Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Game Review

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Coming out of the incredible James Gunn’s Superman over the weekend, I wanted to dive back into the world of DC comics. I’ve always preferred Marvel over DC, mostly due to childhood exposure through Saturday morning cartoons (X-Men and Spider-Man). But I’m not one to entrench myself in one nerd camp over another—I’m a lover of all comics. I thought this was the perfect time to pull one of my graphic novels off the shelf and engross myself in Gotham. Pair that with a game that’s been sitting on my shelf of shame for a year, and the opportunity just presented itself.

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns – The Board Game is a 1-2 player narrative-driven legacy game split into four books, designed by Daryl Andrews and Morgan Dontanville. Much like real life, each book plays out the plot of one of the four graphic novels from Frank Miller’s acclaimed 1986 series. You’ll follow Batman’s footsteps to uncover clues about the scheme at hand, culminating in a final showdown with a boss (I also played Hans Zimmer’s scores from the Christopher Nolan trilogy for full immersion). As with most legacy-style games, components like board state, upgrades, cards, and more carry over from book to book.…

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