Yes, Batman really is dead and, yes, it really is up to his extended Bat-family to watch over Gotham in his absence. It’s a complicated adventure in some ways, not least because it soon becomes clear that the Arkham series is the Catwoman to this game’s Batman; sometimes the object of its affections, sometimes its enemy… and, often, both.
It’s very important to understand that this is not an Arkham game. Nonetheless, comparisons are inevitable, and the truth is that this rarely ends well for Gotham Knights (which doesn’t do itself any favours by including a few abilities that mimic ones from the Rocksteady games). Nonetheless, after 45 to 60 minutes spent sulking that this isn’t a new Arkham, something clicks for us, and we suddenly start enjoying the game properly.
Despite a team of four central characters, there’s never more than
