Batman : Arkham Origins (2013) Asylum Prequel

[ZaCHw117]

Joker seems to be confirmed!

https://www.computerandvideogames.c...-origins-villains-revealed-via-marketing-pic/

 

[Darth Zangetsu]

They're orphans with no relatives to miss them. Wayne simply says they ran away from home and buries them in shallow graves in the batcave.

I would love to see that scene. Or one like in the old tv show Dinosaurs, where the professor would kill the little then look off camera and say "We're going to need another Timmy."

 

[sfa]

So according to that article we've got - Joker, Black Mask, Penguin, Deadshot, Bane, Killer Croc, Deadshot and Scarecrow. Awesome line-up.
If I'm seeing correctly they've kindof ripped off Bane's look from TDKR though which is a bit weird considering his future look in AA/AC.

 

[batfan08]

So that is Bane? I thought it looked kind of like him, but I thought "nah, they'd be more original than that."

 

[SnakeDoctor]

I don't think that's Bane. Looks like one of the inmates from Arkham Asylum ...

This display may not be quite the reveal people are thinking it is. Might just be recycled AA and AC stuff.

The goons in the bottom right corner look like the same goons from the AC screenshots ... like this one ...

SnakeDoc

 

[sfa]

Ahhh nice catch there SnakeDoc! That's good then as I wasn't really keen on the idea of them ripping off TDKR Bane's look.

I think the fact that Deathstroke and Batman are on there in their Origins designs are what made people think it was an unexpected reveal of characters.

 

[batfan08]

Joker looks like a new design, though.

 

[Biojex]

Yeah, I won't take that as any sort of confirmation yet.

 

[darthconlan]

Would love to see firefly and killer moth in one of these games.

 

[Deckard]

Killer Moth is dead by Asylum if I'm not mistaken. So if he's not in this one he won't be in 3.

I do want to see Firely. Fighting someone with control of fire isn't something we've done yet in this universe. Also Man-Bat, we haven't had an aerial battle, flying over the city and slamming into him, grapple, a few punches etc. Change the combat up to keep it fresh and new. Like fighting Freeze was something completely differant than anything in Asylum. Keep that going. So far everything sounds like something we've done before. Even Deathstroke, we've faced Ninjas with swords. How about an Underwater battle with Croc or the like, with a breathing apparatus.

 

[batfan08]

All of those ideas sound awesome, but I vote for Man-Bat in particular.

 

[Ex-Parrot]

If we're talking hired assassins, outside of the obvious with Deathstroke and Deadshot, I think they could make characters like KGBeast, Merlyn, Lady Shiva, Firefly, maybe even Prometheus and/or Red Hood, work in that kind of context. All taking the job for their own reasons, of course. I kind of like the Killer Moth idea floated above, as well.

I do hope, whatever characters they go with, that we do get as much variety as possible, and not just earlier versions of mostly the same characters that we had in the other Arkham games.

 

[Deckard]

What's interesting is theres no ladies it seems. No Catwoman, Ivy, definately no Harley since it's early in Joker's career, maybe his first appearance. No Vikki Vale, she was a new threat to Jack Ryder in AC.

Huntress maybe? Likely this will be a pre-robin and pre-nightwing Bruce so maybe Huntress will help out.

Also wonder if Barb will be the oracle, she likely won't be paralysed yet and Gordons not Commish yet.

Would be cool if Fox was the Oracle to change things up, we haven't heard from Fox directly in a game yet.

 

[Biojex]

What's interesting is theres no ladies it seems. No Catwoman, Ivy, definately no Harley since it's early in Joker's career, maybe his first appearance. No Vikki Vale, she was a new threat to Jack Ryder in AC.

Huntress maybe? Likely this will be a pre-robin and pre-nightwing Bruce so maybe Huntress will help out.

Also wonder if Barb will be the oracle, she likely won't be paralysed yet and Gordons not Commish yet.

Would be cool if Fox was the Oracle to change things up, we haven't heard from Fox directly in a game yet.

Those are some interesting aspects to think about. You're going to have a completely different support team in this game.

I didn't even think about Barb not being paralyzed yet. What if they put that moment in the game

 

[Ex-Parrot]

Don't need Oracle anyway, really, as they can always have Alfred fill that kind of role if it's required.

 

[GasparZizou]

So.... Multiplayer huh?

https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/04/23/batman-arkham-origins-reportedly-has-multiplayer?utm_campaign=twposts&utm_source=twitter

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I don't know, it just doesn't work for me.

 

[batfan08]

I can care less about modes, I just want some co-op.

 

[batfan08]

Also, if they do introduce them, they better not make any trophies for the MP mode. I ****ing hate those.

 

[sfa]

Hmmmmm.... multiplayer? Do not want.

This series is completely suited to and perfectly executes the single player gaming experience, and I can't envision how multiplayer modes could enhance the series at all.

Infact, for combat situations and challenges, it seems unfeasable. I mean, how could you build up your combos in a multiplayer mode and not instantly lose it when another player takes out the thug you were aiming for or just accidently gets in the way? For predator challenges it could work, but I can't see it working in combat challenges.

If multiplayer is included, I hope it's limited to just one optional challenge that doesn't count towards your overall game percentage or trophy achievements etc.

 

[Cleveland_Brown]

multiplayer in this series is about the stupidest ****ing idea I've ever heard of. Like sfa said, there is no way it could even work for combat challenges.