Do I need to play Arkham City before origins?

You should at least play Arkham Asylum and Arkham City first because canonically they come before Arkham Knight. Arkham Origins is completely optional but it is still a very solid game.

Should I play Arkham City before Arkham Origins?

Play City first and save the best for last. Indeed Arkham Knight seems to have a tremendous amount of potential to be the best of the franchise. Play Origins first. Then Asylum and then finally City.

Is Arkham City and Origins connected?

The events in Arkham Origins take place about eight years before Batman: Arkham Asylum, in midwinter Gotham City. Batman, an experienced crime-fighter in the second year of his career, is not yet the veteran superhero of Arkham Asylum and Arkham City.

Is Batman Arkham Origins necessary to play?

You don't have to. There are a few references to Origins in Knight, not many. You'll be fine without playing Origins. That said, I do recommend Origins, it's a good game.

Should I play Arkham Origins or Arkham Knight first?

Origins is a bit more of a “spin-off” due to its status as a prequel disconnected from the prime story of the Rocksteady-developed games, whereas Arkham Knight is the grand finale. If you're looking for an introduction to the series, though, the far-and-away best choice is to play Arkham Asylum.

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Is Arkham City better than Arkham Origins?

Batman: Arkham Origins is a victory lap over well-trodden ground. It's bigger than Arkham City. It has slightly improved the fight mechanics that made City the perfect middle ground between strategy-fighting and button-mashing.

Which Arkham is best?

Can I play Arkham City first?

Doesn't really matter because very little (Story-wise) has been taken from Arkham Asylum to Arkham City. However if you play it in order, you might enjoy it more but there isn't much of continuation in story.

Should you skip Batman: Arkham Origins?

Origins isn't technically part of the trilogy (wasn't made by rocksteady), and as a prequel, it isn't necessary to play at all. If you've played city and asylum, you can play knight first and origins second. The two are pretty unrelated, so it doesn't matter which you play first.

Why Arkham Origins is good?

Despite being a prequel, Arkham Origins never feels like it's treading old ground, providing new insights into this world and its characters (which is what any good prequel should do), and provides more character development for Batman and the Joker than Arkham Asylum and Arkham City combined.

Is the Joker in Arkham Origins?

The Joker. In Arkham Origins, the Joker will be voiced by Troy Baker.

Can you play as Joker in Arkham Origins?

Joker can also be played at the end of Batman: Arkham Knight and in the middle of Batman: Arkham Origins as Red Hood.

Why is Arkham Origins not canon?

Well, it's still a trilogy because Origins is a prequel that happens 8 years before any of the other games, while Asylum, City, and Knight happen one after the other and build on each one. Origins is not actually cannon. It goes Batman Arkham Asylum, then City, then Knight.

Can I play Batman Origins first?

There is no good reason to play the games in anything but release order. Regardless of where they fall on the Arkhamverse's timeline, each game is a standalone story which does not directly depend on timeline to understand and enjoy them.

Do I need to play all Arkham games?

You should at least play Arkham Asylum and Arkham City first because canonically they come before Arkham Knight. Arkham Origins is completely optional but it is still a very solid game.

Which Arkham game should I start with?

Story wise, it's Arkham Origins, Arkham Asylum, Arkham City, Arkham Knight. However Origins was 3rd in release after Asylum and City. If you play Knight first, you will not follow the story properly and it may not make much sense. You can skip Origins and do just fine, but Origins has some pretty good boss fights.

Can I skip Arkham City?

You can acquire Arkham Origins and "skip" both Asylum and City, but imo skipping the Asylum in order to play City is gonna make it a bit harder for you to catch up with the story, gameplay and several other things.

How many hours is Arkham Origins?

When focusing on the main objectives, Batman: Arkham Origins is about 12½ Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 40½ Hours to obtain 100% completion.

Is Batman: Arkham Origins the best?

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Batman: Arkham Origins possesses arguably the best story in the Batman: Arkham series, with the spotlight being transfixed on the first meeting between the Joker and Batman.

Is Batman: Arkham Origins a sequel?

The fact that Batman: Arkham Origins never got a sequel is a real disappointment. There are a lot of origin stories left ignored by that decision. Batman: Arkham Origins was a very solid entry, but the decision to not make a sequel was a mistake.

What's better Arkham City or Asylum?

For story, characterization, and atmosphere - Arkham Asylum easily surpasses Arkham City. The characters were more interesting and the story engages with them more than we see in Arkham City. The various villains you encounter generally have a purpose. They are each doing something.

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Which Arkham game is the darkest?

Arkham Knight is the darkest Batman game ever, says developer.

Which Arkham is the hardest?

Is Spider Man better than Arkham?

From the above analyses, it can be determined that based on the set parameters, Insomniac Games' Marvel's Spider-Man is a better superhero game when compared to Rocksteady's Batman: Arkham Knight.