NotAFoxAnymore Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 So I've played Arkham Asylum and am curious, is Arkham City/Origins required to understand or appreciate the story of this game? I'll likely pick this up when I get a PS4 so I'm just wondering if I should play the others first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevieboy Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Origins is a prequel so it's not required. However the events in Knight follow on from City so you would need to play that one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltyie Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 (edited) Characters that are only barely referenced in Asylum and City appear in Origins (and Knight), so it's worth playing through it. Edited August 15, 2015 by Saltyie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotAFoxAnymore Posted August 15, 2015 Author Share Posted August 15, 2015 Origins is a prequel so it's not required. However the events in Knight follow on from City so you would need to play that one. Characters that are only barely referenced in Asylum and City appear in Origins (and Knight), so it's worth playing through it. Hmm..fair enough, thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcbeanstr Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Definitely play City before starting Knight it will be easier to follow and understand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redgrave Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Asylum and City, yes, but they barely reference Origins in Arkham Knight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotAFoxAnymore Posted August 15, 2015 Author Share Posted August 15, 2015 Definitely play City before starting Knight it will be easier to follow and understand Asylum and City, yes, but they barely reference Origins in Arkham Knight. I'll make sure I at least get city then. Yeah I heard something about the devs practically ignoring Origins because it wasn't made by them/I assume they weren't happy with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zadorvp Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Asylum and City, yes, but they barely reference Origins in Arkham Knight. I'll make sure I at least get city then. Yeah I heard something about the devs practically ignoring Origins because it wasn't made by them/I assume they weren't happy with it. Though Origins is referenced enough (and some characters/designs from Origins are used) to confirm its canonity within the Arkham series (to the chagrin of many who had wished Origins would be entirely ignored). Several of those are just easter eggs/mentions though (Anarky, the Electrocutioner, the plot twist in Origins, etc), but at least the cime scene reconstruction bit makes one appearance in the main story 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotAFoxAnymore Posted August 15, 2015 Author Share Posted August 15, 2015 Though Origins is referenced enough (and some characters/designs from Origins are used) to confirm its canonity within the Arkham series (to the chagrin of many who had wished Origins would be entirely ignored). Several of those are just easter eggs/mentions though (Anarky, the Electrocutioner, the plot twist in Origins, etc), but at least the cime scene reconstruction bit makes one appearance in the main story Fair enough. I think it would've been a bit nonsensical to outright ignore its existence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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