Batman: Arkham Knight

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  1. 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?
  2. 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.
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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.
  7. 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
  8. jaco111
    Jul 1, 2020
    0
    Bought it on Steam Sale after looking a long time for something which i might like and well i have most of the good stuff already so it was not easy. Thought let's try this one. Fights itself are fun, the story seemed quite good, but after the first batmobile challenge i quite and i don't think i'll start it up again. Maybe i'm too stupid to finish the challenge. Well it's the firstBought it on Steam Sale after looking a long time for something which i might like and well i have most of the good stuff already so it was not easy. Thought let's try this one. Fights itself are fun, the story seemed quite good, but after the first batmobile challenge i quite and i don't think i'll start it up again. Maybe i'm too stupid to finish the challenge. Well it's the first probably not that hard and i have to be extremly stupid, or maybe the controls are incredibly bad, i don't know, or the setup doesn't work out. Don't know and can't complain too much with the price i paid but if you are also at the summer sale thinking i would like to buy something but what could i buy which is fun to play. The answer is not Arkham Knight for PC.… Expand
  9. 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
  10. Sotelinger
    Nov 21, 2019
    0
    El juego hoy dia es una maravilla, pero recuerdo cuando salio que era INJUGABLE, de aqui la nota tan baja.
  11. 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.
  12. G-K
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    How Warner Brothers handled this game is just disgusting. Even thoug there were some improvements it is still a very bad port for most people. Be careful when buying this one.
  13. savegaming
    Apr 8, 2017
    0
    I have a GTX 960 2GB, When i bought it a year ago i realy thought i could stick with it to keep playing games on medium settings for atleast 4 years. but i this game proved 1 thing is that is is already outdated. even on my resosultion 480x400 i have 5 fps in the batmobile WTF WTF WTF!!!
  14. 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.
  15. ilikemydog
    Jan 20, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Why did you do this Rocksteady??What was in your head??Was this game a Joke to you??THIS OPTIMIZATION!!!WOW!!!
    Why did you do that to the pc???WHY????WHY???

    Batman dies
    So does my trust in rocksteady    … Expand
  16. 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
  17. JustChatta
    Oct 26, 2016
    0
    Been a gamer for 20 years or so and this is by far the worst port I have ever seen. Game won't even let me play because every time I start this **** thing , game disables my graphic card driver completely (and this is the only game that does this ) . And after hours and hours of googling and trying to find a solution I realized , I am not risking my high edge graphic card over some ****Been a gamer for 20 years or so and this is by far the worst port I have ever seen. Game won't even let me play because every time I start this **** thing , game disables my graphic card driver completely (and this is the only game that does this ) . And after hours and hours of googling and trying to find a solution I realized , I am not risking my high edge graphic card over some **** game that was just a money grab. Stay as far away from this garbage as possible and put WB on your black list.… Expand
  18. 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
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. poppyzzz
    Mar 24, 2016
    0
    This game was so poorly ported, I urge everyone not to support lazy devs who are only after our hard earned money. This game is an embarrassment and Rocksteady Studios need to be named and shamed! Hopefully this will be the last ever Batman game ..total garbage!!!
  22. 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.
  23. LifeHistory
    Jan 28, 2016
    0
    This game is so bad ported. After all this time and all the patches still totally unplayable. The FPS drops is unbelievable. Totally crap and would no recommend buying anything from WB anymore.
  24. 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
  25. d79054d2
    Jan 16, 2016
    0
    This mess isn't worth many words. Overpriced, overhyped, dispensable. The reason behind all of this is simply the fact that this game is the WORST port I have ever played in over 10 years of gaming. After months of desperate patching, the game ended up with nothing but lies and dead promises.
  26. 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.
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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!
  30. 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
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70

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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