Gotham Knights Announced (WB Montreal, 2021, Solo/Two-Player Co-op, PS5, XSX, PS4, XBO, PC)
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Free flow in the Arkham games is a specific kind of rhythmic combat. It's usually bouncing between enemies - you don't really stay attacking one enemy for more than a single punch.
I highly recommend "Batman: White Knight" saga by Sean Murphy, it's one (if not's the best) storyline from batman I have read. Also this game is pure GaaS, or not??
It could be possible that the Wayne Manor explosion wasn't Bruce's death, and this game could take place years later. With everyone knowing Batman's identity, Bruce could've been on the run for years and Jim died over that time.
Edit: Nevermind, WB confirmed it's an original story
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No, that's probably exactly the kind of sequel it is trying to be. 'It's a sequel if you don't really think about it'.
It's a good approach.
Please let it have a good PC port. Please let it have a good PC port. Please let it have a good PC port.
I think the line about Wayne Manor exploding is definitely meant to imply a sequel to Arkham Knight when it's actually clearly not. This is what they mean by soft reboot.
Some people think that's a good idea as it means more creative freedom but I think it's very underhanded.
I don't like that they didn't spell out whether it was a new universe or an Arkham sequel - I think they did it very intentionally to sell more games and inevitably have Joker as the main villain.
Some people think that's a good idea as it means more creative freedom but I think it's very underhanded.
I don't like that they didn't spell out whether it was a new universe or an Arkham sequel - I think they did it very intentionally to sell more games and inevitably have Joker as the main villain.
Shouldn't be surprising considering how long it's been in development.
The numbers and bars were the first thing I switched off in God of War too.
I can't bear them.
Im happy with GAAS if it keeps stuff going in game.
My problem with the previous Arkham games is after I platinum them there is absolutely no reason to get back on.
I'd love if the game world felt continuous and I could always hop on to fight crime in Gotham.
My problem with the previous Arkham games is after I platinum them there is absolutely no reason to get back on.
I'd love if the game world felt continuous and I could always hop on to fight crime in Gotham.
If you're interested you can watch this movie. It's pretty good.
They also have a new version coming soon
Thank you, gonna give it a watch, now I feel kinda bad about him, Nightwing gets all the spotlight on what I've seen and I must have thought he was just another faceless goon, almost off screen Deathstroke or something.
It would certainly make him more visually interesting from a character design stand point.
Though you would have to rebalance where the red is on some of his costumes.
I might sketch that later
Yeah but after three or four of these games I'm good. I got the last one for like $5 so that's probably my entry point in several years
I definitely think being free to use the Joker is one of the reasons for this soft reboot, but I don't expect them to have him as the main villain this time around. Seems smarter to me to let him sit this one out so you can fully resolve the Court of Owls conflict in the base game itself, but also keep a heavyweight villain to bring people back to play the DLC. What better choice than Joker to be the main driving force behind the post-launch content?
At least it sounds better to me than just the usual "unsatisfying ending so we can keep things open for post-game collectible stuff and DLC".
WB officially confirmed that the game isn't connected to the Arkham series:
comicbook.com
Gotham Knights Is Officially Not Part of the Arkham Series
Gotham Knights, the new game from WB Games Montreal, is not a sequel to Batman: Arkham Knight. [...]
Jason started with red hair. Black is the retcon. It is only black in the N52, Rebirth and Arkham Knight but red-brown in the current TAS comic:
It began with just black in Hush and Under the Red Hood with Morrison returning the red hair a bit later. (Morrison also wrote him as a parody Rorschach.) Hush:
He was trash/10 Pre-Crisis and is a Titans member in multiple canons.
It began with just black in Hush and Under the Red Hood with Morrison returning the red hair a bit later. (Morrison also wrote him as a parody Rorschach.) Hush:
He was trash/10 Pre-Crisis and is a Titans member in multiple canons.
In the more recent comics, Jason eventually adopted Bruce's no-kill rule so that he could be part of the family again.
As for the guns, he uses rubber bullets and avoids lethal shots in New 52/Rebirth. If they're keeping to that, I imagine his moves and finishers will be non-lethal ones, unlike the neck snapping and headshot stuff he does in Arkham Knight.
Thank you.
That makes sense.
Judging by this thread everyone thinks it's a GaaS
Or because no Batman
The dislikes are likely due to both of the things you mentioned.
A harkening back to the glory days of co-op in the Xbox 360's co-op heyday with GoW, RE5 and many others. I'm so excited for this.
I think in general everybody wanted them to kinda break away from the universe from a gameplay and art direction perspective.
This is the real question, they cannot let another Arkham Knight happen.
From what i remember, a lot of people whined about Arkham formula getting old so they had to change a lot i guess. I don't like what i saw today either btw.
Some superficial reactions:
- Yes, I want all Batman games to let me play as members of the family, so this makes me happy.
- I shouldn't have expected otherwise, but I wish it was Cass instead of Babs.
- I will overlook anything and everything if I get to play as Cass.
- I know it had to be short for the trailer, but the video from Bruce was really impersonal. I hope the game does not ignore the fact that three of these characters are Bruce's own children.
- I will pay $100 to play as Cass.
- I really love the Co-Op! I hope it's local.
Haha I wasn't able to post right away unfortunately!
It originated in Hush where Clayface was disguised as Jason:
This was before Under the Red Hood was written. When Jason was revived from the Lazarus Pit it gave him the white streak. DC has since gotten rid of it but some artists and writers bring it back for a short period.
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