10 Things Nobody Wants To Admit About The Batman: Arkham Series

1. The Story For Arkham Asylum Isn't That Great

Although Arkham Asylum is still considered by many to be the crowning achievement of the franchise, its story doesn't quite hold up in retrospect. The concept is of course great, and putting The Dark Knight through one night of hell, trapped in the madhouse with his most dangerous foes, makes for a great premise, the actual story itself is disappointing.

Essentially, The Joker is just trying to create an army of monsters to terrorise Gotham with, and... nope, that's about it.

Sure, other villains are present too to act as obstacles for Batman to get through, but Bane, Killer Croc and The Scarecrow don't have an end goal other than "be bad guys". Poison Ivy fares a little better, but even then her plot is rushed, and her goal to destroy Gotham with toxin-powered plants comes out of nowhere.

The best Batman tales with The Joker as the villain focus far more on the anarchy and convoluted plans he's concocted to torment Bats with on a personal level, but here his plot begins and ends at "create an army of monsters". If that wasn't bad enough, then his final act, transforming himself into a hulking beast, feels completely out of character, and reeks of the writers running out of ideas.