Batman: Arkham Knight "Batman's Big Night Out: A Totally Serious Guide to Arkham Knight (Not Really)"

1. Getting Into Character: How To Be The Batman

Growl like a Professional: Every Batman starts with a solid gravelly growl. Lower your voice by about two octaves. Practice saying, “I’M BATMAN,” in your best gravelly voice. Repeat until your family thinks you’re auditioning for a heavy-metal band.

Brood Appropriately: This isn’t Spider-Man with his playful quips; this is Batman, a brooding creature of the night. Stare moodily at the horizon whenever you’re perched on a gargoyle. Occasionally mutter things like “Gotham’s my city” and “I work alone” to really get in the mood.

Learn How to Exit a Room Coolly: Batman never says goodbye; he vanishes mid-sentence. Try this at home: the next time someone’s talking to you, disappear mid-conversation. Batman never sticks around for long goodbyes, so why should you?

2. The Batmobile: Your Supercar, Tank, And Battering Ram

Mastering Batmobile Basics: The Batmobile is essentially a tank disguised as a car. Your first instinct might be to drive it carefully, respecting traffic laws… DON’T. The Batmobile doesn’t “gently park.” It crashes, smashes, and does barrel rolls across the skyline. If you’re not bulldozing at least ten parking meters every mission, you’re doing it wrong.

Avoiding Civilian Lawsuits: Gotham’s taxpayers may not love you after you trash half the city, but remember, Batman has a strict “no-kill” policy. Civilians always dive out of the way in a kind of synchronized dance, but if you do see pedestrians while driving, just reassure yourself: they’re probably fine.

Tanks, Tanks, and More Tanks: By mid-game, every alley, street, and highway is loaded with enemy tanks, each with a burning passion to annihilate you. Use the Batmobile’s Battle Mode to pop off non-lethal rounds like there’s no tomorrow. Remember: in Gotham, tank battles are the new car chases.

3. Combat: How To Fistfight Like The Dark Knight

Know Your Gadgets: Batman’s utility belt is like a Swiss Army knife of pain. Got 50 goons coming at you? Pop a Smoke Pellet and turn the tide. Electric gloves? Zap the whole crowd. Basically, the entire gadget array is designed to make your life easier and their lives, well… painful.

Rhythm Game for Vigilantes: Arkham Knight’s combat system is basically a beautifully violent rhythm game. Find your beat and stay on it. Miss a punch, and you’re likely to end up as Bat-paste under some thug’s steel-toed boots.

Counter Like a Champ: Thugs will take turns charging at you one at a time because Gotham’s criminals believe in polite single-file lineups. When you see those little squiggles above their heads, hit that counter button like your Bat-life depends on it. Just imagine you’re playing Whac-A-Mole, only the moles have knives.

4. Detective Mode: The Bat-Equivalent Of Cheating

Be the Sherlock of Gotham: Batman’s Detective Mode is like having x-ray vision and super-vision combined. Need to track down some obscure clues? Detective Mode. Looking for enemy positions? Detective Mode. Forgotten where you parked the Batmobile? You guessed it—Detective Mode.

Abusing Detective Mode: Some players stay in Detective Mode so much they forget what Gotham looks like in normal color. It’s okay. We won’t judge you. It’s tough to resist. Just don’t be surprised when your entire screen is a constant blue filter.

Don't Forget to Inspect Random Graffiti: Every once in a while, you’ll need to scrutinize creepy messages from villains like Scarecrow or Riddler. It might seem trivial, but remember: every crazy message written in glowing paint is a clue waiting to be solved. Probably.

5. Villains Of Gotham: The Rogues Gallery

The Arkham Knight: Imagine the evilest Batman ever… but more melodramatic. You’ll spend half the game chasing him down as he says things like, “I’m gonna destroy you, Batman!” every five seconds. Try to act surprised each time.

Scarecrow: He’s all about mind games and pumping fear gas everywhere. You’ll hallucinate every now and then, which means Gotham may look like a Salvador Dalí painting. Just try to breathe in as little of the fear gas as possible. That stuff’s bad for your lungs.

Riddler’s Crazy Riddles: He’s not even a physical threat. He’s more like Gotham’s most annoying puzzle-maker. Don’t sleep on him though—his riddles unlock some sweet rewards. Plus, who doesn’t want to one-up a green-spandexed dweeb with an unhealthy obsession with question marks?

6. Riddler Trophies: Batman’s True Nemesis

Hunting the Trophies: Scattered across Gotham are hundreds of Riddler Trophies. They’re everywhere. And yes, there’s a sick part of your Bat-brain that will want to find every single one of them.

Question Your Sanity: By Trophy #148, you’ll find yourself seriously wondering if you even like Batman or if you’re now just Riddler’s puppet. But don’t stop. That 100% completion rating is worth every mind-numbing, finger-aching hour.

Your Best Friends: Guides and Maps: Be a true detective and cheat. Find a guide to help you track down those impossible-to-find trophies. Batman himself would totally Google it if he could.

7. Stealth: Turning Into The Invisible Bat

Gargoyles Are Your Friends: Nothing says Batman like crouching on a gargoyle and plotting your next takedown. Gotham is blessed with an inexplicable number of well-placed gargoyles, so use them. Jump from one to another while growling things like, “Justice…”

Silent Takedowns Aren't Always That Silent: Strangle a guy while being as quiet as possible, but don’t be surprised if another goon a few feet away somehow fails to notice. The laws of stealth in Arkham Knight are simple: if they don’t see you, you’re invisible.

Predator Mode: Once in a while, you’ll face a group of heavily armed enemies who’ll make you feel more like a jungle cat than a Bat. Go slow, be sneaky, and don’t forget that taking down a room full of armed men is way more satisfying than a direct brawl.

8. The Batwing? Kind Of… Sort Of…

It’s Your Uber in the Sky: Sadly, you won’t get to actually fly the Batwing, but it shows up for the occasional airlift assist. Imagine you’re Tony Stark, only with less quippy one-liners. You’ll watch the Batwing swoop in, unload your gadgets, and jet off into the night. It’s like getting a special delivery of Justice.

Not Quite a Rescue Mission: If you thought you could use the Batwing to airlift civilians, think again. It’s strictly for resupplying or blowing up stuff from a distance. You’re Batman, after all, not Uber.

9. Gotham’s Most Eligible Bachelor: Dating Tips For The Dark Knight

Catwoman: Sparks fly, literally. Half your conversations are witty banter, and the other half is flirting through crime-fighting. Plus, she’s flexible, so you can tag-team on those thug beatdowns.

Harley Quinn: Don’t even think about it. No matter how much she calls you “Bats,” that relationship is not worth the Joker drama.

Commissioner Gordon: Okay, he’s technically married, but don’t be shocked if he’s giving you heart eyes by mid-game. You’ve saved his daughter, saved Gotham, and probably make him look cooler by association.

10. Conquer Gotham: 100% Completion, Because Why Not?

The Ultimate Achievement: You’ve done it. You’ve mastered the Bat-life, collected every Riddler Trophy, foiled every villain, and restored justice. Now what? Watch the end-credits scene and then start the whole thing over again on New Game Plus.

Replay the Game with Everything You’ve Got: The New Game Plus mode lets you replay the entire adventure with all your gadgets unlocked and goons that are even harder to take down. Because if there’s one thing Batman loves, it’s turning life into a Sisyphean loop of crime-fighting.

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"Batman's Big Night Out: A Totally Serious Guide to Arkham Knight (Not Really)"