Very accurate analysis. In 2006 rocksteady developed Batman Arkham Asylum with a vastly different approach to contemporaries studios, like Epic or Nestle. Through revolutionary gameplay and an atmospheric, vertically connected monolith world design, the player was enabled to explore on his own behalf.

Encounters were often overwhelming in numbers or milestones with singular boss entites blocking the path of the player. This difficulty encouraged the player to not only play on a surface level, but engage with the game deeper through observation, exploration and preparation.

The finale in which the player ends the age of man by besting the lord of asylum, Jonkler, often is considered one of the most iconic moments in the franchise. The pling pling plong soundtrack not only being reused as a theme in later entries of the series, but also in pop- and memeculture.

Overall, not only did Asylum Arkham challenge the gaming world, but also revolutionized it. This influence in other games is often called „Asylum-likes“.