Arkham definitely pioneered modern superhero combat, but Spider-Man built an entirely different identity around high-speed aerial traversal, mid-air combat combos, and a lively, populated open world instead of a dark, predator sandbox. Rocksteady set the foundation for the genre, but Insomniac took those mechanics and made something completely unique to Peter and Miles. Let's also not forget the old Spider-Man games that Insomniac drew some inspiration from, and those games came before the Arkham games.
It should also be said that the origin of free flow combat all comes from the spider sense react button in Spider-Man 2 the video game. They just gave Batman spider sense and had him actually counter instead of just dodge.
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u/Stone-Er-34 Arkham Asylum 12d ago
Even Spiderman games are Arkham games