The developers of LEGO Batman Legacy of the Dark Knight are gradually revealing details of the project and production secrets. It recently became known how the Batman Arkham game series from Rocksteady influenced the project.
TT Games Strategic Director Jonathan Smith said:
«When we think today about embodying Batman as a character in a video game, we are, of course, inspired by the generation-defining work that our friends and colleagues at Rocksteady Studios have brilliantly done in the Arkham series.
As a starting point, we took the feeling of the [protagonist] being surrounded by enemies, smooth combos, counterattacks, and takedowns [a technique to neutralize a target with 1 hit]. We wanted all of this to be in the game».
Smith clarified that LEGO Batman Legacy of the Dark Knight will not be as harsh as Arkham — the team has its own vision:
«In addition, we are, in a sense, making [the game] more accessible to young gamers. We also wanted to bring our own LEGO approach to expand the possibilities of gadgets»