superhero games are really hit or miss they're either really really bad or they're really really
good I mean look on the good side Spider-Man Batman Arkham look on the bad side the Marvel's uh
Avengers which is actually going to go offline at the end of September and uh and the good ones are
really awesome it's safe to say that we wouldn't have all the great superhero games today if it
weren't for rock steady's Batman Arkham Trilogy Arkham Asin completely changes superhero video
game genre forever and Arkham City basically perfected that box formula that the industry
still uses today you read the title that's right Batman Arkham remastered I know later games like
Arkham Origins and Knight they didn't get the same critical praise but then again Arkham Knight looks
as good today as it did when it came out in 2015 there were still massive Financial successes both
games have gone on to develop huge followings that insist both are underrated at the time of release
and I agree I definitely think Arkham Knight was judged too harshly upon release and now Arkham
Origins launched in a very bad state but the patch version is awesome the features archa the
best story in the world of the entire franchise if you haven't played Arkham Origins in the last
few years I highly recommend going back give it another try because it's Unique compared to the
rest the story is more grounded the portrayal of Gotham City it's gritty it's dirty just like
the comics plus the Arkham Origins version of Bruce Wayne is much angrier much more unhinged
which makes sense because the story takes place in the early years of his career as Batman before he
really learned how to control and temper his anger you should check it out so why are we talking
about this well the Arkham series is one of the most important in gaming history because the
insane influence it had over the world of third person superhero games so it's pretty sad to see
where it's become today we're going to go over everything that we know about the state of the
arkhamverse including what we're going to be doing where we're going and the steps Warner Brothers
could be taking in order to course correct the franchise and make sure it doesn't completely fall
apart next year you let me know in the comments what you think WB needs to do in order to save
this franchise and they need to do something and before you move on guys if you get anything from
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link is at the top of the description definitely go shopping so it goes without saying that the
state of the Arkham verse is pretty pathetic the last major video game release was Arkham
Knight like I said that was in 2015 the next game on the schedule is Suicide Squad kill the
Justice League which it was hit with a huge delay earlier this year due to the insane backlash that
the community gave for its trailer the Arkham franchise is known for excellent single player
action and storytelling but somebody at Warner Brothers thought it would be a fantastic idea
to turn it into a full price live service game that looked like a bad imitation of Destiny 2 or
the division all that rather than the kind of game people would expect from Rocksteady Suicide Squad
is perhaps the least hype AAA game coming out next year and at this point there may not be any saving
it even if Rocksteady were to completely overhaul the game remove all the live service elements the
damage has been done there's simply no way that that game can be converted into something that
is going to generate the kind of buzz and positive energy needed to make it a success
Warner Brothers kind of screwed themselves with this one and they know it which is probably why
the Arkham Trilogy was announced for the switch so quickly after the delay of Suicide Squad but
what happens after suicide squad how was Warner Brothers going to pull this IP out of the ground
well it was recently reported that the higher ups at WB are of the opinion that the DC Universe has
been severely underutilized in the gaming industry and I agree with that I I I wholeheartedly agree
with that aside from the Injustice series the DC Universe hasn't had any major video games
since the conclusion of the Arkham Trilogy and I don't understand it I mean the Arkham games were
some of the most acclaimed and bestselling of their time so it doesn't make sense why Warner
Brothers just stopped greenlighting them after 2015 we know that there was actually going to
be a Suicide Squad game in the late 2010s but it was canceled during development or actually
was canceled before development even started or maybe after it restarted I don't know it's a mess
I mean the version shown off earlier this year was like that so the Arkham Universe has been severely
underused in the gaming World despite being a huge success in the early 2010s and Warner Brothers is
seemingly trying to course correct granted Suicide Squad kill the Justice League is not going to be
the universal restart that they're hoping for but what about after the point is we all know it's
going to flop at the very best be a financial disappointment Warner Brothers going to need
to do something in order to get the arkhamverse back on the menu some alleged leakers and some
industry insiders have claimed that rock steady is toying with the idea of Reviving The planned
fourth installment in the Batman Arkham franchise titled Arkham Legacy for those out of the loop
Arkham Legacy was reportedly in development at Rocksteady in the late 2010s and work seemingly
began after the original version of Rocksteady Suicide Squad game was cancelled the general
consists seems to be that after Arkham KN Rox Tedy got to work on their original vision for Suicide
Squad which was canceled before being restarted as a live service games which you're probably
going to get they were toying with early ideas of a fourth Arkham game that would be referred
to as Legacy now it's unknown what this game would have been like but many major characters
from the Arkham Trilogy were plan to make returns obviously nothing ever came of the Legacy plans
real or not but some alleged leakers are claiming that Warner Brothers has officially green lit a
new Arkham game and it's likely that Rocksteady is going to be back to the Arkham Legacy drawing
board and essentially just pick up where they left off so they can get the game out as soon as
possible now are those reports true was Arkham Legacy ever real in the first place we don't
know the sources claiming that Legacy is back in development are on Shaky Ground because the game
was never confirmed to exist in the first place and with how long G development takes now I don't
know if Warner Brothers really believes that's the best way forward when it comes to Reviving
their arkhamverse suicide squads dropping next year surely not going to be a financial success
meaning Warner Brothers is going to want to erase that failure as quick as they can do you think a
brand new Batman game being built from the ground up is the best way to do that in a timely manner
no it's not now I absolutely believe there is going to be another Batman Arkham game in the
near future that's Essen ually inevitable at this point Warner Brothers knows how much money
they can make off another Arkham game and Batman just in general so I have no doubt this one has
been green lit but the point I'm getting at is it's very likely going to be a different Arkham
Revival game released in the meantime something much easier to develop that can get to Market
much quicker than a brand new experience for years now there have been rumors floating around about
some kind of Arkham Asylum re-release a remake A remaster now obviously Asylum and city were they
were remastered once for the PS4 and the Xbox one but many fans agree that these initial remasters
didn't do a whole lot when it came to spicing up the visuals or improving the performance in
fact many Arkham fans still prefer the original versions of those games over the remasters which
is not a good thing but this is 2023 this is the time of remakes and remasters just this year alone
we've had remakes of re4 Dead Space System Shock all fantastic updates to the originals and on top
of that we've had super successful remasters of Metroid Prime Quake 2 both of which did great
things preserving preserving those Originals so remakes and remasters go a long way these days
and that's largely due to how unsatisfied a lot of gamers are with the modern AAA Marketplace a
lot of Gamers have been yearning for simpler times me too and there's a ton of nostalgia me too for
the Arkham games regardless of the trash Heap that the franchise has turned into the suicide
squad so if there was ever a time for a remake of Arkham Asylum it's now in fact I don't think
anybody would be upset if Rockstar or Rock Steady not Rockstar came out tomorrow and announced that
Suicide Squad was canceled and everyone was being moved to an AR Asylum remake instead could you
imagine how amazing a remake of Asylum would be on the modern rock steady Engine with some of the
combat the Predator improvements just yeah because as much as I love the original Asylum there's no
denying that the sequels made huge improvements to the combat I mean the gadgets the Predator
encounters it would make the original game a lot better plus a remake would allow the team
to go back and adjust some of the less fondly remembered parts of the original game like the
lame final boss fight certain sections of the map being walled off that could be expanded upon
maybe they could even bring bring in some new side missions to extend the length of the game
add in some new characters and boss fights Arkham Asylum may have been an amazing game but there's
plenty of ways that a remake could improve upon it to make it even better and if Warner Brothers
is trying to revive the arkhamverse which I think they are and get that old fan base
back I think this is the way to do it let me know your thoughts do you think we'll get an
Arkham Asylum Remastered game do you think we'll get a fourth installment in the franchise do you
think Legacy was real if it is do you think it's coming I'll keep you guys posted and I'll see you
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