Does the game feel bigger than previously, though? To be honest, no, not really. The area from Arkham City is found to the north, not quite as run down and left to rot as it will eventually become when turned into a super prison, and the south section is an entirely new area of Gotham to explore, with some new landmark locations. Gotham still looks like the same run-down, yet strangely beautiful metropolis as it did in Arkham City, only this time it’s larger in scale, with two major sections split by a long bridge. Here he’s still public enemy number one, wanted by the police as a vigilante, he’s not come face to face with many of his arch foes, and Gotham is a place filled with small time crimes, as knowledge of Batman is limited to mere rumour, rather than actual fear. Underneath all of this is the underlying story of Batman’s growth. Initially, Origins‘ story revolves around the imminent threat of Batman’s Christmas Eve bounty, but quickly things become a whole lot more complicated, with more missions, side quests and hints that Black Mask may not be the major mover he appears to be. This all melts into a large, open world that attempts to better its predecessors, whilst adding some new tricks. Batman’s troubles don’t end there though, as the game is a veritable rogue’s gallery, featuring many of Batman’s most famous villains, including Penguin, Mad Hatter, Anarky, Enigma (pre-Ridder) and, of course, the Joker, with Troy Baker dong a sterling job, replacing Mark Hamill as the clown prince of crime. This is fortunate as crime boss, Black Mask, has put a bounty on the Bats’ head, with eight of the worlds most dangerous assassin’s and criminals taking up the challenge, including Deathstroke, Bane, Deadshot and Firefly. This Batman isn’t quite the finely tuned machine we saw in Arkham Asylum and Arkham City, but he’s still every bit the elite vigilante he needs to be to deal with the growing criminal element that stalks Gotham City’s oppressive streets.
Origin storyĪrkham Origins is the heroic gestation tale of the Arkham series’ incarnation of Batman, and shows us a period of his early crime fighting days.
It also charts his first meetings with some of his greatest foes. For this latest instalment, though, things have changed, and not only has Rocksteady’s project been handed to new development team, WB Montreal, but the story has been rewound, showing us Batman’s early days prior to the previous releases. The Dark Knight outings that have scooped awards left, right an centre actually make you feel like Batman, and combine a genuine love of the source material, with some corking action adventure gameplay. Rocksteady’s Arkham series is considered to be one of the best comic book tie-ins in gaming.
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