Batman Arkham Origins: An Identity Crisis

Batman Arkham Origins has a bit of an Identity Crisis. I figured since the impressive trilogy of Arkham games developed by Rocksteady has come to an end and with the announcement of a new Suicide Squad game being developed by Rocksteady I figure there is no better time to recount one of the most infamous Arkham games, Arkham Origins. This Arkham Origins video will be more of a thoughts and opinions piece rather than a critique or analysis. I had initially gone into this video with the idea that it would turn into a defence of Arkham Origins however I realized that the criticisms some people have with the game are quite true in my opinion. Either way, I hope you enjoy this Arkham Origins video and I hope you stay excited about the new Court of Owls centric, Gotham Knights game!
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Chapters
Pre-Script: 0:00
Introduction: 0:16
Presentation: 2:42
Combat: 6:13
Stealth: 9:36
Traversal: 10:40
World Design: 11:22
Gadgets: 14:46
Boss Fights: 15:15
Side Quests: 20:03
The Story: 26:23
Conclusion: 29:53
Post Script: 31:12
Chances are if you are interested in video games or Batman then you have heard of the explosive success of the Arkham Trilogy. When Arkham Asylum was announced there was a lot of skepticism and overall anxiety surrounding the games release because, at the time, quality superhero games were a scarce commodity. When the game came out it was like the whole world including my younger self let out a sigh of relief and then subsequently a roaring cheer. It had established a combat system that rewarded rhythm and a stealth system that rewarded skill and patience. Couple this with the setting of the game which resembled a haunted Island both literally and figuratively and you have a game that set the bar for all other action games to come after whether they were superhero based or not.
Following up such an impactful game would prove to be a tall order and upon the release of Arkham Asylums sequel, Arkham City, we knew that we had again been blessed with a quality Arkham game. The combat and stealth were expanded upon and the size and scope of both the story and world also saw some upsizes.
At this point, the games developers Rocksteady, were 2 for 2 and were steadily working on the final entry to the Arkham series. Batman Arkham Knight. Upon Arkham Knight's release it was immediately surrounded by controversy to the point that it nearly overshadowed the game itself. Problems with the story and the fans' detest for the batmobile were hoisted as high as possible while letting the extensive, improved, and perfected stealth and combat to rot with the games other fantastic traits such as the graphics and animations that still look good over half a decade later. I made a video on my channel attempting to point out where Arkham Knight succeeds and you can find that video in the description.
So you may have noticed that I have left a particular Batman Arkham game out and since you have read the title and thumbnail then you know where I am going with this. People will often refer to the Arkham games as the Arkham Trilogy Arkham Asylum, Arkham City, and Arkham Knight. The reason for this is because of the release and reputation of Batman Arkham Origins. Arkham Origins was developed by Warner Brothers Montreal and released in the long period between Arkham City and Arkham Knight while Rocksteady developed the series finale. Since it’s release it has been seen as the ugly duck in the series and still has its fair share of hate. In fairness, it’s not like people were grabbing their torches and pitchforks claiming it was a terrible game but there was and still is a sense of disappointment. I’d like to take some time to try and convince you otherwise and show you some of the game's strengths and maybe it might give you a different outlook of the game.

[@Specterwolf484]

I love how Bruce takes a stance when in combat, but in the games where he's more experienced he's just stands there relaxed

[@alexeddy7433]

also i love how when you first interogate Loose Lips he passes out and batmna is a little dissapointed in himself saying "damn". Then when you interogate the thug in the boiler deck of the penguin ship batman acknowledges and says "this worked batter then the last interogation". Also after defeting electrocutioner batmen doesn't tie him up therefore he escapes. After that batman makes sure to tie the rest of the assassins up after defeting them. you can really see batman improve as the storry progresses

[@BMoneyYTB]

No, it’s just more attention to detail. It has nothing to do with being “more relaxed” or “experienced” 😂

[@Killer22246]

​@@BMoneyYTB L comment

[@BMoneyYTB]

@@Killer22246 Why?

[@mensatico]

@@BMoneyYTB Because you're literally wrong. Everyone knows batman doesn't take any stance in the arkham games because it's an intimidation tactic (and to look cool), one that was adapted to the Shadow of Mordor/War games for that exact reason. EVERYONE knows that. How would it be less attention to detail if he literally has animations in the other games? It's clear is intentional, and it's clear you don't understand these stuff. What sense would it make for them to just forget batman's stance animations in THREE GAMES in the combat system created to portray mastery of combat?

[@zoogarium]

Origins is set at Christmas. That makes it a Christmas game like how Die Hard is a Christmas movie. So I play it each year during the holidays.

[@8bitdiedie]

That’s cute. I play Arkham Knight on Halloween sometimes.

[@theflash6755]

8bitdiedie that’s awesome!!!

[@user-sp2jg9rx8r]

I love the Christmas theme in this game. =)

[@senatorlight027]

SAME!! Dude for me it’s like a tradition

[@shawnsherman7484]

Omg I do the same thing 😂

[@adamfreddo5703]

Literally for me the only reason the Ace chemicals "goodbye alfred" scene hit very hard was because of this game and what was established in this game.

[@jasonisacone8451]

I feel the same

[@supermysticsonic2]

And the music

[@ethantombs2608]

The music in that scene gets me everytime

[@adamfreddo5703]

@Diego Moran when you become Gordon and you see those people in the cells, it was literally an outer body experience of "what the hell is going on". As much as i love spiderman ps4, rocksteady are masters of pulling the rug from under you, good or bad.

[@RaxusXeronos]

The best thing about playing Gordon is that you literally play from his perspective, first person. And you get to experience how much of an asshole Batman can be when he jumpscares you out of nowhere by just standing behind you when you least expect it. Lol.

[@normansmith9009]

8:34 respect for actually beating that part of the game with the room full of armed cops that most players avoid

[@Jonathan-A.C.]

Well you are supposed to avoid it and move onto just opening the door, but it is hella fun trying to do that and just constantly redirecting to get a single strike in

[@calebmoak186]

Lol, try fighting them on new game plus. They all have body armor and guns. I knocked about 2 out before I got shot to death and one of them was Brandon who didnt have armor.

[@Jonathan-A.C.]

Caleb Moak Yea doing that one and the one in the server room is absolutely brutal

[@aizenhalofastora7672]

@@calebmoak186 Yeah, that fight was probably the hardest fight in NG+ for me. Took me about 15 tries before I got the rhythm down and took down the armoured swat unit.

[@aizenhalofastora7672]

@@Jonathan-A.C. At least the swat officers in the server room don't spawn with armor in NG+ like the ones in the meeting room. Otherwise that would have been an absolute nightmare fight them with armor.

[@mabbott946]

Arkham origins has the best opening out of all arkham games games imo. I love how all of the enemies have no idea who you are and they shit themselves

[@truegamer_007]

That's the best thing about origins!

[@kyoki86]

Best boss fights and better story. So why is city considered better?

[@kyoki86]

@Leon Russell I disagree I think origins was known for how good it's story was it's definitely better thank knights and asylum city story was good if anything they are equal. But origins should not be considered the worst when it's better than most of Arkham games, I think ppl had a little bias in judging it.

[@kyoki86]

@Leon Russell that's the great debate. Personally I think it was better but others do not

[@truegamer_007]

@@kyoki86 Origins is a bit bloated and not as tight as city, it's the details that stop it from being a great game instead of just a good game.

[@DrEcho]

Wait what do you mean Dr. Quinzel isn't packing the same donk as in Knight? 0/10 we'll get 'em next time boys.

[@ThatBoyAqua]

Now I see why people thought this was a disappointment

[@Jeremiah_D.]

How does this get 300 likes, OPs gets 77 likes, and not another single reply?

[@futfuture101]

@@Jeremiah_D. calm down Susan

[@Jeremiah_D.]

@@futfuture101 Frick, I don't get that reference.

[@futfuture101]

@@Jeremiah_D. ik u do

[@TheUnitedMarshmallowFederation]

I just want this game remastered for current-gen consoles and the switch.

[@adishbetawar]

Ikr!! I was a bit upset when I found that they pulled the current version from the Xbox live store. Yes I’m an Xbox player come hate. Either ways I would totally buy a remastered version for this game.

[@lewisjohnson9247]

@@adishbetawar it is backwards compatible, I'm doing I am the knight on my xbox one atm

[@adishbetawar]

Lewis Johnson 👍

[@999jussumguy]

@@lewisjohnson9247 same

[@PaganMinDNW]

@@lewisjohnson9247 replaying it on my old wii u

[@michaelgrindy6913]

Arkham origins is actually my favourite Arkhamverse game, love the younger rage filled batman and seeing how the Joker fell in love with the dark Knight.

[@insertnamehere259]

Same probably the best prequel game I’ve played

[@ObitoUchiha38200]

Arkham Origins is your favorite word me too

[@stepkickking9868]

I feel like for a game that only had one year of development time, WB Montreal did a great job on Origins. I’m very excited to see their new Batman game next week.

[@thepack9070]

StepKickKing wait really? One year? That’s incredible. Now I love it even more and I have hope that the new one will be good.

[@thepack9070]

Austin Batton still sounds impressive to me. They came up with a new story, had different side missions, a different map(most of it) all in one year. Now I understand why it was filled with game changing bugs at the start. They should’ve taken more time on it.

[@PlayerOne1802]

@@thepack9070 they couldnt, the company ordering them to make it only gave them a year to make origins

[@thepack9070]

PlayerOne that was unfortunate. Maybe if they were allowed more time, they could’ve made the best Arkham game yet.

[@PlayerOne1802]

@@thepack9070 yeah... its still one of my favorites tho

[@dreww304]

that 3rd bane boss fight made me shit my pants when i was 12 years old lol

[@basementguy7281]

Him, Asylum Croc and Scarecrow and City Freeze haunted my childhood nightmares.

[@christianc.christian5025]

@@basementguy7281 That's funny, I rolled over all of these but struggled with Grundy and the second Bane fight in Origins... There's something about the automatic camera rotations and the jump mechanics that really didn't sit right with me. It becomes better when you turn them off, but even when you do, the camera still spins on you sometimes.

[@nicksparrow009]

Like for real my heart was pumping back then!

[@DrMegaMetal]

Before it always shit my pants but now that’s my favorite part of the game

[@LegoCityFilms]

I'm 12 and it was no sweat on NG+. Though the fist bane fight was the hardest in my opinion. Merry Christmas also!

[@chrisoflynn2443]

The joker being the main villain of the game makes perfect sense. It’s “Arkham Origins” because it’s the origin of the relationship between the Batman and the joker which is what the series is about

[@SuperHns]

yeah but he was born in 2001, he doesnt understand the world at all yet so.

[@ginge641]

@@SuperHns This is so retarded I have no idea how to even respond.

[@sub-zero5433]

at that point I was just tired of joker, despite the interesting concept

[@thataintfalco7106]

I think it didn’t make sense due to the bait n’ switch with Black Mask

[@ginge641]

@@thataintfalco7106 That doesn't mean the plot doesn't make sense.

[@AidanCooperSolomon]

A game has never disappointed me more than the ending to the riddler side quest

[@Metro_Zilla]

Yeah

[@christianc.christian5025]

It basically said, 'Now that you've done SO much work to find these goddamn things, here's your reward!... A token to remind you of the OTHER time that you did so much work to find these goddamn things!' I've gotten all Riddler pieces on all four games twice and I'm not sure that I'll ever do them again.

[@oshangcervo8367]

When I finished the secondary mission of the riddle and entered the room where the trophy is, I was hoping to have to climb the entire building until I found the Riddler

[@NotCharAznable]

Man...I do them in every game and always question why.

[@christianc.christian5025]

@@sup3414 As much as it is satisfying to progress through that story in Arkham City, the races are what always make me turn it down on Arkham Knight. I did it twice and really just let it go.

[@frogglen6350]

My biggest issue with Origins is the open world. Like, damn. It's just white snow on buildings and thugs scattered around. Feels so lifeless compared to City and Knight. Asylum had guards that were alive, but they die as the story goes on. Cool detail.

[@themadtitan7603]

The open-world is definitely the worst here.

[@ajwashere5019]

Frog Glen :(

[@obiwankenobi4801]

Funny, i thought origins' open world is unique because of crime in progress

[@nikoleoqp]

What?arkahm city has just thugs...origins has same and asylum has nothing wdym

[@argop4518]

@@nikoleoqp Arkham City is a prison. The setting makes perfect sense. But the open world in Origins feels lifeless despite it's supposed to be fully functional city. A snow storm on Christmas Eve is a sad excuse for lazy copy-paste. I actually love Origins. I really dig the batsuit. Some of the boss battles are very well-done. Much appreciate the detective missions. Story is pretty good despite losing focus near the end. I don't mind the lack of innovation in gameplay, but at least put some efforts on the open world. If you watch the E3 demo, the idiots at WB Montreal don't even know that Wonder City was built long before Bruce Wayne was even born.

[@ethansoderstrom8287]

An overdose of Venom? He injected himself with a new drug called T-N-1

[@PaganMinDNW]

the precursor to titan

[@ethansoderstrom8287]

@@PaganMinDNW I guess. Titan was created by Doctor Young though.

[@wesleywiggins958]

@@ethansoderstrom8287 What do you think T-N stands for?

[@anhondacivic6541]

​@ethansoderstrom8287 but she might have derived titan from the tn-1, hence why she drained bane of his venom in asylum

[@error-err-1016]

The arkham series is about the batman and joker relationship.

[@bounderby99]

Finally, someone else sees it! The reason Joker was the focus of all of the games is because the series is really about their relationship! I think this game’s story might have been much better if it didn’t have to be set in the Arkhamverse, so instead of the game needing to focus on Joker to keep with the series themes, WB Montreal could’ve done a Year One/Long Halloween-esque story with crime family villains like Sionis or Falcone

[@error-err-1016]

@@bounderby99 I agree

[@nokompromise6641]

Yeah, even in Arkham knight when joker is dead, he still haunts Batman because Batman knows how alike they are and he fears becoming the joker. He fears it so much that he pushes everyone away who may be able to help them because he doesn’t want to hurt them.

[@calebmurphy9406]

I also saw HiTopFilms' video on Arkham Origins.

[@mr.pathetic8473]

Love story

[@Olderaccount17]

My favorite Batman performance in the series. The moment I saw a rage-fueled Batman smash Kiler Croc's face in as if battling a giant monster were nothing, I knew I was in for something special.

[@stepkickking9868]

I know I’m in the minority, but Origins is my favourite game in the Arkham franchise. I really enjoy City and Asylum too, but Origins just hit different. I love the story, and snowy Gotham at Christmas was a beautiful setting. I also really like the character designs, combat and boss fights.

[@ndhunamabunda5444]

Same. I just liked it more than city. A lot of the story in city just felt convenient (its still a great game). Plus Origins had more suits

[@Alexander_Kunitz]

Out of all the games in the series, Origins is the one that feels the most thematically focused. If the other games are about letting you be Batman, Origins examines what it MEANS to be Batman.

[@csajegyember6179]

Same here

[@jessicastrike5640]

I think Asylum has the best atmosphere: being stuck on that claustrophobic gothic island with some of the most dangerous lunatics Batman faces, chef’s kiss it’s just perfection City took everything great from asylum except that atmosphere and dialled it all up to 11 Origins is basically a copy and paste of City so felt weak for not being so revolutionary but more of a good thing is a good thing isn’t it? Knight was near perfect, I felt the city was too big and hated the overuse of the batmobile/tank but otherwise great culmination for the series

[@jessicastrike5640]

normalavdol I actually really liked that they killed Joker in City! It was beautifully done

[@austinstroup8936]

The game is incredibly good, but not better than any other Arkham game. People forget that being the worst part of an amazing series doesn’t mean that it is in anyway bad

[@lennylalamba5366]

The Unbeatable BRUH!?

[@JordieCharisma]

James King It's definitely better than Knight.

[@Wilantonjakov]

@@JordieCharisma For me: 1. Arkham City 2. Arkham Origins 3. Arkham Knight 4. Arkham Asylum

[@Joesgro15]

Knight is literally more hated on then origins now and no one seems to realize that. This is my honest opinion 1. Knight 2. City 3. Asylum 4. Origins All great games tho

[@kaptain_komrade3708]

@@Joesgro15 honestly I genuinely don't understand why knight is so detested easily my fav of the series

[@devinyt275]

Personally I really like the pre rendered cutscenes. They were definitely very stylistically extreme and felt weird compared to the gameplay, but I really enjoyed the visual style and thought they were very engaging and nice to look at.

[@quranforu--_]

Bro this guy is just so underrated. I absolutely love his videos. He puts so much effort and quality into them. Such a good KZbinr. Keep it up bro

[@ThatBoyAqua]

Thank you very kindly! I’m glad you enjoy the videos ❤️❤️

[@Too_Flashy]

@@ThatBoyAqua I'm sorry what you had to go through with what happened to your channel

[@ThatBoyAqua]

It's ok I appreciate that people like you are so supportive!

[@anermly5456]

Well it might be controversial but i think origins is on par with asylum, definitely my most played arkham game after city

[@ThatBoyAqua]

Definitely agree

[@csajegyember6179]

Its my favorite. I hope no one will call me an idiot for this, lol

[@anermly5456]

csaj egy ember helyes:)

[@10_MILES_HIGH_]

@@csajegyember6179 I always loved it and never understood why people hated it. I wouldn't say it's my favourite but it's better than knight and I love it ☺️

[@infamousshadow2006]

It's my second favourite, obviously second to city, because it handled characters like bane, dead shot and deathstroke much better than rocksteady

[@underfed9552]

That edit with batman in the batwing listening to caramelldansen is genius

[@doctaflo]

but the multiplayer! how you gonna not talk about the multiplayer!? i thought it felt so fresh and interesting -if only it didn’t take 10 minutes to find a game!

[@ShockInferno]

I was about to comment about that lol

[@milkale]

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[@Agent_3141]

I grew up on the Arkham games. They're so good I can always replay the stories and still love them. This game didn't bother too much. I can't wait to see if we actually get another game. Hopefully we see something at the DC Fandome

[@RubberNips]

the schedule is out, montreal is the second reveal :D

[@basementguy7281]

They were my childhood. And my adulthood.

[@Reach008]

It’s frustrating how overlooked this game is because the set pieces, plot and designs are top notch. Loved the Firefly segment and going up the hotel to get to Joker just to end it in a fight with Bane. The voice acting was incredible and if Roger Craig Smith took over as Batman from now on I would 100% be ok with that.

[@prajwaljayaraj5887]

13:59, I laughed so hard I fell of my chair. Fucking love that song XD

[@overlord6815]

Origins is ironically my favorite of the Arkham games and I personally prefer this "version" of Batman much more. The story was better than any other Arkham game to me.

[@j-dog7060]

26:43 is the most important point in the whole video, so glad someone else criticized such a prominent issue with the game.

[@tad0193]

Lego Batman 2 was, and still is the greatest Batman, nay Superhero, nay game ever created. It shall never be topped

[@Kipsta145]

lego batman 3 is better

[@10_MILES_HIGH_]

The og is better

[@battlefrontisthebest0579]

LEGO Star Wars is better

[@aidanobrien9333]

LEGO Batman 1 is better

[@mrbossfortheloss8058]

Aidan O'Brien Lego Batman 2 has open world though

[@sal4731]

It’s ironic how all the people who didn’t like origins are now eagerly waiting for wb montreals next batman game

[@plugshirt1684]

Origins is one of my least favorite Arkham games but it is still a decent game so it’s pretty obvious to most people they can make a good Arkham game so I assume their next game will be better than origins.

[@lisandrosnchez1808]

@@plugshirt1684 true, and since they don't have the limitations of doing a prequel they can do whatever they want and im sure it's gonna be great

[@plugshirt1684]

Link Sánchez if killer moth isn’t the main antagonist I think we should riot though

[@lisandrosnchez1808]

@@plugshirt1684 oh killer moth sounds interesting with the arkham style he must look terrifying, I personally want to see gentleman ghost and maybe clock king

[@joey1881]

lmao it’s ass

[@vincenzotomarchio2347]

The most annoying thing about this game was the lack of respawning enemies. I couldnt get all the challenges and 100% the game bc of that

[@javierortiz82]

I'd say the worst part of completing it is the multiplayer trophies, the servers were shut down about one year after the game released, hence, the only way to 100% this game is thorugh the Xbox 360 version, which is the only one that still has multiplayer servers.

[@vincenzotomarchio2347]

@@javierortiz82 lol thats the version I had and I was a god at that mode 🤣

[@l.pietrobon3925]

@@javierortiz82 I recall playing multiplayer much after 2013, and I've always been a Playstation player.

[@stonedoco7455]

@@javierortiz82 I was playing online ps3 in 2017

[@thefonzkiss]

So play New Game Plus …

[@viddykhaos2896]

Personally, the story, boss fights, and the music was amazing. That Christmas theme is just epic. And the acting and the lines are amazing!

[@theonewhoplays3819]

The Cyrus Pinckney side-quest was one of the best in the series for me just for the lore.

[@AhYehNah]

Bane took T-1, it wasn’t an overdose of venom

[@darkharder6190]

That’s a fair criticism of the electric gloves but when playing on new game plus and dare I say “I am Knight” difficulty it’s very nice and has saved me from death

[@brainkiller7503]

Orgins had such great fights I loved the Deathstroke one

[@Mentlegen65]

When he said: *go-* I felt that

[@bonke2752]

I feel like the pre rendered cut scenes were amazing and I really enjoyed them personally because it gave a more cinematic feel

[@Tigerwolf102onYoutube]

Personally I think the Joker was my favorite part of this game. He felt more threatening, terrifying, insane, and compelling in this game. Batman's dialogue furthers that. I've never gotten the sense that Batman was scared of the Joker in Arkham City and Asylum but in this game, I REALLY see it. I think they introduced Joker perfectly in this game and I honestly think this game delivers the best performance and writing for Batman and Joker in any of the Arkham games.

[@RdJ0rdi973]

I'm a simple guy I see thatboyagua upload I click nice vid ( and I know it just came out 33 seconds ago)

[@solidonaso9142]

This one had the best Slade boss fight also I love how every villain wants to hunt him and how they tied Joker in this.

[@NotCharAznable]

Yeah Origins is my favorite overall. Best boss fights in the series. Best depiction of Bane. Great look at the relationship between Bruce and Alfred. Great dlc. I like the whole assassins angle.

[@Hamburg1852]

Don't forget the hidden side quest where you solve a century-old "unsolved" murder. You have to scan plaques and find a secret place on the map.

[@eazy-e7642]

I don’t remember that, was it one of those crimes you could reconstruct using detective mode?

[@Hamburg1852]

@@eazy-e7642 nah, you had to find specific plaques on the tops of famous Gotham landmarks, then some dialogue between Batman and Alfred would begin.

[@appreciatethat]

U scan a whole bunch of plaques, and the end leads to an entrance down near the water on the ice just N of the hotel basement entrance, if memory serves correctly

[@MrOwl-lw3xc]

Me and my friends are still mourning the loss of origins multiplayer. The satisfaction of one-shotting Batman by breaking his spine as Bane is indescribable.

[@milkale]

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[@mrsupercharizard]

A convo about Batman with Pokémon music in the background, I like this!

[@staidenofanarchy]

I nearly did a spit take at Batman listening to Caramelldansen, holy shit lmao.

[@dusk6549]

The amazing thing about this game is that THIS was made in two years, and with Gotham Knights getting a full development the potential is great.

[@j.c.d8768]

dude. how is every video of yours a banger? i love your tone in in these videos, it is not the usual sarcastic monotone, you actually put personality in your commentary!

[@ThatBoyAqua]

Thank you I’m glad you enjoyed!

[@Waqar_Khan475]

Finally more batman games

[@TeezoTarantino]

Fun Fact: Roger Craig Smith also played Deidera in Naruto Shippuden and also he was the main character in Dying Light Kyle Crane along with Ezio Auditore from ACII-AC-Revelations

[@alexmarshall2015]

And Arthur Morgan

[@unknown5771]

​@@alexmarshall2015he wasn't Arthur

[@goxgaming400]

I kind of agreed with you that a new villain would be better than Joker again but a comment on one of the Arkham games made me change my mind. Arkham games are focused around Batman and Joker, in Asylum we saw a generic batman story with joker being the main villain [ It was great but that's not my point], in City we saw Jokers end and how it affected Batman , in Knight despite there being Scarecrow and Arkham Knight we saw the struggles that batman had while being infected with Jokers blood and how he redeemed his sanity and locked Joker in a cage and sent him away and in Origins we obviously see why the asylum was reopened but we also see the origins of Batman and Jokers relationship and how Joker got so attached to Batman. Nice video by the way. Great Job.

[@jakeproven256]

The gliding didn't feel slow at all it felt like the same pace as arkham city.

[@cryptosporidium1203]

21:15 Batman: "Hello Go-" We can use these to help with pits!

[@santiagocanovas1570]

Just found this channel and I already love it

[@aaronam0115]

For me this is the best Arkham game. Firstly, I find the story truly unique and interesting compared to the others, as it deals with the moral conflicts faced between Batman and Joker and Alfred, it really makes you realize the consequences Batman’s lifestyle has on his allies. As another comment put it “the other games show you what it’s like to be Batman, Origins shows you what it MEANS to be Batman”. Additionally, I feel that this game has the best set pieces of the series, with the snowy and misty settings adding a rejuvenated vibe along with the fact that the game is long enough to make each area not too repetitive. For example, being in Penguin’s ship and then later being in the tower fighting Bane the first time never feel old or worn, as the other games had done. City really does rush it’s story and throughout I’m thinking “ugh, this part again”. With origins I have no such moments. And as much as people may hate on it for not adding much to the series mechanically, it wasn’t obligated to. It was a filler game but IMO exceeded the others in its own style. Lastly, the biggest weakness of the Arkham games is how is any villain other than Joker going to be the main villain? Simply put, none of them can. Joker is everything; resourceful, chaotic, entertaining, imaginative, no other villain could fill that role in a game and it’s why he is a main character in all 4 games. Overall, I love Origins for having a great, more in depth story than the other games, a familiar system for stealth and combat, a big and beautiful variety of set pieces that always feel like I’m going through them the first time, and the amazing boss battles. In my opinion, Origins was City on a bigger and less restrained scale

[@SirDenzington89]

Maybe I’m in the minority but I really don’t get the criticism for games of “not adding anything new or changing up the formula.” I don’t want any changes. The Arkham formula was already great and I wanted more of that. I wasn’t looking for new gadgets or revamped stealth system

[@jetwagner7054]

Love this mans vids. Clearly has a passion and talent. U finna blow up soon

[@ResidentOne]

I played Arkham Asylum, City, and Knight when they all came out and I love all three of them I actually played this game for the first time a few weeks ago on Steam and I also absolutely loved this one as well That opening scene with all the villains being introduced got me so pumped up

[@PlayerOne1802]

I love these videos. Please do keep it up

[@Kacpa2]

Electrocutioner was meant to be a real fight, but they run out of the time to polish out the mechanics and just cut straight to the end, turning it into a meme.

[@ayoo.bruce01]

Aw mann this game was lit back when i got it in 2013 they need a remaster of this ASAP

[@askseventeen]

Contrary to the popular opinion, I really like that the Joker played a big part in all the games. I liked how every game had a different story, but Batman’s struggle with the Joker was always there, even after his death.

[@ColeTrainWayne]

I REALLY loved the martial artist enemies they were so fun to fight, them countering you, and you countering them, so fun.

[@josesanchezcarrillo9234]

I remember how proud I was when I finished he deathstroke fight without being hit and when I finished it on I am the night this game was dope

[@lilwillio6779]

batman getting cut out sounds like Banjo Kazooie NPC's talking

[@badtothebone2085]

The way I see it: AC>AO>AA>AK Must I say more?

[@prajwaljayaraj5887]

This video is a perfect retrospective that perfectly sums up my mixed feelings with this game, thank you for making it! You have a new subscrbier!

[@drewbazzell389]

Love this video man, just a tip you should run your voice recording through a De-Esser, some of the sibilance is harsh! Keep up the good work

[@theoutsider8752]

Very nice video Btw I would love to see your point of view on the Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor or Shadow of War

[@dootperfect6542]

YES!! I love those games

[@havingteawithghosts9021]

First video I've seen of yours and I have to say you did a really good job. Your points were very well explained (maybe hammered the samey does not mean bad a bit much, but I understand why) and I look forward to seeing you analyze other games. Also yes, the DLC for Origins is worth playing. Cold Cold Heart isn't BioShock 2 DLC or Dark Souls DLC level of great, but it's still pretty damn fun. Good 3 - 4 hours of fun.

[@ThatBoyAqua]

Thank you I am glad you enjoyed the video! ❤️❤️

[@aidenhenry3758]

I found this to be my second favorite game before city. for a year of development this was a great game. I love the more comic style of the animation and Kevin Conroy as a young, more angry batman he absolutely nailed the lines. so overall i think that this is one of the greatest Arkham games

[@goatygoat2709]

Great video dude! I remember playing and loving all the arkham games. My favorite will always be Arkham Asylum

[@christianbayley5350]

Is no one gunna mention the music score for this game? It was amazing, i personally think it was one of the best music scores in any of the arkham games

[@TJunioR97]

City is a close second

[@DiegoTequila]

So sad this will never come out on ps4, I would have enjoyed a lot this game

[@legacyofdefeat9517]

You could play it with a PlayStation Now subscription my dude!

[@DiegoTequila]

@@legacyofdefeat9517 Oh! Seriously? I had no idea. Thank you!

[@corvus5964]

i played through every batman game in the series and i really enjoyed them a lot and apart from the number of times you use the Batmobile in arkham knight it was actually an incredible game and really well done and I've known about arkham origins but never had the chance to play it since i was on console but since my recent switch to pc I've been given the chance to play it and so my opinion on the game is that it was incredible, i legit have no bad things to say about it tbh because the combat was the same we saw in the series and the stealth felt like the stealth that are in the rest of the games too so it was all the same mechanics but a new story and i really did enjoy this story a lot, the voice acting was great, the way they blend things into the game like new characters was really well done and then the detective vision sections were extremely fun to do and then you also have so much stuff to do after the game to continue taking down bad guys and ending the little side operations they had going on so overall this is an incredible game and if you haven't played it and can please do because you wont be disappointed

[@avian12311]

That Mad Hatter side mission was wild

[@aec111100]

1. Arkham asylum - loved the creepy atmosphere of the asylum, almost felt like Batman’s version of bioshock 1, story was well paced not too many plot lines going on. The story felt the most focused and actually felt like it took place in one night. 2. Arkham city - improved on all the gameplay from Arkham asylum, made Batman himself feel less stiff and more agile. Story was good but not as well paced as asylum, felt a bit convoluted. For some reason I didn’t find the environment as interesting as asylum. But it had a great opening and ending. 3. Arkham Knight - easily had the best gameplay out of all the Arkham games and still graphically looks good to this day. But it had a lack of interesting boss fights, scarecrow was great in asylum but felt like they didn’t know how to use him in this game. A lot of the side missions were kind repetitive. 4. Arkham Origins - not a bad game I liked how they used some of the characters but it did just feel like expanded DLC for city, and for some reason the combat felt worse. Story was interesting at first, but after the joker reveal it started to feel like asylums story again, especially the last mission in black gate.

[@LegoCityFilms]

What if they were all released at the same time? That would sure change this list

[@lemarble9277]

1. Batman: Arkham Knight (10/10) I enjoy every aspect of this game, even the Batmobile. The only problem I have is the pretty eh boss fights, but I don’t feel as they are abundant enough to bring the score below a 10. 2. Batman: Arkham City (9.8) Even though I really enjoy this game, the map design and eh/forgettable side missions hold it back from being a 10 for me. 3. Batman: Arkham Asylum (9.4) Repetitive gameplay, bad/eh boss fights, really bad end game, and an empty world hold this game back from having a better score. 4. Batman: Arkham Origins (8.7) Even though I really love this game, things like forgettable/eh side missions, really dead world, really boring end game, poor traversal, and being kinda buggy hold it back from being a 9+ game. Even though every Arkham game has their problems, I love every game in the franchise. I personally believe each deserve their spot in the top 10 best superhero games of all time. The Batman: Arkham Franchise is my favorite game franchise of all time, along with having my favorite game of all time, Batman: Arkham Knight.

[@winstonchurchill7822]

Bro,bad side missions dont reduce scores a bit.be realistic, 8.5/10 for knight 8.2/10 for city 7.4/10 for Asylum 7.3/10 for origins.

[@lemarble9277]

@@winstonchurchill7822 depends on the person who is stating their “reviews”. I personally feel side missions are more important then the average player.

[@winstonchurchill7822]

@@lemarble9277 totally agree with you,thats why bad side missions dont reduce it by 0.1-0.5 But by 1-2

[@Troll_vs.]

Dam thats one ign of a score

[@lemarble9277]

@@winstonchurchill7822 ah, I must of misread your message. I really don’t think they should reduce a game by up to 2 points, even I don’t feel they have that big of an impact. Still, your opinion, so.

[@andrewstencel]

good game, but level design was simply awful, both indoors (with every predator section feeling the same closed arenas connected by corridors) and outdoors (with terrible grappling spots, bad ledge detection and lack of traversal options on some maze-like structures)

[@sauravsingh9854]

It makes sense why some ppl don't like Joker being in this game but HiTop Films made a really good point in one of his Arkham related videos that the entire series is p much abt the relationship between Batman and Joker and the duality like you mentioned. I would drop the link but I don't remember in what video he said that. Since i just treat the game like a prequel it doesn't undermine Joker's death in City for me. Awesome video tho I love your channel!

[@brisoatisuto9795]

I honestly liked the gloves it wasn't too overpowered to me , I mean your fighting alot of the same enemies so being able to get through them faster at some points is pretty useful

[@Jacob-wu3if]

Batman’s villains are ICONIC

[@stellarwzrd3958]

Just starting watching your videos and I’ve noticed your views and opinions are very similar to mine. Great content keep up the hard work!

[@joshansley3982]

duuuuuude! disco rave tunes in the batwing!!! 😂😂😂😂 brilliant! love your content !

[@whodatninja439]

I played the game on PS3 and PC, and PC is still the way to go. Better graphics and higher framerates. The snow physx to this day still looks amazing! i experienced falling through the map once, in both versions, but never crashes. Must be tied to hardware, and luck.

[@ThatBoyAqua]

Thank you for the insight!

[@prod.gregupnext2958]

In my mind ..... ORGINS IS THE BEST OVERALL just because of multiplayer i made so many great friends and it was my 1st online games

[@milkale]

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[@flufo]

god i fucking love your videos so much they're so comfy to sit down and watch

[@ThatBoyAqua]

Thank you! I’ve heard they are also quite entertaining on the shitter.

[@slimshady7533]

I played the deathstroke boss battle Yesterday and all the skills I’ve learnt from my six-year-old self paid off in this trip of nostalgia.

[@newginslab6993]

My favorite boss battle out of all of them in the Arkham games. No vents, no tricks. Just two trained guys slugging it out.

[@PaganMinDNW]

did that about 3 days ago, they also paid off

[@justingiovanni4856]

Batman is a metal head so he would be blasting some cannibal corpse while he rides in the batwing.

[@Dankmemeslover69]

Dethklok

[@Kai-gb9js]

Origins is probably my favourite out of the 4, I loved the villians and the detective side of batman also the awesome multiplayer mode

[@milkale]

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[@primalscientist8002]

It’s good to know people still make videos about Batman, one of the best game series

[@ProfWhitePine]

When I finally got around to playing this game, years after playing the other three Arkham games, I was honestly just blown away. I wish I could go back and have played it when it came out, unfortunately I listened to a lot of the negativity at the time and dismissed a great game.

[@ChaoticChills17]

Personally I believe Origins was quite fun, and it gave me an actually fun multiplayer time. It's sad to see the servers are shut down.

[@milkale]

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[@TheAesirGod246]

Don’t care what anyone says, Arkham origins’s bane. Was the best Bane in Batman history .

[@uchihabomber1296]

That batjet edit you did needs to be a meme so we could just imagine to what he’s listening too but that deathstroke fight was the best in the series in my opinion

[@ThatBoyAqua]

If you want to make your own like I did you just take the cutscene and throw a high pass and low pass filter on whatever audio you want. If you want the flashing lights you can mask out the windows and add a tint or just rip mine. I have just the meme on my twitter.

[@schneider87666]

Asylum was so new, deep, dark and with stunning graphics. Arkham City was the open world and batman universe expansion. Origins looked bleachy to me, out of timeline, akham knight was the top of a high tech and modern batman story.

[@danielcheeseflavoredtortil1302]

Its a shame how there's not that many likes. Personally i liked it

[@croman5931]

didn’t watch yet, but i liked that game, keep uploading man

[@NightmareproductionsOFFICIAL]

I feel like the story is the best part of the game because the Arkham games are about the relationship between batman and the joker and going back to the beginning fleshes out there relationship after his death perfectly. I’d even say it’s one of my favourite batman joker stories ever so I can’t say at all that he should’ve been backed out.

[@ndjoker34]

I really enjoyed origins, I remember playing through it quite a few times and I remember that whenever it came to the battle with Deathstroke, I was always on the edge of my seat because he was a really difficult boss to beat, no matter what difficulty I had the setting on, Deathstroke was always a challenge. I really love seeing a younger, angrier Bruce Wayne. This is exactly how I'd picture the Arkham Batman being in his younger years, I really loved the twist of joker being black mask the whole time and it was him that was really behind hiring the assassins to kill Batman, I also love seeing how jokers obsession with Batman began. The bridge stage where you have to take down firefly was my favorite stage in the whole game. I also really loved the combat and finishing moves on an enemy, and the origins batsuit is my favorite batsuit in all the Arkham games, with the Arkham knight suit coming in at a close second. Batman Arkham origins is just a really fun game and has my 2nd favorite story in the Arkham franchise. I was really bummed out when I found that it wasn't getting a remastered version like asylum and city was for "Return to Arkham" in my opinion, origins is underappreciated and deserves to get more love. I'd love to see a remastered version of this game on the ps5 someday.

[@whitezombified]

"Roger Craig Smith kills it as Batman and I prefer it to Conroy" LMAOOOOOOOOOOO yikes

[@Weizzey]

Like when he said Troy Baker was okay as Joker 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@gamingtributes545]

Tbh Conroy's Batman voice has been set on auto pilot for the last 10 years or so except for a few scenes in Arkham Knight. Roger Craig Smith brought some humanity to it.

[@whitezombified]

@@gamingtributes545 that's a big no, it just sounded like RCS being RCS

[@gamingtributes545]

@@whitezombified Just like KC sounds like KC...Conroy's Batman sounds robotic because he's done the voice for so long. Disagree if you want, that's your right.

[@crday3090]

Conroy brought emotion to the character in the animated series, but since then it's just been lifeless, almost phoning it in