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Ranking the Batman: Arkham games
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Defcon_2Fast4u
Neo Member
For me
Origins has by far the best narrative and boss fights of all the games.
Origins
Knight
Asylum
City
Origins has by far the best narrative and boss fights of all the games.
Origins
Knight
Asylum
City
Knight and City are tied for best.
I'm still too close to the experience of playing thru Knight, but I LOVED what is there. Batmobile is superb to control and everything else was excellent. Felt like a natural evolution of the series while introducing big brand new elements. A perfect sequel to City, just as City was the perfect sequel to Asylum.
I'm still too close to the experience of playing thru Knight, but I LOVED what is there. Batmobile is superb to control and everything else was excellent. Felt like a natural evolution of the series while introducing big brand new elements. A perfect sequel to City, just as City was the perfect sequel to Asylum.
CrichtonKicks
Member
Knight>>City>Origins>Asylum
Outside of Origins I think each game has been a refinement and improvement on the last. And I like Origins a lot but I like City just a bit more.
Outside of Origins I think each game has been a refinement and improvement on the last. And I like Origins a lot but I like City just a bit more.
Yoshi
Headmaster of Console Warrior Jugendstrafanstalt
I have prioritized Yoshi over Batman, so I've yet to play Knight, so far my order is:
Asylum > City > Origins. Though I've played Asylum after City and Origins, had I played it first, the ">" would probably be a ">>". Due to knowing all the abilites you get in Asylum beforehand, it lacked some surprise and was too easy, had I played it first, I would have appreciated it more. The game design in Asylum is a lot mor focused and dense.
Asylum > City > Origins. Though I've played Asylum after City and Origins, had I played it first, the ">" would probably be a ">>". Due to knowing all the abilites you get in Asylum beforehand, it lacked some surprise and was too easy, had I played it first, I would have appreciated it more. The game design in Asylum is a lot mor focused and dense.
ubersticky
Member
With Knight being so new this rating might change but so far
City > Knight > Asylum >>>>>>>>>>>> Origins
City > Knight > Asylum >>>>>>>>>>>> Origins
SlipperyMoose
Member
Origins was the only game I didn't finish. I may have been burned out of Batman at that point but I just couldn't vibe with that. It did have interesting parts though. I'll go back and finish it but I still think Arkham Asylum and Arkham City are my favorites. I'm playing through Knight right now and I like the game with the exception of being forced to use the batmobile all the time.
Asylum>Knight>City=Origins
Asylum is easily my favourite. Arkham Asylum is one of my favourite locations in videogames and the level design is by far the best.
I'm not too keen on the open world nature of the other games, but Knight has the best main story of the other 3, so it's my second favourite.
Origins had a better main story than City, but it was a buggy mess when I played it and the side missions were worse, so I'd rank them about the same.
Asylum is easily my favourite. Arkham Asylum is one of my favourite locations in videogames and the level design is by far the best.
I'm not too keen on the open world nature of the other games, but Knight has the best main story of the other 3, so it's my second favourite.
Origins had a better main story than City, but it was a buggy mess when I played it and the side missions were worse, so I'd rank them about the same.
Solidsoul
Banned
The more and more I think about it I think I'd have to put Knight last. Its unfortunate because the game is so good. The thing I just can't seem to get over is there are no boss battles.
The other three games all had really enjoyable boss battles. Knight also has the weird tiered ending and just a bit too many batmobile missions.
The series is phenomenal beginning to end though.
The other three games all had really enjoyable boss battles. Knight also has the weird tiered ending and just a bit too many batmobile missions.
The series is phenomenal beginning to end though.
Shake Appeal
Member
Origins > Asylum > City
Because I play on PC, Knight is a null vote for me right now.
Because I play on PC, Knight is a null vote for me right now.
I'm not finished with Knight on PC. Probably won't finish until it's patched, but I can say I'm not enjoying it very much.
Origins kind of burned me out. I liked the ranking system and increased difficulty, but the combat was less smooth than City's, the story was a bit up it's own ass with Joker and flat other villains, the electric gloves were stupid op and a stupid gadget anyway (the company that ported Arkham City to Wii U and included the gloves there made Origins). I liked a lot of the dialogue, I liked all of the costumes, and the bosses were nice. But it felt like unnecessary retread, mechanically and thematically. We get it, Joker's some deity of chaos. I couldn't even finish the DLC.
Asylum is by far the best for me. Combat works great, locales are still artistically untouched by any other in the series, and it was just kind of a joy. City felt like too much filler and more fantastical than I'd like.
Origins kind of burned me out. I liked the ranking system and increased difficulty, but the combat was less smooth than City's, the story was a bit up it's own ass with Joker and flat other villains, the electric gloves were stupid op and a stupid gadget anyway (the company that ported Arkham City to Wii U and included the gloves there made Origins). I liked a lot of the dialogue, I liked all of the costumes, and the bosses were nice. But it felt like unnecessary retread, mechanically and thematically. We get it, Joker's some deity of chaos. I couldn't even finish the DLC.
Asylum is by far the best for me. Combat works great, locales are still artistically untouched by any other in the series, and it was just kind of a joy. City felt like too much filler and more fantastical than I'd like.
Enosh
Member
was just about to post this ranking too then I saw that post ^^
mind you i enjoyed all 3 of them a lot, so it's not like one end means good and the other shit, I just preferred the story and art style (and especially the batsuit) from origins, so that puts it over the other 2, also had some great boss fights
but yes waiting for knight to be fixed before buying and playing it...
PIMPBYBLUD
Member
Haven't played Knight but I would still say Asylum over the rest.
I haven't played Origins.
Ranking Arkham Knight is difficult because it had the series' highest highs and lowest lows in my opinion. For me Asylum's setting was the most memorable with Knight close second and City third. All three disappointed me some what with their ending.
In my mind there aren't huge gaps between the games: Asylum = Knight > City.
Ranking Arkham Knight is difficult because it had the series' highest highs and lowest lows in my opinion. For me Asylum's setting was the most memorable with Knight close second and City third. All three disappointed me some what with their ending.
In my mind there aren't huge gaps between the games: Asylum = Knight > City.
InfiniteCombo
Banned
I agree with all of this. Well said.
Also, I might be the only person in the world who cares about this, but both Asylum and City had obvious audio cues that let you know when you knocked your foe unconscious for good. They took that away in Origins, which means I constantly had to keep tabs on who was still around and who wasn't. In a room full of 30+ thugs, that's a lot of tabs to keep. And that's on top of having your flow broken by supremely ANNOYING enemies like "the Martial Artist" (ugh) or the big charging dude.
On top of that, the stealth rooms seemed to be designed (much) worse than those of either Asylum or City. Some of the stealth rooms had like 10 armed thugs packed like sardines there, with nowhere to hide.
I 100%'d both Asylum and City multiple times, but I haven't even 100%'d Origins once. And by the looks of it, that might never happen.
Regginator
Member
For all the people saying Origins had the best boss fights, I keep hearing people say that. It's not like I disagree per se, but you make it sound like all of them were fucking great, and I disagree with that:
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was decent, nothing special. A bit boring maybe.
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was a huge disappointing QTE fest.
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was great and felt really fresh.
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fight was okay, nothing special.
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was a good change of pace, felt fresh.
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was good (even though it was basically Mr. Freeze, as in you can't use the same move twice).
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: exact same format as Arkham City, except for the goons you have to fight to get to him.
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: pretty much a rip-off from the much better
fight in Arkham City
Arkham Origins has two good fights
and
) and one great one (
), while the others are decent or disappointing.
Other great ones:
Arkham City
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: Pretty much everything about it was great. The setting, the diversity, the music, it had it all.
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: for the reasons stated by many. Very tense, especially since you can't use moves twice. Even more tense in NG+.
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: slashing at him with swords, how is that not fucking great? Especially after
dying, it really helped with letting it all out.
Arkham Asylum
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: this was a great fight, so tense and I think I nearly pissed myself. Very high pressure and very good fight.
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: Not necessarily great (because you don't even actually fight him), but the whole experience was just surreal. Felt really good.
All games in the series had two/three great battles, expect for Arkham Knight which had exactly zero. Better yet, it didn't even have any "traditional" boss battles, the only one close to it was
, which was awfully disappointing, while the rest (like
) were with the Batmobile.
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Killer Croc
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Deathstroke
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Copperhead
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first Bane
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Firefly
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second Bane
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Deadshot
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Lady Shiva
Ra's al Ghul
Arkham Origins has two good fights
(Firefly
2nd Bane
Copperhead
Other great ones:
Arkham City
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Ra's al Ghul
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Mr Freeze
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Clayface
Talia
Arkham Asylum
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Killer Croc
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Scarecrow
All games in the series had two/three great battles, expect for Arkham Knight which had exactly zero. Better yet, it didn't even have any "traditional" boss battles, the only one close to it was
Arkham Knight
Deathstroke
AppleSeason
Member
Asylum > City.
I hated City so much that I stopped wanting to know anything from the saga, as the following games would use the city mold instead of going back to Asylum.
I hated City so much that I stopped wanting to know anything from the saga, as the following games would use the city mold instead of going back to Asylum.
TheChundertaker
Member
Asylum
Knight
City
Origins
Knight
City
Origins
superNESjoe
Member
Knight
Origins
City
Asylum
I have never felt the negativity for Origins, I thought it was better than City nearly right away. I also never felt the same about Asylum as everyone seems to. I really like the game, but I haven't enjoyed it anywhere near as much since City came out. I'm tempted to put Origins at the top simply because Knight doesn't have challenge rooms.
Origins
City
Asylum
I have never felt the negativity for Origins, I thought it was better than City nearly right away. I also never felt the same about Asylum as everyone seems to. I really like the game, but I haven't enjoyed it anywhere near as much since City came out. I'm tempted to put Origins at the top simply because Knight doesn't have challenge rooms.
I loved Asylum and City, but I'm kind of struggling to finish Origins. Can't point my finger why, it just feels a little boring to me. The city is kind of bland and the combat isn't doing much for me. Any chance Knight will rekindle my love for the franchise? Batmobile looks fun to me.
It probably will.
PhantomZone
Member
Asylum
Origins
City
Knight (Batmobile lets it down)
Origins
City
Knight (Batmobile lets it down)
Riposte
Member
I've only played two games: City and Asylum. City is better, improving on Asylum in every way, making it a good effort as a sequel. City is an average game (3/5) and Asylum is a below average game (2/5).
The Mr. Freeze boss fight in City is stupidly overrated. It's literally a checklist. This series doesn't have good boss fights (and for the most part, good fights in general).
The Mr. Freeze boss fight in City is stupidly overrated. It's literally a checklist. This series doesn't have good boss fights (and for the most part, good fights in general).
Haven't yet finished Knight but I'm thoroughly enjoying it. Don't mind the Batmobile at all. Most of the time it feels like yet another cool gadget in Batman's arsenal and the tank and pursuit/race sections are fun, not overdone and just add to the already great gameplay variety in my opinion.
So I'd say Knight improves on Origins which in turn improved on City.
Asylum is obviously a bit different and is hard to reconcile in a ranking with the others. I really like it. But then I really like all of them. I could probably have Asylum either first or last depending on what sort of game I'm after at the time.
Asylum? > Knight > Origins > City > Asylum?
All 4 are utterly amazing though.
So I'd say Knight improves on Origins which in turn improved on City.
Asylum is obviously a bit different and is hard to reconcile in a ranking with the others. I really like it. But then I really like all of them. I could probably have Asylum either first or last depending on what sort of game I'm after at the time.
Asylum? > Knight > Origins > City > Asylum?
All 4 are utterly amazing though.
Regginator
Member
Origins was a side dish, Arkham Knight is the real sequel to Arkham City. Still, I didn't like it as much as City and Asylum.
Turbowaffles
Member
City>Asylum=Knight>Origins
That's my ranking so far, though I should note I've yet to finish Knight
That's my ranking so far, though I should note I've yet to finish Knight
DryvBy
Member
I dunno how to grade this. Asylum and City/Knight feel completely different. Out of City and Knight, I think Knight's Batmobile is what City was missing.
Asylum is probably still my favorite just because of the shock I had when I played this.
I don't completely understand the hate for Origin. I haven't finished it (bought it late), but the boss battles are the only non-fun things I've ran into so far.
Asylum is probably still my favorite just because of the shock I had when I played this.
I don't completely understand the hate for Origin. I haven't finished it (bought it late), but the boss battles are the only non-fun things I've ran into so far.
User 479360
Banned
Asylum > City > Knight > Origins >>> Blackgate
ChaosZeroX
Banned
I would have to go with
Knight
Origins
City
Asylum
From newest to oldest for me lol. I loved Origins despite the hate it got. Knight has been phenomenal
Asylum's story was good, but I like Open World settings.
I loved all of them though.
Knight
Origins
City
Asylum
From newest to oldest for me lol. I loved Origins despite the hate it got. Knight has been phenomenal
Asylum's story was good, but I like Open World settings.
I loved all of them though.
What? Origins' boss battles are awesome.
Barry Burton
Member
1. Asylum
2. City
3. Origins
4. Knight
City and Origins are interchangeable for me, as they have so much in common. I'd probably flip the order if I played Origins before City.
Batmobile + very weak storytelling puts Arkham Knight at the bottom. They've continued to get further and further away from what was great about the first game. It's still a really good game (they all are), but Arkham Knight is the only one that I've felt disappointed by.
2. City
3. Origins
4. Knight
City and Origins are interchangeable for me, as they have so much in common. I'd probably flip the order if I played Origins before City.
Batmobile + very weak storytelling puts Arkham Knight at the bottom. They've continued to get further and further away from what was great about the first game. It's still a really good game (they all are), but Arkham Knight is the only one that I've felt disappointed by.
Smooth Criminal
Member
Knight > City >> Origins > Asylum
I love every single one of those games, so being at the tail end of the list isn't a bad thing at all.
I love every single one of those games, so being at the tail end of the list isn't a bad thing at all.
AgentOtaku
Member
Regginator
Member
This is a fable that needs to be put to bed. Only
Copperhead, 2nd Bane fight and Firefly
Killer Croc, 1st Bane, Deadshot, Shiva
Deathstroke QTE
captainnapalm
Member
Haven't finished Knight but right now it's vying for first with Asylum. City probably third. Origins a respectable fourth.
Man, it says something about the series that City, a fantastic game, is probably third. And I liked Origins.
Man, it says something about the series that City, a fantastic game, is probably third. And I liked Origins.
Sanctuary
Member
Asylum
City
Origins
NA - Knight (Have it, but waiting on more PC patches before playing)
It's so refreshing seeing so many listing Asylum as the best too (*or at least in front of City/Origns), considering in how most threads the majority go on and on about how much better City is...
City
Origins
NA - Knight (Have it, but waiting on more PC patches before playing)
It's so refreshing seeing so many listing Asylum as the best too (*or at least in front of City/Origns), considering in how most threads the majority go on and on about how much better City is...
BUNTING1243
Banned
Knight>Arkham>>City>>>>>>Origins
Primethius
Banned
Knight > Asylum > City > Origins
Asylum had great pacing but I enjoyed the story and characters of Knight far more.
Asylum had great pacing but I enjoyed the story and characters of Knight far more.