Gotham Knights Should Consider Standalone Spin-offs Like Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales

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One feature Gotham Knightshas over other action-adventure superhero games is fluidity between multiple playable protagonists. WB Games Montreal prioritizes the player’s experience in Gotham Knights, allowing fans to swap between Nightwing, Robin, Batgirl, and Red Hood at the Belfry, seemingly whenever they want. Moreover, they can play as any combination of these characters in online, two-player co-op. But if Gotham Knights wants to expand on its base game’s story and characters, WB Games Montreal could consider standalone spin-offs.

This could entail a more concise experience with individual characters as the sole protagonist. In doing so, fans would become more acquainted with Gotham Knights’ titular characters, and whichever protagonist is chosen to feature could be elaborated upon greatly. There would be obvious downsides to making standalone stories, including the fact that one of Gotham Knights’ main appeals is its multiple protagonists, but if it does get spin-offs they should follow the same formula as Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales.

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Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales’ playtime depends on how many optional activities the player engages with, but its main narrative can be completed in several hours. This may sound short to some fans, but it is a concise experience with refined mechanics that plays uniquely different from Marvel’s Spider-Man. Miles is given his own storyline after the events of Marvel’s Spider-Man, and comes into his own as a new wall-crawler. Rhino is even reprised to great effect, becoming a more interesting villain.

If Gotham Knights followed this template for one or more spin-offs, WB Games Montreal could