Batman Arkham Origins - mega flop 6/10

Not as horribly bad as her recent reviews but still an annoying read. Worst reviewer at gamespot. Easily.

Keeping with the Hangover theme, they copy pasted the plot of the first one in the second and third. If this series entertains you, why do you need a review of 4/5 stars to tell you that you're going to like it? If this if your first Hangover movie, why should you spend 20 bucks to take the family to see it when the first was better, funnier and cheaper than the "new" version? See the reasoning? Reviews of the Hangover movies went from "must see" to "its OK" to "this one is terrible..." and they're right to do it -- and fans of the movie still ignored it and paid money to see it. They knew what they were getting.

You can't rate all medium stand alone, particularly in video games where the first game is usually a building block for the second. I understand your thought process, but the reality is that after 6 Call of Duty Games in X amount of years, if you see minimal improvement you should call it out knowing that it probably won't alienate the fan base -- unless of course they live to have their opinions validated by a number from some random person, which happens all too often in games.

If a game is executed well, but it's the same thing you bought 12 months ago, why praise them for just barely clearing the bar instead of completely raising it? Especially when it's two different teams working on 2 year cycle?

Two different schools of thought here.

Not made by Rocksteady/10

No offense intended to reviewers but I take their reviews (good or bad) with a grain of salt.

I prefer hearing from those who don't make their livelihood working for gaming magazines, websites, etc..,

Although I am only an hour or so in, I am thoroughly enjoying this game and that's all that matters.

Any news on the combat/strealth challenges or what replaces the riddler puzzles/trophies for this game? Those are the aspects I care about the most and I don't hear people talk about them much

Easily. 9/10 + for games that are equivalent to DVD bonus games, but a 6/10 for a real game that is mechanically sound.

If GS is going to start playing this game, then I hope to see BF4, AC4, CoD: Ghosts, Mario 3D World, and Donkey Kong score no higher than a 7 for each.

From what I got, the only reason it's rated low is because it is incredibly similar. Might check out at a price drop.

Has anyone heard the saying "If it isn't broke, why fix it?" Asylum, City and Origins remind me of the Metroid Prime series in that each game had small changes and improvements over the last but ultimately all were strikingly similar to the point where the you are familiar in what you needed to do. Sure, the similarities are there when you play Origins but what series doesn't have them?

@Solaryellow: I actually feel like Arkham City is one of the most improved sequels I have ever played. Literally every single aspect of City was several levels above Asylum. I feel like the problem with making a sequel to Arkham City is that maybe that it's standards are set too high. Before anything was announced on Arkham Origins, I seriously believed that not even Rocksteady could top what they did. All that's left are minor tweaks.

I don't know, I played some with my friend this morning and it seemed as solid as the other two. Also most other reviews are higher than 7.

Sounds like it's still a good game but there's nothing really new except the story.

This would probably be my score for the series.

I just can't get into it.

I'm surprised the guy did not complain about th elack of females.

My question is does it warrant a low review score than? I mean bigger games have gotten the pass. If Cod Ghosts is the same as it's predecessors will it get a similar score to this or will it get the pass that it always has?

Yeah I was thinking the same thing actually, it really depends on the person I suppose, personally I don't see the problem with giving a game a good score if it's still enjoyable, even if it is similar.

Good question. I'd prefer if the bigger games don't get a pass anymore. Annual rehash that still plays well cuz it's the same game again? Give it a 6!

Normally this reviewer gets a bit preachy and political for my taste, but this criticism of predictability and nothing new is valid imo, and I hope it starts to get used more and more, because plenty of games are deserving.

Carolyn didn't review MW3. If she had I'm sure she would have given it a low score.

Great Sig.

I miss team Silent :(

I would love if COD: Ghosts got a 9.0 lel

Well she only gave Luigis Mansion Dark Moon a 6.5. I will say the framerate is pretty bad and whilst it hasn't really changed in terms of combat it isn't really a bad thing just not taking it to the next level. The other two games which are massive successes also gave this game a challenge but overall I think this game is still a solid 8. I thought Gametrailers gave it a fair review.

Funny, Sessler agrees with Carolyn. The game is redundant and lacks innovation.

Don't believe there was official hype. There seems to be a trend lately of people calling such and such a flop, without any hype. Never was how it worked from my memory.

Next generation fish AI.

Thank you! I highly Miss team silent as well.

Seens like they are being very harsh just for the kicks (or clicks). This gen has been all about repetition for maybe six years, and just now they figure they should slash points on account of that? Eh, well at least they are improving. But it's hard to take her reviews seriously after that Gone Home game.

I agree whole heartily and though I play whatever the hell I wanna play, reviews do matter in some light.I think they've made a decision to write reviews from a reflective standpoint rather than a factual standpoint. Think about it... They believe they're writers at heart, so they're doing what fuels their ID.... They're writing reviews that put themselves at the center of the review. It will never work on a mass level because we want to read the facts not the fluff... I also believe they've begun to use the scores to increase the hits... Shit the numbers never even line up with the content of the review...I think they're pretentious because they are actually pretentious... ( A borrowed though from someone <3) *cough*Cough* Eroica

Yet Rev3 gave it a 4/5.

You don't need innovation for a game to be "good," i.e. 7.0/8.0. 6.0 is a mediocre score; I don't think a game that has solid mechanics should be labeled mediocre just because it's not reinventing the wheel like Asylum and City did.

And to clarify, I think if a game has good mechanics, it deserves a good score. But hey, GameSpot as of late has taken a page from Gawker media and decided to go for click-baiting exclusively.

Unless COD gets a 6, I'm gonna call bullshit on this one.

Carolyn should be fired.

people focus too much on scores. Read review, watch vids, then decide if it's good or not.

Ace Attorney Dual Destinies had 2 points cut off because its Bad is "n/a". Damnit "n/a", it's such a game-breaking flaw! The scores on Gamespot are starting to become completely senseless and arbitrary.

Starting? They've been that way for a while. I lost confidence in their reviews about 2 years ago.

Well, everyone knows games don't just start at 10 and get deducted for each flaw, but there should be some points written under the "bad" column.

still gonna play it. =P

No you're dead wrong, COD brings something new every year

regardless of reasons, at least 9/10 is a good score. 6/10 is crazy. The game is not that bad.

Ok, so what if it's looked at as an expansion with more than enough content to make it full price.

FLOP! I thought this Batman series was supposed to be good? 6/10 is not good.

AO brings about as much new stuff to the Arkham series as the CoD games, or the Assassin's Creed games... It's not a complete rehash like many are saying, but it's certainly not on the level of Arkham Asylum to Arkham City (nor did WB ever claim it was).

And this is why review scores are so pointless to me.I already know I'm going to enjoy the hell out of this game just like I did the other two.

Also,I'm looking forward to COD Ghosts scoring a 5 this year due to it being the same game they've been making forever,lol

Two words:

Carolyn Petit

Wait for the second opinion before deciding whether or not to get it. From other opinions, it sounds like it's Arkham City 2. Which apparently is a bad thing now.

I agree with Animal-Mother :P

@thedork_knight: Quite.

UC3 brought virtually nothing new to the table yet it got a 9 from McSh*t

The more I read and watch about this game, the more excited for it I suddenly am. Quite liked Sessler's review.

Ditto.

Whether or not this game is bad it's still very difficult to take reviews from gamespot seriously.

I'll probably play this at some point but it's pretty low on my priority list.

This site is basically as bad as IGN with reviews now.

Sesslers review was the most balanced out of the one's i've seen.

The score is irrelevant. If you loved Batman AA/AC, you will love AO.