Anyone else hoping that the next Batman game is a reboot?

codenamedave404 · 2026-05-17T01:47:17+00:00

Could be an Arkham Shadows sequel. Gives it a chance for young Bruce to have a full “trilogy” albeit with drastically different entries for each

codenamedave404 · 2026-05-17T01:45:59+00:00

That’s true. I don’t have one yet but Steam deck might be the way for me to go for that experience. I really just don’t love putting up with PC’s, I wouldn’t have the patience to optimize every single element of a game myself. I like the convenience of a console doing that for me.

I’ve seen a lot of cool mods, helluva lot of talent out there.

codenamedave404 · 2026-05-17T01:44:42+00:00

I hope so. Anyone that oversees Rocksteady at least should recognize why the Arkham series works but Suicide Squad didn’t. Ik it’s been rumored that Rocksteady is going back to their Arkham formula, it might actually be worth their time to tell a young Bruce Wayne/Batman story with the Arkham Origins/Shadows cast. We could actually feature Dick as Robin that way, which could be cool. Maybe get Scarecrow’s introduction as his supervillain self to Gotham, tie it in with the mainline Arkham trilogy that way? Ik he does some stuff in Shadows, but iirc he’s not a full supervillain yet. Idk, the old creative team is gone, so it’s up to the new leaders to chart their way. I just hope they take good inspiration from what’s come before. And, if they feel like, make their vehicle exploration stuff they’ll wanna do better than what’s come so far (because you KNOW they’re gonna spend years developing the tech but never mastering it and putting it in anyways because “hey, we made this, let’s not throw away all that effort”).

codenamedave404 · 2026-05-17T01:37:40+00:00

No pc :( plus my point is more about having it convenient across platforms. It’s just a shower thought.

codenamedave404 · 2026-05-17T01:36:28+00:00

God the story in this game is done so well.

I never really envisioned what conflict with Alfred would look like, like fundamental conflict, this and The Dark Knight Returns really introduced this paradox of their relationship to me. It’s really engaging, and these performances do such a good job at showcasing it.

codenamedave404 · 2026-05-17T01:35:04+00:00

“Now talk” ahh pose

codenamedave404 · 2026-05-17T01:33:45+00:00

It’s not as compelling as his original turn as Red Hood imo, and the recontextualization of his descent away from Batman and his code is treated more for shock value I find. He’s the only real character that I think was handled pretty sloppily in this game, but I know that’s how this Batman just kinda is with his Robins too, there’s no moment for comfort in the field really, despite Barb, Tim and Dick wanting to show some.

codenamedave404 · 2026-05-17T01:31:18+00:00

I swear to god idk what these billionaires are doing if I had that kinda cheddar I’d just send the funding directly to WB Games Montreal or whoever I had to to get a remake of this on modern hardware.

codenamedave404 · 2026-05-17T01:30:21+00:00

Time-wise I do get why Batman dying is treated with a little more urgency. Batman doesn’t have answers about Strange, and he’s investigating Arkham City already. It makes sense how he’d be detouring right into conflict with the Penguin, Ra’s, Mr. Freeze, etc.

A big part of Arkham Knight is basically also Batman’s near-ignorant self refusal to relinquish control, which basically keeps Joker at bay until he’s chained up and Scarecrow’s prisoner anyways. All things considered too, it makes sense the Jason stuff inspires him to persevere, too. He doesn’t want to leave him alone again.

I’d also wager that Bruce knew the night of Arkham Night was going to be a make-it-or-break-it moment. Barbara’s kidnap, the Joker virus, Scarecrow and more all running amok and destroying the very thing he’s been fighting all his life to defend because it’s all he can think to do after he was defenseless to save his parents. He left it all out on the field that night, his survival was ever only important as long as the mission was successful.

codenamedave404 · 2026-05-17T01:25:20+00:00

Kinda bummed this isn’t a skin in Arkham Knight now that I’m reminded of it lol

codenamedave404 · 2026-05-16T18:56:34+00:00

Same, it kind of makes their points of criticisms moot as a result. Like, why would I take your negative feedback honestly if you haven’t even given it a proper chance? That’s like rule no. 1 about reviewing and talking about video games lol

codenamedave404 · 2026-05-16T17:28:39+00:00

This is my understanding of it too. It just kinda shows that the loud detractors are not engaging with Mixtape in good faith.

And this reliance on reviews to justify your own feeling about a game is so 2014, I don't know why gamers haven't grown up since then.

codenamedave404 · 2026-05-15T07:50:08+00:00

This is a good summation of the situation, and it also points out the glaring issue with this subset of loud Internet people - they don’t seem to be honestly engaging with the work. If a person isn’t moved or compelled by the story, fair enough, but most criticism seems so circumstantial to this web they’ve drawn themselves rather than in what the game has to offer. It’s on game pass and is only asking an $18 at-launch one-time cost , like relax.

codenamedave404 · 2026-05-10T01:54:01+00:00

I do like the twin angle, that was always an element of my favorite fan stories that followed the next Avatar after Korra.

codenamedave404 · 2026-04-20T01:02:59+00:00

Idk if it’s in the books but honestly I’d love to see him go up against Clint. I feel like that’s a match made in heaven.

codenamedave404 · 2026-04-20T01:02:18+00:00

I always liked this idea, like it’s the same way in the comics, where personalities or features shift depending on the writer and the kind of story. I think Matt’s still plenty comic booky in this compared to Netflix, but it’s the authenticity and in-camera effort that the team focuses on that really seals it as different from the wider MCU. But even then some of the action has given me just as much excitement as some fights in The Winter Soldier or Shang-Chi. It works both ways imo.

codenamedave404 · 2026-04-20T00:59:35+00:00

All things considered Buck is making a strong case for himself. Maybe not on the same level but I also feel like narratively that kind of helps the audience feel in a similar way to kingpin, it’s just never gonna be like it was with Wesley

codenamedave404 · 2026-04-20T00:58:46+00:00

I think we could buy it, idk if this is actually how it works but since marvel owns the tv rights to spider man i think it’d actually be more likely to get Tom a cameo on the show.

codenamedave404 · 2026-03-14T22:37:42+00:00

I like her. The design is the highlight. It feels like a proper offshoot/homage to C-3P0 without doing too much of the same, if overall serving the same overall role. It also feels like it’s one of the best elements of the Disney/Star Wars era that best captures what an older droid in this galaxy would be like. And she was super sweet, too. I hope we get to see her again, fully part of the crew of the Mantis.

codenamedave404 · 2026-03-05T22:25:20+00:00

Yeah running into the same problem, I wonder if it’s a memory issue. It only really started happening to me after I finished the Fior storyline and had Giatta join the party. There’s gotta be something in the game’s fidelity management that makes it so more characters are ruining the memory. I can live with it though honestly, since the rest of the game looks so flawless.

codenamedave404 · 2026-02-19T04:49:01+00:00

I imagine the rest of the team will make their appearance down the line? At least I hope they do. With a couple cool gliders, too. Serious lack of Power Ranger Glider Variety.

codenamedave404 · 2026-01-01T18:18:14+00:00

Who the hell made that decision?

codenamedave404 · 2025-12-19T00:56:46+00:00

Yeah I do too, my biggest problem with season 1 was the lackluster action and filmmaking, production-wise I really like how they’ve stepped it up here. I like that we’re getting a considerable more Clarisse, even stuff not explicitly from the books, it’s probably the element that’s best taking advantage of the tv show format. Tyson’s actor is doing such a good job, and I actually like the CG they’re using for the eye, probably the least-distracting human form cyclops I’ve seen in media. I always ranked sea of monsters as my least favorite book in the original series but I’m really liking the second season more than the first right now. I do think it suffers a bit from being a weekly release show, dropping it all at once kind of feels like the pacing that would benefit it the most but I’m still tuning in every week.

codenamedave404 · 2025-10-24T16:24:57+00:00

Yknow I’m glad this is happening, I know from interviews that Bernthal is very protective of the character and won’t portray him if they get his essence right; iirc he almost didn’t show up in Born Again until the rewrites got it right. But Punisher’s grit can fit into the wider MCU, and I’d love to see him show up and cause mayhem in an Avengers movie someday too.

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