Remembering The Batman Arkham Video Games 

Continuing our celebration of The Batman, it's time we return to another era of Batman games that is special to MANY of us. - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gShjF61hGU8.html

To this day, I think Batman: Arkham City might be my #1 favorite video game. It’s just… literally perfect in every way. I could play it hundreds of times and still love it just as much

The way I excuse Batman having less advanced detective tools in the other games compared to Origins is that he doesn't need them anymore. Since he's become far more experienced and matured, he's honed his talents further so he doesn't need to rely as much on complicated tools like that. Is it a stretch? Yeah probably, but it also fits with Batman imo. And besides plenty of Year One style stories always show him messing up and at times being dependent on his tools more than his skill. Yet other stories further in his career have him pulling stuff off with far simpler and limited resources at his disposal.

Arkham Asylum has such an unique and immersive atmosphere that only a few other games have. It's a straight-up gothic horror video game.

Personally, Arkham Knight was and still is my favorite Arkham game. Probably even my favorite game. Batmobile missions aside, it takes a little bit of everything from the previous games and improves on them greatly. The combat is the most fine tuned, visually it looks the best out of the series, even 7 years later it still looks gorgeous and can easily compete with modern games, the fear takedown system and using Batman in the most tactical ways than ever before. I absolutely love how the grind didn't feel like a plateau, I even found all the riddler trophies and completed the side mission. It's still the only game I can load up and see 240% completion, and get into the game knowing that I'll just dick around and beat up thugs. A true masterpiece of its time.

Origins is actually my favorite out of the 4. Really wish we would have gotten a Arkham Beyond type sequel to Knight

I got Arkham asylum at its midnight release. I still have my gs receipt. Playing Arkham asylum for the first time is one of the GREATEST video game experiences I will ever have

Honestly, Retro Rebound is one of my favorite channels at this point. It's so genuine and passionate, and so well structured too!

Remember? Ive had at least one Arkham game installed ever since they first released. Replayed them all countless time. They’re not just the best batman games but some of the best games period.

YES. Arkham city has to be the best Batman stories I’ve ever experienced. I’ve read comics and watched all the shows and movies. By far one of the best games I’ve played. The story really stands out from the other two. So glad you did this video!

Arkham asylum is easily my favorite of the series. I loved the dark, trapped feeling I had where I was all alone and had to deal with the horrors and mysteries of the prison one by one

I loved all of the 4 main Batman games especially Arkham Knight. I would love PS5 enchanced versions of these games.

I remember seeing the trailer for Arkham Asylum on the Dark Knight DVD, the E3 Demo, being amazed by the 10/10 reviews, and getting up early to get the game Day One, where I sat and played through in a single sitting - and now it's being called Retro.

These are all top tier games. The whole 4 series ark truly captured Batman himself as well as his best villains.

I’m replaying all Arkham Series now, it’s amazing, just finished main story of Arkham City and after getting all achievements I’ll try to buy Arkham Origins before playing Arkham Knight. The best series of all time, I just love those games a lot

I think what's really cool is Arkham Knight actually references some of the events of Origins. It was like Rocksteady patting WB Montreal on the back and saying "You did good. I'm proud of you."

I LOVE hearing from Arkham origins fans. SO underrated!

Gotham City Imposters is such an underrated game would really wish they would make a sequel to the game someday though.

Batman Arkham origns is my favorite Arkham game my pros:the story, the writing, boss fights, the gameplay, loved the new enemies, I'm not a multiplayer person but I actually liked the multiplayer when it worked I loved cold cold heart, I loved the side quests and I loved the emotional scene between Bruce and Alfred I loved the detitive parts in all Arkham games. Con: wasn't a fan of the joker taking over black masks role

Oh man that Gotham city Imposters advertisement brought back some memories, what a crazy wacky fun game.

Origins is often overlooked but it’s worth a play

I really digged Arkham origins storyline, and the relationship between Bruce and Alfred that was expanded on a bit during Batman’s early years, definitely one of my favorites of the series, not even mentioning Deathstroke’s incredible boss fight

Dude, Arkham Origins cinematic trailer! Ooof! Amazing!!

Origins is still by far my favorite Arkham game it felt more cinematic and the relationship with Batman and Alfred felt more explored here than in other the games

this series is so nostalgic i can go back and play all of em again nd still enjoy it

No matter how many times I play these games and finish them it's still worth going back to every Christmas.

One of the most influential games series of all time this game series inspired so many other games as many have said the free flow system so many great memories as a kid city was my first arkham game I remember when I got asylum I was confused but when I got older I finally understood the timeline city is one of my favorite games of all time it's tough to say if it's my favorite as there a bunch of games in competition for that spot this series will always be great

This is mad because I’ve been playing them all from start to finish atm. Glad I’ve subbed since seeing your batman vengeance video. Keep it up you’ll blow up soon

R.I.P. Kevin Conroy you'll always be my Batman

Arkham City was just amazing. The ending was totally mind blown …. Not too many games can compete with it. But I really like Arkham Origins as well. It is very underrated likely because it followed the masterpiece. My friends and I always say for the whole series, you can see the love they had for Batman. That love and dedication is not always seen in other games these days.

I just got back into Arkham asylum on my PS3 yesterday. The first two were my first games I ever played on my PS3 since they came in a bundle. City is still my favorite PS3 game to date. Also it’s awesome you have the version where you can play as the joker cause that’s the same one I got later on.

Defiantly some of my favorite games, plying through them all again , up to origins which is awesome. good video Matty, thanks

Matty always makes my day and covering one of my favorite game series ever on top of it. Keep up the great work

A very enjoyable retro look back on a favorite series, I loved your personal take on them!

Origins' The Royal Hotel level is one of the best levels.

After watching The Batman I went back and started replaying these

Thank you so much for this video! I bought the Arkham games a few months ago, (right after watching the video) and I've loved all of them!

I grew up on these games too and love them all as well! I also enjoy your videos because you have a wonderful positive attitude 👍

Hey Matty, patreon from LSM. Recently stumbled on your so I played Arkham City video. Thought to myself dam I haven't played these since the PS3 days. Picked them up on Xbox and playing Arkham Asylum right now and loving it. These older games just hit right. No fluff just enjoyable gameplay.

Thank you for giving Arkham origins the love it deserves!

Gotham City Imposters was actually really fun. Wished it would have gotten a sequel. The Arkham franchise... you pretty much nailed my sentiment on it. Glad you loved Origins too. It would be cool if Rocksteady would continue not just Batman's story but if they could expand their DC universe not just with Suicide Squad but with other characters too. Similar to what Insomniac is doing with Marvel. I'd have to say that City is my favorite but as you said, all of them are great games. Didn't even know about that Origins sequel. Amazing video.

Whoa. Began catching up on the channels videos, came across the PS2 Batman games with your favorite company, Kemco and now we get the Arkham franchise in review, awesome. Checking it now.

All the Batman games are amazing and the reason I play video games today I feel exactly like you do with each game. I love those games and still go back to them often

Improved combat + improved stealth + improved gliding + improved puzzles + improved graphics + improved and a denser open world + improved level design = Arkham knight is a VASTLY superior game to any arkham game before it in every shape way or form

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Thank you Matty, perfect timing with this episode! Funny enough, I recently went back to finish Arkham Knight after seeing the new Batman film. I'm definitely enjoying it much more this time around, as I would always go back to Asylum and City. Origins has peaked my interest, and I can see that there's a following behind it as a bit of a hidden gem.

Found your channel via your Batman content. Finding a lot more things I would be interested in. Cheers mate

Wow, didn't realise you had a new channel matty. I'm recently replaying arkham city, it's fantastic!

Been watching a lot of your videos and I appreciate the content. I grew up with these types of games. Thanks and keep up the great content! Also please 🙏 do videos on KOTOR and Jedi Knight Series.

rest in peace Kevin Conroy we fans miss you and love you batman for life

Am I the only person who treats this series like the sequel series to the 90’s animated series?

Going back and replaying origins apart from the map design really it’s such a good Batman game

Love your channel, guy! 👏👏

This brought back so much memories 😭😭😭😭😭

The timing.....I get this on my recommend as I was playing Batman: Arkham Knight again. I was just finishing up replaying the Red Hood DLC

Awesome vids man

I like how a week ago I go back to the Arkham games mainly Arkham origins to finally defeat Deathstroke because as a kid I couldn't defeat him and then trying Arkham Knight because it's the newest one

Batman Arkham origns blackgate my 4th favorite Arkham game pros:I liked the story, writing, exploring Blackgate, seeing the different sections that black mask, penguin, and Joker had The music cons:the boss fights were way to hard I hated going back and forth to the different sections

I really enjoy this channel and this type of content, "remembering xbox kinect " or "remembering classic lego games" would be intresting, just a thought.

The characters in AK are multi-dimensional and complex, while delivering all the action and bravado that you want from a superhero adventure. And while the titular villain is more stroppy adolescent than brooding menace, Arkham Knight’s supporting cast - which I shan’t spoil - work tirelessly to create a compelling plot. Arkham Knight consistently delivers brilliant and unexpected moments that delve deep into the Batman’s mentality, pushing him to breaking point. Under the perpetually stormy skies of Gotham City, the Caped Crusader is put through trial after trial; test after test. This is a game about madness, about prevailing darkness and about heroes failing. The horror of failure is something Batman succumbs to, and is punished with, at major points throughout Arkham Knight’s 10-12 hour storyline. It’s gripping - sometimes almost unpleasantly so - to see through to the end. Gotham in AK is a large trifecta of distinct areas, each with their own neighbourhoods and interesting sights, stretching from a gothic city underbelly, to the gleam of cloud-piercing skyscrapers. Arkham Knight’s world feels expansive but handcrafted, rich with detail and teeming with stuff to find, whether that’s clues to cases, nods to DC lore, or the hundreds of Riddler trophies waiting to be solved. This freedom in Arkham Knight is amazing. The marketing tagline "Be The Batman" perfectly sums up what’s on offer here. Whether you’re beating up thugs, soaring through rain-battered skies, leaping from Wayne Tower or roaring through Gotham’s wide streets in the Batmobile, almost everything in Arkham Knight is empowering. Rocksteady not only makes these elements satisfying in their own right, but majestically strings them together. A few hours into the game, I had upgraded my Batmobile to allow for a more powerful ejector seat function. I was mid-melee, clobbering foes and stringing together combos with ease using the improved combat system. I landed a perfect counter attack, upper-cutting an irksome thug into the air before enabling the Batmobile’s remote cannon as a brutal non-fatal combo finisher. At the tap of a button I summoned my ride, jumped up and slid into the cockpit in one slick animation, darting off down the street with the afterburner searing. As Gotham’s dense skyline parted for just long enough to reveal the moonlit clouds, I ejected from the driving seat and launched high into the air - a bolt of lightning cascaded down the center of the screen and illuminated my wings in a bluey-black hue. Wondrous. This is the kind of Batman experience that Arkham Knight refines, and it is truly the best it’s ever been. Getting into fistfights with three-dozen criminals, scanning for clues, investigating leads, solving puzzles and more. It’s a stretch to say that any of this stuff is new, but the familiarity is more an encouraging warmth than a stale chill. Arkham Knight sets up its side content in interesting ways, pacing new leads as you progress instead of just dumping dozens upon dozens of mission markers on to your map at any one time. Your mission wheel keeps track of everything, and selecting a different quest to focus on sparks neat conversational cues between Batman and Alfred, allowing you to always keep track of the context of each mission and where you are in its plot. It’s simple but really effective, and much more organic than the overly apparent percentage completion markers that hang over each segment of your mission wheel. You can track down mutated monsters, investigate the ongoing gruesome murders of a mysterious serial killer, put a stop to ongoing bank heists, and more. All of these require you to be aware of your surroundings - a burning building, a flaming bat symbol on rooftops, or the sudden cacophony of some operatic music nearby may indicate you should investigate. It’s often a bit vague - Arkham Knight really does let you loose and free, and in a world this size it’s not as easily readable as the more dense Arkham City - but the thrill of chasing the majority of these clues is still intoxicating. Some side mission threads are slightly arbitrary ‘retake the city’ objectives like tower takeovers and tank chases, but they make enough out of the game’s individual mechanics - its combat, its freedom and its movement - to still be enjoyable.

always played arkham city as a kid never finished it cause i was bad at it but loved running around as batman and a year ago i decided to get arkham asylum, city, and knight and played through them all 100% and enjoyed every second of it now i go back every couple months and just replay them

Batman Arkham city is my 2nd favorite Arkham game my pros:graphics, music, story, writing, gameplay, I loved the challenge maps, I loved Harley Quinn revenge, I loved the boss fights, I loved the majority of the side quests, I loved playing as catwoman. My cons:I wasn't a fan of the AR side quests or the political prison side quest.

I saw what you did there with Origins ;) cheers for that!

I really like the video!!! Subbed !!

I'm glad that Batman Arkham Knight finally added the Batmobile while Arkham Knight isn't my number one favorite Arkham game it's right behind Arkham City for me personally

I had a Ritual when playing Arkham City of letting the Title Theme play fully before starting up because that track is Legend !!

I remember the day I got tht game, the case in my hands felt so unreal and so…. Iconic when n started the game up as a kid the next morning I was never more in awe of a game just the look and feel alone was enough

i had Arkham origins on ps3 when i was in jr high, always loved it. recently bought the original 3 Arkham games on my ps4 because they were in a bundle sale for $9. cant wait to play the og 3 and replay origins

The series that got me into Batman and Superheroes in general still play arkham asylum and series today.

I didn't play Blackgate because I never owned a Vita but I did play all the other games and I do agree that Origins and Arkham Knight were a little slept on. Not bad games by any means but definitely under appreciated. I think all the games are absolutely fantastic in their own right.

I have all of these still and they're still so good. Arkham Origins gets overlooked but I think it's still great. These were out when I was in college. I'm old. The combat absolutely amazing. I actually never played Blackgate! Just ordered a new copy I found!

i never played Blackgate myself, (nor the telltale one or batman VR) but i played all the others, and not one of them is terrible. sure one could argue there are issues with each, but i like what Matty said about appreciating what's good about them and just celebrating them for what they were

I just played the arkham games last year just because i wanted all the achievements in asylum and i agree especially on how none of the installments diminish's what the others have to offer. The arkham series was quite special. I loved how Tom kane narrates amadeus arkham.

The Arkham Series are truly masterpieces of games. Something about these games hit so hard. You just had to live in that era to know what I mean. Thanks Rocksteady !

Arkham Knight was the reason I got a Xbox One. It's so weird to think about that being a 'massive, next gen' experience, now that the Series X & PS5 are out. I remember being so pissed it wasn't going to be on 360 & after the annoucement trailer released in March 2014, I got the console in April expecting an October release. Game got delayed until June 2015. God, the nostalgia.

I love all 4 of them all have something cool to offer

I recently finished playing through asylum and city. That’s the 2nd or 3rd time I’ve completed those. Some of my favourite games there. Origins and knight are sat on my series x waiting to be played. The disc of Origins can be played with back compatibility.

I still love watching the cutscenes of Origins. The game was a lot of fun 1. Arkam City 2. Arkham knight 3. Origins 4.Asylum

I just brought the batman Arkham collection and only started Arkham city, it's a pretty dope game fasho, will enjoy the whole series, kinda wish Arkham origins was added

Few months ago I bought the whole series for only $8 I never played them but I watched my little step brother played it and it look very good . I can’t wait to start playing it

Technically you could drive around in the bat mobile in the Lego Batman games. This was of course before Arkham knight came out. Just throwing that out there.

That Origins defense earned you a subscription, my brother, that combined with the Smt 4: Apocalypse video swayed me to yout side. Origins is my personal favorite of the Arkham series and I love SMT. I hope you check out 4 and 3, easily the best of the franchise!

Arkham Origins was the only one I've not played and after seeing the Batman I got the urge to finally play it. Bless back compat 🙌

I honestly cannot decide which one my favorite is. At first I thought it was City because I really like the aspect of Batman being not tied down to one location but gliding and swinging across the roofs of many buildings. And then I also like condensed almost claustrophobic athmosphere of Asylum. So I guess I would rank them equally high as my favorites because they have each their unique things going for them. Origins I haven't played yet.

Arkham Asylum blew my freaking mind. I didn't expect to love it even though I love the character because nothing about it seemed compelling before release. I played MUA2 which came out either on the same day or around the same time (MUA1 was one of my favorite and most played games ever for a few years), and while I did enjoy MUA2, early promos for City caught my interest, so I decided to rent Asylum to see if I should check out City when it came out. Arkham Asylum blew me away in pretty much every respect. I beat it in the span of a weekend when I plowed through it. I think it has the best visual aesthetic of all of them, especially in the menu designs which were far more stylized than in future games. The fact they abandoned the comic book art for the character profiles were huge disappointments, because that's what proved to me that Rocksteady really put a ton of love into it. Arkham City is probably the game I played the most in the series. That got me through some challenging times durimg my junior year in high school in particular. That game was something special. Arkham Origins is criminally underrated. I don't think it had nearly the same obscene attention to detail, but the I dare say that WB Games Montreal consistently did boss battles way better than Rocksteady. "But there's Mr. Freeze!" Some might say, but WBGM proved they could do a Freeze battle just as well, and on top of that, they had the Deathstroke and Firefly battles, as well as both excellent Bane battles. The only lackluster encounter was Lady Shiva. Then, of course, was the crime scene reconstruction. I justify its non-existence further into the continuity because perhaps Batman didn't need the extra help. He had finally become the world's greatest detective and only used the holo-map setup to track things he couldn't do with his own senses like following chemical trails and fingerprints. It was also the first in the series that actually gave Batman a clear character arc, whereas previously, Batman was mostly fairly stoic and static as a character until the very end of Arkham City. Arkham Knight was great. I played that for months. I did get a little annoyed with the intrusiveness of the Batmobile and wish a little less of the content was centered around it, but I didn't get overwhelmed by its presence because, contrary to what seems like popular belief, you weren't forced to use it nearly as much as people did. When I got tired of driving around and doing tank puzzles, I just left it behind and played it just like I played City and Origins. I spent countless hours using the car as little as possible. There was absolutely no shortage of standard Arkham story and gameplay. I wish they just said outright that they were doing their own twist on the Under the Hood storyline up front. Anyone who knew anything about Batman could tell less than 20% of the way through the story who the Arkham Knight was, so there was no point in hiding it. It would've spared them from the accusations of predictability, because they frankly didn't need to hide anything about the Arkham Knight. There were plenty of other unrelated surprising and exciting twists and turns. At the end of the day, I think this game undisputedly has the best gameplay, but the only reason I hesitate to call it my favorite is because it was the one game that had something significant that I didn't particularly like all that much, and that was the tank stealth battles. To this day, I have refused to try to platinum that game because I refuse to do the tank stealth challenges, and the fact they made a Feathstroke boss battle a tank stealth battle was unacceptable. I also didn't care for the overly armored/militarized aesthetic. Unlike previous games, it was the one that had the least comic book-y visual aesthetic in the most prominent character designs, but that's just a nitpicky gripe. All in all, of the main 4 entries (I haven't played Arkham Blackgate or Arkham VR), I absolutely love each and every one of these games. They are will probably continue to be among my favorite games of all time, and they're some of the few games I would gladly replay every so often after all these years.

When I go back to cutscenes from the Arkham games it's usually from Origins. The joker reveal while slightly predictable but was still less predictable as the identity of the Arkham Knight. Jokers reveal in Origins is still my favorite moment. Beating the shit out of Roman Sionis, joker revealed, the woman laughing uncontrollably, Carol of the Bells playing in the background. Just awesome.

Damn Arkham Knight was so good, I’ll stand by that forever. The CE was also great, you get a huge light up statue with other extras for only $100 I think it was. One of my favorite CEs.

I like playing these games in chronological order

Arkham knight is my favorite one imo, was my 1st ps4 game and next gen game

I most recently just played through these for the first time ever it’s probably my favorite series besides the Spiderman games on the PlayStation.

Just started a new play through after watching the new batman movie. Forgot how badass they are!

Eh my guy! Thank you for sharing! I love these. Would you conscider also doing Lord of the rings games?

Just got my Blackgate copy a couple weeks ago. Going for the plat after I finish of sly 4. Alway appreciate some Vita love!

Can’t wait to see the Batman again in theatres 🦇🦇🦇

Spiderman no way home put me into a spiderman phase for a bit but because of the recent robert pattinson Batman, i'm currently in a batman phase. When i could I wanted to play the return to arkham collection and finally play arkham knight. Its a shame that theres no modeen port of arkham origins.

I remember getting asylum at a flea market for like $10 in 2010 great time to be alive

I’d be really interested to see you go back & play the Onimusha series. I LOVED that back on the PS2.

Seems like I'm not the only one who has been thinking about these games.

I love the Arkham games, but Arkham City was a little underwhelming to me since I heard so much about its greatness and when I finally got around to the game I thought it was disappointing but good. Arkham Asylum is my favorite, but I don't know what would be my least favorite since I have only fully replayed the first two games on two occasions and I haven't touched Blackgate or VR. I was a little disappointed with Origins' Deathstroke since he was barley in the game, but the CGI trailer was amazing. I would like you to do a video on Telltale's Batman games since I recently played them and they were amazing.

Arkham City is just undefeatable