Gotham Knights' Crafting and Upgrade Feature Explained

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Gotham Knights, the upcoming action-RPG from WB Games Montreal, is aiming for an October 2022 release. The game is set in the DC Comics universe, and should be expanding upon the gameplay formula established by Rocksteady's popularArkham series. Gotham Knights will allow players to explore an open-world version of Gotham City, either alone or via two-player co-op.

One of the more interesting features that has been revealed is Gotham Knights' crafting and upgrading system, which will give players even more ways to build out their characters. Batgirl, Robin, Nightwing, and Red Hood will each have a range of suits for players to create and upgrade, offering increased stats and special bonuses dictated by the player's preferred style.

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Gotham Knights' crafting system was revealed during the recent Nightwing and Red Hood gameplay showcase, with a variety of different suits available for each of those heroes. Players will find the blueprints for new suits while exploring Gotham City, and earn the materials to craft them through completing missions and fighting crime.

Each suit has a range of stats to help players differentiate them:

Players will be able to craft any of the suits they've found blueprints for at the Workbench in the Belfry, which is the headquarters for the Gotham Knights.

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It seems players will also be able to craft weaponry while working at the Workbench in the Belfry. The Nightwing and Red Hood trailer briefly showed off full crafting options, which included categories for both melee and ranged weapons. While it's unlikely equipped weapons will change a character's overall fighting style or animations,