Overall difficulty compared to Arkham Asylum?

[willmill97]

Is it easier or harder? If you look at it as a whole.

 

 

[Parker]

Personally, I found it to be a tad easier though that may be because I was used to the mechanics of the game whereas Asylum was completely new to me. They are pretty evenly matched though, in my opinion but City may have a little tougher boss battles. 

 

 

Parker

[Mr Incredible]

I think City is easier, since it has some new gadgets that will help you kick more ass. there are more collectibles but that doesn't make the game harder.

[Bonofifa]

Never played Asylum but this game was pretty easy.

[Sir_Bee]

I feel that City is easier.  It may be because as Parker said, I was already used to the mechanics.  That being said, I found the game to be a little easier, and had a much easier time completing the trophy list.

[GoldenShaka]

BAC is easier than Asylum, but takes more time (whether you want to plat the game) because you have to do a lot of stuff twice. I love BAC, in fact is the first game that actually liked the new game+. 

[Redgrave]

I say the combat is easier because you can just use Special Combo Batswarm over and over, and you get other moves which can take down several enemies at once. I personally found the Predator challenges more difficult though.

 

I have to agree with Parker. Arkham City was the first one I actually played and I did pretty bad at it. Then when I got to play Asylum I got used to the mechanics and managed to get through City much easier. But after one Normal playthrough of Arkham City you should be able to handle Hard and/or New Game+ since the only thing that really matters is you knowing how to counter enemies at the right time and using your gadgets. There's also one boss fight in particular that gives everyone a hard time in New Game+, and that's what makes me think City was more difficult compared to Asylum.

[SuffyZorugelion]

It's easier unfortunately. I remember being very dissappointed that the combat challenges were so easy when I got the game.

[willmill97]

I guess I don't have anything to worry about 

[savageamusement]

I thought City was harder - only because of the challenge rooms, was never a fan of them but they seemed harder in the second game.

[Dark_Tooth69]

As someone who got every riddler trophy without a guide I would say City is harder. If you use a collectibles guide than yeah city is definitely easier.

[HowIPendragon]

Main story-wise, much easier.

 

The whole environment of the city is nice and all, but it really takes away from the main element of Asylum, and that's using your abilities and gadgets to stealthily take everyone out. There are still areas that require stealth but fights occurring out in the city are much easier when you have so much more space to escape in.

 

As far as the challenges go, I haven't tried any so I wouldn't know. And as Dark_Tooth said, Riddler trophies are MUCH harder to collect in this game.

Edited May 5, 2014 by rsoto1125

[Arkthur]

I think is harder because there are more enemy types, when you are surrounded by various types of enemies is hard to keep track of what attacks you can counter and wich you have to avoid.

Also, predator challenges are way harder since the AI is smarter when looking for you, and  there aren't as many vents to hide and hunt.

[simula67]

I would say overall AC is easier. No boss as hard as Poison Ivy on Hard, for example. However, the challenges on AC are more difficult - specifically the extreme campaign challenges.

[hrayr99]

It is much easier than asylum

[Goekie]

I think City is for most players easier since they're already familiar with the combat system after having played Asylum

 

Overall, Asylum is the more challenging game

[bongy_bongy]

I played Arkham Asylum after City and Origins so I was definitely used to the mechanics and I'd say that Asylum was the easiest although there was much less variety to predator rooms. Poison Ivy on Hard in Asylum was much easier than a couple of bosses here but City is the best of the three.

[willmill97]

I'm a lot more determined to start this game sooner now

[Ritz_VonStrauss]

I agree with most of the other members saying it is a bit easier because I played Arkham Asylum lots before Arkham City came around, so I was used at the mechanics when I played it

 

But I vote "harder" because they improved greatly on the combat and added new enemy types in, which throws you off guard. My vote is based on if you play AC before AA. One of my friends did it and couldn't even pass the first fight, where you encounter Penguin for the first time, after a few attempts.

 

I'm really sad that Arkham Knight is delayed though

[Greenguy81]

Easier on the Combat side of things (especially using Batswarm) However I would say that the Predator challenges are harder so overall it is harder IMO 

[PSNP is crap i left]

IMO Arkham City is harder than Asylum. I thought the challenges in AC were way harder. Maybe that's just me though

[TheLastSurvivorD]

Harder. The are way more Collectibles (400 to be exact), and if you aren't an expert at Batman, then you'll have a tough time doom the ranked maps & campaigns.

[thepeaguy83]

I haven't played Arkham Asylum yet, but this game is hard to plat. However, Star Ocean: The Last Hope was more of a chore for me.

[Tomoko Kuroki]

I platinumd arkham asylum when I first got ps3, no guides nothing, just played it casually and nothing was hard aside from maybe the last challenge which took a few tries.

 

Started arkham city on hard and normal fights felt like they were 10 mins long, I just kept dying to normal fights

[Crisis001]

Arkham City is harder, but a much better game than Arkham Asylum.