Batman™: Arkham Origins

But still I loved it due to story line and the graphic not bad

Fun game, though the worst nightmare challenges are annoyingly irritating.

game crashes every 5 minutes. you spend more time waiting for the loading screen then in actual gameplay

requires a little bit of brain usage cant play multiplayer and alot of the skins are not available but overall well made great story and very fun

One of the best games I have ever played. For me personally it's better than Arkham Knight. Truly a masterpiece. Solid job by Rocksteady.

This is a really underrated gem. The story is pretty great, combat is just as fun as the previous installments, and the mini-open world was fun to explore. I will say this game does fall short on a few things, and I was never as blown away as I have been with Rocksteady's Arkham games, but if you are wanting a new Batman game (that is also perfect for the holiday season) I would highly recommend this one.

Arkham Origins has a great story and fun combat. The game is short, and the movement feels a bit awkward, but it's still a fun experience.

great combat system, good story, great fights, not as good as other arkham games like ayslum but still a solid game to play if you like batman. Only complaint is the open world city is a little empty.

Loved it, the story was amazing. loved what they did with the assassins and the idea of a young angry batman is just perfect.i hope we get another arkham game soon.

average arkham game 5/10 if you are arkham lover check the game.but not like other arkham games

Playing through this again, I forgot how good this game was. Bossfights and the detective missions are the highlight of this game.

Despite the glitch here and there, with also multiplayer being offline (Unless you do some serious mod digging) I think this game is a solid title in the Arkham series. It really makes you FEEL like a detective and not just fly around punching things. Also this game sports some of the best boss fights in the series. Sure as shit better than SS:KTJL. Kinda sours that post credit scene now...

A fun and adequately challenging game. Would recommend Batman fans or just regular fans to have a go.

This game is an absolute masterpiece ik its 2024 and this game cam out a WHILE ago but it still has validity beatiful

Despite how buggy and unpolished this game can be sometimes, I still think you should play it if you like Batman. The story is really cool and there are some new gameplay elements introduced which make Arkham Origins not feel like an Arkham City clone. With all that said, maybe wait for a discount first.

The multiplayer mode would've been nice to play, but we don't live in a utopia where you can enjoy those experiences years later. It does suck that there are 11/60 achievements and some in-game extras tied to it, so you can't really 100% this game anymore without resorting to cheating. Nevertheless, the singleplayer stuff is enjoyable.

Arkham Origins tells the story of Batman's early days, where a young Bruce Wayne learns to become the hero Gotham desperately needs — even if the city itself isn’t in the holiday spirit. With a bounty on his head attracting the deadliest assassins, and a snowstorm setting the stage, the tension runs high. The game delivers a dark and immersive Gotham, intense combat, and a gripping narrative, making it a perfect treat for fans of the Dark Knight.

The Cold, Cold Heart brings a chilling tale featuring Mr. Freeze. The story is compelling, and the XE suit, which lets you freeze enemies and break through ice, adds refreshing new gameplay mechanics. It’s a heartfelt narrative that makes you empathize with the villain while enriching the Arkham world with icy elegance.

Both the game and the DLC maintain the high standards of the series: this is the Batman you want — smart, strong, and unstoppable.

Aside from the simple but annoying and at times buggy Bane fights, I really enjoy this game.

This is the weakest of the Batman Arkham games. The story feels ambitious but at the end of the day it's an origin story. I'm not particularly a fan of the way Batman looks in the game. As for the voice casting, it's really hard to top Mark Hamill and Kevin Conroy as Joker and Batman. I can't help but hear Chris Redfield whenever Batman is talking. The open world is tedious and slow to get through, some of the grapple points make it really awkward to fly around. Most of the puzzles don't really add much to the experience. The enemies tend to ragdoll into the air as if they weigh nothing during combat. After being done with the game i'm just left with the question: Was this game really necessary?

This game is just what you would expect from an Arkham game, even though not made by Rocksteady.

I don't have much to say. Pretty good controls, graphics and soundtrack. The cinematics in this game are the ones I liked the most in the entire Arkham series, although it is the game that surprised me the least of the four.

It's totally worth playing it though.

Having played all of the Batman: Arkham games I can say that this one is also good.
But, compared to the others, this has a lot of bugs. Would I recommend it? Absolutely. I had a lot of fun playing it and it has a good story and the best boss fights in my opinion.

I wish roger craig smith voiced more batman in the future, especially absolute batman.

this game will forever be in my heart really wish WB would remaster it just so more people can play it ive played it on launch with ps3 and got a copy of it on 360 last year and now ive been playing it endlessly on my steam deck, do yourself a favor and play this masterpiece

This game runs incredibly well on the Steam Deck. A shame Valve has not deemed this game verified. Brings back nostalgia from my xbox360 days. Love now being able to play this on the go

I mean it's a pretty good game with a pretty good origin, and the Joker in particular is actually pretty damn good as well, I wish black mask was the MAIN threat, but I guess Joker is fine too.

One problem, WHY SO MANY COLLECTIBLES FOR JUST 46 PERCENT COMPLETION?

I played Asylum and City before so I can confidently say that the combat is WAY off. Warner Brothers Montreal made changes to the combat system wherein you cannot cancel out of your attacks at all to counter an enemy on top of making enemies slide to your position to hit you and also just being generally faster to boot. If you attack around the same time an enemy does, chances are you are GOING to be hit and break your combo, so you have to actively stop the flow of combat to anticipate an enemy attack to save your combo. There's new enemy types that actively impede the freeflow combat on top of this too; they would be fine, if using takedowns in the middle of combat targeted high priority threats first instead of just the first mook in the direction you're facing. I haven't even gotten to the occasional instances where I got stuck on level geometry because there's a "slight" change in elevation, like a pipe in the way or a slightly elevated railing. Traversal feels bad when the map is bigger than City and there's a giant ******* bridge in the middle to make it so you want to fast travel instead of glide everywhere. Another problem; side quest and challenge based upgrades are bad. A lot of upgrades in Origins are just needlessly locked behind challenges and side quests, which is a strange and unfun decision since in City you get upgrades from doing story or using upgrade points with no requirements needed aside from having the required gadget on hand. The game even prevents you from getting whatever upgrades you wanted like in City, forcing you to go through skill trees first.

The story has some great moments, but I really wished the gameplay was more fun and less aggravating to deal with. Get this game on sale if you want to still experience the story, but I would not recommend this game at full price. Honestly, after a certain point, I wished I just stuck with the Trilogy bundle and didn't shell out 6 bucks for this game and the cold, cold heart dlc.

DO NOT BUY THIS GAME AT FULL PRICE. It is a buggy unfinished mess of a game and a complete stain to the overall polished Arkham Series. Worth when on sale? Maybe? Bossfights are great but thats really all i can compliment along with some beats of the story. The Stealth aka Predator Sections are a buggy mess with horrible enemy Ai. The combat is clunky and unfinished along with the upgrades and progression of your character. The traversal, it feels like they tried to capture what city had but failed entirely it is slow and clunky. The game is Riddled with bugs and glitches left and right. With Some good Highs but outside of that the game is almost an entire low, which saddens me to say as an Arkham fan.

A bit buggy and the occasional crash, but still a really good game. Probably the worst in the Arkham series in my opinion, but all the Arkham games are amazing, so it doesn't really matter.

As the last game in the series that I’ve touched, and the third in my current Arkham play-through: it is a real let down. I’m a sucker for Origin stories but honestly it feels like a worse version of City. Outside of how astonishing the story’s cinematics are and how fun the boss battles to go with them mostly were, the game’s side quests and Riddler collectibles do not hit the same. I really wanted to love this game and while I didn’t hate it, I certainly didn’t have nearly the same enjoyment I’ve had with the rest of the series :( It isn't bad to run through the story and maybe some sides once but honestly I'd recommend absolutely any other Arkham game over this one; I can't in good conscious recommend this, despite how badly I wanted to love it going into it.

+ BatSuit
+ Boss Fights
+ Shock Gloves
+ Story/Christmas Eve Setting
+ DLC

- ComBat is a Bit UnPolished..
- No imProvements in Graphics Department.. MayBe a Bit of a DownGrade i'd say..

Surprisingly good game with a fun story and interesting take on the Gotham city map.

Best Batman Game Gameplay wise, intense story would play again

I had not played any of the Arkham games until Arkham Shadow. It really blew me away and surprisingly enough a VR title convinced me to go through and play through the Arkham series.

I've just finished Asylum and City, and now Origins. This was probably my favorite one behind Arkham Shadow.

xi JUST finished the story and it was SO GOOD!! i recommend this game everyone and anyone.

Outdid all my expectations! fighting mechanics and story especially. Graphics better than i expected for the year made. Only minor issues even with mapping my xbox controller through steam. intuitive with minimal hints.
if you want to feel like Batman..this is the way!

A great take on Batman, gets into the world's greatest detective as well as some great fights and boss battles!

It's a beloved classics but WB clearly does not care. Game is full of bugs.
Make sure to load after a fight if you see something isn't right, just don't move to another zone because the game will overwrite the save and that mission you were doing will be hanged and not completed.
The steam from the vales sometimes forgets to stop blocking some parts of the penguin ship when enigmas secrets are.

Underrated as shit and should be considered part of and canon to the Arkham series by everyone. The Dark Knight System can go to hell, but other than THAT, I had a good time with the game and would consider it quite well, standing up with the rest of the series (i still have to finish Arkham Knight, and need to play the 2 VR games at some point). Also Ricky 'Loose Lips' LeBlanc is the goat.

This is one of the most underated batman game ever. This was my first arkham game as a child. the story is fantastic the finally is so batman like. the boss battles are epic . batman is just ruthless and raw in this game so awesome. Definitely my fav batman game out of all.

Most annoying Arkham game by far. 80% of the map doesn't let you grapple which makes traversing the city a chore. Surfaces that are slightly taller than Batman are impossible to jump or climb over. I haven't noticed any upgrades for the grapple launch thing and it's borderline useless; it barely launches me higher than what I'm grappling. Combat seems to be the same as the other games. A while back I ran through the other games. This was the last on the list. I didn't get through the first mission because it felt weird and off. I didn't notice this time because it's been a while since i touched the others. I did like being able to go to the Batcave. That was a nice touch. Also, it's really stupid that I can't change my outfit until I beat the game. As if I'd be clamoring to play this again.

So many, the glitches. Can't tell you how many times I've started and abandoned this game. I want to finish it but between technical glitches like the quest pointer going missing at random, and an enviroment that doesn't let you retrace steps (doors that are essential being locked on retracing your path etc) I'm at my wits end with this goddarn mess of an excuse for an Arkham Game. Despite all my rage I am still just a bat in a maze.

Pros:
- A very good Batman story with some stellar voice acting from Roger Craig Smith, Troy Baker and Martin Jarvis
- Fun gameplay for the most part
- Probably the best boss battles in the franchise
- A+ atmosphere and music

Cons:
- There are mild tweaks to the combat when compared to Arkham City - the minions are a tad too agressive
and compared to Arkham City, it can feel a little getting used to, especially if you're looking to pull off a perfect combo.
- At times, the combat can feel unrefined - I hate evoking Arkham City, but it really felt like you could flawlessly transition
from hand-to-hand to ground finishers in a beat. For some reason, in this game, Batman doesn't understand when I want
to do a ground finisher vs. a counter at times.
- Some of the upgrades is gated behind something that's called "the dark knight system' - what this means is you
essentially can go through most of the whole game with some parts of your skill tree inaccessible unless you do certain
activities in-game. Wasn't the case in the prev. arkham games and it is a headscratcher of a decision for this game.

It might feel like I am being a bit harsh, but I think in terms of story and character arcs, this game can stand on the same pedestal as Rocksteady's efforts. Definite recommend if you're a fan of the arkham games!

Originally I skipped this game when it came out. It got panned at the time, being the first Arkham game not made by Rocksteady and being released relatively quickly after the last full Arkham game. It was cited as "more of the same". Which, it turns out, is exactly what I was looking to find when I finally picked it up years later!

It's back to basics Batman. Great story, gadgets, and action. All great performances by our hero and villains. A non stop joy to play. I highly recommend. I think it still holds up well TBH!

Great game! Nice momentos. Some bugs.

One of the most if not the most underrated game in the series, an all star cast, awesome mechanics, good story and the setting as always is brilliant, highly recommended if you haven't played it!

this game was fucking replaying on PC ngl the PC version was awesome and I miss playing as The Dark Knight again

The first time I played this game was back in 2013, immediately after
Release, and the experience was not bad if my memory serves it
right except for the fact that I could not 100% the game because
of a progress blocking bug.

The second time I played this game was back in 2020 and surprisingly
I had a blast. But as it was my third arkham game in the span of a
week, so franchise fatigue did set in and because of that I
left it off only after being done with the story.

Fast forward to November of 2024, revisiting this game for the 3rd
time being a bit more mature, older and with a different pov pointed
out all the glaring issues of the game. Yes comparatively the story
might have been better than the story of asylum, city and knight for
being an origin story and having a contained approach but now I
finally realised why origins is the most hated of all the arkham
games and why it is the black sheep of the franchise.

Don't get me wrong, despite being a poor arkham game,
it still is a very competent and well-made game and miles better
than the crap that the industry has been shitting out for the past
4 to 5 years and 10x better than suicide squad.

cons-

CLUNKY MECHANICS:

INFERIOR COMBAT:

FRUSTRATING TRAVERSAL:

DATED GRAPHICS:

LACKLUSTER SIDE ACTIVITES:

SHALLOW SKILL TREE:

This game is basically just Arkham City again with a different story, which would be all right if it weren't for all the bugs. If you're unlucky, you may get one that breaks the game and have to start over. If it's on sale for super cheap, and you think the bugs are worth tolerating to play a new Arkham City, maybe pick it up. Otherwise, you can skip this installment. The only thing new it offers to the franchise is the bugs.

By far the most underrated Batman game out of the Arkham series. Unfortunately it gets overlooked because of Warner Bros developer, but the game has a great story, great map, and very good dlc.

Its a good prequel for what it is. A lot of good takes on villains just can get buggy and cutscenes are still 720p 30fps but still decent time.

Was a good game when I played it a few years ago but since updating to a newer PC it constantly crashes, loses audio, freezes and sprites / character models disappear randomly.

I've tried various fixes as suggested in the forums e.g. disabling DX 11 and lowering other settings but nothing seems to work which is a shame as I recall enjoying the game first time round,