Gotham’s Time Has Comeīatman: Arkham City takes place one year after the original. Now, two years later, Batman: Arkham City has, in some ways, even more going against it incredibly high expectations, and the dangers inherent in any sequel following up a big success without falling into repetition. The naysayers and doubters-myself among them-were all proven tremendously wrong from start to finish, as the game showed itself to be not just a top quality game, but a loving, accurate rendition of the Dark Knight that just felt right to both hardcore fans, and casual acquaintances of the Batman property. Rocksteady was a largely unproven developer, and there was a long legacy of terrible games based on comic properties, with Batman himself being one of the more visible examples. When Batman: Arkham Asylum first released in the summer of 2009, it had a lot going against it.
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