It's the year of the Bat, and in a few short weeks, Ben Affleck will be strapping on the utility belt and heading for his jaunt in the movie-verse, grapnel gun in hand. Fortunately for us Bat-fans, we're getting a double dose of Gotham goodness in 2016, with branching dialogue masters Telltale Games set to release their own comic book adventure later this year. It's an exciting proposition, and one that presents many possibilities. Batman's 75-plus year fiction presents a universe rich with opportunity, from the villains, locations and vehicles to the titular character himself. If you were handed the keys to the Batman legend, what would you do? It's an intriguing question, and in this article, many potential features will be explored. So, dust off your cape and polish those Bat-nipples, because it's time for a trip to downtown Gotham city. Yelp.
10. It Won't Connect To Any Of The Movies
Everyone from pop-culture enthusiasts to homeless people and the likes of my middle-aged dad are aware that Batman v Superman is hitting theatres next month, and it's a rather big deal. The fact that Telltales Batman plans to release in the same year - possibly around the time of the films blu-ray/DVD launch - is no coincidence, and the year of the bat, as it were, is very firmly in swing. However, it's safe to assume that the two projects will be entirely unrelated, save for characters and setting. For starters, the bat-symbol used in the game is completely different to the one Ben Affleck will sport in the film, and Telltales signature episodic style (which they will surely employ again here) just wouldn't fit the classic three-act film structure. What's more, it's just not what Telltale does. Minecraft, Borderlands, Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead were entirely original stories, and besides the obligatory references to their source material, those games told brand new tales - and Telltales Batman will surely follow suit.
Danny has been with WhatCulture for almost nine years, and is currently Doctor Who Editor and WhoCulture Channel Manager, overseeing all of WhatCulture's Whoniverse coverage. He has been writing and video editing for 10+ years, and first got a taste for content creation after making his own Doctor Who trailers and uploading them to YouTube (they're admittedly a bit rusty by today's standards). If you need someone to recite every Doctor Who episode in order or to tell you about the making of 1988's Remembrance of the Daleks, Danny is the person to ask.
