Amidst all the Batmobiles and fancy gadgets, I think a lot of people have forgotten that Batman is more than just a collection of wonderful toys wrapped up in a broken and deranged individual with a massive trust fund. The Arkham games established three core styles of gameplay that would be present at any time as players busted heads as the caped crusader. Predator, detective and combat modes all combined to form one glorious trinity of ass-kicking in Arkham Asylum, City and Oranges. But the Batman will have a new trick or two up his sleeve in Arkham Knight.
That’s according to Batman: Arkham Knight director and Rocksteady Studios co-founder Sefton Hill, who tweeted out a few hints of new content that would be revealed soon:
So I promised a trailer date this week but then we thought of a much more exciting way to do this so you’ll need to wait just a bit longer.
— Sefton Hill (@Seftonhill) April 18, 2015
Not to rub it in but I reviewed the latest edit and it’s looking sweet. You might well see someone familiar from Arkham City in there.
— Sefton Hill (@Seftonhill) April 18, 2015
The trailer also shows off a very cool new feature to @BatmanArkham that no one outside of Rocksteady / Warner has seen before!
— Sefton Hill (@Seftonhill) April 19, 2015
Here’s what we do know so far about the game. When it comes to combat, terror plays a big part, as Batman happens to now be able to take down up to three enemies at a time with the new fear mechanic. If you’re able to stay out of sight of enemies, players can chain these instant knockouts, thereby clearing the field sooner.
Players can also use environmental objects to incapacitate a foe (HE AIN’T PRETTY NO MORE!), throw an enemy into his pals and use various new gadgets in the pursuit of justice and broken bones. What’s also been revealed, is that Batman will be able to navigate Gotham City outside of the Batmobile, with more precision and better cornering as he glides around.
So what’s the new gameplay mechanic being teased then? I think it’s quite obvious:
I freaking knew it!
Last Updated: April 21, 2015
Francois Knoetze
April 21, 2015 at 10:04
The game can’t come soon enough!?
Completely off topic. anybody know where I can get Dualshock 4 replacement analogue sticks? my controllers are tearing apart at the rubbers an they were bought on launch. so out of warranty. Sterkinekor and Partserve don’t want to help at all.
ReaperOfSquirrels
April 21, 2015 at 10:11
Partserve doesn’t deal with that kind of issue, but they also don’t know where to get replacements. I worked there, so I know how useless they can be. I’ll check and see if I can find where you can get them, but a few people on here have replaced theirs already and should be able to help.
Francois Knoetze
April 21, 2015 at 10:19
dude thank you so much! going to order 2 sets right away. I can’t play with squishy bits in-between my fingers! it drives me up the wall!!
ReaperOfSquirrels
April 21, 2015 at 10:22
No problem.
That’s the link to the original ones, they have others at the same price too.
Francois Knoetze
April 21, 2015 at 10:49
prefer the originals. hopefully they will last longer than the old ones. thanks again!
Admiral Chief asked for this
April 21, 2015 at 10:06
Jenson would kick Batman’s ass 6-0
Hammersteyn
April 21, 2015 at 10:09
Ag please, Jenson is like the K-mart version of Iron-Man
Admiral Chief asked for this
April 21, 2015 at 10:10
Yes, he has less money
Blood Emperor Trevor
April 21, 2015 at 10:10
I’d call those fighting words, but it really wouldn’t be a fight. ;P
ReaperOfSquirrels
April 21, 2015 at 10:19
On an unrelated note… saw you playing AdVenture Capitalist… it’s available on Kongregate (Web based) and on iOS and Android too.
#FeedTheAddiction
Admiral Chief asked for this
April 21, 2015 at 11:50
I’m already playing on Android as well.
Also, having fun stalking me?
ReaperOfSquirrels
April 21, 2015 at 12:00
Nope, saw the notification pop up last night while playing Lego Hobbit.
Hammersteyn
April 21, 2015 at 10:08
Phone me when they include shark repellant
http://media2.giphy.com/media/QdAaeNLwNUlFK/giphy.gif
Blood Emperor Trevor
April 21, 2015 at 10:10
The new feature is a credit card/QTE/micro-transaction link. If you time your QTE just right it’ll automatically debit your account & let you win the encounter.
Admiral Chief asked for this
April 21, 2015 at 10:10
You joke…these days it may just be true
Blood Emperor Trevor
April 21, 2015 at 10:11
I was joking? Wait… um… yes. Yes, I was joking. *cough* Nothing to see here.
Hammersteyn
April 21, 2015 at 10:11
I bet you need to buy fuel for the batmobile through MT
ReaperOfSquirrels
April 21, 2015 at 10:13
Don’t give them ideas man!
Hammersteyn
April 21, 2015 at 10:14
Preorder now
http://i0.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/003/675/batman-credit-card1.jpg
Blood Emperor Trevor
April 21, 2015 at 10:19
I doubt I am, these are the same people who thought of having micro-transactions in MP with their online supply drops.
Greylingad
April 21, 2015 at 10:47
Bert-meh…I’m only saying this to avoid the hype train, which has gotten me excited for the game, which I will not be getting on to….But the Batmobile looks so awesome….Ok, I’m lying, I’m passenger number 862 in coach 7, anyone out there is welcome to join me…
Don
April 21, 2015 at 11:50
Oranges? lol guessing you not a great fan of that Batman prequel game Darryn