Gotham Knights is one of the most anticipated titles of 2022. The action RPG will follow four iconic characters from DC Comics' Bat family as they try to deal with the ramifications of a Gotham without the Caped Crusader.
WB Games has done an amazing job at providing glimpses of each playable character, their backstories and the game world.
One developer has assured that the availability of four playable characters —Robin, Batgirl, Nightwing and Red Hood — means players will experience four unique arcs depending on their choice of characters.
This is an interesting development and something that fans will hope has been fleshed out properly and is not merely tokenistic.
Furthermore, despite the primary antagonist of Gotham Knights having already been revealed to be the Court of Owls, the RPG will reportedly feature many personalities from the Batman rogues gallery.
This is excellent news for fans as the Caped Crusader has a plethora of interesting villains with intriguing gimmicks to come across.
In a recent interview with CBR, Patrick Redding, the director of Gotham Knights, revealed that a number of classic Batman villains will be appearing in the game. He talked about how the villains themselves will be reacting to the vacuum created by Batman's death to try and "redefine themselves."
Redding stated:
Redding mentioned that Gotham Knights' team has "only really spoken about one particular member of the Batman rogues gallery -- Mr. Freeze." Fans already saw a short fight scene between Batgirl and Mr. Freeze in 2020 during a gameplay walkthrough.
In Gotham Knights, players will be following the four Bat family members in their quest to deal with those who threaten Gotham after the demise of Batman.
Although playing in a Gotham
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