Batman: Arkham City Critique - Breaking the Bat

Batman: Arkham City is a tragedy. But if that's the case, why is it so much fun? Rocksteady didn’t strike gold by accident when they made Arkham Asylum. They mined deep and hard into the history of the Bat to unearth everything that makes him powerful and captivating, and they carried that ethic into the creation of Arkham City. They didn't coast on the acclaim of the first game. If Asylum’s Batman is the mould, City takes every opportunity to break it.

So let's look back on my favourite Arkham game!

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BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY ENDGAME - MOTION COMIC
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TIMESTAMPS

00:00:00 - Introduction
00:04:32 - A Grand Opening
00:17:01 - Riddler 2.0
00:29:00 - Inspector Gadget
00:40:16 - Substance Over Scale?
01:03:18 - The Demon and the Detective
01:12:44 - The Combat Racetrack
01:26:31 - Predator and Prey
01:36:56 - Enter Catwoman
01:48:00 - The Killing Joke
02:01:36 - Harley Quinn's Revenge

I MADE MY FIANCEE PLAY RESIDENT EVIL
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BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM CRITIQUE - FINDING THE BAT
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GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY CRITIQUE - ROCK'N'ROLLERCOASTER
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QUANTUM BREAK CRITIQUE - BEYOND AMBITION
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I MADE MY FIANCEE PLAY HOLLOW KNIGHT
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MUSIC
All music used is licensed by Artlist.

1 - Rob Cawley - Silent Theatre
2 - Nobou - A New Dawn
3 - SPEARFISHER - Blood Meridian
4 - Yehezkal Raz - Emerald
5 - The David Roy Collective - The Old House
6 - Emanuele Errante - Altered Communication
7 - Tamuz Deckel - A Speck in Time
8 - Risian - Oud of this World
9 - Nobou - Autumn Mist
10 - Nobou - Particles
11 - Nobou - Eyes Closed
12 - Michael Vignola - Too Much
13 - Nobou - Sophisticated Nostalgia

FOOTAGE/REFERENCES
1 - Batman: Arkham City Comic - Paul Dini
2 - Batman: Arkham City: Endgame Comic - Paul Dini
3 - Arkham City: Endgame - Motion Comic - Nicolas Cortez:    • Batman: Arkham City: End Game Part 1 ...  
4 - Game Interview - Batman: Arkham City Interview with Dax Ginn -    • Game Interviews - Batman: Arkham City...  
5 - Batman Dax Ginn Interview - Part 1 - CVG -    • Batman Dax Ginn interview part 1  
6 - (Arkham City) Sefton Hill DICE 2012 -    • (Arkham City) Sefton Hill DICE 2012 S...  
7 - Zack Snyder - Batman Vs Superman: Dawn of Justice - Exclusive Interview - HeyUGuys -    • Zack Snyder - Batman vs. Superman: Da...  
8 - Buy Batman used at Gamestop, get a Catwoman Code - https://www.engadget.com/2011-10-15-b...
9 - Why used games are such big business - New Yorker - https://www.newyorker.com/business/cu...
10 - Batman: Arkham City Panel Comic Con 2011 - Gamespot -   • Batman: Arkham City Panel Comic-Con 2011  
11 - Behind the Scenes - Batman: Arkham City [Making Of] Neogamer Archive -    • Behind the Scenes - Batman Arkham Cit...  
12 - Voice Talent - Batman: Arkham City Behind the Scenes - Gamespot -    • Voice Talent - Batman: Arkham City Be...  
13 - Batman: Arkham City - Video Interview -    • Batman: Arkham City - Video Interview  
14 - Batman: Arkham City E3 2011 Interview - Gamespot -    • Batman: Arkham City - E3 2011 Intervi...  
15 - Batman: Arkham City Interview - The Sixth Axis -    • Batman: Arkham City Interview  
16 - Batman: Arkham City and the art of narrative game design - https://www.theguardian.com/technolog...
17 - The Man Behind The Cowl - Arkham City Interview - https://blog.playstation.com/2011/08/...