Batman: Arkham Origins - 6 Major Flaws That Completely Ruined It

4. Huge Continuity Errors

Bane Arghh this stuff is painful. Here the writers not only show they know nothing about the character they're writing for, but also that they've not even paid much attention to what happened in the other Arkham games. If you remember Arkham Asylum in any detail you'll know Bane was transformed from a relatively normal sized man into a hulking monster by the Joker, who seriously overdosed him with venom in order to cause him to be infuriated and attack Batman. Well in Arkham Origins, set many years before Asylum, (*minor spoilers*) Bane transforms himself into the said monstrosity after losing a fight with Batman and injecting himself with a concentrated dose of venom, a change confirmed to be permanent at the end when we see him still huge despite the venom having worn off. This makes absolutely no sense and shows the writers didn't even have a basic knowledge of Bane's continuity in the Arkham universe, presumptuously only having seen a picture of what Bane looked like in the earlier games and thinking, 'Oh that is cool, we should explain how he got like that,' failing to understand the explanation had already been done. Another major issue comes from a tape featuring Quincy Sharp. Those of you who played City will know he was manipulated/hypnotised by Hugo Strange into running for Mayor, yet apparently the writers weren't aware of this, as they suggest (Arkham City *spoilers*) he was recruited by Shiva of the League of Shadows, despite the fact Quincy clearly has no knowledge of the League in the other games. This sort of mistake would be irritating even in a fan produced product, so being present in a game such as this is absolutely pathetic. I should not know more about a franchise than those writing its sequel (or prequel, in this case), so please Warner Bros., if you're going to hire talentless writers, please make sure they are at least familiar with the universe they're writing in. These sort of mistake not only the Arkham games look bad, but both you and the Batman franchise in general.
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