As soon as Arkham City expanded the game to follow the open-world fad in the gaming industry, it became apparent that the writers were veering away from the comic books. Arkham City was less inspired by the source material. That's likely why the story is better and more poetic as far as Batman stories go. For the same reason why Arkham Aslyum 's story is better, it also has a better atmosphere than Arkham City. This is Batman in a habitat that's unnatural to him and more natural to the Joker and many of his other enemies.
It makes him more like a sitting duck so the threat level is higher and the sense of danger looming around every corner of the asylum is more tangible.
There's also something ironic or fitting with Batman being locked up in Arkham with his enemies, as is he's supposed to be in there with them. Despite the better artistic flair of Arkham Asylum and its legacy and contributions to the Batman video games, Arkham City simply succeeds better as a video game. It's bigger, meatier, more ambitious, and more fun than its predecessor.
Of course, as a Batman story, Arkham Asylum still pulls ahead. It's just that in any other video game aspect, Arkham City wins and is the overall winner of this bout. Time to fire up that game again while you're quarantining in your Batcave.
Sid was born, did some stuff, then decided to become a writer. On summary, Asylum is more of quality and City is more of quantity. Even so, both titles are enjoyable for me, at least. Originally posted by trevmeister11 :. I liked Asylum more. This whole freeroam thing from City doesn't make sense, story-wise.
I mean, Batman has a lot to do, save the world and stuff, and just runs around looking for side-quests? Asylum is more concise. Also, I believe Arkham Asylum game is actually based on the comic of the same name. I have never read the comic, but I know it exists and has a similar plot.
The DC character captivates, excites and moves us without comparison in this era where he dominates the box office, animation and more and more; gaming. However debate continues over which of the two games released is the strongest of the outfit; the surprise package, tightly honed, Poison Ivy in tiny clothes filled Arkham Asylum?
Both are visually stunning and outstanding games to play and enjoy but just which one is the best? In , Batman: Arkham Asylum released to critical acclaim, featuring a compelling story written by Paul Dini, characters voiced by Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill, the impressive and influential Freeflow Combat system, and convincing cape physics.
All of the above would return in 's Arkham City , which saw the Caped Crusader incarcerated in a new mega-prison that spanned several blocks of Gotham itself. The sequel is still the best Batman: Arkham game , but the transition to an open world left behind a sense of focus which the series would never recapture.
For the entirety of Arkham Alysum , the player is confined to the eponymous sanatorium - a prison housing Gotham's criminally insane supervillains. The Joker has devised a plot to seize control of Arkham Island, entrapping the Bat there and threatening Gotham with hidden explosives. Asylum 's two sequels have similar plot devices to isolate Batman in their respective settings, but the original's playable area is much smaller than either of them, and provides a more tailored experience that the sequel's open world struggles to match.
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