LEGO games don't frequently reinvent the wheel, but one change in LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight breaks with a long-standing tradition. As the fourth LEGO game to take on the Caped Crusader, Legacy of the Dark Knight is freshening things up with Batman: Arkham-style combat and riffs on all the biggest Batman films. It's also apparently adding some essential options to the mix.
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight's Gamescom demo appears to feature three selectable difficulty settings, as noted by Nexus Point News on X. Classic, Caped Crusader, and Dark Knight serve as a basic Easy, Normal, and Hard trio, changing the number of standard and advanced enemies that spawn. Dark Knight also provides limited lives, introducing the possibility of a Game Overs.
Although Classic mode is the easiest setting for Legacy of the Dark Knight, it's the one that's in line with traditional LEGO game difficulty. Lives are unlimited, and fewer enemies will spawn than on the higher difficulty settings.
Caped Crusader is a step up from this, but it still sounds similar to the standard difficulty in most games, offering a "balanced focus on combat and story." Lives remain unlimited, although increased...
