What do I need to know before Arkham City?

Do I need to play other Batman games before Arkham City?

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.

Is it necessary to play Arkham Asylum before Arkham City?

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. Personally Asylum, then City, then Origins.

Can you start with Batman: Arkham City?

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 Asylum and 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.

Rocksteady’s Arkham Trilogy – The Story So Far

Do you get to play as Robin in Arkham City?

Robin is a playable character in Batman: Arkham City's Challenge Maps. At first Robin was available only to buyers who pre-ordered the game, a "Robin Bundle Pack" was released on November 22, available to all owners of the game for $6.99 or 560 Microsoft Points.

In which order should I play Arkham games?

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.

Do you start Arkham City as Catwoman?

Once you have completed the main story, you will be able to switch between playing as Catwoman and playing as Batman as you explore Arkham City. To do this, look for groups of cats lounging together: you can switch between the two characters at these points by clicking the Left Mouse button.

Can you play as Bruce Wayne in Arkham City?

In Batman: Arkham City, Bruce Wayne was playable during the first part of the game.

What happens if you don't save Batman: Arkham City?

Remember in “Arkham City” there was a choice to either save Batman as Catwoman or leave him. If you leave him you get the bad ending where Batman dies,while the credits roll. If you save him the game continues.”City” was a pretty unique game,and it's sad there wasn't a moment like this in “Knight”.

Should I play Arkham Knight or Arkham City?

Conclusion: Batman: Arkham Knight wins this versus feature with its prowess in gameplay and stunning visuals along with a more accessible and enjoyable open world. It is definitely the best Batman gaming experience in the Arkham series, despite a few negative points for its story and boss fights.

Should I play return to Arkham City first?

Yes, it is important for you to play Arkham Aslyum before Arkham City because Arkham City references Arkham Aslyum and Arkham City improves everything on Arkham Aslyum. It's like playing God of War Ragnarok without playing 2018 God of War.

How long is Arkham City?

The game has approximately 40 hours of gameplay, with the main campaign lasting 25 hours and side missions lasting 15 hours. The side missions, which can be attempted at any time, feature prominent characters from the Batman universe.

Is Arkham City before Knight?

Batman: Arkham Knight is the sequel to Arkham City and the biggest installment in the series. Intended to be the final Batman: Arkham game, it was developed once again by Rocksteady, and released for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows on June 23, 2015.

Do you get to play as Joker in Arkham Knight?

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

What happens if Catwoman leaves Arkham City?

SPOILER: At the end of the third Catwoman mission, she is given the option to rescue Batman or leave Arkham City. If she chooses to leave the city, the credits will roll and the voice of Oracle can be heard pleading for help because everybody else has been killed.

Can you play as Joker in return to Arkham?

Yes! And if you bought the Xbox version, you can play as the Joker during the challenge mode.

What happens if Catwoman saves Batman in Arkham City?

If she goes to Gotham, the credits will start to play before Oracle calling for help, saying that Joker has won, Batman and her Father are dead and Wayne Manor is overrun. The game then rewinds itself allowing the player to make the canon choice with Catwoman saving Batman in the Steel Mill.

Which arkham is the hardest?

Why is Arkham City so good?

There's a much larger space to explore, more puzzles to solve, enemies to fight, and famous villains to track down. It's everything we could possibly have wanted from the follow-up to Arkham Asylum. It also happens to be one of the best Batman stories ever told.

Which arkham Batman is strongest?

It's impossible to gauge exactly how strong he is just from the games. That is, in all of them except Arkham Knight. In Arkham Knight, Batman is at peak possible human strength. He has mastered 127 forms of martial arts and has defeated monolithic enemies like Titan Joker and Killer Croc (TWICE) with his bare hands.

Is Suicide Squad a sequel to Arkham Knight?

Games. It is the fifth main installment in the Batman: Arkham series, taking place five years after the events of Batman: Arkham Knight, and the first not to feature Batman as the main protagonist, though the character still appears, posthumously voiced by Kevin Conroy in his final performance as Batman.

What Arkham game should I play first?

Batman: Arkham Asylum

This is the game that effectively started the whole shebang. Based entirely within the walls of Arkham Asylum, after most prisoners have escaped their cells and taken over, the game was (and still is) an ideal antidote to all the brightly-coloured superhero adventures that came before.

Which return to Arkham is first?

Batman: Arkham Asylum is the first of the Batman: Arkham games to have been released, making its debut in 2009. 8 years after Origins, Batman is delivering the Joker to Arkham Asylum.