Batman: Arkham 2017 - 10 Perfect Ways To Continue The Franchise
8. Gotham Central
Gotham Central is everything Fox's Gotham should have been and then some, and whilst a game focusing on Greg Rucka and co.'s seminal writings on the GCPD may seem like an odd departure for the Arkham series at first, it would have the potential to utterly eclipse all of its predecessors. The GCPD is perhaps the second most prominent force in the Arkham Mythos next to Batman himself, but apart from Gordon and a brief appearance from Bullock, the force hasn't been given nearly enough attention. As it stands, this is such a massive waste of potential, as spending more time with these officers would provide an entirely different view of the Gotham landscape - a street level view, unobscured by righteous notions of vigilantism or an infinite budget to draw from. Their job is to police one of the most extraordinary cities in the DC Universe, and providing that human element - one often lost in translation with Rocksteady's Batman - would really help elevate the emotional gravitas to be had in these titles. There would of course be a mystery element to such a title as well, which again, is something the Arkham series really needs to recapture once more.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
