Batman: Arkham 2017: 10 Ways To Make The Perfect Damian Wayne Game
9. Get Rid Of The Bat-Tank
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In short, the Bat-Tank exemplified everything that was wrong with Arkham Knight; it was ugly, garish, inexplicably overused, and singlehandedly smashed the nuance of the series' gameplay with every explosion the thing brought with it. You weren't so much playing as The World's Greatest Detective as you were an over-glorified tank-driver with a disturbing penchant for laying waste to staggering amounts of public property.
There was nothing inherently empowering riding around in Batman's favourite automobile in this instance. Rather, it became a burden, an annoying mechanical sibling that felt the need to remind you of its presence even when you didn't, or rather shouldn't, have even needed it.
That's not to say that the series should be weary of offering another vehicle for Bat-fans to roam around in, however. In fact, I'd very much encourage any further titles to explore the Bat's garage in a manner that compliments the nuances of the Arkham Series. It's certainly possible and, given the right execution, could make getting from A-to-B an altogether more enticing prospect than most Arkham fans have become accustomed to.
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.
