Topic: Batman: Return to Arkham

Just did a quick search and found we don't have a thread for this collection, so I hope this is alright.

Anyhow, as someone who missed out on these games last gen I decided to nab the collection while it's on sale during the "Retro Sale".

Just started Return to Arkham Asylum last night, and though I'm not too far into it yet (last cleared a part where the game was training me how to stealthily take down gun toting enemies), it looks like it's going to be a solid time (the Metroid influence in map design is noticeable, and as the combat is similar to Spider-Man, since it was influenced by the Arkham games, I've been able to slip into it pretty easily).

What should be my top priority when it comes to upgrades? So far I've played it safe and spent my first two upgrades on Armor/Health enhancement.

First priority is the one that makes combo moves take 5 hits instead of 8, and critical hits even if you get it only 25% of the time.

Despite finishing it twice, I got stuck on hard mode for city, in the ivy fight. Didn’t want to go back to normal difficulty so I moved on

@Mega-Gazz, thanks for the tips. Hopefully I shouldn't have too much trouble as I'm only playing on "Normal", which I do for practically every game, lol.

@RR529 Nothing wrong with normal, I just had finished it twice on normal already.

@Mega-Gazz @RR529 to be fair there is nothing wrong with playing it on easy either, that's what difficulty levels are for so you can tailor the experience for your needs

for example, back on the PS3 i did all the games on hard but when i got the Return to Arkham Collection i went through them on easy because i was just replaying them to get a refresh on the story and so i could enjoy the narrative without much hassle

if anyone says playing on lower difficulties is wrong tell them to get lost, you play it how you want and at a level comfortable for you

@FullbringIchigo I agree, some good points we'll made there.

Progessing pretty well I think. In my last play session I went back to the medical facility to get most of the collectables I missed on my first time through (there were still a few I can't get), then I had to stealthily take out snipers on guard towers, and I just entered the mansion.

@RogerRoger @Kidfried Currently reading through the Batman New 52 stuff (just finished Vol 5 Zero Year - Secret City), it's ace and would be cool if that was adapted as a video game. Personally I doubt it will happen though.

The last I heard was that Rocksteady's next game is multiplayer focused. I might just cry if that is true. Lol

@Kidfried @RogerRoger Shame WB do not recognise Origins in any way, I missed it on the 360 and would love a remaster.

@RogerRoger @Kidfried So, forgive my ignorance, but is the Arkham Origins storyline a prequel to Arkham Asylum? And if so, does it do a good job at keeping consistency with the narrative of the Rocksteady trilogy. It’s omission from the PS4 bundle is curious. Perhaps it’s just some contracting business deal that WB has with Sony or some such negotiation gymnastics that my head can’t wrap around, but if it is in fact all part of the same storyline, how integral is it?
As you know, my Arkham experience is this:
-Loved Arkham Asylum on PS3
-Absolutely loved Arkham City on PS3
-Was too turned off by media, critics, and negative buzz concerning Arkham Origins so I never played it (this was in my pre-Push Square days when I just followed sites like IGN and group-think blindly. Fortunately I have discovered more rational and well-rounded minds around here since then)
-Was disappointed by Arkham Knight and so never finished it and have it still on my “Go Back and Finish Eventually” list.
-Never player any of the game ports from PS3 on the PS4

@RogerRoger It makes me wonder if maybe Arkham Origins would have fared better to be called “Batman Origins” or something else entirely, like “The Dark Knight Begins to Rise” ... or “Gotham: The Game” ... ugh, no - those sound awful. Maybe it was better to tap into the “Arkham” name so as to keep that public consciousness of the insanely popular first two games. But if it stands well on its own as a separate kind of experience, then maybe it was a disservice to link it to the Rocksteady Arkham stuff so tightly.

@RogerRoger Thanks for not tagging me in the spoiler post and then tagging me on after, really appreciate it!