Considering that Batman: Arkham Knight is Rocksteady Games' final video game starring the Dark Knight, it only makes sense that it's bigger than anything else the studio has ever released.
The game's open world is huge, Batman himself has more tools and tactics than ever and the story looks to be an appropriately massive finale. From everything fans have seen, Batman: Arkham Knight looks like it'll be a fitting conclusion to one of the greatest video game trilogies in recent history.
While it's true that players have seen a lot of what the game has to offer, that doesn't mean Rocksteady doesn't have anything left up its sleeve.
The Batmobile was one of the biggest new additions to the game, but it was a relatively predictable one - however, the addition of three new playable characters - and the ability to switch between them on the fly - is a surprise completely out of left field.
That's right: the Dark Knight won't be alone, as Nightwing, Robin and Catwoman will all be playable characters in Batman: Arkham Knight.
The new "All Who Follow You" trailer features a lot of familiar moments that fans have come to expect: lingering shots of both the Arkham Knight and Scarecrow, Batman beating up some thugs and the Batmobile tearing through robotic tanks. It's what the trailers are known for these days, but the real surprises start when the other characters make their debut.
'Dual Play' is Batman: Arkham Knight's newest feature, and allows players to "switch seamlessly between The Dark Knight and his allies including Robin, Nightwing, and Catwoman in free-flow combat." What exactly this means is still unknown, but it does sound similar to Grand Theft Auto V's player-switching mechanics. The mention of the series' free-flow combat seems to hint that these situations could be a bit more contextual than that of Rockstar's crime simulator, but there's no real way to tell quite yet.
There's also the return of Azrael, who was part of a side-mission in Arkham City, though his role is far less defined than that of the other characters. The sometimes-villain, sometimes-hero leaves Batman a cryptic message (as he is wont to do), but other than that, Rocksteady hasn't revealed much about his role in Arkham Knight.
It's clear that Batman: Arkham Knight will be the biggest game that Rockstar has ever developed...all that's left to do is wait for the game to finally hit store shelves.
Batman: Arkham Knight is set for launch on June 23.
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