Does it matter which game i start with?

[abyss]

So, I have never played any of the Batman Arkham games so I was wondering if it matters which one i buy play first and if i need to play them in the right order to understand the story. I was thinking about getting Batman: Arkham Knight first since it looks so cool.

[mhenry_101381]

Story wise, it's Arkham Origins, Arkham Asylum, Arkham City, Arkham Knight.

However Origins was 3rd in release after Asylum and City. If you play Knight first, you will not follow the story properly and it may not make much sense. You can skip Origins and do just fine, but Origins has some pretty good boss fights.

[abyss]

Originally posted by mhenry_101381:

Story wise, it's Arkham Origins, Arkham Asylum, Arkham City, Arkham Knight.

However Origins was 3rd in release after Asylum and City. If you play Knight first, you will not follow the story properly and it may not make much sense. You can skip Origins and do just fine, but Origins has some pretty good boss fights.

Alright, thanks for the answer.

[MASTAN]

This order should be maintained:
Arkham Asylum
Arkham City
Arkham Knight

Arkham Origin at any time but better not before Arkham Asylum. Asylum is simplier to start among them all.

[Buck]

Oh its this question again.

As we say in the zillion other threads this has already been asked in, play in release order only.

[BDK]

Start with the first game and work your way up! Otherwise you'll be missing out on some great games that are far better than this one.

[S!nker]

The order with Asylum, city and Arkham knight is important. Origins doesn't really matter.

[Stormspark]

Originally posted by A ♥♥♥♥♥♥:

The order with Asylum, city and Arkham knight is important. Origins doesn't really matter.

Origins is a pretty important part of the story. It's not less relevant because it happens almost a decade earlier.

[Ǵ̶͓̂͑lí̴̤̀̄́tcĥ̸]

Asylum first.

Origins and City after that, doesn't really matter what order. Neither Asylum nor City reference Origins because Origins came out after them, and since it's a prequel, Origins doesn't reference them either. The only reason to play it after Asylum is due to game mechanics, most noteably the much smaller map in Asylum. Origins should be played prior to Knight though because Knight references it quite a bit, even in the opening sequence with Owens where it references Anarky (who is only in Origins).

Then Knight.

[Chilli!]

I have a couple of DLCs and I believe order with them is

Arkham Origins
Arkham Origins - Cold, Cold Heart
Arkham Knight - The Matter of Family
Arkham Asylum
Arkham City
Arkham City - Harley Quinn's Revenge
Arkham Knight - Harley Quinn Story Pack
Arkham Knight
Arkham Knight - Red Hood Story Pack