Batman: Arkham Knight

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4.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2658 Ratings

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  1. idohaker
    Jun 30, 2015
    0
    This game is a stab in the back for me, I have waited and speculated about this game since 2012... I have waited so long and my anticipations were up in the sky, I thought it would be the best game I have ever played, only to discover that the game was outsourced for the pc and is unplayable. Every time I try to play it has 2 major issues that are killing it for me, low resolution bug andThis game is a stab in the back for me, I have waited and speculated about this game since 2012... I have waited so long and my anticipations were up in the sky, I thought it would be the best game I have ever played, only to discover that the game was outsourced for the pc and is unplayable. Every time I try to play it has 2 major issues that are killing it for me, low resolution bug and freezes every sec because the game drop from 100 fps to 10-30 all the time. Plus the arkham knight identity has been spoiled for me and I'm so pissed, disappointed and feel betraid, to conclude if you are a pc gamer and a die hard fan of the franchise like me, right now in this state this game will be a stab in the back for you, I can't refund because I bought the game from cjs but the best way you can make them pay for this downright betrayel of the die hard arkham fans is to vote with your wallet, ask for a refund, even it will be fixed, it will never have the sense of what I have expected it to be in the last 4 years.… Expand
  2. GarrettStrahan
    Sep 15, 2016
    10
    I see all the negative user reviews.......yes yes you have a crappy system and you tried to play the game before the game was not without bugs. The game has been patched and worked just fine.
    I am using a Athlon X4 965, with a 16gb of DDR3 and a AMD r200 GPU....if I can run the game no problem so can you.
    The game was so beautiful that my girl was so amazed by the graphics and she loves    I see all the negative user reviews.......yes yes you have a crappy system and you tried to play the game before the game was not without bugs. The game has been patched and worked just fine.
    I am using a Athlon X4 965, with a 16gb of DDR3 and a AMD r200 GPU....if I can run the game no problem so can you.
    The game was so beautiful that my girl was so amazed by the graphics and she loves art so this was just like art to her. Very dark art and the gameplay is fun like the others but with vehicle warfare which adds a new spin to the game.
    So if you have a somewhat beefy system and worried about this game not working don't worry, just play. You will be happy.    … Expand
  3. Vindex
    Aug 2, 2015
    0
    Well, there is a LOT of angry people and I AM totally included among them but I'll still try to simplify this big mess in just ONE single and humble question: How the F#CK can a studio or a developer release a game in this tremendously pathetic and unstable state!? I can believe they dare to sheit on PC users, seriosly.
  4. randomjhk
    Jun 25, 2015
    1
    Texture quality seems like the game is made 5 years ago, and overall visuals look worse than the PS4 version. Making things worse, even with low quality graphics, my titan x sli cannot hold 30fps while riding the batmobile. Totally broken port. Giving this game 1 instead of 0 because it seems like rocksteady will fix the problems.
  5. danielvsa
    Jun 25, 2015
    0
    That broken port is a total Rocksteady mess whit PC games. When the batmobile appears, the fps drop to 10, or 1. Unplayable. Not even Assassin's Creed Unity had a port like this. Only playing in 720p the fps are more estable.
  6. G4MeSta3000
    Jun 25, 2015
    0
    PC Port is ridicolous **** YOU ROCKSTEADY AND WB
    DONT SUPPORT THIS CRAP STUDIOS doesnt even work on high end systems and just crashes all the time "!!!!!!!
  7. ThatOneCritic
    Jun 27, 2015
    1
    The game itself is extremely mediocre. 30fps cap which I don't get seeing that if you were to play this game, you'd have decent specs. The game also likes you to use the Bat Mobile. A lot. There's also some optimization issues. A gaming PC is supposed to be the titan of gaming, not a PS4 for god's sake. From what I heard, you can head into the game files and do some tinkering to unlock theThe game itself is extremely mediocre. 30fps cap which I don't get seeing that if you were to play this game, you'd have decent specs. The game also likes you to use the Bat Mobile. A lot. There's also some optimization issues. A gaming PC is supposed to be the titan of gaming, not a PS4 for god's sake. From what I heard, you can head into the game files and do some tinkering to unlock the cap. I would still wait for a price drop, or at least strip it of the frame rate cap.… Expand
  8. ecolemangreen
    Jun 24, 2015
    1
    I wanted to add my disappointed voice to the others. There is not much to say that hasn't already been said. At least this can't beat Witcher 3 for any awards for sure now! I am rooting for that game for GOTY. As a PC gamer this kind of stuff scares me. I really want to play the console type AAA games on my PC without having to worry about crap like this.
  9. ilikemydog
    Jan 20, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Why did you do this Rocksteady??What was in your head??Was this game a Joke to you??THIS OPTIMIZATION!!!WOW!!!
    Why did you do that to the pc???WHY????WHY???

    Batman dies
    So does my trust in rocksteady    … Expand
  10. tolle28
    Jun 25, 2015
    0
    10/10 would buy another early access game agaín. .
  11. FakeShadow
    Jun 24, 2015
    1
    Game absolutely unplayable due to up and down FPS. Graphic settings almost non existent. Looks a lot worse than ps4.
    An insult to all the pc gamers and a shame since on PS4 the game runs perfect.
    Company does not show any sign of regret and does not recognize the problem as it should, treating it as "some people" issue. Don't bother about the 30 fps cap. Even if you wanted to play at 30    Game absolutely unplayable due to up and down FPS. Graphic settings almost non existent. Looks a lot worse than ps4.
    An insult to all the pc gamers and a shame since on PS4 the game runs perfect.
    Company does not show any sign of regret and does not recognize the problem as it should, treating it as "some people" issue. Don't bother about the 30 fps cap. Even if you wanted to play at 30 fps just like consoles, this port can't even do that. It needs to be rebuilt from scratch.

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

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

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

    People who play on PC just hope that we correct the game via patches, powder **** moment stays in the bottom of the steam library    … Expand
  13. dauf
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    Buggiest game ever!

    Because all of the technical issues, this has to be the worst ever released PC game. In year 2015 Its just a betrayal to the PC gaming community & considering its something from Rocksteady, i wast just mindblown! I cant even play the game! the game stutters from time to time (using GTX 970, off all NVIDIA specific settings & on normal quality graphics). This is    Buggiest game ever!

    Because all of the technical issues, this has to be the worst ever released PC game. In year 2015

    Its just a betrayal to the PC gaming community & considering its something from Rocksteady, i wast just mindblown! I cant even play the game! the game stutters from time to time (using GTX 970, off all NVIDIA specific settings & on normal quality graphics). This is just unacceptable & Rocksteady & WB should be responsible for all this ****    … Expand
  14. blackthunda
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    Arguably one of the worst games ever made for PC in it's current state from a performance standpoint. It's too crippling to enjoy the gameplay. I feel betrayed by Nvidia and Rocksteady, I will no longer be purchasing products from either company.

    Complete garbage and insulting to all PC gamers.
  15. GNArmando86
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    this game is a mess, thank you rocksteady for giving us an unplayable unfinished game at a full retail price. that's what we get for our loyalty, a slap in the face by rocksteady and warner bros
  16. donci
    Jun 25, 2015
    0
    It's a shame they released this... I have only created an account on Metacritic to give this PC port a 0. This is the worse optimization I have ever seen... Also, no more preorder... ever.
  17. glood1
    Jun 25, 2015
    0
    Rocksteady and warner are blacklist for ever
    the game is **** on sli 980 gtx
    bad and no good poor bug and lot
    B U L C H I T marketing Batman, arkan knight
  18. DoctorExinum
    Jun 25, 2015
    0
    It's a shame that I can't even play this game without a crash. I purchased this on steam for $59.99 CDN and opted to get a refund due to it being such a crappy port. Shame on WB.

    After this debacle I'll be waiting for it to be $9.99 because they don't deserve $60 after what they pulled. Fail, what a failure.
  19. Ballsack
    Jun 26, 2015
    0
    Its broken. Everytime you drive the batmobile the frame rate drops to 30. Its one of the first games I bought after getting a titan x. Almost crapped myself out of excitement when the game finished downloading, played for one hour and immediately proceeded to ask steam for a refund.
  20. BoydofZINJ
    Jun 26, 2015
    0
    The Batmobile - is it Batman style or is it video game style?
    Then there is the whole: BATMAN does not use guns - but its okay to use a batmobile that has the following:
    A Vulcan Machine Gun on unarmed people, run over unarmed people, use rockets on unarmed vehicles and people, electrocutes unarmed people who touch the vehicle (even if Batman runs them over), and this is the first 5    The Batmobile - is it Batman style or is it video game style?
    Then there is the whole: BATMAN does not use guns - but its okay to use a batmobile that has the following:

    A Vulcan Machine Gun on unarmed people, run over unarmed people, use rockets on unarmed vehicles and people, electrocutes unarmed people who touch the vehicle (even if Batman runs them over), and this is the first 5 minutes of using the Batmobile.

    Then it also has a 60mm Cannon - is this a lie, am I making this up, or is this in game?

    Sure some of the weapons can not directly hit the people on the street but the shock waves, explosions, and debris would.

    Is this how BATMAN handles criminals? Runs them down, shoots them, electrocutes them and shoots high caliber cannons, shells, and rockets at them? Is this the real Batman and how the Batmobile is... or is it the way the comics and movies would handle batman or just a video game thing?

    At least Arkham Knight will NOT get GOTY (Game of the Year) Last I checked the metacritic

    I played the game 97 minutes of ARKHAM KNIGHTon the PC AND.... What a let down.

    At first, it felt good and looked great until the BATMOBILE scenes.

    Without tweaks the benchmark had me average out at 30 FPS, but the fog and smoke made it lower at one point to 15 FPS. I am thinking they did something really bad and screwey with that dynamic smoke thing. On or off - it tanked my system and dropped the frame rate to such a level - especially with the Batmobile that i wanted to VOMIT. With tweaks it was averaging about 55 to 59 frames per second - except near smoke.

    After playing Arkham Knight I just wanted to vomit... the motion sickness and the drop in frame rates made me ill and I do not get motion sickness or such - but it was that bad... ugh....

    Info gathered using the DxDiag:

    Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1
    Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3930K CPU @ 3.20GHz (12 CPUs), ~3.2GHz
    Memory: 16384MB RAM
    Available OS Memory: 16336MB RAM

    Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770
    Manufacturer: NVIDIA
    Chip type: GeForce GTX 770
    Display Memory: 4038 MB    … Expand
  21. JoAnn_Irving
    Jun 26, 2015
    0
    I wish there was plenty for me to say about this game, but in its current state it is far from playable let alone even enjoyable. What good things I can say about it are limited to what I've seen other people achieve on consoles or the few lucky gamers that could somehow manage to get this working on their computer systems. It is an absolute mess. A trainwreck. I feel downright cheated toI wish there was plenty for me to say about this game, but in its current state it is far from playable let alone even enjoyable. What good things I can say about it are limited to what I've seen other people achieve on consoles or the few lucky gamers that could somehow manage to get this working on their computer systems. It is an absolute mess. A trainwreck. I feel downright cheated to be honest.

    If I could even manage to stabilize at 30FPS for more than a few seconds I would be thrilled, but my computer — a machine that nearly meets the Ultra system requirements posted by Rocksteady and Nvidia themselves — cannot even keep 20FPS with all settings turned down. Why? How? I have 8gigs of RAM, a 4gig VRAM GPU, a high quality SSD, a powerful multi-core CPU. By all accounts, my computer should be crushing the otherwise demanding game, but instead it is a mess of a slideshow. It is almost like watching a blurry comic book. This isn't even touching on what happens when I have to drive the car or get into fast gliding.

    The games from the past had troubles during launch, but this is hands down the most distressing, the most enthusiasm and fun crushing experiences I can recall on PC. I thankfully didn't lose any money on this, but that doesn't give me back the time and sanity lost to this game.    … Expand
  22. ataalik
    Jun 27, 2015
    0
    Absolutely disgusting pc port, combat and puzzles consisting of pressing one button and choppy acting. Only redeeming factor of the game is the atmosphere and the classic Batman story. If you fan of Batman might be a good buy once the performance problems are fixed.
  23. kikoman666
    Jun 29, 2015
    0
    Worst **** game for AMD R9 290X, it´s just a ****. I bought this **** piece of ****, me estafaron los muy hijoputas quiero que me devuelvan mi dinero. Warner ponete las pilas carajo.
  24. pericles89
    Jun 30, 2015
    0
    I created an account solely to say how fed up I am with terrible, broken releases like this. After Watchdogs, I swore I would never preorder another big studio title again- I had faith in WB, their stuff was usually pretty good. But now they are on my **** list, never to return.
  25. Muuvinki
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    Ridiculous optimization and graphical issues on launch. People probably still going full damage control and try to prove me wrong. Well look up any video about this game on PC version and you will know im right.

    DO NOT BUY
  26. Poroz
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    Well where do I start, The fact that they released this in this stat is PATHETIC. I will never buy a WB game again. Nor a Rocksteady game. They have lost all of my respect for them. I am the type of person to give second chances, but I am not sure they can save graze.
  27. 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.
  28. Lucas5000
    Aug 14, 2015
    5
    All the hate is just ridiculous. Without editing anything it ran fine on my pc. Graphics and gameplay are great, as is Arkham tradition. Great story as well. Perhaps not as good as Arkham City, but still a damn good game
  29. gamer6969
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    This is why I don't game on PCs. SO many problems!!!!! After so many "PC master race" %$#& going on and on about how great PC gaming is, how games look and play better on PC....I think not based on this game and others. I'm fine with the graphics and frame rates on PS4 and Xbone. Not worth the hassles/tweaks/upgrades necessary to get some games to be playable on PC. A billion combinationsThis is why I don't game on PCs. SO many problems!!!!! After so many "PC master race" %$#& going on and on about how great PC gaming is, how games look and play better on PC....I think not based on this game and others. I'm fine with the graphics and frame rates on PS4 and Xbone. Not worth the hassles/tweaks/upgrades necessary to get some games to be playable on PC. A billion combinations of parts vs. a dedicated console. I'll take the dedicated machines any day.… Expand
  30. emrahoz
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    I think there is an authority gap about audit in pc gaming sector,these days....Unfinished products are being sold and people are being deceived,especially for the last 2 years...I'll NOT preorder a game anymore,no matter what the bonuses are or how big the title is!
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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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