Which Arkham Game has the BEST Map Design?

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  • @GothamPaladin
    @GothamPaladin  9 місяців тому +211

    Apologies for the subtitles being a little hard to read since they lack outlines. Had some technical difficulties last minute. Hope you still enjoy!

    • @thescorpion575
      @thescorpion575 9 місяців тому +4

      Do you use AI to put them in the video? It's crazy the fact that there are free subtitles there in the video for literally every word you say in 20 minutes of discussion

    • @GothamPaladin
      @GothamPaladin  9 місяців тому +23

      @@thescorpion575I manually type all the subtitles for the video!

    • @thescorpion575
      @thescorpion575 9 місяців тому +10

      @@GothamPaladin Wow that's crazy, you really put a lot of work into these videos
      You should have a lot more subscribers

    • @Joomp
      @Joomp 8 місяців тому +4

      The subtitles are super appreciated, thanks very much!!

    • @czektor2263
      @czektor2263 6 місяців тому +2

      "Batman can beat Zeno"

  • @Diana-gw6cu
    @Diana-gw6cu 9 місяців тому +1785

    It's crazy to think Arkham Knight could have dropped TODAY and still hold up graphics wise

    • @mikey55309
      @mikey55309 9 місяців тому +110

      Fr especially with hdr on ps5 it makes Gotham knights look old

    • @SpiderCruncher
      @SpiderCruncher 9 місяців тому +30

      ⁠@@mikey55309Idk Gotham knights is kind of overhated

    • @TBone4Breakfast
      @TBone4Breakfast 9 місяців тому +118

      @@SpiderCruncherNo it isn’t. Lazy development and half assed story telling deserves the scrutiny

    • @professorfreeman1648
      @professorfreeman1648 9 місяців тому +40

      @@SpiderCruncherit’s hated because the game was just meant to be a cash grab.:.no hate if you like the game though.

    • @prod.gregupnext2958
      @prod.gregupnext2958 9 місяців тому +6

      @@SpiderCruncherBro its well deserved the game is ok but the hate is not deserved.

  • @garfieldfan925
    @garfieldfan925 9 місяців тому +2169

    Probably the one with Batman in it

    • @kostyannakon
      @kostyannakon 9 місяців тому +40

      Man it's never the case with these two-shaped bats.

    • @shadowfoxx5153
      @shadowfoxx5153 9 місяців тому +11

      Dude fr

    • @mr.o5421
      @mr.o5421 9 місяців тому +6

      Fr

    • @Message_
      @Message_ 9 місяців тому +29

      Nah it’s got to be the one with joker in it

    • @Aj-B44
      @Aj-B44 9 місяців тому +1

      Real

  • @jeffyyyyyyy709
    @jeffyyyyyyy709 9 місяців тому +762

    My one problem with Arkham Knight’s map design is that most of the buildings were too short. The biggest buildings are Wayne international plaza, Wayne Enterprises and the Grand avenue station. I was expecting a Gotham similar to that of the backdrop in Arkham City. I think it would be a really cool experience weaving and gliding through gothic skyscrapers so high in the air. If Arkham Knights Gotham tried to incorporate more of that Batman The Animated Series verison of Gotham it would’ve arguably been a lot more memorable and in parr with the other games. I also wish Arkham Knight had the Batcave and civilians in it too. I also wish it had more dark alleys of course we did get that to an extent. Nonetheless still an amazing map design and I understand why they couldn’t make the skyscrapers taller because it was probably too hard and they chose to make up for it by crafting a map with so much more detail and Im thankful for that.

    • @Oblock-t2k
      @Oblock-t2k 9 місяців тому +52

      Same I think if you’re going to design a city in a timeline make sure it’s the same in every game

    • @f0xtr0t88
      @f0xtr0t88 9 місяців тому +80

      Pretty sure that's what they wanted considering the concept art they had and whatnot, but I believe they were restricted with the game engine

    • @KAANTAMTUNALI
      @KAANTAMTUNALI 9 місяців тому +29

      i agree with you but buildings are pretty tall, grand avenue is taller than eifell for example but not enough, there could have been more murders to solve too and catch like zsasz

    • @paevepailbrack6899
      @paevepailbrack6899 9 місяців тому +9

      yeah, like most criticisms of knight it all comes back to the batmobile. If we had to exclusively grapnel boost and glide to get around, we wouldn't have such wide roads, so few small alleyways, and the buldings would probably be taller on average so you could glide further.

    • @rhetiq9989
      @rhetiq9989 9 місяців тому +8

      Origins' section of Gotham had more skyscrappers I wish it was accessible in Knight

  • @zachsname2987
    @zachsname2987 7 місяців тому +55

    10:51 "Here's a clip of me using a web shooter to get some cheezits"
    That came out of nowhere and just went back into the ether as quick as it came. What the heck was that?! 🤣

    • @BrantleyHuff-q2b
      @BrantleyHuff-q2b 3 місяці тому

      I know right but he was talking about wow fcator

  • @stevenarnett4471
    @stevenarnett4471 9 місяців тому +174

    For some reason I think Origins map has a very eerie feel to it.
    Which further adds to the juxtaposition between Christmas and the darkness of Gotham

    • @spicycurry7238
      @spicycurry7238 9 місяців тому +23

      i think origins and knight are neck and neck in terms of personality. since both of them took place on different holidays and had distinct weather patterns, they feel unique.
      asylum went for more of the rainy east coast night vibe, whereas arkham city is just generic winter with the perpetual snow

    • @RedRanger_
      @RedRanger_ 7 місяців тому +5

      It just screams corruption

    • @gabeburns4223
      @gabeburns4223 7 місяців тому +5

      Thats exactly what I was thinking. Like tome it just has this feeling of dystopian corruption that it sells so well.@@RedRanger_

  • @bloodrosereaper2099
    @bloodrosereaper2099 9 місяців тому +95

    Honestly, nothing will ever quite reach that feeling of stepping out of Intensive Treatment through the rock tunnel, walking out over that ledge and hearing the music crescendo as we see the full scope of the asylum under an insanely large full moon for me.

  • @DivineKnight_115
    @DivineKnight_115 9 місяців тому +38

    Whatever we decide is our favorite we can all agree every Arkham game is unique, fun, and iconic in their own right.

  • @Custer_X_Of_The_DAU
    @Custer_X_Of_The_DAU 9 місяців тому +563

    Arkham Asylum/Island had the best atmosphere because you are trapped in an insane asylum.
    Arkham Origins had the best weather. It is also one of the only superhero games that you can play on Christmas.
    Arkham Knight was the most open and biggest map design. It still looks good in 2023.
    Arkham City was the most memorable map design. I think it was the best map design because you can remember the city without having to look at the map.

    • @lakshaykochhar6799
      @lakshaykochhar6799 8 місяців тому +17

      What you said for City could also said for the Asylum, the map is really easy to remember.

    • @Fourexponent
      @Fourexponent 8 місяців тому +10

      @@lakshaykochhar6799ehhhhh, depends on the area

    • @lakshaykochhar6799
      @lakshaykochhar6799 8 місяців тому +3

      @@Fourexponent Your comment has me confused, when you said this; I began thinking of all areas that could be considered 'complicated', but I could not remember any single one area wouldn't be easy on the second try. Can you bring up any examples?

    • @HOTD108_
      @HOTD108_ 8 місяців тому +20

      ​@@lakshaykochhar6799Hard disagree. A lot of the island is very similar looking corridors, which makes getting lost extremely easy. Whenever I play Asylum I constantly get turned around. I get lost more often in Asylum than ANY of the other games despite it having the smallest map by far, because it's a borderline labyrinth. I love Arkham Asylum, and the atmosphere is great, bit getting around is a pain.

    • @lakshaykochhar6799
      @lakshaykochhar6799 8 місяців тому +6

      @@HOTD108_ I can't say that I relate to this, because I managed to navigate the entire sewer to intensive treatment without any issues and without even checking the map during my first attempt; and rest of the areas are too small to get lost in.

  • @eileenscat
    @eileenscat 9 місяців тому +99

    I love Origins’ map for providing a look at a cleaner Gotham City. Compared to City and Knight there’s not as much chaos in the streets. It’s closer to what you see in the movies or the animated series.

    • @lakshaykochhar6799
      @lakshaykochhar6799 8 місяців тому +9

      It really looks like something that you would see in comics or Tim Burton movies.

    • @r0bw00d
      @r0bw00d 8 місяців тому +6

      I don't know if it's a map-related issue, but I don't like Origins because the grapnel boost traversal was intentionally hampered in order to force us to use fast travel.

    • @eileenscat
      @eileenscat 8 місяців тому +2

      @@r0bw00d I think it had to do more so with the map’s loading time. They ran into the issue of City’s speed not giving enough time for it to load in all the features, so they made it slower.
      You can actually play some tricks to try and go a little taster, but that only stops you while the game loads

    • @r0bw00d
      @r0bw00d 8 місяців тому

      @@eileenscatNot buying it. Keeping the grapnel location atop the Ace Chemicals sign, for example, wouldn't have affected the game's loading.

    • @kieranholmes8086
      @kieranholmes8086 7 місяців тому +2

      Yeah there was more focus on corruption hidden under a clean exterior. Rather than straight up chaos in the streets. It was cool to see

  • @devilsorchard1449
    @devilsorchard1449 9 місяців тому +28

    They're all fantastic in their own way, but I have to give it to Asylum. The thing that always stood out to me - even when I was younger and didn't have the words for it - was just how unbelievably heavy the atmosphere is. The locations are not just a pretty backdrop for a game. Almost every inch of the island is chalked full of incredible world building, perfectly setting the tone that it is not a place you want to be. All of the decay on the buildings, from the dirty carpets and chipping paint of the mansion to the cracked tiling in the medical center, perfectly details an island that is scarred due to its history.
    The way I see it, Arkham Asylum isn't just a map for Batman to traverse. It is its own living, breathing character that is the centerpiece of the story. I feel as though the more intimate and subdued nature of the map has a lot to do with this. The other three games lose this oneness with the setting, as the devs were clearly more focused on creating an open world sandbox. Which is totally fine, I love those games. But the feel of their respective maps can't even begin to hold a candle to Asylum. In my opinion, it's a no contest.
    As a side note: I'd give Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth a read if you haven't already. From what I can gather, it served as the primary inspiration for Rocksteady when creating their version of the Asylum.

  • @hammerdmx982
    @hammerdmx982 8 місяців тому +14

    I personaly love the Arkham Origins atmosphere, the weather, the big old biuldings with their arhitecture and lights shining on them (also the streets in the new area looking and the big biuldings its neat too), the cold colors in contrast with the city lights and not to mention the background map music.

  • @ian7064
    @ian7064 9 місяців тому +20

    Arkham origins had that huge bridge in the middle which was a pain to cross

    • @crazydud3380
      @crazydud3380 3 місяці тому +2

      Yeah, not mentioning that bridge was odd, and makes it the weakest in terms of map design. Luckily fast travel means only crossing the bridge once (except for when dealing with Enigma Data Packs, and for the Firefly section.

  • @DarkWolf-407
    @DarkWolf-407 9 місяців тому +19

    For me it's City because it's bigger than Asylum but not too big. I feel not all alone and the areas are too memorable.

  • @MonkeyMan90.5
    @MonkeyMan90.5 3 місяці тому +3

    I think the Arkham Asylum map is objectively the best in terms of map design. It’s feels like every inch of that map was designed with so much care and passion. Everything flows together so well, and I still feel like I’m being watched or like something could jump out at me any moment when I play this game. The level design is amazing and there are so many hidden parts. For example, the best one is easily the the Warden’s Secret Room in the Arkham Mansion, which cannot simply be found with detective mode or anything. There’s so much world building in this game. The cells of iconic Batman villains, the tapes that are spread out across the map hinting at an extremely vast and lived in world. Being able to look at the skyline of Gotham from the island is just the cherry on top. As a side note, we never really get to see that version of Gotham City even though we do eventually go to Gotham in later games, which is kinda sad to me.

  • @juanme555
    @juanme555 9 місяців тому +11

    Asylum is the best map design because by virtue of being so small, there is truly a bunch of detail packed into every single inch of the map, the game in and of itself will always be the greatest love letter from video-game developers to comic book fans, Arkham Asylum is a game made for comic book readers, if you've read at least a tenth of Batman's canon that was avialable in 2009 , the game just felt...familiar, you feel at home, it's comic books into a motion picture format.
    I read a comment suggesting that Arkham City has the best map because you can quickly memorize it without needing to open the map, Arkham Asylum to comic book fans feels like a place you already know your way around on your first playthrough, for this and much more, Arkham Asylum will always be the best game in the franchise to me, of course it has the best map.

  • @PikachuComments
    @PikachuComments 8 місяців тому +5

    All of the Arkham games were masterpieces. All of them. Even Origins was using the Rocksteady formula, but was immaculate

    • @crazydud3380
      @crazydud3380 3 місяці тому

      Well, the performance issues prevented that from being immaculate, but it is outstanding otherwise, for sure.

    • @PikachuComments
      @PikachuComments 3 місяці тому

      @@crazydud3380 it’s very polished now, but fair enough

  • @The_Phantasm
    @The_Phantasm 9 місяців тому +16

    Happy Holidays mate. Thank you for keeping the Arkhamverse relevant.

  • @roca3198
    @roca3198 15 днів тому +1

    I agree with the Asylum. When I finished the game I just wandered around and asked myself, What now? And I look at the Wayne tower which is one of Riddler's riddles like dang I can't believe the other side was Gotham and if you scan it it's very dark and captivating, sad and you wished you could go there..

  • @Pigpugborj
    @Pigpugborj 7 місяців тому +2

    I just wanted to say thank you so much for the built in captions. I can have a hard time hearing and understand videos occasionally and just wanted to say thank you for the effort!

  • @CianMurphy_89
    @CianMurphy_89 9 місяців тому +6

    One issue with asylum is once you took out all the enemies that was it they stop spawning

    • @TooTurntTokyo
      @TooTurntTokyo 9 місяців тому +1

      One issue with all the arkham games in general is that they failed to put in a mission replay option in every single one of them.

    • @ZayCantey
      @ZayCantey 9 місяців тому

      @@TooTurntTokyo3/4 games have new game plus, whatever you missed you can certainly do it again

    • @TooTurntTokyo
      @TooTurntTokyo 9 місяців тому +2

      @ZayCantey I know, but I mean specifically the boss bottles. As a kid, I thought it was kinda stupid how, in Arkham city they had all these amazing Boss battles that I could never go straight to without having to replay the game. (Don't get me wrong, I love these games and replay them annually.) But as an adult now, I still find it annoying how you still can't go straight to the battles you want with a feature like that, especially with all the remasters and new ports of the game coming out in recent years.

    • @CianMurphy_89
      @CianMurphy_89 9 місяців тому

      @@TooTurntTokyo that’s a great point hopefully they do in ssktjl

  • @Official_Ardo
    @Official_Ardo 9 місяців тому +5

    Bro really lived out my childhood dream with that web shooter

  • @blacksnow1966
    @blacksnow1966 9 місяців тому +9

    SADLY Gotham Knights, as it's very close to how Gotham is structured in the comics. Both have the three main islands, with a few smaller ones, but the way GK's ones are arranged is much closer to the comics than how the ones in AK are.

    • @normansmith9009
      @normansmith9009 8 місяців тому +3

      Being closer to the comics from a structural point doesn’t better from a creative point of view, or any point of view for that matter. GK Gotham looks bland and uninspired compared to AK Islands.

  • @baki484
    @baki484 9 місяців тому +2

    Asylum (atmosphere especially the medical facility, croc's lair, Botanical gardens and penetentiary and the catacombs showing us the asylum's decaying foundations)
    City (The Steel Mill, Museum, wonder city, wonder tower and the court house) the perfect showcase of Gotham city's decay the history of Gotham with old Gotham being built on top of.
    Origins (it cleaned up the old slums but it showcases the corruption of Gotham especially the GCPD mission)
    Knight (it represents the future and hope of Gotham but it's still Gotham with it's winding roads and tight alleyways)

  • @rod6below
    @rod6below 9 місяців тому +2

    I think asylum has the best looks- color scheme & layout makes you feels lost depressed and you can get lost pretty easy if not paying attention and a lot of hidden passage ways you can find

  • @k-phantom9358
    @k-phantom9358 7 місяців тому +3

    3:25 aslume confirmed

  • @Mr.Wilson_exist
    @Mr.Wilson_exist 3 місяці тому +2

    Arhkam Origins is definitely underrated

  • @DaVinkiee
    @DaVinkiee 8 місяців тому +1

    I understand there were probably some engine limitations, but I wish gotham city in knight was much bigger. The skyscrapers of Gotham in Arkham City were literally towering over Wonder Tower. It was huge with unique buildings that stood out and had a purpose. Wish we could've gotten something more similar to Arkham City's Gotham.

  • @nategar412
    @nategar412 9 місяців тому +10

    Great stuff.
    Asylum is definitely the best when it comes to atmosphere. I'm not used to considering that when it comes to map design, since I'm more of a nuts and bolts kind of player. For me, traversal and exploration are higher priority when it comes to evaluating it.
    City is great, but it can get tiring having to cross the entire map.
    Origins isn't as good, especially with the bridge being as large as it is, along with the issues you mentioned.
    Knight is probably the best in terms of exploration and traversal, but that's also because of the mobility upgrades compared with the other games.
    So it really comes down to personal preference when it comes to the criteria for evaluating. Atmosphere is another layer that I consider separately from layout.

    • @ArkhamverseJoker
      @ArkhamverseJoker 9 місяців тому +2

      i didn’t like knight because it was so futuristic i preferred the rundown look of gotham like it was in city

    • @andrewmanous2932
      @andrewmanous2932 9 місяців тому +2

      I have no issues traversing in Arkham city with the accelerator and dive bombing. Imo it’s a lot more of a chore in origins, even though I really like the vibe or origins map too.

  • @Ash_Can0706
    @Ash_Can0706 8 місяців тому +1

    “Also, heres a clip of me using a web shooter on some cheezitz”😂😂 bro where tf did that come from?

  • @laffin4033
    @laffin4033 9 місяців тому +1

    Personally I think Asylum had the best map design mainly because of how you go from section to section of the island as you progress the story. May be bleak after you beat the game but even then it’s still atmospheric

  • @thescorpion575
    @thescorpion575 9 місяців тому +1

    As a kid when I first played Arkham Asylum I kind of liked the map but I didn't fully understanding concepts like the difference between "penitentiary" and "intensive treatment"
    Then when I played the other games with the bigger maps I was so excited because I could explore more
    Now that I look back, though, I understand that bigger doesn't mean better even though I still really like the map from Knight which has so many iconic points and is overall majestic

  • @israelledesa1266
    @israelledesa1266 5 місяців тому

    Tbh the games remind me of the generations of movies. You have asylum like the 90 films, you have city and Nolan’s, and then you have Arkham knight and the Batman. Everytime a game or movie came out it was divisiveness, but I like to just love them all for what they are and how I can go to any of them and experience Batman in whatever way I want. Arkham knight is great at making you feel like the Batman , evening the odds , fighting on your terms, and defending a whole city ripe with lore that fills it with life. Asylum is excellent at experiencing what it is to fight against Batman’s rogues in a setting that is horrifying and is also my personal favorite. City is the staple mark of this series for good reason, every place is so memorable for sure and the map is fun to free roam. As much as I love the Batmobile it just felt like it was required far too often and with its design limited it to skins specific to it otherwise you couldn’t utilize it full potential and I really love just cruising in the 69 Batmobile man it’s sick 😂 my point being no matter which is the best, I think they all have something special about them that makes them the best at allowing you to experience Batman exactly how those games are designed around him being. No matter which you play though , it’s always a great time I fucking love these games man they’re timeless. I’m replaying the trilogy rn and am getting origins again for my pc soon, but fr though can we talk about Lego Batman’s level design being god tier ? The first one is my childhood man haha

  • @hunt3r_fj
    @hunt3r_fj 5 місяців тому

    If you go on founders island or Miagani and look closely you can see Arkham city in the background and one of the riddles includes Arkham Island. So it also includes all the other games in some way

  • @TylerMBuller12
    @TylerMBuller12 7 місяців тому +1

    I think all around Arkham Knight for me but they all have really solid map design.

  • @Dovakin1294
    @Dovakin1294 2 місяці тому

    Playing Arkham origin in one night that too on Christmas night hits different

  • @Opieboi
    @Opieboi 8 місяців тому +1

    I’m a better man now for have watching you attempt to grab those cheese it’s with your web shooter? Thank you I’ll never forget this.

  • @UNSCAdmiral
    @UNSCAdmiral 5 місяців тому

    Since december i've been replaying the Arkham Series, starting with Origins and now i'm close to finish Knight and, it's been quite the journey. Before my recent playthroughs i would say (without a doubt) that Arkham City is my favourite Arkham map but now, after exploring (on foot, wheels and gliding) Gotham City and going to the depths of each island i can surely say that Arkham knight has (in my opinion) the best designed, layered and detailed map in the series.
    The architecture, level design, art direction, color palette, lighting and more brings this city to life, and then some. Each island has it's distinct personality and secrets, i've been waiting to hunt for the riddler trophies the whole canpaign up until the moment Bruce has to surrender to Crane just so i can freely roam the city.
    Arkham City's map is equally beautiful and has the same level of care, detail, architecture and personality as Gotham, and it was indeed my personal favourite map for years, but now it stands as a close second. Last time i played Arkham Knight was 5 years ago, so i came to it almost blindly, but Gotham City has stole my heart.

    • @Gotham_bat759
      @Gotham_bat759 5 місяців тому

      I’ve been doing that as well. Started with a full origins playthrough on Christmas and continuing it up to Halloween.

  • @bluegamer8917
    @bluegamer8917 8 місяців тому

    Just finished replaying Arkham asylum and I realized that I took that game for granted when I was younger because I tried to speed run it the first time I played it to get to Arkham city faster and man I didn’t realized how good and creepy the environment of the asylum was, there were parts where I felt creeped out walking around because there were no goons or security, just Batman’s footsteps or alarms going off or nothing

  • @Chrono-and-Co
    @Chrono-and-Co 6 місяців тому

    Asylum is more of a hub world with a map than a map,city has a horseshoe shape that is really clunky;it's super inconvenient to have to go all the way around to go from the bowery to the steel mill instead of going straight,origins is a bone shape split with the bridge which sucks to traverse,knight I believe has the best map;the bridges are shorter with alt routes and it gives you alot of freedom when traveling but city is condensed with a trophy or riddle every 6 feet so I'd say it has the best collectible placement.

  • @J0J0Jetz
    @J0J0Jetz 7 місяців тому

    City is the perfect size, not too big, not too small.

  • @bostonmilfs757
    @bostonmilfs757 8 місяців тому +1

    take a shot for every “metroidvania”

  • @Kaschperofdoom
    @Kaschperofdoom 4 місяці тому

    I love how he sometimes put a few secrets in his subtitles.

  • @inshal6420
    @inshal6420 9 місяців тому +1

    The background of Arkham City. I would turn gravity off and explore that area. In my headcanon that part of gotham is another part of Gotham and we don’t see it in Knight. Bruce Wayne has 3 towers in Knight. Wayne Tower, Wayne International plaza and the Wayne Enterprise building from the background of Arkham City.

  • @BaneStopMotion
    @BaneStopMotion 9 місяців тому +2

    You forgot about Arkham world

  • @andrewgarfield9898
    @andrewgarfield9898 7 місяців тому

    Arkham knight just felt like a huge giant city with nothing to do and barely any enterable buildings

  • @astadeclover8411
    @astadeclover8411 9 місяців тому +2

    If Arkham Knight had the origins and city map, would be the best

    • @TooTurntTokyo
      @TooTurntTokyo 9 місяців тому

      It definitely would've! That was my main issue with Knight, Gotham felt small as hell

    • @astadeclover8411
      @astadeclover8411 9 місяців тому +2

      @@TooTurntTokyo I think that too. If you see the menu of batman VR, the 3 island are together, like a mailand. That's how i wanted gotham in arkham knight

    • @TooTurntTokyo
      @TooTurntTokyo 9 місяців тому

      @astadeclover8411 just got done looking it up, and you're right it does look like a mainland it certainly looks more like Gotham should look, and it also looks more lively. I really hated how they incorporated the batmobile into Knight but only gave us the 3 small ass islands to drive it on with very narrow turns. Literally, there was no wiggle room for the batmobile on the map.

    • @astadeclover8411
      @astadeclover8411 9 місяців тому +1

      @@TooTurntTokyo maybe, rockterday make a map 50x bigger than arkham knight

    • @TooTurntTokyo
      @TooTurntTokyo 9 місяців тому

      @@astadeclover8411 I hope so.

  • @bakacdaz
    @bakacdaz 6 місяців тому

    10:09 Isn’t Christmas also the theme for one of Tim Burton’s Batman film too?

  • @AkioAzuru
    @AkioAzuru 8 місяців тому +3

    I’m glad more people are counting Arkham Origins in things like this

  • @tobythomas6381
    @tobythomas6381 7 місяців тому

    I absolutely loved origins map whenever I played it as a kid, the idea of people in their homes feet away from you, as you’re beating the shit out of criminals on their rooftop. However, traveling across the map was terrible and had they left out fast travel, it would have been nearly unplayable. The amount of side quests made traveling that specific map more enjoyable as well.

  • @bdubberz
    @bdubberz 7 місяців тому +1

    For me
    1. Origins for aesthetics for sure
    2. Arkham City was huge and had tons of different elements for each district
    3. Arkham Asylum, has the best atmosphere
    4. Arkham Knight, it’s built great for the batmobile but i honestly think in terms of feel, it’s the most boring

  • @intellect4840
    @intellect4840 7 місяців тому

    Gotham city in the Arkham asylum cutscenes would be incredible to explore

  • @bearbbb12
    @bearbbb12 7 місяців тому

    I think it depends on the mood you’re in when it comes to which is the best map. If you want closed in, eerie, and dramatic then it’s asylum but if you want open world, lots of locations, and rainfall then it’s knight etc. Overall it depends imo

  • @Goji11
    @Goji11 8 місяців тому +1

    can you do a dlc ranking

  • @lucaventura4594
    @lucaventura4594 8 місяців тому +1

    I love the cheez it break, how is no one commenting on it

  • @Therealwalterwhitetrust
    @Therealwalterwhitetrust 8 місяців тому +1

    I feel like oragens had the worst because it was so big that it was hard to get around. Think abt it the speed of movement hadent changed from archam city but it was twice as big so it feels very slow also the two massive buildings that you have to go all the way just suck

  • @_CPP_
    @_CPP_ 7 місяців тому

    Even though all of them have great map design, I have to go with Asylum. It has the best Easter eggs, atmosphere, creepy and out of the four games, it is the most creative artistically and on design.

  • @aidanlynn
    @aidanlynn 8 місяців тому

    As much as I would like to Asylum get an Arkham Knight level makeover, I do like the fact that Asylum has a slightly more comic book-ish look to it.

  • @TheManWithTheFryingPan
    @TheManWithTheFryingPan 7 місяців тому

    I love you for having the budokai 2 opening song as outro music!

  • @Turbo968
    @Turbo968 9 місяців тому +2

    Broooo YOU ARE EXTREMELY UNDERRATED❤❤

  • @holdmy40zz
    @holdmy40zz Місяць тому

    i always wanted the map to be in gotham when i played arkham origins, asylum, n city

  • @Chineseisntalanguageapparently
    @Chineseisntalanguageapparently 3 місяці тому

    You can’t say happy holidays and then also cater to the people that don’t celebrate anything, at that point just don’t wish anyone a merry anything, either say happy holidays or don’t but saying happy holidays (yk the one that includes everything for the season) and then telling the people that don’t celebrate “it” to have a good season too is just weird

  • @jackattacktron1000
    @jackattacktron1000 7 місяців тому

    City is iconic to me. Always my favorite.

  • @alangold4658
    @alangold4658 9 місяців тому +1

    Atmosphere definitely goes to asylum but gotham wise origins wins for me while yes it reuses a good chunk of city but the new part feels like gotham to me tall buildings grand and gothic. Knight to me felt too round and muddy just didn't feel like gotham to me and not what gotham was depicted in asylum city and origins but that's just me.

  • @ChilliPeppers-wq8cp
    @ChilliPeppers-wq8cp 5 місяців тому

    Honestly the Arkham City feels small and although feels nice to roam around, I always feel like I'm on the edge of the map after a couple of seconds of gliding. However, Arkham City's map is amazing and looks a bit like a post apocalyptic map.

  • @gronk9876
    @gronk9876 6 місяців тому

    The one where man and jonker just be brawling and having laufs

  • @35thWEB
    @35thWEB 4 місяці тому

    I think origins had the best map, story, and pretty cool impressions on the characters from the past.

  • @Usernamehear
    @Usernamehear 7 місяців тому

    Game graphics peaked around 2015. It’s not like things haven’t come out to look even better like RDR2 and all but it’s getting rarer and rarer that a game can just impress and amaze like they did before.

  • @bengough6955
    @bengough6955 9 місяців тому +1

    Asylum has the best atmosphere
    Knight is by far the best looking
    City has the best overall design

  • @SpyGaming2005
    @SpyGaming2005 8 місяців тому

    My favorite is asylum and my least favorite that i was surprised was not brought up in this video was the god damn bridge that was unnecessarily long, how the top of it was arkham city being reused, plus how origins changed the inside of sionis steel mill cause the area you use to get to the drug lab in the basement is an elevator shaft in city, and how joker and harley met in blackgate instead of the asylum, but other than those its good, to get to certain areas in knight like the pretty dolls parlor, langstroms lab, and the mall entrance to arkham knight hq was a little difficult while it was much easier to navigate asylum and city

  • @lego_fan_14
    @lego_fan_14 9 місяців тому +2

    3:23 ASLUME!!!

    • @Adam80680
      @Adam80680 7 місяців тому

      I saw that too

  • @galaxy-eyesmastercordero7860
    @galaxy-eyesmastercordero7860 Місяць тому

    Love em all I can’t judge but slightly more I love knight and Asylum

  • @sorosaltgaming
    @sorosaltgaming 2 місяці тому +1

    Bro put subtitles for the tiktok generation

  • @gunnerdown
    @gunnerdown 7 місяців тому

    Knight: biggest map
    City: best map
    Asylum: most concentrated map
    Origins: a map

  • @shahum2248
    @shahum2248 9 місяців тому +1

    Is there a lore reason as to why he did a face reveal using cheeseits?

    • @theotherguy21
      @theotherguy21 9 місяців тому

      Is he stooped like the jerker

  • @akramirez
    @akramirez 8 місяців тому

    Bro did not take a break in the middle of the video to explain the concept of a museum

  • @travisbyrd6222
    @travisbyrd6222 3 місяці тому

    For me, a video game has to have a good area to play in and test the players skills in the process. If you fail in either of those objectives, then you have failed at video game making.

  • @colbartus5273
    @colbartus5273 7 місяців тому

    The map in Arkham Knight has to cater to the Batmobile so it ends up feeling more like a circuit then a an actual city.

  • @Tasteless_dan
    @Tasteless_dan 9 місяців тому

    This is my argument with spideman 2. As fantastic as it is with how fast you can transverse, you don’t appreciate the life on the street level. Thats the beauty of the Arkham games, you notice all the small details which bring character and life to the map

    • @-Anonymous-.
      @-Anonymous-. 9 місяців тому

      Nah lol, the Spider-Man comparison doesn’t make any sense

  • @noob4head
    @noob4head 8 місяців тому

    Arkham Asylum had some of the most detail and best atmosphere but that's normal because it's much smaller than the rest.
    Personally, my favorite is Knight just because of the size and I typically tend to enjoy larger open-world games but that doesn't mean the others aren't great.
    I don't think there is any bad game in the Arkham series, I enjoy all of them for different reasons.

  • @nikolafindak1529
    @nikolafindak1529 7 місяців тому +2

    Idk why, but i like Origins the most out of all arkham games. Idk why.

    • @Urboyyycarlos
      @Urboyyycarlos 7 місяців тому

      I liked that fast travel was the way to high dive straight down in origins
      I have each game and love them all but they all have something unique that gets forgotten about

  • @esacripetika
    @esacripetika 7 місяців тому

    This is a VERY hard choice for me to choose. I would say City has the best world though.

  • @spicycurry7238
    @spicycurry7238 9 місяців тому

    I also am a Miagani Lover because it makes for the best free roaming moments. i remember as a kid picturing batman overlooking the city in rainy weather (BTAS intro type vibes) and miagani's buildings best capture that feeling.
    i think origins wasted a lot of potential by splitting the map in half. the idea of showing north gotham (arkham city before the prison) fine, but i think they could have allocated more resources to instead really working hard on south gotham. I think that the coventry district had a really good street and alleyway layout and also the diamond district had very pretty looking buildings, but burnley wasnt very memorable for me.
    entire game design wise, i would have to say arkham knight. it feels unfair to say its best because it was designed to facilitate fun next gen gameplay (of the time) with the batmobile. but as a gamer first, i think of map design and how it lends itself to gameplay which i think was perfect in knight. players were finally introduced to the true scale of gotham city with notable landmarks like the GCPD HQ and also THE wayne tower. this video did a wonderful job explaining the uniqueness of every island!

  • @Demonzico
    @Demonzico 2 місяці тому

    ÀAsylums a maze city looks a little weird at times honestly I'd say Knight looks great we've got ace chemicals and all these other neat little places. Asylums definitely second it's awesome collecting the audio tapes and Amadeus's secrets and stuff and the random lunatics flinging out of the roofs and stuff. I've never played origins yet so I'd say Knight's first place then Asylum then city.

  • @Merceralex77
    @Merceralex77 7 місяців тому

    The thing I really hate about Arkham knight is that to use your gadgets on consoles you need to pause the game to open that wheel of gadget, which takes the immersion of the game. That was not necessary at all, and it doesn't happen on mouse/keyboard. Don't know why they did it. Also the detective mode was changed to dpad up instead of L1, which makes it worse to reach when in action

    • @nicolasbernasconi7228
      @nicolasbernasconi7228 3 місяці тому

      I guess they couldn't find a way to include the old controls for detective mode and changing gadgets, and a button for calling the batmobile

  • @Dubois-
    @Dubois- 9 місяців тому

    I don't know much about Jiren cuz I don't watch DB, but I agree with your statement GP

  • @AstroMonkey88
    @AstroMonkey88 9 місяців тому +1

    But could Batman really beat Godzilla?

  • @ianpg9891
    @ianpg9891 7 місяців тому

    Saying my take before I watch the video. Based solely on map design
    1. City
    2. Asylum
    3. Knight
    4. Origins

  • @youssefel-shrkawi9404
    @youssefel-shrkawi9404 9 місяців тому

    Even though my 2 favorite Arkham Games Are Batman Arkham Knight and Batman Arkham City but if i had to choose a Gotham City map I'd choose Arkham City Because if you notice the gotham city buildings behind it, I wish we had the same gotham city map from arkham city and release it in Batman Arkham Knight

  • @RacingSnails64
    @RacingSnails64 8 місяців тому

    I would be saying Knight for feeling like a real, lived in city, but it's a little samey. I know which of the 3 islands is which, but once I'm on one they don't have enough landmarks to keep me oriented.
    Arkham City, while oddly shaped, has distinct areas and landmarks. Penguin's area, Two Face's area, Freeze's police station, and Joker's steel mill. It's so familiar it's almost like home.
    Origins isn't bad--it's got enough landmarks and it's decently sized--but the two islands being separated by the bridge is such a massive downside.
    Also might be a hot take but Asylum is too small and too confusing. I've beat it twice and still got disoriented.

  • @YouTubeHandleEtc.
    @YouTubeHandleEtc. 8 місяців тому

    Thank god I don’t need to drink everyone this guy says “bigger doesn’t always mean better” or i’d be in the hospital right now

  • @maceyaq616
    @maceyaq616 7 місяців тому +1

    For me the criticism of origins from 2013 was legitimate. It went from the most hated to most liked, some even say origins is better than asylum. That's not true, origins feels like a big dlc for arkham city

    • @saladdodger4722
      @saladdodger4722 7 місяців тому

      Agreed, on it's own and in a vaccum, Origins is fucking brilliant. But it's not on it's own, it stands next to three much better games.

  • @korus3794
    @korus3794 2 місяці тому +1

    4:00 "Batman can beat godzilla"

    • @TheProxy2
      @TheProxy2 28 днів тому +1

      "Batman can beat dr.Manhattan" "batman can beat zeno" lmfao thought we didnt notice

    • @korus3794
      @korus3794 28 днів тому

      ​@@TheProxy2😂😂

  • @ashcraft257
    @ashcraft257 8 місяців тому

    In terms of atmosphere Asylum it was the official game I had with my own console. Again I didn’t play video games when I was younger because I didn’t really care for them but it wasn’t until I was introduced to other games and such that I grew to love video games. Arkham Knight is literally perfect Batman game and you can’t say otherwise it has so many hours of gameplay you have like hours the story is pretty long, sure some of the missions aren’t the best but they still are good like you only had like 3 tank boss battles. Like seriously relax about that I hardly ever use the batmobile when it was needed. Again the Batmobile is a gadget too, and Batman would use it if he needed it kind of his thing you know so it doesn’t bother me. Also after the game you can chose a Batmobile and just ride around.

  • @RexImpiorum
    @RexImpiorum 8 місяців тому

    ORIGINS, and the ambience

  • @jaxinbohn2614
    @jaxinbohn2614 9 місяців тому

    Will you do a video discussing what it would look like if all four Arkham games were combined into one giant map?!

  • @Philipp0503
    @Philipp0503 9 місяців тому +1

    Hi ,Your vids are awesome ❤❤

  • @youngazeri
    @youngazeri 7 місяців тому

    3:55 „batman can beat godzilla“

  • @GabrielFernandez-es5nc
    @GabrielFernandez-es5nc 8 місяців тому

    the feeling of loneliness is amazing in Arkham asylum, when i used to be a kid i was scared to play this game by myself because it was so haunting.
    but geometry wise the best map is arkham knight, the artificial design of that map is so well-done that not even 2 spiderman games can top this map geometry. arkham knight was bigger than Arkham city but had level of the detail same as Arkham city.
    the worst map is Arkham origins, rebuilt Arkham city was bit refreshing but other island had no sense in city design. no street ended up to antoher alley or street, the pioneers bridge never ended to any island. it started from gotham free way (which wasn't connected to miagani island) and ended up to the blackgate prison. this bridge passed two islands and never touched ground at all.the goemetry never made sense in Arkham origins.

  • @Rdc_Dom
    @Rdc_Dom 8 місяців тому

    The top 2 for me are easily Arkham Asylum and Knight. Night is my favorite just because of how beautiful it is, with a silent being second for the eerie atmosphere and genuine terror it insights. Arkham City while being cool I hate the fact that half of the map is fucking flooded. I hated that ever since I was a kid. Arkham origins is cool but all the snow makes it look too gray and saturated, especially when gliding.