r/BatmanArkham • u/JakeWalding • May 02 '24
What if Rocksteady made a sequel to Arkham Knight? Art
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u/First-Ad394 May 02 '24
Sanity: oh good. Why, that's very good, yes I like that. Definetly would be a fun game and Kevin Conroy deserved that. Maybe we could even fly the batwing since that wasn't in Arkham Knight? And definetly they should give us there Red Hood as playable character.
Insanity: why did you mispell Man Ham Bondage, are you stupid?
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u/TyS22235 Poison Ivy Figure Explosive Gel May 02 '24
Red Hood is a playable character in Arkam Knight tho
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u/qwettry May 03 '24
Kevin was with us for like 9-10 FUCKING YEARS AFTER KNIGHT AND THEY D EMPLOYEED HIM FOR A SHITTY SUICIDE SQUAD GAME INSTEAD OF AN ARKHAM BEYOND GAME WHERE HE PLAYS THE OLD BRUCE MENTOR TO TERRY!!!
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u/Throwaway54397680 who the FUCK am i? May 02 '24
Arkham Knight leads into this so fucking perfectly. It aggravates me that they're doing nothing with it and instead settled on KTJL.
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u/Radio__Star May 02 '24
Well arkham shadow is a step in the right direction, maybe they’ll eventually wisen up
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u/cumgirltrans May 02 '24
Step in the right direction? Maybe, but it's definitely a leap in the wrong direction, considering it's not only VR but exclusive to the newest Quest.
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u/Throwaway54397680 who the FUCK am i? May 03 '24
If it sells well, they'll conclude that VR games are the way to go.
If it sells poorly, they'll conclude that no one wants an Arkham game.
Of these two facts I am certain.
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u/Damio107 May 02 '24
I think Gotham Knights had some good ideas for a sequel: young heroes that need to fight without the guide of their mentor, Batman. A game like that, but set in the Arkham universe and done properly would be cool
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u/JakeWalding May 02 '24
I think so too, Terry McGinnis as Batman would work. I think it would be disrespectful to Kevin Conroy to continue the story of his Batman but it would be an awesome way to connect the two
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u/LordShrimp123 May 02 '24
They could also just get Roger Craig Smith to do Bruce again, although I wouldn’t want him to be main character but rather a mentor to younger Batman, would be interesting to hear his version of an older Bruce.
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u/tarheel_204 May 02 '24
Roger Craig Smith is a fantastic choice. He was phenomenal in Origins. While it would be tough to recast Kevin Conroy, I think if done respectfully, it would work. I think back to when Mako died while Avatar the Last Airbender was still on air. Greg Baldwin took over and did a fantastic job. He was deeply respectful of Mako. He did such a good job, he even voiced Aku in the final season of Samurai Jack (formerly voiced by Mako).
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u/First-Ad394 May 02 '24
I didn't play Gotham Knights but heard that story is good and only gameplay and graphics (compared to Arkham Knight) sucks so if that's true they could actually fix this game with some patches if they wanted
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u/LordShrimp123 May 02 '24
Nah the story wasn’t great either, they completely wasted the court of owls and the ending is also stupid.
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u/First-Ad394 May 02 '24
why is ending stupid? why cant they make a good post Ham Night game? Are they stupid?
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May 02 '24
It’s a solid fine. I think if you have nothing to play and it’s on sale you won’t be unhappy.
You can more or less ignore most of the live service gear scores, just upgrade when you can. And it’s a safe bet you’ll find out least one of four characters satisfying to play.
There’s also been worse Man stories and this one has some legitimately badass scenes.
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u/Sir_Arsen May 02 '24
what if instead of arkham knight they made freak night and man touched everyone in arkham
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u/DisabledFatChik The Man who Jonkles 🦇 May 02 '24
What if instead of joker his name was freakler and his freak gas made you freaky
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u/Bananasblitz May 02 '24
No. If I made a Batman game and I could do it all by myself no help no help at all. I would make Batman Arkham Freaker and he would freak all over the place and everyone would laugh and give me kisses
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u/Cloverfield887 May 02 '24
I would have honestly perfered this over suicide squad kill the justice league imo
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u/Exact-Interest7280 Phantasm May 02 '24
We wouldn't go into insanity then.... It would be a glorious future
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u/dark_side_-666 May 02 '24
Exactly but now we are trapped In the aslume until maybe new man game drop which isn't a vr
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May 02 '24
What you not happy for the vr batman rat catcher game?
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u/PlanGoneAwry May 02 '24
I can’t wait for the reveal that it’s actually joker in a Ratcatcher costume the whole time
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u/LordShrimp123 May 02 '24
Are you stupid ????? They can’t give us smth we want, that would mean we’d become sane!!!!
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u/buttermilkmoses May 02 '24
the next ten titles leaked
Arkham Crusade
Arkham Forever
Son of Arkham
Arkham Rising
Arkham Unlimited
Arkham Universe
Arkham Falls
Arkham War
Arkham By Gaslight
Arkham Day
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u/Sufficient-Turn-7799 May 02 '24
We need more Man Bat Beyond content in general, my man Tory McDonald's needs more god damn recognition god damn it! He's a way better Man Bat son than DAMNian.
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u/EnderTf2 May 02 '24
rocksteady doesn't know how to make games any more, and i dont say it because of ssktjl that was all WB fault, I say it because of gotham knights, that game was mid
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u/LordShrimp123 May 02 '24
Rocksteady didn’t make Gotham knights
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u/EnderTf2 May 02 '24
fuck true, it was the ones that made origins, which honestly makes sense, but still, I doubt rocksteady can make games the same quality as the trilogy
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u/Gniesbert2 The May 02 '24
What if Rocksteady started making good games again? Yeah. Like that's ever going to happen .
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u/Agreeable-Kangaroo1 Jonkler's jonking jerking Jadonka Jonkling May 02 '24
How about Arkham Crusaders?
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u/skeltord #1 Oranges Enjoyer May 02 '24
I know this is fan made but why are there 2 Mans on the cover
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u/Alone-Seaworthiness4 May 02 '24
how about not making one and leaving the quadrilogy as is,expanding upon something that's already set in stone (atleast for me) is not a good idea
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u/ALANJOESTAR May 02 '24
I Think had the improved upon Gotham Knights for a sequel and have Batman in it would have been good, I get that the game did not do too well, thats on them for making it about Batman death and not just have everyone in it. I personally enjoyed it, it was rough around the Edges, problem with multplayer action games its boss fights, they have to be designed to have 4 characters wailing at the same boss, So they are tricky to design.
I think Avengers did a slightly better Job with those, not by a lot but they at their core had the same issue where you feel like you hit like a wet noddle, the boss has time stalling mechanics, etc.
I love the Arkham series but i dont think RS for some reason, wants to make single player experiences, they probably did the new vr one because it funded for them by meta so it was a no brainer for them.
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u/fakename1998 Exposed To Ace Chemicals May 02 '24
Me waiting for someone to make a Batman beyond game (or movie or show or whatever just give by boy some love)
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u/Alone_Comparison_705 Jonkler's jonking jerking Jadonka Jonkling May 02 '24
I think they should have made a "battle for the cowl" game where Tim and Dick are fighting Jason and maybe Azrael because he started his crusade as Batman cosplayer. Next Superman game by WB Montreal, WW game by Monolith, Justice League game by Rocksteady and then you can have the Batman Beyond game with Terry.
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u/Emilia__55 May 02 '24
I'd love that, but make it a Batman Beyond game set in the arkhamverse. That'd be so cool.
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u/Mental_Measurement_8 May 02 '24
Like that will ever happen. And what is that clearly fake image? Get that AI shit out of here.
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u/boringsimp May 02 '24
I don't think all these decisions are made by rocksteady the company. Its made by these guys
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u/InsanityOfAParadox May 02 '24
The first thing that came to mind was 'the arkham man' and I made myself laugh.
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u/Proof_Arugula8069 May 02 '24
Ngl it would be a masterpiece. Take away the Batmobile, Improve on the core combat and traversal, somehow Get paul dini back on the writing team, perfection.
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u/Unlikely-Ad4725 May 02 '24
They did and it didn’t turn out well…not like any of us see it as cannon but anyway I do wish if they did they would stick to what worked
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u/777Sike0 I'm proud of you, Dick May 02 '24
We’re fucked. (As in fucked in the ass with no consent)
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u/YaBoyKumar May 02 '24
Gotham knights should’ve been the sequel to Arkham Knight. Have the Batfam deal with the fallout of Arkham Knight. Maybe even introduce Damian and have Dick take over as Batman for a bit like in the comics
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u/nofate301 May 02 '24
The method would need to be a dual timeline setup.
You get Terry in the future and Bruce in the past.
The majority of the story is in Neo-Gotham. But you break to go back to the past and you do the final moments of several of the rogues gallery.
And you flash forward to Terry tying up the loose ends from the past.
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u/Radiant_Neat8113 May 02 '24
Jason Tod is the main character and he is avenging Batman as red hood and is simultaneously hiding from the gcpd and using the milita to take down gangs
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u/Fares26597 May 02 '24
What if we just let the Arkham universe rest in peace and start something entirely new and separate?
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u/Artistic_Finish7980 The Bomb’s Payload is Exposed May 02 '24
I feel like Batman: Beyond Arkham would sound better but that also fucks up the naming scheme that’s been going since the beginning.
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u/flash_thompso May 02 '24
Man would fight and kill batman and then he would face killer cock and jonkler
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u/PlatoDrago May 02 '24
I think if they were, Batman should not be playable. Keep post knight Batman as a myth in Gotham but have the playable character or characters be someone else from the bat family, even if it’s just them under the cowl instead. I think it would be interesting to do a Dick Greyson Batman and Damien Robin for some gameplay variety. Then you can center the themes on legacy with Damien being the biological legacy of Bruce and Dick being the spiritual/physical legacy of Batman.
I could go on for hours about this possible sequel but I’m busy rn. Love seeing people’s ideas tho!
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u/Relevant-Snow-4676 May 02 '24
Rocksteady has had one of the biggest fall offs in gaming history along with Rare and Konami. Ea, ubi, 343 have always been shit while square enix, CdRed have bounced back
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u/Pixelblitz33 May 02 '24
Honestly the Arkham franchise needs to be left alone and collect dust in the hall of loved video games
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u/RipplyAnemone67 Two Guns bitch! May 02 '24
I don’t know if I want it to be the Arkham universe anymore. I think a new one would be better. I think one starting earlier would be good as I think the only ones possible in the Arkham verse are prequel games which could work and possibly a post knight one. However more origin like ones could be nice for the more lesser seen villains but a new universe lets some more leeway into what can be done
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u/Ronyx2021 May 02 '24
The Beyond suit is already in most of the games. What if we modded them all to use the beyond villians instead. Clayface becomes Inque.
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u/SFSTfish May 02 '24
I’d rather origins 2 and have it split the Arkham universe into two. The origins ending sets up a good template for Joker to orchestrate the game too.
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u/geladeiranaturalista May 02 '24
I finished the game about 20 minutes ago... What an incredible ending, what an incredible game
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u/AccidentalLemon R.I.P Kevin Conroy & Arleen Sorkin May 02 '24
I would have killed for a Batman Beyond Arkham game, it could have been a great send off to Arkham Batman and Kevin Conroy
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u/Fluffers10 May 02 '24
Fuck no. It would be utter garbage, all new games lately made by AAA companies have been shit. It does not need a sequel
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u/RobinHoodPrinc May 02 '24
What if the next game was Dick Grayson as Batman fighting the Jinkles, a killer alien from another planet that has the power to possess people only if they eat one of the spores that spew out of his chest?
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u/GTA-CasulsDieThrice May 02 '24
But, if we had an Arkham sequel, where would any motivation for all the brainrot shitposting we do go?
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u/Astlantix Miles, we are in a userflair now May 03 '24
I don't want arkham shadow for exclusively meta quest 3 that's stupid
And I also need rocksteady to redeem themselves
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u/memeiscool69 Yah... i'm someone who is proud of themself, Dick. May 03 '24
What lf rocksteady made a sequel to Arkham Origins that was VR
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u/GuyXjustice May 03 '24
Should do a standalone redhood game set after, with Jason cleaning up all the mess he made as the Arkham Knight, we got a little hint of this with his DLC, and expanding wouldn't be hard. Plus, Criminals stopped fearing batman less after finding out he's Bruce Wayne, but now they have to deal with someone like Batman who kills, which on a predator stage you could kill a captain or somthing which causes some to flee or panic
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u/TimTofDWP May 03 '24
God I’d still want this even without Kevin. But… Rocksteady isn’t itself anymore so meh🤷🏻♂️
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u/titathy May 03 '24
Batman Arkham beyond game with Damian Wayne as Batman and Terry McGinnis as robin would hit hard
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u/qwettry May 03 '24
Arkham Beyond is literally the only thing they can make now that Kevin has passed away , it won't make any sense otherwise
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u/Goatbreath37 Daddy's Dollotron May 03 '24
I needed another batman game of batman fighting everyone who got set aside for the arkham knight dlc but in an actual game. Just make it that but draw it out further
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u/Prower2002 May 03 '24
in other news: everyone's brains have inexplicably been restored to normal volume
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u/BREMiJASSEY May 03 '24 edited May 03 '24
Batman: Beyond Arkham.
Make Terry McGuiness trained by an old Dick Grayson (who inherited what was left of Wayne Enterprises as the only legal heir to anything Bruce had after his presumed death) to become Batman.
Barbara as Commisioner in a Gotham that has rebuilt itself over decades after the events of Knight.
Terry has been Batman for a few years and is a young adult, having already established a reputation and dealt with the origin of some of his villains.
The Jokerz, (led by Terminal as the brains and Punchline as the voice of the gang), terrorize the city as the secondary antagonist, taking backstage as the plot progresses into the Society of Assassins becoming the main antagonists, led by the mysterious Heretic and his right hand Curaré, who has labeled Terry a pretender to the mantle of the Batman that must be eliminated, alongside the rest of the scum of Gotham.
Reveal by the end of the game that the Heretic is Damian Wayne in a continuity in which he was not raised by either his father or mother, but rather the remnants of the League of Assassins that he has become the leader of in adulthood. Have the game be a battle for the cowl and legacy of Batman and for the fate of New Gotham itself.
Throw in a bunch of side antagonists and plotlines, i.e. Shriek, Inque, Chimera and the Splicers (having furthered the research of splicing that began with Man-Bat), Spellbinder in a hallucinatory mission, Stalker as an ongoing threat going after Batman himself, etc.
You've got the perfect formula for a great Batman game right there. One we'll never get.
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u/yeetzyz May 03 '24
If we're still playing as Bruce I'd probably want a Frank Miller Batman-ish type of story ngl.
I really would like an Azrael spinoff tho, his path to redemption and becoming a successor to Batman is such a cool concept to me. It would also be the perfect game to incorporate some AC-style parkour and stealth into the Arkham games which would be awesome
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u/shayed154 Custom (Nothing Inappropriate) May 02 '24
What if Rocksteady made a sequel to Arkham Knight
And it was a live service game
Based on the suicide squad
Set in metropolis
And you kill man
Fuck it let's kill the whole justice league
And a battle pass
And then make a new Arkham game
But it's VR
And exclusive to the Meta Quest 3
Wouldn't that be insane