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Batman Arkham Asylum 2 Won't Be A Sandbox Game

December 16, 2009 in News comments 7

As many fans have suspected after watching the debut trailer, Batman: Arkham Asylum 2 will be set in Gotham City. But if you were concerned that the sequel would be changed into an open-world sandbox game, don't worry. According to the developers, it won't be.

[Discuss in the Batman: Arkham Asylum 2 forum]

The debut teaser trailer for Arkham Asylum 2 suggests a setting outside of the original's madhouse. According to the programmer extraordinaire though, gamers shouldn't expect an open-world Gotham.

"I think sandbox games that do that well are so hard to realise," Denning told PC Zone. "GTA is obviously a fantastic example of one that gets it right but there are so many that get it wrong and I think you have to be so careful when you take that route.
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  • 2
    Curt Connors Dec 16, 09
    Big chunks of the city separated by loading screens due to gang wars/natural disasters etc then. Lots of people on the B:AA forum nailed that one
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    HisServant77 Dec 16, 09
    Indeed Which begs the question, have they taken our suggestions? Or were the forumers just that good at coming up with a sequel plot?
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    Curt Connors Dec 16, 09
    I think that was a natural progression after what they did with B:AA, plus stories about Batman's city being riven into sections by lots of different forces are a staple of the comics.
    • 0
      HisServant77 Dec 17, 09
      Oh really? I didn't read comics, so I never realized it happened in the comics

      Well shucks, I was hoping we were good at coming up with some plots!
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    NeptuneInTheSea Jan 8, 10
    A bit off-topic, but, I'd really like to see Batman scaled down a bit, just in his appearance. He was massive and bulky in the game, but, it'd be nicer to see him a little closer to recent films portrayal of him, with a sleek suit and a tad darker looking. Possibly voiced by Christian Bale.. but, that's wishful thinking.
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      Red 9 Jan 8, 10
      If Bale can lay off the guttural growl he had in the Dark Knight just a bit, maybe I'd agree. But sometimes in that movie he was forcing that growl so much he sounded ridiculous.
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      HisServant77 Jan 8, 10
      I like how he was built in the game. It seems the trend nowadays is a slimmer (almost anime in direction) look. But Batman isn't really supposed to be a small guy.

      Also I'd have to disagree with the voice too, and say they need to keep his voice. But this is coming from a fan of batman and someone who was VERY pleased when they had the classic voice actors in the game, and would HATE for them to change it.

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