EW shares an exclusive look at Red Hood, a.k.a.
the resurrected Jason Todd, in the highly anticipated video game.
“We’re all gamers and comic book nerds,” says game director Geoff Ellenor.
Jason Todd, a.k.a. Red Hood, joins the fray in ‘Gotham Knights’.WB Games Montréal
Now, it’s their turn to make their own open-world RPG full of caped saviors.
“But everything inGotham Knightsis really its own design because ithasto be.”
The main campaign kicks off with the death of Bruce Wayne/Batman and Barbara’s father, Commission Jim Gordon.
Red Hood rocks an alternate suit for ‘Gotham Knights’.WB Games Montréal
“Batgirl is the one who’s most like Batman.
“Tim is the youngest.
Then there’s Red Hood.
The ‘Gotham Knights’ crew assemble for one of 2022’s most highly anticipated video games.WB Games Montréal
“Red Hood is very much angry at injustice, and he’s very driven,” says Young.
“He’s always the one that’s like, ‘Let’s go out.
Let’s do the thing.
Let’s get it done.'”
Unlike the other three, who have more grounded abilities, Jason’s skills transcend the physical realm.
Ellenor describes him as ginormous.
Ellenor also points to some obvious baggage that comes with Jason.
“He was dead!”
the game director says with a laugh.
“And also having these mystic abilities makes him so different from the rest of the Batfamily.”
“He’s not that.
Yet there are things that get him really mad.
There’s a lot of similarity betweenGotham KnightsandMarvel’s Spider-Man.
Both have a vast open world involving a hero swinging about the rooftops of a city.
But Ellenor points to some key differences.
“We have our own set of constraints, especially being a co-op game,” he explains.
Players can team up with others online and patrol Gotham as the same or different heroes.
“It also needs to work online.”
“They are heroic personalities in their own right in our story,” he adds.
“They have fought alongside with and been trained by the Batman.
They are capable, well-equipped people from the beginning.
So that really influenced how the game feels, even when you’re at Level 1.
These are people you don’t mess with.”
The story itself further changes up what we think we know about the Court of Owls.
InGotham Knights, it’s his caped successors.
Other comic book figures will be hinted at, if not directly showing up in the game.
So we know the likes of Superman and Wonder Woman have already teamed up in this world.
“There are a few nods to DC characters,” Young confirms.
“We definitely all have some of our favorites.
So you’ll hear some of the characters talking to them or corresponding with them.”
Freeze), both Young and Ellenor say more is to come.
“We’re excited that you’re excited to ask this question,” Ellenor says.
“We’ll be sharing more information about that as we get closer [to launch].”
