Batman: Arkham 2017 - 10 Perfect Ways To Continue The Franchise
3. Explore The Knightfall Protocol
Love it or hate it, the Knightfall Protocol is the way the Arkham Trilogy concludes. It may be a regressive, uncharacteristic, and harsh act, but the ramifications of the Dark Knight's decision to go AWOL may be a fantastic premise for future games to lay their foundations upon. The season pass's woefully short DLC hinted at the fractures Bruce's 'absence' has caused on not just the Bat-family, but for Gotham as a whole as well. Indeed, taking hints from story-arcs like 52 and Batman: Reborn would galvanise the series by placing a renewed focus on Batman's allies, and seeing how they'd react in such a situation - with the presence of a supposed 'new' Batman on the streets - could bridge old and new trilogies together wonderfully.
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.
