8 Amazing Features Cut From Popular Video Games

Arkham Knight + Playable Joker = An even better game.

by Josh Brown
Batman Arkham Knight Joker
Rocksteady

Video game development is an unpredictable beast. Creatives come and go, ideas change and core mechanics sometimes have to be ripped out entirely at the last minute. It's a bit like being on a really cool rollercoaster, except everything is on fire and you're constantly having to put it out.

This back-and-forth is no secret either; just look at any of the major E3 demos from the past few years and compare them to the end products. Whether big or small, you'll no doubt notice plenty of changes between the two.

Whatever the reason, be it time or simply creative decisions, this approach to production has led to plenty of amazing features set to be included in the biggest gaming releases which were tragically cut out. They still turned out amazing in their own right, but they could have been even better had these elements made it into the finished products.

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Josh has over 11 years of experience as a published writer, having worked nine of those years as a full-time content producer at WhatCulture. In that period he has created hundreds of articles, videos and podcast episodes for multiple WhatCulture channels, specialising in gaming, horror and film & TV. He now primarily works as a senior content producer and presenter on WhatCulture Gaming where he co-hosts the WhatCulture Gaming Podcast, a top 3 UK most listened to gaming podcast that he co-created in 2018. Over the years he has reviewed several high-profile gaming releases, covered industry events with on-site reporting, opined on breaking news, and even kicked off his interviewing career by chatting to childhood hero, Tommy Wiseau.