Batman: Arkham Origins takes place "before the rise of Gotham City's most dangerous criminals, [and] showcases a young and unrefined Batman as he faces a defining moment in his early career as a crime fighter that sets his path to becoming the Dark Knight," game developer WB Games Montréal said in a statement. "As the story unfolds, players will meet many important characters for the first time and forge key relationships."
"WB Games Montreal had an incredibly talented team building upon Rocksteady's award-winning gameplay and technology to deliver a deep, immersive, quality experience fans will love."
Part of that team is creative director Eric Holmes, known for his work on The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction and Prototype, Game Informer reported.
Not sure how I feel about Rocksteady not being behind the development and bringing in the lead designer from Prototype, rofl.
Hey look, another superhero origins story. I wonder if we can start calling Origins its own genre now.
Re: Batman: Arkham Origins
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 5:25 am
by MKJ
Well they kinda have to, the way Arkham City ended. Also, Batman has a bunch of story arcs so I suppose this is set in Silver Age.
We'll see if these guys can make a game as good as Rocksteady.. Only 6 months to go.
Re: Batman: Arkham Origins
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 8:26 am
by Don Carlos
I read about this last night and my initial excitement dwindled as I realised that the original team had little to do with it :S
Re: Batman: Arkham Origins
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 12:54 pm
by Plan B
Captain Mazda wrote:Not sure how I feel about Rocksteady not being behind the development and bringing in the lead designer from Prototype
It's going to be infuriatingly shitty.
That's how you feel
Re: Batman: Arkham Origins
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 5:08 pm
by shaft
should I play the other two before this?
Re: Batman: Arkham Origins
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 5:33 pm
by MKJ
you should play the other two regardless.
the first one in particular if you're into metroidvania.
Re: Batman: Arkham Origins
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 7:17 pm
by shaft
I beat Dark Souls 5 years ago when all the cool kids did it.
Re: Batman: Arkham Origins
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 2:55 pm
by Captain
Cinematic trailer
Re: Batman: Arkham Origins
Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 7:21 am
by Eraser
Here's a gameplay video (actual gameplay starts a few minutes into the video and lasts for 10 mins or so). Looks like it's more of the same as Arkham City. Bit of a shame, because Arkham City truly was a huge leap over Arkham Asylum and this looks like it's little more than a cash-in. Guess this was to be expected though.
The detective reconstruction stuff looks cool though. Reminds me of "Remember Me" a bit.
Re: Batman: Arkham Origins
Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 9:12 am
by Don Carlos
Yeah defo on the "Remember Me" bit
I'm quite happy with more though; loved the first two
Re: Batman: Arkham Origins
Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 9:21 am
by Ryoki
I enjoyed the first a lot more than the second, although i can't quite put my finger on why that was exactly. Possibly i just enjoyed the story more.
Re: Batman: Arkham Origins
Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 10:53 am
by MKJ
yes. the second was awesome, but the first was more focussed.
also, more metroidvania elements.
Re: Batman: Arkham Origins
Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 11:06 am
by Captain
Eraser wrote:Looks like it's more of the same as Arkham City. Bit of a shame, because Arkham City truly was a huge leap over Arkham Asylum and this looks like it's little more than a cash-in. Guess this was to be expected though.
Yeah, I was really disappointed when they said the streets of Gotham would be empty. It would've been cool to swoop in and save citizens in distress from a group of bad guys or have a big fight in the middle of a busy intersection. Arkham City, albeit a great game, felt claustrophobic and restrictive with how small the map was. Being able to play as Catwoman was probably the best part.
Re: Batman: Arkham Origins
Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 2:42 pm
by Don Carlos
Trannie talk
Re: Batman: Arkham Origins
Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 11:16 pm
by Captain
no u
Re: Batman: Arkham Origins
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 8:29 am
by Eraser
Arkham Origins gets multiplayer. Splash Damage is doing the multiplayer for the game. Not sure if this is Warner Bros giving in to the "must have multiplayer" hype or what. Must say the 3v3v2 concept sounds interesting though. More details about how it works can be found here.
Re: Batman: Arkham Origins
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 3:01 pm
by obsidian
Splash Damage has a good history for multiplayer, especially when it comes to asymmetric team balancing. However, multiplayer for a game like the Arkham series seems rather unconventional and may not get a lot of play. Hopefully WB is tossing huge bags of cash at them so SD can work on some proper multiplayer games like Dirty Bomb.
Re: Batman: Arkham Origins
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 3:16 pm
by Plan B
Strange to tack MP onto a typical SP franchise, but curious to see how it works out.
Re: Batman: Arkham Origins
Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2013 1:48 am
by Captain
Eraser wrote:Not sure if this is Warner Bros giving in to the "must have multiplayer" hype or what.
Everyone's doing it.
Re: Batman: Arkham Origins
Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2013 8:16 am
by MKJ
Plan B wrote:Strange to tack MP onto a typical SP franchise, but curious to see how it works out.
worked well enough for Wolf.
and SplinterCell.
and Assassin's Creed.
or loads of other games that I can't think of right now.
Re: Batman: Arkham Origins
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 6:49 am
by Don Carlos
Out this week - I preordered so it should be here Friday. They've showcased quite a lot more cool stuff recently so I'm looking forward to it
Re: Batman: Arkham Origins
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 4:11 pm
by Eraser
Yeah that 17 min gameplay video they released recently didnt look entirely convincing to me either. Not a day 1 purchase for me this. Will probably get it somewhere down the line when it's slightly cheaper.
Re: Batman: Arkham Origins
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 4:29 pm
by Don Carlos
Animation etc is the last thing to be polished
We shall see....
Re: Batman: Arkham Origins
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 4:52 pm
by GONNAFISTYA
People who truly get upset about animations piss me off because - without fail - they're the same idiots who'd prefer the animation plays correctly over the gameplay "playing" correctly. And alot of those fools actually work in the games industry and have management positions.