YMMV / Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate

• Fanon Discontinuity: Most fans prefer to ignore this game entirely due to its middling quality and very different formula compared to the other Arkham games, along with its continuity errors throughout.
• The Problem with Licensed Games: While not a terrible game per se, Blackgate could be seen as a less engaging rehash of Arkham Asylum. Some critics have found the Metroidvania approach to make sense in concept, but the execution is a clunkier implementation of elements found in the Arkham Series. While it was initially excused in its original portable format, the Deluxe Edition console and PC port caused increased disapproval.
• That One Achievement: It's easy to pick up 4 out of 5 pieces for each of Batman's bonus costumes. Finding the belts to each suit, however, can cause Cluster F Bombs when trying to locate the crates containing them. (The Blackest Night belt is in the Arkham Wing; the other three belts are gifts from Catwoman if you go back to the last crate you're supposed to find in the last section of the game). And unlocking all of the batsuits (including getting the belts) and unlocking all of the cutscenes requires playing through the game no less than three times, beating a different boss last each time.
• That One Boss:
  • Penguin's Boss Fight, which is extremely cryptic and punishing for some players. This lone Predator-based boss suddenly drops Batman in a room with new enemy types: gatling gun-wielding thugs and aerial drones protecting The Penguin. These thugs have increased vision cones, and can rip through Batman in two bursts. Direct stealth options, like silent takedowns, are ironically not viable options, and require players to use the Batclaw at a reasonable distance ^note even on gargoyles, which veteran Arkham players would overlook as that was never an option prior. to disable their ammunition packs. It's easier said than done when contending with drones and an increasing wave of thugs just to hit Penguin three times.
  • The final boss, Catwoman, not only appears out of nowhere, but takes almost exact timing to successfully counter. Oh, yeah: and for much of this fight, there is no flashing Counter icon. And she also keeps up a string of annoyingly witty remarks while kicking Batman's ass. Luckily, players who can find all the pieces and equip the Blackest Night Batsuit are immune to damage, so they will have plenty of time to figure out their strategy without dying in the meantime.