The worst stored secret of Telltale’s digital choose-your-own-adventures is that there’s actually not a lot selecting concerned. While incidental particulars could change, the primary thrust of the story doesn’t. That can also be the case for the ultimate episode in Telltale’s nicely acquired second season of Batman adventures, however whereas your selections could ultimately lead roughly to the identical finish, it looks like each name carries additional weight this time, as you assist outline your private origin for a really legendary antagonist.
Concluding Batman: The Enemy Within, the fifth and closing episode – Same Stitch – is out now, and its two launch trailers paint two very contrasting footage of the person who’s to grow to be The Joker.
First up, the Vigilante trailer, giving us a take a look at the softer facet of John Doe – enthusiastic however unstable sidekick, only one step away from going over the sting:
And then a take a look at a extra overtly villainous iteration of the character, the casually murderous psychopath that everyone knows and love:
It’s clearly not probably the most refined of takes on the Batman, admittedly. Or refined within the slightest, come to consider it, however it’s fascinating to see a semi-official Batman story spell it out, straight and clear within the trailers: Maybe the Dark Knight’s specific model of bone-shattering vigilantism isn’t probably the most broadly relevant of fashions for social enchancment. In truth, between Batman’s spinning Rolodex of villains with grudges and Arkham’s weekly scheduled breakouts, most likely half of Gotham’s crime is focused at Bruce Wayne straight, a method or one other.
The twin trailers do suggest that there’s going to be considerably extra divide right here than your common Telltale finale. While undoubtedly issues will go terribly fallacious by the tip it doesn’t matter what selections you make, the trail by which you’ll create Batman’s arch-(fr)enemy appears to be extra open than commonplace Telltale fare, and it’ll be fascinating to see simply how a lot divergence they’ll ship. I’ve not managed to make time for both this season or the preceeding one, however now each are full, I’m contemplating slipping on my darkest pajamas for a couple of nights of informal crime-fighting.
Episode 5, Same Stitch, is out now for anybody who owns Batman: The Enemy Within, and you’ll choose up the entire season through Steam, GOG and Telltale store for across the £14/$19 mark. You’re most likely not going to have the ability to save the Joker’s soul, however you’re most likely going to attempt anyway, you huge brooding do-gooder, you.
