Batman: Arkham Knight
Summary
TheBatman : Arkhamseries merit far better intervention than it has recently been receiving . Most are aware by now thatSuicide Squad : Kill the Justice Leaguehas failed to impress both critic and players likewise . Repetitive gameplay and microtransactions aside , its cringe - get story was an additional dashing hopes . For some , Suicide Squadhas missed its mug so drastically that it should not even be considered canyon alongside the celebrated plot that come before it . Player depend on Steam have remain at rock bottom , andeven the lately release Joker DLChas failed to make a considerable remainder in public pastime .
Anyone can play armchair field general , conjecture what could have been done well . However , hindsight is n’t necessary to screw thatSuicide Squadwas weighed down by an amalgamation of bad theme right from the outset . The way the game bend over backward to link up its story to theArkhamseries only makes it more bizarre . With that saidthe failures ofSuicide Squaddo not tarnish the beloved games that came before it . WhileArkham Knightput a seemingly definitive ending on the Arkhamverse , it also laid the groundwork for a potential continuation that is far more worth thanSuicide Squad .
Suicide Squad : drink down the Justice League is a somewhat unusual inheritor to the Batman : Arkham series , with major similarity and difference of opinion likewise .
While Gotham Knights Was Also Underwhelming, It Is A Better Arkamverse Game Than Suicide Squad
Gotham Knights Has Its Own Canon
Another late DC dissapointment wasGotham Knightsby WB Games Montreal . While most critics highlighted the game ’s technical issues and underwhelming combat , Gotham Knights’biggest setback was being compared to theArkhamseries — one it was not canon to in the first place . However , the plot ’s substance ingredients align it much nearer to the Arkhamverse thanSuicide Squadever was . Gotham Knightsis certainly not on the level ofArkham Asylum , City , Knight , orOrigins , but it ’s a far more feasible follow - up toArkham Knight . Despite its defect , it introduces delimitate elements that could be expanded upon in future instalment .
Most of the pivotal story moments inBatman : Arkham Knightinvolve its secondary villain , the nominal Arkham Knight . deep in the game ’s account , the Arkham Knight ’s identity is unwrap to be Jason Todd , the 2nd Robin inBatmancanon , who seeks retaliation on Bruce Wayne for his perceive abandonment . In the traditional knowledge of the comics , Todd ’s rendering of Robin is kill by the Joker , only to be resurrected in the Lazarus Pit . He thenadopts the anti - hero persona of Red Hood , employ far more violent methods than Batman . This sets up an idealistic starting detail for anArkham Knightsequel .
When Batman ’s true identity is break in the climax ofArkham Knight , he invokes the " Knightfall Protocol , " seemingly killing both himself and his butler , Alfred Pennyworth . Ironically , just asArkham Knightends with the " death " of Bruce Wayne , Gotham Knightsbegins with the cap reformist dying as well . IfGotham Knightshad been a lineal continuation toArkham Knight , the stage was already set with a deceased Bruce Wayne . Todd would have see a new purpose in his latest persona as the Red Hood . Similarly , the death of Wayne would be a perfect catalyst for introducing Nightwing into the Arkhamverse .
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Gotham Knights ' other two central figures , Tim Drake and Barbara Gordon , also have their story primed inArkham Knight . Batman heroically take to give up himself to Scarecrow to hold start the lives of Gordon and Robin ( Drake ) . Were continuity to impart over intoGotham Knights , the guilt of knowing that Wayne sacrificed his sprightliness for theirs would provide reason for Gordon and Drake to fall in Nightwing and Red Hood in their quest to save Gotham . All Gordon would have to do is acquire her Batgirl persona , and voilà -all of the necessary pieces for aGotham Knightsgame would line up .
The studio behind the underratedBatman : Arkham Originsiscurrently evolve a Wonder Woman biz .
Will Batman: Arkham Shadow Be A Fitting Sequel To Arkham Knight?
Major Narrative Aspects Still Unclear
The end ofArkham Knightsuggests that Wayne may have snoop his death in the destruction of the Bat - Cave and Wayne Manor , continuing to press crime in Gotham in some alternate form . It also set up up the " Code Black " that assembles the heroes inGotham Knights , had it been the true replacement toArkham Knight . Wayne ’s last at the last ofGotham Knightscould still align with the storyline , prompt the four newfangled heroes of Gotham into their own narrative in a potential sequel . moreover , Wayne ’s death inGotham Knightsis picture more admirably than the one inSuicide Squad .
Regardless of either game ’s plot line , Suicide SquadandGotham Knightsboth left players hanker for a higher - quality entry in theArkhamseries . Batman : Arkham Shadowwas recently announcedas an coming Meta Quest exclusive , and how it will incorporate into the broader Arkhamverse remains to be seen . Given the backlashSuicide Squadreceived for its handling of Bruce Wayne ’s expiry , it would n’t be surprising ifArkham Shadowwere to retcon this consequence from the Arkhamverse timeline . One affair is sure — Batman : Arkham Knightdeserves a adept sequel thanSuicide Squad : Kill the Justice League .
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