Batman Arkham Knight and the Scourge of Scale

Rocksteady's Arkham games have gotten bigger and bigger, from the corridors of Arkham Asylum to the streets of Gotham City. But has the Dark Knight actually benefited from the increase in scale? Is bigger always better?

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Sources

Gamasutra: "Rocksteady's Sefton Hill Unmasks Batman: Arkham Asylum"
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/4152/rocksteadys_sefton_hill_unmasks_.php

Games shown in this episode (in order of appearance):

Batman: Arkham Knight (Rocksteady Studios, 2015)
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Rocksteady Studios, 2009)
Batman Returns (Konami, 1993)
Alien: Isolation (The Creative Assembly, 2014)
Superman Returns (EA Tiburon, 2006)
Iron Man 3 - The Official Game (Gameloft, 2013)
Batman: Arkham City (Rocksteady Studios, 2011)
Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft Montreal, 2014)
Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar North, 2008)
Mafia II (2K Czech, 2010)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Naughty Dog, 2009)
Infamous Second Son (Sucker Punch Productions, 2014)
Fallout 4 (Bethesda Game Studios, 2015)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios, 2011)
Just Cause 3 (Avalanche Studios, 2015)
Assassin's Creed II (Ubisoft Montreal, 2009)
Fuel (Asobo Studio, 2009)
Spider-Man 2 (Treyarch, 2004)
Resident Evil (Capcom, 1996)
Gone Home (Fulbright, 2013)
Bloodborne (From Software, 2015)
Watch Dogs (Ubisoft Montreal, 2014)
Batman: The Video Game (Sunsoft, 1989)

Music used in this episode:

Stage 1 (Batman: The Video Game, NES)
Stage 2 (Batman: The Video Game, NES)
Gotham Cathedral (Batman: The Video Game, Game Boy)
Stage 4, Part 1 (Batman: The Video Game, NES)
Game Over (Batman: The Video Game, NES)

Clip credits:

"Elgato 1080p Test - Spider-Man 2 (PS2)" - Patrick J. McKenna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmWxWZSGnC8

"Watch Dogs: Driving & Car Physics" - oGVexx
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-M_V4eswz4

"Batman Arkham Knight | Exclusive Sefton Hill interview" - PlayStation New Zealand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_uVdd_FTl4

"Batman: Arkham Knight Review Discussion 5: Ranking The Arkham Series" - IGN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXYodFTm5Ro

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