Summary

Batman: Arkham Origins features an expanded Gotham City and introduces an original prequel storyline occurring several years before the events of Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City.

Storyline

Taking place before the rise of Gotham City’s most dangerous villains and assassins, the game showcases a young, raw, unrefined Batman as he faces a defining moment in his early career as a crime fighter that sets his path to becoming the Dark Knight. As the story unfolds, witness identities being formed and key relationships being forged.


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Batman: Arkham Origins Reviews & Ratings

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Review by MrPajamas [user]
March 12, 2021

Batman: Arkham Origins was quite a blow to me. After the amazing Arkham Asylum and the excellent Arkham City came disappointment in the formBatman: Arkham Origins was quite a blow to me. After the amazing Arkham Asylum and the excellent Arkham City came disappointment in the form of Arkham Origins. I think the series should have ended in Arkham City because there was a game at the top. What struck me right away was the graphics. Previous games looked great, but this time the game seemed graphically worse than the previous part. Apart from the textures, which simply looked kind of out of focus, the cut scenes, for example, were just quite weird. Not only were they often a cut-scene of the cinematic type, which does not use the graphics from the game at all, which means nothing about it, but I was rather annoyed by the appearance of the characters. Alfred was fine for me, but maybe Batman was quite weird, but especially the Joker. What did they do to him? It wasn't really bad, it wasn't, but he looked a lot better before. But the Joker no longer plays such a role here as before, because the main role of the villain was taken over by Two-Face, which you probably already know here that the game will simply not have the previous ones, because at least no one has a Joker for me. What I also praised the previous games for was the so-called I call it scanned scenes in the manner of Far Cry, although I don't like to say the comparison myself, but I don't know what else to compare it to. I honestly don't even know if they were here anymore or not, but probably not, because if they did, they would be etched in my memory. For example, I remember the luxury passages with Scarecrow or the amazing part of Arkham City, where Batman learned to sail better, but I'd hit the spoilers, which I don't want. There is simply no such memorable part in the game, or at least not for me. So I've criticized the game quite a bit, but don't get me wrong. It's a good game. The Batman threshers are still great, so are the solutions to the puzzles, even though the detective parts annoyed me here rather than enjoying them, but that will probably be me. Overall, it's just a good game that just doesn't have the previous ones. I recommend, but probably only to Batman fans.

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Review by adrenilinmatt [user]
December 3, 2020

This game is so underrated it hurts. On pc it runs beautifully and in 4k with max settings it still looks great. Just because it wasnt as goodThis game is so underrated it hurts. On pc it runs beautifully and in 4k with max settings it still looks great. Just because it wasnt as good as Arkham City does not mean it isnt worth your time, on the contrary. It absolutely IS worth your time and what little money it costs to buy these days.Do yourselves a favor and dont overlook this one just because critic reviews are middling and somebody told you its the worst arkham game. Youll be missing a hidden gem of a game.

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Review by hoho060 [user]
November 4, 2019

it was not a bad game, the feeling of hitting was very good. but there is defiecient information so i lost way to go out. so i lost my way andit was not a bad game, the feeling of hitting was very good. but there is defiecient information so i lost way to go out. so i lost my way and i stopped and removed the game. um mm, i think you shouldn't buy this game.

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Review by sitebender [user]
April 19, 2019

Felt like a much better story than the previous two games, even if it's a prequel and has logic gaps like Batman having cooler gear in thisFelt like a much better story than the previous two games, even if it's a prequel and has logic gaps like Batman having cooler gear in this adventure than others that would come later in the timeline. It's also the same city from the previous game, but the action and fun here is top notch, on par with previous games, just not different enough from the previous games.

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Review by Lex_Luger [user]
July 27, 2014

Solid game that is not quite as good as Asylum or City, but good enough to satisfy fans of DC comics and Batman.Pros - Most of theSolid game that is not quite as good as Asylum or City, but good enough to satisfy fans of DC comics and Batman.Pros - Most of the villains origins stories are well done (Penguin, Bane, and Riddler)- Snow effects and Dx11 effects are nice, and run well on good hardware (optimized)- Good boss fights, better than City or Asylum- Good soundtrackCons - horrible joker back story that was completely unnecessary, and basically ruins the story as a whole- Inexplicable gadgets and retcons that have no business in game (grapnel boost, Harley Quinn)- Batman, despite just starting out, is more powerful than ever

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Game Information
Release Date October 24, 2013
Publisher WB Games, WB Games Montréal, Splash Damage, Human Head Studios, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Content Rated T (Teen)
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer
Player Perspectives Third person
Genres Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Themes Action, Stealth, Open world
Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U