Rocksteady's 3rd Batman game!

[Nefarius]

Yeah I was annoyed as hell when they teased Hugo Strange to be the big bad of Arkham City, but ended up doing nothing compared to Joker. Man, Joker is a great villain, but I'm sure as hell getting sick of him.

Yeah.Although,i don't had problem with Joker being the last obstacle of the game.I had more problem with Hugo ending being a puppet to Ra's Al Ghul.Hugo had a great build up and i felt he deserved more.Thank God,the use Penguin in a great role.

[Mr. Holmes]

So?

This is RS take on Batman, they can really do what ever they want to him. And they earned that right with AA and AC.

I even say that when Joker and Bats meet Dick was all ready Robin, he's long gone, and Jason is Robin. Joker Offs Jason some where in the begining and we have our game.

lol Calm down. I didn't say they have to do it that way, I'm just saying if they did, it would be faithful to Batman #1.

I love when people try so hard to be argumentative on here for everything.

[Whip Whirlwind]

Yeah I was annoyed as hell when they teased Hugo Strange to be the big bad of Arkham City, but ended up doing nothing compared to Joker. Man, Joker is a great villain, but I'm sure as hell getting sick of him.

This and the inclusion / use of Ra's Al Ghul were my only gripes with arkham city. I love Ra's, but I was already getting kind of annoyed at how EVERYONE was in Arkham City, so he was just the last straw. And I was so hyped at the sword fight, and was immensely disappointed at the actual fight (sand monster + clones).

But yeah, tired of the joker, and don't see how he's the best fit for a game featuring the league.

[atomicbattery]

Oh god no.


On both counts, it's his first encounter with the Joker, so Bats is definitely going to be going at it solo and we already have Babs in every other medium, can't we let Cass have at least this one series.

'Oh god no'

Really?
Barbara as Batgirl is that distasteful to you?

Considering Barbara's current positioning in the DCU (as Batgirl) and the fact that this was apparently initiated by corporate dictates, the fact that as a Silver Age prequel Barbara (or even Bette Kane) makes a lot more sense than Cass, it sounds like you might be disappointed- should any Batgirl even appear in this game.

So how about this- Barbara Batgirl with a Cass (and Steph) dlc skinpack? Would that work for ya?

[Jake V]

'Oh god no'

Really?
Barbara as Batgirl is that distasteful to you?

Considering Barbara's current positioning in the DCU (as Batgirl) and the fact that this was apparently initiated by corporate dictates, the fact that as a Silver Age prequel Barbara (or even Bette Kane) makes a lot more sense than Cass, it sounds like you might be disappointed- should any Batgirl even appear in this game.

So how about this- Barbara Batgirl with a Cass (and Steph) dlc skinpack? Would that work for ya?

Seems like a waste of time if the game is supposed to feature the Justice League.

[LoneNecromancer]

Actually, when talking about what characters will be featured, I'd say the big question is, if this game is going to be based on the 50s comics, will it feature Martian Manhunter instead of Cyborg?

[DarkKnghtJared]

Actually, when talking about what characters will be featured, I'd say the big question is, if this game is going to be based on the 50s comics, will it feature Martian Manhunter instead of Cyborg?

In the CBR article I read, it said that it would feature the New 52 Justice League.

Anyway, I dig it--I would have had NO problem with an Arkham sequel, I do like that they're trying to do something different.

[Seattle Freeze]

The Arkham games seem to have more TAS influence than comic influence so I would imagine (and hope) they stay close to the TAS continuity.

If they do, I can see them having Dick but not Babs.

[S_Rhoades]

Eh, I'd like him to have a large roll in the story for sure but I don't want him to be playable. I've yet to see a game that gets flying right and unless you can get Superman's power set down I don't think he should be playable.

Lego Batman 2 Nailed superhero flying.

[Free-Man]

In the CBR article I read, it said that it would feature the New 52 Justice League.

Anyway, I dig it--I would have had NO problem with an Arkham sequel, I do like that they're trying to do something different.

After looking at the footage for the Injustice game where they have Cyborg with the Justice League, I'm thinking the same thing. It seems like they really want to push this iteration of the team.

The Arkham games seem to have more TAS influence than comic influence so I would imagine (and hope) they stay close to the TAS continuity.

They didn't really though, outside of reusing some of the same voice actors. For one, I'm pretty sure Oracle never existed in the DCAU, and the costumes and designs don't really line up at all. I doubt they plan on using TAS as a reference point for the prequel.

[KingofMadCows]

I just hope that WB doesn't get too involved in the development. Executive meddling can really screw things up.

Also, why do people still believe that Mark Hamill is retired as the Joker? He's already said in several interviews that he's not really retired. Heck, he played the Joker again for a DC Universe Online DLC after he did Arkham City.

[CMBMOOL]

That could be good if we get to play as other Leaguers.

I second that would be interesting to see us play the likes of Wonder Woman and Flash.

However, my concern is which version of the Justice League will be playable in this game given the various incarnations of the team ?

[Seattle Freeze]

They didn't really though, outside of reusing some of the same voice actors. For one, I'm pretty sure Oracle never existed in the DCAU, and the costumes and designs don't really line up at all. I doubt they plan on using TAS as a reference point for the prequel.

It wasn't just the voice actors. It was also a matter of characters from TAS were already in the continuity while characters not introduced in TAS like Hush and Azrael were new encounters. Then consider the Robin situation. There was no mention of Jason or Damian, only Dick and Tim. Sure Oracle was never in TAS and The Killing Joke was kind of referenced in Arkham Asylum but there was clearly a gap between TAS and Arkham. For one thing, Tim Drake was older.

Sure the look was different, but that's to be expected.

[halj2814]

No, no, no. Either make a JLA game or don't, but don't derail the conclusion of the Arkham storyline for some Silver-Age (which I hope is only in reference to the JL lineup, if blue Batman shows up with speedo Robin I'm gonna throw up) Bat-centric JL intro story. If they want to expand the Arkhamverse into a legit DCVGU that'd be great but not at the cost of a third real Arkham game.

Also Joker, AGAIN!? AC was IMO a great Joker story and a great end for the character in the Arkhamverse. If this game is supposed to rope in the JL you have to go bigger than just Joker, he's never done anything on his own to warrant bringing in the whole JL, especially if it's supposed to be his and Batman's first meeting. A real JL game against a Luthor, Ra's or Savage led team of bad guys would be epic, JL cameos while Batman pursues the Joker again would not.

Hush, who they teased so well, could easily be the main bad guy in the next game with Scarecrow(another dangling thread) and others. If they maybe make Azrael and Nightwing playable in the story that would be enough expansion of the PC roster, just keep it in the Bat-Family and keep moving forward.

The ONLY way this JL tie-in prequel mess could turn out is if they do a version of Killing Joke(which would help secure MH) and bring in Red Hood as a bad guy/antihero in the next REAL Arkham game.

[Free-Man]

For one thing, Tim Drake was older.

Which wouldn't make sense in the TAS canon since Tim Drake was forced to retire after getting brainwashed by the Joker. They also used the Basil Karlo version of Clayface instead of Matt Hagen like in the TV show, keeping the actor background and everything. And then of course there's the obvious thing, Joker explicitly dies in Return of the Joker and yet his death in Arkham City happens in an entirely different manner.