Has Batman always been this violent?

[WickedRequiem]

I feel like they kicked it up a notch in how violent Batman is (but, and again, the game seems to be more violent than AA or AC in general).

I don't recall Batman doing anything remotely close to purposely cracking ribs and other physical torture to helpless incapciated opponents in past games.

[Cerberus Shepard]

look at the old 50s comics he used to shoot people and in one of them he locked someone in a sewer and never told anyone he was there etc...so IMO they have toned Batman down and we are slowly returning batman to be the deterrent he was always meant to be

also remember the people he is dealing with are the scum of society murders, junkies, drug dealers.rapists. gangsters etc people who casue terror and fear in ordinary people now have a balance as batman is teaching them that worse things are hidden in the dark and they should be afraid as batman CANNOT be bribed or bargained with

[ShikenNuggets]

Originally posted by WickedRequiem:

I don't recall Batman doing anything remotely close to purposely cracking ribs and other physical torture to helpless incapciated opponents in past games.

In the comics, Batman starts out pretty brutal, but then dials it back over time. This is partly because, at first, his extreme brutality would create more fear among criminals, but also because over time he realized that his original level of brutality simply wasn't necessary. They've just emulated what was done in the comics here.

[WickedRequiem]

Ah, I see.
The game seemed much darker toned than AA/AC (people actually die in front of Batman), so I thought it was just the art direction that Montreal decided to take the game.

I guess there was a storyline reason for why Batman was more violent in AO (earlier setting) than AA/AC (later setting).

[<< BATFINK >>]

Originally posted by WickedRequiem:

I don't recall Batman doing anything remotely close to purposely cracking ribs and other physical torture to helpless incapciated opponents in past games.

Come now, he's been this violent in all the games. Just think of the combat takedown (E for PC players), this always results in a broken limb to said goon.

But you must also consider that Origins is meant to be just that, an origins story, so Batman is still making a name, so of course he's likely to be harsher and more brutal, so he can build the reputation and generate fear.

Personally, I felt a little bad beating up the police, well some ot them (similar to what Alfred says at one time), since not all of them would have been crooked, some would only have been junior and still learning.

[WickedRequiem]

Originally posted by << BATFINK >>:

Originally posted by WickedRequiem:

I don't recall Batman doing anything remotely close to purposely cracking ribs and other physical torture to helpless incapciated opponents in past games.

Come now, he's been this violent in all the games. Just think of the combat takedown (E for PC players), this always results in a broken limb to said goon.

But you must also consider that Origins is meant to be just that, an origins story, so Batman is still making a name, so of course he's likely to be harsher and more brutal, so he can build the reputation and generate fear.

Personally, I felt a little bad beating up the police, well some ot them (similar to what Alfred says at one time), since not all of them would have been crooked, some would only have been junior and still learning.

Yes, he was violent when fighting criminals.

But, like I said, he didn't go around physically torturing the criminals after the fight to the extent that he did in Origins (such as in "rescuing" Black Mask scene or beating criminals after they surrendered and gave up information in interrogation sequences)

[God Emperor Of Man]

No one reads comic books anymore?

[Dan_the_pest]

Originally posted by WickedRequiem:

Originally posted by << BATFINK >>:

Come now, he's been this violent in all the games. Just think of the combat takedown (E for PC players), this always results in a broken limb to said goon.

But you must also consider that Origins is meant to be just that, an origins story, so Batman is still making a name, so of course he's likely to be harsher and more brutal, so he can build the reputation and generate fear.

Personally, I felt a little bad beating up the police, well some ot them (similar to what Alfred says at one time), since not all of them would have been crooked, some would only have been junior and still learning.

Yes, he was violent when fighting criminals.

But, like I said, he didn't go around physically torturing the criminals after the fight to the extent that he did in Origins (such as in "rescuing" Black Mask scene or beating criminals after they surrendered and gave up information in interrogation sequences)

But...he does in AC and AK though? Batman isn't any more violent in AO than he is in other games. Also Origins isn't that much darker than AA or AC if at all.

[Nino_Chaosdrache]

As the description says, Batman is still inexperienced in this game, so I think that he's still partly controlled by his emotions while fighting criminals, which results in him being more violent towards them.

[Gakuen Babysitter]

Originally posted by Nino_Chaosdrache:

As the description says, Batman is still inexperienced in this game, so I think that he's still partly controlled by his emotions while fighting criminals, which results in him being more violent towards them.

And his reputation is not as high as during Arkham Asylum and City, criminals still treat him as not much of a threat so he has to be more violent to gets what he wants.

[Davionallmighty]

he is cool and vilint but i like it

[AtoliTadaka]

Originally posted by ShikenNuggets:

Originally posted by WickedRequiem:

I don't recall Batman doing anything remotely close to purposely cracking ribs and other physical torture to helpless incapciated opponents in past games.

In the comics, Batman starts out pretty brutal, but then dials it back over time. This is partly because, at first, his extreme brutality would create more fear among criminals, but also because over time he realized that his original level of brutality simply wasn't necessary. They've just emulated what was done in the comics here.

They toned him down and retconned the no gun thing due to the comic code that was introduced for the comics but in the comics the code has gone away and so games and the comics have become darker. Things they couldn't include were realistic blood, killing in the panel as it all had to be done off panel aka off screen.

[ShikenNuggets]

Originally posted by Okage Tadaka:

They toned him down and retconned the no gun thing due to the comic code that was introduced for the comics but in the comics the code has gone away and so games and the comics have become darker. Things they couldn't include were realistic blood, killing in the panel as it all had to be done off panel aka off screen.

There's also that, but that's not what I was talking about. I was talking about his early career in the modern age continuity (Year One specifically).