Batman: Arkham Knight Batgirl DLC - 9 Big Things It Finally Gets Right
3. A Unique Environment
As stated previously the Seagate Fairground is very much a character in itself, and one that is a welcome diversion from the monolithic scale of Gotham City's environment. It expands on the brief carnival-esque settings in the core game and delivers on them in a big way - with the Joker using various themed death traps to lure Batgirl and Robin into the firing line. One particular favourite was the jet fuel ferris wheel, which had some GCPD officers hurled at huge speed for the Clown Prince's own amusement. Each theme of the environment held its own unique ambience, with a fake aquarium perhaps being the highlight of the entire bunch. Old fairground rides and fortune tellers are fully interactive to spook the various goons below, and is by far the most animated Arkham setting that we've seen yet. It's just a shame there isn't more of it really. Its uniqueness and setting come together to create something extremely memorable - could this be the time to return Arkham to its semi-linear days?
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.
