WB Games Montréal’s Gotham Knights has been out for three months now, but what are the chances of Gotham Knights 2 taking players back to Gotham City? Let’s take a look at the possibility of the Bat-Family suiting up and returning for a video game sequel.
Gotham Knights Characters Ranked
Despite the superhero genre dominating the landscapes of cinema and television for the past decade plus, the world of gaming hasn’t quite gone in the same direction. Sure, there are comic book-themed games being released every so often, but not as regularly as some might expect. As a result, when a superhero video game is released, there’s a lot of attention and buzz surrounding it – for better or worse, really. If the game is fantastic, the hype works in its favour. If it is less than stellar, well, you know how the Internet and hyperbole go hand in hand… Let’s say it’s described as the worst thing ever.
One of the biggest drawbacks of Gotham Knights is how it’s constantly compared to the Batman: Arkham series. In our positive review of the game, we discussed how this would be a major factor in how people approached the title and judged it – and it proved to be prophetic words. It also didn’t help that the game was cancelled for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, even though it only ran at 30 FPS. After all, if Gotham Knights was supposed to focus on being the best possible game for next-gen consoles, then why didn’t it run at the expected level?
Ultimately, the reception towards Gotham Knights proved to be slightly more than lukewarm – well, enough for a warm cup of tea. It was far from the disaster that the Internet painted it out to be, but it received a 68% score for the PlayStation 5 version and 64% score for the Xbox Series X on
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