Batman: The Telltale Series debuted the opening of the game today at E3, showing off the dual storytelling of Batman’s caped crusading and Bruce Wayne’s political endeavors.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for the first 30 minutes of the game, so beware if you are spoiler sensitive.
Telltale’s Batman is early in his career, but still well past his origin; he's established himself as Batman, has a full Batcave, and uses a wide array of gadgets. He’s feared both by criminals, who speak of him as a monster myth, and by police, who want him brought in and aren’t past opening fire on him, although it’s hinted that Commissioner Gordon is on his side.
The opening sees him using his ninja skills to stealthily take out some goons wearing masks painted with white skulls. (I was unable to decide if they were evoking Bane, Black Mask, or some other villain.) The goons are breaking into City Hall to steal a data drive. We also witness Batman’s first meeting with Catwoman, who, naturally, is also after the drive. Things escalate to a rooftop battle between Batman and Catwoman, filled with sneaky use of ziplines and acrobatic counters, all carried out by the player in typical quick-time event fashion.
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Warning: this article contains spoilers for the first 30 minutes of the game, so beware if you are spoiler sensitive.
Telltale’s Batman is early in his career, but still well past his origin; he's established himself as Batman, has a full Batcave, and uses a wide array of gadgets. He’s feared both by criminals, who speak of him as a monster myth, and by police, who want him brought in and aren’t past opening fire on him, although it’s hinted that Commissioner Gordon is on his side.
The opening sees him using his ninja skills to stealthily take out some goons wearing masks painted with white skulls. (I was unable to decide if they were evoking Bane, Black Mask, or some other villain.) The goons are breaking into City Hall to steal a data drive. We also witness Batman’s first meeting with Catwoman, who, naturally, is also after the drive. Things escalate to a rooftop battle between Batman and Catwoman, filled with sneaky use of ziplines and acrobatic counters, all carried out by the player in typical quick-time event fashion.
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