Batman™: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition

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great game, makes me feel joy to play all the Arkham games in order lore wise

This game was...weird. I understand that it was originally a handheld 3DS game ported to PC, but still the devs made some odd choices -one of them being that you need to play the game THREE TIMES for 100%. The detecive cases are sometimes impossible to find without a guide, because of the new horrible scanning feature, and the combat is just bad. It's a really simplified version of the main Arkham games, but just feels so unresponsive and slow, like you would control a drunk Batman. The story is not bad actually, and the boss fights aren't bad either. But by far the worst part of the game is just the map and level design. It's a damn maze, and you'll get lost many times, even on the last playthroughs, which are just boring and repetitive. I went for 100% of all Arkham games, and this is part of it so that's why I did it. It also took me only around 15-16 hours according to the ingame timer, but accidentaly had it running in the background for quite a long time, therefore my high playtime.

Overall bad combat, repetitive due to 3 time completion, entertaining story and bossfights are nice.
But still, if it wasn't part of the Arkham games I would've never played it

I'm not entirely sure whether this game is actually considered part of the Batman Arkham series, but it's one of the least recommended games among them. But I couldn't go so far as to call it the worst Batman IP game.

Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate is like the diet soda of the Arkham series — same branding, but none of the satisfying flavor. This game takes everything that made Batman awesome and gives it a buzz cut. The story is a soggy sandwich of clichés, the combat feels like Batman forgot his morning coffee.

It’s as if the developers looked at the Arkham formula and said, "Let’s make it, but worse." If the other Arkham games are a gourmet meal, Blackgate is the microwave dinner. Save your time and replay Arkham Asylum — your inner Dark Knight will thank you.

It just did not feel like a real arkham game

This game had potential as a Metroidvania take on the Arkham franchise, but in execution, it fell short. The combat is rough, tedious, and lacks the fluidity of previous Batman games. Boss fights feel uninspired, and the detective mode becomes an annoying chore, forcing players to scan every room just to avoid missing collectibles. The map design is among the worst we've experienced, making navigation frustrating.

Going for 100% completion feels like a repetitive grind, with little reward. Stats don’t carry over into New Game Plus, and unlocking all suits requires three full playthroughs, which just feels like a lazy way to stretch content. The upgrade system lacks impact, making progression feel hollow. On top of that, the blocking mechanic is inconsistent, making fights—especially the final boss—more frustrating than challenging.

While the story has its moments, it’s not enough to redeem the overall experience. If this game didn’t have the Arkham name attached, hardly anyone would bother with it. Play it only if you’re a die-hard fan looking to complete every Arkham title. Otherwise, skip it.

5 euro or less

I payed too much for this game.

I was done with the game after 5-10Hs the rest was just to get to 100%

Some may see that this is a 2-D metroidvania style game and initially be dissuaded from it, being atypical for a game carrying the Batman Arkham name. I personally found it to be quite entertaining, and while it suffers from the typical faults of a metroidvania, like backtracking and diverting your path for a single upgrade you need to progress, it doesn't stand as a bad representation of the genre. There are a number of Pros and Cons to the game, and I would like to list them now:

Pros
1. The cut scenes being told in a comic book style is quite refreshing for a superhero who derives from comics
2. I like that the suits, previously only cosmetic, now provide some buffs and abilities
3. The non-linear order in which you can take down the bosses and the endings that result from it is quite nice.
4. Like with all games in the Arkham saga, the voice acting is incredible
5. The gadgets, while limited, provide just enough to get around and solve a decent number of puzzles
6. The bosses provide a decent level of challeneg instead of just being big combat encounters, each showing personality and style from the villains
7. The inspect tool they added to detective mode is a nice touch that makes the player think instead of detective mode revealing all
8. Continues what arkham origins did in setting up the suicide squad in the Arkhamverse. I hope they soon get a good game
9. Lots of secrets to collect giving the player a decent post-game experience

Cons:
1. The combat system is so archaic and clunky
2. The relation with Batman and Catwoman feels forced in this game, I know this is their first encounter, but having Selina be the proto-Oracle in this game feels wrong.
3. The twist ending felt forced as well.
4. The fact you have to inspect every breakable wall before you can break it

I'm sure there are more Pros and Cons that I missed, which is why I'm allowing comments so the community can help build the list and give feedback. Overall i would recommend this game, but only if its on sale, as $20 is too much, that can get you any of the 4 main Arkham games

DO NOT BE FOOLED BY THE ARKHAM NAME OR PRICE.
This is not worth your time.

As a fan of Metroidvanias and the Arkham Franchise, I tried so hard to write a positive review and get through the game, but it just was not possible.
This is the 2014 port of the 3ds/PsVita Game of the Same name. Due to system limitations, an Arkham Prison was shrunk into a 2.5D metroidvania. That by itself is not a bad thing, and in fact was very good during the tutorial. This all completely fell apart during after the first part of the game, after the Bronze Tiger Boss fight, when it was apparent enemies were not going to improve, level design was repetitive, and story had no stakes.

The game is a monotonous route of going through the 3 wards of an arkham prison, controlled by Joker, Blask Mask, and Penguin respectively. While that seems fine on paper, the villains are 2d caricatures who apart from their signature motifs (Penguin's bird, Joker's clown weapons) have no other defining features.

The 2.5D isometric map is extremely confusing to navigate and lack teleport points evolved in the genre (and the Arkham games themselves!). What infuriates me is that this makes the game more confusing than the original version. Backtracking is frustrating, and exploring hidden items using detective mode is a slog.

Combat is the worst, dumbed down to only being able to defeat enemies in a certain way.
There is often only one way to defeat enemies and bosses and no others. Unless you tank damage, enemies and bosses are not satisfying and a chore to defeat. You can also only defeat enemies with hand to hand combat as logical items such as the batarang cannot deal damage.

For achievement hunters, you must be online to get achievements.

Put a different way, if this were anything but a batman game, few people would buy this.

Eh. I get why people don't like this. Having an Arkham game be a 2D platformer doesn't really fit with the main games, but considering that this is just meant to be a companion to Arkham Origins (it was only made for the 3DS and Playstation Vita) then it kinda makes sense. The 2D layout disguised to look 3D is weird so it's easy to get lost, but overall I thought this game was alright

VERY GOOD GAME!

It had potential, it being a metroidvania take on the arkham franchise and I know given it's age and what console it started on, there was some issues with the development of the game. Overall the combat is rough, the map is one of the worst ive ever experienced and navigating it is so troublesome. Going for the 100% showed lack of care with it's upgrade system. You dont feel much of a difference, the stats dont carry over into new game plus anyway. And to get all suits you need to beat the game 3 times. It's just not a well thought out system. Glad to have it behind me but a unfortunate blemish on a otherwise wonderful set of games.

If you want to play all Arkham games (this was the case for me) then give it a go. Otherwise I wouldn’t bother. It’s okay at best. Comparing to other Batman games I liked the slight change to the detective mode, making you scan rooms for potential places of interest rather than them being immediately highlighted. Everything else, e.g. combat, exploration or missions are such a downgrade. The ending which I had was especially cumbersome as I had to run through levels a couple of times and the map was really hard to navigate. I’m happy I finished it but I doubt I’ll return to it.

3/5 Not a bad game or DS port.

7.5/10.

Reminds me of the Spider-Man 2 DS game

bad

Pretty good game, but i can also see why this game didn't receive well among fans. This game is nothing like other Arkham games. Its a side scroll game which does not have many features like free flow combat, fewer gadgets etc. In my opinion that's not a problem. This game is enjoyable nonetheless.

Only problem i have with this game is map. It has the worst map interface i have ever seen. I can't really comprehend them with the area stacking over one another.

Story is really nice and i liked the 2D narration. If you want more of Arkham origins story, you can try this.

3.5/5

gameplay is insanely clunky, combat is very barebones compared to the other games, map looks like it was designed by a schizophrenic person, trying to navigate the prison made me want to get a vasectomy, story was aight. i know this game was made for portables but good christ.

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Feels more like a psp game than a good metrovania game. Although I can say the setting is great the execution is way off, Pc inputs aren't good especially when it comes to countering with left click, your going to be backtracking alot which kinda holts all progress you made and dulls the experience( Yes i know metroidvania games expect back tracking but a good one weaves it into good level design that you can tell apart from one level to another, unlike arkham blackgates thats just 90% fire and cell walls.) Also the controls for movement are stiffer than resident evil 1 on the original playstation.

This beautiful mobile game turned pc game manages to completely destroy everything good about the Arkham game's combat. At times, it is EXTREMELY unresponsive and the sound effects sound like you are hitting the enemies with feather gloves. 2.5 can be done good but this is disgusting. I have yet to complete the game, but the amount of backtracking is out-of-this-world over-the-top. Obtaining the gadgets and progressing feels similarly to how I imagine people felt taking their wagons and horses through muddy thick waters and rivers on the Oregon Trail. Essentially, it takes forever and the boss fights so far are not impressive at all, as the combat sucks. The story isn't half bad though, it's nothing crazy but as I care for the characters in the Arkham games, I feel a compulsion to complete this game whenever I do as concentrated doses of this game make my eyes dry up. Great performances from the Arkham cast as usual. If only the game made it clear where you are supposed to go I could forgive the combat and other issues, but they making me look up guides out here. Horrid Henry Type Game.

i played every arkham game so many times but this games controlls are trashhhh dont buy this shit

The metroidvania elements are fun and so are the boss fights, the combat and stealth are barely passable but if your looking for an early arkham batman adventure it's alright. Buy it on sale though.

The game is fun, but the platformer format can feel a bit confining at some points, at least for me, since I kept missing the freedom of movement from the other games in the franchise. Still, the storybook format is really nice and the gameplay is engaging. My only frustrations were with the boss fights, which you have to learn how to finish each stage of and restart from the beginning everytime you die. Good game, overall. Worth a shot.

[h3]Garbage from a dead PS Vita.

Look. So many people are shitting on this game just because it isn't open world and its an annoying side scroller and whatnot. It's not a bad game. Technically non-canon, but it is a great addition to the Arkhamverse. One specific boss fight rivals many from Arkham Knight and even one or two from Origins.

Pros: Vast world to explore, many collectibles, achievements are well made, fun puzzles and combat, okay story. Little to no bugs encountered.
Cons: Walking from one end of a facility to the other just to get to an objective, to walk all the way back to go to a different facility to acquire a gadget required at that objective and back gets super annoying. The segment before the final boss is super annoying, going to each facility to hit three buttons sucked. It did give me a chance to get collectibles I hadn't gotten yet. No combo take downs, cape stuns can be tricky to pull off. It's all about the flow.

Should you buy this? For steam deck I'd say hell yes. If you have the time and want a play through of a new Arkham game, go for it. If you hate 2.5D games, don't do it. It's not as bad as people make it out to be.

My ranking of Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate: 6th of the seven Arkham games.

Oh boooooyyyy, this was boring, tedious and monotonous. Everything you loved about Batman games you‘ll hate.
Fighting is boring, detective mode ist annoying, the boss fights are a joke. The story is crap.
Luckily this game was on sale.

Batman arkham origins blackgate is not a arkham game but it is a good game give it a try

Awesome Game! 10/10!

Technically part of the Arkham universe, this title is a 3D take on a 2D platformer. Fun enough, for what it is.

The biggest issue is the combat. Right-clicking to block doesn't work great; I usually had to double-click to get it to work properly. It was awful for the final fight. I ended up using the keyboard keys: J to punch, K to block and L to capestun.

Always good to see games from other platforms on Steam, especially when they are part of a big series. People moan hard about this game being lesser, but they'd moan a whole lot more if they couldn't play it on PC. All these years later, at 80% reduction, what's not to love; it's some more Batman and if you don't enjoy puzzling and slugging your way through it, no biggie at this kind of price. I went in expecting a trainwreck, as per the reviews and am now happily surprised by how enjoyable it is

this is buns

The game is very entertaining. Maybe the game is old but it is very good to play. I enjoyed playing it as it is the first game to try in Batman series. I'm so exciting to play the remaining games on that series.

this is a short game with toned down everything. this was originally a hand held game. with those in mind it is fun for what it is. If you are hoping for something like the main four game then you will be disappointed.

This game was actually pretty good. I had been put off for a while due to its poor reviews but I can now confidently say that the reviews do not match the quality. DO NOT go into this game looking for another arkham game, it just isn't that. Aside from the story beats and world this has basically nothing to do with arkham. What this is, is a fairly good action metriodmavia. The exploration of the three areas is fun and the story is the right length. Aside from a small section right at the end I never felt like my time was being wasted or things were too tedious. The action is okay but its way more about the exploration. It took me 6.4 hours to finish the game with 79% completion. I am confident that if you just want to gun through it you can easily finish the game in 5ish hours. If you are a fan of the arkham world, especially origins, then I would recommend checking out this game, just don't come in expecting an open world adventure.

Two playthroughs in... eh. Not worth the price of time.

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Wow, what a disappointment. As a longtime Arkham fan I can say in confidence that this game sucks. Period. For what its worth, it is an admirable attempt at converting the Arkham formula to handheld devices. It includes freeflow combat, predator sections, gadget puzzles, and bosses; all the bells and whistles you'd expect to find. The issue with this game is the implementation of pretty much everything. Combat is janky as hell, feeling stiff and empty as there is no changes to your moveset and you don't have access to quickfire gadgets. Predator sections suffer much the same, being pretty uninteresting and not suiting the 2.5D style at all. The gadgets for the most part are actually pretty good, but needing to stop and scan things constantly is incredibly annoying. The bosses are just variations of the combat and predator sections and are largely forgettable or just outright bad, except for Joker, his fight is actually pretty good. Exploration is pretty woeful as there are plenty of times where you simply won't know what to do or where to go, it is way too easy to get stuck and it can be frustrating. The constant backtracking is also a nightmare, especially towards the end of the game. I won't spoil it, but the last section has you backtrack all over the map 5 times with boring combat sections sprinkled in between. Really the nugget of shit on top of the shit sundae. The game is ultimately a massive slog that I wouldn't even recommend to longtime fans, there's not enough value here to warrant a purchase. If you're really interested just watch a playthrough online, don't waste your time and money on this slop.

Batman Origins Blackgate was an experience equal to getting your skin flayed, and salt poured in the wounds. A failure of epic proportions, with the only saving grace being the cool comic cutscenes, and the fact that its a pretty short game.
I didn't mind the whole 2D metroidvania style all that much, nor did i find the map extremely confusing (its still shit though) apart from some moments. My personal gripe was with the awful and i mean AWFUL combat system and controls in general. Batman does whatever the fuck he wants half the time, hitting the wrong enemy or hitting the air like a delusional schizophrenic. You cant use gadgets, or even special moves except from the classic stun and beatdown, resulting in an extremely boring and most of the time frustrating experience.
The boss "battles" are a complete joke and something id expect in an PS1 kids game. Props to the Joker fight though, for making me laugh out loud to how stupid it is. Not to mention a certain fight where you beat a boss using electricity when in universe he is EMPOWERED BY IT.
The ending also changes a bit by giving you an extra side quest, depending on which major boss you fight last. While its an interesting idea, they just copy paste 5 stuff for you to do and slightly change the way you go about them.
100% not recommended even if you get it for free.

It does not require a High performance PC/ Laptop....... Works on a Intel Pentium......It is simple and entertaining.

So for starters, this game is NOT Arkham Origins. I saw someone bought this thinking it was the deluxe edition. It is not, it is a totally separate game. This game was originally released on the Nintendo 3DS and Playstation Vita in 2013.

It isn't a bad game. The combat is a bit rough compared to the other Arkham games, and it does get kinda repetitive since there is so much backtracking

If your going for the achievements I would recommend following a guide. Because to get 100% you need to playthrough the game 3 times.

Now, if you want to play all of the Arkham games in chronological order, this is the list:

Arkham Origins > Arkham Origins Blackgate (this game) > Arkham Asylum > Arkham City > Arkham Knight

Well, it's the first arkham game that i'll give a negative review. But, there's a catch.

You can't expect this game to be up to par with the main arkham games obviously (i kept my expectations low, and bought on sale just to have the full "arkham collection"), but that is not the reason for not recommending the game. This is basically a mobile version of those games. It works its way around the limitations by setting the game in a 2.5D aspect, simplifying every single aspect of the main line games, from the textures, to the combat, traversal to the gadget gimmicks.

Being a batman fan does help to put a small blind fold on these things, but after sticking through a couple hours i just couldn't manage to enjoy myself.
Map design is confusing and without proper direction its just a mess, making it even worse due to the fact that you need to back track to unlock other gadgets to then go back once more to be able to progress. So yeah, it just becomes boring, redundant and story not being able to entice enough to make you come back to the game, becoming the main reason i can't recommend this game.

i. Love. This. Game. Entirely underrated. It's old school 2-D gameplay and navigation through a new school 3D setting. The faithfulness to the Arkham Saga is comforting. But the real magic is in all the ways that it differs in playstyle. It's as though this Arkham Blackgate title was really the first Arkham game made, say, back in 2000 or something. But it got shelved or lost, and someone discovered it and modernized the graphics. I would play a dozen Batman games like this one.

It’s fun.

Definitely the worst of the Arkham games (not including Suicide Squad), but it's a testament to the quality of the series that it's still very enjoyable so far. In my opinion, the 2.5D works well for the most part, but it isn't fair to compare it to the other Arkham games.
Edit: the cracks are starting to show. The map is very confusing and the controls are jank. I couldn't even leave a vent at one point. Kinda fun but only worth it on sale, even then pretty mediocre.

Absolutely, the worst game I have ever played.

Game just crashes in industrial facility at 63% of completion.

The controls are so bad it's no wonder this thing was erased from DC's arkham canon.

A well done metroidvania game done in 2.5D (making it a bit unique). The controls and mechanics are classic Arkham. Graphics and sound are good. Story is fun. This game was good at keeping players from getting lost (goal and map were well marked).

Would have been nice if the map was true 3D. Nevertheless the map was creatively drawn.