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With the Batcave-sized caveat that we're still yet to see gameplay, Batman Arkham Shadow - on paper at least - sounds hugely promising.
Payton, himself a veteran of 343 Industries and Konami, where he worked on story for Halo 4 and as a producer of Metal Gear Solid 4, says he was nervous to ask Roger Craig Smith back for the role of Batman - but that the actor had quickly accepted and become a"godsend" while performing, and a huge fan of the Arkham series to date.
"I didn't appreciate the degree to which Rocksteady infused those games with such a degree of care and inter-connectedness, even after playing the games multiple times," Payton said."Even now - I was on a flight last night playing them through again on my Steam Deck. I'm taking screenshots to send to the team to say 'hey, we haven't completely aligned with this thing'.
"We have the earlier versions before they become those larger-than-life characters. Players are used to seeing them fully evolved, so let's explore what they're like before. No one's seen, in the Arkham franchise, what Scarecrow looks without the mask..."
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