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Rumor: Damian Wayne-led Batman game in dev? [Up: New rumors plus Suicide Squad]
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kingofthedead45
Member
And uncle ben!
Vic_Viper
Member
Probably not a direct adaptation but sounds like a cross between 666 and Batman Beyond. Really hope they atleast use the character designs from 666.
The Suicide Squad game sounds awesome! Really hope they have a coop feature or some sort of online component, not just a tacked on versus MP mode.
Would be the best choice for sure, but Kenzodielocke said in his leak that the games are not called "Arkham". Could be called "Son of Batman" or somethin'.
Better trademark it so you get some monies.
Mister Wolf
Gold Member
They should've just did Batman Beyond game set in the far future. Splicers, robots, Royal flush gang, future Justice league cameos, and Inque.
DoctorFling
Member
Batman: Arkham '66 in full Adam West style
My dream game
My dream game
This I would be game for. Batman Beyond would actually reinvent and reinvigorate the franchise.
Tizoc
Member
They can just use those in this damian game if it ever gets mafe
WrenchNinja
Member
but damian is a tool and terry isn't
Plus if it's damian we don't get will friedle
Plus if it's damian we don't get will friedle
FinaruDensetsu
Member
I hate Damian Wayne. What a horrible character.
Give me a Batman Beyond game! Terry McGinnis is the best!
Give me a Batman Beyond game! Terry McGinnis is the best!
archangelmorph
Member
Really can't be the Arkham continuity if the above is true...
Mechanized
Member
They really need to take a longer break here. Arkham has been exhausted. A larger Arkham with even MORE Riddler trophies seems like a waste of resources because fuck that OCD bullshit "content".
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
I already said this but I really wish it was Batman Beyond. Keep everything from the show and just alter the mask (because it doesn't work outside of the show). It would be glorious.
Anyway, I hope they break free of the Arkham gameplay; I think it's getting pretty stale. The Batbike is a good sign seeing as it means no Batmobile. Now they need to change up the combat somehow. Also include a lot more detective work.
Batman 666 does have a pretty slick outfit tho. But if they go with the classic cape look, I hope they finally let it drape over Batman's shoulders.
This being a WB Montreal Batman game probably means better character designs than Rocksteady's. The characters in Origins were a huge improvement over Asylum and City.
Anyway, I hope they break free of the Arkham gameplay; I think it's getting pretty stale. The Batbike is a good sign seeing as it means no Batmobile. Now they need to change up the combat somehow. Also include a lot more detective work.
And this. It really should he Dick or Terry (or Tim).
Batman 666 does have a pretty slick outfit tho. But if they go with the classic cape look, I hope they finally let it drape over Batman's shoulders.
This being a WB Montreal Batman game probably means better character designs than Rocksteady's. The characters in Origins were a huge improvement over Asylum and City.
Honestly, they're all heirs. They'll just alternate on who protects Gotham as they get older. I'd love for it to be Dick, then the combination of Cass and Tim, then Damian, then Terry and Helena (of course everyone forgets that Bruce has a biological daughter while positioning Damian as heir because he's a biological child), etc. (We can talk about Jason later.)
And pretty much everyone I listed is more interesting than Damian, tbh. Damian is only interesting when he's interacting with his siblings. And him being Batman while Dick is still Nightwing or god knows what is just wrong.
SJRB
Gold Member
In all fairness that can easily be retconned.
This, I need this badly.
Devilinthiscity
Member
Haloid1177
Banned
This sounds like the perfect storm of dumb decisions.
Iva Demilcol
Member
Damian is the fourth Batman though, wether you like it or not, and Terry is fucking young Bruce Wayne, which is pretty lame. Damian is also the only will-be-Batman character that hasn't appeared in a Batman game.
WrenchNinja
Member
Terry is literally nothing like Bruce, young or old.
Discotheque
Banned
Lmao at shaved dick('s)head rumor. They made tim drake do that too in the last one.
Suicide Squad game could be fun. It being a coop brawler would make things interesting. Especially if they still keep the same camera perspective as the Arkham series.
Really don't like Damian Wayne but this being batman beyond in everything but name only has me excited about it. Happy that WB Montreal will be involved as they had better art design.
Wonder what rocksteady is up to right now. Fwiw I think gravity rush solved the problem on how to make a great superman game. Hopefully they're taking notes if that character is involved
Suicide Squad game could be fun. It being a coop brawler would make things interesting. Especially if they still keep the same camera perspective as the Arkham series.
Really don't like Damian Wayne but this being batman beyond in everything but name only has me excited about it. Happy that WB Montreal will be involved as they had better art design.
Wonder what rocksteady is up to right now. Fwiw I think gravity rush solved the problem on how to make a great superman game. Hopefully they're taking notes if that character is involved
Iva Demilcol
Member
Terry is literally Bruce... he has his DNA. That's pretty lame.
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
I'd feel better if it were some sorta anthology series where we play as a different heir in each installment. That'd be pretty dope, actually.
Ah man... I completely blocked that out. Tbh, you can say the same about Damian (kinda). I like Terry being a more lighthearted take on the mantle.
Iva Demilcol
Member
That's why I said I would prefer a Robin game rather than a "Batman Beyond" game, we could play as all bat family members until they get to be Batman.
I like Terry, but him being Bruce Wayne made me roll my eyes.
I like Terry, but him being Bruce Wayne made me roll my eyes.
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
The Damien Batman game, assuming it's still in production with no major problems, will not be coming out next year. It began production this year, so 2018 would be the earliest it could hit, and probably more like 2019 in reality.
If it was 2018, that'd be 3 years since the last one. We got 2 year gaps between the others. The more probably 2019 would be 4 years. And it's not an Arkham game per se, although it will likely be inspired by it
Some Nobody
Junior Member
Lord of Castamere
Member
Could be an interesting year for WB if Shadows of Mordor 2 (3 years is the max WB usually gives for Dev) and Suicide Squad (how long has that been in dev now?) release.
Sob of Arkham or whatever I can't see till 2018
Sob of Arkham or whatever I can't see till 2018
WraithWalker1893
Banned
2012, so 4+ years well 5 when it releases. Must have been in development hell but glad it's about to see the light
WrenchNinja
Member
He has his DNA in the same way that Damian has his DNA. They're genetically his sons, except Terry isn't a shitbird like his dad or his comic book sibling.
... I don't remember Terry fucking any guys
NightwingRebirth
Member
If this thread is going to devolve into a "who deserves to succeed Bruce" one, well, I dislike both Terry and Damian simply because it cheapens the idea that the Bat is a symbol that any Gothamite could wear and defend Gotham with.
Terry being retconned into being a Bruce clone in JLU was so random, and well, dumb. If that simple fact was ignored, Terry would go back to being interesting, imo.
Damian as an heir is super boring, but only if he succeeds Bruce and not Dick. Any story that paints Damian as more of Dick's brother than Bruce's son is a good one, again imo.
I loved that Morrison established a clean line of Batmen with Time and the Batman: Bruce, Dick, Damian, Terry, then Brane.
To me, there'll always only be one real heir to Bruce, and that's Dick. Although I love him as Nightwing, and I actually would be really excited if Tim became a teen Batman (since Red Robin is barely relevant anyways) that works alongside Bruce like Dick in 2010. That would make for some stories.
Anyways, for this game, I'm not looking forward to the story at all. Gameplay might be great if they more or less just port over AK's stuff. The story sounds really lame, assuming this is all true. Dick with a shaved head? And it's not even Dick mentoring Damian, not sure why Dick always gets the shaft (no pun intended). On top of that, almost no one, aside from a select few Bat-writers, can write a good Damian. Some of those animated movies are atrocious. And taking from both Beyond and 666 doesn't sound too exciting when they could just get it all wrong, anyways.
Terry being retconned into being a Bruce clone in JLU was so random, and well, dumb. If that simple fact was ignored, Terry would go back to being interesting, imo.
Damian as an heir is super boring, but only if he succeeds Bruce and not Dick. Any story that paints Damian as more of Dick's brother than Bruce's son is a good one, again imo.
I loved that Morrison established a clean line of Batmen with Time and the Batman: Bruce, Dick, Damian, Terry, then Brane.
To me, there'll always only be one real heir to Bruce, and that's Dick. Although I love him as Nightwing, and I actually would be really excited if Tim became a teen Batman (since Red Robin is barely relevant anyways) that works alongside Bruce like Dick in 2010. That would make for some stories.
Anyways, for this game, I'm not looking forward to the story at all. Gameplay might be great if they more or less just port over AK's stuff. The story sounds really lame, assuming this is all true. Dick with a shaved head? And it's not even Dick mentoring Damian, not sure why Dick always gets the shaft (no pun intended). On top of that, almost no one, aside from a select few Bat-writers, can write a good Damian. Some of those animated movies are atrocious. And taking from both Beyond and 666 doesn't sound too exciting when they could just get it all wrong, anyways.
Terry isn't a clone of Bruce.
Biologically, they are father and son.
He was supposed to become a "Batman clone", though
bigboss370
Member
I'll be excited only if it's a big departure from the Arkham series.
I want new art style and new gameplay mechanics.
I want new art style and new gameplay mechanics.
keltickennedy
Member
If it's from Montreal, there aren't going to be new mechanics. They will recycle whatever was in previous games. Maybe add a new detective mode.
Here's hoping it is actually a fresh take....
Devilinthiscity
Member
Despite its flaws, I really liked Arkham Origins. The character design was a big improvement from the Rocksteady models and the story was really well done despite using the Joker again. They could just end up reusing the arkham knight combat though.
Poodlestrike
Banned
I like the sound of a make-a-villain Suicide Squad game. Not sure about another Batman outing in the mold of the Arkham ones, that well is pretty much dry.
I'd be down for either one of these games, Suicide Squad in particular. Honestly I'd be down for almost anything since I'm a huge fan of DC Comics and am dying to see what Montreal is working on. Kind of have to think that at least one of their games will be announced before too long. It's been three years since their last game and Warner Bros. has a pretty barren slate at the moment...
Honestly I wouldn't be shocked if they hold an E3 conference in 2017. They could potentially show Injustice 2 DLC, Shadow of Mordor 2, whatever is going on with Lego and at least one of Montreal's games. I'd be down with thst.
Honestly I wouldn't be shocked if they hold an E3 conference in 2017. They could potentially show Injustice 2 DLC, Shadow of Mordor 2, whatever is going on with Lego and at least one of Montreal's games. I'd be down with thst.
Iva Demilcol
Member
This, please.
That reminds me... I'd love to see a Meteor Man game.
These stories are fluid though. For the longest time, most "futures" should Tim as Batman. Cass has even been a Batman/Batwoman. So it's not set in stone that Damian has to be the fourth Batman or whatever.
It would be!
That'd be cool too.
Thanks! And well, Damian was from a random, non-canon story from the 80's until Grant Morrison brought him into continuity. I hope we get Helena as part of the main earth one day and I'm partial to her being the youngest except for Terry.
Pimpbaa
Member
Or explained that
she regrew somehow, and she purposely covered gotham in seeds to make sure that happens.
Doctoglethorpe
Member
So much Damian hate. Tomasi and Gleasons Batman and Robin run made me really dig him. He's got legit psychological issues which any good Batman needs, at least as an interesting character. Dick doesn't really have that much except when it's poorly forced by blowing up a circus or something. He is Nightwing and that's cool and that's where he belongs. And Terry is practically fanfic territory as far as I'm concerned but I'm part of the silent... majority?, who didn't like Batman beyond at all.
The Bookerman
Member
It's not.
Dick has trauma, he just works through it differently than Bruce and it's more subtle. Not every Batman needs to be super dark and gritty and unlikable.
I'd like Damian more if his writers remembered that he's not Bruce's only child. Maybe his New 52 writers got better at this, but right up until then they could be really bad about it.
Some Nobody
Junior Member
Who says you need psychological issues? Terry managed it just fine without said, and what you're looking for is "silent minority".
Literally every character surrounding Bruce is more interesting than Bruce...except Damian. Dudes just flat out unlikable.
Buttonbasher
Member
Oh damn, a Batman game. Finally!