A few weeks ago, I got to play about two hours of Warner Bros. Games’ long-awaited LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight. As a huge fan of the Traveller’s Tales LEGO series, plus a mega-huge fan of Batman, my anticipation was at an all-time high. I was absolutely not disappointed. The game offers something for every variety of Batman fan as it melds together all the most important and memorable characters and moments from comics, movies, TV, and more into a single narrative.
With just about two weeks until the game’s official launch, we got the latest trailer. It showcases moments from movies like Batman (1989), Batman Begins, and The Batman. We see all this set to a remix of Seal’s “Kiss from a Rose” from Batman Forever. Take a look!
The game simplifies a few elements from the movies to make it all cohere. For example, Jack Napier, the gangster who killed Bruce Wayne’s parents in Burton’s Batman, does go on to become the Joker. However, instead of working for Carl Grissom, like in that movie, Napier works for Carmine Falcone. This Falcone operates out of the Iceberg Lounge from The Batman. Napier becomes the Red Hood before becoming the Joker, like in the comics. Cool, right?
Similarly, instead of a mysterious man who calls himself Henri Ducard recruiting Bruce to join the League of Assassins, it’s straight-up Ra’s al Ghul. That’s who he really was in Batman Begins anyway. I love this kind of narrative blending. In the sections of the game that I got to play, Batman and Commissioner Gordon capture Falcone from the Iceberg Lounge and turn him over to Harvey Dent. Then later, Bruce attends the circus from Batman Forever in which a child Dick Grayson and his parents, the Flying Graysons, must contend with the Tommy Lee Jones-style Two-Face.
Bringing together so much Batman lore and iconography along with the LEGO games’ trademark humor and gameplay has me even more excited to see what comes next. I played two hours and that only encompassed three missions. So, surely we’ll get loads and loads more. If you’re a fan of the Arkham games—and who isn’t?—you’ll recognize the combat, traversal, and open world Gotham City from them. And the trailer above even shows a Mr. Freeze boss battle from the oft-derided Gotham Knights game.
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight will be available May 22 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Windows.
Kyle Anderson is the Senior Editor for Nerdist. He hosts the weekly pop culture deep-dive podcast Laser Focus. You can find his film and TV reviews here. Follow him on Letterboxd.
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