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The Bat vs. Bane

The Bat vs. Bane

Now that we've had the chance to watch The Dark Knight Rises like 40 times, we couldn't help but wonder: What would it look like as a video game? The epic battles between Batman and Bane would undoubtedly be awesome--but there are plenty of moments just begging to be loaded up with QTEs. This is our interpretation of The Dark Knight Rises in video game form.

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"Sooooo there's something I should tell you guys..."

"Sooooo there's something I should tell you guys..."

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The peg leg shuffle

The peg leg shuffle

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The keys to the Batcave

The keys to the Batcave

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Becomming The Bat

Becomming The Bat

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C-c-c-combo breaker!

C-c-c-combo breaker!

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Breaking Batman, aka OH GOD THAT LOOKS PAINFUL

Breaking Batman, aka OH GOD THAT LOOKS PAINFUL

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City driving

City driving

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*Indescernable chanting that actually sounds like a really cool song*

*Indescernable chanting that actually sounds like a really cool song*

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Kitty combo

Kitty combo

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The Batman beatdown

The Batman beatdown

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Pow! Bam!

Pow! Bam!

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You have my permission...

You have my permission...

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"So here's the thing...I'm kind of a big deal."

"So here's the thing...I'm kind of a big deal."

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How would you like to proceed?

How would you like to proceed?

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Omg Joseph Gordon Levitt is hawt

Omg Joseph Gordon Levitt is hawt

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Bane is immune to subzero temperatures

Bane is immune to subzero temperatures

So, yeah. That's our brief interpretation of The Dark Knight Rises told via the artistic style of quick-time events. How did we do? Were there any obvious scenes that would go well with a nice bit of button mashing? Let us know in the comments below.

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