12/23/2023 0 Comments Gotham knights batmanBut there was another problem: Martial artists that excel with these kinds of weapons move at a speed that's difficult to track with the human eye. So when it came to that added flair, the team had to cut it out, going for a combat style that prioritizes results over style. And I'm like, 'There's no way in hell we could animate that.'" "I could see actors doing some incredible moves with the staff swinging around their neck, going under their legs, around their hips. "We even captured motion on the bo staff, which is pretty incredible," Colaco said. As seen in the Gotham Knights Robin gameplay trailer, the animation team looked to Bōjutsu-type bo swing actions and stick tricking-incredibly fast movements that are not easy to capture. Tim actually posed an interesting challenge for the team given the character's traditional weapon of choice: a collapsible quarterstaff. "And then the most exciting part for me on this project: how do you figure out how they move?" Each of Gotham Knight's four playable characters has been designed to fight enemies and navigate through the world differently. "We start off talking to the narrative and game design to figure out exactly personality and where he's coming from even before we start moving," Colaco told GameSpot. Gotham Knights animation director Lloyd Colaco referred to the process as a "creative explosion." But then also there was a portion of time that was dedicated to taking the characters we selected and making them ours."įrom that narrative foundation, the team then built the movements and mannerisms of the character. "So many writers have written so many good storylines and content and quirks about all of these characters. "We looked at the comic books first and foremost," Lemay said. It's somewhat of a new direction for the character, but one that still takes plenty of inspiration from established Batman lore. With no Damian in the picture, however, it's looking like Robin has his sights on becoming the next Batman rather than his own brand of hero. That puts him right around the age where he usually strikes out on his own as Red Robin, leaving the Robin identity for Bruce's son, Damian, to pick up. Lemay added that each of the four playable protagonists was chosen for how iconic they are within Batman's family of allies, with the narrative exploring their ties to Batman and, subsequently, their ties to each other. "And also from other people within the world, that's definitely touched upon." "We definitely refer to the fact that we have three generations of Robins-it's definitely part of both of the conversations and the interactions within the four knights that we have," Lemay said. WB Games Montréal understands that Tim's growth in Gotham Knights isn't exactly unique-the point that the narrative team wants to make is that it's specifically building on the story of a Robin finding independence where the Robin in question wholly believes in that Batman and Robin partnership. Dick Grayson left his duties as Robin to go solo as Blüdhaven's protector, Nightwing, while Jason Todd, after being murdered and subsequently resurrected, adopted a more violent sense of justice as Red Hood. It's not a completely novel concept for a Batman story, seeing as two of Tim's allies, Nightwing and Red Hood, are former Robins who discovered who they wanted to be without a Batman. And we are narrative-based so there's a lot to pull at, only in how he figures that out, but also in how he interacts with the others who are present." "And there's a lot of interesting angles to look at there. "One of the things we get to explore with in this story, both for Tim as Robin and for Tim as Tim is, well, what is a Robin without Batman?" Lemay said. Now Playing: Gotham Knights Robin Gameplay Trailerīatman's stories have been written and rewritten dozens of times over, but the agreed-upon backstory for Tim Drake is that he's the third Robin, becoming Batman's sidekick after the apparent death of Jason Todd in hopes of becoming an anchor for Batman-someone to ground the vigilante and keep him from slipping too far into the darkness. By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's
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