At this point, it's easy to say that Batman: Arkham Knight is one of the most anticipated games of the year. It's the follow-up to Rocksteady Games' Arkham City, which is widely regarded as one of the best games of the last console generation. It's also the studio's last Batman game, and everyone's hoping the studio goes out on top.
That being said, for a game with no multiplayer component, Batman: Arkham Knight is launching with a ton of downloadable content. Between the different skins, challenge maps and other bonuses, it's starting to seem like most of what Arkham Knight has to offer won't be on the disc.
Of course, that's not to say that the DLC looks bad - in fact, Arkham Knight's DLC could be a lot of extra fun once fans have taken their turn in Batman's boots.
When it comes to the Batman: Arkham games, the best pieces of DLC are the extra story missions, and Arkham Knight's got plenty. For example, fans have known about Harley Quinn's playable cameo for months now - it's just that no one's seen any actual footage.
Thankfully, that changes today: Rocksteady just released brand new footage from Harley's Quinn's upcoming appearance in Batman: Arkham Knight:
Judging from the brief glimpse at gameplay shown in the trailer, Harley will have many of the same tools as Batman, similar to Catwoman's appearance in Arkham City. It'll also be interesting to see what Rocksteady does with Harley now that the Joker's not in the picture: fans have yet to see the studio's take on the character without her puddin' calling the shots.
Of course, Harley Quinn isn't the only one with a playable interlude: the modern version of the Red Hood (a.k.a. Jason Todd, the second Robin) will be a GameStop preorder exclusive.
...and if you thought Harley Quinn's gameplay debut was short, just wait until you see the Red Hood's.
It's barely a tease, but it's easy to see how the Red Hood differs from the Dark Knight: namely, the Red Hood takes a far more lethal approach to fighting crime. Considering that Batman doesn't use guns, shooting mechanics are something that fans have yet to see in a Batman: Arkham title. In the end, these sections could be a huge change of pace for the game...if they're done properly.
It's clear that Rocksteady is pushing Batman: Arkham Knight as hard as it can, though gamers don't typically respond well to a huge number of Day One DLC packs - hopefully, the studio isn't so preoccupied with downloadable extras that the game itself suffers.
DLC or not, Rocksteady's latest isn't all that far off: Batman: Arkham Knight is set for launch on June 23.
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