Arkham Knight in my opinion. If you go back to Asylum, which was my favorite, it feels kind of bare-bones by comparison to what came after (and I am not referring to Riddler trophies). To me, in terms of the Arkham games, and it'll be back asswards to others, it goes Arkham Knight, Origins, Asylum, then City. The atmosphere of Asylum was what made it special, or what makes me look back on it fondly; the combat and story are just great additions. I thought City was a bore in almost every way and is one of those games that could put me to sleep and I didn't much like the writing. The twists in the story were the only decent parts. Origins came out and I didn't play it for a long time because it looked like more City (and environmentally, it is hit and miss; some aspects better than what City had to offer, and in other ways even worse), but when I finally played it, I realized it has arguably the best story in the series and a fantastic soundtrack. I also enjoyed playing it.
Arkham Knight comes out and although I got it day one, I was cautiously optimistic because City disappointed me so much I already kind of lost faith in Rocksteady, but it turns out it takes the best from Asylum, the best from Origins, and puts it in a map size like City and it just works. One of my only issues with Knight was the fact that you have to complete all the Riddler side missions to get the final, final ending. I won't ever do it. Now, if we're not referring to the Arkham games, the only other Batman game I care about and will honestly call one of my favorite beat em ups is Batman Returns. Believe it or not, but the first level where you can impactfully slam enemies into walls is something I still think about when I play certain games. I'm currently playing the Yakuza games, and as much as I enjoy them, I wish I could just slam enemies easily into walls similar to Returns. If Kiryu could take a guy by the collar and throw them with one arm onto a wall of glass and the glass cracks, that would be cool.
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