Rocksteady Superman & Batman Arkham 2018: Everything We Know
3. Montreal Recruited A Former Splinter Cell Director
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No matter your opinion on the Arkham games, it's fair to say that they were found somewhat wanting in the stealth department. The idea was to empower the player as Batman, yes, but doing so eliminated much of the challenge to be had in taking on the role of a very human crimefighter; stick detective mode on, unlock the inverted takedown and POW, the entire element is made redundant.
It's an element that Montreal look set to rectify however. Patrick Redding, a former Ubisoft game director who worked extensively on Splinter Cell: Blacklist, has been with the folks at Montreal for a little over four years now - a move that's sure to get fans of stealth action in particular all kinds of excited.
While we won't be able to see how the change in direction has affected the series just yet, one would expect this newer Batman title to hone in on the character's ingenuity.
It's fine and dandy making him feel like a force of nature, but the Arkham games could certainly benefit from the challenge.
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.
