I think the funniest variation of that was in Arkham City where the villains' plan is just "let's make an open air prison and then kill everyone in it to inspire a wave of fascist reaction across the world!" and Batman's stance is "well I agree with your tough-on-crime stance but I think your methods are too extreme!" At least in that Batman was trying to change the status quo of Gotham having an open air prison that it was actively airstriking by trying to make it stop having an open air prison that it was actively airstriking.
still somehow a better plot than Arkham Knight's
where Venezuela helps Robin and Poison Ivy invade Gotham with robot tanks or some shit for no reason and Batman thinks that "Joker" is a communicable disease that he's caught by drinking the Joker's blood or some shit. All while zooming around in a rocket car on the sidewalk like it's GTA, except it electrocutes people it hits so they're actually totally fine, trust us that's how electricity works isn't it?
I had some good turn my brain off fun with it but I felt it really lacked the elements that made the second one so great, which was batman stalking the night and being like superhero sam fisher, this malevolent force always lurking in the shadows terrifying the villain's goons.
I think the funniest variation of that was in Arkham City where the villains' plan is just "let's make an open air prison and then kill everyone in it to inspire a wave of fascist reaction across the world!" and Batman's stance is "well I agree with your tough-on-crime stance but I think your methods are too extreme!" At least in that Batman was trying to change the status quo of Gotham having an open air prison that it was actively airstriking by trying to make it stop having an open air prison that it was actively airstriking.
still somehow a better plot than Arkham Knight's
where Venezuela helps Robin and Poison Ivy invade Gotham with robot tanks or some shit for no reason and Batman thinks that "Joker" is a communicable disease that he's caught by drinking the Joker's blood or some shit. All while zooming around in a rocket car on the sidewalk like it's GTA, except it electrocutes people it hits so they're actually totally fine, trust us that's how electricity works isn't it?
Holy shit really? :maduro-coffee:
Pretty much, yes. There were still some fun parts, but overall it was nonsensical tripe.
I had some good turn my brain off fun with it but I felt it really lacked the elements that made the second one so great, which was batman stalking the night and being like superhero sam fisher, this malevolent force always lurking in the shadows terrifying the villain's goons.
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Weren't they introduced as mercenaries trained and armed by Venezuela?
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Third game? Arkham Origins? The police are secondary villains in that game.
Mind you, it does imply that the problem is a few cops being bad, and that they'll all be better once Jim Gordon is Commissioner.
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If there weren't political prisoners there, you'd probably see loads of video essays about "Why Hugo Strange did nothing wrong".