Batman: Arkham Asylum 2 Will Be 'Really Dark'

It seemsBatman: Arkham Asylum 2is somehow going to be even darker than the first game.

According to a report fromComicBookResources.com, famed Batman voice actorKevin Conroy, who recently provided vocals for Batman: Arkham Asylum, discussed new details about the upcoming sequel fromRocksteady Studios.

Conroy, who spoke during a panel during the Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo this past weekend, said the new game will have a similar tone to the animated movieBatman Beyond: The Return of the Joker. "It's really, really dark," Conroy said of the game in relation to the film. "It involves a lot of the villains and it goes to that area - it's that dark."

During the same panel, Conroy let slip that the villain Two-Face would be in the game. "There's a very complicated cast," he said after acknowledging his mistake. "A lot of villains are in it. I'll just leave it at that!"

Publisher Warner Bros. announced the sequel at last year's VGAs award show, just months after the release of the first game. The publisher has sincepurchasedthe majority of studio.

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Thoughts?

I'm really looking forward to this. Crossing my fingers there'll be some Co-Op with someone like Nightwing. :)

Sequel to the best game of last year just got better?

I'm really looking forward to this. Crossing my fingers there'll be some Co-Op with someone like Nightwing. :)

Lionheart08

I just hope is as good as the first one

I'm really looking forward to this. Crossing my fingers there'll be some Co-Op with someone like Nightwing. :)

Lionheart08

I'm really looking forward to this. Crossing my fingers there'll be some Co-Op with someone like Nightwing. :)

Lionheart08

I swear they said this game will have Robin.

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I'm really looking forward to this. Crossing my fingers there'll be some Co-Op with someone like Nightwing. :)

Yandere

I swear they said this game will have Robin.

Please please no robin

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[QUOTE="Lionheart08"]

I'm really looking forward to this. Crossing my fingers there'll be some Co-Op with someone like Nightwing. :)

Pelon208

I swear they said this game will have Robin.

Please please no robin

Hopefully it is longer...Sadly no matter how good a game is, if it is short it will always be worth just a rent. Atleast IMO.

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[QUOTE="Yandere"]

I swear they said this game will have Robin.

ohthemanatee

Please please no robin

lol lets be honest here, everytime that robins appear outside the comics. The final product sucks.

I hope It it snot M.

I hope It it snot M.

Wolfetan

who cares if its dark.. you have detective mode on all the time anyways

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[QUOTE="Pelon208"]

Please please no robin

Pelon208

lol lets be honest here, everytime that robins appear outside the comics. The final product sucks.

[QUOTE="Pelon208"]

[QUOTE="ohthemanatee"]you got something against Tim Drake?

ohthemanatee

lol lets be honest here, everytime that robins appear outside the comics. The final product sucks.

And lets not forget this on

can't wait, batman AA could have easily been goty last year, this one looks even better.

Arkham Asylum was my GOTY in '09, could Arkham 2 play off the same magic and pull in the coveted title again? Stay tuned to find out ;)

"said the new game will have a similar tone to the animated movieBatman Beyond: The Return of the Joker. "

I will be so happy :)

[QUOTE="Wolfetan"]

I hope It it snot M.

Hahadouken

I'm really looking forward to this. Crossing my fingers there'll be some Co-Op with someone like Nightwing. :)

Lionheart08

If they find a way to put superman/green lantern/wonderwomen in this, I would buy this in a heart beet.

"Somehow"? An M rating could immediately make it darker. :P Easy to accomplish, some of the Batman comics were SIGNIFICANTLY darker than the game, especially the Frank Miller stuff. Just knowing that the game is coming is enough to make me happy, the first one was incredible. I finally got around to reviewing it last week.Hahadouken

Just read your review...nice job, it was very well written.

I still have to play the first one... :x

They could keep a T rating while still having darker themes, and profanity wouldn't really add to the game. If they leave it T it's left open to a larger audience, thus leaving it open for greater sales.sam_nintendo

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I hope It it snot M.

Hahadouken

[QUOTE="Hahadouken"][QUOTE="Wolfetan"]

I hope It it snot M.

sam_nintendo

[QUOTE="Hahadouken"]"Somehow"? An M rating could immediately make it darker. :P Easy to accomplish, some of the Batman comics were SIGNIFICANTLY darker than the game, especially the Frank Miller stuff. Just knowing that the game is coming is enough to make me happy, the first one was incredible. I finally got around to reviewing it last week.BURSTIIIFIRE

Just read your review...nice job, it was very well written.

Cant wait for AA2. The first one really surprised me with how good and polished it was. Hope the sequel delivers too.

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I hope It it snot M.

Wolfetan

I'm getting this game day one.

Looking forward to Two-Face and Black Mask making an appearance. Hopefully Mad Hatter, Great White Shark, and David Cain make an appearance.

But how will I see what's going on!bobbetybob

[QUOTE="bobbetybob"]But how will I see what's going on!Ibacai

I still have to play the first one... :x

[QUOTE="sam_nintendo"]They could keep a T rating while still having darker themes, and profanity wouldn't really add to the game. If they leave it T it's left open to a larger audience, thus leaving it open for greater sales.foxhound_fox

[QUOTE="bobbetybob"]But how will I see what's going on!Ibacai

I'm really looking forward to this one, Two-Face is good news.

[QUOTE="Ibacai"][QUOTE="bobbetybob"]But how will I see what's going on!SCREAMIN_MANTIS

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[QUOTE="Lionheart08"]

I'm really looking forward to this. Crossing my fingers there'll be some Co-Op with someone like Nightwing. :)

Pelon208

I swear they said this game will have Robin.

Please please no robin

Maybe they'll make Robin badass... like evrything else in Arkham Asylum

If it's M I'll soil myself with awesomeness

CONSIDER what it'd be like

Fanboy EEEEEEKKKK!!!!!!!

[QUOTE="Pelon208"][QUOTE="Yandere"]I swear they said this game will have Robin.muzik_mafia

[QUOTE="ohthemanatee"][QUOTE="Pelon208"]

lol lets be honest here, everytime that robins appear outside the comics. The final product sucks.

Pelon208

And lets not forget this on

In Robin's defense... the scenes that didn't include him sucked ass too.

Robin can be a pretty cool guy if done right. Just like Batman could've been a great game if done right, and Rocksteady proved just that.

This is the kind of design I'd like to see..