Rocksteady’s Next Batman Game Possibly Set in the Silver Age

Wait, so this is supposed to exist outside their Arkham Asylum/City fiction, right?

Also, like most have said, glad to see Patrick back to work in some capacity. Keeping busy is key.

Glad to have you back Patrick.

@Master_Funk said:

Yay Patrick.

I think this is awesome. Don't really need another super dark batman game, and it'll be interesting to see how rocksteady can change their formula to incorporate this shift in setting.

I'm wondering if this will be an actual Silver Age kinda tone or more of a Stainless Steel kinda thing where its a Silver Age story but with modern sensibilities and selfawareness. Things like Identity Crisis where all those times in old stories secret ID's ought to have been blown mysteriously didn't have any longterm effects, or perhaps a higher level something like Grant Morrison's Batman run.

@Brodehouse said:

Is it crazy that I associate Mark Hamill with the Joker more than Luke Skywalker?

Nah, that just means you have good taste. ; )

welcome back, Scoops. Nice to see you working again.

Seems like there were way too many hints in AC for a direct sequel for the next game to be anything else.

@MildMolasses said:

Welcome back Patrick

this.

Please don't be so open world. City got so tedious because of that.

@evanbower said:

This sounds great. Haven't played Arkham City yet, but I loved Arkham Asylum, and I think they could do wonderful things with the Batman of a whackier time. A Zurr-En-Arrh level would blow my mind.

I'm holding out on hope for reenactments of the various dickish comic covers, or...Composite Superman.

@vonFlampanker said:

@MildMolasses said:

Welcome back Patrick

Seconded!

Also, this could be a very cool idea. Sorta reminds me of that Batman/Planetary crossover where they kept running into all the different Batman versions.

Oh yeah the multiversal collapse of '86. Loved that the pudgy, spandex wearing Adam West version ended up being the most dangerous.

That sounds...kind of cool. It's nice to see that they aren't scared to try something a bit different.

I would totally love this. With some BLAMS and KAPOW, it would totally be awesome.

@leejunfan83 said:

@Zaph said:

Glad to have you back Patrick.

This, and Mark Hamill has to come back.

Good to see you back on the site Patrick.

Welcome pack Batrick.

Please don't be so open world. City got so tedious because of that.

Have Mark Hamill ever said WHY he's not doing another Batman game?

Good to see you back, Patrick. You've been missed.

@leejunfan83 said:

@Zaph said:

Glad to have you back Patrick.

Also Martian Manhunter.

Good to see you Patrick. 
 
 
Anyway, if Mark Hamill's not on board then NO DEAL.

This seems extremely unlikely, but I'd be glad to see how it works out.

I'm disappointed they're going back to the well with Joker. This whole concept smells of business getting in the way or creativity. I'm not saying the game is going to be garbage, it just feels like Warner stepped in and said "Do this because we need to get some hype going for Justice League." I want to know if this is the game Rocksteady WANTS to make, or HAS to make.

That sounds kind of awesome actually.

And welcome back Patrick.

Good to have you back, Patrick.

So if Luke Skywalker isn't returning, what about Luke Skyywalker?

Nice to see back, Patrick.

I dislike Silver Age Batman, but I trust Rocksteady to do something cool with it.

A silver age Justice League game from rocksteady, with an emphasis on playing as Batman? Hell fuckin yeah I'm down!

Weren't they supposed to work on a Turtles game as well?

@MildMolasses said:

Welcome back Patrick

@leejunfan83 said:

@Zaph said:

Glad to have you back Patrick.

For all those clamoring for Hamill you are wrong. Then need to get someone who can do a good Cesar Romero!

I'm fine with voice actors other than Hamill playing the Joker. I even like John DiMaggio's Joker better than Hamill's for the darker, more sinister versions of him. The thing I'm not stoked about is that it's still the Joker. It's been two games man, I get it.

The Arkham games have said everything that's ever needed to be said about the Joker. Can a man get some Hush? Some more Riddler in the spotlight? I'll even take a game where it's all about trying to stop Jason Todd from killing all the criminals.

@OldGuy said:

For all those clamoring for Hamill you are wrong. Then need to get someone who can do a good Cesar Romero!

Tricks back! :D :D :D

It would be awesome if there is a super hidden easter egg in Arkham City that blatantly points to the direction of this game. I still remember being blown away by how long it took the community to find the hidden room in Arkham Asylum.

Glad to see you back Tricky!

This could be interesting! As long as its not goofy...

Good to have you back, Scoops.

I finally started Arkham Asylum and am enjoying, but really, another Batman game?

No me gusta more Joker. I've recently read the Killing Joke, and Dark Knight as well as Arkham City both totally fulfilled any need for the Joker in both of those mediums for a long while. With the ending of Arkham City being what it was, I'll be extremely disappointed if they go back to the Joker well for ideas.

WAIT A MINUTE..... THAT MEANS.....BATMAN BRAVE AND THE BOLD..... I'M SOLD!

OUTRAGEOUS!!!

This is really intriguing, if true. There's a lot of fun source material to play with from back then. As long as they stylize it to in the direction of the old comics themselves, similar to the Silver Age influence on the "Brave and the Bold" TV series, I'm on board. As much as I love the Arkham games, their over-edgy character design is not my favorite aspect. I don't need the Justice League looking like bondage-influenced McFarlane figures, thanks.

Patrick! You curly haired goofball! Welcome back sir!

This sounds like a HORRIBLE idea that will have about as much appeal amongst the public at large as the Brave and the Bold did, or Joel Schumacher's fantastic takes on the Caped Crusader. Still so many story potentials in the dark world. Fuck.

EDIT: I see not all share my sentiment. While Batman is returned to his stupid past (that I actually read at the time), I hope to have some sort of alternative game like that PS2 Punisher game. Give it back to fans like me after you have gone too far and once again become focused on bat-nipples.

"Rocksteady has been known for hiding secrets in plain sight about its next game"

Oh you mean those transcoded secret radio frequencies, the hidden freighter cargo bay and a bunch of other Arkham City easter eggs that quite clearly point to Scarecrow as a major antagonist for the next game? Doesn't necessarily exclude this theory but it seems fishy.

man i hope Rocksteady doesn't' get stuck in a rut making Batman games forever.

Weird to see this but as long as the gameplay is solid as the previous Batman games they did, I'll be willing to give it a shot (though I might rent it instead of getting it at a midnight launch).

Hey Patrick! I hope all is well and welcome back! :) We missed your articles!

Also, this sounds pretty sweet - exactly what Rocksteady needs to do to keep this franchise fresh, imho.

This could be really great. I can't wait to see what they're working on next!

The Batman movies and games get rumored mixed up all the time, Joseph Gordon Levitt was suposedly Hugo Strange but that obviously came from Hugo Strange being a character in Arkham city.

Maybe this is news for the Batman reboot, after all they want to make a film which will be in a style suitable for a Justice League film.

i'd rather have the superman game and the sequel to arkham city and just throw in some crossover stuff