Batman: Arkham Origins

[Nathan]

Bane should be in the game as one of the hired assassins

only since this game takes many years before Asylum/City, they should make Bane look less bulky. this can be like pre-venom Bane.

Pre-venom Bane is basically a Prison inmate.

 

[HBKfan28]

Hope Catwoman is back. I enjoyed those levels, would love to play some stealthy levels as a thief.

 

[ChrisBaleBatman]

This is my feeling too, but I've nothing substantial to back it up. Can anyone here shed some light on the legal aspect?

Shouldn't be a problem. WBIE is the publisher.

And all the movies have been from WB. So, unless there's some insane fineprint somewhere, everything from Batman 89, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, Batman and Robin, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises should be fine.

The only one I believe there would be issues with rights, and not usable, is from the 1960's Adam West Batman show and movie. That was done in conjunction with FOX, which last I checked is the reason there's no 1960s TV series boxset.

Pretty sure if they wanted to do a movie costume pack of skins, they'd be able to do so. Which, I think would be great. They really do great work with actually doing different models of Batman in AC. DKR Batman looks like a completely different person, as does Year One, and the Neal Adams 70's model even looked thinner, with there being different jaws for some as well.

So, if they'd do a movie pack...I'm sure they'd nail it. Batman '89 would probably look like Michael Keaton as Batman, and BB/TDK would probably look like Christian Bale as Batman, and not just be a reskinned version of the Arkham Bats. That's why I'd really like to see them do it.

 

[zeptron]

Hope Catwoman is back. I enjoyed those levels, would love to play some stealthy levels as a thief.

Ditto. Since this is gonna take place in Batman's early years, it could be like someone else said before and have Catwoman more of a villain than an anti-hero like she was in AC.

 

[zenith16]

She'll still be an anit hero to semi hero cause all she'll do and ever do is be a thief for her own reasons/ goal's and nothing more then that. They haven't had her be and evil villain since the golden age 60's and they aren't headed back there with her ever again . Un less it's some thing like brave and the bold for people stunk on that with her.

 

[Anno_Domini]

I mean trapped in an elevator by Batman?

Don't remind me of that ****! Lol. One of the worst ways ever to end that side plot of you just trapping a ****ing huge Bane in an elevator and he's too stupid to try and open the elevator when he obviously can

Maybe the Titan decreases his IQ?

Bane should be in the game as one of the hired assassins

only since this game takes many years before Asylum/City, they should make Bane look less bulky. this can be like pre-venom Bane.

A Bane before the events of AA and AC would still be on Venom. Until I hear otherwise, I will always assume he's that huge because of the combination of Venom and Titan.

 

[BrollySupersj]

Bane's design in Injustice is one of the best I've ever seen. If they used that design in Origins, I'd be pretty pleased. I think it's perfect. But I also don't have a problem with Bane being super huge so, either way it won't matter to me.

 

[I'm Venom]

From what we've seen of Bane in the Arkham-verse so far, he's an average strongman, which is supremely disappointing considering how they nailed every other rogue perfectly. We didn't see anything that indicates he's a threat to Batman in this universe, just a grunt. Batman beat him by tricking him into running into a room and locking him in. Not to mention, his dialogue doesn't sound like the tactician he is in the books, and it doesn't reflect the intellect he's supposed to have. He just comes off as a brute. It shows through in his character design...it's just really ridiculous and sort of lazy to me. Everyone else was brilliantly designed (Freeze, Joker, Scarecrow, etc.), and then you have Bane. It just seems like they didn't care about Bane from the get-go.

 

[Anno_Domini]

Wow, that's sooooo much better than how Bane looks like in AA and AC.

A shame really as Bane is the worst thing about the Arkham games and they could have made him way better.

 

[Shikamaru]

Bane is really the only character that the Arkham games didn't nail. It is such a shame. It seems like no one is able to get Bane right.

 

[Figs]

It's cool that Black Mask is going to be the main villain in this.

 

[I'm Venom]

Wow, that's sooooo much better than how Bane looks like in AA and AC.

A shame really as Bane is the worst thing about the Arkham games and they could have made him way better.

Bane is really the only character that the Arkham games didn't nail. It is such a shame. It seems like no one is able to get Bane right.

And here comes the chance for WB Montreal to set things right, give us Bane before the titan thing. Just shrink him up a bit and give him the personality of Bane in the comics and recent movie.

From a business point of view, it makes sense with Bane being such a part of The Dark Knight Rises, however I'm not confident in how it will make sense storywise.

 

[badgrammar]

Pre-venom Bane is basically a Prison inmate.

Pre Venom bane is more like Secret Six Bane.

 

[Nathan]

From a business point of view, it makes sense with Bane being such a part of The Dark Knight Rises, however I'm not confident in how it will make sense storywise.

He'd be there for the money on Batman's head. That's all the story reason you need.

 

[Bruce Malone]

So, if they'd do a movie pack...I'm sure they'd nail it. Batman '89 would probably look like Michael Keaton as Batman, and BB/TDK would probably look like Christian Bale as Batman, and not just be a reskinned version of the Arkham Bats. That's why I'd really like to see them do it.

This is a whole other can of worms though. I'm pretty sure WB doesn't own the rights to the actual appearances of michael ketaon and christian bale at least to be transferred to a video game. I'm positive they would have to sign off on that themselves.

I think that may be one of the reasons we haven't seen the movie costumes. I was positive they'd want to do a cross-promotion with TDKR and have the movie costume be available but no.

 

[TX85]

I'm guessing WB would have to make a new contract and pay more royalties to Keaton and Bale and of course Kilmer&Clooney IF they want all major film Batman skins

 

[v.waltzer]

So, if they'd do a movie pack...I'm sure they'd nail it. Batman '89 would probably look like Michael Keaton as Batman, and BB/TDK would probably look like Christian Bale as Batman, and not just be a reskinned version of the Arkham Bats. That's why I'd really like to see them do it.

And here lies my worry. That WBM or whomever might have contend with potential personality rights issues.

 

[BrollySupersj]

Couldn't WB get around the likeness thing by just putting in the suits, and not the faces? All they would have to do is use the mouth pieces that is on the default Batman.

 

[Doc Ock]

And here lies my worry. That WBM or whomever might have contend with potential personality rights issues.

It doesn't have to look like the actors but just use the costumes.

 

[TX85]

I just got my latest GameInformer issue and I love seeing the screenshots&reading the article over&over by magazine..Even though I already saw them by my laptop&tablet when it got released,It's just so beautiful!!

 

[Bruce Malone]

Couldn't WB get around the likeness thing by just putting in the suits, and not the faces? All they would have to do is use the mouth pieces that is on the default Batman.

WB is very picky with how their superhero properties are depicted. I mean they essentially banned the superman suit from smallville for like 95% of the show's existence.

I actually think they may not want to have those suits be depicted at all if they aren't seen being worn by the actual actors or their likeness and like we mentioned you'd need the actors permission for that. Otherwise i see no reason why they wouldn't have already released them?

 

[AnneFan]

WB Games Montreal’s creative director Eric Holmes talks Black Mask:

We realize that Black Mask is not necessarily as prominent in people’s minds as some other classic Batman villains, so we realize we also need to do work to explain why he’s really cool and make him felt in the game. It’s not something people bring a lot of baggage to when you see the Black Mask, so we have to do the work to make him scary.

Black Mask is new money. He’s rich. He’s very, very powerful. He’s made it. He’s known for being brutal and sadistic. And particularly at this point in the Arkham franchise he has enormous resources. He is the number one gang leader in Gotham. And has easily the most power in the city.

His thing is torture. That is what gets his rocks off, and he’s really good at it.

Sounds good to me.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

Wow, that's sooooo much better than how Bane looks like in AA and AC.

A shame really as Bane is the worst thing about the Arkham games and they could have made him way better.

Easily the best looking Bane so far in the series

 

[Anno_Domini]

^ I think you misunderstood me. That's for Injustice: Gods Among Us.

 

[Doc Ock]

^ I think you misunderstood me. That's for Injustice: Gods Among Us.

Indeed! I'm quite excited about the game from the footage I've been watching. I'm gonna wait for a price drop though...