Hey, I know most of us actually You don't have VR or you're not very interested getting into it, but this new Virtual Reality Arkham Batman game looks pretty good, right? It was shown at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024, Batman: Shadow of Arkham looks like a pretty good sequel Arkham Universeand one that was made in a completely new way.
The thing that was always going to work against this game was going to be the limitations of VR. In the past, VR experiences have been pretty limited, but that's what everyone loves about this game Arkham games were how much players felt like they could get into the Batsuit. You could move, talk and fight like Batman, fulfilling the childhood dreams of millions of people. To translate that to VR, players themselves they were in the boots of the symbolic hero.
At first glance, Arkham Shadow seems to be doing things right. This is following the pursuit The Rat King A direct sequel to the prequel story developed by Warner Bros., Batman: Arkham Originsand only transmits vibrations. However, the game looks pretty great in motion too. The motion doesn't seem limited and even includes an adapted version Arkham The series’ signature free-flowing combat. From the moment the trailer begins, we’re treated to first-person scenes of Batman grabbing a nearby enemy and throwing them into the air. A few seconds later, Batman is on a perch (as is often the case in these games) and punching the lights out of a thug before dangling them for his friends to see.
Additional scenes showcase other familiar imagery, like gliding through city streets, flying toward enemies and countering them with a dive kick, and even getting a glimpse of how detective vision would work. In first-person combat, you'll be able to use all of Batman's old tricks, including Batarangs and explosive gel. When an enemy goes to attack him, the HUD will Arkham series, and also an indicator of where the attack is coming from if the enemy is not on screen. The lock-on function aims to help you close gaps and be more accurate with your attacks in VR.
The Arkham Shadows in the trailer offers little clues about how puzzles and movements work. In one scene, Batman changes his detective vision to look at a crime scene and find a secret compartment. This It's a good thing that will get people itching to dive into a new Batman game, and might even sell people on VR.
I'm not one of those who can't wait to jump into VR. In fact, I've often railed against the entire medium due to its inaccessibility, but even I have to admit that Arkham Shadow It looks pretty good. Maybe not enough to warrant me buying a headset to play it, but if experiences of this depth become more widely available in VR, why wouldn't I pay for it sometime in the future?
Batman: Shadow of Arkham Coming to Meta Quest 3 in October of this year.