Who should you play as: Nightwing, Batgirl, Red Hood, or Robin? Learn what they’re best at before you decide.
Gotham Knights, an open-world action game set in Gotham City, allows you to play as four characters from DC Comics canon: Nightwing, Batgirl, Red Hood, and Robin. You can basically play as any character you want for the entirety of the game. But that doesn’t mean that each of the game’s four playable heroes is the same.
In fact, each member of the Bat-family has their own strengths, unique abilities, combat strategies, and more. Their combos are executed differently; for example, Red Hood’s timed attacks incorporate his guns in a way that other characters’ ranged attacks aren’t used. And although it’s not required, it’s a good idea to mix things up and swap characters often, because you’ll experience different story beats with each one. The degree to which the game world bends depending on who you’re playing as is one of the game’s impressive hat tricks.
On the other hand, hey, maybe you want to pick your favorite and stick with them through the credits. Either way, it can be handy to have a handle on each character’s individual traits.
Primary strengths: acrobatics and teamwork
Movement: Given Dick’s background as a circus performer, his fighting style is largely centered around acrobatics, allowing him to move fluidly across the battlefield. His skill trees include abilities that let him use foes as springboards to leap high into the air and evade attacks with impressive back handsprings. These abilities can be augmented with the power to knock down enemies and gain momentum energy more quickly, letting him use special attacks more frequently.
Teamwork: Grayson also specializes in teamwork. He can gain darts that heal or even revive allies from a distance, and area-of-effect powers that buff and heal teammates.
