- WB Montreal thought that the only aspect of the previous games that was not developped enough was the detective parts, which was quite marginal. So they wanted to make this aspect of the game on par with the other aspects (fighting, predator) and to do that they needed to give the same dynamism to these phases.
- Batman is impulsive, overconfident as he still has to encounter an opponent on par with his strength. He is clever but does not think of everything, for example when interrogating a thug he can be dominated by violence and stun the thug before getting the information he wanted. The major difficulties he will have to deal with in the game will have a strong impact on his psychology and will make him change to the more realist and stoic Batman from the previous games.
- Black Mask is still rising, and want to show everyone is power by killing the Batman, who is still not well known by the public but already feared by criminals. Taking out this symbol is the best way to get respect and dominate the crime world.
- Rupert Thorne is mentionned (as well as Falcone)
- Some of the 8 assassins will be side missions, and we will not be finished with them from the first encounter.
- Unlocking location for the Batwing is a whole side mission : an unknown hacker has jammed the radio system and Batman need to restore it.
- New combat move : Batman can rush toward an ennemy while knocking another one on his path.
- Freeze boss fight from AC is the main model for Origins boss fights.
- Canceled : snow on rooftops made Batman slip. As it is important to feel in control, the team thought this was not a good idea for the player.
- Final word : if Origins will really feel about the same as the previous games gameplay wise, the experience of the game in itself seems to be deeply altered by the original and passionated narrative work realized by WB Montreal. More human, stronger, more centered on emotional stakes: eventually this opus might become a keystone of the Batman myth.
valamint egy idézet: "We really believe that we've made the coolest version of Deathstroke [in any media]. He's a wonderful counterpart to Batman." -Ben Mattes