In a recent interview, Senior Gameplay Programmer Paul Denning mused that the sequel to hit Batman title Arkham Asylum could take the Dark Knight out of the asylum all together.
”I think you’re probably right in that it’s almost run its course,” he said, when asked if there were other areas of Gotham they would like to explore.
”We did pick a selection of buildings that we thought would fit the (original) game well. You could quite easily point out that there are various things that you wouldn’t usually find in an asylum especially on an island that’s supposedly self-contained.
“So, you could always expand that out and there are games in the past that have gone down that route. But I think you’re right. Gotham itself is a fantastically realised fictional city and there are so many places that would be probably be ideal for gameplay and great to explore.”
The debut teaser trailer for Arkham Asylum 2 certainly suggests a setting different to the one in the original, but without any concrete details, it’s safe to say this is all speculation at this point.
