It's time for another round of Pick One! This week, to celebrate the reveal of Gotham Knights as part of DC FanDome yesterday, we're taking a look back at the beloved Batman: Arkham series.
So, which of these is your favourite? Remember, you can only pick one!
Let's take a look at what we're working with:
Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009)
Welcome to the Madhouse! Descend into the core of the criminally insane as The Joker launches his most diabolical plot ever. The inmates of Arkham have been set free - and it's up to Batman, to bring order to the chaos and take back the Asylum.
Batman: Arkham City (2011)
Batman: Arkham City builds upon the intense, atmospheric foundation of Batman: Arkham Asylum, sending players flying through the expansive Arkham City - five times larger than the game world in Batman: Arkham Asylum - the new maximum security "home" for all of Gotham City's thugs, gangsters and insane criminal masterminds.
Batman: Arkham Origins (2013)
Taking place before the rise of Gotham City's most dangerous villains and assassins, Batman: Arkham Origins showcases a young, raw, unrefined Batman as he faces a defining moment in his early career as a crime fighter that sets his path to becoming the Dark Knight.
Batman: Arkham Knight (2015)
As Scarecrow unites the Rogues Gallery, including Two-Face, The Penguin, the Riddler, the Arkham Knight, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, they bring all-out war as they try to take down The Dark Knight, and claim Gotham City as their own.
Let us know which of these Batman: Arkham games is your favourite below.
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City for me for better boss fights, side objectives, and new gadgets.
Arkham City, easy. It was so dense with things to do and secrets to unlock. The story was the strongest, and it had the best selection of characters and villains.
I think AC is the best of the trilogy. AK was held back by the overemphasis on using the Batmobile tank.
Sadly never played AO but heard nothing but good things about it.
Arkham City is definitely my favorite, because I felt like the enviroments, lore, and characters were the most fleshed out in that one, though my second favorite would be Arkham Asylum since it is more of a Metroidvania than an open world adventure like Arkham City. Both are different experiences.
I almost voted for Origins, but it's definitely Arkham City overall.
I have only played Arkham City so I don't vote.
Just started playing through City for the first time. I don’t like open worlds too much, which is why it’s taken me this long to try it, but Asylum was so good and I wanted more. I guess I’m just on a Batman kick now!
City without a doubt but origins doesn't get the respect it deserves looking forward to knights looking incredible.
City and knight are great games, but Asylum was on another level for me. I had never played a superhero/comic game that was THAT amazing.
Easily Asylum for me.
Asylum and City were both exceptional and seminal games, but for me City just about edges it. As well received as it was (and deservedly so), I don't think it quite got the credit for how well it balanced being more of the same and completely different back in the day. It was never a simple cash grab, but a genuine labour of love on Rocksteady's part, as were all of their games.
Honourable mention goes to the underrated Origins. Yes, it's the weakest of the lot, but in some respects - story and set pieces in particular - it tops Rocksteady's efforts.
It was the difference between between Asylum and City that helped me come to the realisation that I just don't really like open world games all that much. AA all day long for me
Asylum, its not even close for me apart from a few weak bosses its the best experience out of the lot - for me anyway.
You forgot Arkham origins blackgate!
I went for the unpopular opinion: Origins. I liked the Joker arc and feel the game was drastically underrated.
I like AC more than AA because I played AC on the Wii U with passable framerate, where I played AA on the PS4 and almost had a seizure from the flickering.
Asylum, with City a close second. Origins was meh and, while objectively it wasn't horrible, for me Knight easily ranks among the most disappointing games of all-time. Not surprising as 2015 in general stood as a disappointing year for this gen.
Gonna go with city.
My vote is not quite honest, cause I still have to play Arkham Origins and Arkham Knight.
But still, after the DC Fandome, I ordered right away copies of these two games.
Arkham City is one my biggest shock as a gamer : I was litterally amazed by this game. By the scale of it.
But the first one is my favorite of the two. It was the perfect pitch for a Batman movie : Lock the Batman with all the madmen he has locked in. Knowing that he's maybe the maddest of them all.
So it was the perfect Batman Game.
PS : I know it's not avalaible on Xbox, but Batman : Arkham VR is a true masterpiece. One of the best experiences I had in VR.
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