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[Le_Samourai]

I liked all the story and design stuff they did, but they completely fucked both the combat and stealth as far as I'm concerned.

This, also the city felt empty and the challenges were not as good.

 

[Doctor Ironic]

Arkham Origins is the Arkham game for people who are terrible at Arkham games.

Shock gloves instantly turn the game into the exact kind of "Mash X!" Gameplay that the previous games so deftly avoided (also it's just reused content from the Wii U port of Arkham City SHHHHHHHH)

 

[Mad Season]

Is it still a buggy mess?

 

[shanafan]

Is it still a buggy mess?

I am 70% into the story, and the only issue I've had were some framerate slowdown during SOME gliding. But as far as I know, the issue also appears on PS3/360.

Playing just fine on the Wii U other than that.

 

[Strider7]

I love all the Arkham games, but I will say that of the three so far, Origins is my favorite. Apart from some bugs in the initial release, I never understood the flak it got.

 

[Justinh]

I remember being really interested in this game. I was expecting it to be not as good as the first two, but the origins story I thought could be good.

I still refuse to buy this game, though, so I haven't played it. Maybe if it gets a huge discount on steam during a sale I'll check it out (like 90% off).

 

[nubbe]

Origins was definitely more fun than City

But both suffer from the "I will just glide over the city and go to the next way point" shit feast

AA is so much better

 

[Screaming Meat]

The fights with the martial artists who can counter your counters are always fun. I wish they'd made a full combat room of them. They were the single best addition Origins brought to the table in my opinion, and I hope Rocksteady poach them for AK.

 

[kamineko]

I was disappointed this didn't make the remaster cut. I missed it originally, figured I'd wait for a re-release. Oh, well.

 

[LAM09]

I enjoyed Origins the most. Having said that, I played it several months after release.

 

[Moon_frogger]

eh, I didn't like how they grafted elements from the cristopher nolan films into this game. Watching batman scream at a thug, baring his teeth so you can see his gums while he spits on them and growls like christian bale did not do it for me. You can really tell that paul dini had nothing to do with this game. Hopefully rocksteady can do a better job than the origins team. Don't get me wrong, there were elements of origins story and characters I enjoyed but overall it felt like a 'design by committee' that was watered down.

 

[shanafan]

Even though Origins is a prequel to AA, just beat it in preparation for AK!

If only the Wii U had trophies/achievements so I could finish up Riddler stuff, etc.

 

[Tensketch]

Got it free with a graphics card, loved it. Thought it was a fantastic game and worked as an additional story for the hardcore arkham fans and not one necessary for those who only want to play the main 3.

I've heard decent things about Blackgate, I got it on sale but I'm yet to play it.

 

[ban25]

I haven't seen it mentioned here, but I'm a big fan of Christopher Drake's score for Origins. I have all of them on my phone, but Origins gets the most play from me.