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The first-ever gameplay trailer for the upcomingBatman: Arkham Shadowappeared at Gamescom’s Opening Night Live showcase tonight, giving us our first proper look at the upcoming VR take on the adventures of the most therapy-averse billionaire in history.
The new trailer focuses on exploration, dialogue, and of course plenty of fisticuffs, as the world’s greatest detective whomps the living hell out of dozens of flunkies and underlings on his way to ensuring that nothing ever really gets better in the bleak, crumbling metropolis of Gotham City.
“A corrupt system has failed you,” the villainous Rat King (at least, I assume that’s the Rat King) says at one point. “Are you not angry? Fight back!” The man has a point, right? If your life is an endless swamp of futility and hopelessness, and the best the people in power can offer is a sock in the chops from a guy dressed up like a flying rat, well, I think I’d be a little angry about things too.
“Batman: Arkham Shadow will push Meta Quest 3 to its limits, giving players an up-close look at Gotham City and delivering an Arkham experience that will resonate with longtime fans,” Meta said in a press blurb. “We’re very excited about this one, and can’t wait to get it in your hands come October.”
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Of course, most “longtime fans” of the Arkham games won’t get much out of this one. Regardless of how good it ultimately proves to be, being a VR game—a Meta Quest 3 exclusive at that—puts it beyond the reach of most gamers. For those packing Meta’slatest and greatest VR rig, Batman: Arkham Shadow looks like it might be pretty solid, but after nearly 10 years since the last proper Arkham game, that beingArkham Knightin 2015 (no, I am not counting Suicide Squad here), you can understand why Arkham fans as a whole might be a little disappointed.
A release date for Batman: Arkham Shadow hasn’t been set at this point, but it’s slated to arrive sometime in October.
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