The LEGO Batman Game account, which is the official one, has been sharing yet another surveillance feed from Gotham, and the gaming community is already taking the gas off the game’s offerings, to be honest? The latest tweet shows us the city of Gotham through a camera lens, marking different regions according to danger: Cinema is low risk, Bit Cave medium, and the Diner is also low with a very special warning not to get the chili. The suggested action? Normal patrolling of the South Island, which sounds… pretty Batman to me.
Nevertheless, this is just the beginning of what is going on – the gamers have detected changes on the Bat-Signal in the screenshot. The symbol is not the same as the one from previous trailers, which prompts players to wonder if they could be able to design their own Bat-Signal in the game. That sounds amazing, doesn’t it? The sign could vary according to the Batman character you are playing with or just for fun. One gamer asked: “So, is the symbol on the Batsignal customizable? Cuz correct me if I’m wrong that isn’t the same symbol from the current trailers we’ve seen.” And honestly?? They are not mistaken. It does look different.
A very comical scenario has taken place at the diner or the Diner. Instantly, a bunch of people pinpointed it as “Pauli’s Diner” from the Batman world, which is that typical Gotham place that has been around in the comic books and animated series for a long time. But the warning about not ordering the chili?? That is just a super funny move by LEGO games developers. They always manage to throw in those little jokes that make the game a lot more enjoyable to explore. Just think if you DO order the chili – does Batman get sick? Does it trigger a weird side mission? I guess it is a wait and see situation.
However, the Turkish gamers have really dominated the replies thread, and not just with a few complaints but with a huge wave of them asking for language support. Apparently, Turkish subtitles or complete Turkish localization is the work of every other comment. “Please add Turkish language support to the game. We hope you’ll consider your fans in Türkiye,” one player wrote and he wasn’t alone – literally dozens of identical cravings were around. It is a bit touching to witness the extent of international interest this LEGO Batman game has despite the fact that the developers have not responded to any of these language requests so far.
Some gamers are already having concerns about the price of the game. “I just hope I can afford this game on day one” was one person’s post, which is like… absolutely relatable. Sometimes it is hard to justify a game’s price, especially in the case of LEGO titles that usually have a lot of content and are not the cheapest option. Another gamer was even more blunt: “So, like when will you guys be ready to take my money?” which is very relatable, isn’t it? The excitement is real and the people are ready to shell out their money for this game the moment it gets a release date.
An interesting discussion has started to connect the surveillance camera footage with Five Nights at Freddy’s?? One user wrote “five nights at gotham” to which another responded “first the puppet reference and now this. it’s slowly coming together. freddy fazbat incoming” which is… quite a radical interpretation. I am not expecting to see any roboto Batman villains but, anyway, there are crazier theories on the Internet every day.
The main takeaway from all this is that players are keeping a very sharp eye on every detail that WB Games reveals about this LEGO Batman game. From the possibility of custom Bat-Signal to the hidden jokes in the colorful environments, all is about guessing what the real gameplay will be. Besides, the footage itself is a very smart marketing technique – it gives one the feeling that he is actually in the Batcave monitoring Gotham’s crime hotspots.
And the South Island Patrol suggestion?? That has to mean some sort of patrol mechanic where you are actually going around Gotham looking for trouble instead of just moving from one mission to another. That would be much more than previous LEGO games which were largely level-based. Picture yourself cruising in your LEGO Batmobile around Gotham and responding to crimes as they happen?! That would be crazy.
Moreover, the different danger levels can be taken as an indication of different types of activities or challenges being distributed among the areas. For example, Bit Cave might be the one with medium threat level while the cinema with low level – perhaps hackers’ missions vs. simple fetch quests or something like that. So many ideas could come up from this setup and players look like they are indeed ready for the unexpected.
The most widespread sentiment among the replies, though, is that the game is completely exciting and players are impatiently waiting for it to come out. People are all geared up for this game, they are dissecting every pixel of every teaser, and they are even making the first-day play plans. Language support requests show the international demand, the customization theories reveal that people are thinking about personalizing their experience, and the price concerns imply that this is a game that people are going to buy and not just wait for the sales.
It will be very interesting to see what the next reveal of WB Games will be and if they will indeed consider any of the player feedback they are getting on these tweets. The LEGO Batman franchise has always enjoyed a good level of popularity, but this kind of engagement prior to release key levels?? That’s certainly impressive. We all will have to stay alert and keep monitoring those surveillance feeds for more hints about what is on the way to Gotham.
PlayStation and Xbox players are particularly excited about the upcoming release.
