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Batman: Arkham Origins Creative Director Explains why Deathstroke is Confined to Challenge Mode

Deathstroke is a huge part of the marketing campaign for Warner Bros. Montreal's upcoming game, Batman: Arkham Origins. The character has been prominent in a majority of the game's trailers, and is being promoted as the main pre-order bonus. The character however, will not be playable in the main story-mode (the bread and butter of the Arkham franchise) in any form.

ZombieKiller3916d ago

That's OK as long as I can play as Batman I'm good lol

Kalebninja3916d ago

i wasn't expecting to play as him like that but now they go and say that makes me want to be able to do that... they should have never said anything...

Kurylo3d3916d ago (Edited 3916d ago )

deathstroke is just a villain. Whats so special about him. In fact... isnt he, mostly, not even a batman villain? I thought he was a dc universe villain that i guess warner bros is trying to make more popular by including him in this game.

I mean dont get me wrong.. he has this cool wannabe big boss look under his mask, but other then that i dont even find thim all that interesting. In fact they seem to really be lacking this time around with the villains. Mostly using villains that no one really heard of or are very unpopular... but then decide to throw bane in there even though he wasnt even in batmans life at this point in history lol...

TransientDreamer3916d ago

I would argue he's more of "Bat-family" villain since he's appeared in Teen Titans, Batman & Robin, and Nightwing.

"Mostly using villains that no one really heard of or are very unpopular"
They used up all their A-listers in AA and AC. Why rehash that? I'm really excited for their interpretation of Copperhead.

"but then decide to throw bane in there even though he wasnt even in batmans life at this point in history lol"
This game isn't a retelling of official canon. It's their own take.

Kalebninja3916d ago

the only villain i dont know so far is copperhead i know the rest and im not sure of deathstrokes exact origins but everything i've seen him in is batman related except until the arrow show it seems as he's a green arrow villain in fact his nemesis

Kurylo3d3916d ago (Edited 3916d ago )

There are a lot mroe A listers available, but besides that... arkham asylum and arkham city all had the rogues gallery that detailed the characters histories according to the comic books. if this is a prequel it should obviously be like the comics or at least fit into the comics history. To say its their own take, but then call it arkham origins and say its a prequel is nothing more then an excuse. This was one of my greatest fears when i heard rocksteady wasnt envolved with this one. They were the ones who made the series and made it fit so damn well.

As a prequel they should have set it up where azrael th guy who became batman after bruce waynes back was broken by bane was a villain. They should have included red hood (former robin that was killed) as a villain. I mean they have some sick villains to choose from, yet were stuck with a dude with a jetpack... how lame lol. So far im just not impressed with this game. There putting too much emphasis on deathstroke who im pretty sure originated in teen titans. And teen titans was about robin.. robin doesnt exist yet. lol... I feel like were getting messed over by the people making this game and they are simply riding the coat tales of rocksteady.

Its like what happened to call of duty modern warfare. Modern warfare and modernwarfare 2 were hot... after that everyone in the company bounced do to legal stuff and activision greed.. then activision made more games with their code lol.. just ripped it off.. not even as good as those previous ones. Those previous ones are what revitalized call of duty and turned it into a powerhouse.

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The best Batman Arkham game still isn’t on PS5, and that’s a problem

Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League is almost here, but I can't revisit the best Arkhamverse game on PS5 without sacrificing quality.

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ZeekQuattro118d ago

Not a fan of Orgins. Blame it on the absence of Conroy & Hamill. Blame it on the lack of atmosphere compared to Asylm. Hell blame it the devs thst dicked over Wii U owners like me that purchased the game only for support be dropped as a thank you to me. It's better than Knight but that's not saying much. I don't care for that entry either.

Rebel_Scum118d ago

tbh buying a game like that for WiiU should’ve been an obvious non-purchase when it existed on better hardware.

Cacabunga118d ago

Origins is amazing..
my favorite Batman is Batman and Robin on mega drive.. an HD REMASTER of that would still look glorious

ZeekQuattro118d ago

I got it launch. Kinda hard to go back. I'm supposed to know they were going to drop support months after the fact. 🤣

Exvalos118d ago

You sound like a salty fanboy, that it didn't come to your precious plastic of choice. It's not the developers fault Nintendo continues making underpowered hardware. It's our fault because we keep buying it. Yes I say (we) I'm part of the problem as well.

ZeekQuattro118d ago

I have a PS3 and a Wii U. How was I a salty fanboy? I bought the game on the system I wanted it for.

Rebel_Scum118d ago

Nah my comment has nothing to do with whether you’d know or not that they’d drop support.

Buying any AAA game of that era for a WiiU you should’ve known you’d be sacrificing graphics and load times.

LucasRuinedChildhood118d ago

It's solid but Origins is definitely not the best Arkham game.

LoveSpuds118d ago

Smacks of hyperbole to me, talk about clutching at straws to create some drama around PS5!!

generic-user-name117d ago

Titles like these are designed to get you to come in, go to their comment section and tell them how they're so wrong so they can boost their numbers.

Phoenix76118d ago

Even though its not the best arkham game in the series, its still an enjoyable game in its own right. What it do really well at though, was the crime investigations scenes. Which imo, were the best of the franchise.

goldwyncq118d ago

I don’t know about best game but it definitely has the best story and boss fights.

boing1118d ago

Never played it and recently I've finally tried it via cloud on psn. It's not the best for sure, but it ain't bad either.

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Batman: Arkham Origins - Open World Busy Work that Doesn't Hold Up 10 Years Later

Batman: Arkham Origins launched 10 years ago today, and sadly doesn't stand the test of time as well as its predecessors.

Petebloodyonion199d ago

I fail to grasp why this title is worse compared to Arkham City (according to the article) as the author didn't provide any argument to explain why aside from that it felt the bigger map compared to Arkham Asylum made the experience less tight.
More importantly, the author seems like he never played Arkham City since he described the game as linear (alongside Asylum).

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The Unjustly Forgotten Batman: Arkham Origins Deserves A Resurgence

Despite certain flaws, Batman: Arkham Origins is a splendid entry in the legendary Arkham series and deserves better than being forsaken.

lellkay312d ago (Edited 312d ago )

It's the worst of the three in my opinion, but still really enjoyable. Definitely underated and gets far more crap that it deserves.

Should be included with the other Arkham games in the bundle.

Demetrius312d ago

I'm honestly enjoying it alot, my first time playing since I just decided to get a Xbox 360 slim for 65$, I cop some other gems too tho, I went into Arkham origins not expecting better than Arkham city but it does deliver plus the guy who voices batman did a good job aiming for the young Bruce impression