Batman: Arkham Asylum

Iroquois on 1/1/2010 at 14:47

Quote Posted by Scots Taffer

fuck me I'm drunk tired and irritated, chasing poison ivy and:
totally stuck on some underground cavern with a waterfall and ledges and I can't batclaw/batwhatever onto things so I have to climb "the old fashioned way", problem is I can't fucking attach to anything and keep finding myself in the basement or where I started. what am I missing here guys?

If you're talking about the second time you leave the Cave, just glide on the first piece of land and grapple your way through the rest.

june gloom on 1/1/2010 at 20:36

Quote Posted by Scots Taffer

Sober up, and then do a little Tomb Raider and jump from ledge to ledge. If it's the really big room (there's two rooms like this, one under the botanical gardens, and a much larger one near the Batcave) make sure you use the line gun or whatever it is that you get after the fight with the two Venom goons. I kept forgetting I had it and scratching my head on how to get over to some far away point.

And for the love of God make sure you're sober for Ivy, she's a pain and a half and so is the massive goon fight in Joker's throne room.

Scots Taffer on 1/1/2010 at 22:36

This is under the gardens. Problem is I was doing a zipline over to the bit where the rope holds up a grating that you use as a bridge, but for some reason I can't get there anymore. It won't let me. :(

june gloom on 1/1/2010 at 22:57

As I recall you don't need the bridge to get through that room. I didn't notice it until after I'd finished the game and was working on the challenges.

Iroquois on 1/1/2010 at 23:03

If you can snap a screenshot, it'd help.

Scots Taffer on 1/1/2010 at 23:34

It's okay, guys. Turns out I'm retarded.

Edit: I'd been going around in circles and when I went through a door Batman said "I think we're losing the trail" which made me go back to the sewer room, when really I needed to just power through.

I'm freshly stuck as soon as I move on though as there's an electrified pool of water and I can't seem to get at the power source...?

Edit edit: oh yeah I have a zipline durrrr

ercles on 2/1/2010 at 00:20

I was surprised by how much difficulty people had with Ivy, I just found it a long boss fight, rather than a tough one. She didn't lead her shooting attacks, so I just realised that you've got to give yourself enough room to run in one direction, and she won't hit you. The root attack thing is pretty handy for finishing of the goons as well.

Sgt_BFG on 2/1/2010 at 09:01

Got Ivy on my first try, most obvious solution to a boss fight ever.

june gloom on 2/1/2010 at 09:21

The solution is obvious. The execution can be difficult. A lot of it is dependent on timing, and sometimes the vines are just plain unfair.

The penultimate fight in the "throne room" is almost as bad, but it really boils down to keeping an eye on what the two big bruisers are doing at all times.

Vraptor7 on 2/1/2010 at 09:32

Quote Posted by Scots Taffer

I'm freshly stuck as soon as I move on though as there's an electrified pool of water and I can't seem to get at the power source...?

Edit edit: oh yeah I have a zipline durrrr

:D I lol'd

Quote Posted by ercles

One tip I have is all the while that you're fighting her, keep firing off the quick batarang as you run left and right. Even when she's shielded, she'll take a little bit of damage, and when she becomes uncovered one of your batarangs is probably already heading straight for her.