’s mostly because I’m being careless, sure…
Some games just don’t grab you …
What is a Grande No Water With Whip Tazo Chai anyway?
But it DOES grab me. But just for short(ish) arbitrary bursts.
And maybe I’ll have to describe it for you then, SN, in a separate post.
Yes go on and write an editorial on what Grande No Water With Whip Tazo Chai is, and why it deserves to have such a ridiculously long name!
Also it sounds like Batman doesn’t grab you, I’ve played quality games with great mechanics which I have enjoyed, yet they didn’t grab me and so recieved an intermitent playthrough.
But I’m excited to play it every day! And I turn it on with anticipation and I get really into it for the entirety of the playthrough. Like…I’m grabbed. But I’m just suddenly dropped with no warning.
And one editorial coming up! Probably a bit later on though…That whole work thing…
Well if it’s as short as people say then you should still have it beat within a week.
Oh yeah, I probably will.
I don’t MIND playing it at this pace, it’s just confusing me.
This happens to me sometimes, too. Far as I can tell, best to just go with it. Nothing kills the fun of a game more than forcing yourself to play when you don’t want to.
Oh yes, I’m not complaining in the least. It was just an interesting observation .