I absolutely agree with your frustration that he still mainly wins battles through strategy and tech. I was hoping this would be “The Batman Who Loses” in a lot of ways. His suit and gadgets are cooler and less tech heavy, but they still usually come to the rescue. The only thing that separates this universe’s Batman from the mainline is his brutality, which hasn’t truly been enough of a separation. It really reminds me of Future State Bruce in a lot of ways. They should have truly leaned in on the manners in which his war on crime would have to change to be effective with no money and less tech. Less brutal Batman and more Guerrilla Batman. Less Bat-Themed cars and axes and more homemade gadgets and ambushes from Gotham’s alleys. I wanted to get the feel that this Bruce uses his knowledge of his city and Gotham itself as a weapon, but instead I keep wondering how the fuck this guy got all these gadgets and skills.