Gotham Will Burn
When Arkham Knight is finally in the hands of gamers, a year will have passed since Joker’s death. The crime rate in the city has gradually declined, and everyone’s feeling safer without the Joker around.
But this wouldn’t be Gotham if someone wasn’t terrorizing the people, so Scarecrow decides to have Halloween night be the night he unleashes fear toxin and bombs through the city and forces all six million citizens to evacuate.
The GCPD are outnumbered when compared to the criminals still hanging around the city; Harley, Two-Face, and Penguin’s gangs have all united under Scarecrow’s banner alongside other mainstays like Poison Ivy and the Riddler with the hopes of killing Batman once and for all.
The situation is further complicated by a black ops team from Venezuela led by a man only known as the Arkham Knight, who wears a militarized version of Batman’s suit and is hellbent on killing the Dark Knight. And sure enough, someone called this happening back in the last Arkham game.
In the open-world segments of Arkham City, Batman could come across a man watching him at several points throughout the game, but he vanishes when Batman gets close to him.
That man is none other than Azrael, and each time you meet him, he’ll give a cryptic message before vanishing and leaving a symbol behind. Deciphering all the symbols leads to the Gotham Cathedral, where Azrael tells him of a prophecy.
He claims that “Gotham will burn” and the Dark Knight is the only hope for the city, but at the cost of his own life.
Batman blows him off, but Azrael promises they’ll meet again. Sure enough, Azrael will be returning in Arkham Knight, and in the trailer he says: “The prophecy has come true.
From the ashes of Arkham City, the fires are raging and Gotham is burning. I can see that same fire in your eyes. Before this night is through, that fire will consume you.” So much for not believing in fairy tales.
The stage is set. Gotham is burning, the Knight and the Scarecrow have gathered all the big bads plus the Knight’s forces and the criminals who’ve stayed behind to raise hell, and Batman has only a few allies at his disposal– Gordon, Oracle, Nightwing, Catwoman, and Robin.
The odds are stacked against the Dark Knight, but when aren’t they? This is what awaits players when they buy Batman: Arkham Knight. You ready to Be the Batman?
