Rocksteady Director Talks Batman: Arkham City with IGN

Batman: Arkham Asylum is currently a strong contender for the greatest comic book game in history. It made you feel like Batman and was a thrilling ride from beginning to end and brought all the great elements from every part of Batman from the comics to the Animated Universe and films.

So of course, the anticipation for Arkham City is really high, even more so since we haven't seen any gameplay yet. Hell, it's practically a day-one buy for me. Today though, I read an interview between IGN and the game's director from Rocksteady, Sefton Hill.

It's a good a read and I suggest anyone who's looking forward to this game to read it. Here's the link: IGN Arkham City Interview.

He talks about the inclusion of the numerous villains, the roles of Hugo Strange and Catwoman who was put in to give a more complex relationship, how this game will be darker than the first game (I don't know how they're going to do that considering how dark Asylum was), their boosted confidence after the enormous critical and commercial success of Arkham Asylum and also about multiplayer.

It turns out the multiplayer rumor, was really just a rumor. Mr. Hill says that Arkham City would only truly work if everything was devoted to the single-player campaign. I personally find this to be a good decision and one that's becoming rare in this industry. Multiplayer should only be included if the game is built around it or you, as the developer KNOW you can pull it off without shortsighting the single-player campaign. As someone who was weened on singleplayer and as someone who knows Arkham Asylum's greatness came from its single-player (obviously) I approve.

A release date has not yet been set but it is expected to be released in Q3 of this year. Still no gameplay trailers, come on Rocksteady. I'm very curious about the story but I also want some sample gameplay especially since you announced this game over a year ago.