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Should I play the previous Batman games before arkham knight?
- Thread starter BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
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Whilst I agree with the Joker part, the boss fights in Origins were poison. Those killed any kind of enjoyment I had with that game. Never went back.
lies
edit: and the boss fights were better than any in Asylum by a country mile
not better than City's, but hey
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none of them are very long either. if you did just the 'story' missions, you're probably looking at 15-20 hours for all three
Asylum and City are my votes. Origins isn't necessary for the overall story.
I agree with this. I love the games but I'd recommend quick play throughs of Asylum and City for the main story if you intend to play Knight at release. I'd also look into playing the Catwoman and Harley Quinn's Revenge DLC from City if you're getting any of the DLC. The latter being more important than the former.
PhantomZone
Member
Asylum rocks! Should give it a go.
Spring-Loaded
Member
Yeah, don't burn yourself out on the series. If you can wait to play AK, at least play Asylum then City with some time in between. Again, if you have the time, Origins is very much worth playing it feels like an expansion pack to City, which isn't a bad thing at all. It does tweak some things in a less than polished way, but it also adds a few good things.
If you can't wait, just jump straight into AK and take the time to familiarize yourself with all the moves/options available. For mainstream games, the Arkham series has a lot of player abilities to offer.
It'll be hard going back to past games if you skip them though.
If you can't wait, just jump straight into AK and take the time to familiarize yourself with all the moves/options available. For mainstream games, the Arkham series has a lot of player abilities to offer.
It'll be hard going back to past games if you skip them though.
Chinbo37
Member
Applesauce
Boom! Bitch-slapped!
Play Arkham City. Disregard villains, acquire Riddler trophies.
styl3s
Member
I thought the story in Origin was more interesting than City and it's worth finishing.
I feel like Origin is unfairly shit on because it wasn't Rocksteady.
FaintDeftone
Junior Member
A Surface Pro 2 will most likely not run these games ideally. I know it'll run on a Surface Pro 3 but the framerate is unplayable. You're better off snagging the console versions if that is a choice if the SP2 is your only access to PC gaming.
Totally disagree with this. Other games have tried, but none have matched Batman Arkham gameplay, so if you've never played a Batman game before and you play them in order they should all still feel fresh.
This would definitely be my concern though!
JigglesBunny
Banned
Yeah, I'd say at the very least you need to play City, simply because it's story is the most relevant to Knight's plot, but I recommend Asylum as well.
They're both great games and they'll familiarize you with the combat mechanics and puzzle schemes.
On the topic of Origins, it's more of a "if you want, go ahead" sort of deal but you really really don't need it. The combat is clunkier and somewhat busted in the sense that counters often don't register and some of the new enemies broke the combat flow, plus, the entire middle section of the story just drags and bores you to death but it picks up for the last hour or so. I'd say skip it for now and play it eventually if you have nothing else going on and want more Batman.
They're both great games and they'll familiarize you with the combat mechanics and puzzle schemes.
On the topic of Origins, it's more of a "if you want, go ahead" sort of deal but you really really don't need it. The combat is clunkier and somewhat busted in the sense that counters often don't register and some of the new enemies broke the combat flow, plus, the entire middle section of the story just drags and bores you to death but it picks up for the last hour or so. I'd say skip it for now and play it eventually if you have nothing else going on and want more Batman.
BLUElightCory
Member
I think it's totally worth playing Asylum (my favorite) and City before jumping into Arkham Knight. They're both amazing games and it'll give it a little time for the inevitable bugs/issues with Arkham Knight to get ironed out before you play it.
Certinty
Member
They're all pretty similar so you could end up getting bored of the gameplay which isn't exactly ideal for Knight.
Saying that though all three are great games and if I could play them again I would actually play it in the story's chronological order, so Origins, Asylum and then City.
Origins gets way too much hate I think and honestly I preferred it to City, Asylum is the best one though.
Saying that though all three are great games and if I could play them again I would actually play it in the story's chronological order, so Origins, Asylum and then City.
Origins gets way too much hate I think and honestly I preferred it to City, Asylum is the best one though.
Origins has the best character designs and the best detective mode. Asylum has the best story and pacing by far since it's not as open. City is just great overall.
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