Batman: Arkham Origins Review 

Majority of the reviews I've read for this game gave them such low scores because they haven't innovated with respect to its predecessor, yet every COD, AC, and sports game gets reviewed objectively without considering its previous game. I don't get it. I loved this game, Troy Baker is the man and he totally stole the show for this game.

did this guy even play the game?

I just finished this game and honestly it was very well done. I liked it. :)

Wrong. Wow, IGN it was obvious. This is the origin of ARKHAM. It shows why they needed an arkham asylum.

every cod is the same every year and always above 9

to anyone who may read this arkham origins was made so the people at rocksteady could have more time to make arkham knight

Batman:Arkham Asylum-9/10 Batman Arkham City-10/10 Batman:Arkham Origins-8/10 Batman:Arkham Knight-9.5/10

So call of duty ghost rehashes the same product but a batman game with slight improvements gets a 7.8 but COD ghosts get a 8 I like COD but I think IGN needs to keep an open mind

The title "Origins" isn't really misleading. It explains a lot of things about Arkham Asylum. Honestly, it was good in a lot of ways, but it never did escape the shadows of its previous games. It added a few new mechanics, but it just wasn't what people were expecting. Certain assassins that were advertised in the trailers were barely in the game at all and most of the game was spent fighting mainstream villains instead. That was the main deal-breaker for me.

underrated game....not as good as arkham city but deserves a 9/10 rating...don't fix it if its not broken...good job WB montreal

7.8? You have got to be kidding me

OK, now I know you're high IGN. I mean, a 7.8 for a batman game that does extremely well in most areas but falls short in others, and an 8.8 for call of duty ghosts which hasn't done anything new and revolutionary in 3 games?! Wtf is wrong with you IGN. Stop making reviews. Please. I am begging you.

Too Much Batman 7.8/10

8.5/10 for me. Great game.

It's lifeless because it's Christmas night.

even though its made by a diffrent company i would of liked to see origins in the return to arkham collection

I'm pretty open on a sequel to Arkham Origins. It takes place 5 years before Arkham Asylum so you have 5 years of Batman lore and origin stories to cover. How about seeing Barbara Gordon becoming Oracle (The Killing Joke) We could see Harvey Dent become Two-Face. the development and "rise" of Harley Quinn. Catwoman's origins, Poison Ivy's origins etc. You could do quite a lot with an Arkham Origins sequel.

by comparing it to Arkham City just makes the game seem worse than it actually is

I thought Origins had the absolute best story of the three. It forms the entire "hate you, but need you" dynamic between Batman and The Joker perfectly. While the infamous bridge did get obnoxious, overall this one was actually my favorite of the three.

Of course there's nobody in the city, it's christmas eve, there's a curfew because of a massive snow storm and there's thugs and criminals all over the streets killing people and blowing shit up, I know I wouldnt go outside that night

Um if you guys actually opened your eyes you would know that there are a lot of Easter eggs to be found. And a 7.8? Seriously? I think cod gets higher scores for doing the same thing over and over

This game is way too underrated. Yes, Knight and City are better, but doesn't mean this one is bad

This got a higher score than what Gamespot gave Arkham Knight. Wow.

A lifeless city is their dislike? That's not saying much.

Honestly, i enjoyed Origins more than City.

You guys are all hating on Origins because it was made by a different studio. If this game was made by rocksteady im sure you all would have loved it even if it was similar to Arkham City.

Anyone else annoyed that they used Arkham City Batman for the thumbnail.

Batman Arkham Origins >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League

Man people have shitty tastes. This game isn't even nearly as bad as people say. It's not better than City (which is the only one I played other than this one) but it doesn't deserve the hate it gets. The only problems I have is that the city does feel significantly lifeless than City and the game has glitches, but thats it. The story was really good. Tied with City for me. It was nice to see Gordon and Batman build trust and also the connecting and slight banter between Bruce and Alfred. Even though the city feels a a bit lifeless compared to city, there's more side missions like the crime cases. Plus the annoying side missions from Arkham City (I'm talking to you Zzass!!!) are gone. There's also quick travel. And the city isn't all dark and gloomy which I kind of appreciate after playing Arkham City. My score is an 8.5. Great game overall and I extremely recommend this game. Don't let what people are saying push you away from this excellent title. Its not as bad as people say. Seriously.

Story: 9/10 Gameplay: 9/10 Graphics: 8/10 Character Design: 8/10 Issues: 9/10 Overall Score: 8/10

Lets all be honest...Of course Arkham City is better than Origins, it's better looking and it was WAY less buggy at launch. This was Warner Bros Montreals first shot at Batman, and it was really good considering they had to live up to what high standards Rocksteady has implemented on the Arkham games. Arkham Origins didn't have Kevin Conroy which is a big deal for any Batman fans but they did a good job with Boss fight design and crime solving. I'm hoping "Arkham World" or w.e Rocksteady is working on is their last game, not because I don't enjoy their batman games. But they have an amazing crew who should be challenged by making another DC game...they could totally make a GOOD Superman game.

1:03 SPOILERS IN THE REVIEW FOR ARKHAM CITY

"Even when a Batman game isn't very good, it's still pretty good." What?

"Lifeless City" The game takes place on Christmas Day. At like 2am. What Gotham citizens are out walking around then?

Here's the truth... If you want a great story get arkham origins. If you want the best story get Arkham city. If you want the best Batman Story, get arkham asylum.

my problems with the game: 1. deathstroke was a easy boss and a waste of hype. 2. bane breaks batmans back and he gets back up (seriously wtf) . 3. we never get to see Harley turn evil. 4. i kinda wanted robin or nightwing to introduced 5. the joker kinda came out of nowhere (this is kinda a me problem though) ill give this game a 8.2/10 its no arkham city or asylum but its still good.

Nothing new? you shouldn't be talking IGN of all people *cough* COD

Guess I'm one of the few that liked Origins MORE than City (although I loved City as well).

***SPOILER ALERT*** The story takes place on Christmas Eve/Day. Everyone in the town was told to evacuate due to the Blackgate breakouts. The city seems lifeless? Everyone has either left Gotham or is at home celebrating Christmas. Usually when a city is evacuated because of prison breakouts and mass murderers on the loose, people aren't just chillin' in the streets.

the reason why so many reviewers say this game sucks, is because it's not Call of Duty, or Battlefield. they hated on LEGO Marvel, and that's almost impossible. i'm so sick and tired of IGN's reviews.

"Arkham origins feels lifeless" yeah I went down the streets giving civilians high five in arkham knight and city, they were so full of life

This game is underrated, I loved playing as a more serious Batman. The boss battles and the story in this one are the best in the trilogy imo.

1. Arkham Asylum 10/10 2. Arkham City 9.9/10 3. Arkham Origins 8.9/10 4. Arkham Knight 8.5/10 Arkham Asylum and Arkham City are among the best games ever made. no flaws. Origins had great side quests and a very well told story and good level design but a bad map. Knight had a good map but average side quests, a pretty poorly written and poorly told story also it has the worst level design in the entire series (it's really bad), it's no longer a stealth game at least not as much as the old games. the combat is great though. also it has a bad plot twist.

Arkham Origins ...snow...young ruthless batman, Christmas songs everytime, kinda hard fights in harder mode than other games so it's a masterpiece.

I hope they don't put multiplayer in other Batman games, it is pointless and wastes resources that they should be putting into the campaign.

Lifeless city was worth negative 2.5? I would say its a minor con, I am not playing game to experience city simulation; Im playing for story and gameplay. The multiplayer was pointless though, so I give it a 9 out of 10.

Personally, I prefer this Batman over the other two. Not by leaps and bounds or anything but I do prefer it.

I think IGN forgot that these are new developers! It's not easy taking over from 'rocksteady' after 'asylum' and 'city' ! I gotta hand it to the guys at 'WB montreal' for this good game!

For superhero videogames I think Greg miller is best at reviewing them

Arkham Origins: Same game as last. 7.8/10. Call of Duty 69: Same game as the others. 11/10. I fucking love games 'journalism'!

How does Ghosts get a better review than Origins? Origins was fucking amazing. A lot of Origins but like IGN said, lifeless city. It's true, but it's wayyyyy better than fucking COD Ghosts. Wtf IGN put the pipe down

Did anyone else find that the countering in this game wasn't very good? It seems like enemies can begin and connect their attack while you are in the middle of a different attack making it so that there was no possible opportunity to counter. Don't say it's just because I suck, I platinum'd both of the previous Arkham games, and I know that something is off with the combat for this game

1. Game doesn't lag! Even in my old lazy ass tv and ps3! 2. Tons of Easter eggs!

When people say that Origins lacks "new ideas"...I don't really see why there has to be any. The fact that it's a prequel states that it should have a downgraded version of Batman but the fact that it is a new game implies that it should have something new and those 2 facts contradict each other. People complain when they see something and say for example "How come he has this advanced-badass-gadget here and he does not have it in City? It's a plothole". People really have to make their minds up.

I just wish that this game tried to be like the Batman games, but was too much like them. For example, the Lady Shiva mission is exactly like the (spoilers) blood trail to Ra's Al Ghul.

There has never been a shitty Arkham game. I've always enjoyed the Batman games.

If it wasn't for the glitches and the worse combat people would have loved this game.

The only problems I had with Origins was the lack of new content and lackluster multiplayer, but at least they tried

I don't understand why people continue to bitch and moan about the shock gloves and remote claw. If you think they make it too much easier THEN DON'T USE THEM!!!!

This game could have been much better if they had done to Deathstroke what they did to cat woman, and gave him cut away story potions in the main story. I also think the biggest problem with this game was the open world didn't feel like Gotham, it just felt like a bunch of big shapes holding groups of thugs. I think Arkham Knight will improve that a lot.

75% Off on Steam, it's not the best game in the series but it is still worth the purchase, especially with 75% off.

This game could of been really great if it actually focused more on these assasins trying to kill Batman. Croc and Deathstroke were taken out so early. Electricutioner was just... sigh and i believe the rest are side missions. Also, even though it was a epic reveal, I kinda wish Black Mask was the ACTUAL main villain instead of it being Joker. Seems to me, Warner Bros montreal wernt that confident in their story telling, unless they add in Joker. That Deathstroke DLC was pretty disappointing. It felt more like I was playing red robin from Arkham City, And the gameplay was very buggy and not very polished. Is this a terrible batman game? Of course not. It was enjoyable. But its not on City's level. I believe the score is pretty fair. Personally, i would have given it a 6.

Arkham Origins:: "too much like the other games" Call of Duty Ghosts: "refreshingly new gameplay, engine and graphics" So Activision pays better? LMFAO IGN you are a joke.

COD GHOSTS: "Its original because it may add a pair of new guns, still, most other guns are the same but with a different name, and same survival mode as in MW. Oh, and it has dogs" Real innovation: campaign, new maps and a boring "invasion mode" IGN score: 8.8, really great. Batman Arkham Origins: "Its not original because graphics are the same and gamplay too" Real deal: More enemies, more villains, new character models and animations, better AI, new gadgets, super hardcore challenges, multiplayer... IGN score: 7.8, "It is poop because it is repetitive and the city doesnt have life" I MEAN YOU F*CKING SERIOUS??!! YOU RATE WITH AN 8.8 A F*CKING GAME THAT HAS BEEN THE SAME OVER THE PAST 5 OTHER GAMES OF ITS KIND, AND A REALLY GOOD GAME, THAT MAY NOT SEEM THAT MUCH INNOVATIVE, BUT STILL BRINGS GOOD THINGS IS RATED WITH A CRAPPY 7.8??!! P.D: For all those that say that "the city is lifeless": I mean is f*cking CHRISTMAS EVE!! WOULD YOU GET OUT OF YOUR HOUSE IN CHRISTMAS AT 12:00pm OR SOMETHING??!! Still, would you get out if there were F*CKING TERRORISTS AND VILLAINS TRYING TO KILL ONE MAN WHILE CAUSING WHOLE DESTRUCTION OF THE CITY?? I mean, use common sense...

What the hell IGN. I just finished this game and while yes it is largely a remodeling of the Arkham City formula, it introduces a neat story as well a a fresh take on new and existing characters which any true Arkham fan will appreciate. A solid game.

There was a reason that the city was lifeless though, I swear it was supposed to be a curfew??

"It's lacking the polish and attention to detail that Arkham City and Arkham Asylum great action games." *Proceeds to show awesome HD cutscene*

Batman Arkham Origins: Is the prequel to the critically acclaimed Arkham series which added a strong story along with a better combat system into a already great video game series. Gets a 7/10 COD Black Ops II A sequel to a mediocre game series, notable for its repetitive gameplay, terrible storylines and lack of improvement between games. Sequel does not improve, or change any of the previous game's aspects. Gets a 9/10 Well done IGN!

This is the best batman game imo....and yes that includes knight.....origins has the best boss battles, a great story, I loved the fact u are the hunted instead of the hunter because of the bounty, and even adding in the bat cave to go back to made me actually feel like batman......arkham knight should have been called arkham, the night of the batmobile, because even though it's fun driving it, it felt like rocksteady got so caught up with including it that they forgot the more important stuff like the boss fights for instance. Batman has a great rogues gallery, but instead we are hiding from tanks and shooting them from behind......sorry but the deathstroke battle alone in origins topped any fight in knight easily I might add

This game is amazing, it deserves a nine. I feel like people were to hard on it as it was not made by Rocksteady. The only problem with the game was a lifeless city, so you took it down to a 7.8? Arkham city had a lifeless city yet you gave that game a 9.

My only complaints for the game were that the side missions weren't really that fullfilling. A lot of them were really just "destroy all 5 of these things and face the side mission boss in a menial combat/predator challenge" and ALSO the way the challenges were achieved were really crappy in the sense that the only way to complete the challenges were during the storyline campaign, which offered a few opportunities to complete them. Other than that, I thought the game was great, despite the fact that the trailers were a bit misleading in having us think that Black Mask was going to be the main villain but surprise surprise, it had to be that other villain again that people can't get enough of. But even so, the different voice actors gave the game a new sense of style and the boss battles did not disappoint. I'm just hoping WB Montreal will learn from the nitpick mistakes of this game and give us a new game to enjoy.

This was a great game. There are three main (yet very weak) reasons why this game takes a backseat in the Arkham series. 1) It wasn't officially developed by Rocksteady. 2) The gameplay was essentially a carbon copy of AC (is that really such a bad thing?). 3) No Conroy/Hamill. It is true that nobody can ever amount to that duo but Roger Craig Smith (Ezio freaking Auditore) and Troy Baker are both remarkable voice actors, even if they aren't yet the deified like the other two. Also, this was one of the deepest and most compelling Joker/Batman stories ever written. That scene where we got to dive into his head was incredible. You truly get a roundabout perspective on their whole relationship. Other small things like the badass batsuit, nice Deathstroke implementation, and an awesome Bane performance made this game a charm, and really the only game that I thoroughly enjoyed in 2013. 9/10

IGN is comparing this game to its predecessors way too much. It's made by different people, and it's their first outing in the Arkhamverse. This game should be rated on its own without comparison to its siblings. It deserves at least an 8.5

Arkham Origins is my favorite one! Loved the deathstroke. What’s weird is that I never had any problems or any bugs playing the game🤔

really a 7 out of 8 this game deserves a 9 out of 10 it's better than Arkham Knight

I'm forming an essay about Arkham Origins. I want to write about how beautiful and brilliant this game is, and how its subtleties seem lost on many gamers. It's not as perfect as Arkham City, but it makes up for it with its simmering boil, it's onion skin layers, and it's brutal, younger Batman. One thing this reviewer says that I vehemently challenge is how the title is a misnomer. After completing the game, finding all collectables, and taking cracks at the I Am the Night mode (after a long break, I've returned for my fourth attempt - wish me luck!), this is brilliantly, hauntingly, gorgeously an origin story on many levels. It sets the stage for all that is to come. It loops back cleverly over ideas and places that will transform later. It reminds me in some ways of Back to the Future 2, when Marty climbs the rafters above his other self on stage. No, it's not as showboaty as singing Johnny B. Goode, but it hits on a deeper, more thought-provoking level. Damn I can write forever about this game. Eventually I'll get around to writing that essay...

The reason it is called 'Arkham Origins' is obvious. It is the story of how the overthrow of Blackgate, police corruption + influx of dangerously insane criminals lead to the building of Arkham Asylum. (All explained in DC Comics.) The fact the reviewer didn't know this shows he clearly just breezed through the main campaign, not paying attention to the backstory or doing any of the extra content. I still agree that this is not as good as the previous two games though. The major reason is the bugs, this game is so damn glitchy! I can't remember any significant bugs in Arkham City, where there were way too many annoying ones in this game.

The most underrated game of 2013, nuff said.

Just so you know, the developers did say that they were going to put in the good gadgets from Arkham City. They didn't want to put in crappy gadgets just to fit the time of the story.

The Deathstroke fight is the best Arhkam fight, hands down

Nice Arkham City thumbnail.

It's not that bad, guys, although it did rely heavily on Arkham City to springboard off of and there were some cool easter eggs once you clear through the entire game

My grading for the Arkham Franchise: Arkham Asylum: 10/10 Arkham City: 10/10 Arkham Origins: 8/10 Arkham Origins Blackgate: 6/10 Arkham Knight: 9/10

This game is a solid 7. The recent incessant claims that it's underrated or better than city are ridiculous. I'd still like a proper remaster though

1:35 I love how as you're talking about the game lacking Easter eggs, you're showing footage of Lacey Towers, where there's a Doctor Penelope Young Easter egg😁😁

Are you kidding IGN... This is the best in the series ( in my opinion ). The side missions BLEW away the ones in City. The story was better than the movies. I was extremely happy because they finally got the true vision of Batman. The game evenly explained why there was no people there was a bad storm in the middle of the night on Christmas. I will never watch another review of IGN review. Waist of time!

Lol. As always, Arkham Origins is criminally underrated...

Funny thing about this game. It's better than Arkham Knight

I finished this game last night and it was honestly pretty well done. I wanted to complete it before i started arkham knight and i'm glad that i did. The story here is pretty interesting and for the most part the gameplay is pretty fun

Sick game , my only complain is that it’s not long enough . I remember completing it and my thirst thought was “is that it”

The reason why the city is lifeless is because in the opening they mention that a storm is coming..next time listen before you hate

CONS 1.suffers from mild assassins creed syndrome(derivative in gameplay to point that it depletes the gamer's enthusiasm)but compensates with the fact that the Arkham Asylum freeflow system was highly original and therefore its still fluid and fun. 2.In regards to the side missions,Origins made the same mistake as Arkham City-Quantity at the expense of Quality;scouring the city for Black Mask and Penguin was tedious and banal and The martial arts "Expert" Batman was able to defeat the martial arts "Grandmaster" Shiva,like a common mook-that CQC scenario should of being similar to Naked Snake and The Boss going toe to toe in MGS3. PROS 1.The soundtrack is awesome 2.Martin Jarvis in my opinion,is the greatest Alfred ever,witty and sagacious,voice actors like that are a dying breed. 3.Roger Craig Smith's performance conveyed an inexperienced Batman that had so much rage that there was a fear of him frazzling,this wonderfully contrasts the reserved,authoritative and archetypal Batman that Kevin Conroy IS. 4.I found Bruce and Alfreds relationship very endearing. 5.The Batcave. 6.The ying-yang dynamic between Joker and Batman upon first meeting each other was utterly fascinating to me. 7.Bane was depicted just like the menacing master strategist he was in the comics and furthermore,beaten in a very Batman-esqe comic booky way. 8.The CSI segments were short and sweet and unoriginal,but nonetheless did the job to establish an engaging Batman Detective element. 9.The narrative,Gotham City,characters,and the chatter from the mooks brought the sandbox to life and was so immersive that it was like getting lost in a comic book but with a greater sense of intimacy. I think Arkham Origins' greatest flaw is that it's very derivative but that doesn't dramatically tarnish the enjoyment of the experience as a whole because the template from which it takes,is awesome i.e. Arkham City.8/10. I'm really looking forward to the "Initiation DLC" but I'm afraid that we might get fucked like we did with the piece of shit that was "Harley's Revenge" DLC,and WBs tendency to think that "Skins" constitute as legitimate DLC depresses me.

Arkham Origins is my favourite out of all the Arkham games 🦇❤

idk why people dislike this game i love it

Origins was a good game, but not good enough in Arkham series standards.

Arkham Origins is kind of a bore after playing the story mode and going back to finish the side quests. But the store was well done and did a great job of introducing the villians into the Arkham universe. The multiplayer needs A LOT of work but it is fun and exciting when you aren't being kicked out every few games or so.

I finished Arkham Asylum and Arkham City and just recently started to play Arkham Origins and I can say that Arkham Origins is the best part from this trilogy. This is my personal opinion.

This is an origin for the Arkham joker and Batman relationship

I am so depressed they never ported this game to PS4 or Xbox One

The best thing about this game, by a mile, are the boss fights. When it comes to everything else, this game is significantly weaker than Arkham City and Arkham Knight. Still, even the weakest Arkham game is much better than plenty of other 3rd person adventure titles.