Batman: Arkham Knight - 9 Reasons Why Season Of Infamy Is Already A Disappointment
8. Arkham Episodes So Far Have Been Way Too Short
Forgive me for being pessimistic, but when three of the four 'Arkham Episodes' have clocked in playtimes of 10 minutes or less, that doesn't really indicate that further DLC will be an exception to the rule. The Season of Infamy features four villains of note, each with their own 'Most Wanted' mission in which Batman and his allies must track them down and lock them up. Ignoring the fetch-quest side-missions of Knight, Most Wanted villains tended to take around an average of 15-20 minutes to track down and lock up. Obviously the main story provided enough content to break the side progression up into longer chunks, but if that wasn't the case these side-missions would've been done and dusted relatively quickly. It's unclear how Infamy's mission structure will play out when it releases, but it would be such an anti-climax if it totalled in under an hour's playtime.
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.
