I’m listening
Gotham Knights debuted this past weekend and because it is World Cup related, everyone was immediately skeptical.
WB Games Montreal’s treatment of Arkham Origins, WB’s propensity for games-as-a-service and the RPG elements were all cause for concern, and IGN sat down with director Patrick Redding and senior producer Fleur Marty to discuss some of those topics. Not all of our questions were answered, but we have a better idea of what the game does.
As for the games-as-a-service deal, Marty claims the game is not that designed. I mean, what else does he have to say ?! Here is the full statement: “This is very much net designed as a game-as-a-service. There’s a wealth tree, which is different for each of the characters, and then there’s tools you’re making – and therefore choices you’ll make – but that does not mean that this is a game-like service is. “An expected political response. But everything we have to go through at the moment.
What about those striking enemy levels icons in the trailer? Redding says the game runs on a “sliding scale” for leveling, claiming that it “is not a grind”, where you must complete a ton of specific missions to complete the level to take the critical path. Rescue claims instead that it will color how you approach individual battles, with enemies of varying strengths. Seems like the series already had that covered with different designs and movement sets, but I hope that is the case.
The team also explains that the game is “one open world city, right from the start, without height levels,” that characters have ability trees and options for different specs (Red Hood can upgrade its variety / melee / pack abilities) and you can be two of the same character in co-op. Marty also reiterates that it’s a solo experience if you opt for that approach, and that two-player co-op as max was designed because they wanted the game to be closer to that solo experience instead of a “brawler” archetype,
Call me cautiously optimistic, because I already have plans to shave Gotham as Red Hood next to my wife’s Batgirl. I do not need to be connected to the Arkham series. I do not even have to be as good as the Arkham series. I just have to be it I’m good. And do not prefer me for cash.
Gotham Knights: our biggest questions, answered [IGN]
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