Senior gameplay programmer, Paul Denning, says there won't be any more Batman games set in Arkham. Specifically, he said the Gotham prison had probably "run its course" and other areas in the city would be "ideal" for gameplay.
When asked if there were other areas of Gotham Rocksteady, developer of Arkham Asylum, would like to explore, Denning commented, "I think you're probably right in that it's almost run its course. We did pick a selection of buildings that we thought would fit the [original] game well. You could quite easily point out that there are various things that you wouldn't usually find in an asylum especially on an island that's supposedly self-contained."
"So, you could always expand that out and there are games in the past that have gone down that route," he continued. 'But I think you're right. Gotham itself is a fantastically realized fictional city and there are so many places that would be probably be ideal for gameplay and great to explore."
Some gamers have speculated that the next Batman will take place in an open-world version of Gotham City, but Denning put this to rest, saying, "I think sandbox games that do that well are so hard to realize. GTA is obviously a fantastic example of one that gets it right but there are so many that get it wrong, and I think you have to be so careful when you take that route."
"I think if Arkham Asylum had been that kind of game, I'm pretty sure it wouldn't have been as good," he added.
Batman: Arkham Asylum's sequel was revealed during last Saturday's VGAs on Spike TV. No details on the game have surfaced yet, but from the trailer, it looks to take place in a number of locations around Gotham.
[via CVG]
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