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Batman Arkham Shadow ‘wasn’t worth pursuing’ if they couldn’t pull off this key Batman mechanic

Combat is at the center of any good Arkham game, and Arkham Shadow is no different.

(Image credit: Camouflaj)"If it's got an Arkham title on the box, it needs to have all the key elements, including not just combat or investigation, cinematics and boss battles, but that that core fluid locomotion." The Rocksteady team did such a great job with with those with those titles, so that ability to run, slide, mantle up, and, most importantly, use the grapple gun to get into positions of power, such as onto the vantage points that you have in predator encounters, be able to zip onto the tops of buildings and things like that." The team ended up turning the explosive gel into a projectile that forms the Bat Signal on the wall, instead, ensuring one of the series' trademark gadgets doesn't get ruined by human laziness.

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