Batman Arkham City Sequel: 10 Things We Want To See

While we all wait for the official word why don’t join us on this flight of Bat-fancy, because we all know it's coming. Soon....

By Stuart W. Bedford /

With E3 2012 now fully in the past, the world breathes a collective sigh of disappointment that there was no announcement for an Arkham City sequel. But we all know it's coming. Soon. With the €˜Batman: Arkham€™ series being one of the most highly acclaimed video game franchises of recent years (we gave it 5/5, aren€™t we lovely?), there€™s little wonder that around 99.9% of us are chomping at the bit for info on the next chapter. Well unfortunately, Rocksteady are maintaining a tight-lipped silence on the topic for now, but the inevitable announcement is as sure as the outcome of a fight between Batman and a street level mugger. So, while we all wait for the official word why don€™t join us on this flight of Bat-fancy, and share in our ten fantasy inclusions into the next Arkham title? There will be punch and pie afterwards (may not be true).

10. Gotham City, Urban Playground

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Arkham Asylum saw us work our way through the deeply rich yet confined madhouse and Arkham City saw that same environment pushed outward to span a district of Gotham. There€™s only one logical next step: the entirety of Gotham itself. As discussed by Rob Beames in his article on why GTAV will suck (not sure I agree, but I respect the hell outta this guy regardless), sequels tend to be met with a demand for greater scale than their predecessors. Gotham would certainly provide the scale, while Batman€™s abilities provide the playground.