Batman: Arkham Knight

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4.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2658 Ratings

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  1. spectralknight
    Sep 3, 2016
    8
    I don't know how this game was before. I love Batman Arkham Series and I have all titles. I wanted to pre-order this but gladly I didn't. Now I got this from summer sale when discount hit -50% and I'm pleased of it. The graphics looks amazing so the requirements are ok for this kind of graphics if you put in balance. Maybe is not fixed at all but is at least playable. When I first boughtI don't know how this game was before. I love Batman Arkham Series and I have all titles. I wanted to pre-order this but gladly I didn't. Now I got this from summer sale when discount hit -50% and I'm pleased of it. The graphics looks amazing so the requirements are ok for this kind of graphics if you put in balance. Maybe is not fixed at all but is at least playable. When I first bought it I didn't had much expectations but surprising the game was good. I think you should try it, buy it and if you don't like it or still has problems for you just refund it.… Expand
  2. victorator
    Mar 15, 2016
    9
    I never tried the game in the 'broken state'. I recently bought it and I am playing the latest (March 2016) version. My specs are 4790k 16gb RAM and 980Ti on a 4k TV playing in 3840x2160 with every setting on max. Fraps shows framerates between 40-75. The optimization is great!

    The game itself is a fan service to every batman fan out there. There are tons of gadgets that have never    I never tried the game in the 'broken state'. I recently bought it and I am playing the latest (March 2016) version. My specs are 4790k 16gb RAM and 980Ti on a 4k TV playing in 3840x2160 with every setting on max. Fraps shows framerates between 40-75. The optimization is great!

    The game itself is a fan service to every batman fan out there. There are tons of gadgets that have never before existed in any game. You are equipped to the teeth with tons of them. There are around 20 ways to beat every mission and many different way to fight enemies. You have multiple ways to navigate thru the city and multiple ways of sneaking around enemies. I am not going to spoil this game too much so let me just say. Don't judge the game based on the older reviews when the game was broken. Play it now and I am pretty sure you will love it as I did. I give it 9/10 because it deserves it. One of the best recent games no question about it.    … Expand
  3. LukeSter
    Nov 4, 2016
    10
    After the definitely needed patches, the game is now what it could have been if it was like this from the beginning. A later release date could have saved it from the problems of a bad PC port. And if it would have been released like it is now, sure the user score, but also the Metascore would have been a lot higher. You just have to look at the console versions. They have a lot higherAfter the definitely needed patches, the game is now what it could have been if it was like this from the beginning. A later release date could have saved it from the problems of a bad PC port. And if it would have been released like it is now, sure the user score, but also the Metascore would have been a lot higher. You just have to look at the console versions. They have a lot higher Metascore, and that's totally correct. The game is wonderfull and a worthy "Arkham" game. The score deserves an Update, this score of 70 is based on a badly optimized PC port, but this badly optimized PC port has transformed to a game that is working just fine.… Expand
  4. AndreRLZ
    Dec 21, 2016
    9
    Titolo enorme, un vero open world ambientato nel mondo di Batman, ancora di piú rispetto a Arkham City. Rispetto ai predecessori (Asylum e City, che sono di Rocksteady e che fanno parte dello stesso filone narrativo) ha un sistema di movimento molto piú dinamico e veloce. Che sia volando o con la batmobile, ci si sposta molto velocemente da una parte all'altra. Ci sono tantissime missioniTitolo enorme, un vero open world ambientato nel mondo di Batman, ancora di piú rispetto a Arkham City. Rispetto ai predecessori (Asylum e City, che sono di Rocksteady e che fanno parte dello stesso filone narrativo) ha un sistema di movimento molto piú dinamico e veloce. Che sia volando o con la batmobile, ci si sposta molto velocemente da una parte all'altra. Ci sono tantissime missioni secondarie, come in City, e sono quasi tutte interessanti o almeno divertenti. Alcune peró, soprattutto le sfide dell'Enigmista, possono risultare un po' pallosette e a volte eccessivamente difficili. In generale il mondo di gioco sembra sempre vivo, ricco di opportunitá, ed é bello da viaggiare. Una cosa che il gioco non ti dice esplicitamente dall'inizio, ma che é quasi d'obbligo, é appunto fare (quasi) tutte le missioni secondarie. Solo in questo modo infatti si sbloccherá il finale completo. I combattimenti sono i soliti degli Arkham , mai troppo banali, molto ben fatti. La vera protagonista di Knight é la batmoblie peró, in quanto moltissime missioni andranno fatte in macchina. Guidarla , prendere sotto i vari teppistelli, spaventarli e distruggere armate di carriarmati comunque é sempre divertente e non annoia mai, anzi. Tecnicamente a livelli altissimi, anche su PC (ora gira bene, anche se rimane un gioco pesante) , curatissimo in ogni dettaglio come da tradizione di Rocksteady. Trama ben scritta, belle scene, prende abbastanza e svela un lato di Batman a cui non siamo stati abiutati con Asylum o City.
    Bello da vedere, bello da giocare, adesso gira anche bene, buona trama, longevo, forse alcune missioni secondarie "di troppo" e qualche piccola mancanza tipo il non poter giocare liberamente con Catwoman (really?? dopo tutta la fatica che si fa per liberarla non posso neanche usarla liberamente??!) nel complesso titolo validissimo.    … Expand
  5. jamessamuel
    Apr 6, 2016
    5
    There are allot of issues with this game. Lets start with optimization, you can't run this game on normal or high with a gtx 960 i54690k, you have to set graphics option to low across the board. There are allot of screen tearing issues, huge frame rate drops in some missions. But my biggest problem with this game is the missions, they are very amateurish boring story mode. You will killThere are allot of issues with this game. Lets start with optimization, you can't run this game on normal or high with a gtx 960 i54690k, you have to set graphics option to low across the board. There are allot of screen tearing issues, huge frame rate drops in some missions. But my biggest problem with this game is the missions, they are very amateurish boring story mode. You will kill over 100 dumb AI tanks. You will go across the map to retrieve something only to then go all the way back to where you started. There is allot of potential in this world you play in but its not taken advantage of. Overall i was very bored and wanted this game to end.… Expand
  6. 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.
  7. Nelipod
    Sep 9, 2018
    8
    From the weak boss fights to overuse of the batmobile, 'Batman Arkham Knight' has its fair share of problems. But the combat, gameplay and graphics are definitley not one of them. In fact, its the best ones in the Arkham franchise. The story for me was decent. The problem is Rocksteady has done so well with the previous stories in the Arkham games, this one felt really lackluster at times.From the weak boss fights to overuse of the batmobile, 'Batman Arkham Knight' has its fair share of problems. But the combat, gameplay and graphics are definitley not one of them. In fact, its the best ones in the Arkham franchise. The story for me was decent. The problem is Rocksteady has done so well with the previous stories in the Arkham games, this one felt really lackluster at times. My biggest problem with this game was definitely the boss fights. It just felt really uninspiring and sometimes quite boring. Nonetheless, its a good way to finish of an awesome franchise. Rocksteady deserves a lot of credit to give the gaming community the best superhero games of all time. One that really felt I was the infamous superhero myself.… Expand
  8. leSange
    Sep 26, 2017
    10
    О боже какой он крутой и эпичный, я все части прошел, но это, это, я понимаю почему они сказали что это последняя, ближайшие лет 5-7 невозможно просто сделать что либо лучше этого!
  9. Misticomente
    Mar 8, 2016
    9
    Despite some minor graphical issues, its the mature and literary intelligent masterpiece. I enjoyed it a lot. The most intensive performance is given by The Joker. Arkham knight is perfectly crafted out of the box of star wars - apprentice and master legacy. And our Dark knight is marvellous in the Batmobile.
  10. Shadow1
    May 23, 2016
    10
    Good Game . This game has got good graphics, amazing gameplay and awesome storyline . In this game very good gameplay on batcar and standard gameplay . This game much worse than Batman Arkham City, but amazing too .
  11. Ma3stro
    Jun 7, 2016
    8
    i'm agree with my friends about bad porting..actually its terrible. but come on! this game deserve better score.Apart from pc version problems, i really enjoy the gameplay even with pc!
  12. Sathiel
    Sep 24, 2018
    9
    Review based on my (first) playthrough in 2018; other than one thug's face glitch at the start of the game, had 0 bugs or technical issues with the game. The fitting finale to the series, after the huge letdown of Origins, this game is all one could want from a sequel to Arkham City.
    Even further improved and more intuitive gameplay (other than inconsiderate key bindings which can be    Review based on my (first) playthrough in 2018; other than one thug's face glitch at the start of the game, had 0 bugs or technical issues with the game. The fitting finale to the series, after the huge letdown of Origins, this game is all one could want from a sequel to Arkham City.
    Even further improved and more intuitive gameplay (other than inconsiderate key bindings which can be mostly solved by remapping keys), stunning graphics, storyline to match City and Asylum, especially as the conclusion to the series, although the soundtrack is quite lacking.
    Personally, I've always despised the character of Batman, but the Arkham game series are one of a kind and this final entry does the series justice.    … Expand
  13. d0vla11
    Jun 5, 2018
    9
    For me the best Batman game in the Arkham franchise! The story and the gameplay are outstanding! The only con is the Riddler missions.
  14. DarkBee
    Apr 5, 2018
    10
    "Hello, my name is Joker, and I hate Batman" - "Hello, Joker, we are too!" And now Gotham is blazing, the streets are captured by gangs, and Batman in the company of allies is scurrying back and forth, like an early superhero help, and extinguishes one "Fire" after another. After the first few hours in Batman: Arkham Knight, it becomes clear that this plot meltshenie will not end for the"Hello, my name is Joker, and I hate Batman" - "Hello, Joker, we are too!" And now Gotham is blazing, the streets are captured by gangs, and Batman in the company of allies is scurrying back and forth, like an early superhero help, and extinguishes one "Fire" after another. After the first few hours in Batman: Arkham Knight, it becomes clear that this plot meltshenie will not end for the hero anything good. Rocksteady is ready to put an end to the story and make Batman's last fight with the criminal world of Gotham truly memorable.
    This inner readiness to bid farewell to the character with which the developers spent six years is declared literally in every scene. You will first see a confused Batman, who understands that, choosing from two evils, he will still come to disaster. You will first see broken Batman, when grief fills the whole space of the game. You will first see a lying Batman, ready to go to treason to save Gotham. Perhaps you will first see a living Batman, and not a heroic doll, capable of doing only two things - pushing pretentious speeches and sending one villain after another behind bars. And the point here is not that the writers wanted to "revive" the hero. Quite the opposite: they are so focused on the "holiness" of the character, cut out of him a piece of live emotion after another, that at some point before us is a real monster. Sometimes I was just disgusted to look at this person, to hear what he was saying. I wanted to scream, "Wait, but it's not Batman, how's that!" But towards the end the puzzle was formed, the whole picture opened to me - and I was just sitting with a drooping jaw, amazed at how clever the writers had put together all the elements together, how masterfully they manipulated my feelings and emotions. But it was in the final, we again return to Gotham. Over the great city there is a danger. The mysterious Knight of Arkham in the company of Harley Quinn, Scarecrow, Penguin, Two-faced, Mysterious and other villains collects a huge army, before which the only task is to destroy all who dare to stand in their way and subdue Gotham and its inhabitants. The conflict came to a fundamentally new level: the streets of the city go tanks, the sky is controlled by drones. Around the roadblocks are broken, on the buildings are installed automatic turrets, opening fire on anyone who is in the radius of their action. Now your enemies are not the companies who drank gopnik, who picked up bits and knives somewhere, but trained soldiers, who prefer to act together. They keep in touch with each other, try to prevent catching "one by one". When the situation becomes critical, they simply go astray and comb one corner after another; "Burn out" Batman's hidden lazy; Spread on the ledges of charges, exploding in contact with a man, which limits the maneuverability of the hero; place turrets that respond to movement. The behavior that we have seen before, however, in the battles with serious opponents. Now this is the norm for most missions. At the same time, the acquaintances of the previous units "patsanchiki" have not disappeared anywhere - they are still wandering the streets in search of simpletons left in the city after the announced evacuation. But if you collide with them, then, as a rule, while driving a batmobile. Just go, knock them down, hit with an electric current or "neutralize" them from a cannon. They do not represent any threat - for example, urban garbage, which could not stand the competition with the well-trained army of Knight Arkham.

    The conflict came to a fundamentally new level: the streets of the city go tanks, the sky is controlled by drones. Around the roadblocks are broken, on the buildings are installed automatic turrets, opening fire on anyone who is in the radius of their action.

    Batmobile, perhaps, is the most controversial innovation of the game. And not because I have some complaints to him (on the contrary, I consider it ideal, even if he behaves on the road as a poorly managed trough). But the developers did not just write it into the structure of Arkham Knight as one of the options, and built around it a significant part of the game. Gotham patrols the units of drones, which are ruled by the people of Knight Arkham. Faced with them, you transfer the batmobile into combat mode (it turns into a kind of self-propelled combat vehicle) and eliminates the threat. In fact, the drones replaced the usual opponents, which we used to encounter on the streets of the city from time to time.    … Expand
  15. InfernalCritic2
    Jul 8, 2018
    10
    Aside from a few sputters during the animation when entering the Batmobile and the FPS cap at 30, I didn’t experience any of the problems many PC players were experiencing with the game. If any dark, rainy, dirty and downtrodden city could be beautiful, it’s Gotham in Arkham Knight.
  16. Genek13
    Nov 14, 2019
    8
    Played this game after all patches they released for this game, thats why I have no technical issues during playtrough.
    Story is great, graphics and atmosphere also. So many to do on the map, for at least 30h.
    One big issue for me is lack of Boss Fights (with all DL's) which is not acceptable in Batman game.
  17. ChesterField
    May 1, 2020
    9
    Regardless of its performance on pc at its release date and evaluating the game itself. In my opinion, the best of the arkham saga. New gadgets, new outfit, the Batmobile is amazing, a good story and a Gotham full of secrets and collectibles. Recommended.
  18. Umur
    Aug 23, 2023
    7
    The bugs have been fixed on the pc port and it is a good game if you like batman.
  19. zyllus
    Feb 27, 2022
    9
    This is the final chapter in the Batman Arkham series which concludes the story of Batman. The combat is polished to perfection with multiple environmental takedowns and new weapons and gadgets in your arsenal. The open-world seems quite small when compared to other games but the game is filled with a lot of stuff. The minions talking **** on the radio is hilarious. The jumpscares are rareThis is the final chapter in the Batman Arkham series which concludes the story of Batman. The combat is polished to perfection with multiple environmental takedowns and new weapons and gadgets in your arsenal. The open-world seems quite small when compared to other games but the game is filled with a lot of stuff. The minions talking **** on the radio is hilarious. The jumpscares are rare but are unpredictable and it becomes very scary at times. The riddler puzzles are a nightmare. Scarecrow is used to his full extent and serves as a great villain. The game finally lets you play around with the BatMobile. The first few missions are good and then it quickly becomes a chore making the Batmobile boring and overused. Its an absolutely amazing game and a must play.… Expand
  20. basic123
    Nov 5, 2022
    10
    I understand the frustration and review bombing from many players. But since I didnt play on release, for me it was a beautiful and well made game.
  21. hekoh
    Feb 2, 2023
    10
    the pc port is infamous for its terrible release, but now its pretty good. The game itself is the big finale of the arkham series, and it's up to the task.
  22. srraulji
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    One of the worst game ever with a horrible port. Rocksteady should never released an unfinished game. I was excited that rocksteady was going to make this game but after playing it felt like that they created a garbage in 3 years.
  23. RayBB
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    I have never seen such a terrible game even beyond UNITY and hatred it really let gamers down and me never do a pre-order purchase this is....no words...
  24. reppy826
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Another AAA game disaster release for PC. Rushed out the door and now the internet is angry :p While you are able to install the game and depending on your pc rig even those on ultra machines can't run it properly.
  25. 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
  26. EL_Gaming
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    Worst PC port that i ve seen. It's not as if it was their first failure at porting one of their games on PC when you look at how bad were the couple of first months following their Mortal Kombat X PC release... But no, let's do it again and deliver a PC version that ll suffer from huge frame-rate issues (don't even try to use your batmobile). Why should they care about their PC customersWorst PC port that i ve seen. It's not as if it was their first failure at porting one of their games on PC when you look at how bad were the couple of first months following their Mortal Kombat X PC release... But no, let's do it again and deliver a PC version that ll suffer from huge frame-rate issues (don't even try to use your batmobile). Why should they care about their PC customers after all ? The sad part is that they added a benchmark to the game that ended-up telling me that my average FPS score was 54 (v-sync ON).

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

    So one piece of advice, either don't buy this game on PC or wait a couple of months until that they fix this outrageous PC port.    … Expand
  27. 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.
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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
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Metascore
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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