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Back in 2014, Monolith Studios offered us one of those great proposals that the studio treasures with Middle-earth. But what was not known is that before that there was a Batman project that ended up being Shadow of Mordor. And today we have been able to see images, even a gameplay, of that Batman game that Monolith Studios was developing under the code name Apollo. And the truth is that the game looks very good.
We cannot deny that In those years Rocksteady was making its Arkham saga games, which were also very good action games. Ultimately, it's not like we can complain about the option that ended up being offered. But we cannot deny that the look of this Batman from Monolith Studios is not bad either.
This is what the Batman game that ended up being Shadow of Mordor, from Monolith Studios, looks like
In a thread that has been published in X, by SpideyRanger, we find posts interspersed with images and video sequences that would show aspects of the gameplay. An open world, freedom to move, very diverse missions, that lead us to be the guardian of Gotham, and a combat system a little different from the one we remember from the Batman Arkham games. In fact, one of Monolith's main features in its subsequent games was the Nemesis system, which also seems to be linked to this project.
In fact, it is assumed that their current project, the Wonder Woman project, would also be a game that would use this system that they developed and liked so much. It is not the only game that uses it, but it is the one that is making the most of this system where players can avenge their comrades who have fallen in battle.
Regarding this project, it seems that the studio was intended to be able to keep both projects in force in parallel. The problem is that something must have changed for them to finally decide not to continue. Possibly, the appearance of the Rocksteady Games project is the key, since it saw the light a year after the release of Shadow of Mordor. There were also reportedly reports of problems getting “Nolan approval” on some of the proposed designs for Project Apollo, which used models from the Dark Knight films.
And today we have the opportunity to remember that game of Batman who ended up being Shadow of Mordor, or rather, remaining in a single project that could not be opened to other universes besides that of the games based on The Lord of the Rings. We have waited a long time to be able to see a project of a certain magnitude from this studio, which it put aside since 2017, when Shadows of War was released.
Involved in the wonder woman project, it is expected that this year we will be able to learn more about this proposal, as well as that it will be revealed in some gameplay. And, after so much time, we still do not have an indicative date for this project. We have to be patient and wait.