Ok, what’s your least favorite part about Arkham Asylum??
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Ok, what’s your least favorite part about Arkham Asylum??

I love Arkham Asylum, seriously with a passion and it’s still one of the best superhero games you can find!

With that said….while I disagree with folk who says it’s BAD! I do believe some aspects of it don’t hold up as well (which is to be expected for a 17 year old games)

So I’m just curious, what’s your least favorite part about arkham asylum?? For me, it’s the bosses. Going back, I realized that barring scarecrow, this game has a shockingly little amount of bosses and those bosses aren’t even that good most of the time…I

How about you?? What’s your least favorite part of Arkham Asylum??

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u/TheGamerCritic21 — 1 day ago

Do game retrospective tend to better with time??

I recently released a retrospective on Batman Arkham asylum, and right now it’s not getting the numbers I would’ve hoped, especially when compared to my other retrospectives which are still getting views today

I’m not trying to get too discouraged, cause I know retrospective contend to do better overtime because they’re in Evergreen concept . Are you able to look at the views and number numbers that you have and determine if it’s gonna do better with time or not?

My videos is currently not getting good numbers , it’s only at close to 300 views with 3.6 K impressions and slowly going up…. Which is pretty bad.

I don’t know. Is there a chance this video should do better or should I just cut my losses?

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u/TheGamerCritic21 — 7 days ago

I need genuine and harsh feedback on my latest Retrospective

I recently made a retrospective on Batman Arkham Asylum! It’s not the first time I’ve done it these type of retrospective and normally based off the two I’ve done they do pretty well

However, this one has 225 views after 2.6 K impressions ….. which is safe to call a failure after one day

Now there is a chance because this topping is older and always going, it could stand a test of time better but I’m not counting on

I really need to know what I did wrong in this video , if anybody would be willing to give me some genuine heart feedback, I would greatly appreciate it! Link to video is in my bio, I’d post here, but I don’t think I’m allowed

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u/TheGamerCritic21 — 7 days ago

My video failed again, and I need to know why!

I just released a video that took me a year to make…. Normally, my other retrospectives do relatively well. But this one after two days only has 225 views 2.6 K impressions.

Now, of course, and maybe early to call because both of my alien isolation retrospective, and my guardians of the Galaxy retrospective better and better as time went on

But my outlook is not very likely with this one and it’s a real bummer cause I put my all into this Batman: Arkham Asylum Review. I need to figure out what went wrong so I can’t make the same mistake again.

Please, any help would be so greatly appreciated!

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u/TheGamerCritic21 — 7 days ago
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17 years later…How well does Batman: Arkham Asylum hold up??

Pretty straightforward question…

I replayed this after talking to some people who weren’t very positive on it, and now I’m curious what everyone else thinks.

Me personally? I’m still impressed by how well this game holds up. For a 2009 game, the combat still feels great, and I still think it has the best atmosphere in the entire Arkham series. It’s the closest any of the games came to feeling like a horror game, which is SICK!

Sometimes you need to replay a game to remember why you loved it in the first place, and this game definitely has issues, but man ….I’m really glad I went back to Arkham Asylum, it honestly just makes me more excited to go through the rest of the series

But how about you?? How do you feel about Arkham Asylum? Does it hold up??

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u/TheGamerCritic21 — 8 days ago

Do any of you wonder why some videos do as well as they do??

Oh no, I’ve just been looking back at some of my old gaming videos, like a review I made on alien isolation

That did surprisingly well at the time, even pulls in a few people and get a few likes and subscribers

And yet when I go back and watch it, I cringe SO HARD!! 😂😂

It’s not just this video either. It’s many others not all of them, but definitely a few. I guess my question is does anyone else get this feeling? Do any of you go back and watch your stuff and just wonder how it did as well as he did??

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u/TheGamerCritic21 — 12 days ago

I love Expedition 33, but it DIDN’T save turn based RPG’s

Look man….i think Clair Obscur is a really great game m, and if you think it did save it fair enough. But I just believe that we aren’t being honest with the whole “it saved the genre” nonsense cause that’s just not true in the slightest. It’s worse at this conversation is still going on all this time after it came out

  1. This genre was never dead…ever, you could make an argument that maybe it had a quick boost in popularity cause of it but even then they were already popular and successful.

  2. There have been several great term based RPG’s that came out in this decade alone, that are pretty damn fantastic…

  3. Sea of stars

  4. Metaphor Refantazio

  5. Shin Megami Tensai

  6. Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

OCTOPATH traveler 1-2
Baldurs Gate 3
Wasteland 3
Persona 3 Relaod and Persona 5 Royal
And more…

And these are just from this decade (2020 - now) and I’m sure I’m missing a few. All cherished, respected, awarded, and just damn GREAT turn based RPGS

Clair Obscur is truly great! But to imply it saved a genre that was never dead and still quite popular is disingenuous to me.

How about you?? Do you agree??

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u/TheGamerCritic21 — 18 days ago

If you played, did REANIMAL live up to the hype??

It’s been about 3 months since this gane dropped and I kinda wanna see where everyone lies??

For me?? It gave me just about exactly what I expected…it gave off the same creepy vibes that LN did but WORSE. It looks amazing, sounded amazing, and had a really great story! I would have liked it if it was a little longer but it as a whole? Damn good time

But how about you?? Did REANIMAL live up to hype for you??

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u/TheGamerCritic21 — 18 days ago
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Even now, you get under performers…

Genuine question should I delete this video?? since it’s doing so poorly and compared to my other stuff or should I keep it up?

u/TheGamerCritic21 — 22 days ago

How is Crimson Deserts world empty???

I consider myself a pretty nuanced guy

On a majority of issues, including games, I’ve been really good at understanding the arguments and why someone might feel the way that they do

That also goes with crimson desert, as much as I love this game, I recognize that it’s certainly not gonna be for everybody, and the game does have objective flaws and it’s designed that no amount of patches and updates can’t fix

With that said the one argument, I’ve never been able to understand or wrap my head around is the argument that Crimson desert’s world is dull, empty, or doesn’t give you free freedom.

Anytime I hear that argument. I’m just like “ did we play the same game?” the amount of freedom I get in crimson desert…. To the point that I don’t need to do the main story to find a lot of the main story locations early, or the fact that I can find entire areas or bosses without any help from other NPC’s that could’ve easily given me hints as to where I was supposed to go. Not to mention the thrill of finding a new puzzle, town, collectables, or sometimes just a brand new environment that is so massive makes me feel like a mouse!

This isn’t to discredit the people who don’t like the game…. But that’s just one argument. I’ve never understood and I don’t think I ever will.

What do you guys think?? Genuinely is there anybody here that likes the game, but agrees with the sentiment that its world is empty or dull???

u/TheGamerCritic21 — 22 days ago

What are some of the best soundtracks of this decade (2020-2026)??

I genuinely believe music is secretly the most important part of the game.

Think about every big boss fight , story moment, or even just casually, walking through an open world and the little strums of the soundtrack.

The soundtrack is essential in getting you locked into a world…. And a good soundtrack can honestly take a good game and make it a fantastic.

So I’m just curious what I’ve been some of the best soundtracks that you’ve heard from this decade so far ?? Between 2020 to now 2026…

These are just some of mine and these aren’t even all of them, but these are just the ones that came to my head

u/TheGamerCritic21 — 23 days ago
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2 Months Later, How would you rate Mouse: Pi for Hire??

So now this game has been out for a decent amount of time now…. I’m kind of curious to see where most people land.

You got a lot of traction because of that crappy IGN review, but it’s been about a month and a half now so how would you rate mouse PI now?

Me personally, I’d go a solid 8, which is honestly really impressive to me because I came into this game expecting a little to nothing. I expected maybe a solid story and great presentation, but wow, the story turned out to be the weakest part.

The presentation still delivered and surprisingly, I LOVED! The gameplay!! The guns feeling great, the animations on them looking cool, the different environments you go to. All in all I was pleasantly surprised….. this turned out to be much better than I could’ve expected

But how about you?? What would you rate Mouse PI for hire??

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u/TheGamerCritic21 — 22 days ago

What’s your 2026 GOTY so far…??

I can’t believe we’re already halfway through 2026.

But either way here we are, so I’m eager to see what people’s game of the year for right now is. Thankfully, unlike last year, the results seem to be way more diverse

Me? I wonder how many people I’m gonna annoy by saying…. it’s crimson desert. I recognize it’s flawed, I recognize it’s not a game for everyone, but man if it’s a game for me…. The amount of time I’ve dumped into this game and the things I’ve discovered is nothing short of amazing!!!

But how about you?? What’s your GOTY so far??

u/TheGamerCritic21 — 24 days ago

In 2026, How well does Alien Isolation hold up??

When I made this video, I was hopeful that they would finally announce alien isolation 2, but to know that the sequel is finally coming after all this time…. What a time to be alive.

With that said it got me thinking ….. even if we didn’t have the second game how well do you guys think the first game holds up?

Me? Barring a few technical issues with cutscenes, and maybe some combat being a little dated I’m genuinely impressed with how well this game stood the test of time. It’s no easy feat for a game to do that in a game that released in 2014?! That’s crazy…. Besides not called one of the best horror games for no reason!

But how about you?? How well does Alien isolation hold up??

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u/TheGamerCritic21 — 24 days ago

Who won “NOT-E3” 2026??

Well, the big weekend is just about finished…. So I guess now it’s time to ask who had the best showcase out of everyone.

I really can’t believe I’m saying it…..but I’m giving it to SGF this year, which is normally my LEAST favorite!

SGF gave me…

- Stellar Blade Blood Rain
- Resident Evil Veronica
- Final Fantasy Revelations
- Wolf Among Us 2
- Alien Isolation 2

And these are just off the top of my head! All in one show?? Crazy…

It would probably go

  1. Summer Game Fest
  2. PlayStation State of Play
  3. Xbox Games Showcase
  4. Nintendo Direct

How about the rest of you?? What was the best showcase for you this weekend??

u/TheGamerCritic21 — 26 days ago

Genuinely…how do we feel about Evie?? Our new Protagonist!

Stellar Blade: Blood Rain looks DYNAMITE!! But I’ll be honest. I wasn’t expecting them to go with the new protagonist route. Really thought they would stick with Eve with one more game

With that said….Evie looks GREAT!! Not just visually (though she’s bad ngl….) but I fuck with her combat I think more than eves if I’m honest.

Straight Melee combat with metal gauntlets is RIGHT UP MY ALLEY! Assuming they managed to nail this combat I think you could end up being better than the first.

Hopefully, we don’t have to wait too long to find out , since shift said they don’t want to announce this game until it’s almost ready. So if they’re showing off now, I’m willing to bet we see it in 2027 or 2028

But what do you guys think of Evie?? Do you thinks think you’ll miss Eve??

u/TheGamerCritic21 — 29 days ago
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I’m officially been partnered but I still have a view problem

Let me start with I’m grateful to even make it this far…truly

But despite having well performing vids….I’m at my core, a review channel and my reviews tend to do much worse than the things that actually get me channel views subs and money

I’m at a crossroads…do I continue to make the reviews the main focus, or do I attempt a switch to the better performing vids even though I’m not AS passionate about them

u/TheGamerCritic21 — 1 month ago
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2 months later…How would you rate Crimson Desert now??

Now that we’ve all had time to reflect on it, and take into account the insane amount of work these devs are put into making this game even better, I’m genuinely curious to see where people land now

So, how would you rate Crimson Desert with all of the update taken into account??

Me?? 57 hours in (and somehow only now leaving the opening area 💀), and while I still haven’t finished it yet… I’ve absolutely loved every second of it

I completely understand the criticisms and I definitely have issues with the game, but the world Pearl Abyss built is genuinely one of the best I’ve experienced in gaming and more than makes up for a lot of my problems with it.

How about you?? How would you rate Crimson Desert??

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u/TheGamerCritic21 — 1 month ago
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Simple question, given how the game has been out for alittle while now, I kinda wanna know where everyone stands!

So, after all the hype, what did you think of RE Requiem and what rating would you give it??

Me? I think resident evil requiem gave me exactly what I was hoping for! It didn’t break any new ground or do something super original. But it gave me the same STELLAR quality that I could expect from the studio and these games! For me,I’m at about a 8.5 (maybe a 9)

But how about you?? What rating would you give RE Requiem??

u/TheGamerCritic21 — 20 days ago