Batman: Arkham Origins

Origins got its fair share of hate.But I didn’t care. I just wanted more Arkham. More nights breaking bones and being Batman. And Origins delivered.

Set on Christmas Eve. Snow blanketing the streets. It’s the perfect game to play in December.

It plays just like Arkham City. Same fluid combat. It doesn’t rewrite the rules, but I didn't mind. I had fun. And the Deathstroke boss fight? A duel stuck into my memory. One of the best boss fights in the Arkham series.

If you skipped Origins, it’s time to make things right. Play it this Christmas. Let the cold streets of Gotham remind you it deserved better.

It's been a while since I've even beaten a game, so let's see if I still have it in me to write a review. Arkham origins really is the forgotten child in the Arkham series. Of course asylum, city and knight are the classics, but if you ever avoided this game you made a mistake. Legitimately I can say the biggest issue about this game is that it's locked on consoles from 2 generations ago at this point. That should be a crime. This game needs a re-release. The performance on a ps3 is more than acceptable, but a 60fps upgrade for this game would do it so much good. Other than that, this is another arkham game. The combat is as good as ever. The visuals, while maybe not as good as arkham knight, are still incredible for a ps3 game. The traversal takes a slight hit because of the performance it has on the console, but again it's not an issue more so just an inconvenience. I'm not the biggest fan of the map here, it can get a little annoying at times to traverse, but still for the most part it's fine. The side content is great with all the villains, but sorry to the people of Gotham, I'm not getting your extortion data back from Riddler, he can ruin your lives 🤷‍♂️. The main story here is also great. Not the biggest fan of the direction it takes with Black Mask, but other than that love the rogue gallery present here. The levels are also greatly designed. And yes, everyone who praises this games boss fights is correct, they are amazing. Yes it might be hard to play this because it's locked on old hardware, but try to play this game if you haven't, batman and non batman fans alike

Really underrated game. The Christmas setting is great and the boss fights are amazing. Plus it has the best version of Bane.

Great, but gameplay wise lame against other Batman games.

So underrated and overhated ♥️🔥

Loved it! Great game with a good story and beautiful music. I liked everything about it, even the villains and boss fights were really good.

Arkham Origins is such a short and sweet experience.