Batman: Arkham Shadow receives its New Sport+ mode, a brand new post-credits cinematic and extra in right now’s free replace.
Marking the final main replace beforehand introduced within the post-launch roadmap, Batman: Arkham Shadow Replace 1.3 is now out there for all house owners. This notably features a New Sport+ Mode that lets you carry over earlier WayneTech development. Finishing New Sport+ unlocks a brand new post-credits cinematic, which is unique to this mode.
Different main adjustments embody ‘Infinite’ variations of the Fight and Predator challenges, providing countless enemy waves the place you survive for so long as attainable. New Sport+ additionally options remixed Fight and Predator encounters throughout the primary marketing campaign, a brand new character viewer entry is obtainable, and Camouflaj has carried out “quite a few” extra bug fixes.
For all the things else in Replace 1.3, yow will discover that listed under.
Batman: Arkham Shadow – Replace 1.3 Patch Notes (Partial)
Whereas Meta did not present a full record of patch notes for the options talked about above, here is the record of ‘extra highlights’ we have been offered.
Audio & Haptics:
- Fastened enemy hazard indicator SFX so that they not loop indefinitely
Marketing campaign
- Added new discoverable “factors of curiosity” in Detective Imaginative and prescient, together with a brand new clue to the mysteries surrounding Cyrus Pinkney, architect of Blackgate Jail
- Corrected sure NPC states in Detective Imaginative and prescient to “Deceased”
- Fastened varied geometry and locomotion traps throughout the marketing campaign
- Fastened a number of points inflicting Shock Gloves to grow to be unrecoverable when equipping them
- Fastened situation inflicting gamers to get caught in an prolonged interval of gradual movement in a tutorial late within the marketing campaign
- Improved the timing of choose VO sequences
- Up to date dialogue for the newly armed Rats close to Beacon Lodge to higher align with the unique script
Gameplay:
- Fastened enemy habits so that they gained’t assault whereas performing a Particular Combo
- Fastened bug the place grappling to ledge made participant discoverable by enemies
- Improved enemy response to Sonic Batarangs
- Improved electrical energy management lever interactions
- Improved tuning for Slide Kick and Evade
- Improved motion of Elevators
- Improved Smoke Bomb focusing on
Localization:
- Fastened points with subtitle timing
Replace 1.3 marks the third main post-launch patch since Arkham Shadow’s Quest 3 launch in October, which we praised in our 4.5/5-star evaluate. Whereas replace 1.1 principally offered UX enhancements and bug fixes, December’s Replace 1.2 launched the Character Viewer, new problem maps and extra localizations for voice appearing.
Right now’s replace additionally follows information that Arkham Shadow doubled its participant rely over Christmas. We’re unable to test the newest stats after Meta eliminated the Quest Scoreboards App, however French YouTuber QuestWithMatt lately famous that over 800,000 gamers had unlocked the sport’s first achievement, which usually takes 5 to 10 minutes to attain.
Batman: Arkham Shadow is out now on the Meta Quest 3/3S. It stays bundled at no cost with new Quest 3 and 3S purchases till April 30, 2025.
Batman: Arkham Shadow Evaluate – A Triumphant Return
Batman: Arkham Shadow is a superb return for the Darkish Knight, and it expertly adapts the sequence for VR on Quest 3 and Quest 3S.
