Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight has been shaped by influences beyond general inspiration from Batman: Arkham games. The game credits list Rocksteady Studios as a co-developer, with about 24 developers credited, including a producer and multiple designers. Warner Bros. Games Montreal is also listed as providing development support, a studio known for Batman: Arkham Origins and Gotham Knights. The game features an explorable Gotham City with gliding and hookshot traversal. Its prompt-based combat resembles combat systems from the Arkham series. Another similar experience is unlikely soon, since Rocksteady returned to the franchise after Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and modern blockbuster timelines often exceed five years.
"According to VGC, Rocksteady is listed as a co-developer on Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight in the game's credits. Roughly 24 developers, including a producer and multiple designers, are listed. Warner Bros. Games Montreal, which made Batman: Arkham Origins and Gotham Knights, is also listed as having provided development support."
"It's not just that Lego Batman has an explorable Gotham City that lets you glide off skyscrapers and hookshot over buildings. The game's prompt-based combat is also very reminiscent of that in the Arkham series. And we aren't likely to get another one of those at least for a few more years."
"None of that is shocking considering Lego Batman maker TT Games is part of Warner Bros., and co-development between studios under a shared publisher umbrella has become increasingly common as the budgets and scopes for blockbuster releases swell. Still, it reinforces that Lego Batman isn't just mimicking the blueprint for a sandbox comic-book adaptation laid out by Rocksteady."
"While Rocksteady pivoted back to the franchise after Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League flopped, it feels like new blockbusters these days take five years or longer to ship."
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