What would Gotham be without Bateman?
It's a question that seems almost sacrosanct, but it's one that Gotham Knights answers with a twist: WB Games developer Montreal investigates what might happen to a city lost to its legendary protector.
Instead of assuming the mantle of the caped crusader, Gotham Knights puts you in the spandex shoes of Batman in single-player or two-player online co-op, as revealed in the first preview of the game's initial release. Play as Batgirl, Nightwing, Robin or Red Hood as they team up to defeat their master and protect the city. By the end of the game, you'll be Gotham's protector, but it's up to you to choose which character you will face as they experience their journey filled with hardship, responsibility, and... weight lifting. Belfry has many sports activities.
Nighttime is definitely a gym fanatic. Harley Quinn doesn't call her "Nightbutt" for nothing.
After watching two hours of gameplay at WB Games' studio in Montreal, it's fair to say the decision won't be easy. The experience featured specific game locations at various points throughout the story. Join the journey of the crime fighters as they first recover from Batman's loss and take on the mysterious action he left behind, and jump into Harley Quinn's villainous arc for a few hours. (and even more so for their boss fights), giving a better understanding of the powers these superheroes can wield.
You can switch between four playable characters with a quick trip to the Belfry, Gotham Knights Center, and while they all share a central control system and complex combat mechanics, Gotham Knights has got the job done. Each hero is filled with his own unique character and abilities.
Batgirl is a stealthy woman who excels in one-on-one combat, with a comfortable approach to movement and taking down enemies in classic Batman style. Armed with technical abilities such as overloading enemy weapons to deal bioelectric damage or using AR mode to intercept nearby weapons, the combat looks intense and precise, reflecting Bruce Wayne's training in his own style.
Nighttime can be your support character with the skills of your allies, but also excels at hitting enemies in combat and attacking with acrobatics. Playing as Nightwing is a more intense experience; When you're taking out large groups of enemies with lightning-fast moves, you'll get in before you can react, and the aforementioned Nest power provides extra protection and healing for more teamwork-friendly crews.
Then you have the younger Robin, who sneaks up on attacks from above and administers justice with a hail of bullets as the Red Hood takes down the gun-toting brothers.
Red Hood wields his twin guns, but isn't afraid to hit hard with his fists in close combat. Various abilities and combat with other and scene powers have been improved for the death story.
These differences are made even more impressive by Gotham Knight's approach to Boost, a fighting mechanic that sees you fill the bar with perfect dodges to reveal unique moves that take advantage of each hero's personal style. You can fill up your willpower bar with timed hits, which you can launch an attack by properly pressing the square button that makes it even more powerful. In combat, it's a satisfying, rhythmic beat that makes the fight seem like a dance. The flow will only be interrupted if your character makes a mistake. concept
Nightwing, for example, performs acrobatic jumps that lift her enemies off their heads, but also unleashes a barrage of vicious batarangs - making your character's every move feel natural. Branching skill trees allow for a degree of customization that allows each character to fit their own unique style, with each character having three unique skill trees to choose from with AP-enhanced skills gained from completing missions.
Each knight can use elemental powers to deal additional damage. Batgirl's bioelectric effect that stun enemies when their weapons are overloaded.
For Batgirl, these are Justice, Grit, and Oracle, each reflecting combat, endurance, and hacking skills, while the Red Hood's Marksman, Brawler, and Vengeance are all about shooting, engagement, and damage. Each knight has a custom knight tree (Nightwing and Flying Trapeze for spectral platforms) that encourages you to take the place of the now-empty Batman, with unique and powerful abilities depending on each knight's path. for the Red Cap) about Gotham. All of this works very well to maintain a sense of individuality, which is important in two-player co-op when players can choose the same member of the bat family.
These characters differ not only in skill trees. WB Games Montreal cinematographer Wilson Mooy explained that the cinematics in Gotham Knights were designed with each hero in mind. Recorded with voice and set to music. To capture the true nature of each character at that time.
Basically, you'll get four different experiences as you move around the city, with the option to switch characters each night or team up with a loved one to see their full story. You'll also be spoiled for choice when it comes to customizing the game as the story progresses, as well as collecting costumes to create an ever-customizable superhero look, different parts of each outfit can be changed at will. Everything you want.
As he interacts with the game's villains, it shows how new Robin's role is to the world of superheroes. This is shown in his first uncomfortable meeting with Dr. Quinn, in contrast to his more experienced colleague's personal relationship.
Ultimately, the four heroes share a common goal: to protect Gotham City by eliminating opportunistic criminals and gathering clues to larger events by uncovering the darkest secrets buried beneath the city's foundations. As you search through the gallery of villains for clues, the trailer's five open-world Gotham environments can be found at the end of a realistic grappling hook or on the back of a Batbike (mainly equipped with a special Willy key).
Perhaps the most famous of these villains is Harley Quinn, whose character has transformed from the brooding dream girl we've seen in popular media to a mature and slightly troubled psychopath. . The city is no longer guarded by Batman. Harley is allowed to spread her wings as a separate entity, which can only mean one thing: Gotham City is about to go haywire. We're lucky he takes the jockeys for a spin.
Mr. Freeze, Clay Face, and Harley Quinn all appear in Gotham Knights and explain how they live without Batman and how they relate to Gotham.
As you roam the night streets of the city, you'll be tasked with hunting down petty criminals and investigating detectives for clues and information that will lead them to their devious plans. However, we already know Harley's location for the previous crime-fighting mod: Blackgate Prison. Here we first meet him in the operation, surrounded by overcrowded inmates, walls burning and lots of party balloons sitting around wondering what he's done.
Gotham without Batman may seem strange, but the reality is that it's an interesting departure from the stories we've heard before. It's new and familiar in DC mythology, but a new era of heroes means a whole new world of possibilities.
Gotham Knights releases for PlayStation 5 on October 21, 2022.