He may have started out as a comic book character for kids over seven decades ago, but the Batman of today ain’t exactly child-friendly. The world’s greatest detective is also equally fluent in the language of broken bones, a Brakpan dialect wherein asking for a cup of coffee involves using a tombstone piledriver to slam you through a table. Naturally, the next Batman game isn’t going to suitable for all ages. In fact, it’s going to be a lot more mature than the man-child in Batman underwear who is busy writing this story.
Batman: Arkham Knight has been rated M for yo momma mature, which is an age rating upgrade from previous Batman games. Arkham Asylum, Arkham City and Arkham Origins all carried “T for Teen” ratings back when those games were released. Games that included Joker goons being punched in the junk, Batman being thrown through walls and Bane taking a Batmobile to the gut. Pretty violent stuff, but more along the lines of the PG-13 content that you’d see in movies.
“From our point of view, we never wrote it or made it with a rating in mind. We never did that in the previous two games… We just felt that this is the story that we really wanted to tell” game director Sefton Hill said to IGN, explaining how making the game more “mass market” could have potentially impacted negatively on the story that developer Rocksteady wanted to tell.
I’m not blind to the fact that [the M rating] does mean some fans will miss out… I don’t want to be oblivious to that fact. It would have been wrong to water down the game and deliver a story we didn’t believe in to keep the game ‘mass market’ or enable it for more people. We feel that’s the wrong way to go about it. We said we love the story and we don’t want to jeopardize that.
Makes sense to me. While Batman has always been surgically violent in a fight, aiming to never kill, he has been involved in some brutal moments throughout his career. In fact, I’m going to end this story with one of my favourite fights, right from The Dark Knight Returns Part 1:
Batman: Arkham Knight is out in June on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
Last Updated: February 25, 2015
Viking Of Science
February 25, 2015 at 08:12
“you don’t get it, do you, This isn’t a mudhole son. This is an operating table, and I’m the surgeon!”
Hammersteyn
February 25, 2015 at 08:13
So freaking bad ass!
The D
February 25, 2015 at 08:13
You. I like you.
Admiral Chief
February 25, 2015 at 08:24
Ugh, get a room!
😛
Blood Emperor Trevor
February 25, 2015 at 08:25
Shouldn’t they get a batcave?
Hammersteyn
February 25, 2015 at 08:26
XD
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/77/Batbed.png
Admiral Chief
February 25, 2015 at 08:33
Cold shower nogal
Blood Emperor Trevor
February 25, 2015 at 08:34
Ja, hopefully that tent is caused by his knees.
Hammersteyn
February 25, 2015 at 08:41
O_o
RinceThis
February 25, 2015 at 08:43
I didn’t even notice…
Admiral Chief
February 25, 2015 at 08:44
BATP3N!S
Hammersteyn
February 25, 2015 at 08:34
People in the past were so pure of thought.
Blood Emperor Trevor
February 25, 2015 at 08:33
LOL
My colleague & I were just arguing about whether Iron-Man or Batman was better. Well, she was arguing, because she’s wrong, and brought up the sidekick.
WitWolfy
February 25, 2015 at 08:40
Not sure if…
RinceThis
February 25, 2015 at 08:43
WTF?! 0_O
Ranting Raptor
February 25, 2015 at 08:53
Right in the… You know what no. Not going there…
Viking Of Science
February 25, 2015 at 08:28
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/06/fa/83/06fa8391784576d6ca26382a35cdabd0.jpg
Admiral Chief
February 25, 2015 at 08:24
Epic line that
theseasonswither
February 25, 2015 at 08:13
That was pretty brutal…
Hammersteyn
February 25, 2015 at 08:13
Batman lost the first fight against him.
theseasonswither
February 25, 2015 at 08:17
Batman never loses a fight, he just… fakes not winning…
Hammersteyn
February 25, 2015 at 08:17
Bwahahaha
RinceThis
February 25, 2015 at 08:44
He doesn’t fake, he just takes a break!
Blood Emperor Trevor
February 25, 2015 at 08:14
I’ve started looking forward to this. Finished Oranges on Sunday & I want some more.
Hammersteyn
February 25, 2015 at 08:17
The Dark Knight Returns is probably one of the best Batman movies ever! Everyone needs to watch it.
Blood Emperor Trevor
February 25, 2015 at 08:19
Those two were really good. I watched all the DC animated stuff over xmas, most of it is pretty good.
Viking Of Science
February 25, 2015 at 08:31
and Year one. in fact, watch Batman year one then Batman TAS (all of it), the first 10 minutes of batman beyond. and then TDKR. perfect batman canon.
Kromas Votes LAG WCMovie Event
February 25, 2015 at 08:31
Soooo …. I am a kid trapped in an adults body. May I still play it?
Loftus
February 25, 2015 at 08:31
I AM BATMAN!
*RUNS AROUND THE ROOM FLAPPING ARMS LIKE A MAGICAL PONY PRINCESS*
Blood Emperor Trevor
February 25, 2015 at 08:35
Sit down Darryn! Oh, wait… you’re not Darryn O_o
Loftus
February 25, 2015 at 08:39
we might just be having a Tyler Durden moment
Hammersteyn
February 25, 2015 at 08:42
Do what Darryn does, just run with it.
Loftus
February 25, 2015 at 08:43
Did i open up some old wounds with the running around like a magical pony princess remark ? You want to tell me i am not the only one ?
Blood Emperor Trevor
February 25, 2015 at 08:49
…………………………………..no.
Loftus
February 25, 2015 at 09:15
We’ll shall start a reffulution and call it MPPR (magical pony princess runners), and it shall be bigger than the Red Squirrel Revolution!
Brady miaau
February 25, 2015 at 15:42
Penguins? Red Squirrel?
RinceThis
February 25, 2015 at 08:42
Awesome, more violence! MOAR!
oVg
February 25, 2015 at 08:59
Because kids do not own credit cards for the countless DLCs this game is going to produce, from skins, characters and season passes.
Brady miaau
February 25, 2015 at 11:25
Sadly, it seems to me you are wrong. I see tenny-agers in malls, having meals and paying with cards afterwards. Presumably linked to daddy’s account. Like my wife has full access to all my money and I have no access to hers.
oVg
February 25, 2015 at 11:33
lol
Blood Emperor Trevor
February 25, 2015 at 11:54
You forgot the inverted commas around “my money” 😉
Brady miaau
February 25, 2015 at 12:13
Indeed. But a bit broke at the moment. Major, major expenses, like swimming pool fence, new engine built for car, unexpected holiday stuff, car hire, paying to tow car from Western Cape to Pretoria, that sort of thing. At the moment, she is more than welcome to have all of it.