New Details on Telltale’s BATMAN Game

During Telltale Games’ SXSW panel (via Comics Alliance), they revealed new details on their latest project titled, Batman: Telltale Unmasked. The game is scheduled to be released this summer, and will let us control the story as we see fit. This has been a staple in all of Telltale’s previous games. You will get some say in which of the Dark Knight’s personas deal with certain decisions. This will in turn impact later elements, and help shape your own personal version of Gotham City. Another thing that is common in most of their titles have a mature rating. This wouldn’t be the first time the Dark Knight was given an M-rating, in fact just last year Batman: Arkham Knight received an M-rating.
Telltale’s Batman writers Nick Herman and Pierre Shorette were joined by executive producer TQ Jefferson, CEO Kevin Bruner, and head of creative communications Job Stauffer on the panel. Batman: Telltale Unmasked will attempt to get to the core of who Bruce Wayne is, and while his alter ego will still have a presence, the team is trying to make it more about Bruce.

Brunner also shed some light on the design of the game, explaining that Telltale’s Batman would debut a lot of new technology for the developer’s upcoming library. “It’s an evolution creatively and technologically,” Brunner said. The team is pulling from the character’s 75 year history to inform the look of the world, which Stauffer said will look like a comic come to life. Creators like Jim Lee, Greg Capullo, Neal Adams, Adam Kubert, and Bob Kane inspiring the look and feel of Gotham, but when the game arrives it will still be a wholly unique Batman that is undeniably Telltale’s.

Most of the supporting cast (including the villains) are being kept under wraps, but you can expect to see Alfred, Commissioner Gordon, Vicki Vale, and Renee Montoya to play major roles. Unfortunately we don’t know what time the game takes place in Batman’s career; so don’t expect Robin and the rest of the Bat-Family to appear. This game will solely focus on Bruce Wayne and Batman. For more news on Batman: Telltale Unmasked and other DC video games, stay tuned.