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This is game is amazing, it is a amazing take on Batman, Gotham and the Characters. The gameplay is also quite impressive with a good balance of Combat & Predator missions as well as full use of Batman's detective skills. The winter/Christmas setting works perfectly as a contrast from the darkening story.

While the game is amazing it feels like it should be setting up another trilogy of Batman games. It doesn't feel with like it connects with the timeline that Arkham Asylum to Knight set up. The result of this being it's outcasted by most fans. Making it quite underrated.

Rating: 8.75 / 10. Impressive but doesn't feel like it belongs to it's franchise.

Best boss fights, characters, and pacing of the entire series. Roger Craig Smith and Troy Baker did a phenomenal job stepping in and providing the voices for our two leads. This game deserves WAY more respect and it's a shame that it doesn't get it.

I don't know why for God sake this game is so hated...first to say is my favourite from all Batman games.The story is amazing,the graphics and the most enjoyable thing is probably the boss fights.Troy Baker's Joker is such a good choice.Bane was also well portrayed in this game.I wish i could erase my memories and play it again for the first time.

i just don't get all the hates against this game... what the hell ? this game is totally bat- game. i mean look at it... Christmas, snow, giant statues... its even better then most of the batman movies and cartoons too... nolan should watch and learn with open mouth, how does the real gotham city look like... and when joker makes a Christmas party, it always rocks... except of batman world, this is a great way to celebrate the Christmas after all

Batman Arkham Origins was absolutely awesome! The combat with all the punching, kicking, and gadgets was very fun! The boss battles were also extremely cool especially the boss battle against Deathstroke and Firefly. The scenery with the very snowy Gotham City was beautiful. The story had some very funny moments. The story was another great story about take the fight to evil, don't ever murder, don't loose confidence, take care of your family, and don't be doubtful! Without doubt this is one of the best video games ever and is extremely underrated! Have a great day and goooo Batman Arkham Origins!

"Don't add me to the weight you carry..."

I know I'm not the only one when it goes to saying that Arkham Asylum shocked gamers back in 2009, presenting a dark malevolent atmosphere superhero game like no other. What nobody ever expected was Arkham Asylum, a sequel that pushed the boundaries to both video game storytelling and game engineering. So when they announced that a new prequel game was coming out, I was looking forward to it, but questioned it's success as soon as I heard that Warner Bros Montreal was making it and not the almighty Rocksteady. I feared that Origins would suffer the same fate all superhero video games do: mass advertising yet no game creativity and effort.

When I finally played the game, I was relieved that the game managed to exceed my expectations. No, this is no Arkham City or Asylum if you're wondering, consider it more of a Arkham City 5-6 hour DLC package.

I'll start off by saying that the story is by far the best of the franchise, it feels the most batman like of all three games. We are presented with a darker and deeper storyline, expressing a more humane and vulnerable Batman. In fact the character development is so well done in this game, you can actually feel Bruce Wayne's pain and anger and fears. The interaction between him and Alred is very well done, you can feel the emotion and tension of their parent child relationship throughout the game.

As for the gameplay, I think it was a notch down from the predecessors. While I commend WB for trying to be original and not blindly copying Rocksteady, I think it was a backfire. The combat system and boss fights have been dumbed down to simple and formulaic approaches. It's really just an over kill and bosses can be defeated using the 3 same buttons time and time again. The combat flow has disappeared and now you will experience abrupt glitches and loss in frame rate when combatting large groups of enemies. It's a real shame because the game has so much replay value, but is obstructed by game freezes and massive bugs.

The voice acting in this game is just as good as the previous games. I was a little nervous about Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill being replaced, but Roger Craig Smith (Batman) and Troy Baker (Joker) were great replacements. Smith did a great job of bringing Batman to life, and even seemed to bring more character and emotion to the character.

At the end of the day, if you loved the first 2 games then you'll love this one. As a Batman fan in general, you'll really love this game, just don't expect it to extend the limits of the batman universe we've loved since 2009. For these reasons Batman Arkham Origins gets an 8.5/10.

Okay) first of all, really great game) with such an amazing and also simple story and characters. But the one thing that no one really talks about, is how excellent the actors are chosen here, and the characters are depicted in accordance with their comic prototypes. Just let me explain why everything works so well in this game, by one example) Black Mask - Such a good cast) The character not only has a dope and slick design, more modern and perfectly fits into the interpretation of Arkham Universe by Montreal. Brian Bloom would have been very suitable for the role of Black Mask, in a live-action movie also, if he was a little bit younger) As for me, the Italian-European appearance suits the character very well, with the appearance of such a boss of the Italian mafia, and also a representative of elite society, blue bloods, with blue eyes 👀Roman Sionis is still from one of the richest families, and I think in some continuities, The Sionis's family was one of the founders of Gotham, like the Waynes or the Elliots, so I really liked Brian Bloom in this regard) and the actor kills the character both in voice- acting, reminiscent of a kind of mob boss, with barely noticeable habits of aristocracy and sadism. Who at any convenient opportunity is ready to burst in emotions, boots of his pedigree, and in general has no moral reproaches to use his last name, and a very impressive fortune of his, now deceased father, which for the most part paved the way to the very top of the criminal underworld of Gotham. Which in turn puts him in contrast with Bruce Wayne, his complete opposite. While Bruce is actively involved in the business of being a businessman, acting for the good of the city at every opportunity, Roman Sionis considers himself the king of the Gotham, and uses all his resources to gain even more power over the already corrupt city and its institutions. And the funds received are spent on amusing his ego, and a feigned demonstration of strength and power, both with the help of money and threats and violence. Very accurate hit in the character imo) both in terms of acting and design) either it just happened that way, or the actor was really selected for external similarities too.

Albeit not as original as either 'Batman: Arkham Asylum' or 'Batman: Arkham City', 'Batman: Arkham Origins' is still fun and, for avid Batman and DC Comics fans or even fans of comics and games, this is a great buy!

You're introduced to some fascinating characters, arguably many of whom have appeared in other games in the same franchise, but you're catching them before they have really come to understand Batman as being either their ally or their enemy. Some, of course, have made up their minds already and will never change them.

As with all the Arkham games thus far, the cinematics are incredible and there are several sequences involving both Batman and The Joker that hold up as well as if the inspired Paul Dini had written them himself. On that note, however, Dini's presence is sorely missed and it was a mistake to remove him from the production team even before the ill-fated 'Harley Quinn's Revenge' had gone into development several years ago.

That is not to say that Arkham Origins is bad. It isn't. You get to explore Gotham almost without barriers, the fighting system is still good and the story is incredible, even though it feels like it starts to lose steam and fall into clichés towards the end of its run.

Fans of comics like 'Batman: Year One', 'Batman: The Long Halloween' and 'Batman: Dark Victory', to name but a few will definitely enjoy some of the characters and events that crop up here and, for the seasoned game player, the Arkham series is still enjoyable. It just needs something a little new, perhaps coupled with a return from some characters who have been absent from the Arkham series and from Gotham City for quite some time. The Arkham series should also take a more adventurous step (that Rocksteady quite possibly would have done had it retained its licence over the franchise) and give the player controlling Batman a bit more chance of actually piloting the Batmobile and/or the Batwing and other assorted vehicles.

The voice cast here really has to be commended. Unlike some other gamers, I grew used to Roger Craig Smith as Batman/Bruce Wayne quite quickly, but he still seems like a flawed addition when compared to Kevin Conroy, who has been voicing the character for so long that his successors can sound a bit alien in the role. Anyone who has seen 'Batman: Gotham Knight' (2008) will also know that Conroy is still capable of playing a young Batman/Bruce Wayne, so Smith's presence here does seem kind of redundant. On the other side of the coin, however, Mark Hamill was irreplaceable and, yet, he had to be replaced after he hung up his joy buzzer and razor-edged playing cards. Troy Baker is an excellent replacement for Hamill and, while I would still love it had Hamill surprisingly leapt back into the role once more, Baker is an energetic and memorable Clown Prince of Crime and, if nothing else, a scarily effective Hamill impersonator at times.

Those returning to their Arkham Asylum and Arkham City roles remain inspired choices, whilst long-time Batman animation music composer, Christopher Drake delivers a fine score that, whilst up to his own standards, misses out on some of the quirkiness that made the music of the previous two games, as composed by Nick Arundel and Ron Fish, so unique and tailored to this interpretation of Batman.

The Batcave is awesome, holding an Anton Furst/Nathan Crowley/Goonies feel all at the same time (hopefully next time Wayne Manor will get more of a showing as well), and Gotham is still a fascinating place, especially as players are given the chance to explore regions that previously weren't available, such as those areas of Gotham that were underwater during Arkham City. Even though the Christmastime setting has been ridiculed for cutting corners (as it was snowing through most of Arkham City), this time period demonstrates just how unrelentingly hostile Gotham City is. Villains like The Joker and new-breed, Anarky, wage war on Gotham during the season of family and giving -- it is almost like something out of the pages of Frank Miller's 'The Dark Knight Returns'.

However, I agree with one reviewer who complained about the ridiculously long bridge! But other complaints about the static nature of the opening sequences are a point of personal preference -- I found them to be a useful tutorial that helped me to brush up on my old techniques from the last two games, whilst not being killed too often!!!

So, in summary, there's plenty to enjoy here, particularly as the game is set in the Dark Knight's formative years but, next time, perhaps Warner Brothers will either take a chance or return to trusting Rocksteady to take those chances on their behalf! All the same, the Arkham series remains one of the most effective and enjoyable ways of introducing or reintroducing both new and long-term fans to the mystique and intricacy of the Batman comics and his world in general!

Batman Arkham Asylum surpassed both video-game players and reviewers expectations tremendously back in 2009. The sequel, with even greater graphics and game-play did so even more two years later. Therefore a third Arkham game was inevitable.

Due to the events at the end of Arkham City, Arkham Origins is a prequel so some of Batman's old foes are resurrected. The game begins with the villain Black Mask placing a bounty on Batman's head on Christmas Eve. This attracts the attention of 8 super-assassins including Deathstroke, Bane, Lady Shiva, Deadshot. To top that all off Batman also comes across several side-super-villains like Edward Nygma, Penguin, Mad Hatter and The Joker.

Whilst the graphics are not as detailed as Arkham City, the game play is amazing. Its fast, slick and Batman is brutal. Sure there are glitches here and there but hopefully a patch will be released soon. The city is massive (although perhaps not as big as previews said but still). You can explore the industrial side of Gotham and the side that would eventually become 'Arkham City'. Plot-wise, a lot (and I mean A LOT) of it has been taken and expanded from Batman Begins. I have no problem with that though.

The game would get a 10 from me if it weren't for those bloody glitches though. Excellent game otherwise.

The expectation after the Arkham City was high and tragically Origins didn't live up to the hype. Coming from the previous game I was bombarded with this cold, almost colorless map. Enemies and overall mechanics seem to be unchanged, there simply wasn't anything revolutionary. If there was anything new, it was the number of bugs.

The main plot is easily forgettable and could be labeled as an unimportant cliche standalone story. Side quests don't have the same quality as the previous title had, I couldn't think of one worth remembering.

While being a weak game for Arkham standards, the game is still good enough for a casual player experiencing a Batman game for the first time. The addictive combat gameplay holds up and puzzles, yet being copy-pasted from the previous titles, are still fun to solve.

This was a pretty great game, but there are some major flaws that I wish I'd known about before purchasing it. So to spare you the shock and frustration, here are a few colossal imperfections that greatly lower my rating.

1. The dialogue is terrible. The creators of Arkham Origins apparently forgot that Batman is not some bloodthirsty demon. The threats he spits at random thugs during interrogations sound so juvenile! On top of that, as usual, the thugs are constantly saying the same things over and over on every mission. Would you really say, 'I'm gonna crush you' or, 'You're never gonna hit me' if you're 12 other buddies have already been swiftly taken out and scattered over the cold snow like bloody sprinkles?

2. The boss fights are so easy. If you were expecting more, think again. But that being said, there was one fight that was so impossible it had me mad for several hours. Because I couldn't get past it, it was awful trying to deal with it over and over, when all I wanted to do was keep playing the game. What makes it worse was these impossible little missions just kept popping up, and all of them suddenly make you feel hopeless and panicked.

But besides that.. the game was pretty good. And even after the main missions are over, so far, Gotham City still keeps the player entertained.

I remember hearing about this game coming out nearly a year ago. And right from the start I became excited because I've been a die hard Batman fan since I was 6 and the previous 2 Arkham games were amazing. But then I began to have mixed emotions as the months fallowed. I heard that Rocksteady games wasn't making the 3rd installment in the series and I was worried because some new video game would screw up the series where we get a game too kid friendly and PG like and too much like that crappy 1997 Batman and Robin film. And I had heard that the game wont fallow the previous 2 games and I was let down by this considering I thought that a instant sequel to Arkham City was needed since their were a lot of questions fallowing Arkham City and I thought a 3rd fallow up game was needed. And of course finding out that Kevin Conroy wasn't voicing Batman and that another actor was needed to voice a younger Batman had me very worried. So in overall the question was could a prequel game really live up to the previous 2 games?

Well I got the game yesterday and I can say it does have its pro's and cons.

The Pro's. The open world environment. Gotham City looked just amazing and dark which helped keep the feel of the previous 2 games intact. And the idea of 8 assasians coming to Gotham City to kill Batman for 50 million dollars was very interesting. And it was nice to see the Black Mask getting more time in the game. And some of the villains in the game I never expected to see ever were in it. I also liked how it was the same control system as the previous 2 games because I had this belief the new video game company would change everything around to make it harder. The Con's. The off by a couple of second glitches. Every time I get into the batwing the game slightly freezes up. This was too familiar with Arkham City. When Arkham City came out I remember how that game had lots of bugs. Mainly the whole box popping up and the damaged download content crap that caused peoples game systems to constantly reset. I also found it slightly strange that Batman has the same weapons he did in Arkham City. If Origons takes place years before the previous 2 games shouldn't Batman not had had the same weapons he had in Arkham City. And if he did have these weapons the whole time shouldn't he had them when Arkham Asylum and Arkham City came along?

The verdict.

I will admit when this game was coming out and after hearing info on it I almost didn't get the game. I had worries from the start that this game wouldn't be as good and this game would likely end the series with a whimper. But I will admit it surpassed my expectations. Roger Craig Smith did a great job voicing a younger Batman. As did Troy Baker with voicing the younger Joker. And I was delighted they kept the dark atmosphere of the other 2 games intact. You cant have Batman be in a non dark feel. It just wouldn't be the same. So Warner Brothers Montreal. You did a great job. I rate the game as a 9. I recommend the game to anyone who hasn't played it.

This title is a prequel which is sometimes hard to develop in the case of games. Game play wise this is stunning,continuing the great combat system and gadgets present in the previous arkham games along with some new ones,This without doubt is good enough to keep the feel of the game intact .visually arkham origins does a pretty good job, having the open world expanded up to twice as much as last time. adding Gotham city into the game is something worth taking a look at or roaming around as batman. One of the greatest things about the Arkham series was that it always gave the player an experiences as to how it feels to be batman. This time around they managed to keep the feeling just as great as the previous titles. Batman himself looks quite stunning in the game. The story for this game by far was one of the best written story in the series and can at least attain a title of top 10 best story games ever. The story gives of impressive character relation development between Batman, joker and a few other characters including Alfred(Bruce waynes butler). There are small flaws in the game like, frame lags at certain points. Its rarely seen in the game. Those who are here to get the game for its story, gameplay or being general fans of arkham games will be in for a blast. Especially the story. It is understandable why the new studios did not want to add too many things and change the games combat system or add major changes that can change the feel of the game. After all the combat and predator game play etc are what makes this series great.The boss fights are some of the most impressive stuffs in the game, boss fights seem more head on with the villain then making it look cinematic. The overall game was a great ride and only gets me hyped for the rumored sequel to arkham city under rocksteady.

gameplay : 9/10 Story: 10/10 visuals: 9/10 Feel of the game : 9.5/10 ovrall: 9.0/10

Dark,Thrilling and a Brilliant story

So this third game of the Arkham Saga you must know that this game is not really an official game because it is not the same publishing house that created the first two So as I have already said in the previous ones I will talk about two things always the first is the story So this timeThis game is a prequel So in this story they don't really tell from the beginning the story of Batman which was never mentioned when Batman was a wanted man Then Commissioner Gordon wants everything to set Batman up but at the same time another person also wants it or the black mask who has hired assassins that's how they want to take him Batman is Batman has to sign all this So what do I think of the story for me the story Among the four games I consider it the most beautiful for me it was better than all because in this story we really have a beautiful Batman and U. SBatman who was seen in Arkham City who seemed like an idiot instead in this Origin for me it was really beautiful for example that this is a Batman who wants every way to save Gotham and no he uses any way to save that hateful bounty for something that doesn't matter to meI like it I didn't like That black mask was actually the Joker Ugh But it's really impossible that they always put this character in everything interesting you find him it seems like he's just a black mask and a bad guy No why do I have to put the Jokers every day the story I rate 8.5 Alice let's start thereplayability The only negative thing about playability if this game is set in the past how is it possible that everything is very sophisticated compared to the previous two which had increased in the present the same thing that also happened in the Star Wars prequel trilogy and then this time the map it's for all of Gotham City since the previous two which were set on the island of Arkham Asylum is arkham city and then the movements are really fantastic and then this time to go to places much further away flying vehicle and then here there are a lot of resignations secondary but the one that II like it much more when Batman investigates murder cases. This one is much more beautiful regarding the game. I found it very beautiful, unlike the second one but less beautiful than the first and I can't wait to talk about the last game too to conclude I vote 8.5.

Pros: 1. Love the boss battles like Deathstroke, Bane, Firefly, Copperhead etc.

2. Love the plot about Batman & Joker meeting for the first time.

3. Love using the Batwing to travel from district to district.

4. Outstanding voice performances by Roger Craig Smith, Troy Baker, JB Blanc, Nolan North, Wally Wingert, Tara Strong etc as Batman, Joker, Bane, Penguin, Enigma, Harleen Quinzel etc.

Cons: 1. Too many crashes & glitches on all platforms.

2. It felt too much like Arkham City.

3. The multiplayer sucks.

4. Didn't like the Batsuit.

5. Didn't like the shockgloves.

6. Every time the game loads, the verification screen shows up.

7. The Autosave takes more than a few seconds to disappear.

8. Some of the voice performances are not the same without Kevin Conroy & Mark Hamill as Batman & Joker.

This a Batman game. This is THE Batman game in my opinion. I already loved Asylum, City and Knight before I played this one and despite a few crashes, I like this one the most. Knight is very close to this one but wow this game has interesting level design, a cohesive feeling, amazing boss battles all tied into a great story. The bridge in the middle of the map is a bit dumb but man this game is badass. Without spoiling much, the main villain has amazing depth and this is truly, TRULY a batman game. More so than the other 3 arkham games in my opinion. I went into this game expecting very little but WOW. Honestly play this game if you're a batman fan. The pacing is great, the emotions are heartfelt and the gameplay is fantastic. I agree with this game being underrated!

Batman: Arkham Origins was a game that I wasn't really expecting from last year. Naturally, I got excited for this game when it was first announced but I realized that this isn't developed my Rocksteady Studios but instead by WB Montreal & Splash Damage. Instead of continuing the Arkham franchise, this game decides to explore the beginnings of Bruce Wayne as Batman. While the game itself isn't a bad game (if you haven't played any of the Arkham games), however it feels that it is a rehashed version of the past Arkham games and nothing new isn't brought to the table with this entry into the Arkham games. I can say it's the most cinematic of all the Arkham games, the gameplay lacks innovation from Arkham City and feels like a re-skinned version of city than it's own thing. While Arkahm Origins is still a solid experience on its own, it lacks to build whatever is from the previous entries of the Arkham games.

First thing to get out, the original cast of Kevin Conroy as Batman and Mark Hamill as The Joker are not here to reprise their role (Oh yeah, I forgot the Joker makes an appearance in this game). Instead they are replaced with both Roger Craig Smith as Batman and Troy Baker as the Joker. Both actors do their jobs well as they both sound a lot younger compared to their older counterparts in the previous Arkham games. For myself, I believe that Mark Hamill should pass the ever blazing torch of who gets to voice the Joker over to Troy Baker. You can hardly tell that it is Troy himself which is pretty unbelievable.

Within Arkham Origins' presentation, it does surprisingly well as it is what I call the most cinematic Arkham game so far in the series. Even with the presentation and story itself, in terms of gameplay is where the game starts to fall off making it the weakest of the Arkham games. Gameplay hasn't been changed for the most part: combat remains fluid as ever, predator mode is still fun, and exploration is relatively the same. While it's nice to have things remain the same, you might as well wish for something different in the end. The one feature that is new to the Arkham games is the experience system. Basically every combat, predator or auxiliary challenge, you are rewarded with experience and the more efficient you are, the larger the multiplier of the experience points. The assassins' battles are also entertaining to partake in and for the most part makes the experience more intense (even though two of them ended up being side missions instead).

I have to admit WB Montreal does less with the game and that's disappointing for me. The standard argument with that is that it's a prequel, so Batman isn't going to have those gadgets in this game. I just call that lazy because the developers didn't push the game that extra mile which would've made the game great on its own. Even a lot of the gadgets are the same from Arkham City. For example, remember that ice grenade you got in Arkham City, well here you get a glue grenade which has the exact same properties that the ice grenade does.Also a lot of the mission structure from City is replicated a lot in Origins, which makes it kind of lazy in that sense. Another thing that disappointed me was how easy the extras are. In the game you collect these Enigma packs for one of the side missions and to my dismay, they are extremely easy to trace and obtain. Okay, I admit there were a couple where I had to figure out how to get but for the most part all you need is a specific gadget to get them (or in some cases they lay right in the open….). Compared to Arkham City, that game made you work for the extras and obtaining them makes you feel accomplished at the end. Here in Arkham Origins, there isn't much joy in collecting them, almost makes it feel like a grind.

There is replay value if you're up for it: new game plus is a game mode that puts you in a new game with all your gadgets and upgrades with more challenging enemies. If you beat that mode there is a even challenging "I Am The Night" mode where it's one death you start from the very beginning. Challenge Mode is back and strangely enough for me, a lot of the maps feel very bland. I guess its the colour scheme that they were aiming for but for me it's not as entertaining as Arkham City challenge maps (hell, I feel like going back to Arkham City after playing Origins). An odd addition to the Arkham games is a multiplayer mode for the first time. The multiplayer is pretty standard of what you expect from multiplayer content in single player content based game. It's basically a form of 3v3v2 with Joker's and Bane's men fighting for control while Batman and Robin try to take down the rest of the gang members. The multiplayer in all honesty isn't much to keep you invested like Uncharted or Grand Theft Auto Online.

Overall, the game is solid if this is your first Arkham game, but for the rest of us this is an okay addition to the Arkham series. With strong inspiration from various works of Batman to create the Arkham Origins story, the gameplay suffers with lack of innovation, repeated elements, and the simplified extras that makes this game lack challenge. Arkham Origins is a good game with very noticeable flaws, so I would recommend buying this game at sale price.

I will go out here on a limb and say, this game is a masterpiece and an underrated gem. Playing the game after both Arkham Origins and City, which had raised the bar sky high for action gaming, I was impressed by how they kept things exciting even though the game felt like an extension of Arkham City. The story is a unique take and the fresh perspective on the Batman-Joker relationship just blew my mind. Not to forget the Joker origins. It reminds us again how both these characters are 2 sides of the same coin. The boss battles are brilliant and warrant so many replayings. Technically they shouldn't but still got a few more gadgets here. And Gotham is as beautiful as ever. Leave your prejudices behind and play, this game will surely impress!

This game is awesome...ill admit that its not as great as arkham city, and ill admit it also has glitching problems as well. But one thing we can all agree on is that this games story is amazingly done and amazingly written, not only that but the boss fights are the best in the entire series and the detective mode was brilliantly done by WB in my own opinion. Batman arkham origins is an awesome game and I really don't get the hate, the game has a lot of replay value as well which is one of the main reasons why I consider this a great game. If you haven't tried it please do, because in this game batman doesn't joke around lol.

This is a great story. The story keeps the same feel as the BTAS episode of Heart of Ice with a few new elements added in to solidify the hate relationship between Mr. Freeze and the Penguin shown in Arkham City. Although I am a Joker and Harley Quinn fan this DLC is far more interesting than the Harley's Revenge DLC and I love the new cold suit Batman wears in this adventure. The only thing that kept me from giving this story a 9 was its length. I would also liked to have seen Victor's transformation as a surveillance video after the crime scene investigation rather than just a fuzzy playback in detective mode. Mr. Freeze in my opinion has the most tragic back story.