Gotham Knights the developer Warner Bros. Montreal has unveiled a number of new gameplay details about the upcoming PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PC games, although nothing incredibly juicy or super salient. And, unfortunately, there is no word for a more specific release date than the “2021” window provided last year. Furthermore, there is no word on when we will see the bat Man next game. However, if Warner Bros. Montreal is on the market and doing rounds with the press, this suggests that there is news on the horizon.
For now, the developer revealed that while the game was developed with four playable characters in mind, it was designed more specifically for the two-player cooperative mode. According to Warner Bros. executive producer. Montreal, Fleur Marty, the combat system has been completely overhauled since Batman: Origins of Arkham, the studio’s last game in this universe. And, as mentioned, this new system was made with the co-op mode for two players in mind.
“The dynamics of two players fit the fantasy and the Gotham City scene. The ‘double’ or double is such a central feature of the universe that there is a literal abbreviation for it in the comic, animation, film and TV versions,” adds Patrick Redding, the game’s creative director. “Gotham is a city of alleys and roofs, so the footprint for gameplay needs to be compatible with that.”
The pair mentioned above confirms that the game can be played alone and also confirms that players will be able to switch between heroes at any time, although you need to go to The Belfry, the Batcave version of the game. In other words, the characters cannot be changed in real time.
In addition, while there are RPG elements in the game, players will not have to worry about leveling up all heroes from scratch, because the story progression is shared between all the characters.
“Since the progression of the story is shared between all the characters, it also makes sense that you don’t have to increase them from scratch every time you want to change. It also remains very consistent in terms of our narrative, ”said Marty. “Since the other members of the Batman family are always present in some way behind the scenes, while you are in the world fighting crime or unraveling the mystery, they are not inactive. So it makes sense that they are also progressing and getting stronger.”
This is where the details end, or at least this is where the details of the salient variety end, and now, there is no word on when we will hear about the next game, which is scheduled to be released this year.
H / T, Game Radar.