‘Batman: Arkham Origins’ Won’t Be About Arkham or Origins

Arkham Origins is a rather odd choice for the title of a game that is neither about origins nor Arkham. The game will be a prequel to previous games, with Bruce Wayne already established as the hooded vigilante, and will not be set in Arkham Asylum or Arkham City, but will instead, the developers excitedly explain, be set on the streets of Gotham on the night before Christmas.

[porkChop]

Actually the title makes perfect sense. It's not supposed to be an origin story of Bruce Wayne. It's an origin story of Arkham itself. It's showing how things got to the way they were in Arkham Asylum.

[jc48573]

I really want to know what Rocksteady has to say about this. I find the "armored suit" a bit off putting mainly because I am used to seeing the other costume. If it's an origin, then why is Batman so hardened?

[ElitaStorm]

because the eight assassins wants to kill Batman.

in the dark knight returns part2 he uses armor to defeat superman, so batman upgrades and downgrades his armor all the time

[Heisenburger]

Somehow I didn't see your post before I replied....

*facepalm*

I like the way his cowl looks in the concept art and whatnot.

[Heisenburger]

I was guessing because he isn't as experienced. Similarly in concept to The Dark Knight Returns part one and two, in that because of his weakened state(being elderly) he used armor. Not just the fight against Superman, I mean.

So consider him being younger, still smart, but being very aware of the fact that he is mortal.

Am I over thinking it? Perhaps.

But it's fun for me. :)

[aakiler]

Because Deathstroke wears armor DUH!!!

[Ezz2013]

**Batman: Arkham Origins’ Won’t Be About Arkham or Origins**

then why name it 'Arkham Origins' ?!

[Skate-AK]

Cause it's the origin of Arkham. Arkham doesn't exist yet so that's why it can't be about it. I can see how it could confuse someone though.

[Ezz2013]

yes that's what i'm talking about
they could name it
Batman: the beginning ..or something like that

[peowpeow]

Any other name could not explain the games intentions better.. The writer is just made up bs headline which is now confusing people

[deadguy7]

not entirely correct. Arkham Asylum has been around for a long time, Amadeus Arkham founded it in the 1920's. so the more appropriate way to explain is that Arkham hasn't started housing all the colorful characters like the Joker and so forth yet.

[Kevin ButIer]

lol after reading the title I was like... well at least they got the batman right...

[Skate-AK]

Honestly I think that would confuse people even more if they named it Batman:The Beginning since it's not the beginning of Batman.

[BlaqMagiq24]

I think it's because it's a prequel to the Arkham games. There will probably be some major events in the game that make some people in Gotham go "There needs to be some kind of prison to hold these maniacs!" Thus Arkham is born.

[Jek_Porkins]

I think they just decided to use Arkham name as to keep in the series, so people wouldn't think it was a different series.

I just hope they get Kevin Conroy to play Batman/Bruce Wayne, I'm really looking forward to this game, especially since I enjoyed the Armored Edition of Arkham City so much, and that is the one these guys worked on. Although if the game does have The Joker, it wont be voiced by Mark Hamill, he said he is done with that.

[WUTCHUGUNNADO]

Then why name it Arkham origins -_-

Hey we named this game kill ants but it has no ants or killing

[Heisenburger]

I..... really want to play kill ants....

[Rockefellow]

Whoever wrote this article should be ashamed. Not only are they immensely stupid, they're trying to pull in hits with their stupidity. I haven't even played the first two games in the series, and I can understand exactly why the title makes sense: it's the origin of Arkham. The developers have said as much, even showing the world map which includes the entirety of B:AC's map in its previous state.

I'm sure, as time passes, the writer will become embarrassed with his lack of basic comprehension and negligible intelligence. For now, we'll just have to deal with this laughable trash sitting on the front page of N4G.

[peowpeow]

What an idiot. Arkham Origins means exactly what it says, the origins of Arkham.

Fishing for hits using stupidity sounds right to me..

[bronxsta]

I read in GI article that this is the first time Batman would be fighting "non-normal" criminals, who are just thugs or gangsters

So by the end we could see the formation of Arkham Asylum

I'm going to be we're going to see the Joker too. Remember his first appearance, a crazy murderer wih a sick sense of humor that just appears in Gotham? That could fit perfectly into this plot.

[XXXL]

I was thinking how they could include joker. I'm gonna guess they're going to include side missions similar to the hush storyline from arkham city. You'll uncover really bizarre and ultra violent crimes that stand out and try and decipher who is committing them. It'll be an open ended story that jumps ahead and culminates with the opening scene of asylum leaving enough in between to milk another prequel to put the pieces together

[gvindyb]

What's there in a name? :P

[sarshelyam]

Why is it so difficult to understand? The first game released was set in Arkham Asylum and squarely surrounded the events of its downfall. The second, the expansion of the Asylum into a City structure to house the ever-increasing criminal population. As a prequel, it would be justifiable to assume, even at this early time, that the events set forth in Arkham Origins are laying the foundations for what Arkham Asylum was to become before the previous two entries...regardless of if the title has us setting foot in the Asylum, or simply the story progression where Arkham becomes a solution to this problem Batman is dealing with.

I'm simply not clear how you can be missing this Hannah.

[My_Name_BTW_Is_Dante]

It also won't be about Batman.

[Welcome2Die]

I just hope they change the combat a bit...

[MYSTERIO360]

Slades' going to be in this one, cool i just hope hush is in this one also.