The Batman of recent movies has mostly been a solitary figure, but DC comics fans have a different picture. In the source material, the Dark Knight is just as often depicted as the head of his own Bat-family. This is true in Gotham Knightsnow available for next-gen consoles and PC, in which you can take control of four members of this family: Batgirl, Nightwing, Red Hood and Robin.
And, really, what kind of family would it be if they couldn’t spend time together?
Is Gotham Knights multiplayer?
Naturally, this means Gotham Knights features multiplayer, a first for this current line of modern Batman games. You can tackle the entire game cooperatively, whether you want to go on patrol and stop random crimes, or play through each story mission in succession.
Gotham Knights features drop-in/drop-out co-op, so you can switch from single-player to multiplayer and back again at will without consequences.
How many people can play Gotham Knights multiplayer?
Keep in mind that while there are four playable characters, co-op is limited to two players at a time. That said, you’re free to explore the entire open world together, with no limits on how far you can get away from each other, which is extremely cool.
Does Gotham Knights support crossplay?
No.
How do you start Gotham Knights multiplayer?
There are two ways to start playing co-op if you don’t care who you’re paired up with. You can search for someone else’s game to join or set up your own session in online mode and invite others to join you, either passively or actively.
To enter a stranger’s world, simply select the “multiplayer” option from the menu and let the “quick match” feature do its thing. (Ignore the “heroic assault host” option, as this mode is not yet in-game.)
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If you’d rather let others join you, you’ll need to head to a different menu for some reason. Press left on your controller’s d-pad, then select the top radial option for “privacy”. In this menu, there are four choices: public, friends of friends, friends only and invited players. What you select determines who can join you; if you want to let friends join you without needing to receive an invitation, select “friends” or “friends of friends”. If you want to allow anyone to join, select “public”. If you want to play solo, select “invited players”, and no one will be able to join you until you send them an invite.
You can also find equivalent options in the “social” section of the main menu, along with information about your current party, recent players, and more.
How does Gotham Knights multiplayer work?
When you arrive in someone else’s game or vice versa, the world scales to accommodate more players. Primarily, enemies become harder to take down. If there is a level mismatch, the higher player’s stats will also sync to the lower player’s level.
The trade-off is worth it, as you don’t just get an extra fighter on your side – it’s not obvious at first, but as you level up your characters you can unlock special moves that help during multiplayer. Depending on the characters you’re playing with, this can include buffs, healing abilities, and combo moves that require both players to perform.
Fortunately, this scaling also goes the other way; when someone leaves, the difficulty decreases.
Unlike playing solo, depleting your health bar doesn’t mean you automatically fail whatever activity you do in co-op. Your teammate has a chance to revive you, if they reach you in time. Nightwing can even unlock an ability to revive a fallen teammate from a distance.
Additionally, it’s worth noting that any progress you make in someone else’s game persists when you return to play in your own world.
This includes story progression; if you complete a mission in someone else’s game, you won’t have to redo that mission, even if you haven’t reached that story point yet. When you get there, the game will give you the option to skip that mission.
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