Gotham Knights definitely isn't an origin story, featuring several of the vigilante crew pretty far into their character development after a couple name changes. Gotham Knights features four members of the Bat Family who've been tapped to keep Gotham safe without big guy Bruce himself. Which characters appear in Gotham Knights? WB also says that Gotham is totally open world so you can do as you please without enemies of higher levels blocking your exploration. In the gameplay preview above, Robin drops in to help Batgirl put Mr. You can take on Gotham Knights entirely as a singleplayer game or two player co-op. And some of that will tie into that bar that we'll be talking about in the future." WB later confirmed to IGN that "you have special abilities in your ability tree that you'll unlock, and you can choose to unlock it in different ways, as well as how you use your gear. There's also a purple bar in the bottom right corner that looks like a powerup meter for special attacks. That's different from your suit's style though, so you can look and play great without compromise. WB later said that you'll manage your gear: a melee weapon, ranged weapon, and suit, which will affect how you play. Throughout the gameplay walkthrough you can spot level indicators next to enemy health bars and damage numbers accompanying attacks. There are definitely some RPG elements in Gotham Knights too. Apparently the kinds of moves they use during fights will change to match your character's level as well. Boss fights won't just have increased health totals and other stats. WB refers to this fight as a Villain Encounter, which it says will change depending on what level you are. You can spot a bit of stealth, some of Batgirl's moves, traversal around the level, and a boss fight with Mr. The gameplay walkthrough released alongside the reveal trailer shows a pretty good slice of Gotham Knights combat.