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I'm sure if anyone asked him, Riddler would already consider himself Batman's one true nemesis. But considering how Edward Nygma has been a recurring side villain in almost every Arkham Game, a thought came to me...

What If there was a Mainline Batman: Arkham game where The Riddler was the main villain??

I do get how this would be problematic for the simple fact of: "If Riddler is the main threat, when who will give us side mission collectables to grind XP for when purposely avoiding the main story??"

Well, yes. that is a good question that I am sure some Game Dev could figure out.

I am just curious at what kind of Arkham Game could maintain a story featuring Eddie as the main bad guy, and how one could make that interesting.

Telltale kind of did this with Batman: The Enemy Within with its version of Riddler that really took the Jigsaw elements and ran with it (No trophies, just Nygma using death traps where winning still means that you lose.)

There is likely a good reason why Riddler is kept as a side villain, but it doesn't help to wonder after Arkham Knight gave Scarecrow a chance to shine after Joker's death in Arkham City (for as minimal as it was in the long run.)

Okay, so I happen to be a steadfast Arkham Origins Defender and maintain that to this day.

I bought the game on launch for the PS3, and STILL have that old game through several moves and only just recently decided to get the Xbox 360 version to play on my Xbox One (which is Backwards Compatible) so I can record gameplay clips and take screenshots.

But here is the thing... If you are someone who has never played this game before and want to try it out Today, then you are better off getting the PS3 version.

and no, this isn't for any gameplay differences. But simply because... Microsoft HATES retro gamers, as their D-Listing of Arkham Origins leave the physical disc the only means to play the base game.

And if you never got around to purchasing the DLC (which includes the "Heart of Ice" inspired Cold, Cold Heart story DLC)... well, sorry. but you have no way of playing that since all the add-on content was removed and even the In-Game Marketplace doesn't work.

Which brings us to Sony and their PlayStation Store.

Unlike with Xbox, the PSN store on a PS3 system remains open and the digital version of Arkham Origins, including all their DLC, still remains available to purchase if you haven't already.

So, if you are a new player wanting the full Arkham Origins experience... then I recommend getting the PS3 version (I don't regret buying the Xbox version though... I just wish Microsoft weren't so stingy with retro gamers and blocked off access to the other half of the game's content.)