I've always held this opinion that Rocksteady did a poor job with Batman as a character in Arkham Knight. I thought they did a fine job with him in the previous 2 games, but then in Arkham Knight he's just alot worse.
The main reason why I didn't like Rocksteady's version of Batman in Arkham Knight is mainly because he lacks character and personality. Throughout the whole story even when emotional events happens, he always has the same monotone voice and personality. It's like watching a dead robot talk. He's never emotionally different in the story. He's just so wooden. In the other games, he had some actual personality to him to make him likable. In Arkham Knight, he has 0. I don't know if this was Kevin Conroy's voice acting or just the writing.
Another reason is that he acts like a douchebag to all of his family and friends throughout the whole game. He's always telling them that he doesn't need their help even though he clearly does. And this one might be a nitpick, but he's always constaly saying that "tonight's the end" and this doesn't make any sense. How could Batman possibly know that this is final night and that he won't go on? He doesn't know. It didn't feel natural.
Oh another thing I should mention. Batman acts like an idiot a few times. Like when he uses a batarang to locate Ace Chemicals to find chemicals despite being next to a chemical factory. Or when he lets Scarecrow capture him just because and doesn't resist.
I think WB Montreal portrayed Batman much better as a character with Arkham Origins. In that game he has some character and personality to him. He's arrogant, emotional, brutal. He ignores Alfred. But then throughout the story he actually changes and learns. He learns how to treat his friends/family better. He learns that he can't do it all on his own. I enjoyed Roger Craig Smith's voice acting more aswell. Batman just felt more like a real person in Arkham Origins.
Batman was awesome in Arkham Asylum and City too. He had some personality in those games.
I don't know if this is an unpopular or popular opinion or not. Anyone agree?
The main reason why I didn't like Rocksteady's version of Batman in Arkham Knight is mainly because he lacks character and personality. Throughout the whole story even when emotional events happens, he always has the same monotone voice and personality. It's like watching a dead robot talk. He's never emotionally different in the story. He's just so wooden. In the other games, he had some actual personality to him to make him likable. In Arkham Knight, he has 0. I don't know if this was Kevin Conroy's voice acting or just the writing.
Another reason is that he acts like a douchebag to all of his family and friends throughout the whole game. He's always telling them that he doesn't need their help even though he clearly does. And this one might be a nitpick, but he's always constaly saying that "tonight's the end" and this doesn't make any sense. How could Batman possibly know that this is final night and that he won't go on? He doesn't know. It didn't feel natural.
Oh another thing I should mention. Batman acts like an idiot a few times. Like when he uses a batarang to locate Ace Chemicals to find chemicals despite being next to a chemical factory. Or when he lets Scarecrow capture him just because and doesn't resist.
I think WB Montreal portrayed Batman much better as a character with Arkham Origins. In that game he has some character and personality to him. He's arrogant, emotional, brutal. He ignores Alfred. But then throughout the story he actually changes and learns. He learns how to treat his friends/family better. He learns that he can't do it all on his own. I enjoyed Roger Craig Smith's voice acting more aswell. Batman just felt more like a real person in Arkham Origins.
Batman was awesome in Arkham Asylum and City too. He had some personality in those games.
I don't know if this is an unpopular or popular opinion or not. Anyone agree?
