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First look at Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate

I’m glad it didn’t take long to get some screenshots for this 3DS/PS Vita project from Armature Studio. It looks just like how I’d expect a Metroidvania-style Batman game developed by Metroid Prime veterans to look — it’s also a bit Shadow Complex-y, which I’m fine with because I always wanted that title on a handheld.

Game Informer’s current issue (subscription required) has more images and all the details, but here are the basics:

  • set in the eponymous Blackgate Penitentiary during a prison riot
  • mostly a 2D sidescroller, though you’ll interact with foreground/background elements
  • freeflow combat system similar to console games (possibly Shinobi 3D/Spyro: The Eternal Night-esque?)
  • scanner-style “detective mode” that pops up an overlay outlining enemies who see or can’t see you, uncovering clues/secrets, and analyzing dangerous situations (remember the first few pages of the “Hush” arc?)
  • potential for Metroid-style sequence breaking and fighting bosses in any order

Haven’t heard a single bad thing about this game yet, but we’re a long way from October.

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Curious for this title to add to my Vita collection.