Batman: Arkham Knight

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  1. Deith
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    They had ONE job, ONE, just ONE. Don't F this up, and they F-ed it up. Runs worse than WD and ACU combined. It's a half-ass job done for PC just so they won't cry that they didn't get PC version, well guess what. You can shove it up yours.
  2. Foobar707
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    Downloaded the game.
    Launched the game.
    Pros :
    Cons:
    Game wont start.
    got it for free with 980 BUT I STILL WANT A REFUND.
    back to witcher 3 and grand theft auto V.
  3. matticusiv
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    I generally hate the idea of giving games 0's or 10's, especially for reasons outside of the game itself. But I think the PC user rating should stand as it is, the consoles ratings and critic reviews can tell you how good the actual game is. The PC port should be refunded by all who can. I was starting to think AAA broken releases was just a hot topic, and not as big of an issue as peopleI generally hate the idea of giving games 0's or 10's, especially for reasons outside of the game itself. But I think the PC user rating should stand as it is, the consoles ratings and critic reviews can tell you how good the actual game is. The PC port should be refunded by all who can. I was starting to think AAA broken releases was just a hot topic, and not as big of an issue as people make it out to be. I was wrong. This is getting ridiculous, and we need to vote with our wallets. Pulling a third of their sales should wake them up. Rocksteady decided to push the responsibility of the entire PC version to a third party. And that was a huge mistake. There is no way that any QA team played this game and thought it was fit for release. That means they intentionally took money from PC fans knowing full well they would be selling them an unplayable product. It's a shame...… Expand
  4. MediaUltra
    Jun 23, 2015
    8
    With a little work Batman: Arkham Knight can be an amazing game on PC. My initial experience with it though was a capped 30 fps and a major amount of stuttering. After unlocking the frame rate and setting the game to Adaptive Half Refresh rate my GTX 980, i5-4690k, and 8GB of RAM was able to produce a smooth 55-65 fps average at 1080p. As for the gameplay and story so far it has been veryWith a little work Batman: Arkham Knight can be an amazing game on PC. My initial experience with it though was a capped 30 fps and a major amount of stuttering. After unlocking the frame rate and setting the game to Adaptive Half Refresh rate my GTX 980, i5-4690k, and 8GB of RAM was able to produce a smooth 55-65 fps average at 1080p. As for the gameplay and story so far it has been very intriguing and fun. I can't say much more about those aspects of the game since I've only played it for a couple of hours.

    Arkham Knight is not broken on PC but rather it is in need of a little tweaking, no updates necessary.    … Expand
  5. 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.
  6. jmaster299
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Arkham Asylum, City and Origins. Played them all and played them all on PC. I know exactly what my expectations should be for this game and it falls far short.

    After the bugged and broken Arkham Origins I was ready to right this series off as a loss. It was a cash grab that WB handed off to a studio that had zero experience with the series. Beyond the PC only game breaking bugs the    Arkham Asylum, City and Origins. Played them all and played them all on PC. I know exactly what my expectations should be for this game and it falls far short.

    After the bugged and broken Arkham Origins I was ready to right this series off as a loss. It was a cash grab that WB handed off to a studio that had zero experience with the series. Beyond the PC only game breaking bugs the combat and stealth mechanics were broken for all platforms.

    But then Rocksteady and WB drop the bomb that this entire time, ever since Arkham City, they've been working on the real game Arkham Knight. No involvement by WB Montreal or Splash Games who ruined Origins. After delaying the game by more than 6 months its finally released and completely unplayable.

    Now my issues are not graphics related. Which is surprising since I only have a 2600K and a 670. All the prerendered stuff lags like crazy like it does for a lot of people, but I have zero lag or framerate issues during actual game play. What makes it unplayable for me is the stupid camera positioning. I've tried playing with the Camera Assist option both on and off and no matter what setting I use the camera keeps adjusting itself to default directly overhead.

    Gliding, walking, driving, all are borderline impossible because I can never see anything in front of me. Even standing still, talking to someone via the holo thing in my gauntlet, I'll put the camera behind me so I can see the person I'm talking to, and it will just swing itself back over the top of my head.    … Expand
  7. Rabidprimate
    Jun 23, 2015
    6
    The game itself is good. People are giving it scores under what they should because of horrible optimization that will be fixed in a few patches but that dosent forgive rocksteady for putting out a game that obviously needs some serious tweeking. That said the game is fun and the storyline is gritty like it should be after they fix what they should have fixed before they decided to releaseThe game itself is good. People are giving it scores under what they should because of horrible optimization that will be fixed in a few patches but that dosent forgive rocksteady for putting out a game that obviously needs some serious tweeking. That said the game is fun and the storyline is gritty like it should be after they fix what they should have fixed before they decided to release the game i'd say its a solid 8/10 but until then i have to give it a 6. Im running this on a gtx 980 ti with 16 gigs of ram on a 4770k on 1080p i should have no problems running this maxed with fps to spare but sad to say i am not.… Expand
  8. RedBeardedDeath
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    I think this might qualify as the worst PC port we have seen to date. Minimum hardware requirements change the day before release, so looks like I'm out of luck. Oh! It boots! Might have a chance..... Nope, sub 10 fps, graphical glitching all over the place, look to my right and it drops to about 2-3 fps. Just unacceptable. I would not be surprised if this was Iron Galaxy Studio's lastI think this might qualify as the worst PC port we have seen to date. Minimum hardware requirements change the day before release, so looks like I'm out of luck. Oh! It boots! Might have a chance..... Nope, sub 10 fps, graphical glitching all over the place, look to my right and it drops to about 2-3 fps. Just unacceptable. I would not be surprised if this was Iron Galaxy Studio's last game that they port. Awful… Expand
  9. 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
  10. awills123
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    Please stay away from this very poor excuse of a PC port until they fixed this game. Stuttering, flicking, unstable FPS/low FPS and more are among the many pleasures to be found in this game This is very badly done WB and Rocksteady,
  11. jommy999
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Dev never give time of day and released bad port for PC. my PS4 version even look better than PC version .
    as well as the game cap at 30fps . this is 2015 ?
  12. XenonQ
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    This is intended not as a genuine review, but as a message to the developers. We, PC gamers, are sick and tired of your never ending console porting **** You, Rocksteady, have no excuse. You pushed the game's release back for about 4 months, and this is not your first game. Arkham City had the exact same issues. You didn't learn squat. And that is why we are all getting refunds.
  13. Chromosome
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    This is what happens when you release a bad port, you get all of this hate. A 30fps cap and cant even work on a top tier system is just rediculous. This game needs to be fixed.
  14. Spookydarren
    Jun 23, 2015
    5
    Hmmm I'll start by saying that I have cancelled my Mad Max pre-order never getting caught out again and not just by Warner Brothers.

    Anyway I saw what people were saying and started the game with some trepidation. I went straight to the Benchmark and "Maxed" everything out which was funny as there are no Ultra settings and only minimal changes can be made. I've never seen a game where    Hmmm I'll start by saying that I have cancelled my Mad Max pre-order never getting caught out again and not just by Warner Brothers.

    Anyway I saw what people were saying and started the game with some trepidation. I went straight to the Benchmark and "Maxed" everything out which was funny as there are no Ultra settings and only minimal changes can be made. I've never seen a game where dialing down the settling made the FPS worse but Heyho. I managed an average of 46 FPS at 1080P with AA and V-Sync on running:

    i7 4770 3.4, GTX 970, 16 GB Ram and installed on an SSD. Maybe I was better off due to the SSD. I cap my FPS at 60 anyway cos I'm using a Sony TV (don't hate me) I never got lower than 30 fps on the BM. I don't know where this thing about capping at 30 fps is coming from. I could have got about 52 without Volumetric Smoke but screw that its the best feature.

    Anyway I fired up the game and the real world playtest went ok, yep just Ok. Textures look low quality and some movement stutters and its a real shame. Had high hopes for this. Regretting buying on PC even with the low cost as the PS4 version is probably better optimised. I thought PC users deserve better and can't understand why this was so poorly put together, WB/R* changing the minimum AMD GPU the night before release says it all. They knew there was a problem. Mines playable but I might come back to this after a few patches. Shame on you R*.    … Expand
  15. robsonlima
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Worst PC port in a while, unplayable as it is now even on lowest settings and the 30fps cap is unforgivable on a PC game... i know that you can tweak the frame cap if you edit the ini file of the game.
  16. Itdoesntgoaway
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    An absolute disaster of a port - on a par with Watch Dogs and Assassins Creed Unity. Do Not Buy, unless you are a fan of slideshows and powerpoint presentations.
  17. Velkezar
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Broken PC port. Horrible framerate drops. Just get a refund. Worst pc port ever! Very disappointing from Rocksteady. This game is absolutely a piece of trash on PC and if you have less specific than minimum dont try to run this garbage.
  18. 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
  19. Skub4ny
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Worsted PC port ever!!! GTA IV was better optymized. Horrible framerate drops. 30fps cap. - Iron Galaxy with 12 people should give back money all players!
  20. 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.
  21. MatheusSantos
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    I don't even write reviews, but this port is so trash that everyone needs to know the epic **** that rocksteady just made.

    This game ins simple unplayable, and buying it on the pre-order was one of the worst mistakes in my entire life.
  22. Hauptfeldwebel
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Dieses Spiel ist einfach eine Frechheit... es ruckelt bei ohne Ende und im Batmobil ist es gar nicht spielbar.
    Alle anderen Batman Teile und GTA 5 laufen super und auf maximum.
    Es gab auch bis jetzt auch kein Patch...und bei dem Entwickler rührt sich nichts. Da können wir froh sein das es der letzte Batman Teil ist, diese Programmierer sind echt nicht in der Lage ihre Arbeit    Dieses Spiel ist einfach eine Frechheit... es ruckelt bei ohne Ende und im Batmobil ist es gar nicht spielbar.
    Alle anderen Batman Teile und GTA 5 laufen super und auf maximum.

    Es gab auch bis jetzt auch kein Patch...und bei dem Entwickler rührt sich nichts.

    Da können wir froh sein das es der letzte Batman Teil ist, diese Programmierer sind echt nicht in der Lage
    ihre Arbeit auszuführen.    … Expand
  23. Quazar1961
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    I was so exited about this game and trusted Rocksteady to make a good PC game. That teaches me . Rocksteady is just another money grabbing console company. Deeply disapointed. Got a refund on steam and if you bought your game on steam i suggest you all do the same
  24. Takeda
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Wow! Who would have thought such poor optimization would be possible for a company with such a decent track record. I am thinking the PC version did not get a lot of attention obviously.
  25. Skullet4000
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    This game is utterly broken, even a pair of GTX 970's and a i7 4790k aren't enough to play at a smooth framerate. I've tried it at 4K, 1080p and 720p, I've even tried turning all the settings to low and it doesn't make a blind bit of difference, the framerate is still shocking. Then there is the forced 30fps and the horrible motion blur with no settings to change them besides editing anThis game is utterly broken, even a pair of GTX 970's and a i7 4790k aren't enough to play at a smooth framerate. I've tried it at 4K, 1080p and 720p, I've even tried turning all the settings to low and it doesn't make a blind bit of difference, the framerate is still shocking. Then there is the forced 30fps and the horrible motion blur with no settings to change them besides editing an ini file. The sad thing is there looks to be a good game hiding underneath the train wreck.… Expand
  26. murtle52
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    I'm speechless! I can not fathom how a company would release a game in this state. Pathetic.
    For Shame WB! Good thing that people on Steam are able to get refunds.
  27. srelysian
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    This is most likely one of the worst PC ports in history. I accept that when getting the newest games I am often required to get the newest/beta drivers from my respective video card mfg to ensure it runs better and I did that before reviewing this game. It still runs poorly even on the lowest settings and with config file tweaks. I also wonder why no-one has made much comment about theThis is most likely one of the worst PC ports in history. I accept that when getting the newest games I am often required to get the newest/beta drivers from my respective video card mfg to ensure it runs better and I did that before reviewing this game. It still runs poorly even on the lowest settings and with config file tweaks. I also wonder why no-one has made much comment about the release night changes to the minimum system requirements expecting AMD video card users to own a card with 3Gb ram on it minimum. I guess it never dawned on them until the night before release to actually test their requirements before selling it.

    According to polygon this game is the reason why steam refunds are necessary and I am in 100% agreement; with steam as it was previously, it was easy for companies from the little indies up to the AAA titans to take advantage of PC gamers. We purchase our games and if they aren't what they were stated to be we are usually forced to eat the cost because even getting "store credit" could take months if we even get credit at all. So they churn out whatever garbage they want and as long as the promo videos look good people will pre-order and buy games to find them either unplayable, or playable if you jump through flaming circus hoops. I know a lot of people have already requested refunds and I believe this game may be the shining example to other companies doing the same thing. We now have a right to return your defective product and if you want our money try making something that runs.    … Expand
  28. Fsword86
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Recently played this terrible game, awful pc port. Just cant imagine how could such a game belong to my once favorite studio. Do not recommend this so-called game to everyone. Waste of time and money
  29. kiramelo5454
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    One of the worst pc ports of all time. I really feel ripped off at this moment. Also the textures only go up to Normal.. where are the high and ultra textures??!!! At the moment, even the ps4 version looks better than the PC version
  30. 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
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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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