Batman: Arkham Knight

[X Knight]

The Arkham Knight is either

Spoiler

The Joker or (more likely) Tommy Elliot a.k.a. Hush, whom we last saw escaping Arkham City with a brand new, surgically constructed Bruce Wayne face.

 

[Drz]

That's because Flash did a poor rush job. That's why the world was changed so much, that Zoom became a living paradox. It was all explained within the comic!

 

[Llama_Shepherd]

Wait, Geoff Johns is involved with the story?

Ugh, that really worries me. The guy does not get Batman at all IMO.

Eh, I admit he can't write Batman worth a damn. But he's pretty good at giving old ideas a new face.

I hope his "I swear this is a brand new character in no way related to the literally dozen other anti-Batman" character is at least better than the one Scott Snyder excreted out. Hell Forever Evil shows that it should be.

 

[Drz]

Lol people still think Johns isn't a good Batman writer, Green Lantern comics are a decade old by now!

I hope Arkham Knight is Hugo Strange. He was physically capable of passing Ras' al Ghul's test and is connected to Arkham.

 

[ThePhantasm]

Johns ISN'T a good Batman writer. He seems to have a distaste for the character, actually.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

The Arkham Knight is either

Spoiler

The Joker or (more likely) Tommy Elliot a.k.a. Hush, whom we last saw escaping Arkham City with a brand new, surgically constructed Bruce Wayne face.

That idea sounds joyful
I hope at least there is more of HUSH

That's because Flash did a poor rush job. That's why the world was changed so much, that Zoom became a living paradox. It was all explained within the comic!

That story will make me cherish Wally's line more
"Time travel gives me a headache"

I hope his "I swear this is a brand new character in no way related to the literally dozen other anti-Batman" character is at least better than the one Scott Snyder excreted out. Hell Forever Evil shows that it should be.

I hope it's not a Joker-lite character

 

[Drz]

Johns ISN'T a good Batman writer. He seems to have a distaste for the character, actually.

So much that Batman was the 2nd lead of Flashpoint, he wrote Batman: Earth One, has Batman star on the Justice League and has Batman being the 2nd lead of Forever Evil comic book event.

Yeah, people still like to cry and moan about the few times Batman guest starred in early Batman comics, but thats what happens when people in forums pretend to know about writers.

 

[Shikamaru]

Eh, I admit he can't write Batman worth a damn. But he's pretty good at giving old ideas a new face.

I hope his "I swear this is a brand new character in no way related to the literally dozen other anti-Batman" character is at least better than the one Scott Snyder excreted out. Hell Forever Evil shows that it should be.

I agree.

The Arkham Knight does sound very similar to Owlman. Not just Snyder's Owlman but Owlman in general.

So much that Batman was the 2nd lead of Flashpoint,

Not Bruce Wayne's Batman.

he wrote Batman: Earth One

Which was very poorly written IMO.

has Batman star on the Justice League

1) He is arguably the most superfluous member in the current run.
1) Batman would be on the JL either way. DC wouldn't allow the JL without their biggest cash cow.

and has Batman being the 2nd lead of Forever Evil comic book event.

I haven't read Forever Evil so I can't comment.

 

[Figs]

These details from Neogaf, did they get them directly from Rocksteady's website or something?

 

[Dark_Lord]

These details from Neogaf, did they get them directly from Rocksteady's website or something?

Digital version of GameInformer.

 

[Figs]

Digital version of GameInformer.

Nice!

 

[X Knight]

is there an Arkham collection that bundles the prior games together?

 

[venom892]

The trailer and details have me very excited. Although this Arkham Knight business has me a little worried. I hope it isn't Joker because that would be beyond jumping the shark.

 

[Dark_Lord]

I think there's a bundle with Asylum and City and another bundle with all 3, but Origins is the only one that comes on a disc. Asylum and City are downloads.

 

[TX85]

Loving all the info already,I'm excited for it!!

 

[The Batman]

I agree.

The Arkham Knight does sound very similar to Owlman. Not just Snyder's Owlman but Owlman in general.



Not Bruce Wayne's Batman.



Which was very poorly written IMO.



1) He is arguably the most superfluous member in the current run.
1) Batman would be on the JL either way. DC wouldn't allow the JL without their biggest cash cow.



I haven't read Forever Evil so I can't comment.

I can comment on FE

FE has Batman essentially being Lex's b*tch.

Geoff Johns is a poor Batman writer. He always seems eager to take the character down a notch, whether subtly or obnoxiously.

 

[Oscorp]

It's obviously not Joker. He wouldn't have the required physics to be an anti-Batman.

Speaking of that, I hate mirror villains with the exception of Venom. Those are so unoriginal.

 

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

The trailer and details have me very excited. Although this Arkham Knight business has me a little worried. I hope it isn't Joker because that would be beyond jumping the shark.

The series is coming to an end anyway. I'm sure they'll reference The Joker in some form.

 

[The Caped Knight]

Some details from neogaf.

• Last Batman game for Rocksteady, will work on something totally new next.
• There will be a brand new villain, something made by Rocksteady that they say will be the ultimate test for Batman (That's the Arkham Knight)
• Batmobile can be called at any moment with a button.
• The city streets are much wider to allow for the batmobile. You will rocket jump off ramps and do all sorts of cool maneuvers.
• You can eject jump out of the batmobile right into a super fast glide straight through the glass of a building to knock out enemies. They said glass breaking will be a big new thing.
• New moves include being able to use all your gadgets during flight. You now have a counter throw where you counter a guy and throw him into another guy. A new quick ground takedown. A quick backflip where you then throw a batarang in an enemies face.
• For the predator sections you can now chain takedowns of up to four enemies. For instance pop out of a grate and take one guy, jump to the next and so on. You can now enter grates from a distance, he will automatically do a jump or roll to enter them.
• Riddler challenges seem to be car based. The first one has you enter a sort of Riddler race track where you have to activate walls and ramps, when you activate one another closes so as you drive you have to be constantly turning on and off these ramps as you navigate the course.
• Batmobile fires missles and stun guns. It destroys anything it touches so if you bump into cars the cars go flying. It's basically unstoppable.
• Story is that after Joker's death all the criminals decided to work together and their plan comes together this night where they plan to kill batman. The article talks mostly about Scarecrow, he scattered bombs throughout Gotham.
• Oracle will play a larger role, you get to visit her base and talk to her, tons of batman easter eggs included.
• Kevin Conroy is Batman, all the previous voice actors are back.
• Gotham City is 5 times bigger than AC. Split into 3 areas. NO LOAD TIMES at all, entering buildings is seemless.
• They spend a bunch of time talking about how detailed the models are, one character has more polygons than the environment of Asylum.
• Batman will start off with the old batsuit and upgrade at some point in the game.
• The Arkham Knight looks like Batman without a cape, you can't really see him since he is in shadows, but you can see the outline of the ears which are shorter than Batman's and his eyes glow blue. He has some pretty big gadgets around his belt and legs.
• - All quickfire gadgets can now be used during flight.
  - Combat tweaks (note: Not enough time to go over these in detail. for example, you can throw by tilting left towards the opponent and hitting counter)
  - did I mention the screenshots are gorgeous?
  - Arkham Knight isn't just the name of the game.. it's also the name of the [new] villain.
  - Fear Takedowns. ie, burst out of grate, action slows down allowing you to target another goon for another attack and so on. Can be used on groups up to 3 as long as they're close enough together and no one has already spotted Batman.
  - They seem to try to tackle the old school Arkham issue of "open door - black screen loading"
  - The game looks gorgeous. Huge.
  -"This is a single-player game. There is no multiplayer."
  - You can launch into a fast glide from the Batmobile just like the trailer.

EDIT: More from neogaf

-No more pre-rendered cinematics everything is done in engine
-The larger riots can have up to 50 people flipping cars and looting stores.

Characters
-Things such as Gordon's trench coat and Batman's cape now have Apex cloth physics. They react realistically to changes in wind and movement
-When it rains rains bead of water run down Batman's suit tracing every groove
-The wrinkles on Gordon's face crinkle as he talks

The City
-The city is as detailed as ever with realistic moving clouds with the moon shining through
-Halloween characters and balloons litter the street adding a creepy vibe
-Neon signs of the various shops shine brightly around the city
-The skyline has helicopters and blimps flying through it
-Steam puffs out of the sewers in a realistic way

• You can now use the linear launcher on anything to create ziplines. This is done in mid flight so you can quickly land where you want.
• All enemies now have the ability to grapple Batman, not just big guys.
• Roads wont have many vehicles, just some thug cars and cop cruisers
• There can be enemy riots, up to 50 enemies on screen at once.
• More Riddler type challenges than just racing.

Some story spoilers from the demo GI saw.

Spoiler

• Starts off with the evacuation of Gotham cause Scarecrow has put fear toxin bombs all over
• Each villain is doing their own mission to cause chaos and spread Batman thin.
• Two-Face and Pengiun are shooting cops in the streets.
• Batman sees the batsignal and meets Gordon at the roof, fills him in on the scarecrow issue and Gordon gets a call from Barbara saying she is out of the city.
• Batman goes off to find scarecrow thugs and contacts Barbara who is of course still in the city helping him out.
• He helps some police when an armored vehicle comes through the streets blowing up police cars, batman hops into the batmobile and takes down the vehicle. Out of the wreckage a scarecrow thug tries to throw fear toxin at batman but he catches it and gets the info he wants.
• He takes a detour to find a riddler thug, you know the drill, this leads him into an underground race track, lab thing where Riddler shows up and says he will be testing you all night long.
• He beats the race track, Riddler says he will use the data he learned to make much harder tracks later.
• He next visits the clock tower oracle is in, it has a statue head that you pull back like Adam West's switch, no red button, its a scanner instead. This reveals the hidden room. She is analyzing the toxin from the thug. It has a radiation she can track, Batman needs to reach an antennae in the Falcone shipping yard.
• He beats up some goons and puts the tracker on the antennae. As he walks out he is being shot at buy a guy in a militaristic Batsuit flying through the air at him. The batsuit has a big A on it. He knocks down Batman, stomps on him and says "you aren't going anywhere". He points his gun at Batman's head and the screen fades to black and you hear a gunshot. End of demo.

I like that there are finally no more pre-rendered cinematics. That means we'll get to see out alternate costume in cutscenes.

 

[Oscorp]

I love all these news! More so than the actual trailer to be honest. I still prefer the AC trailer. Heck, even the Origins trailer I think.

I love that we'll get closure to this series. When you look back at it, you'll appreciate it as it'll feel like a whole, finished Product.

 

[Doc Ock]

I missed out on Arkham Origins but I will not miss this(I'm waiting for Origins to price drop)! I was truly hoping Rocksteady was working on the next Batman. I'm glad the rumors are true! Very excited! Right now the Arkhamverse is my favorite form of current Batman media!

I hope it has more epic Freeze! Freeze made City for me, being my favorite Batman villain.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

is there an Arkham collection that bundles the prior games together?

Maybe that's saved for next year
Isn't Arkham Origins still hot?

 

[the_ultimate_evil]

Eh, good riddance
Scarecrow and more A list Batman villains deserve their chance to shine

meh while i agree, i just love the clown its the same as supes/lex richards/doom or spidey/green goblin its just hard to have one without the other

 

[Spider-Aziz]

I missed out on Arkham Origins but I will not miss this(I'm waiting for Origins to price drop)!

Price drop is the best thing to do, the lower it drops the better
If you're lucky, you won't need to download a patch fixing the loads of glitches people say the game suffer of

 

[X Knight]

I think there's a bundle with Asylum and City and another bundle with all 3, but Origins is the only one that comes on a disc. Asylum and City are downloads.

ah, thanks.