You may have forgotten but Telltale Games has been working on a series of games revolving around everyone’s favourite caped crusader for quite a while now. Details have been scarce ever since the announcement but yesterday at the SXSW Telltale hosted a panel where they revealed further information.
Firstly, the creative leads behind Tales from the Borderlands and The Wolf Among Us are in charge of the first episode so we know the series is already off to a good start. The series will explore the story around Bruce Wayne and his Dark Knight counterpart as they focus to change Gotham for the better every night. However we will see familiar faces in the likes of Alfred Pennyworth,Vicki Vale, James Gordon, and Renee Montoya. There is no news on who the potential villains are as Telltale is working hard to keep that under wraps until we’re close to the release date though we can expect everyone’s favorite psychopathic clown somewhere in the series.
“Batman is the perfect character for the studio to explore in a Telltale series, giving the team the opportunity to dive deeper into the mind of the man behind the mask.”
One of the choice like aspects of the game will require the player the decision to approach a scene as Bruce or Batman, with consequences for both sides. The game will be rated M and the cinematic approach will have an R-rated film vibe to it.
A few more details:
- Certain characters will have a deeply personal relationship with Bruce in his private life, and decisions made as Bruce or Batman will affect their paths towards corruption or redemption.
- The player’s actions will help shape the Gotham that Bruce deals with during the day, as well as the criminals that Batman faces at night.
- Team is committing to a non-photorealistic interpretation of the universe, enhancing engine and technology to deliver a more seamless living comic book art direction. Taking inspiration from the works of over 75 years of artists such as Jim Lee, Greg Capullo, and Neal Adams.
Source: Telltale Games
