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Batman: Arkham City

Developer: Rocksteady Studios Publisher: Warner Bros. Games
22 November 2011
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Batman infiltrates Arkham City, a newly-created mega-prison composed of the slums of Gotham City, to uncover the plans and secrets of the facility's warden, Hugo Strange.
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Riddle Me This
The most amazing thing about this game is that it came out only two years after Batman: Arkham Asylum. Back before gaming devolved into a competition to see who could offer bigger open worlds and more live service content (not to mention more-realistic horse testicles), developers could make awesome, fun, full-featured games in a quarter of the time – games like this one.

Arkham City isn't a perfect game by any means. My opinion of it is a bit lower than the general consensus. Some indoor areas, like the ice lake, are a hassle to navigate, the bosses are just OK, and the balance between Batman and the secondary protagonist feels uneven. The story also plays more like a series loosely connected events than a cohesive tale.

But the great combat from Arkham Asylum has returned intact, and grappling and gliding around the city is fun and fluid. Plus there's plenty of side missions and bonus content for people who want more after the credits roll.

Look, I understand that it's not realistic for developers to churn out games like this every two years. Burnout is a real risk, and after one or two sequels, sequelitis undoubtedly rears its ugly head. But there has to be a happy medium between the nimble development of eras bygone and the ridiculously long modern dev cycles that often result in games that are simultaneously over- and under-cooked. I hope more developers find the sweet spot soon.
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toadhjo 2024-03-12T07:54:20Z
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Tired of Batman games.
Origins > City (too easy) > Asylum (too much backtracking). Arkham Knight and Gotham Knights both do not exist to me, and I am not interested in Suicide Squad game.
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This game. This game is one of the greatest games I have ever played and that is no exaggeration. I remember playing it on release night as a young kid, and i remember being awestruck. I thought years later that I just had my child love for superheroes like Spiderman and Batman and such rose tint my experience with the game as I played Asylum again the week before and found it lacking compared to when I first played it as a kid. Not this game. No, this game was perfect, it was BETTER than I remembered. It is quite literally a masterclass in not just storytelling, but in gameplay, setting, and voice acting. Not the fact that you have arguably the greatest Batman and Joker portrayals to ever be put to media, but the other characters are JUST as good. The setting or Arkham City is so perfect and entrapping which works for perfectly for the story, with the towering wonder tower everywhere you go in perfect view, you really feel like a rat in Hugo Strange's maze everywhere you turn, only just making it out of view when going in buildings or underground. The music. The music is god tier as well, the protocol 10 theme is absolutely stunning, nailing that dark gothic theme that is so present in the best Batman stories, almost portraying Batman's fight against crime as this eternal crusade that only he can fight. Beautiful, stunning, perfect, still to this day one of the finest gaming experiences ever created. Writing this review literally makes me want to replay it right this moment. On a final note, Rest in eternal peace to the legendary Kevin Conroy, my childhood hero and the greatest Batman ever. You were stunning, and a icon for a LGBT people like me who needed that kind of representation in media. I thank you. Your performance in this series and especially in this game is some of the finest voice acting I have ever heard. That is no exaggeration. There is no replacing your voice, you are Arkham. You are Batman.
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NeptuneEstate 2023-10-03T12:40:46Z
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Even after 11 years since its premiere, this is still a marvellous game. And its biggest strength? The gameplay. Silky smooth, whether you traverse the city or chain crazy combos, it is pure fun, and I can easily see myself returning to Arkham City repeatedly in the future. The soundtrack and dubbing are stellar as well, as is the story. Heck, even graphics don't look too bad.
The only thing I didn't really like is the daunting number of Riddler's collectibles and puzzles. I don't see myself maxing this one ever.
Still, this is the best entry in the overall great series.
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my_granny 2022-11-26T18:17:44Z
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would've been an easy 8 but the fact that there are 440 collectibles and that the combat challenges return bumps it down. the combat challenges is honestly the worst part about this game
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trivial nihilism
I always liked Arkham Asylum better then this but upon replaying this i am realizing how much advanced Asylum actually is and what a huge step back this Game was with its "we need a Batman -Open World" approach. The thing is that this Game was born out of the false idea that Batman in an Open World must be so cool but guess what it´s boring as hell. The Worst Thing is that nothing seems to really feel coherent and immersive. I feel constantly taken out of any sort of enjoyment of the Gameplay rather by annoyingly having to cross half the City to get from A to B or by being distracted by trivial nonsensical things that are in itself not really rewarding such as collecting riddler trophies or stretched out side quests that require you to do the same thing over and over again like 10 times until you finally face the supervillain in a half assed finale to these boring missions. Where Arkham Asylum fascinated with its dense metroidvania like level Design the leveldesign in this feels plumb and empty. I just feel so bored while playing this Game, the only highlights really are the Boss Fights and maybe the detailed atmospherical designs of different areas that are part of the main story (which asylum already did much better and immersive a few years before)

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- Boss Fights
- Mr. Freeze Boss Fight
- Sub Areas
- Anything Similar to Asylum

Cons
- Batman Open World Simulator
- Boring
- Repetitive uninspired Side Quests
- Half a Million of RIddler Trophy Hunting Madness
- Getting from A to B
- Open World Exploration sucks
- Trivial Distractions
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4.0
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MF_IGUIN Batman: Arkham City 2024-03-26T14:58:09Z
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3.0
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geraniumblue Batman: Arkham City 2024-03-25T01:55:51Z
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4.0
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iateyourmuffin Batman: Arkham City 2024-03-23T19:57:47Z
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4.0
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Morgone Batman: Arkham City 2024-03-22T20:45:50Z
2024-03-22T20:45:50Z
5.0
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vidyaculte Batman: Arkham City 2024-03-20T17:49:12Z
2024-03-20T17:49:12Z
3.0
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duckienation Batman: Arkham City 2024-03-20T11:04:21Z
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4.5
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Amenhotep Batman: Arkham City 2024-03-19T11:06:30Z
2024-03-19T11:06:30Z
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nangtec Batman: Arkham City 2024-03-18T21:14:14Z
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  • DaymanNightman 2023-06-09 02:11:28.070415+00
    IT’S DA FREAKIN BAT!
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  • warioman 2023-08-02 23:34:37.995574+00
    even in 2023 this open world is pretty great. sizable but not too large, solid use of landmarks, and absolutely riddled with collectables. gliding around is a lot of fun and in general i had a better time with this than asylum
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  • JoelDeacon 2023-11-08 20:58:57.945884+00
    riddler's revenge side content might just be the most embarrassingly bad side content they could've made for this game
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    • marco29 2024-02-21 18:34:07.526878+00
      it's pretty fun if you don't want to do everything with every character
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  • Kittyhat 2023-11-30 23:28:38.236452+00
    one of the most AAA games in history and I say that in an extremely positive way
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  • lillhium17 2024-01-26 17:49:14.579317+00
    Took me a while to accept it, but yeah, this is the best in the franchise and very likely the best superhero game ever made.
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    • brewkirk 2024-01-29 21:50:11.166288+00
      Spiderman 2018 comes really close. Although comparing it to a game that was 7 years its senior shows how fantastic Arkham City really is.
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  • TheRealJimMorrison 2024-02-01 00:56:31.509846+00
    waaaaaaay ahead of its time
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    • Drawdler 2024-02-06 09:57:05.674049+00
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  • Splinteredsilhouette 2024-02-19 09:35:25.074488+00
    Incredible game. Holds up amazingly given its age.
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  • marco29 2024-02-21 18:36:57.824824+00
    I love this game's open world and how memorable it is. Being small and having these very distinct districts makes navigating it very intuitive and you don't even need to use the map most of the time.
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