Batman: Arkham Asylum PC Requirements, Delays, Alternative Solutions

We thought we’d mention that the PC requirements for Batman: Arkham Asylum were underhandedly revealed unto the Eidos Games forums by an “International Man of Mystery”. If you do find yourself struggling to meet the requirements – or simply cannot bear the fact that the game has been officially postponed – then we have an alternative to offer you in the form of Batman Doom!

The Doom II -based total conversion can be downloaded here and was intriguingly developed by the core members of ACE Team, now better known as the developers of Zeno Clash. If you do decide to take us up on this tip, there are several revised Doom engines you can use to play; Richard recommended to us either Edge or ZDoom. The original Doom II wad files are not required. Here is a side-by-side comparison of the two engines:

If you’re as big a Batman fan as we are, then you probably won’t mind if we sum up this post with the latest Baz Luhrmann –inspired Arkham Asylum fight trailer after the jump.

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At the Fountain of Youth

WIP Screenshot
WIP Screenshot

If we were to gauge general goodwill and public appreciation with freeware indie game projects, one of the candidates for the top spot would have to be Indiana Jones and the Fountain of Youth. The well-liked and respected team have surprisingly managed to duck the guns of the ruthless LucasArts legal team and managed to release a succesful demo of considerable length some years ago, to illustrate the breadth and quality of their project.

What separates the project from its most immediate fan game peers is the impeccable taste applied to the artwork of the game, combined with the developers’ pursuit to maintain a closeness to their source material (The team hopes to tap the original actor that played Indy, Doug Lee, for a fully voiced demo) all the while offering an all-new scenario and setting.

The FOY Cast
The FOY Cast

Hopefully this is not too bawdy of me to reveal that the team does post exclusive sneak peek material in the game’s forums. One of the more recent posts includes a fantastic example of the various characters that appear in the game. The all-new character art maintains a lively, organic quality that was almost missing from The Fate of Atlantis.

Can you recognize any of the real-life “cast” counterparts?

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