Media Batman: Arkham Knight

[DarkMagic]

https://www.gameinformer.com/b/feat...ealing-the-story-of-batman-arkham-knight.aspx

Cool tidbits in the video.

1. Paul Dini isn't writing... Rocksteady actually has in-house writers working on the project. Interesting.
2. Arkham Knight is a wholly new character.

I'll spoiler stuff if you haven't played Arkham City

Spoiler

1. Joker is Dead. Dead Dead Dead. He isn't coming back.
2. Harley isn't pregnant. It was an idea that was toyed with in City, but ultimately dropped.

Thanks for that video. I hope that puts an end to all speculation about the Joker possibly being resurrected. I'm glad he's really dead in this universe.

 

[SirRoscoe]

Sideshow, I want dat Batmobile.

 

[batfan08]

Didn't someone say there would be a gameplay trailer today?

That was the "gameplay" trailer (minus lots and lots of gameplay). *Insert Hercules Gif here*

 

[Darth Zangetsu]

Sideshow, I want dat Batmobile.

Make that 2 please. I want this one and the one from the Animated Series.

 

[CultofSkaro]

Thanks for that video. I hope that puts an end to all speculation about the Joker possibly being resurrected. I'm glad he's really dead in this universe.

Spoiler

What? Why would that put an end to speculation? They're hardly gonna say 'Oh yeah he's alive, he turns up at the end', are they? They want us to believe he's dead, so that's what they're saying....this is basic.

If he's not dead, it makes absolute perfect sense - the ending to AC is exceedingly ambiguous (Batman blacking out so we miss stuff, Clayface being around, Immortality Pit and all that - it's set up perfectly for him to be alive).

I'm not fussed either way, but it's common sense that someone saying he's dead doesn't mean anything.

 

[franpincho]

Sideshow, I want dat Batmobile.

Does SSC do vehicles?


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[Solidus]

I only think Hot Toys does...

In any case, the 89 Batmobile is my favorite. If I ever get enough space to display one, I'll have to track one down on Ebay.

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

I'd love a 1:18th collection of high-quality Batmobiles. Is there any out there?

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

I hope they have the Riddler speeches play through the DS4 and maybe use the trackpad for one of the gadgets. Like the cryptographer or to select gadgets

 

[franpincho]

I'd love a 1:18th collection of high-quality Batmobiles. Is there any out there?

Hot wheels does nice ones.


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[Bardoon]

Kinda disappointed that citizens won't be walking around, Gotham in Arkham Origins felt "empty". Looks like it will feel similar to that too but I suppose the Batmobile helps make up for it.

 

[Solidus]

Are there really not going to be any citizens walking around? That's strange. I'd like to play this game without feeling like I'm in a ghost town.

 

[pturtle]

I really hate that as well. Pedestrians would really add to the atmosphere.

 

[Remy]

Buttload of in-game screenshots. Looks awesome!

https://www.computerandvideogames.c...-gameplay-new-villain-combat-tweaks-and-more/

Heres some info stolen from CVG stolen from Game Informer

General

- Rocksteady rethought the entire city structure to accommodate the Batmobile and street traffic
- Arkham Knight is built on a "juiced up" version of the a custom Unreal Engine to make use of the Xbox One and PS4.
- By not being cross-gen they've been able to push what the machines can do
-Rocksteady describe Arkham Knight as "a real, genuine next-gen game"
-There is no multiplayer in Arkham Knight. Rocksteady is focused on "making the best single-player experience it can" and doesn't feel it needs multiplayer.
-"Arkham Knight" is also the name of a new archrival that was created from scratch by DC Entertainment's Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns, known for his work on Green Lantern and Justice League.
- The character will "really challenge Batman to go head to head with him in lots of different ways"
- Kevin Conroy is going to be voicing Batman, Nolan North will be voicing Penguin, Wally Wingert will be doing Riddler, Tara Strong returns as Harley Quinn and Troy Baker will be Two-Face

Gameplay

- Batman begins with his traditional Arkham City suit but gets a darker plated one later in the game. It adds new abilities and has continuity with the look of the Batmobile
-Arkham Knight is the end "of the later timeline"
- Game Informer says Rocksteady isn't saying what's next but "it's most definitely not Batman related"
-The finale has been in mind since the development of Arkham City
-Arkham Knight takes place in a new central zone of Gotham City, which is split into three island and is in total roughly five times the size of Arkham City
-Rocksteady is emphasising the detail is more important than the scale of the world. They don't want to create the biggest open-world, they want to create the richest, densest and most vibrant
- There is more space in between buildings to make the environments "traffic-friendly" and it becomes more fun to glide around
- Game Informer says the level of details is some of the most impressive its seen
-Arkham Knight takes place one year after Arkham City
-Joker is dead and crime rate has declined
-Batman continues to work on tech to fight crime, even with less of it around
-He knows something isn't right, but needs to wait to see what happens
- With the Joker gone, other key villains have spent time coming together to plan Batman's downfall
-Each villain has his/her own mission in the city and it's intended to spread Batman thin
-Scarecrow has threatened to blow up bombs in gotham and cover it with a new version of his fear toxin, so the city is ordered to evac
-Only criminals remain in the city; Gordon and his forces have been overwhelmed
-In the demo there are between four and five times the number of thugs in Gotham City than in Arkham
-Riots can feature up to 50 characters destroying things
-Two-Face and Penguin are killing cops, because they can
-Batman meets with Gordon and gives him tech to stay in contact
-All of the game's cutscenes take place in-engine, there are no pre-rendered cinematics. They are seamlessly integrated.
-Rocksteady is trying to take the level of in-game detail to the pre-rendered level
-Albert Feliu, lead character artist, says the polygon count on one character in Arkham Knight is as big as the count of the whole Arkham Asylum environment
-The detail in Gordon's face shows his age and it wrinkles as he talks
-Apex cloth physics are being used on Batman's cape and Gordon's trench coat so they react properly to wind and movement
-Although Jim Gordon believes she's gone, his daughter Barbara, a.k.a. Oracle is in the city and helping Batman
-Oracle is a "strong character" and is a character Batman physically meets as opposed to just a voice he hears
-She knows Batman's identity and is used to give him a human side
-Arkhamverse Barbara lines up with comic continuity in that she was paralysed by the Joker
-Batman knows Barbara is in the city and Jim Gordon believes she is not, the deception may become a plot point
-A new streamlined control option is used to tell batman to sprint to the nearest ledge and dive straight down
-Grapnel Gun now has a Mark 2 boost upgrade and slingshots Batman
-Line launcher returns to give Batman perch points and ziplines can be created instantly while flying around
-All quickfire gadgets, such as Batarangs, can be used in mid-air
-The classic counter system also returns. Rocksteady doesn't want to overcomplicate it as it thinks the strength is in the simplicity
However, it has enhanced it somewhat with new features
-Normal goons can now do the charge and tackle only the larger enemies could in previous games
-A well timed backflip and Batarang can be used to instantly KO enemies doing a charge
-Batman now has quick ground strikes but full ground takedowns are still available, though they take longer to execute
-Batman can glide through glass surfaces
-He has throw counters that grabs enemies and launches them into another for double damage
-Hazards in the environment such as power generators can be mixed into combat
-Riddler appears in the demo to put the Batmobile to the test in a three-lap time trial through the underground tunnels of Gotham, but to the only way to make it through is to use a special radar pulse that alters parts of the track
-Players click the left stick to move obstacles while driving at high speeds and the course gets difficult with every lap
-Riddler has a plan for Batman and the city too, beyond testing his skills
-Batman still has detective vision
-He can access grates from further away, when in range a button prompt appears and he'll roll forward to get under it
-From a grate it's possible to initiate multiple takedowns, as one enemy is grabbed the action slows and the camera can be pointed in the direction of another enemy.
- "Fear Takedowns" can be used on groups of three enemies as long as they're close together and none of them spot Batman
-The demo ends with a mysterious villain describes as a "militaristic Batman" with what looks like an "Arkham A" on his chest appears to land a jump kick on Batman and stomp him. He points a gun at Batman and the screen fades to black as the shot is fired.

Batmobile

-Batmobile is designed to be "the best car in any game ever", it takes up around 160mb of memory in game and will just about fit in an Xbox 360 (if that was the whole game). There are hundreds of thousands of polygons, as well as textures and shaders used on it
-Batmobile is the only car Batman has access to in the game
-It zooms to your location at the touch of the button
-It can do burnouts, jumps, boosts and "rotate in a circle at a full stop to get you pointed in the right direction
-It is bulletproof and can smash through barricades, trees and building corners
-Enemies will try and jump out of its way
-Driving gameplay is balanced with out-of-car gameplay so players don't just stay in it all the time
-While Batmobile has speed and damage Batman has a better freedom of movement and gadgets,
-Players can swap between the two based on what the job requires
-Batmobile can missile lock and fire an immobilizer at enemy vehicles
-Batmobile is designed to segue perfectly with Batman and his navigational skills
-When within range of a key point Batman can eject out of the Batmobile and launch himself into a fast glide

Kinda disappointed that citizens won't be walking around, Gotham in Arkham Origins felt "empty". Looks like it will feel similar to that too but I suppose the Batmobile helps make up for it.

This is the only thing that bothers me about this game.
I love the suit, the plot, the batmobile, etc...
Although I love all the games that have come before this, the thing that disappoints me is that you have this great city yet it is lifeless.
I was hoping with this new gen, you would have at least people wandering around now...even if its few.

Look at the image above, is it really believable to think that with a bomb scare, all that huge City you see and all you'll see are criminals outside?
I really wish they would have bothered to put people here or even others cars beside criminals driving by.

info says "...-Rocksteady is emphasising the detail is more important than the scale of the world. They don't want to create the biggest open-world, they want to create the richest, densest and most vibrant."

What's the point if the city looks dead and lifeless.

 

[Jameson Rook]

I actually don't mind Joker being dead for real this time, he was dead in Batman Beyond and that didn't stopped the series from reaching great heights. Heck, why not start introducing the Joker gang and have Bruce Timm voicing him again?

What more of a surprise is that this was claimed to be the "final" of the Arkhamverse. I could swore that this would be a start of a new trilogy on new consoles but instead they're making just one game. So long as they reboot it few years later and have Conroy and co reprise their roles that would be awesome. Love to see a Barbara/Batgirl that isn't paralyzed (like in the animated series), or heck, Batman Beyond.

 

[batfan08]

I think pedestrians create a slippery slope when you get into including vehicles. If you let people run them over, it undermines the quality of it as a Batman game, and, if you have some weird "phase through/crash" thing, then it undermines the reality of it. End of the day, there have to be compromises, and, at least, there's a reason for it. Plus, just because people aren't walking their dogs down sidewalks, that doesn't mean there won't be people. I'm sure they'd still retain the whole "side quest" thing where you save someone from attackers, like in previous games.

What I want to know is if we'll have access to the Batcave again, like in Origins. I think it's kind of strange for Oracle to be your base of operations when you have access to the entirety of Gotham; at the very least, have her share the job with Alfred, and set it up as sort of a "safe house" where you can go, if you're in dire need.

 

[GasparZizou]

I really hate that as well. Pedestrians would really add to the atmosphere.

I don't mind that at all, if they give the option to the player, people WILL run over civilians with the batmobile so much for being a hero.

Although I wouldn't mind saving one or two folks like you save political prisoners in AC.

 

[floreairfoot]

What more of a surprise is that this was claimed to be the "final" of the Arkhamverse. I could swore that this would be a start of a new trilogy on new consoles but instead they're making just one game. So long as they reboot it few years later and have Conroy and co reprise their roles that would be awesome. Love to see a Barbara/Batgirl that isn't paralyzed (like in the animated series), or heck, Batman Beyond.

Rocksteady said this was their final Batman game, and would finish the trilogy.

WB owns the rights to what Rocksteady created.. and if this game sells like the others, another studio is going to continue the line for sure; maybe with the "Arkham" title, maybe without, but I'd assume it's going to remain in the same continuity.

 

[Russell1982]

Apologies if this has been mentioned but does anyone else think the character of Arkham Knight sounds suspiciously like The Wrath? Wonder if this is just a renamed version for some reason.

 

[Russell1982]

Rocksteady said this was their final Batman game, and would finish the trilogy.

WB owns the rights to what Rocksteady created.. and if this game sells like the others, another studio is going to continue the line for sure; maybe with the "Arkham" title, maybe without, but I'd assume it's going to remain in the same continuity.

From the way they said its the end of the current timeline or something I got the impression that maybe they'll continue with more sequels to Origins, could be an interesting way to go setting up the introduction of more characters.