VIDEO GAMES: Two New Trailers For BATMAN: THE ENEMY WITHIN Reveal Different Fates For The Joker

VIDEO GAMES: Two New Trailers For BATMAN: THE ENEMY WITHIN Reveal Different Fates For The Joker

On March 27th, fans of Telltale Games' take on the Caped Crusader will finally experience the story's epic conclusion! The following trailers promise 2 different storylines depending on player choice...

By BR74 - Mar 22, 2018 11:03 PM EST
Filed Under: Batman
Any fan of Telltale Games like The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us knows how your choices influence the game's branching narrative. Batman: The Enemy Within has used this particular element in interesting ways and made subtle tweaks to the established Dark Knight mythology.

The game's latest episode builds upon decisions made over the course of the season to determine the fate of the John Doe character as he assumes the Joker persona. Players will ultimately end up with a Joker that's either a villain or a vigilante.

Check out the trailers below:






Episode 5, titled "Same Stitch", will launch on Tuesday, March 27th on Playstation 4, Xbox One, PC, Mac and Mobile. Will you be playing? Let us know in the comments section.

Have a look at some screenshots below:


























"Who would you choose: a friend whose unhinged approach to justice turns your allies against you, or a sworn enemy who will stop at nothing to see you suffer as your city burns? Based on the relationship you've built with John Doe, you'll see one of two very different stories play out. So what'll it be, Bruce: friend...or foe?"

 

As the description indicates, Same Stitch features two totally separate takes on the fully evolved John Doe: one a ruthless villain that hews closer to the classic Clown Prince of Crime and the other an unpredictable vigilante that's unlike any other portrayal of DC's iconic Super-Villain.

 

In total, Same Stitch contains three and a half hours of content spread across two completely distinct storylines that share, at most, only three overlapping scenes. Each of those storylines includes further conditional variations that reflect players' earlier choices and make Same Stitch, mathematically, Telltale's "branchiest" episode ever.

 

"Without exaggeration, Same Stitch is the most ambitious piece of content Telltale has ever produced," says Season Lead Writer James Windeler. "We had to adjust our usual development process to accommodate the added scope, but it was super important to us to honor players' choices, whether they chose to befriend John or not. We had to deliver on the season's central promise of allowing players to craft their own Joker."

 


 

 

Rendered to look like a living, breathing comic book, Telltale's vision of Batman features an award-winning cast of talent including Troy Baker, who returns to his dual role as Bruce Wayne and Batman, as well as Anthony Ingruber, who reprises his fresh take on 'John Doe,' better known to fans as The Joker.

 

A 'Season Pass Disc' for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 is currently available at retailers across North America and Europe. The disc includes the first episode of the season, as well as download access to all subsequent episodes as they are released.

 

Batman: The Enemy Within is a standalone product separate from the first season of Batman - The Telltale Series. Both products are licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and based on DC's iconic character. Episode five, 'Same Stitch,' has been rated 'Mature' by the ESRB.


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SupermansTrunks
SupermansTrunks - 3/23/2018, 12:21 AM
Wow a Telltale game with two different endings. I didn't know they could do that
Kyos
Kyos - 3/23/2018, 1:30 AM
Ha, I finished the first Telltale Batman just a few hours ago. They did some weird things with the lore, but overall I did enjoy it. Just seeing an actual detective Batman on screen and being able to infuse him with sense and integrity was certainly a treat.
NathimusPrime
NathimusPrime - 3/23/2018, 1:33 AM
These telltale games are getting ridiculous. The company is taking on way to many projects at once and the engine is showing it's age. They should really take their time and do something new that will wow people but they seem content to just do 5he same thing over and over again.
DeadWade213
DeadWade213 - 3/23/2018, 1:47 AM
@NathimusPrime - Yeah. I mean damn it takes them like,What, over a month to release the next episode? Also where The Wolf Among Us Season 2?
CaptainElrond
CaptainElrond - 3/23/2018, 2:55 AM
@DeadWade213 - Or tales from the borderlands
DCMarvelFanGuy
DCMarvelFanGuy - 3/23/2018, 7:21 AM
@NathimusPrime - I've been really enjoying their Batman series though. Especially Season 2, it's been some of my favorite work from them since The Wolf Among Us Season 1. Hope Season 2 of TWAU delivers as much as the first Season. It's been a long wait.
IronMandarin
IronMandarin - 3/23/2018, 1:53 AM
Can't wait to play it. I've loved these episodes and been playing since season 1.

I've got the vigilante playthrough. There's really no benefit to having the Joker as an enemy.
Scarilian
Scarilian - 3/23/2018, 6:08 AM
The 'Joker as the enemy' plotline is too generic, so nobody is remotely interested in playing that option and has been working in the hopes of turning the character into a normal citizen or a vigilante. In that respect, they only seem to be partially delivering. Joker is turned into a vigilante but you are still limited to specific outcomes.

The last episode was frustrating in that regard, a lot of idiotic choices were thrown into the mix where they had a larger effect on the Joker than anything else prior. The issue with the Telltale games is that the ramifications for certain choices dont align with expectations - you can have an angry conversation with a suicidal Joker and it leads to nothing while you can be offered a sip of a drink from Harley and you immediately ruin your reputation with either Harley or the Joker.
BullyFU
BullyFU - 3/23/2018, 7:05 AM
I guess I'll give this a shot now that it's finished. They make good games but their release schedule is atrocious. I don't think they've met their announced release schedule for any of their games so far. If they released on time I think they would sell a lot more games. When I first played the Walking Dead's first season I was hooked from the start but their claims of releasing a new chapter monthly and failing to deliver over and over was ridiculous. They didn't learn from their mistake either, all games since have had similar issues.

Dedpool
Dedpool - 3/23/2018, 9:01 AM
Probably their best game yet. Completely subverted expectations with a shockingly original take on the Batman mythos. I realize the limitations for these games, but still having two actual routes is a lot of fun, and they're actually making some interesting changes to the mythology. You can end up with a Psycho Harvey or a Two-Face, a villain or vigilante/anti-hero Joker, and more. I look forward to the next season!
TheFox
TheFox - 3/23/2018, 9:21 AM
Huh.

Well, while I was definitely intrigued by the story idea of turning the Joker into a vigilante, I gotta say... after watching the trailers, I am not impressed with either the voice acting or the character design. There's nothing formidable about "John Doe" himself, from the looks of it, and his voice is honestly kind of grating.

Plus, frankly, the idea that Batman himself is somehow responsible for the Joker's psychotic breakdown, and that they're friends before it all goes down... it removes all the elemental power from their conflict, and robs the Joker of a lot of his menace. The Joker doesn't WORK as a tragic villain with a lot of pathos (unless he's being written by Alan Moore). That's Two-Face's schtick.

And... wait, HOW is there a Harley Quinn before there's even a full-fledged Joker?!

I'm just... not too into this, I guess. But points for originality.

Z
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