It seems a damn shame that such a promising and unique game was never given the go-ahead, but from the ashes has risen the brilliant Arkham series. Batman is at one point believed to be Jack the Ripper by the people of Gotham and Inspector Gordon also tells Bats the story of a case he worked on where a man killed his wife and then tried to kill himself by drinking a strange poison which has left him with a permanent smile… Gotham by Gaslight was going to be heavily based on the comic of the same name which features Bruce Wayne going up against Jack the Ripper, who has come to Gotham to find new victims. We’ve got say though, those cape physics are seriously impressive! This was no doubt created as a pitch and is designed to give people a taste of what the game could eventually become.

It would be interesting to see a game where a rich man like Bruce Wayne is able to get his hands on “cutting edge” electrical gadgets like flash lights to get the advantage over his enemies.Įven more interesting is a video of the game running on a very early demo version. Most people in the late 1800’s would still have been using oil lamps but electricity was beginning to make an appearance at this point, though more as a marvel of the future rather than in the way we use it today. It’s also interesting to note that Batman has an option to turn on a flash light. It seems the game would also feature many of Batman’s gadgets, as there is a cycle weapon button and a throw grenade command.

I created the bat logo from scratch and used a variety of different clockwork pieces and other metal pieces to construct it.Īs you can see from the last image, Gotham by Gaslight would feature a dedicated slow motion button which would perhaps have allowed players to slow down the action in order to get the advantage over a group of enemies in a fight. I had a blast creating the menus for this game, as steampunk is really quite unique, interesting and something I love to design. 'This was a game I was really looking forward to working on. Batarang: Fold-able batarang with gears, weights and compressed gas cylinders that allow it to shift it's weight and balance suddenly, allowing it to be set to alter it's course during flight or even return like a boomerang. Front-weighted daggers made of hardened steel. Good for clearing passages or penetrating heavy armor. Explosive Grenade: Destructive grenade (Trinitrotoluene-based). Creates a heavy cloud of ether gas that causes unconsciousness. Sedative Grenade: Crowd-subduing grenade (Ether with chlorine-based catalyst). Creates a thick cloud of smoke that obscures vision. Smoke Grenade: Smoke cloud grenade (Potassium chlorate, lactose, hexachloroethane-zinc and granular aluminum, and purple dye). Stuns surrounding enemies that don't have eye and ear protection. Phosphor Grenade: Bright flash-bang grenade (Phosphor and gunpowder sub-charge). For example, pulling an enemy in closer to strike. Can be used to grapple to higher areas but can also be used to grapple enemies and objects.

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