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It\u2019s been awhile since we heard from Gotham Knights<\/em>. After the game was delayed from a 2021, things got quiet until last October when we got a new trailer and release date. However, following an yesterday, we got a 13-minute long gameplay video today courtesy of WB Games. The new Gotham Knights\u00a0<\/em>gameplay showcase focuses on Nightwing, aka the original Robin (Dick Grayson), as well as Jason Todd, the second Robin who died and came back as Red Hood.<\/p>\n

We get to see a lot of the moment to moment gameplay of Gotham Knights\u00a0<\/em>in this video, with a particular emphasis on how these two characters play. The video is narrated by Geoff Ellenor, the game\u2019s director, and begins with Nightwing on patrol in the city as he stops a group of criminals from finishing a data breach. Like most open-world superhero games, you can stop crimes throughout the world.<\/p>\n

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As Nightwing makes his way to the scene of the crime, we are told that each of the four playable characters will have their own unique modes of transportation. Nightwing uses the Flying Trapeze, a glider that lets him soar through the skies of Gotham. It\u2019s similar to gliding with Batman\u2019s cape in the Arkham\u00a0<\/em>series. Nightwing\u2019s combat style focuses on acrobatics and agility. He flips around the battlefield more like Spider-Man than Batman ever did.<\/p>\n

We then get to see Red Hood\u2019s mode of transportation, Mystical Leap, in which he creates jump pads under himself using his \u201csoul energy.\u201d It\u2019s implied that he received this ability after being brought back from the dead by the League of Assassins, led by Ra\u2019s al Ghul. I\u2019m pretty sure this ability is something made just for this game, and not taken from the comics. But I could be wrong. Red Hood uses guns, so in typical Arkham<\/em>-style ludonarrative fashion, Red Hood\u2019s bullets are non-lethal. Successful attacks and dodges fill up a super meter, which can then be used for a powerful takedown move, a la Arkham<\/em>.<\/p>\n