Batman: Arkham Asylum vs Arkham City, Which Game Is Better?

WC - There’s just something about Batman. The DC character captivates, excites and moves us without comparison in this era where he dominates the box office, animation and more and more; gaming.

Rocksteady’s Batman game series is the most decorated comic book video game series of all time and, without compare, the best.

[DaThreats]

The one with Batman

[StraightPath]

Arkham city blow everything out of water when it came out.

[Anderson8]

hmm tuff choice then.. altho the batman one was better than the batman one

[saladthieves]

This is kind of a tough choice.

Both games are brilliant, but I find Arkham City, after playing Arkham Asylum, to be better. It is larger, deals with more in terms of things that you can do and play with (there are lots more villains, for instance).

[Baka-akaB]

Superman 64

[ChunkyLover53]

I preferred Arkham Asylum. That game took me by surprise and was the longer and more thought out game. Arkham City was good too, but the main story was shorter and the amount of villains they threw at you was just insane, and not in a good way. I felt like they were just trying to fit in as many as possible, and it might ruin it for a later game, I think some of those villains could be a main villain in a future title if they did it right.

[RedHotChiliPepaSpray]

agreed. i also think the compact and limited setting of asylum was better than the huge open world of city because even though the the city was good i found that apart from the main storyline, the city wasn't used as well as it could of been .... whereas in asylum, everywhere you went, you were provided with detailed and varied settings that had background to it e.g the ghost of arkham audio speechs, the sewers that croc was locked in, the atmosphere of the psych and medical ward and the ridler challenges gave you more info about the batman universe within the asylum.
Just about everywhere in arkham city felt the same, it was good to traverse in but asylum had a rich and more detailed setting with a better story

[Vandamme21]

Both are awesome games but Arkham City is a little better

[Sizzon]

Both are 2 of the best games of this generation.

But I'd go with Asylum, thou City is still awesome.

[sjaakiejj]

Thought Arkham City was the better game, having played them both back-to-back. Really enjoyed the variety that Catwoman introduced, and the contrast that the different villains offered.

The thing I was most let down with though was technical performance. As soon as I switch DirectX 11 features on, frame rates drop significantly, which signals a rather poor implementation of the features, considering graphically more advanced titles run perfectly fine with those same features.

[Zha1tan]

gameplay - Arkham City

Story - Arkham Asylum

[Tsukuyomi]

Asylum the story had that suspenseful feeling to it while city had better gameplay mechanics

[JBSleek]

Arkham Asylum I think took the entire industry by storm by giving us a Batman game in which it was really good and unexpected.

City did improve upon the formula but Asylum storyline and atmosphere was so good that I edge it to Asylum. When you have such a great game it is hard for a successor to wow us in the same way.

[jjb1981]

Gotham city impostors is better than both

[francknara6]

Asylum. Better ambiance, better story, better set-pieces, better immersion.

[Dark11]

Arkham City is waaay better.

[Derpy]

Both games where great but in my opinion, Arkham Asylum was better. The game just had a creepier atmosphere. The first time you played it, you never knew what was waiting for you around each corner. There were moments that made me jump and I can't remember that ever happening in Arkham City.

But don't get me wrong, like I said, they're both great games, but I do feel that Arkham Asylum is the better of the two, if only by a small margin.

[JDcg]

I can not believe this is even a question. This is the most ridiculous article. City is Asylum but 20 times better.

[capcock]

without any doubt at all.. arkham city!
it's bigger and better in every aspect, much more to do!

arkham asylum is kind of short and when u're done all u're doing is watching for riddler trophies without enemies or anything... that was lame + the enemies are so retarded in arkham asylum compared to arkham city

[InTheLab]

I thought the combat was better the first time around. Having access to most of your gadgets is great and all, but you'll never really use them...and they gimped the Batclaw.

Also, the combat feels a bit sloppy in AC...or at least, not as precise as with AA. Nothing like having a 200 hitter going and two guys run up to you like they're going to swing at you (and they do 90% of the time), and then back away as soon as you hit the counter button, thus ruining your combo. Or the guy with the bat that glides half a screen away to attack you. Or the guy that has a stronger fist than Batman has boot. This won't matter to most but I'm a Joker's Funhouse fanatic. Gotta top 6m score or die trying...