Yo jurors! Not long ago Warner Bros. announced that the upcoming Batman: Arkham Knight would have a season pass. But, they didn't announce what would be included. Well, now we know.
The season pass will contain 6 DLC packages released over the course of the first six months post release. The season pass contents are as follows:
- Batgirl: A Matter of Family: An all new prequel story expansion in an entirely new location where you play as Batgirl for the very first time in the Arkham series - check out the first render of Batgirl.
- The Season of Infamy: Play as Batman in all new story missions featuring legendary super-villains invading Gotham City, with new story arcs, missions and gameplay features.
- Gotham City Stories: Play as Batman's key allies in narrative missions extending their storylines, from both before and after the events in Batman: Arkham Knight.
- Legendary Batmobiles with Themed Tracks: Drive the most iconic Batmobiles from Batman's 75-year history, on custom-built race tracks, each themed to that Batmobile's specific era. Every Batmobile will be drivable across every race track.
- Crimefighter Challenge Maps: Engage in a series of new challenge maps utilizing the unique play styles of Batman and his allies.
- Character Skins: A variety of skins from across the eras for Batman, Robin, Nightwing and Catwoman.
All fairly interesting stuff in my opinion. Kind of curious about the race track though. Could be an interesting diversion or something that comes off as out of place. Will definitely have an eye on that when it drops.
What say you jurors? Will you be playing Batman: Arkham Knight Extra Money Required For The Full Package Edition? Or will the base game be enough dark and brooding for you? Let us know in the comments.
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Posted 06-05-2015, 23:31
I've had Origins for about a year and a half. I have a strong feeling I will never get around to finishing it before Arkham Knight. It's a good game don't get me wrong, but it just lacked something. I can't quite put my finger on it, but I feel it was a bit of a pointless release. The franchise didn't really need it.
Posted 06-05-2015, 16:11
I need to get through Arkham Origins before Arkham Knight comes out. I put that one on the backburner but time is running out.
Posted 06-05-2015, 12:34
When this news first dropped, about Arkham Knight having a £30 season pass, people hit the roof!! And that reaction was a prime example of the state of gaming today. Nobody knew what was going to be included in the season pass - they just immediately exploded with rage.
If the previous games are anything to go by, the base game alone will have more than enough quality content to warrant the entrance fee - the bonus stuff included with the season pass, on paper, looks to have MORE than enough content to warrant the extra £30.
3 of the DLC packs look to be expansions and not just extra maps/skins/weapons etc - playing new actual missions for not only Batman, but Batgirl AND probably the likes of Robin and Nightwing!
People saying that it's bullshit having to pay extra for stuff like this blah blah blah. Any sort of DLC takes time to make and more often than not, the game is ready for production and release before the DLC has been finished.
Regardless of how anyone reading this feels about DLC and season pass costs etc - Batman Arkham Knight looks fantastic and I for one will be getting it day one, probably along with the season pass!