Batman: Arkham Origins comes so close to feeling like a simple underwhelming expansion pack for Arkham City that, after a while, the linearity and hand-holding just make you wonder if its worth your time, since you've done it twice before.
Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League is almost here, but I can't revisit the best Arkhamverse game on PS5 without sacrificing quality.
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.
tbh buying a game like that for WiiU should’ve been an obvious non-purchase when it existed on better hardware.
Origins is amazing..
my favorite Batman is Batman and Robin on mega drive.. an HD REMASTER of that would still look glorious
I got it launch. Kinda hard to go back. I'm supposed to know they were going to drop support months after the fact. 🤣
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.
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.
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.
Smacks of hyperbole to me, talk about clutching at straws to create some drama around PS5!!
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.
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.
I don’t know about best game but it definitely has the best story and boss fights.
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.
Batman: Arkham Origins launched 10 years ago today, and sadly doesn't stand the test of time as well as its predecessors.
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).
Despite certain flaws, Batman: Arkham Origins is a splendid entry in the legendary Arkham series and deserves better than being forsaken.
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.
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
All these lower reviews are because it doesn't improve anything, it feels like an expansion pack, or it's the same but a different story.... Well, is it worth getting if you haven't played any other batman games before?
Its batman and its good. They need to just stop! People think its cool to be negative and critical...
Giving this game a 62 for the reasons he stated is pretty heinous. It is just as good as the Rocksteady Arkham games yet this is being treated with ferocity. I don't get it. It doesn't feel like an expansion for Arkham City at all. It is very much its own game. It has areas where it has improved massively over the first two.
The detective mode for example and the thoroughly excellent boss fights. And it only holds your hand as much as the first two did, until you get used to the gadgets again. Of course it feels similar to the previous Arkham games. It IS an Arkham game.
Sometimes I wonder about people. They'll praise a 3rd iteration of a series which hasn't moved very far and unfairly criticise another as they go in with a specific view. In this case it seems to be as it isn't Rocksteady it is open season on criticism.
The funny thing is this is an iteration that actually improves the series in a number of subtle ways. It is the same but better. And the improvements are welcome. It is a shame to see people not going in to a game to enjoy it due to their preconceptions.
The fact is if you went in almost blind this game would take you in and scream 'PAY ATTENTION TO ME AS I AM AWESOME' in your face from the opening sequence. Do you like Batman? Do you like the Arkham games? Do you welcome subtle improvements? Do you like brilliant boss battles? If the answer to all of these is yes then you will love Origins.
And if it sounds like I am defending the game it is because I am and I have no shame for doing it. There is great work here from WB Games and they deserve the benefit of the doubt, just like Rocksteady did with Asylum.
Just one thing though. If you are on PS3 do not install update 1.01. It crushes the framerate to unplayable levels. I have no idea what it does but stick with the basic game until the new update is out.
This game is the 2nd best of the 3 overall, but easily takes the cake with combat.
If Arkham Asylum felt this visceral and tight, it would have been near perfect.
This is actually my favourite next to Arkham Asylum, I wasn't the biggest fan of Arkham City, I felt like it lost the soul and atmosphere of Asylum, this has brought that back and the combat is actually much improved with new moves and gadgets.