UK Sales Charts: Batman: Arkham Origins Stalks Grand Theft Auto V

"the batman!!"

I'm waiting to read more reviews of Batman: Arkham Origins before I commit to buying it, but I did really like the last two in the series so unless it scores a lot of average reviews I expect I'll pick it up sometime. How well it does in it's review on here may well be the deciding factor.

@get2sammyb I'm playing 'Remember Me' at the moment and it's combat system is rather similar to the Batman games....it really makes me want to go all dark knight on some thugs. I look forward to reading Mr Ramsey's review on here

@Munkyknuts get it, its as good if not better than Asylum, don't understand the average reviews, makes no Sense,the games awesome, if u liked the others, trust me you'll love this one!

@Shellybird27 I guess maybe it could get lower reviews if it just does more of the same as the previous games, rather than innovating and trying new stuff. If it is just more of the same I'm very happy with that. The combat system worked, the story was well written and well acted and it made you feel like you were batman while doing it all in a way of its own rather than pandering to the Christopher Nolan films. Unless the story sucks or something is broken I'm pretty sure to buy it soon.

@Munkyknuts It will most definitely be considered as average by the majority as it is largely an expansion on City rather than something that radically changes things up. I recommend it as it's a damn solid expansion with the atmospheric huge city and good storytelling and characterization.

@CrimsonMoonMist oh if the size of the map/s has increased then I'm sold. I could buy into the map size in Arkham Asylum because it was a contained location. When it got to Arkham City I was somewhat disappointed by the size of the play area.....It felt a little restrictive. The combat and everything else was still very good tho. The same but more of it suits me just fine, I see a purchase of Batman: Arkham Origins in my immediate future.

I am now playing Origins. It really feels and plays just like City but this is good thing if you like City. The story telling is very good. I also got Blackgate and it is a sequel to Origins.

If you've enjoyed the other two Batman games you'll enjoy this game no doubt, i'm playing Origins now. I love how reviewers score Origins as average, but a yearly release of COD scores around 9/10 nuts.

I just bought origins....the positive comments on here were enough to sway me....more of the same is good enough for me

@LDXD As for Origins glitch I haven't found any yet after about 8 hours in it
I have completed Blackgate at about 30%. I was afraid it would spoil Origins but this is not the case. I would consider Blackgate as a mixture of Mirror of Fate, SOTN and Origins. The game is 2D but you can interact with the background and have Batman "turn" by entering doors or ventilation shafts. It is somewhat combat based like Mirror of Fate but the system is identical to the one in Origins (with the Counters etc). Also there are lots of collectives to find using Batman's gadgets. However those "turns" I mentioned are not clearly shown on the map making it somewhat confusing. Visually the game is stunning. The story is told in a comic view like Peace Walker or Portable Ops. Everything is fully voiced and this is a great plus for me. The storytelling is very good also. The only bad I have found so far is the somewhat useless map. If you want more details ask!

@LDXD Yes the exploration will remind you of metroidvania games. You go from A to B. In B you see that you can't go on because the door is locked or because you don't have some Batman gadget. So you go to C to find it and use it to go on and find hidden collectibles. It is not linear. There are three areas each governed by a Batman villain and you choose the who to track first but you may be forced to go to another villain's area to find more Batman gadgets to go on. The way it plays reminds of classic Castlevania games like Symphony of the Night and Area if Sorrow.