The Batman: Arkham series from Rocksteady stands as spawning some of the greatest superhero games of all time. Creating the freeflow combat system that many other developers would grow to emulate, it was an experience that helped the player feel what it was like to become Batman. As the series advanced, newer mechanics were added along the way to help gamers truly understand what being the Cap෴ed Crusader was like.
Everything from the ❀design of the world of Arkham Asylum and Gotham City felt appropriately like the Dark Knight’s world. His costume, the look of the villains, and even his equipm𒅌ent were all right at home in this universe. Partially based on Tim Burton’s visual style and partially based on the comics, there was an unsettling tone with the games that captured the character perfectly.
Despite 🎐how great the series was, that’s not to say that it was perfect. Along the way, Rocksteady made a few blunders (as did WB Montreal) that stuck out in the eyes of the fans. Whether it be related to story errors or new gameplay choices that hindered the experience, they certainly left a bad taste in the mouths of the players.
We still think that the Batman: Arkham series is arguably the best collection of superhero video games ever created, but there are still some elements that could’ve been more thought out. Without further ado, we’ll be revisiting the world of Rocksteady’s Gotham City by exploring 25 things about the Batman: Arkham series that make no sense.
25 🧜 Joker Titan Battle
At the end of Batman: Arkham Asylum, the Dark Knight has to face the Clown Prince of Crime. After dealing with all of his tricks throughout the entire game, it’s exciting and haunting to see what 𓃲sort of crazy scheme he has for the battle. However, he just injects himself with the Titan chemical and the battle is just a glorified version of the ജBane fight. The only way you actually beat Joker is because he gets distracted by the helicopter’s circling around. The whole experience seems so anti-Joker.
24 💃 Talia Disliking Her Father
During Batman: Arkham City, Ra’s al Ghul is on a mission to make Batman his replacement. In a desperate attempt to try and get his way, he puts a knife to Talia’s throat to try and force Batman’s hand. She gets seriously upset by this, hurt that her own father would try to end her. That said, she was also more than willing to help Batman get him ended alon♕g the way,♛ so there seems to be a bit of hypocrisy in the al Ghul family.
23 Sen✤ding Robin Away
In Batman: Arkham City, we get our first look at the game’s version of Robin. He enters Arkham City to help out Batman. Despite dying from Joker’s blood, Batman doesn’t actually have Robin help out more and, instead, sends him back to Gotham. A similar thing happens in Batman: Arkham Knight, where even Nightwing tries to help the Dark Knight on a few occasions, yet Batman continuously shoves him to the side, despitღe severely needing the help. If only he kept them around.
22 Grapnel A🥃cceꦫlerate In Arkham Origins
In Arkham City, players could unlock a Grapnel Accelerate that would allow them to shoot up in the air and glide when grappling up a building. However, it was canonically a piece of equipment that was in the prototype phase. However, this same mechanic would be used in Arkham Origins, which was a game that took place years before even Arkham Asylum. It seems that the developers just casually overlooked this erro🐟r in favor of making it easier to trav🌺el through the world.
21 ♏ Jim Gordon’s Age
Jim Gordon is an old and jaded cop by the time the Arkham series takes place. Having to order the GCPD to respond both to Joker’s takeover of Arkham Asylum as well as the conspiracies going on in Arkham City, we see him a lot. He also makes an appearance in Arkham Origins, albeit a bit younger this time around. However, it seems that the designers didn’t get the heads up,ꦏ because Jim looks arguably older in the prequel game than heඣ does in the main series.
20 Riddler Race Tracks ꦫ
In Arkham Knight, a lot of the larger Riddler tasks i🧸nvolve taking the Batmobile and driving through tunnels of tracks that Nygma specifically designed for it. However, upon seeing the frequency and scale of these courses, it becomes seriously impractical. There is no way that one man could’ve built all of that in such a short amount of time. Furthermore, there is no way that he could’ve acquired all of that real estate to even construct them in the first place.
19 🐻 This Guy, The Leader 🐷
After the phenomenal Deathstroke boss fight that was in Arkham Origins, it was exciting to know that he’d be returning in Arkham Knight. Despite using such a fan-favorite character, Rocksteady seriously underutilized him. He 🍬was the leader of the militia that was taking over Gotham City. He doesn’t formally appear until you destroy enough checkpoints. When you finally get to face him, it’s a big tank battle. He then pops out of the tank to fight Batman, only to be knocked out in a cutscene.
18 Arkham Knight: The N༒ew Character
Leading up to the release of Arkham Knight, Rocksteady teased that they would be creating an original character for the game in the form of the “Arkham Knight.” Despite constantly hitting over the head that he was an original villain, that was only partially true. The Arkham Knight was just a variant of Jason Todd. The game adapts𝐆 a version of the “Red Hood” story arc from the comics and just gives Todd a different costume and name. Needless to say, fans were upset.
17 🌠 Scarecrow And Arkham Knight’s Alliance
Despite what the title makes you think, Scarecrow is the main antagonist for Batman: Arkham Knight. However, he isn’t trying to take over Gotham City alone, having the Arkham Knight working side by side. That said, apart from wanting to make Batman’s life worse, their goals don’t align. Scarecrow has grand visions of taking over the city while Arkham Knight just has a personal beef with his old mentor. After Arkham Knight sees his goal completed, he then t🌳urns on Scarecrow. What else did Crane expect?
16 Certain Criminals Not Peris🎐hing
Batman has the fundamental rule of not taking a life. That said, he likes to push the en🍸velope just about as much as he can. When it comes to beating up bad guys, the Dark Knight can be extremely brutal at times. There ✃was one occasion where he even threw someone down a great distance into a tree then onto the pavement. Yet, somehow, a lot of these criminals are still alive despite sustaining more than enough injuries to perish on the spot.