Reviews have gone live for LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, TT Games’ love letter to the Batman franchise, and thus far, the critical response has been very positive. Many praised the open-world, presentation and Arkham-style combat, but as it turns out, the latter may have involved the original team more than you thought.
According to VGC, Batman Arkham series studio Rocksteady is listed as a co-developer in the credits. About 24 individuals, including senior programmers, artists, a designer and a producer were involved, but that’s not all. Even Warner Bros. Games Montreal played a part. The studio is best known for Batman: Arkham Origins and, perhaps begrudgingly, Gotham Knights.
Of course, the overlap between the developers who worked on previous Batman Arkham games will require more in-depth analysis. But even if it’s things like open world design, Riddler Trophies, the feel of Free Flow combat, and much more, Rocksteady and WB Games Montreal would have been invaluable.
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight launches on May 22nd for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC, with the Nintendo Switch 2 version coming sometime later. Check out our review for everything you need to know – we gave it a nine out of ten for its gameplay (even if it is pretty simplistic), presentation and sheer amount of side content.