The new game from the Batman Arkham saga strives to convince us at any cost with its trailer. The Shadow takes us to Gotham through VR with a rarely seen villain – Batman: Arkham Shadow

It will follow Rocksteady’s Batman story and appears to be set between Origins and Asylum, although we don’t have a date yet.

Batman Saga Arkham surprised everyone and everything in 2009 with the premiere of “Vault”. Very few people gave anything away for Rocksteady’s first DC-licensed game, but they did create a school with an extremely replicated combat system and created a curious split between film and video games that involved superheroes from the house of Warner. Now, nine years after the last game in the series, Batman returns to VR with Arkham Shadow.

In fact, although this is not entirely a lie, eight years have passed, not nine. The last Batman game under the Arkham license was Arkham VR, an independent project developed by Rocksteady Studio itself that served little to no gaming experience. walking simulator for the original PSVR, connected to the universe of the British studio.

VR from a veteran studio

Now that Rocksteady is pursuing other tasks, the baton has passed into the hands of Camouflage. The Iron Man VR or République team will be responsible for the project, which is not only backed by a new studio, but also leave aside any technical limitations what the first Batman Arkham VR could bring. This means that with a team that understands virtual reality and has equipment like Meta Quest 3It’s not about less experience.

As for the plot, although its gameplay is reserved for Gamescom 2024, we know that it will take us to Gotham, presumably between Arkham Origins and Asylum. A turbulent period in the fictional city of Washington as a rebellion brews in the sewers. rat catcher as the main enemy. This Batman foe has not appeared in any of the Arkham games to date, with the closest appearance being in 2021’s The Suicide Squad.

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