The Video Game Critic

Some people say that Resident Evil 4 is the perfect game, but for me that honor goes to Batman: Arkham Asylum. Everything about this game feels perfect to me. The "world" is just big enough, the story is awesome, and the combat and stealth segments are both equally entertaining (I think it was AA that got me into stealth games in the first place). This is the rare game that I'll make time to replay several times.

I loved Arkham Asylum as well. You're definitely right about the size. I really didn't like the larger open world of Arkham City. Making me traverse long distances between interesting things does not make a game more fun for me generally.