![]() Story - Takes place on Christmas Eve - Years before the previous two games - Mob boss Black Mask will give a fortune for Batman’s head - Top assassins and supervillains from the DC Comics universe are out to get Batman - Cops on the take from the mob join the manhunt as well - Batman needs to outsmart his enemies, find out why Black Mask wants him dead, and prove to what good cops that he’s on their side General - Porting Arkham City to Wii U let the team get familiar with Unreal 3 - Doing a prequel lets the team carve a unique territory if Rockstar were to move the Arkham timeline ahead down the road - Rocksteady’s project is tightly under wraps - Younger Batman also “gives us the opportunity to refresh things a bit” - Combat system still in place - Will have “new layers, new opportunities, and new tactics” - New enemy types - Batman not as finely honed as in the previous games - Won’t control the Batwing directly - Batwing will figure into story sequences and acts as a universe-appropriate form of fast travel - Has the traditional predator mode in which players swing from perch to perch, glide kick, string guys upside-down, etc. - New remote claw that is like the grappler in Just Cause 2 - Batman targets two objects and fires out a claw - This hooks into the first object and launches another claw and rope to the second object - Can then pull the two objects together - Use this to knock enemies together, slam heavy objects into foes, string objects or people under a perch - Can string up an explosive barrel under a perch, lure enemies with a sonic batarang, then cut the rope with a normal batarang, dropping the explosive on their heads - Team knows Black Mask isn’t the most popular villain - Old Gotham is only half of the game world - Another new entire area is across the bridge called New Gotham - New Gotham is classier and has much taller skyscrapers - New zone doubles the size of the game world - Players can dismantle the hacked tower network - Towers emit a jamming signal that prevents the Batwing from flying into the area, meaning no fast travel - It also halts Batman’s sensors from placing points of interest on the map - Taking down the towers are varied and require all of Batman’s navigation, puzzle solving, and combat skills - Some can be taken down quickly, others must be returned to later with an upgrade - “Crime in Progress”: ex – saving some cops from a group of thugs, rescuing a snitch from being tossed off a roof - Activities give Batman a chance for experience point bonuses - Completing side quests also contributes to the GCPD’s understanding and appreciation of Batman - They will begin to know Batman and which side he stands on based on how much you take on the optional missions - Most Wanted system gives players a chance to go after villains outside of the core storyline - These optional side missions can be tackled when you discover them - Many optional missions offer upgrades - Batman’s butler Alfred may notice that he had a tough time in that situation and give him a new gadget - Dark Knight system is slightly more behind the scenes, though it’s still important - Dark Knight system provides a lengthy string of tasks that slowly goes up in difficulty as the game progresses - The team wants to avoid boring tutorials while still training players to be masters of predator and combat systems - Complete a certain number of counters or silent takedowns to receive XP rewards or a specific upgrade - Dark Knight system doesn’t replace challenge mode - Team wants to make challenges more meaningful Game demo - Takes place about an hour into the game - Batman is perched above Jezebel plaza - Black Mask’s assassins have stirred up the local thugs - No towering walls keeping villains in check and many citizens call Arkham City home since there isn’t a prison - Amusement Mile hasn’t been flooded - Batman is looking to find out why Black Mask is trying to kill him - Batman decides to go to the party to track down Penguin, who hears about everything - Eventually, Penguin gives some intel on a murder at Lacey Towers - Claw grips Batman’s ankle and drags him out of the room before he can finish his questioning - Batman reaches for the door, but his arm is stomped by a mysterious figure - Batman ends up suspended upside-down from the rafters - Deathstroke circles Batman with a drawn sword - Batman blocks and disarms Deathstroke, using the sword to cut himself free - Thanks to Penguin’s tip, Batman goes to Lacey Towers - The cops say it’s a double homicide - One victim is supposedly Black Mask - Inside the apartment, Batman sees Black Mask’s girlfriend strung up on a chandelier - Black Mask’s assumed body is laying face up across the room - Batman goes into first-person detective vision to examine the situation |
Source: http://www.nintendoeverything.com
Being released in October this year apparently.
The game isn't being made by Rocksteady