By Terry Randolph There was always a question of how to end the Arkham franchise; after all, each game has increased in magnitude of scope since Arkham Asylum. The games were no longer a chess match between Batman and Joker, but also psychoanalyzed their relationship, as well as between the villains and Gotham City. Gotham’s darkest depths […]
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Piecing it Together: The Influences on the Batman: Arkham Series
All of the best stories have source material: whether it’s the themes being explored, the tone of the story, something helped to trigger that creative spark. This is especially true with Rocksteady’s Batman: Arkham franchise. Here are some (not all) of the biggest influences on the series: Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth by […]
Terry Randolph’s Top 20 Video Game Characters – (#20-11)
At Last Token Gaming, we want our readers to get an idea of who we are as writer’s. We came up with the idea of having our writers come up with a person Top 20 Video Game Characters list of their own, and posting it on a weekly basis. Last week, fellow staff writer Marshall […]
Hall of Fame Review – Batman: Arkham City (2011)
Developer: Rocksteady Games Platforms: Playstation 3, Xbox 360, PC, Mac Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Release Date: October 18, 2011 Rated: T for Teen Platform: Action/Stealth A revitalizing tale in a troubled genre By Terry Randolph For many years, the superhero genre was in a stagnant state of mediocrity. Granted, there were several […]