12 Reasons You Were Wrong About Batman: Arkham Origins

2. Worthwhile DLC

Whilst the sub-heading may feel oxymoronic to the more cynical of gamers, Arkham Origins' story DLC is very much a worthwhile investment.

Taking place but a few short weeks after the events of Origins, 'Cold, Cold Heart' centres around the origins of Mr Freeze, and takes heavy inspiration from the much beloved 'Heart of Ice' episode from Batman: The Animated Series. The DLC features a number of cinematic sequences, a highlight of which being Freeze's assault on Wayne Manor and the revelation of Victor's tragic routes in the subsequent hours following.

The 'Thermal Suite' was also a welcome addition to Batman's arsenal - allowing the Caped Crusader to traverse even the most hostile of environments, as well as providing him with thermal Batarangs and Gloves (even if the latter of which were merely a shock-gauntlet re-skin). The suit itself also looks particularly stylish, with the devs demonstrating their flair for design perfectly; all of Origins' characters look and feel spot on already, but they definitely nailed them with further iteration and flair here.

Cold, Cold Heart is one of those rare instances of DLC done very right.

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WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well. In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.