“Some mechanics will not seem totally strange to people who played the Arkham series, but they are very different in many ways.”
WB Games Montreal, the studio behind Batman’s next game, Gotham Knights, confirmed that the team “totally redesigned” the combat system to improve the cooperative experience.
Gotham Knights is an open-world, single-player cooperative action RPG starring Batgirl, Nightwing, Red Hood and Robin. The configuration is that the quartet must protect Gotham after the alleged death of Bruce Wayne.
“We have completely redesigned the combat system so that it works well in cooperative mode,” said Fleur Marty, executive producer at Gotham Knights, to GamesRadar +. “Of course, we are still a fighter, and some of the mechanics will not look totally strange to people who played and liked the Arkham series, but it is in many ways very different.”
“The dynamics of two players fit the fantasy and the Gotham City scene. The ‘duo’ or duo is such a central feature of the universe that there is a literal abbreviation for it in the comic, animation, film and TV versions,” added creative director Patrick Redding. “Gotham is a city of alleys and roofs, so the footprint for gameplay needs to be compatible with that.”
“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.”
Go to GamesRadar + for the full interview.
Gotham Knights was revealed in August 2020 and is due to be released on PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and Xbox One later this year.