Batman: Arkham Knight

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4.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2658 Ratings

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  1. 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
  2. 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.
  3. sassquatch571
    Jun 28, 2015
    0
    This game might be a good game, im not really sure since i wasn't able to play the game at a frame rate higher than 25 fps due to the terrible PC port. It kills me that the port is this bad, Arkham Asylum and City are two of my favorite games, and i was really excited to play this game. I will revise my review if the new PC patch is able to actually make the game playable.
  4. Robin360cz
    Jun 25, 2015
    4
    I set graphics on low = 40 fps, i set graphics on high = 40fps, "horribly optimized", also, you have to dig into ini file to break 30fps lock. The graphics feel old style - like 6 years back in time, no modern shader effects in pc version, no SSAO or higher, which means no ambient occlusion, graphics settings in game menu are very minimal, you cant even set any anisotropic filtering thereI set graphics on low = 40 fps, i set graphics on high = 40fps, "horribly optimized", also, you have to dig into ini file to break 30fps lock. The graphics feel old style - like 6 years back in time, no modern shader effects in pc version, no SSAO or higher, which means no ambient occlusion, graphics settings in game menu are very minimal, you cant even set any anisotropic filtering there :-D The result = plastic looking old style graphics… Expand
  5. giovanni
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    I don't understand how people ask for reviews to be held back for patches and then review. Since when are games judged by unannounced patches that might take 1-2 months to fix the issues they have? Games always have and always will be reviewed by their state at release.

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

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

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

    Truly disappointed, this could be the new worst PC port in existence.    … Expand
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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!
  9. IiraniangameI
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    PC version shouldn't have been released!
    very very very bad released!
    This game was WAY to hyped!
    My dog can do better job.My dog can do better job.
  10. kyle7t7
    Jun 29, 2015
    0
    Pc port is broken, plain and simple. Its unplayable and thus it deserves a rating all unplayable games do. And its rating is going to stay same until they fix their game (and malicious drm is taken out)
  11. Amigian
    Jun 24, 2015
    1
    Well, the Batman game franchise has become a bloated cash-cow, risk free game design makes for a pretty predictable experience...if you are new to the series you may garner enjoyment from it, but for me the format has become too stale even with the Batmobile shoehorned into the proceedings. Batman is in dire need of a clean slate.
  12. 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
  13. edutra1976
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    Simplesmente não dá pra jogar. Versão PC deixada de lado. Acho que foi um tiro no pé da Warner, perderam muitos pontos nesse lançamento. Acredito que não conseguirão resolver o problema, se assim fosse já tinham resolvido.
  14. Kulkuri
    Jun 29, 2015
    0
    This is one of the few cases I consider it to be OK to give 0/10. The game doesn't work. It originally didn't even start. When I got it to run, it run like **** It has major performance issues, major visual glitches, major audio glitches and major input issues. It also regularly crashes.

    This is more like early access type of thing, except that its the biggest AAA games of the year so    This is one of the few cases I consider it to be OK to give 0/10. The game doesn't work. It originally didn't even start. When I got it to run, it run like **** It has major performance issues, major visual glitches, major audio glitches and major input issues. It also regularly crashes.

    This is more like early access type of thing, except that its the biggest AAA games of the year so far. These releases shouldn't be tolerated.

    On the other side, if it did work it probably would be one of the better Batman games. If the issues were fixed I'd probably give it something like 8 out of 10.    … Expand
  15. 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!
  16. aday55
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    Worst PC port I have ever seen. SLI doesn't work. 30fps cap. ini tweaks are useless or cause instability. Game runs bad and looks bad. WB and Rocksteady should feel bad. Glad I got this free with my 970 because this game is an embarassment. The creators deserve 100% of the circulating negativity and should feel ashamed for distributing this piece of garbage. They chose to out-source theWorst PC port I have ever seen. SLI doesn't work. 30fps cap. ini tweaks are useless or cause instability. Game runs bad and looks bad. WB and Rocksteady should feel bad. Glad I got this free with my 970 because this game is an embarassment. The creators deserve 100% of the circulating negativity and should feel ashamed for distributing this piece of garbage. They chose to out-source the port. They chose to ship the game in this state. Nothing excuses this pathetic release. Sadly the problems with this game seem too profound to fix with a single patch or driver. I predict a long wait for proper fixes. And I doubt all or most of the issues people are having with this game ever get resolved. **** port. Wasted potential.… Expand
  17. chemical
    Jun 25, 2015
    0
    What a disappointment this game is. I've played some pretty terrible games in my day but this takes the cake. I thought LA Noire's port was shoddy but this makes LA Noire's port playable and actually enjoyable by comparison. This is a prime example of why you must have a QA staff ready to put your game through a battery of tests to ensure that it works properly. Warner Bros. is a multiWhat a disappointment this game is. I've played some pretty terrible games in my day but this takes the cake. I thought LA Noire's port was shoddy but this makes LA Noire's port playable and actually enjoyable by comparison. This is a prime example of why you must have a QA staff ready to put your game through a battery of tests to ensure that it works properly. Warner Bros. is a multi million dollar company. There is no excuse for this. They have the money, they just chose the lazy route of not testing their software before release. I've had a decent amount of faith in Warner Bros as a game publishing company over the years but this really leaves a bad taste in my mouth and makes me question whether or not I should invest in their products in the future. Also, the fact that they put more work into their console versions just annoys the crap out of me. I'm sorry to say, but PC gaming is rapidly becoming something people would rather invest in than console gaming because while we may have to wait a while on the PC side of things, at least, for the most part, we get the better version. This makes me kinda want to get a console just to play the less terrible version of this game, but I refuse to sell out to consoles just to play a game that should be ACTUALLY working on the system it was released on (PC in this case). Anyway, don't bother with PC if you have a console. Just get the console version and save yourself the frustration.… Expand
  18. Allvaldr
    Jul 13, 2015
    0
    Too bad 0 is the lowest score I can give. This deserves negative score at the least. PC port is completely and utterly broken and unplayable. In 3 short words, DO NOT BUY.
  19. JackFier
    Jul 17, 2015
    0
    I own a $2000 PC and the game can't stay above 50fps after manually unlocking the cap. This is a botch job on Iron Galaxy Studio and all involved. The performance is abysmal.
  20. Giantmonkey101
    Apr 28, 2016
    9
    Whatever problems Batman Arkham Knight PC had when it was released are officially gone, like locked frame rate which was a big one are gone thank god. Yes there are a few occasional crashes here and there still but probably no worse than any other game. Beside that this game is amazing, graphics are incredible, some of the best pc graphics ever produced, frame rate on my AMD Fury isWhatever problems Batman Arkham Knight PC had when it was released are officially gone, like locked frame rate which was a big one are gone thank god. Yes there are a few occasional crashes here and there still but probably no worse than any other game. Beside that this game is amazing, graphics are incredible, some of the best pc graphics ever produced, frame rate on my AMD Fury is running super smooth at 60 fps at MAX settings. Gameplay, combat etc remains the same from Arkham city which is fantastic plus you get the batmobile to add to that which is cool. Definitely one step above Arkham City.… Expand
  21. phi39582
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    First, thank God for G2A and my only paying $30.00 for the game.....better that WB on stole half of the intended take. I absolutely feel that this was no more or less than common theft. It's simple, all you must do is ask yourself if these problems were known to the people doing QA, followed by asking did the people doing QA report the findings. The answer can't be anything other thanFirst, thank God for G2A and my only paying $30.00 for the game.....better that WB on stole half of the intended take. I absolutely feel that this was no more or less than common theft. It's simple, all you must do is ask yourself if these problems were known to the people doing QA, followed by asking did the people doing QA report the findings. The answer can't be anything other than yes and yes. The game is unplayable, my machine is an I7-4XXX WITH SLI GTX780ti's, its a fairly strong desktop even being almost 2yrs old, it almost went to the grave with Batman. Frames slow enough whereas a person could almost get some tracing paper and hold it to the screen and copy the images. I was a huge fan of the series, and I'm sure that I will like it in the future....but not now, it's horrid.… Expand
  22. Leclerc
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    Worst PC porting, Low number of graphic options, Cracked Textures. I can't run this Game with GTX970. wait. is this is the Game?
    Most HORRIBLE game ever. Rocksteady = Ubisoft?
  23. PhilTT
    Jun 26, 2015
    0
    Positive scores for this game are HIGHLY suspect! The PC port of this game is simply broken - period - and is currently not for sale on Steam. REPEAT! It is NOT FOR SALE on Steam! Multiple online articles are discussing the motivations and intentions of those in charge of this debacle. Just google all of this for yourself.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
  26. 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
  27. 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.
  28. PcExpert
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    One of the worst game i ever played, i cant play it whit My Gtx980 G1 @1545mhz, lag and Fps issues.. and it seems that i need more than 12Gb ram.. Dont buy this game.. if u buy im sure u want to return it.
    And dont care Fake +10 Reviews..
  29. bluehorse
    Jun 27, 2015
    0
    Horrible port. do not waste money on this version. However, get console version. It is a good game. I can't believe they messed up this bad. This review is for pc port. Not console versions.
  30. WNxWind
    Jun 24, 2015
    2
    214 hours in The Witcher 3 and still counting.... The Batman is dead, fallen into darkness BUT WAIT BUY OUR DLC PACK FOR 60 BUCKS!

    lulz good game warner brothers / Rocking-unsteadily
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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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