New Details On Telltale's BATMAN Game Emerge

New Details On Telltale's BATMAN Game Emerge

Telltale announced new details about their upcoming Batman video game at the recently wrapped SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, including the game's official rating and a few supporting characters.

By MarkJulian - Mar 22, 2016 07:03 AM EST
Filed Under: Video Games
Source: via CBR
Telltale Games is the studio now famous for episodic, graphic adventure games such as The Walking Dead, Fables and Game of Thrones. Now, the award-winning publisher is turning its attention to arguably, the most popular comic book character of modern times, Batman. Last December, Telltale announced plans for a Batman game to be released sometime in the Summer of 2016 and at SXSW, the publisher shared a few more details.

  • Telltale described the series as, "a fresh interpretation of the universe set in current times."  The game will not be based on any previous comic storylines, television shows or films. The game will be unrelated to any previous canon.
  • Each night, players will make choices to change the future of Gotham.  The catch? Players will have to decide whether it's better to take action as Batman or billionaire head of Wayne Enterprises, Bruce Wayne.  
  • Each decision will deeply affect Gotham and Batman's relationship with the various characters in the game and determine whether some head down a path of redemption or corruption.
  • Supporting characters confirmed thus far include Alfred Pennyworth, Vicki Vale, James Gordon and Renee Montoya.  Telltale declined to reveal who would be the villain of the games.
  • The game will be rated M (17+).
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MattBellissimo
MattBellissimo - 3/22/2016, 7:21 AM
I like the sound of this.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 3/22/2016, 7:24 AM
I want more! This is intriguing stuff.

MarkJulian
MarkJulian - 3/22/2016, 7:26 AM
I just need two more confirmations.

1.) The inclusion of the Bat-family.
2.) No Joker.
Bakersfield
Bakersfield - 3/22/2016, 7:54 PM
@MarkJulian - I agree that the Joker shouldn't be the big bad, but I wouldn't mind if it was like Hush and he showed up. But Joker, Harley, Penguin, Bane, Two-Face, Fries, Hugo Strange, Ra's and Talia have been over done lately. Either through recent movies, comics or games. It would be nice to see The Riddler be the mastermind or maybe there isn't one guy in charge, maybe each night is a different set of crimes and activities by different criminals, and Batman's choices work that way...
LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 3/22/2016, 7:26 AM
@MarkJulian

More details. Script.



No Robin or Nightwing



The game's influences



And TellTale's favorite Batmans



If they would do Superman

MarkJulian
MarkJulian - 3/22/2016, 7:29 AM
@LEVITIKUZ - Where did they say no Robin or Nightwing?
LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 3/22/2016, 7:30 AM
@MarkJulian - First video "don't expect to see Robin or Nightwing but key secondary characters"
LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 3/22/2016, 7:31 AM
@MarkJulian - Also

Though Telltale is not extending the series' initial coverage to Robin, Nightwing, etc., key secondary characters in the Batman series will be featured, including: Alfred, James Gordon, Vicki Vale, and Renee Montoya. Characters will be affected by the player's choices made as Bruce or Batman which will alter "their paths towards corruption or redemption."

http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/03/18/first-telltale-batman-details-revealed
MarkJulian
MarkJulian - 3/22/2016, 7:35 AM
@LEVITIKUZ - I thik they're just assumming becuase they weren't specifically named. I watched a video of the panel and Robin/Nightwing never even came up.
LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 3/22/2016, 7:41 AM
@MarkJulian - Idk. Given how the direction sounds more focus on not just Batman but Bruce Wayne along with you saying they are assuming, I doubt Robin and Nightwing will be involved. This won't be like the Rocksteady games.

Maybe the murders of Dick's parents will be a plotline for Bruce to solve but that's all I can see.
LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 3/22/2016, 7:46 AM
@MarkJulian - Also the game will be 5 episodes with previous Telltale games.

https://www.telltalegames.com/community/discussion/105066/batman-sxsw-panel-discussion-done-coming-summer-5-eps-uses-notably-updated-engine
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 3/22/2016, 7:37 AM
Just make it exactly like Call of Duty and it will sell.
MrMartyMarvel
MrMartyMarvel - 3/22/2016, 7:38 AM
"Each night, players will make choices to change the future of Gotham. The catch? Players will have to decide whether its better to take action as Batman or billionaire playboy, Bruce Wayne."

Ohhhhh, now that's an interesting mechanic! You can do a lot of cool stuff with that idea.
LEOSTRATOR
LEOSTRATOR - 3/22/2016, 7:42 AM
I love some Batman, but damn don't DC have other characters.
LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 3/22/2016, 7:43 AM
@LEOSTRATOR - WB Games Montreal is working on Superman & Suicide Squad.

Rocksteady may be working on Justice League.
Asrchele
Asrchele - 3/22/2016, 7:47 AM
@LEVITIKUZ - Show me proof of that!

As far as I know those are rumors.
LEOSTRATOR
LEOSTRATOR - 3/22/2016, 7:51 AM
@LEVITIKUZ - Well that's nice to hear. Will these games be associated with the films? If so I don't know how I feel about that, most film related games are crap.
AsapXXX
AsapXXX - 3/22/2016, 8:00 AM
@LEVITIKUZ - Suicide Squad game OMG YES YES YES. I thought those rumours were debunk. So happy that they are true.

So hyped for the squad love everything about them.
TheEpicJuicebox
TheEpicJuicebox - 3/22/2016, 7:47 AM
This sounds really good
AsapXXX
AsapXXX - 3/22/2016, 8:02 AM
It sound very promising , never played a game by Telltale this will be my first.
TussalDimon
TussalDimon - 3/22/2016, 8:07 AM
That sounds great, but if they are going with art-style of The walking dead, The wolf among us, Tales from Borderland or Game of thrones, they are making a big mistake.
Prime
Prime - 3/22/2016, 8:12 AM
You couldn't just make a WW game could you?
GAThrawnIGF
GAThrawnIGF - 3/22/2016, 8:16 AM
This actually appeals less to me than when it was first announced. Don't TellTale know how to do anything other than 500 f words in an episode? Excluding Minecraft, of course. Because when I think of Batman, I think of something Tarantino would be proud of. Batman has been intended for 12+ since the 70s (and younger audiences before then), it should always stay that way.
LeeroyJenkins
LeeroyJenkins - 3/22/2016, 8:41 AM
Decide whether to take action as Batman or as billionaire Bruce Wayne... such a tough decision
IkeHatesMike
IkeHatesMike - 3/22/2016, 9:02 AM
Dude! WHERES THE QUESTION!?! I WANT A QUESTION GAME!!
SoulEaterRising
SoulEaterRising - 3/22/2016, 10:42 AM
shaddowkhan
shaddowkhan - 3/22/2016, 12:54 PM
Let the oversaturation begin.
AC1
AC1 - 3/22/2016, 1:50 PM
That actually sounds really cool but it would've been nice for someone else to get a game instead of another Batman one, especially so soon after the finale of the Arkham series.
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