Batman: Arkham Knight

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  1. RedRedemption
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    Absolute garbage, the devs that ported this game should just quit the industry. Mind-boggingly horrendous port where they assume the industry standard for PC is 8GB of VRAM. Publishers don't give a ****

    Horrible.
  2. jjsuperbadger
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    Unplayable, lazy port. This can't have been tested. Running this on a GTX980 and it drops into a slideshow every few minutes. WB/Rocksteady should be ashamed.
  3. kurtheil
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    Broken console port. Don't buy it and if you bought it then refund it. Maybe then publishers/devs will start listening to the gamers (or at least to commons sense)
  4. shingen78
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    Worst PC port EVER!!! bad bad bad bad ... but very very very bad. Burn your money in others things. Don't Buy!!!!!

    Fly, you fools!
  5. J4MESOX4D
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    Batman Arkham Knight will join the likes of Assassin's Creed Unity, Watch Dogs and Battlefield 4 as one of the most appalling console ports in PC gaming history. Rocksteady have lied, deceived and delivered a shambolic excuse of a game thanks to essentially offloading the product that people have invested heavily in, to a dreadful 3rd party company; Iron Galaxy.

    The game runs abysmally    Batman Arkham Knight will join the likes of Assassin's Creed Unity, Watch Dogs and Battlefield 4 as one of the most appalling console ports in PC gaming history. Rocksteady have lied, deceived and delivered a shambolic excuse of a game thanks to essentially offloading the product that people have invested heavily in, to a dreadful 3rd party company; Iron Galaxy.

    The game runs abysmally throughout with regular stutters in regards to framerate and audio on rigs that surpass even the recommended settings. The 30fps cap is a travesty for 2015 and even with framerate unlocked after modding the config file; the game still persistently wobbles. Visually, the game looks worse than the PS4 version which is beyond belief and the optimisation settings are virtually non-existent just to improve what is seemingly an old-gen title. The game even suggests to turn off many aspects to 'improve the performance' in the graphics menu which is ridiculous.

    Rocksteady's credibility has extinguished. It feels they couldn't even be bothered to make the PC version so they passed the buck onto a small and very weak company to do their dirty work. The fact people have bought the game with the season pass at a cost of £60 should demand the utmost care and attention but the 'developers' have given PC gamers the middle finger which is disgraceful behaviour and a complete disregard for an important market. Thank god Steam have the refund facility in place and Rocksteady will get their just-deserts in the end. Another AAA atrocity that isn't even worth holding onto for the patch. Despicable.    … Expand
  6. KillerEyeDoc
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    Terrible port, textures are as ugly as sin, forced motion blur for that nauseating effect and completely unable to run smoothly on dual 770s (even though SLI is working!). DO NOT BUY.
  7. sebsal
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    A disgraceful release. Broken. Looks inferior to the console versions even with a high end card and runs like a dog. I can't believe they released the game in this state knowing how bad it was. The only upside for me is I didn't pay for it as it came free with my graphics card
  8. JohnKapusya
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    Avoid this crap, I just bought powerfull AMD rig and can't even play on it. very low fps, lots of crashes, Worst optimaliztion than GTA IV (when it came).
  9. angryfor
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    What can i say? It is the WORST PORTING TO PC EVER! And some serious information was hidden! No one knew the porting was outsourced to crappy studio until launch. It is not just a huge failure, it is a dirty SCAM!! You know what? The minimum system requirements was modified just 1 HOUR BEFORE LAUNCH!
  10. TheEvilDrCube
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    This game is awful in its current state. Hopefully they patch it to fix it, but the way they are talking to the community it's our fault for not having "good enough" computers. I also guess these high-end computers aren't as good as consoles either. The PC version is missing textures and effects.

    On foot I'm lucky to get 30fps, get into the Batmobile and the game becomes a slideshow    This game is awful in its current state. Hopefully they patch it to fix it, but the way they are talking to the community it's our fault for not having "good enough" computers. I also guess these high-end computers aren't as good as consoles either. The PC version is missing textures and effects.

    On foot I'm lucky to get 30fps, get into the Batmobile and the game becomes a slideshow simulator.

    The state in which this game was released for PC is completely unacceptable.    … Expand
  11. Sir_Trigg
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    Wost PC port I've ever seen. Thank god for the Steam refunds. 30fps cap which can be turned off outside of the game but causes the game to run even worse than before. It's not acceptable to release games like this, especially a AAA game. Don't go near it.
  12. gatoray
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    Game keep crashing at the start and I have not been able to play it. At the start of when cop walks in to the dinner game crash with the following error.
    I have tried everything I can thing. Verified the game data is fine via steam. All my drivers are up to date. disabled steam overlay and cant think of anything else.
  13. raminxxx
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    fu&k rocksteady
    Now that Steam issues refunds it should make companies think twice about releasing shoddy ports; we now have a way of fighting back....
  14. Gargantis
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    I have used metacritic for many years now to help gauge reception for new releases, as well as the state of a new release at launch. Over the years there has obviously been a number of controversial instances of certain games being absolutely slammed at launch by users. While I have certainly been disappointed by the state of certain games at launch, Batman: Arkham Knight has seemingly setI have used metacritic for many years now to help gauge reception for new releases, as well as the state of a new release at launch. Over the years there has obviously been a number of controversial instances of certain games being absolutely slammed at launch by users. While I have certainly been disappointed by the state of certain games at launch, Batman: Arkham Knight has seemingly set a new precedence for poor quality control. WB Games and Rocksteady haven't just lowered the bar, they've essentially set it into free fall. As a result I finally felt the need to sign up to metacritic to put my opinion out as well.

    The alarm bells began ringing when on the night before release, the minimum system requirements were updated for AMD users. Fortunately beign an Nvidia user this did not affect me, though I was already questioning what would happen with AMD users that had preordered the game and had initially met the minimum requirements but did not meet these updated requirements. This was already a totally unacceptable step on the part of Rocksteady/Warner Bros.

    Despite the strong criticism the game was already receiving, I decided not to judge until I had played it myself. While my PC didn't quite meet all of the recommended requirements, I more than passed the minimum requirements and had been able to run both The Witcher 3 and GTA V at high settings with an average FPS over 30. As a result, hearing that the game was capped at 30FPS did not concern me greatly, but when I learned there was no proper method of removing this cap without editing the game files, I again was amazed at the lack of consideration that had gone into making this port.

    Due to the storage requirements for the game I left the Steam download running while at work, and on two occasions I came back to find that upon completion, the download had just restarted itself. I am not sure whether this particular point can be blamed on Rocksteady or Steam, but in 10 years of using Steam as a platform I have never encountered this issue before.

    Having finally managed to start the game I immediately adjusted my settings to match those recommended for computers only meeting the minimum requirements. I was a little surprised to find that on the lowest settings and with all gameworks options disabled, I was still only averaging just over 30FPS with notable stuttering issues and seemingly random drops in framerate. On a whim I changed all the settings to their highest and restarted the game only to find that my average FPS only dropped but 3 or 4, with all the previous issues still present.

    At this point the game is PROBABLY in a playable state, but not the kind of state a AAA game that has already been delayed by 8 months should be in. In all honesty these optimization issues make the game feel more like it is still in development and the experience is not wholly different to an Early-Access game on Steam. Graphically the game is less impressive than other games released in 2015, and even with its own optimization issues, the vastly bigger Witcher 3 still outperforms Arkham Knight by leagues.

    I cannot fathom how a product with such a large budget and reasonably long development time could be released in such a state on one of only three platforms. It has now been confirmed that Rocksteady outsourced the development of the PC version to Iron Galaxy, the same studio behind the similarly problematic launch of the PC version of Arkham Origins. While I can understand the need for outsourcing, I do not understand how such a poorly polished product could ever have passed QA and testing.

    There appears to be a worrying precedence now to release poorly optimized, borderline unfinished PC ports. While a delay in the PC release would have been irritating, I cannot fathom the fallout being anywhere near as bad as what has occurred at this point. I can understand the difficulty in making a game run well across the huge range of PC hardware out there, but to sell this as a finished product is truly unacceptable. It's about time developers began to take PC more seriously as a platform, or just stop developing multiplatform titles for PC altogether if the release version does not come close to matching the console counterparts.    … Expand
  15. Bobsi
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    How can they even call this a game? It is not.

    Right now, I would recommend it to buy on a sale when it's at most 2 $. Unfortunately, I didn't. Call me silly, but when paying 60 bucks I expect a game to run...
  16. The_Icon
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    The final game of the epic series is probably right up there with one of the worst ports in the history of gaming, simply atrocious. WB and Rocksteady makes you think that the game is didrectly from Rocksteady, but little after starting the game, it was revealed that the game was actually ported and handled on PC by an external studio called 'Iron Galaxy Studios'. If that doesn't piss youThe final game of the epic series is probably right up there with one of the worst ports in the history of gaming, simply atrocious. WB and Rocksteady makes you think that the game is didrectly from Rocksteady, but little after starting the game, it was revealed that the game was actually ported and handled on PC by an external studio called 'Iron Galaxy Studios'. If that doesn't piss you off, well get this, that studios is made up of 12 people...that's right...12...more than 11...less than 13! They gave this monumental task of making the game on PC to 12 amatuer developers with a horrible track record.

    I really don't know what to say. This is the last game I am gonna buy from WB and Rocksteady broke my trust. Not long ago I used to compare them with the greatest developers out there.

    Ladies and Gentleman, this is how Batman died...    … Expand
  17. Muskasauraus
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    I've played for under an hour and already uninstalled it.

    I got this game free with my 980Ti Hybrid and maxed out the game achieves somewhere around 50-70fps, big drops while driving the bat-mobile and performance in general is not acceptable for a game of this caliber. Other annoyances: To get away from being locked at 30fps I have had to edit an ini file. Seriously... Specs    I've played for under an hour and already uninstalled it.

    I got this game free with my 980Ti Hybrid and maxed out the game achieves somewhere around 50-70fps, big drops while driving the bat-mobile and performance in general is not acceptable for a game of this caliber.

    Other annoyances:
    To get away from being locked at 30fps I have had to edit an ini file. Seriously...

    Specs upped at the last minute, while they don't affect me I can see no reason why this is necessary as you can't even select anything beyond 'Normal' textures in the graphics options.

    Poor AMD owners, again short changed with reported performance problems on release.

    Combat is simply a case of mashing the left mouse button while Batman flies around a 20-30m radius dishing out the weakest feeling punches 90% of the time with the occasional press of the space bar to dodge a charging enemy. Even with 7-8 enemies all carrying guns not one thought to fire at me. Next gen indeed!

    Batmobile sections are terrible, it's handling is awful and the stutters to game play are annoying.

    I am unable to change the mouse sensitivity in the menu at all, it's far too sensitive to my tastes right now.

    I really can't recommend this game right now, even getting it for free it's yet another sub standard release, what looks to be a direct port from consoles with nothing extra for the PC gamer, except the performance issues.

    Why why why are we missing ambient occlusion and rain textures that the console versions have?!

    Originally I said to wait for patching or a Steam sale where this might be a price more befitting of it's caliber but now, after seeing more of the truth come to light, like the fact this was farmed out to a company to port to PC who usually make crap mobile games & the DRM, I don't feel buying this game helps us as the end user in gaming one bit. boycotting rubbish like this is the best we can do to stop it happening again in the future.    … Expand
  18. Nerghal
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have a feeling there might be a decent game behind the slideshow, unfortunately I will never know. Good thing Steam refunds arrived just in time :-)… Expand
  19. pascher24
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    Give a team of 12 people 8 weeks to port a pc version, this is the result...
    The game is great, but the pc version is horrible. Combined with the massive pre order deals releasing a beta version is ripping off every pc gamer. It's unacceptable.
  20. dexter11
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    I had so many expectations for this game... I'm really sad to see the results of this long wait. The PC version is just... not finished. I guess that is what happens when you give a f**k about your clients, you don't even test your product.
  21. trikk86
    Jun 24, 2015
    5
    So I have a laptop with 8GB RAM and GTX 860m (i7) so except the GPU I have recommended settings. I bought the game as I decided to buy a new PC/Laptop soon.

    I got screen flickering during the logo videos some people had. I renamed the movies so I don`t have htem now. After that I managed to get into the settings and if I set borderless window I can play the game in 1920x1080 with    So I have a laptop with 8GB RAM and GTX 860m (i7) so except the GPU I have recommended settings. I bought the game as I decided to buy a new PC/Laptop soon.

    I got screen flickering during the logo videos some people had. I renamed the movies so I don`t have htem now. After that I managed to get into the settings and if I set borderless window I can play the game in 1920x1080 with low-med details (without nvidia stuff) and it has around 30-20 fps. There are stutters but not that bad.

    The real **** part is: this game doesn`t look a lot better than previous Batman games but the FPS or requirements went up BIG TIME    … Expand
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. idansoi
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    i gave the console version a 10 but watching and reading how this game works on pc pisses me off.
    can't people lawsuit them or somthing?! this is criminal. how and why they released it in such state is beyond me.
  25. slowtempo13
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    No rain drop, No HBAO+, No Ambient Occlusion. WTF.
    This game is the worst game ever in my entire game life.
    I had to refund the PC version and get PS4 version because of it.
    Graphic performance of PS4 version is much better than PC.
  26. Masterace303
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    move over ubisoft, we have a new king in town.

    a f***ing 25fps on a GTX970? what kind of fu**ed up s**t is that? this is even f***ing worse than AC unity.
  27. 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 ?
  28. ksenoa023
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    "Unity" 2? I hope they fix that fast as possible. Why do we need paper , wet hat , scattering droplets , smoke from the barrel of the machine , etc. Why not just make a game designed for a wide audience on the possibilities of iron ? I have no titanium , and many do not. I do not have 24 RAM , and many do not have . By the way , the same goes for the new Witcher fairly high settings , or"Unity" 2? I hope they fix that fast as possible. Why do we need paper , wet hat , scattering droplets , smoke from the barrel of the machine , etc. Why not just make a game designed for a wide audience on the possibilities of iron ? I have no titanium , and many do not. I do not have 24 RAM , and many do not have . By the way , the same goes for the new Witcher fairly high settings , or the Inquisition , at least take the same origin , was also high . So what's the problem to make a game designed for a wide audience (preferably iron ) ?… Expand
  29. Loriftw
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    Unplayable piece of $hit! Even on a GTX980 it runs like $hit. Unplayable FPS sometimes even below 30! Clearly one of the worst PC-Version ever, even AC: Unity was better and that was a complete mess.
  30. Oks4nen
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    Basically a betrayal of all the customers who've pre-ordered it. Battles AC: Unity for buggiest AAA release of recent times, a truly terrible game release. Nvidia gameworks optimized game. Nvidia, rocksteady and 12 person group who did this **** SHAME! SHAME! SHAME!
  31. 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.
  32. Urthor
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    Basically a betrayal of all the customers who've pre-ordered it. Battles AC: Unity for buggiest AAA release of recent times, a truly terrible game release, and people are being charged full price for it? Insanity.
  33. ThL
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    Only for PS4. Shouldn't have released PC version... worse than PS3 graphics. Shocked by how irresponsible WB can be. Effin hate myself that I bought this and cant get refunded since I bought this from GMG. I shouldnt have done that. SIgh....And some retarded commented that Scrubs need to get better gear if they want to play, quit ragging on companies because you can't afford to run a gameOnly for PS4. Shouldn't have released PC version... worse than PS3 graphics. Shocked by how irresponsible WB can be. Effin hate myself that I bought this and cant get refunded since I bought this from GMG. I shouldnt have done that. SIgh....And some retarded commented that Scrubs need to get better gear if they want to play, quit ragging on companies because you can't afford to run a game properly" I paid much more than just PS4 and my computer's spec is way higher than PS4 but still runs like **** This is the matter of fuqing PC. Of course you can run it with the highest fuking spec but people dont usually buy fuqing $2000 dollar worth PC for gaming like you.… Expand
  34. 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
  35. Impignorate
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    The fact that this game is missing key features that the less powerful PS4 version and that the game has terrible performance and is locked at 30fps is a clear sign that Rocksteady doesn't care about the PC version. I will definitely not be buying it or any future Warner Bros games.
  36. 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
  37. manval
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    Broken and bad PC port. Horrible frame rate drops. 30f-ps cap. Do not buy. Steam download the game in five times, and the worst purchase you've ever made, do not pay more than $ 5 for this bad port
  38. 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
  39. BearHug
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    Absolute **** port. Rocksteady and WB basically tells us that PC gamers can suck a D.
    Game is capped at 30 fps, no ambient occlusion, you cant switch method of AA. Low res textures.
    No communication or appology from devs.
  40. slikk66
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    I'm reviewing game at it's current state: 0 - I can't play it. I don't think I've ever given a game a 0 before, and I'm usually pretty lenient on the game developers because it's not easy. I'm really bummed after being very excited for long time about this game. I've played Asylum and City on the PS3, then took a chance on Origins for PC.. and you know what it ran great! So, II'm reviewing game at it's current state: 0 - I can't play it. I don't think I've ever given a game a 0 before, and I'm usually pretty lenient on the game developers because it's not easy. I'm really bummed after being very excited for long time about this game. I've played Asylum and City on the PS3, then took a chance on Origins for PC.. and you know what it ran great! So, I cancelled my PS4 pre-order and bought the complete PC title assuming it would also work well. It doesn't.. you've heard all the details so I'll just say that my system is probably mid-range, i5 2500k overclocked, gtx 680 2gb + 8GB ram.. I can't play it at 720p on all low/off.. it just is too slow and stops and stutters to be playable. It's pretty obvious there was a big deception going on with the Nvidia videos showing great gameplay at high frames, and no one obviously thinking that the PC version was AAA quality at this rate, so they pulled a fast one and delivered a poor product. Hopefully in a few months it will be playable.. until then if you want it get it on a console but I don't advise anyone to buy it on PC.. Disappointed. Zero.… Expand
  41. Tatar
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    Yes its disappointment of the year so far for me. I have this game for free - bonus for buying GTX 970 and this is only good new in this review. I have i5-4490 GTX 970 8 GB RAM and on this configuration Witcher 3 is flying on Ultra and this sh.... is so slowwww, freezes 0,5 - 3 seconds are very often, fraps are decreasing even when I do nothing, its crashing every time i try to quitYes its disappointment of the year so far for me. I have this game for free - bonus for buying GTX 970 and this is only good new in this review. I have i5-4490 GTX 970 8 GB RAM and on this configuration Witcher 3 is flying on Ultra and this sh.... is so slowwww, freezes 0,5 - 3 seconds are very often, fraps are decreasing even when I do nothing, its crashing every time i try to quit game, every TIME !! This port on PC it,s a joke, Killing Joke yeahhh I think it's a last Joke of the RIP Joker. I play every game in Batman universum but this is too much for me ..… Expand
  42. Wraithbane01
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    This is where I draw the line in the sand. This is not O.K. We will not accept a 30 fps cap, when we are PC gamers. We will not condone this unforgivable unfinished product . Disclaimer, I did not purchase this game, I was over a friends house when he did. He purchased it through steam, and I stood and watched as he tried to load into game and constantly crashed. Every crash wasThis is where I draw the line in the sand. This is not O.K. We will not accept a 30 fps cap, when we are PC gamers. We will not condone this unforgivable unfinished product . Disclaimer, I did not purchase this game, I was over a friends house when he did. He purchased it through steam, and I stood and watched as he tried to load into game and constantly crashed. Every crash was cringe-worthy.

    I did not pre-order this and I am glad I didn't. I will never pre-order any game so long as this garbage is acceptable to people. This is an outrage. If they spent 30% less on advertising, and spent it on QA instead, they might have a legacy, or a name to go on. The Integrity of the market is dead. You won't see another dollar from me until this ends. Buggy, half-assed PC port? How bout I just wait for this to go on sale 6 months from now for $5.99 on steam. At the moment, you'd have to pay me to play through this game in its current sorry state.

    You have the audacity to RELEASE a "final" version in this state at $59.99? Oh hell no. Pass on this if you work for your money. If you make money from dividends on stocks and have never seen the inside of a 9-5, go ahead and blow the 60 dollars on a game you cant even really play. It's your money.    … Expand
  43. GiantMushroom
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Quite possibly the worst PC port of all time. Tweaking the ini file did nothing to remove the frequent stuttering (Any settings with gtx 770 4gb, 16GB Ram, AMD FX 9370). Completely unplayable in its current state. Don't be a fool like I was and stay far away from this pile of trash.
  44. vikingvampire
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    this garbage is a disrespecting to pc gamers community. i did not expect Rocksteady to perform like this. they worked very hard all time day and night on console version but gave the pc version to a 12 person team! this is the point that we should understand rocksteady does not care about us. rocksteady promised to fix this situation but I dont think few updates will fix this garbage. justthis garbage is a disrespecting to pc gamers community. i did not expect Rocksteady to perform like this. they worked very hard all time day and night on console version but gave the pc version to a 12 person team! this is the point that we should understand rocksteady does not care about us. rocksteady promised to fix this situation but I dont think few updates will fix this garbage. just a miracle will fix it.… Expand
  45. georgegoe
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Optimization is terrible. Memory leak issues and other bugs. Gameworks crippling the game. Denuvo DRM. It uses assets from previous games. The story is terrible. The identity of AK is obvious. 30 fps lock. Less video configuration options than previous titles. The worst optimized unreal engine 3 game ever. The dlc season costs 40 bucks and the extra campaigns are 15 minutes long. You willOptimization is terrible. Memory leak issues and other bugs. Gameworks crippling the game. Denuvo DRM. It uses assets from previous games. The story is terrible. The identity of AK is obvious. 30 fps lock. Less video configuration options than previous titles. The worst optimized unreal engine 3 game ever. The dlc season costs 40 bucks and the extra campaigns are 15 minutes long. You will barely get 1 or 2 hours gameplay out of those 40 usd. Not even worth pirating.… Expand
  46. akachan
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    They do not distinguish between Korea and Japan, i purchased pre-order game. But it was postponed to the same date as the release date in Japan.......
  47. 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
  48. Prominent531
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    This is not a finished product. After a few hours of gameplay I'm experiencing horrible stuttering and frame rate problems. THIS IS NOT OK, and what makes it worse is that I actually like the game but the performance makes it unplayable.
  49. 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.
  50. kairock
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    dissapointing. given rocksteady's great track record of excellent games. raising the system requirements a day before the release date, especially to amd cards(3gb vram).

    luckily, steam refunds now. all is good.

    save your money, and go get the witcher 3 instead.
  51. robsharp
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Iron Galaxy Studios, a small 12-person team known for their console work did this port. 12 idiots with no clue how to properly port a game. Butt ugly low textures need 2 GB of vram and its takes 3 GB to use normal textures which are not very good looking at all and will eat up nearly 4 GB of vram after a while even at 1080. There is no high or ultra texture setting because probably only aIron Galaxy Studios, a small 12-person team known for their console work did this port. 12 idiots with no clue how to properly port a game. Butt ugly low textures need 2 GB of vram and its takes 3 GB to use normal textures which are not very good looking at all and will eat up nearly 4 GB of vram after a while even at 1080. There is no high or ultra texture setting because probably only a handful of people could run it at 1080 nevermind 1440 or 4k.

    The game looks mediocre at best but when you factor in the hardware needed for 60 fps its a joke in the looks department. Hell you have to go into the ini files just to remove the 30 fps cap anyway. I could go on and on bu pretty much everything has been covered.

    Bottom line is this port is an unoptimized mess.    … Expand
  52. jorojr
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Rocksteady, Iron Galaxy and Warner Brothers deserve all the harsh criticism they are receiving. This port is a complete and utter piece of trash. Had I not received this game with my 980Ti, I would of gotten a refund from Steam. As it stands, it was not worth the bandwidth to download this game in its current state. It's unplayable, even on my 980Ti.
  53. EE061003
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Horrible PC release of the century. A total insult and disgrace to PC gamers around the globe, successfully dethrones AC;Unity as one of the most broken titles in recent memory. Avoid at all cost. they don't deserve your money. save it for good!
  54. 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
  55. 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
  56. 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.
  57. 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
  58. Toufiq
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Total trash until completely fixed...shame on rocksteady and WB for a **** port...they need to fix this issue asap...if not they will lose trust of many players...
  59. Kenyuu
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    AVOID THIS GAME LIKE THE PLAGUE! Poorly optimized, 30 fps cap? really? What a sh*tty excuse for a AAA game. Even the PS4 version looks better than this garbage of a port. Get your sh*t together please. :)
  60. Nerdlife
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    One of the worst releases ever. Performance issues a really bad port, lack of respsect with customers and so on. The game is simply broken. Already asked for a refund on Steam, everyone should do the same.
  61. 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
  62. lectrolux
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    For months the game showed Tuesday June 24th as the unlock date. I was excited to play this and so I decided to use 4 paid leave days from work so that I could put some decent hours into the game. I went to bed on the 23rd with "13 hours remaining" and my preload all downloaded and ready to play. Woke up and "5 hours remaining" on the clock.

    Suddenly, and without any explanation so    For months the game showed Tuesday June 24th as the unlock date. I was excited to play this and so I decided to use 4 paid leave days from work so that I could put some decent hours into the game. I went to bed on the 23rd with "13 hours remaining" and my preload all downloaded and ready to play. Woke up and "5 hours remaining" on the clock.

    Suddenly, and without any explanation so far, WB/Rocksteady decided to change the Japan launch date to July 16th - 3 weeks away. It's too late to move my paid leave and so I have basically wasted them for nothing due to the absolute bulls**t business decision.    … Expand
  63. Smackk
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    I have 2 980tis in SLI and a 3770k @ 4.5 ghz and cant even manage to stay above 30 fps(even with the fps unlocked via config). Go ahead and save your money, this game is trash designed for consoles. Not an ounce of effort was put into the PC version.
  64. AlKost
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Выглядит немногим лучше прошлых частей, залочена на 30 фпс, управление бэтмобилем не удобное, много багов, невозможность поставить некоторые настройки выше средних, в бою бывают странности, вроде подката от одного врага к другому на расстоянии 10 метров, город кажется довольно пустым. 0 за плохой порт.Выглядит немногим лучше прошлых частей, залочена на 30 фпс, управление бэтмобилем не удобное, много багов, невозможность поставить некоторые настройки выше средних, в бою бывают странности, вроде подката от одного врага к другому на расстоянии 10 метров, город кажется довольно пустым. 0 за плохой порт.
  65. aquiles1990
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    There is no much need to talk about this game . I will resume it in some words with my average English

    - Titan X oc 1400mhz 1080p Runs at 60- 29 Fps Drops with Stuttering - Sli configuration is broken = DUAL 970 1080p runs the game at 60- 15 fps with stuttering - Vram madness : 1440p eats more than 5gb vram - 1080p 4.3 depends how many hours are in to the game - Pc settings :    There is no much need to talk about this game . I will resume it in some words with my average English

    - Titan X oc 1400mhz 1080p Runs at 60- 29 Fps Drops with Stuttering

    - Sli configuration is broken = DUAL 970 1080p runs the game at 60- 15 fps with stuttering

    - Vram madness : 1440p eats more than 5gb vram - 1080p 4.3 depends how many hours are in to the game

    - Pc settings : Textures ( Low - medium ) Medium ??? - Resolution- Some shadows and ****

    - The game use Unreal engine 3 modified ( 2006 - A freaking 2006 engine )

    - Do you remember the visual parity marketing established some years ago ? : Welcome to a new Downgrade ( Where textures- rain - shadows looks worse on purpose than consoles )

    Do you really think we need to support this madness? This is not a video games. Is a strategic move to destroy pc gaming out of this market. People are wasting tons of money to justified their **** consoles by paying developers to broke their pc games. I have never been so frustrated in my Whole life. The meaning of pc gaming is dying. If you people don't defend our Platform, Pc will be doomed . Just remember this was elaborated by companies . Never forget this day

    Thanks for reading    … Expand
  66. DenverPlaysPC
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    This game is at a UNPLAYABLE state! Rocksteady and Iron Galaxy have released one of the worst PC ports I have ever played! I was so excited for this game. As I launched the game and played it for 30 seconds my heart sank . First of all the game is LOCKED at 30fps...yes you heard me right. A PC game is LOCKED at 30fps, why in the world would they do this?!? WB Games and Rocksteady have beenThis game is at a UNPLAYABLE state! Rocksteady and Iron Galaxy have released one of the worst PC ports I have ever played! I was so excited for this game. As I launched the game and played it for 30 seconds my heart sank . First of all the game is LOCKED at 30fps...yes you heard me right. A PC game is LOCKED at 30fps, why in the world would they do this?!? WB Games and Rocksteady have been lying to us from the start. Do not. I repeat, DO NOT purchase this game for PC at this time. I pray that the final installment in one of my series of all time will be fixed soon.… Expand
  67. horton115
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    This game has a 30 FPS cap, which would be acceptable on a console game but is jarring and eye-hurting on a PC. There is lots of stuttering, freezing, and the game performs poorly on high end graphics cards. I tried raising the maximum frame rate to 60 fps using the ini file, but this only causes more severe stuttering especially when you're driving the batmobile. Also, use of theThis game has a 30 FPS cap, which would be acceptable on a console game but is jarring and eye-hurting on a PC. There is lots of stuttering, freezing, and the game performs poorly on high end graphics cards. I tried raising the maximum frame rate to 60 fps using the ini file, but this only causes more severe stuttering especially when you're driving the batmobile. Also, use of the batmobile should not be required in so many sections of the game. I would much prefer being given the OPTION to use the batmobile, rather than being forced to use it.… Expand
  68. NetQvist
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    This is worse than Assassin's Creed Unity when it comes to the PC port, if you want to play this get it on a console. There is of course hope that they'll fix the game but in its launch version it's just unplayable for most people. I have gotten it to a playable state with better fps than on a console but it's still missing some graphical features compared the consoles and itsThis is worse than Assassin's Creed Unity when it comes to the PC port, if you want to play this get it on a console. There is of course hope that they'll fix the game but in its launch version it's just unplayable for most people. I have gotten it to a playable state with better fps than on a console but it's still missing some graphical features compared the consoles and its underperforming like crazy!… Expand
  69. pavvlad
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Worst optimisation ever Worst optimisation ever Worst optimisation ever Worst optimisation ever Worst optimisation ever Worst optimisation ever Worst optimisation ever Worst optimisation ever Worst optimisation ever
  70. soggyburrito
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Worst PC port I've ever seen. Graphics look worse than PS4 version. FPS drops and stuttering make the game unplayable, regardless of hardware. Avoid this game on PC; buy the console version if possible.
  71. Locklyn
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    A beautiful trainwreck. Come the last years more and more AAA titles are pushed out primary for consoles with lackluster ports to PC that are still advertised as the "real deal" despite being found lacking in all categories in PC performance. Time upon time the Community has risen in furor over the lack of respect for pc gamers in their ports, and unfortunately Batman:Arkham Knight addsA beautiful trainwreck. Come the last years more and more AAA titles are pushed out primary for consoles with lackluster ports to PC that are still advertised as the "real deal" despite being found lacking in all categories in PC performance. Time upon time the Community has risen in furor over the lack of respect for pc gamers in their ports, and unfortunately Batman:Arkham Knight adds insult to injury by being released in an almost unplayable state with framerate drops, bugs and crashes and a general awfulness of a lazy port. A pity considering the game has the potential to be a classic. The new rule of AAA titles seems to be: Buy when they come out as GOTY, don't waste your money or time before that!… Expand
  72. 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
  73. CardinalStorm
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    TO ALL OF THOSE IDIOTIC PEOPLE STATING THINGS LIKE, "IT'S ONLY BEEN OUT FOR 24 HOURS, GIVE THE DEVS A CHANCE", DON'T BE SO BLOODY RIDICULOUS. IF YOU THINK IT'S NORMAL FOR A "FINISHED" GAME TO BE RELEASED NEEDING IMMEDIATE RECTIFICATIONS TO WORK PROPERLY, YOU'RE EITHER A MUG OR OF THE GENERATION OF KIDS WHO THINK BROKEN GAMES UPON RELEASE ARE THE NORM!

    Would you pay to take your family    TO ALL OF THOSE IDIOTIC PEOPLE STATING THINGS LIKE, "IT'S ONLY BEEN OUT FOR 24 HOURS, GIVE THE DEVS A CHANCE", DON'T BE SO BLOODY RIDICULOUS. IF YOU THINK IT'S NORMAL FOR A "FINISHED" GAME TO BE RELEASED NEEDING IMMEDIATE RECTIFICATIONS TO WORK PROPERLY, YOU'RE EITHER A MUG OR OF THE GENERATION OF KIDS WHO THINK BROKEN GAMES UPON RELEASE ARE THE NORM!

    Would you pay to take your family to the cinema and say nothing when the film starts stuttering and cutting out? Would you accept it if some prat stood up and shouted, "but it's only been out 24 hours, give the film makers a chance"? Would you find it acceptable when the manager of the cinema stated that the film was currently being looked at and should be fixed within a month or two? Would you happily sit and wait indefinitely while the cinema keep hold of your money?

    If you answered 'yes' to any of the above, then you're part of the problem, the problem of why the games industry release unfinished games and then, maybe, fix them.

    This game, like PCARS, is unfinished and should not be for sale until completed. When a 4770K @ 4.4Ghz / 980Ti / 8GB 2400Mhz RAM can't run a mediocre looking game smoothly, there's a problem.

    Disgusting.    … Expand
  74. stone_house
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    I pre-ordered it, like an absolute fool. The quality of this port is overwhelmingly bad. Remember Watchdogs? This is far, far worse than that. And by the way, any publisher that locks a AAA game at 30 fps in 2015 doesn't care about PC gamers at all.
  75. 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
  76. malecite
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Wow where to even begin with this title.

    First off the graphics. They are awful. The PC version is a simple dreadful console port that seems to lack ambient occlusion, and enabling any of the Nvidia game workshop features will either crash the game outright or cause it to run at ~4-10FPS. Secondly the frame rate. The game is based off the recent unreal engine and runs like crysis 4    Wow where to even begin with this title.

    First off the graphics. They are awful. The PC version is a simple dreadful console port that seems to lack ambient occlusion, and enabling any of the Nvidia game workshop features will either crash the game outright or cause it to run at ~4-10FPS.

    Secondly the frame rate. The game is based off the recent unreal engine and runs like crysis 4 on a blender regardless of the settings. Something is seriously amiss with the engine and even users that have the best rigs money can buy are reporting stuttering, frame rate drops, and horrible performance. I can barely average 20 FPS with a 5.0ghz CPU and a gtx 780 with 16 gigs of ram. This is WITH Nvidias recent drivers.

    Lastly the gameplay. It's hard to tell if this game is a masterpiece or a dud because the suttering and crashing problems reduce it to some kind of frustrating slide show. I think there may be genius in the title but I would STRONGLY recommend against purchasing this game before rocksteady a) publicly apologizes and b) releases at least 2-3 patches.

    Sadly I bought off GMG instead of steam or I would have already joined the thousands of overs seeking refunds.

    Scored at 0 for being literally unplayable in its RELEASE state, and those of you defending this company by saying "this is the new standard" can go get dicked because that attitude is EXACTLY why game companies feel they can get away with this kind of practice.    … Expand
  77. 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.
  78. Karma_police
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    This is unacceptable, we PC gamers deserve some respect, companies really have to stop doing these terrible ports, and we should stop preordering this kind of broken ****
  79. modameer
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Unacceptable. Unethical. The nerve of these people.

    "We're aware that some users are reporting performance issues with the PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight. This is something that Rocksteady takes very seriously. We are working closely with our external PC development partner to make sure these issues get resolved as quickly as possible." Worst apology in history. "Despite our    Unacceptable. Unethical. The nerve of these people.

    "We're aware that some users are reporting performance issues with the PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight. This is something that Rocksteady takes very seriously. We are working closely with our external PC development partner to make sure these issues get resolved as quickly as possible."

    Worst apology in history. "Despite our efforts to save money by hiring some shady developer to port the PC version, this shouldn't have been completely unplayable."

    An abomination. Everything wrong with the gaming industry right here.    … Expand
  80. 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
  81. shae117
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    This is the worst PC port I have ever seen, I can't even understand why?????
    Seriously Assassins Creed Unity ran better on Launch for me on a single 970 than this game does on 2.......... Also I have horrible flickering, constant sub 30 fps on any settings, textures are bugged and low quality, also a horrid grainy filter over my game that i dont see on any trailers or videos, I can play    This is the worst PC port I have ever seen, I can't even understand why?????
    Seriously Assassins Creed Unity ran better on Launch for me on a single 970 than this game does on 2.......... Also I have horrible flickering, constant sub 30 fps on any settings, textures are bugged and low quality, also a horrid grainy filter over my game that i dont see on any trailers or videos, I can play witcher 3 in 4k at way higher fps........... I don't understand. This is unforgivable.    … Expand
  82. samsnee
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Glad I got this for free. Despite exceeding the updated minimum requirements, this game runs terribly on my machine, even when I have all of the settings on low. This was obviously rushed out the door without any optimization. The quality of this game is overall very poor.
  83. djnicey
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    WB doesn't give out test copies to reviewers, cancels an expensive collectors edition (possibly because of probable refunds), changes minimum system requirements just before the launch, charges a ridiculous amount of money for season pass that you know nothing about, while also baiting you with a bazillion pre-purchase exclusives.
    Did you pre-order their next game yet?
  84. Dethstar
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    This game is proof that consumer protection laws desperately need to be updated. It is a scam. There is no other way to say it. They developed a game to run on a platform and did nothing to make it appropriate to another but sold it anyway. Self regulation is a myth and this proves it. We need tough legislation, particularly updated to deal with online sellers of trash/scam softwareThis game is proof that consumer protection laws desperately need to be updated. It is a scam. There is no other way to say it. They developed a game to run on a platform and did nothing to make it appropriate to another but sold it anyway. Self regulation is a myth and this proves it. We need tough legislation, particularly updated to deal with online sellers of trash/scam software like this.

    Do you need an example of why you game on a PC instead of a console? This is it. This thing is an abomination. It is utterly pathetic. I can only thank god I didn't buy it any my half wit brother in law did. Ironically, trying to demonstrate that there are console games which are not terrible! I did warn him this would be a console abomination but oh my, they really outdid any other game I can think of. So, thanks for giving me endless ammunition and proving my point and finally shutting my brother in law up. (I might actually convert him to PC finally if he can actually manage to type in a password to login).

    Firstly, its locked at a very pathetic 30 fps to try an give some equivalency between a piece of budget crap and something made since the Roman empire collapsed. Secondly somehow, to my amazement, it cant even manage that on a rig with 2 water cooled Titan X's on it running at 1550mhz and above. I am not joking! It really cant. A priceless moment given the scenario. Even baby bro in law isn't that dumb that he hasn't seen the difference in most games. But not this.

    Don't even start me on the field of view. Normally I start with this but in this case, the fundamental game is not a product fit for launch nor purchase. Demand a refund!

    Seriously, its mindboggling. This company could probably develop a program for running basic calculus(Other wise known as a calculator) and have it fail to run on the same machine).

    I cant remember a scam of this scale since the Ponzi Scheme and colonial marines.

    Buy it just after your frontal lobotomy. It has no redeeming qualities.    … Expand
  85. FanaticGamer89
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Well, to put it blunt, this is not a review of the actual contents of the game, because right now, the game is just downright unplayable.

    My setup is a i7 4790k with an 970gtx and 16gb ram running on windows 8.1. With the framerate unlocked (as any PC game should be), the framerate is all over the place, anywhere from 50fps all the way down to 0fps, yes 0fps. There's frequent    Well, to put it blunt, this is not a review of the actual contents of the game, because right now, the game is just downright unplayable.

    My setup is a i7 4790k with an 970gtx and 16gb ram running on windows 8.1.

    With the framerate unlocked (as any PC game should be), the framerate is all over the place, anywhere from 50fps all the way down to 0fps, yes 0fps. There's frequent complete freezes and other bad dips into the 10's of fps.

    Right now I wish I bought it on the actual steam store so I could get a refund. Shame on you Rocksteady, and shame on you Warner Bros for this disaster of a PC release.    … Expand
  86. froggygirl
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    I created an account write this review, that's how bad this game is. I have bought many PC games in the past, so I am well aware I should not expect a game to be perfect on release date. There is going to be some bugs. However, the release date was pushed back for this game so I had high expectations. I at least expected the game would be playable, but honestly it isn't due toI created an account write this review, that's how bad this game is. I have bought many PC games in the past, so I am well aware I should not expect a game to be perfect on release date. There is going to be some bugs. However, the release date was pushed back for this game so I had high expectations. I at least expected the game would be playable, but honestly it isn't due to extremely slow frame rate. The slow frame rate occurs even if you have the latest graphics card drivers and above the minimum system requirements. It plays like the PC just can't handle the game. I managed to get through the beginning intro of the story and it was interesting. But when Batman glides, ti's incredibly slow. If you turn your gaze, the clear graphics become a bleary mess. Today there have been a few minor patches released. That has not improved the playing experience, at least not for me. Now I can't even play the game and it crashes. I am seriously annoyed. If i had a PS4 I would get a refund and buy it for that instead. But I don't so I'm hoping they fix it. I want the awesome game I was anticipating!… Expand
  87. Serenityinaz12
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Warner Brothers seems to keep vying with EA and some others for worst publisher in existence. The amount of content cut from this game and repackaged through DLC, season passes, pre-orders, etc is absolutely sickening.
  88. UFO666
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Howard Stern's wack pack could have made a better PC port. This game is a fùcking disgrace. Where did you monkeys learn how to code, McDonalds?! I can run any game perfectly fine, except for this one.
  89. 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
  90. 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
  91. markossi
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    TRAGIC OPTIMIZATION! i i run on ultra witcher 3 witch such a beatiful graphic ! and arkham is like 2 times worst but still they manage to make this totally unplayable... worst game optimization this decade
  92. Sh4rkill3r
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    One of the worst port I ever seen with GTA4. Why we need to wait for a patch? This is ridiculous. How Nvidia promotes this garbage? So sad I preordered this and can't refund it.
  93. TixyLix
    Jun 23, 2015
    9
    Using a 750ti and getting 30-60FPS with it never dropping below 30, though obviously I disabled the framerate cap in the config. I dunno what everyone is complaining about performance wise, maybe they don't have the latest Nvidia drivers from last night, but for me it's perfectly fine on a £80 GPU. Things like the framerate cap are probably just a patch away any ways, I think people needUsing a 750ti and getting 30-60FPS with it never dropping below 30, though obviously I disabled the framerate cap in the config. I dunno what everyone is complaining about performance wise, maybe they don't have the latest Nvidia drivers from last night, but for me it's perfectly fine on a £80 GPU. Things like the framerate cap are probably just a patch away any ways, I think people need to grow up a bit and just report it to the developer.

    As for complaints about the Batmobile, I don't understand them either, it's fantastic and the tank controls make perfect sense, not sure why reviewers seem to hate it but whatever.

    I'm about 11 hours in so far and loving it, my only gripe is how Batman doesn't seem to get wet in the rain, everyone else does but he stays dry, it's probably just a bug, but it really sticks out and annoys me.    … Expand
  94. Krokodille
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Game developers should show at least some respect to a consumer. How can one make a game that lags THAT MUCH with any setup - even on 640x480... Most epic fail I have seen so far.
  95. 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
  96. TwoEars
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Bad and broken port at atrocious price and with dlc and all. Everything that is wrong with developers and publishers today. Do not buy for any reason.
  97. GuidoRomaa
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Honestly I expected the best from Rocksteady. I ignored all of those glitches from Arkham City, despite all this it was for me the game of the year. But here in Arkham Knight I can not believe what is happening. I hopefully this will be fixed soon.
  98. NewYears1978
    Jun 23, 2015
    5
    Obviously, I don't have enough game time to create a valid review, however I have experienced enough to know that this port is horrible and should not have been released.

    It deserves to be ratedly poorly so that people are aware and saved from spending money on this game. Graphically, the game is beautiful, and when the game DOES work properly it is easy to see how fun it will but.    Obviously, I don't have enough game time to create a valid review, however I have experienced enough to know that this port is horrible and should not have been released.

    It deserves to be ratedly poorly so that people are aware and saved from spending money on this game.

    Graphically, the game is beautiful, and when the game DOES work properly it is easy to see how fun it will but. However, evne on beast rigs the game cannot maintain any amount of constant FPS. It's locked to 30 FPS because even the developers knew upon release there was trouble.

    Even unlocking to 60 fps though, doesn't help. When moving around the city from high above (regardless of game settings) you will have 15-30 FPS drops (no matter what your usual max is) and when driving the bat mobile you will actually have drops down to 5-10 fps (even on a high end computer like myself)

    Save the money...show devs this is not cool.

    The only reason I gave it a 5, and not a 1 like everyone else is because I still think this game is good, and the console versions are probably nice..but as for PC port...no...just no. Can't believe Rocksteady let this happen.    … Expand
  99. rodga
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Another prime example of why we shouldn't be supporting NVIDIA Gameworks and this pre-ordering nonsense. Not only are there pre-order exclusives and a $40 season pass , there are retailer exclusive missions and skins. What a freaking joke. You can't even get all the content if you purchased their $100 Premium Edition because you didn't buy it from the right retailer. This game is runningAnother prime example of why we shouldn't be supporting NVIDIA Gameworks and this pre-ordering nonsense. Not only are there pre-order exclusives and a $40 season pass , there are retailer exclusive missions and skins. What a freaking joke. You can't even get all the content if you purchased their $100 Premium Edition because you didn't buy it from the right retailer. This game is running
    This game is absolutely a piece of trash on PC and if you have less specific than minimum dont try to run this garbage. Rocksteady almost disappointed us with this PC version of Batman Arkham Knight . maybe i change my score when the issues solved but honestly this is a crappy game.    … Expand
  100. framadn1
    Jun 23, 2015
    5
    solo una parola Rockstedy. come Ubisoft
    Scaffale..come si può lanciare un gioco in queste condizioni? in più è un porting della versione console, con frame bloccato a 30 fps, e 4 opzioni di numero per le impostazioni grafiche..
    peccato d'avvero perchè il gioco è molto bello,in più ci tenevo a giocarlo, visto che ho giocato i primi 3 capitoli, ma di certo non lo giocherò in queste    solo una parola Rockstedy. come Ubisoft
    Scaffale..come si può lanciare un gioco in queste condizioni? in più è un porting della versione console, con frame bloccato a 30 fps, e 4 opzioni di numero per le impostazioni grafiche..
    peccato d'avvero perchè il gioco è molto bello,in più ci tenevo a giocarlo, visto che ho giocato i primi 3 capitoli, ma di certo non lo giocherò in queste condizioni, non lo prenderei nemmeno a 9,99 euro    … 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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