Batman: Arkham Knight

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  1. ShadowofZexa
    Oct 31, 2021
    4
    What could of been a good game is turned into in absolute mess with forcing you to use the batmobile for such a large percentage of the game. Unfortunately this overuse of the batmobile turns a good game into a bad one. Arkham Knight really shines when on foot but in the batmobile it really suffers.
  2. coltergiest
    Jun 25, 2015
    4
    My two cents on the game has nothing to do with the performance issues some people are having, as that has been made abundantly clear by many of the reviewers.

    It's unfortunate that they have not been able to play the game (or maybe just refuse to play out of protest) so that they could give a fair review on the game itself instead of using metacritic as an outlet to air frustrations    My two cents on the game has nothing to do with the performance issues some people are having, as that has been made abundantly clear by many of the reviewers.

    It's unfortunate that they have not been able to play the game (or maybe just refuse to play out of protest) so that they could give a fair review on the game itself instead of using metacritic as an outlet to air frustrations about the way it performs.

    That being said, I was fortunate enough not to have game breaking glitches and crashes, and found out how to unlock the 30 FPS lock through the .ini file (quite simple to do and takes a whole 2 minutes to accomplish) so I was able to play the game to (near) completion.

    I have to hand it to the story writers of the game, as writing the story for this game was clearly a labor of love, and they had to have some talented people working for them that really have respect for the batman universe, and I personally have no objections with the way they've wrapped up this series (as far as the story is concerned...more below!).

    On the other hand though, the mechanisms they used to deliver this story (gameplay) was something that I have serious problems with. This title is loaded with anti-climactic non-engagements with many of the main villains, and has absolutely ZERO boss fights.

    Some will argue that the vehicle battles with the Arkham Knight leading up to the final encounter with him would count as a boss fight, or that the final vehicle battle with Deathstroke is a boss fight (which is exactly the same tank battle as the one with the Arkham Knight). Those people would be missing the point entirely. There is absolutely no direct engagement with any of Batman's rivals WHAT. SO. EVER. Not in any way that should be considered a "boss fight" anyway.

    It's almost kind of cruel that the game is designed for you to go through the "Most Wanted" quest lines, which are basically side quests that have the player going after the various major villains that are central to the Batman stories, and once the player completes the quest line, they might be rewarded with a pseudo-boss fight (as with Deathstroke), or get to make a "life-or-death" decision (as with the Azrael quest line), but no actual fight or battle takes place that presents the player with anything that resembles a challenge.

    Having a great story is a very important part of a great game, but robbing your customers and fans of any sort of finality or closure by not giving them any engagement whatsoever with any villain in the game other than vehicle fights and skirmishes with henchmen is, at least in my mind, extremely lazy and unforgivable.

    The script for this game would have been better off being sold off to an animation studio for another animated Batman movie because that's essentially what Rocksteady gave us with this title...an interactive animated movie.

    It's unfortunate because up to this point, I really enjoyed the blending of a great story with an action packed games through the Arkham titles, with boss battles that while not the most difficult in the world, presented some challenge and kept me engaged with the story that was being conveyed. The formula for Arkham Knight just fell way too short for me.

    I would strongly recommend waiting to find this game in the bargain bin, or on one of the crazy awesome sales on Steam. Definitely do yourselves a favor and don't make the same mistake I did by paying full price for this "game."    … Expand
  3. Bortx
    Aug 7, 2015
    4
    The frame studdering makes this game unenjoyable even on top of the line nVidia cards with lowest settings. Another Assasin's Creed Unity like disaster.
  4. james2003
    May 3, 2020
    4
    I remember the Christmas that my son wanted a Furby, don’t judge he was 6 years old. In fact, I was against it, spouting the fathers prejudiced “it’s a girl’s toy!”. He saw the adverts and his face lit up begging us, I mean Santa, for a Furby.
    That Christmas I bowed to the wife’s pressure and we got one. He loved it and enjoyed playing with it, and now I know I was wrong. He spoke to it,    I remember the Christmas that my son wanted a Furby, don’t judge he was 6 years old. In fact, I was against it, spouting the fathers prejudiced “it’s a girl’s toy!”. He saw the adverts and his face lit up begging us, I mean Santa, for a Furby.
    That Christmas I bowed to the wife’s pressure and we got one. He loved it and enjoyed playing with it, and now I know I was wrong. He spoke to it, played with it, and they sang songs together. That was until a month later when the batteries where low. In a scene that reminded me of the invasion of the body snatchers, it opened its eyes and screeched until it slowly died. I was scared and it was only missing a hand to raise its finger and point. My 6-year-old son screamed in terror and threw it away.

    Batman: Arkham Knight reminds me of that moment.

    I heard all the reviews all the spouting about it being a bad port but still wanted to play it. I knew the fears but still thought that I might be able to fix any technical issues, I am fair well versed so was quietly confident.
    From the beginning, I had every issue under the sun, flickering, low frame rates, mouse problems, high memory issues, and even having to sit through the introduction screen every minute as I reloaded. I tried every fix the internet gave me but nothing worked fully.
    The background flickered enough to give a blind man a seizure.
    Batman looked like a porcupine on steroids.
    And even closing the game brought issues over into my os.

    But I managed to play a little and in those small moments when the game managed to hold it together long enough. Oh what joy, speaking as batman, descending into the city and rough play with the locals as we sang and danced together. Such delightful memories!
    Fantastic levels of intuitive gameplay, the batman fighting system is so great it hard to put into words as you remember the glories of its lineages. It’s not a bad port, however, it does suffer from extremely bad coding issues, with no sign of being fixed anytime soon.
    Even still gameplay got so bad I couldn’t see the NPCs and it felt like fighting in the dark… And I cried and screamed like a frightened 6-year-old boy… I threw it all in and uninstalled it in a stroppy temper.

    The moral of the story, Rocksteady Studios is the fathers prejudiced. Blindly trying to develop the most visually stunning game that is currently possible without though of any value. Sure the graphics are fantastic but at the cost of bad coding and ostracising lower end pcs. Forgetting for a moment about the serious coding issues, this puts the whole common ethos of modern developers and clearly marks it as WRONG. It’s called PC gaming not PC benchmark testing, and sometimes in over-exuberance, they forget this and create the monstrous “Arkham Knight” effect. A game designed to look great without any thought if gamers can actually play it.

    Sadly the only thing that remains is to take out the batteries and leave it to go dusty in the attic. Rocksteady is working to fix this and it must have been a huge issue to take this long. But only time will if this will a horror movie … imagine Furby 2: The Revenge. I shudder to think.    … Expand
  5. icolight71
    Jun 24, 2015
    4
    Just broken, barely functional, even on higher end builds. Game itself is the typical batman affair (so if you like that, sa'll good) Not that it really feels all that different from the previous games though, was sort of hoping for more. Sort of a moot point. I was going to just buy a copy for ps4 as well, but screw that dude. Rocksteady got too sketch with the development, gossip as farJust broken, barely functional, even on higher end builds. Game itself is the typical batman affair (so if you like that, sa'll good) Not that it really feels all that different from the previous games though, was sort of hoping for more. Sort of a moot point. I was going to just buy a copy for ps4 as well, but screw that dude. Rocksteady got too sketch with the development, gossip as far as porting goes appears to be all true. Can't support folk like that.… Expand
  6. G_A_M_E_R
    Sep 3, 2015
    4
    Worst game in the arkham series.Actually they ruined the series. An awful pc port and the game play itself is bad.Arkham asylum was best game of the series.
  7. Robin360cz
    Jun 25, 2015
    4
    I set graphics on low = 40 fps, i set graphics on high = 40fps, "horribly optimized", also, you have to dig into ini file to break 30fps lock. The graphics feel old style - like 6 years back in time, no modern shader effects in pc version, no SSAO or higher, which means no ambient occlusion, graphics settings in game menu are very minimal, you cant even set any anisotropic filtering thereI set graphics on low = 40 fps, i set graphics on high = 40fps, "horribly optimized", also, you have to dig into ini file to break 30fps lock. The graphics feel old style - like 6 years back in time, no modern shader effects in pc version, no SSAO or higher, which means no ambient occlusion, graphics settings in game menu are very minimal, you cant even set any anisotropic filtering there :-D The result = plastic looking old style graphics… Expand
  8. piresplayer
    Jun 26, 2015
    4
    Batman is an amazing game, since the first (Asylum Arkham) and because that I bought on pre order. I have a geforce gtx 970 and hd ssd. I can say is enough to run without many problems, EXCEPT to play with batmobile...I wished to play since ever with batmobile man! The car there's no much details like on ps4 and drop frame many times. I'm disappointed and rate 4 is fair like you haveBatman is an amazing game, since the first (Asylum Arkham) and because that I bought on pre order. I have a geforce gtx 970 and hd ssd. I can say is enough to run without many problems, EXCEPT to play with batmobile...I wished to play since ever with batmobile man! The car there's no much details like on ps4 and drop frame many times. I'm disappointed and rate 4 is fair like you have tested for ps4.… Expand
  9. Gorbulan
    Nov 11, 2015
    4
    Contrast Issues - Possibly the worst part of combat in AK is the total lack of contrast. Enemies, props, the environment, 2D effects, all blend in to the background because everything is the same color. The predominate colors are black, gray, red, and green. Only riddler objects are green. Everything else is some shade of gray-red. This causes a significant eye strain on the player due toContrast Issues - Possibly the worst part of combat in AK is the total lack of contrast. Enemies, props, the environment, 2D effects, all blend in to the background because everything is the same color. The predominate colors are black, gray, red, and green. Only riddler objects are green. Everything else is some shade of gray-red. This causes a significant eye strain on the player due to the fact everything is hard to see in your periphery. Very often I am hit simply because I did not see the enemy in time. Red Counter enemies can be hard to identify, because their prompt is red like everything else. This lack of contrast makes for a very frustrating experience.

    Red Unavoidable - There are certain enemies that have undefendable “red prompts” during combat. In Arkham City this was limited to a selection of enemies. I did not like the red prompts in Arkham City that much since it was a little difficult to remember how to counter them, at first. Eventually, I could remember. In AK there are too many red prompts, so I can not keep track of how to counter what.

    The Good - Dual Team Combat, new Big Guys (electrical is my favorite), playing as Nightwing and Catwoman. Oh wait, I played as those guys in Arkham City. Not much has improved on Batman’s combat.

    Preadator difficulty - The difficulty in predator missions has been massively nerfed. Instead of a scenario in which Batman must think how to achieve the goal, you simply attack the guards one by one in any order. You can use the numerous floor grates the Gotham City Council put in everywhere for no apparent reason. Or you can use the many perches, vents, tight rope wires, etc. Most predator maps have roughly the same number of safety zones like perches and vents, so there is not much variety.

    Alarm Collars - Every predator mission feels the same to me, the challenge barely changes. The neck collars worn by inmates in Arkham City no longer exist, there is nothing replacing or improving that mechanic. Players can kill enemies in any order without fear of getting caught often, since guards have idea who is dead until they walk near them. If guards walk near them it is very easy to attack them as well. Most of my predator missions ended with a solitary pile of guard bodies.

    Silent Takedowns - The radius for takedowning enemies has been increased, thereby decreasing the difficulty too much. There is little risk in performing a silent takedown.

    Fear Takedowns - Fear takedowns were enjoyable at first, because it looked cool and played in to the dominating aspect of Batman. However, as the game went on I realized they became a crutch for players.

    Environmental Takedowns - In Arkham City environmental takedowns stunned enemies, forcing the player to swoop in and kill or merely use it as a distraction. In AK they kill on contact.

    Driving - Driving the Batmobile in AK seems like the coolest feature ever. Hooray, the BATMOBILE!! Instead, it becomes an unnecessary device in Batman’s arsenal. The Batmobile can drive through anything, and I mean anything. Mailboxes, traffic lights, freeway supports, sides of buildings, churches, etc. Few objects in AK stop the player from driving the Batmobile. Batman AK is no GTA, Gran Turismo, or Mario Kart, I get that, it is not a driving game. But that’s exactly the problem. Driving is too easy in AK, there is no challenge to it. The car makes things too easy in some cases, such as killing riddler spies, and allowing the player to run down APCs. There are even a number potential predator missions that are finished completely by a few hits of the Batmobile’s Bathowitzer. Driving the Batmobile DOES NOT fit within the fantasy of Batman.

    Tank mode - Driving the Battank is by far, the worst experience in a Batman game. It is the most repetitive and least interesting part of Batman AK. All you do is slide away from enemy fire, then shoot. Slide, then shoot. Slide, then shoot. It gets repetitive fast, and lacks any depth. There are special weapons like the EMP blast or missile barrage, but they grow old quick since they require very little skill. After enough tanking those special weapons are only used because it means the tank battle will be over soon. Battank battles do not fit within the fantasy of Batman.

    The final boss battle in Batman Arkham Knight was just a repeat of the previous Cloudburst tank battle. Except this time it was easier. Woooo.

    That’s it, one boss battle and it is a copy and paste of a previous encounter. Very big letdown to have no bosses in a game like this. I think riddler has a boss battle, but I won’t be playing long enough to encounter it.

    Batman: AK could have been an epic conclusion to the Arkham series. Instead, the features they decided to add to the game detracted from the original game. Batman is someone who sneaks around and out-thinks his prey, getting into hand-to-hand combat when necessary (and kicking ass when he does). Batman does not do most of his work    … Expand
  10. MetaKiller
    Mar 25, 2016
    4
    Comprised of confusing and uncoordinated combat, poorly controlled batmobile segments, unworthy dlc, repetitive side quests, and no worthwhile boss battles, Batman Arkham Knight is a disappointing send-off for an otherwise beloved modern game franchise.
  11. Filuyezz
    Jul 21, 2020
    4
    A sequel that went the wrong way. I played all previous games and this one is tiring. I could not believe that but I felt tired of playing it. Too much of the same and new things that are not enjoyable. All Batman vibe has gone.
  12. ErkilPoaro
    Oct 5, 2021
    4
    Optimization is the least of this game's problems.

    The overuse of the Batmobile is the biggest problem. It feels like Rocksteady was overcompensating for the lack of it in the previous games The hand-to-hand combat is repetitive and gets boring real fast. As for the story: Gotham City is completely evacuated (yet again), so no innocent civilians and you battle unmanned drones. How    Optimization is the least of this game's problems.

    The overuse of the Batmobile is the biggest problem. It feels like Rocksteady was overcompensating for the lack of it in the previous games The hand-to-hand combat is repetitive and gets boring real fast.

    As for the story:
    Gotham City is completely evacuated (yet again), so no innocent civilians and you battle unmanned drones. How convenient. Nice way to avoid any morality struggle with your hero. In GTA you try not to deliberately run over pedestrians, unless you're a psychopath. And there are consequences for doing it frequently (cops come after you). To exemplify how not very well thought out this story is: Gordon gets kidnapped twice! Seems kind of redundant.    … Expand
  13. hein
    Jun 23, 2015
    3
    The first time I launched this game it crashed. The second time I launched this game it crashed. The third time I launched it, it stayed at the options menu while I was looking through stuff for about 3 minutes after which is proceeded to crash. I then proceeded to close down all other applications to see if it would help. I am running an i7 920 / GTX 970 / 24GB ram, it isn't the bleedingThe first time I launched this game it crashed. The second time I launched this game it crashed. The third time I launched it, it stayed at the options menu while I was looking through stuff for about 3 minutes after which is proceeded to crash. I then proceeded to close down all other applications to see if it would help. I am running an i7 920 / GTX 970 / 24GB ram, it isn't the bleeding edge but pretty damn close. After I shut down every other application, I ran the game...seemed to run find this time. I still don't know what caused it but I sincerely doubt it was due to a shortage of ram.

    I got into the game, I was fully aware of the fact that it was capped at 30fps. I wanted to play it just as is first before messing with the ini file. Naturally turned up everything to the highest settings and the result was extremely poor performance, frame drops and tons of stuttering. It is not playable. I then turned down the settings which does not help it much. The astonishing thing is that even with settings turned up high the game graphically does not look good. When I went around searching for the issues on the internet, there are clear images showing the astonishing amount of detail on the PS4 version of the game and the surprising lack of texture detail on the PC version. Stuff like shadows, rain physics are extremely poor on the PC on the PC version.

    I proceeded to fiddle around in the ini file to set the framerate to 60fps/120fps to see if it would help anything. Nope still broken. The game is an unoptimized mess and until it is patched unplayable.    … Expand
  14. crimsondoor
    Oct 31, 2015
    3
    This game is such a mess. The writing is horrible without Paul Dini. It also has one the worst PC port seen recently. WB has outdone Ubisoft this time, amazing isn't it?

    Rocksteady did a great job developing the game. I feel sorry that they have to put up with Warner Bros' BS and deal with things (like writing) that are out of their control. The Batmobile part could be done better    This game is such a mess. The writing is horrible without Paul Dini. It also has one the worst PC port seen recently. WB has outdone Ubisoft this time, amazing isn't it?

    Rocksteady did a great job developing the game. I feel sorry that they have to put up with Warner Bros' BS and deal with things (like writing) that are out of their control. The Batmobile part could be done better though.

    Arkham City is better game in all aspects. As a fan of Arkham Asylum and Arkham City I am very disappointed with Arkham Knight and wish I have not wasted my time on this "epic finale" of the trilogy. What is the point of playing the game anyway when you can't even get it running smoothly and make you get frustrated all the time?

    Activision, EA, Ubisoft are no doubt the top worst game companies, but I think it is safe to say that WB has now joined the list too.    … Expand
  15. bearbishop
    Jun 26, 2015
    3
    Thankfully I didn't pay for this game. It came with my graphics card. The game seems pretty cool, but the PC port blows. I guess I'm going back to the Witcher 3.
    The only PC port of a game I've seen that can be considered worse than this one is the PC port for Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth.
  16. Darkly_Tranquil
    Nov 20, 2015
    3
    While a decent game may well lie at the heart of Arkham Knight, an unforgivably poor PC port means that its impossible to properly assess the game on its merits. Unless you are running a cutting edge rig, this game should be avoided, purely based on its absymal performance.
  17. LordShade
    Jun 23, 2015
    3
    There are some strong technical problems with these game, as well as poor performance.

    Thought the story feels great and I'm very glad to return to Batman Arkham's world. Amazing attention to details also this game's positive sides. But I still CAN'T normally play. There are no bugs, but poor performance at all, considering that I had installed a special NVidia's driver for this    There are some strong technical problems with these game, as well as poor performance.

    Thought the story feels great and I'm very glad to return to Batman Arkham's world. Amazing attention to details also this game's positive sides.

    But I still CAN'T normally play. There are no bugs, but poor performance at all, considering that I had installed a special NVidia's driver for this game! I think they could do it better. Much better.    … Expand
  18. EvilBlizz
    Jun 23, 2015
    3
    game runs very bad, lots of hiccups, stuttering, textures pop in, low res textures, DENUVO, wait another month or two, maybe this game will be fixed, from my experience, main reasons of bad performance:

    - streaming textures system

    - denuvo (confirmed by devs from LotF that its consuming 5-10% CPU power)

    - Iron Galaxy (12 people did this port?? rly?? u can see their names in the credits)
  19. Amazingguy12
    Jul 24, 2015
    3
    The concept of the game is good but what really slows down the game is bad fps optimization,example:combat and driving the Batmobile are almost impossible because of the bad fps optimization,that really slows down the game,which could easily be one of the best games of 2015
  20. Player1Kool
    Aug 5, 2015
    3
    Why... Why? Well we got a overhyped game for pc and a bad pc port... The reason i give a 3 is that its still playable but frequent crashes and poor resolution this game is only great on consoles
  21. Sam3336
    Sep 30, 2016
    3
    I was really disappointed in this game compared to the previous arkham series

    It has optimization issues and bugs, poor story and a terrible ending. I know for a fact the console version is far better optimized than pc version, which was very lazy of the developers and of course, a major cash grab I am that disappointed with the game i cant say anything good about it but the fact    I was really disappointed in this game compared to the previous arkham series

    It has optimization issues and bugs, poor story and a terrible ending.

    I know for a fact the console version is far better optimized than pc version, which was very lazy of the developers and of course, a major cash grab

    I am that disappointed with the game i cant say anything good about it but the fact that it just plain sucked! I do not recommend this game to anyone and do not continue the arkham series after arkham origins!    … Expand
  22. AdiroIce
    Dec 18, 2018
    3
    The game seems to be great and amazing... if it were not poorly ported to PC. It has technical issues that makes batmobile races unplayable, and found myself with a game breaking bug trying to follow Two faces missions. I could only see the bad ending, and without catching Two faces I can't see the true ending. I'm not going to waste another 60 hours playing a game that result I can't finish.
  23. ksejoshot
    Jul 16, 2020
    3
    Una saga mítica de un superhéroe mítico que dió ideas para futuros juegos con esos clásicos Asylum y City con esa jugabilidad excelente y esa historia y ambientación. Salió Knight y en pc no era igual que en ps4 y xbox, no olvido que se retiró de steam debido a los problemas que tenía y unos meses después volvió a estar disponible ene esta plataforma. El juego tiene un muy buen modoUna saga mítica de un superhéroe mítico que dió ideas para futuros juegos con esos clásicos Asylum y City con esa jugabilidad excelente y esa historia y ambientación. Salió Knight y en pc no era igual que en ps4 y xbox, no olvido que se retiró de steam debido a los problemas que tenía y unos meses después volvió a estar disponible ene esta plataforma. El juego tiene un muy buen modo historia, jugabilidad excelente como siempre y tiene un mapa más amplio, más inmersivo y vivo con la posibilidad de poder recorrer Gotham con el batmóvil. Pero olvidar que este juego se lanzó en pc con todo tipo de errores que lo hacían injugable con tarjetas gráficas de gama alta es de ineptos, yo lo compré con una key, no vale 20 euros ni de coña en pc, pero ni de coña. No lo recomiendo en PC por su precio actual y por los problemas que tuvo, que serán del pasado y todo eso pero cuando la mayoría de las ventas son el día de salida de un producto o fechas cercanas a esta, olvidar que estaba roto es de ser gente escéptica.… Expand
  24. WNxWind
    Jun 24, 2015
    2
    214 hours in The Witcher 3 and still counting.... The Batman is dead, fallen into darkness BUT WAIT BUY OUR DLC PACK FOR 60 BUCKS!

    lulz good game warner brothers / Rocking-unsteadily
  25. Tubey
    Jun 23, 2015
    2
    An utterly unplayable mess. Locked to 30FPS, but runs at around 15. Anyone giving this a positive score either hasn't played it, is outright lying, or has mistakenly left a review on the PC version Metacritic page when they in fact played it on console.

    The laziest port I've seen of a game in a long, long time. It takes some going to outdo Assassin's Creed: Unity in the "did you even    An utterly unplayable mess. Locked to 30FPS, but runs at around 15. Anyone giving this a positive score either hasn't played it, is outright lying, or has mistakenly left a review on the PC version Metacritic page when they in fact played it on console.

    The laziest port I've seen of a game in a long, long time. It takes some going to outdo Assassin's Creed: Unity in the "did you even playtest this thing before release?" stakes, but Arkham Knight comfortably achieves that and more.

    It is so unplayable that I can't actually review the game itself, as I can't get beyond 20 minutes of it before the constant frame rate stuttering gives you eye ache. It's a game that relies on fast paced fluid combat and hectic car driving sequences; both of which are an absolute nightmare at this frame rate.

    Utter garbage.    … Expand
  26. Gormph
    Feb 5, 2016
    2
    P.O.S. doesn't work, completely worthless, WB is a worthless company and no one should support such sloppy work, they have made it clear they couldn't care less about the pc gamers.
  27. Veska
    Jun 23, 2015
    2
    Do you like extemely low frame rates even with very low graphics settings?
    No?
    Oh...

    The worst PC port, that you can now buy on pc...Unity, go away, we have new king of pc ****
  28. Metacri
    Jun 24, 2015
    2
    Many people complain about poorly optimization and bad port, they are very true, but let me tell you it's not only poorly optimized on PC but also looks worst than consoles version! The developers seemed to deliberately remove or gimp some graphic features and post effects on PC, so the graphic quality of PC version actually is the worst among all platforms, such behavior is very low andMany people complain about poorly optimization and bad port, they are very true, but let me tell you it's not only poorly optimized on PC but also looks worst than consoles version! The developers seemed to deliberately remove or gimp some graphic features and post effects on PC, so the graphic quality of PC version actually is the worst among all platforms, such behavior is very low and really unacceptable! Although Rocksteady promises to patch it ASAP, but I still deeply regret to buy this game right now!… Expand
  29. mevsthevoices
    Feb 25, 2017
    2
    Putting simply, the animation/effects are brilliant. The gameplay is really full, the story is completely unengaging, the characters are aweful. Add to that, I never got my copy to run steadily at even 30fps. I'll be buying another WB product the day they pay me back for selling me a broken one.
  30. Nahemah
    Aug 2, 2015
    2
    Wow this game is bad. And I don't mean the bugs. The gameplay is horrible, the controls are sketchy at best with a lot of stuff not bound to any gets by default. The physics of the game suck, hit a car with the batmobile and it goes flying off. The batmobile controls suck. The game in general sucks: there's not much hints or help, you're left on your own to figure most of it out (*coughWow this game is bad. And I don't mean the bugs. The gameplay is horrible, the controls are sketchy at best with a lot of stuff not bound to any gets by default. The physics of the game suck, hit a car with the batmobile and it goes flying off. The batmobile controls suck. The game in general sucks: there's not much hints or help, you're left on your own to figure most of it out (*cough googling *cough*).

    Refund, thanks.    … Expand
  31. Kai82
    Oct 12, 2020
    2
    Avoid the PC versions as it was full of bugs and poorly optimized. The PS4 and XBOX ONE versions however are not affected. Mainly there are slow downs that felt like playing in slow motion and many crashes. On top of that there are glitches and the game was even removed from Steam if I remember correctly. For itself the game follows the formula of the predecessors. 9 months have passedAvoid the PC versions as it was full of bugs and poorly optimized. The PS4 and XBOX ONE versions however are not affected. Mainly there are slow downs that felt like playing in slow motion and many crashes. On top of that there are glitches and the game was even removed from Steam if I remember correctly. For itself the game follows the formula of the predecessors. 9 months have passed since the events of Arkham City. Scarecrow is threatening Gotham City with his fear toxin. The whole city is evacuated and Batman has to deal with this menace. Additionally there is a new enemy the Arkham Knight who knows more about Batman then it seems. The story is good and immersive from start to finish. There is something that I cant spoil that makes it enjoyable and is a good twist or idea. Alone this makes the game better and I was most entertained. However the Arkham Knight was disappointing. When you have even a little knowledge you think about who he could be and make a conclusion that it could not be a certain character as it would be much too obvious, a letdown and boring. It was that character and they advertised the Arkham Knight as something special and mysterious. The addition that we all were hyped for was the Batmobile. While being firstly satisfying and awesome it gets soon boring and repetitive. After a while you want to skip using it. Then there is the true ending. You have too solve all Riddlers trophies to get it. It is a waste of time as there are over 200 and I as nearly all others don't have the patience to do this. Luckily there is YouTube for this. The gameplay is rock solid or stays at the formula of the Arkham games and the stealth and free flow combat system is satisfying. You get also new gadgets that are satisfying. Warning: Some can be missed or skipped. The graphics are ranging from good to truly awful in this game. While I am the person that defends poor graphics when the gameplay is good this time it is also a letdown. The soundtrack is O.K. Overall this game was a mess and should be avoided. You can get a far better experience on PS4 and XBOX ONE.… Expand
  32. mweagle
    Jun 23, 2015
    2
    I find it amusing that I can run The Witcher 3 on high on a stable 60 FPS but cannot get over 20 FPS in this game. And in the few areas where I can actually get good frames, it is capped at 30.

    I've seen my share of bad console-ports, but this is a huge insult to PC gamers. After Watch_Dogs, AC:Unity and more crappy AAA devs trying to sell garbage in a shiny box, this one is the next in    I find it amusing that I can run The Witcher 3 on high on a stable 60 FPS but cannot get over 20 FPS in this game. And in the few areas where I can actually get good frames, it is capped at 30.

    I've seen my share of bad console-ports, but this is a huge insult to PC gamers. After Watch_Dogs, AC:Unity and more crappy AAA devs trying to sell garbage in a shiny box, this one is the next in that list.

    Concept is nice and I'm sure the console-versions are running nice and enjoyable, but the PC version is not worth 5 euros.    … Expand
  33. shootidodge
    Jun 29, 2015
    2
    first this is not a review since i haven't play the game, however, i'm keeping an eye on what everyone is saying and i would like to say, this is why i pirate games before buying them because oh lord how i hate to be jurked off by some demo videos of high quiality games running smoothly ( watch_dogs, Unity ....).
    And from a Pirate perspective let me tell you that the studio.publisher    first this is not a review since i haven't play the game, however, i'm keeping an eye on what everyone is saying and i would like to say, this is why i pirate games before buying them because oh lord how i hate to be jurked off by some demo videos of high quiality games running smoothly ( watch_dogs, Unity ....).
    And from a Pirate perspective let me tell you that the studio.publisher (whatever) focused their work on DENUVO rather than present a complete full product to gamers and for that i'll give it a 2 not because of devs but because of Marketing Department ...    … Expand
  34. Hamilcarr
    Jun 23, 2015
    2
    seriously...
    30 fps locked on a pc..
    this is the kind of moves that tires me... the game have consoles controls,and with that,they add a fps lock? if I wanted to play a game on console,I would go out and buy a freaking ps4... Optimization is a mess...it's like assassin's creed unity. am glad I didn't pay the full price for this game...the only game I paid full price these 4 last    seriously...
    30 fps locked on a pc..
    this is the kind of moves that tires me...
    the game have consoles controls,and with that,they add a fps lock?
    if I wanted to play a game on console,I would go out and buy a freaking ps4...
    Optimization is a mess...it's like assassin's creed unity.
    am glad I didn't pay the full price for this game...the only game I paid full price these 4 last years is the witcher 3...and am freaking happy with it...optimisation is well done,the game is awesome...really,am glad I didn't pay the 49 euros for this game    … Expand
  35. D00medExistence
    Jun 25, 2015
    2
    This game is in no way acceptable. It uses **** for AA! Jagged edges everywhere! I can't help but laugh at the 30fps cap, how out of touch with PC gamers do you have to be to think that is gonna fly?!? The textures take forever to load, if they load. The lighting sucks bawls and makes this look like a last gen Batman game. The only reasons I gave this game any points is because I gotThis game is in no way acceptable. It uses **** for AA! Jagged edges everywhere! I can't help but laugh at the 30fps cap, how out of touch with PC gamers do you have to be to think that is gonna fly?!? The textures take forever to load, if they load. The lighting sucks bawls and makes this look like a last gen Batman game. The only reasons I gave this game any points is because I got it for free, and because I am blessed to not have any crippling FPS drops. I am not getting anywhere near the frame rates I should with SLI 970s but nothing as bad as some are reporting.… Expand
  36. TitanT3K
    Jun 26, 2015
    2
    Il gioco è magnifico, ma la parte tecnica su PC è completamente da rifare. Gioco cappato a 30fps quando da una configurazione di 2000 euro mi aspetto 1080p @60fps STABILI. Non si riesce neanche a tenere i 30! Il menù delle opzioni grafiche è orrendo e non permette di selezionare i vari tipi di antialiasing o occlusione ambientale. Insomma è tutto da sistemare e dubito che Remedy se laIl gioco è magnifico, ma la parte tecnica su PC è completamente da rifare. Gioco cappato a 30fps quando da una configurazione di 2000 euro mi aspetto 1080p @60fps STABILI. Non si riesce neanche a tenere i 30! Il menù delle opzioni grafiche è orrendo e non permette di selezionare i vari tipi di antialiasing o occlusione ambientale. Insomma è tutto da sistemare e dubito che Remedy se la cavi con una patch. Come minimo, da acquirente D1 che ha dato soldi e fiducia, mi aspetto il season pass.… Expand
  37. Whit3Wolff
    Jun 27, 2015
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Played the game, frame drops are constant, went out of my way to update drivers and to fix it, changed the frame limit to 60, worked fine, until after meeting Barbara, the game will crash near every objective I go now, so now I cannot progress or do anything now, awesome...… Expand
  38. aclems379
    Dec 20, 2016
    2
    Really love the arkham series and expect much in arkham knight, sadly it all comes down to disappointment! Very awful graphics and fps drops, been spending time on tweaking the performance but still it's awful. Looks very different with the console versions, really can't enjoy playing it with awful graphics since the game usually has awesome graphics. Really hate to say this, but arkhamReally love the arkham series and expect much in arkham knight, sadly it all comes down to disappointment! Very awful graphics and fps drops, been spending time on tweaking the performance but still it's awful. Looks very different with the console versions, really can't enjoy playing it with awful graphics since the game usually has awesome graphics. Really hate to say this, but arkham knight for PC is awfully bad.… Expand
  39. OldManGamerOMG
    Dec 4, 2020
    2
    This is the fourth and worst of the Batman Arkham series. The graphics are superb, voice acting very well done, and controls very responsive. However, the gameplay is bland and repetitive. The puzzles are vehicle races, with boring mechanics that are also repetitive. The few puzzles that are not races are dumbed down. This is a mindless racing and combat game, with a horrible story thrownThis is the fourth and worst of the Batman Arkham series. The graphics are superb, voice acting very well done, and controls very responsive. However, the gameplay is bland and repetitive. The puzzles are vehicle races, with boring mechanics that are also repetitive. The few puzzles that are not races are dumbed down. This is a mindless racing and combat game, with a horrible story thrown in.

    I do not recommend this game as a Batman game, but if you want an easy and repetitive combat game that makes you feel good about yourself as an easy win, this game is for you. The only challenge is your patience to not download a mod to speed up your vehicle, so you can finish the game more quickly and see what you expected from the very beginning play out. The game telegraphs the ending from the very beginning.

    Perhaps the game should have just settled on being a car combat game, like Twisted Metal, instead of trying to force itself into the Arkham series, which failed completely.    … Expand
  40. Captiosus
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    This is what happens when you outsource your game to a company who is guilty of making several shoddy ports on both PC and console. Namely: Iron Galaxy. They were responsible for the broken PC version of Arkham Origins and responsible for the poor optimization of Borderlands: The Handsome Collection on XBO and PS4.

    So here we are again, with Rocksteady handing off their BIGGEST IP to a    This is what happens when you outsource your game to a company who is guilty of making several shoddy ports on both PC and console. Namely: Iron Galaxy. They were responsible for the broken PC version of Arkham Origins and responsible for the poor optimization of Borderlands: The Handsome Collection on XBO and PS4.

    So here we are again, with Rocksteady handing off their BIGGEST IP to a studio utterly incapable of handling the work, resulting in a really bad port with performance problems, frequent crashes, terrible memory optimization, hard capped frames per second, texture bugs, and other issues. Rocksteady and WB have said they're aware of the problems and are supposedly working on getting them sorted but bear in mind they said similar things about the problems with Arkham Origins, most of which STILL exist.

    I'm just thankful it was a freebie for picking up a newer nVidia card. Had I paid for this by itself, I'd be absolutely livid. I honestly don't know why I expected better, most AAA devs could give less than a damn about PC gamers, as we've repeatedly seen this generation (Watch Dogs, Titanfall, DeadRising 3, Ryse, Assassin's Creed, and now Batman, just to name a few).    … Expand
  41. Ireland914
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    Pains me to say it but with the horrendous performance on PC, this game is utter trash. The game itself might be amazing and they may very well fix the game in the coming weeks but a launch state this rough is inexcusable. I didn't purchase a product only to have to wait until the developers fixed it. A Working game at time of purchase is NOT too much to ask. The devs should be ashamed ofPains me to say it but with the horrendous performance on PC, this game is utter trash. The game itself might be amazing and they may very well fix the game in the coming weeks but a launch state this rough is inexcusable. I didn't purchase a product only to have to wait until the developers fixed it. A Working game at time of purchase is NOT too much to ask. The devs should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this garbage to be released.… Expand
  42. phi39582
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    First, thank God for G2A and my only paying $30.00 for the game.....better that WB on stole half of the intended take. I absolutely feel that this was no more or less than common theft. It's simple, all you must do is ask yourself if these problems were known to the people doing QA, followed by asking did the people doing QA report the findings. The answer can't be anything other thanFirst, thank God for G2A and my only paying $30.00 for the game.....better that WB on stole half of the intended take. I absolutely feel that this was no more or less than common theft. It's simple, all you must do is ask yourself if these problems were known to the people doing QA, followed by asking did the people doing QA report the findings. The answer can't be anything other than yes and yes. The game is unplayable, my machine is an I7-4XXX WITH SLI GTX780ti's, its a fairly strong desktop even being almost 2yrs old, it almost went to the grave with Batman. Frames slow enough whereas a person could almost get some tracing paper and hold it to the screen and copy the images. I was a huge fan of the series, and I'm sure that I will like it in the future....but not now, it's horrid.… Expand
  43. Sh8de
    Nov 18, 2015
    1
    This game runs like absolute crap. There is no excuse for it and even after the re-release it still is lacking performance wise. The batmobile sequences are also .... bad IMO. The vehicle handles like crap and not to mention the framerate punishment it puts on the game just for calling it in. I would love to be able to say at least the story was overall worth it but I doubt I will everThis game runs like absolute crap. There is no excuse for it and even after the re-release it still is lacking performance wise. The batmobile sequences are also .... bad IMO. The vehicle handles like crap and not to mention the framerate punishment it puts on the game just for calling it in. I would love to be able to say at least the story was overall worth it but I doubt I will ever make it that far.… Expand
  44. nakattack99
    Jun 30, 2015
    1
    Definitely the worst port I have ever played. The reviews are all truthful in how poorly it runs. The stuttering is out of control making me think that the game has frozen in some parts, mostly when the batmobile is involved or I am gliding. The stuttering can in some cases then throw the audio out of sync in cutscenes by as long as a few seconds. A lot of textures on walls, doors, orDefinitely the worst port I have ever played. The reviews are all truthful in how poorly it runs. The stuttering is out of control making me think that the game has frozen in some parts, mostly when the batmobile is involved or I am gliding. The stuttering can in some cases then throw the audio out of sync in cutscenes by as long as a few seconds. A lot of textures on walls, doors, or panels don't fill in making it look like it has textures out of the ps2 era. There are the least amount of graphical options I have seen in a PC game.
    In terms of an Arkham game, it is mediocre at best. Nothing of the story all that compelling and the game seems much more empty than other Arkham games. The emphasis on outside environments rather than strategic indoor sequences that actually made me feel like Batman in the other games make this game lack in memorable Batman sequences. Overall, this game needs a decrease in price and Rocksteady and Iron Galaxy should be absolutely ashamed in how horrible this port is and how they have treated PC games as second class gamers.    … Expand
  45. nagi
    Jun 24, 2015
    1
    Three main issues:

    First, major performance (and minor quality reduction compared to consoles) problems, which is not the state the game should have been released at. There is no denying WB knew about the sorry state of the port, as they increased the official system requirements just hours before release, and did not provide reviewers with a PC code, only a PS4 devkit code. In the    Three main issues:

    First, major performance (and minor quality reduction compared to consoles) problems, which is not the state the game should have been released at. There is no denying WB knew about the sorry state of the port, as they increased the official system requirements just hours before release, and did not provide reviewers with a PC code, only a PS4 devkit code. In the past, WB provided us reviewers (yes, I was one) with PC version, weeks before release!

    Second, the devs seem to be ecstatic on the idea of a bat-tank, to the point that they tried cramming it into every possible mission, and quite a few others as well. Enjoy parkour with a bat-tank! Or you would, as it handles like a drunk ice-skater. Seriously, the last time I experienced a car that slides around that much, I had a plane of ice underneath a couple inches of snow. These tank missions become boring, annoying and very repetitive quite fast, and overstay their welcome.

    The repetitive missions are the last big problems. It seems the devs answer to a fast mission is to force you to repeat it two or three times. The manbat mission is a perfect example: chase, capture, use injector. Even the animation is the same. Every. Single. Time.

    tl;dr: refund category trainwreck for now.    … Expand
  46. giovanni
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    I don't understand how people ask for reviews to be held back for patches and then review. Since when are games judged by unannounced patches that might take 1-2 months to fix the issues they have? Games always have and always will be reviewed by their state at release.

    The truth of the matter is that they screwed up BIG TIME. They outsourced the PC port to "external partners" and they    I don't understand how people ask for reviews to be held back for patches and then review. Since when are games judged by unannounced patches that might take 1-2 months to fix the issues they have? Games always have and always will be reviewed by their state at release.

    The truth of the matter is that they screwed up BIG TIME. They outsourced the PC port to "external partners" and they didn't even bother to mention it to their customers and they also changed the system requirements previous day of release.

    The game is locked at 30fps, the textures are just plain bad in a lot of areas, the gameworks settings do absolutely nothing to the graphics, lights are flickering and the fps drops to mid 20s or even worse all the time. PC running the game, i7 4790K, GTX 970, 16gigs RAM and game is on an SSD.

    Truly disappointed, this could be the new worst PC port in existence.    … Expand
  47. Lawgun
    Apr 2, 2016
    1
    Totally unplayable. stuttering after 5-15 minutes of gaming. Yeah, game is good, interesting plot, good graphics and sound, and bla-bla-bla. But what is the point of all these if game not working. Worst port ever, even worse than Watch Dogs.
  48. Amigian
    Jun 24, 2015
    1
    Well, the Batman game franchise has become a bloated cash-cow, risk free game design makes for a pretty predictable experience...if you are new to the series you may garner enjoyment from it, but for me the format has become too stale even with the Batmobile shoehorned into the proceedings. Batman is in dire need of a clean slate.
  49. BontaKun94
    Jul 3, 2015
    1
    $140 AUD on a game plus season pass that doesn't even run properly. WTF, $60 on a season pass are u serious???? I swear if i see more batmobile crap i'm gonna go ape. arkham city arkham asylum awesome games, arkham batmobile is terrible.
  50. Feenoh
    Jun 24, 2015
    1
    This video game is a complete disgrace and not worth a single penny out of the $60 price tag. They should offer refunds to everyone who has bought the game and work on it and re-release it when it is somewhat polished for PC.
  51. Boeteloez
    Jun 24, 2015
    1
    Terrible consoleport with very bad optimization! Do not buy this game on pc! It does NOT make sense to give your money to a company that offers such a bad product! I have a very good, but this game cant even run properly. Framedrops all over the place, very low textures for most of the game, only the batman and the batmobile look high textured the rest look like a xbox360. I have to go inTerrible consoleport with very bad optimization! Do not buy this game on pc! It does NOT make sense to give your money to a company that offers such a bad product! I have a very good, but this game cant even run properly. Framedrops all over the place, very low textures for most of the game, only the batman and the batmobile look high textured the rest look like a xbox360. I have to go in the INI file to unlock the FPS, who they hell puts a frame lock on a pc FFS!! All the BS marketing from WB, Rockstead and nvidea was nothing but a joke!… Expand
  52. ManiacGamer
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    This game is obviously another **** port on pc to save couple bucks. The devs let another not well-known dev team port it to pc, and the same not well known team ported arkham origins to pc as well which we all know had lots of bugs. Idc if the game is day one or not. It should have been fine with no gimmicks right out of the box. It is nobody's fault but the developer's. The framerate isThis game is obviously another **** port on pc to save couple bucks. The devs let another not well-known dev team port it to pc, and the same not well known team ported arkham origins to pc as well which we all know had lots of bugs. Idc if the game is day one or not. It should have been fine with no gimmicks right out of the box. It is nobody's fault but the developer's. The framerate is locked at 30 and even then gets down to 15fps many times. Yes, you can make the fps higher in settings, but it wont go any higher really. The frame rate will drop suddenly and randomly if you do. The attention to detail is just not there. Nobody should buy this game, we need to boycott lazy products like this, or else we will always be fed **** and expect nothing less. No, we should expect our games to work day one. You don't buy a brand new car and expect there to be issues and problems with it . You don't buy a brand new phone and expect it to have problems with it day one either. Why should we settle for bull**** like this? There shouldnt have to be patches, the **** should work.… Expand
  53. bellerophon
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    Unable to play at the moment, the Download kept crashing on Steam for several hours, and next to this the game folder was deleted just by clicking "verify cache" :((((((((
    Once the game is installed, it is so bad with the fps and so choppy especially with the Noob-mobile, the game feels like a basic portage from Ps4/XB1 to the PC which is soooooo bad for an anticipated 2015 AAA game.
  54. VortexDr
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    A super shady port....I wouldn't bother until Denuvo is cracked.Game isnt worth a dollar in its current state....Way to burn all the good will after the decent ports that were AA and AC.
  55. greenbeard
    Apr 1, 2023
    1
    Dull plot with bad gaming mechanics with car. Abandoned after 3 hours. Big fun of other games. So what happened?
  56. MorgothWolf
    Jun 25, 2015
    1
    Game is totally broken. Problems with installation, impossible to play even on pc with recommended requirements fulfilled - 2-3 FPS on lowest possible settings. And what do You know - they withdrew it from steam sale cause it's so incomplete and broken. STAY AWAY! At least for a year, maybe till then it will be fixed enough to play.
  57. JohnVon
    Jun 24, 2015
    1
    Very bad port with fps lock. The game was already delayed but the quality still terrible. Got a refund for PC version. Maybe it will be playable next year, but now it's a big NO.
  58. randomjhk
    Jun 25, 2015
    1
    Texture quality seems like the game is made 5 years ago, and overall visuals look worse than the PS4 version. Making things worse, even with low quality graphics, my titan x sli cannot hold 30fps while riding the batmobile. Totally broken port. Giving this game 1 instead of 0 because it seems like rocksteady will fix the problems.
  59. edutra1976
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    Simplesmente não dá pra jogar. Versão PC deixada de lado. Acho que foi um tiro no pé da Warner, perderam muitos pontos nesse lançamento. Acredito que não conseguirão resolver o problema, se assim fosse já tinham resolvido.
  60. Inex
    Jul 3, 2015
    1
    I can see how PC Master race playing this game with hugest pleasure now. 16k resolution with 120 fps available only for PC users! Consoles peasants can suck dick, only this version for real gamers! Awesome optimization, just like GTA IV for PC in 2008.
  61. Kriss_A
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    This is the exact same game as before. It is absolutely identical.
    At least Asylum had interesting level design, both City and Knight are just the exact same thing over and over again, what garbage.
    At least City was a functional product, never mind the greedy as **** and obnoxious DLC practices, at least it worked and was decently optimized, this piece of crap doesn't even run right,    This is the exact same game as before. It is absolutely identical.
    At least Asylum had interesting level design, both City and Knight are just the exact same thing over and over again, what garbage.
    At least City was a functional product, never mind the greedy as **** and obnoxious DLC practices, at least it worked and was decently optimized, this piece of crap doesn't even run right, not to mention that their newest gimmick is even more boring than their combat engine.
    This is literally Assassin Knight Arkham Rehash 7, DO NOT BUY.    … Expand
  62. ldub
    Jun 25, 2015
    1
    Greed and Iron Galaxy are to blame for this abortion. Iron Galaxy screwed up the port of Origins, and they screwed up this one too. As for Warner Bros. Discrimination against PC gamers has to end with terrible, rushed, buggy, broken console ports to PC. WB is now on my boycott list along with EA.
  63. EdocRed
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    Worst PC port in a while, unplayable as it is now even on lowest settings and the 30fps cap is unforgivable on a PC game... i know that you can tweak the frame cap if you edit the ini file of the game.
  64. Rundusol
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    I am going to start this y simply asking - did anyone at Rocksteady actually play their game on PC before releasing it? If so then I would really love to meet the person who decided to give this PC Port their quality stamp of approval because it is abysmal.

    First up when I installed the 5 discs it then decided that through steam it needed to download a further 20 GIGS worth of god knows    I am going to start this y simply asking - did anyone at Rocksteady actually play their game on PC before releasing it? If so then I would really love to meet the person who decided to give this PC Port their quality stamp of approval because it is abysmal.

    First up when I installed the 5 discs it then decided that through steam it needed to download a further 20 GIGS worth of god knows what. It did this and upon loading - it crashed. I restarted and it crashed again. It continued to do this before finally loading.

    The gameplay is solid and feels like a normal batman game that we all love however it is horifically optimised. Cut scenes run at 60fps then in engine cutscenes at 31fps and gameplay locked at 31fps. It drops consistently for no apparent reason, though admitedly the lowest I have experienced so far is 27fps (despite the inbuilt PC benchmarking giving me a solid 60fps)

    For some reason the textures are only set at 'normal' and no option to go higher... Where are the 'ultimate' settings we were promised? And WHY am I forced to play at 30fps? If I wanted to play with muddy looking textures, low framerate and bad optimisation then I would have bought a console version. I am finding the fact that is is locked at 30fps and then dropping frames seriously disapointing considering my hardward. The rain effects are great but my gosh does it make the overall look of the game feel weird. Finally in one bright spot - the character models and animations are fantastic and some of the best I have ever seen.

    To put it simply - this is a complete and utter mess and I cannot for the life of me understand how this was released for PC in such a state.

    MY Specs:
    Windforce GTX980
    i5 4690K at 4ghz
    16gb DDR3 Ram
    7,200rpm 2tb HDD
    Windows 7
    Gaming ONLY PC - nothing else is run on this.    … Expand
  65. ThatOneCritic
    Jun 27, 2015
    1
    The game itself is extremely mediocre. 30fps cap which I don't get seeing that if you were to play this game, you'd have decent specs. The game also likes you to use the Bat Mobile. A lot. There's also some optimization issues. A gaming PC is supposed to be the titan of gaming, not a PS4 for god's sake. From what I heard, you can head into the game files and do some tinkering to unlock theThe game itself is extremely mediocre. 30fps cap which I don't get seeing that if you were to play this game, you'd have decent specs. The game also likes you to use the Bat Mobile. A lot. There's also some optimization issues. A gaming PC is supposed to be the titan of gaming, not a PS4 for god's sake. From what I heard, you can head into the game files and do some tinkering to unlock the cap. I would still wait for a price drop, or at least strip it of the frame rate cap.… Expand
  66. ecolemangreen
    Jun 24, 2015
    1
    I wanted to add my disappointed voice to the others. There is not much to say that hasn't already been said. At least this can't beat Witcher 3 for any awards for sure now! I am rooting for that game for GOTY. As a PC gamer this kind of stuff scares me. I really want to play the console type AAA games on my PC without having to worry about crap like this.
  67. mordecai35
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    You would think, that in 2015, after public humiliation and lessons learned from the likes of EA, and Ubisoft that maybe, just maybe, Rocksteady and WB might have their s%^& together, especially when publicly announcing PC specific features. But this... this is sort of a set in stone example of what NOT to do with your PC port. The game is a broken mess, missing BASIC features such asYou would think, that in 2015, after public humiliation and lessons learned from the likes of EA, and Ubisoft that maybe, just maybe, Rocksteady and WB might have their s%^& together, especially when publicly announcing PC specific features. But this... this is sort of a set in stone example of what NOT to do with your PC port. The game is a broken mess, missing BASIC features such as Ambient Occlusion (which actually IS in the console versions), the lock at 30 fps is nauseatingly inexcusable, but somehow, even still, on an i7 5960x OC'ed at 4.7, and 2 GTX 970's I'm getting hitching and stuttering in cut-scenes. This is a disgrace on so many levels. This is a DO NOT BUY Title on the PC. DO NOT BUY THIS. DO NOT SUPPORT DEVELOPERS who outsource studios to port PC versions.… Expand
  68. TheNoobPolice
    Jul 5, 2015
    1
    Ignoring for a moment the technical issues with the game, this is a mediocre entry in the series at best. The core story & voice acting is poor compared to previous versions, the Batmobile sequences are clunky and boring and should have been a rare inclusion / bonus feature , not a routine rinse / repeat system that the game forces on us in nearly every mission. There is a distant lack ofIgnoring for a moment the technical issues with the game, this is a mediocre entry in the series at best. The core story & voice acting is poor compared to previous versions, the Batmobile sequences are clunky and boring and should have been a rare inclusion / bonus feature , not a routine rinse / repeat system that the game forces on us in nearly every mission. There is a distant lack of boss fights overall, and the ones that are included are poor and don't have the same escalation of excitement as they should have. The combat is the same as before, and doesn't take on board any of the improvements to this system we saw in Monolith's Shadow Of Mordor. (Also a WB game) which felt much more satisfying. Overall, if the game had run flawlessley on PC, it would have probably gotten a 5 from me....but...

    Combine this mediocre game, with terrible technical issues that not only affect frame rate and graphics but also sound problems and stabiltiy / crashing issues and this is well and truly in the flop of the year category as far as the PC version is concerned. They may well fix the major issues once the game goes back on sale, but even then I 'd suggest you simply play Arkham Asylum or City instead. I think you will be happier with your purchase.    … Expand
  69. Zerg_King
    Jul 14, 2015
    1
    Buggy, non playable piece of crap that I paid for and couldn't refund on third party store. Score of 1 is too high since I cannot even play it, but since someone made a game and released it, I thought I should reward that.
  70. FakeShadow
    Jun 24, 2015
    1
    Game absolutely unplayable due to up and down FPS. Graphic settings almost non existent. Looks a lot worse than ps4.
    An insult to all the pc gamers and a shame since on PS4 the game runs perfect.
    Company does not show any sign of regret and does not recognize the problem as it should, treating it as "some people" issue. Don't bother about the 30 fps cap. Even if you wanted to play at 30    Game absolutely unplayable due to up and down FPS. Graphic settings almost non existent. Looks a lot worse than ps4.
    An insult to all the pc gamers and a shame since on PS4 the game runs perfect.
    Company does not show any sign of regret and does not recognize the problem as it should, treating it as "some people" issue. Don't bother about the 30 fps cap. Even if you wanted to play at 30 fps just like consoles, this port can't even do that. It needs to be rebuilt from scratch.

    DO NOT BUY IT.    … Expand
  71. Silverquick85
    Jun 25, 2015
    1
    As a big fan of the Batman franchise that I am I can only say one thing, very very bad for parrte of studios rocksteady and Nvidia to give its image, the game is a clear example of a console port and shoddy only including nvidia effects on pc

    - Set LOCKED at 30fps - Few graphics options - Dips constant fps - Dubbing of very poor quality of the worst I have encountered in the past    As a big fan of the Batman franchise that I am I can only say one thing, very very bad for parrte of studios rocksteady and Nvidia to give its image, the game is a clear example of a console port and shoddy only including nvidia effects on pc

    - Set LOCKED at 30fps
    - Few graphics options
    - Dips constant fps
    - Dubbing of very poor quality of the worst I have encountered in the past decade

    People who play on PC just hope that we correct the game via patches, powder **** moment stays in the bottom of the steam library    … Expand
  72. inkblowout
    Sep 3, 2015
    1
    I think Batman Arkham knight has to stand for the worst pc port ever. I thought mass effect 1 was bad in terms of PC optimization but this is a straight up joke. 30 fps cap on my friend's beast computer and my computer which is a r9 280x w/ fx8320 and it cannot run 30 fps. And plus not like the story and gameplay is any better... I would rather go with arkham asylum.
  73. gimpshot22
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    This is by far the worst port I have ever attempted to play. There are serious framerate issues (dropping as low as 12 frames per second occasionally, and into the low 20's frequently, and by the way, this is after removing the 30fps cap that it comes with out of the box), crashes, and just all around horrible performance and optimization. As of now, this port puts "Assassin's Creed:This is by far the worst port I have ever attempted to play. There are serious framerate issues (dropping as low as 12 frames per second occasionally, and into the low 20's frequently, and by the way, this is after removing the 30fps cap that it comes with out of the box), crashes, and just all around horrible performance and optimization. As of now, this port puts "Assassin's Creed: Unity" to shame. These issues are most likely stemming from the fact that "vram" usage is reportedly going as high 5gb's and above on "Ultra" settings. What's worse, even Ultra doesn't look great by any means. I have no idea how the vram is getting taxed so hard when the textures look dated at best. In contrast, The Witcher 3 on Ultra settings would barely go over 2.5 gb's of vram even at 1440p, and it's graphics are incredible. My PC's specs perfectly match the "Ultra" requirements, except instead of one GTX 980, I have two, which believe it or not, seems to performance even worse. I had high hopes for this game as Rocksteady's take on the Batman series has been incredible and one of my favorite franchises of all time. I didn't just think, but knew it would be up to par with previous outings in the series...Boy was I wrong. Apparently Rocksteady outsourced the port to Iron Galaxy Studios, a 12 man team known primarily for console work. Makes sense now. But this flub isn't on Iron Galaxy Studios, no this is Warner Bros. and Rocksteady's fault all the way. These are both huge names in the industry and can easily afford to hire the best of the best when it comes to a pc port. But that is not what happened here, not by a long shot. WB and Rocksteady cut some corners looking to make a quick cash grab, and judging by the amount of pre-orders, it's already worked. Nvidia should be also ashamed to have their name on this piece of crap. This port is a disgrace to Rocksteady's all but untouchable namesake, and unless this game is fixed and fixed fast, you can be sure that many a pc gamer will have lost faith in Rocksteady and Warner Bros. indefinitely. Yet another bad port to add to the recent tarnishing of pc gaming. Here's to hoping this recent trend comes to a grinding halt. Unfortunately, signs don't seem to point in the direction of this happening anytime soon.… Expand
  74. Rivers233
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    Awful PC port, this is what you get when you support Nvidia Gameworks which is ruining the gaming busines. Nvidia and Rocksteady should be ashamed of themselves. The sad part is, the game is just as awful on Nvidia, who have worked with developers for motnhs, as with AMD who only saw the game code for the first time yesterday. I hope AMD sues both of you.

    Next, the game size is too    Awful PC port, this is what you get when you support Nvidia Gameworks which is ruining the gaming busines. Nvidia and Rocksteady should be ashamed of themselves. The sad part is, the game is just as awful on Nvidia, who have worked with developers for motnhs, as with AMD who only saw the game code for the first time yesterday. I hope AMD sues both of you.

    Next, the game size is too big, you're just being lazy with compression. Secondly, the minimum requirements are joke. I have a laptop whose hardware is just as strong as the PS4 and I can't even cosider running the game.

    Thirdly, you've turned a Batman game into War Thunder and World of tanks. You've casualized the game with your ''press X to win combat''. Again, shame, shame, shame on you.    … Expand
  75. Foobar707
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    Downloaded the game.
    Launched the game.
    Pros :
    Cons:
    Game wont start.
    got it for free with 980 BUT I STILL WANT A REFUND.
    back to witcher 3 and grand theft auto V.
  76. srelysian
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    This is most likely one of the worst PC ports in history. I accept that when getting the newest games I am often required to get the newest/beta drivers from my respective video card mfg to ensure it runs better and I did that before reviewing this game. It still runs poorly even on the lowest settings and with config file tweaks. I also wonder why no-one has made much comment about theThis is most likely one of the worst PC ports in history. I accept that when getting the newest games I am often required to get the newest/beta drivers from my respective video card mfg to ensure it runs better and I did that before reviewing this game. It still runs poorly even on the lowest settings and with config file tweaks. I also wonder why no-one has made much comment about the release night changes to the minimum system requirements expecting AMD video card users to own a card with 3Gb ram on it minimum. I guess it never dawned on them until the night before release to actually test their requirements before selling it.

    According to polygon this game is the reason why steam refunds are necessary and I am in 100% agreement; with steam as it was previously, it was easy for companies from the little indies up to the AAA titans to take advantage of PC gamers. We purchase our games and if they aren't what they were stated to be we are usually forced to eat the cost because even getting "store credit" could take months if we even get credit at all. So they churn out whatever garbage they want and as long as the promo videos look good people will pre-order and buy games to find them either unplayable, or playable if you jump through flaming circus hoops. I know a lot of people have already requested refunds and I believe this game may be the shining example to other companies doing the same thing. We now have a right to return your defective product and if you want our money try making something that runs.    … Expand
  77. EL_Gaming
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    Worst PC port that i ve seen. It's not as if it was their first failure at porting one of their games on PC when you look at how bad were the couple of first months following their Mortal Kombat X PC release... But no, let's do it again and deliver a PC version that ll suffer from huge frame-rate issues (don't even try to use your batmobile). Why should they care about their PC customersWorst PC port that i ve seen. It's not as if it was their first failure at porting one of their games on PC when you look at how bad were the couple of first months following their Mortal Kombat X PC release... But no, let's do it again and deliver a PC version that ll suffer from huge frame-rate issues (don't even try to use your batmobile). Why should they care about their PC customers after all ? The sad part is that they added a benchmark to the game that ended-up telling me that my average FPS score was 54 (v-sync ON).

    My specs :
    CPU : i7 4770k
    GPU : ATI R9 290 - 4Go GDDR5
    RAM : 8Go DDR3

    So one piece of advice, either don't buy this game on PC or wait a couple of months until that they fix this outrageous PC port.    … Expand
  78. awills123
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    Please stay away from this very poor excuse of a PC port until they fixed this game. Stuttering, flicking, unstable FPS/low FPS and more are among the many pleasures to be found in this game This is very badly done WB and Rocksteady,
  79. Dalz
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    garbage pc port, you need to tweak ini to unlock 30fps and when you look at 980ti sli having some stuttering, man this is like you just run en emulator of console to get such result.
    change the version of the game on steam 1 hour before launch so you dont get preorder bonus with nvidia code.
    season pass overprized at the prize of a full game. Well next time don't release on PC to grab    garbage pc port, you need to tweak ini to unlock 30fps and when you look at 980ti sli having some stuttering, man this is like you just run en emulator of console to get such result.
    change the version of the game on steam 1 hour before launch so you dont get preorder bonus with nvidia code.
    season pass overprized at the prize of a full game.

    Well next time don't release on PC to grab money just sell it on console.
    Anyway I didn't pay for it hopefully and people who bought it should ask a refund and buy again in 1 year in goty on sale at -10$    … Expand
  80. Professor_
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    I want my money back. Forget about giving Rocksteady a chance. The negative reviews are deserved. I didn't spend my not so hard earned money for a beyond buggy game. The game is unplayable and it's not excusable.
  81. dragon_rage989
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    This game has so much potential to be awesome and looks fun to play...WHEN IT WORKS!

    This has got to be the worst PC port in history...30 FPS lock, you can unlock it but it is not stable at all. There are people with SLI GTX 980 TI ($1300+ graphics configuration) that cannot get this game locked at 60 fps. The lack of graphics options in the menu is shocking, as the game has tons of    This game has so much potential to be awesome and looks fun to play...WHEN IT WORKS!

    This has got to be the worst PC port in history...30 FPS lock, you can unlock it but it is not stable at all. There are people with SLI GTX 980 TI ($1300+ graphics configuration) that cannot get this game locked at 60 fps. The lack of graphics options in the menu is shocking, as the game has tons of postprocessing and some weird antialising that you can't even modify at all!

    So dissapointed in Rocksteady and Warner Bros. I was waiting for this game for years and now I'm stuck with a dud since I can't even refund it from steam because I bought it from a retailer.

    Avoid the PC version like the plague, I don't know if it will ever be fixed.    … Expand
  82. HG3
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    Multiple delays, fake fps promises, developed by console studio, absolute disappointment. feel like slapping those youtube marketing dudes hard. All that hype and pre order crap and what we finally get is this horrible broken game. It's plain shocking i upgraded my rig for this pathetic port. No Positive scores for Rocksteady and WB you're just making dollars off of the Batman name. TheyMultiple delays, fake fps promises, developed by console studio, absolute disappointment. feel like slapping those youtube marketing dudes hard. All that hype and pre order crap and what we finally get is this horrible broken game. It's plain shocking i upgraded my rig for this pathetic port. No Positive scores for Rocksteady and WB you're just making dollars off of the Batman name. They better fix this game asap so that my rating might change later.… Expand
  83. Bamfer1602
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    Эта игра хуже, чем Unity. Такого кривого порта я в жизни не видел. Я не представляю, как можно было так подводить игроков, которые платили честно заработанные деньги на сырую и не готовую поделку. Не знаю, чем мы заслужили эту кару. Долбаноиды, одним словом.Эта игра хуже, чем Unity. Такого кривого порта я в жизни не видел. Я не представляю, как можно было так подводить игроков, которые платили честно заработанные деньги на сырую и не готовую поделку. Не знаю, чем мы заслужили эту кару. Долбаноиды, одним словом.
  84. onmybikedrunk
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    Horrible optimization. It's a shame because I bet the game is great, too bad I can't stand how poorly it runs enough to make it through even a percent or two of the story. I have a no-joke system - 5960X OC'd to 4.5Ghz and TWO 980 Ti's on an LG 3440x1440p Ultrawide and it still runs like crap. Shame on you WB,RockSteady and Iron whatever-your-name-is for such a horrible port. It's notHorrible optimization. It's a shame because I bet the game is great, too bad I can't stand how poorly it runs enough to make it through even a percent or two of the story. I have a no-joke system - 5960X OC'd to 4.5Ghz and TWO 980 Ti's on an LG 3440x1440p Ultrawide and it still runs like crap. Shame on you WB,RockSteady and Iron whatever-your-name-is for such a horrible port. It's not all about FPS either - textures don't render and take forever to pop in, there's memory leaks, SLI is borked. Man I could go on, but the people have spoken. Fix the game and I'll change my review.… Expand
  85. Wonlee
    Jun 24, 2015
    1
    The PC version is unplayable currently and I am very disappointed with WB and Rocksteady who could not see this was going to happen. I would would wait a month or two if you plan to buy on PC
  86. Williamdarko
    Jun 24, 2015
    1
    You can't release a game in this state. 30 fps cap ? are you serious ?
    I don't want to wait one month when i buy a game on day one.
    what the point of paying full price for a game half finished ?
  87. car780
    Jun 24, 2015
    1
    I created an account just so that I could write this review. That alone should indicate the level of disappointment I have in this game. As soon as I saw the announcement from Rocksteady that they were adjusting the system requirements a day before the launch, I anticipated problems, but I did not expect such a shoddy product. A system which satisfies the Ultra requirements cannot evenI created an account just so that I could write this review. That alone should indicate the level of disappointment I have in this game. As soon as I saw the announcement from Rocksteady that they were adjusting the system requirements a day before the launch, I anticipated problems, but I did not expect such a shoddy product. A system which satisfies the Ultra requirements cannot even maintain 30 fps when using the Batmobile, and struggles to maintain 40 fps otherwise, all on the minimum settings. I now have my question answered about why no reviewers were provided with the PC version: it simply wasn't ready! Please give this game a wide berth, and if you've already bought it, get a refund. The only consolation is that the Steam refund system was recently introduced, so Warner Bros. are going to get hit where it hurts: in the pockets. We can only hope that the company in charge of the port will sort this mess out.… Expand
  88. Perfected
    Jun 24, 2015
    1
    i7 3770k, Titan X + 16 GB of RAM + all water cooled and I still get 30 fps at minimum settings?

    Alrighty then.

    But seriously, this is a terrible port and it just shows how this company views PC gamers.
  89. chasecedarcity
    Jun 24, 2015
    1
    The game runs and actually seems pretty fun, but I'm still praying that I can get a refund because it runs so poorly and looks so shoddy. It is unconscionable that a developer could have so little respect for its customers. Don't they feel any responsibility to create a viable product? Don't they feel any obligation to be honest about what they're selling? I have been a loyal customer forThe game runs and actually seems pretty fun, but I'm still praying that I can get a refund because it runs so poorly and looks so shoddy. It is unconscionable that a developer could have so little respect for its customers. Don't they feel any responsibility to create a viable product? Don't they feel any obligation to be honest about what they're selling? I have been a loyal customer for the entire franchise and have respected Rocksteady as a developer for many of their decisions, but this debacle ends that immediately. I want a refund and I will never even consider another game from Rocksteady unless they prove they're capable of respecting the PC market. Loyalty and respect are hard to win and even harder to win back. Good luck.… Expand
  90. SoulBrand93
    Jun 25, 2015
    1
    the first time in my life I put a negative to a game analysis, gives the impression that rocksteady not give importance to the public have returned pc steam game and want nothing more than any game WB, less danuvo and more make better optimizations so sure there would be less piracy
  91. AnthoNYC
    Jun 26, 2015
    1
    Not only did I get a refund, but I think they should pay me for my time wasted. I thought I would get the PS4 version but I don't want to endorse this horrible release.
  92. Foetoid
    Jul 2, 2015
    1
    Mal, verdadera mal, por no decir borchenoso...
    Tengo una 980 un i7 y cuento con 32gb DDR4 a 2600...
    Stuttering por todos lados, caidas de 60 a 35-40fps constantemente, a veces con parones y pérdida de frames por el camino...
    El juego viene capado a 30fps, y prácticamente no hay opciones. Hay miles de problemas con texturas que no se cargan y se ven como un juego de Ps1...
  93. kiubier
    Jul 9, 2015
    1
    You know how back in the day you were able to return an open game because it was a bad game? Well you can't do that no more. **** right? Well I decided to return my copy of Arkham Knight for pc because the game is BROKEN. B R O K E N
  94. danwpe
    Jul 12, 2015
    1
    I'll give it a 1 because they did manage to release a broken game for sale and lie that it would work under recommended PC specs.

    I'd give it a 2 if the boss fights in the tank weren't so infuriating, whoever passed this as game worthy should quit the business so we don't get any more games like this in future.

    QA team should rethink their careers.
  95. roccit
    Oct 30, 2015
    1
    This is post the October end patch, the game still runs pretty bad. No optimization at all, deserves a zero , but since the story is decent, i give it a 1. Total disrespect to PC users
  96. Samsoon
    Nov 3, 2015
    1
    This is not batman but a bugged crap! Worst PC game i've ever seen. The game is unplayable on my PC (R9 280X, 16 GB RAM, i5 4460). Im really disappointed. Buyers beware!
  97. Lukecali97
    Jan 19, 2016
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Get as far away from the pc port of this game as possible if u got a hard copy I recomend bbq the game rock steady shame on u leaveing this games pc port to 12 people u made me get a headache when I watched Angry joes stream on the game on pc when he went on an angry rant and u still have not fixed it over all this time gta online had these problems at lanch and it got fixed in like 1week rocksteady your worse then komami for doing this to my best friends favourite franchise… Expand
  98. zotune
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    I don't understand how they could possibly port it this horribly. I have a 980 and I get 35-60 fps on lowest settings. Very disappointed, worse than unity.
  99. rodericrinehart
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    This is a buggy mess of a game that should have never been released. It needed at least6 more months of development at least. IT IS WORSE THAN ASSASSIN'S CREED FOR BUGS AND WORSE THAN WATCH DOGS FOR BULLSHOTS.
  100. kiramelo5454
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    One of the worst pc ports of all time. I really feel ripped off at this moment. Also the textures only go up to Normal.. where are the high and ultra textures??!!! At the moment, even the ps4 version looks better than the PC version
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. PCWorld
    Jan 19, 2016
    60
    Playing as Batman? Awesome. Playing as Batman through repetitive, empty missions? Less awesome. Playing as the Batmobile? Awful.
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  2. PC Invasion
    Nov 2, 2015
    60
    Porting issues aside, Batman: Arkham Knight is a decent enough game. It's not the spectacular swansong we hoped for from Rocksteady, but it's another solid - if predictable - slice of Arkham gameplay, with a couple of great sections along the way.
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  3. PC Gamer
    Oct 30, 2015
    70
    An entertaining superhero power fantasy, let down by awful Batmobile combat, a laughable villain, and serious performance issues.
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