Batman: Arkham Knight

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4.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2658 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 1,431 out of 2658
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  1. crimsondoor
    Oct 31, 2015
    3
    This game is such a mess. The writing is horrible without Paul Dini. It also has one the worst PC port seen recently. WB has outdone Ubisoft this time, amazing isn't it?

    Rocksteady did a great job developing the game. I feel sorry that they have to put up with Warner Bros' BS and deal with things (like writing) that are out of their control. The Batmobile part could be done better    This game is such a mess. The writing is horrible without Paul Dini. It also has one the worst PC port seen recently. WB has outdone Ubisoft this time, amazing isn't it?

    Rocksteady did a great job developing the game. I feel sorry that they have to put up with Warner Bros' BS and deal with things (like writing) that are out of their control. The Batmobile part could be done better though.

    Arkham City is better game in all aspects. As a fan of Arkham Asylum and Arkham City I am very disappointed with Arkham Knight and wish I have not wasted my time on this "epic finale" of the trilogy. What is the point of playing the game anyway when you can't even get it running smoothly and make you get frustrated all the time?

    Activision, EA, Ubisoft are no doubt the top worst game companies, but I think it is safe to say that WB has now joined the list too.    … Expand
  2. bearbishop
    Jun 26, 2015
    3
    Thankfully I didn't pay for this game. It came with my graphics card. The game seems pretty cool, but the PC port blows. I guess I'm going back to the Witcher 3.
    The only PC port of a game I've seen that can be considered worse than this one is the PC port for Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth.
  3. mevsthevoices
    Feb 25, 2017
    2
    Putting simply, the animation/effects are brilliant. The gameplay is really full, the story is completely unengaging, the characters are aweful. Add to that, I never got my copy to run steadily at even 30fps. I'll be buying another WB product the day they pay me back for selling me a broken one.
  4. ldub
    Jun 25, 2015
    1
    Greed and Iron Galaxy are to blame for this abortion. Iron Galaxy screwed up the port of Origins, and they screwed up this one too. As for Warner Bros. Discrimination against PC gamers has to end with terrible, rushed, buggy, broken console ports to PC. WB is now on my boycott list along with EA.
  5. TheNoobPolice
    Jul 5, 2015
    1
    Ignoring for a moment the technical issues with the game, this is a mediocre entry in the series at best. The core story & voice acting is poor compared to previous versions, the Batmobile sequences are clunky and boring and should have been a rare inclusion / bonus feature , not a routine rinse / repeat system that the game forces on us in nearly every mission. There is a distant lack ofIgnoring for a moment the technical issues with the game, this is a mediocre entry in the series at best. The core story & voice acting is poor compared to previous versions, the Batmobile sequences are clunky and boring and should have been a rare inclusion / bonus feature , not a routine rinse / repeat system that the game forces on us in nearly every mission. There is a distant lack of boss fights overall, and the ones that are included are poor and don't have the same escalation of excitement as they should have. The combat is the same as before, and doesn't take on board any of the improvements to this system we saw in Monolith's Shadow Of Mordor. (Also a WB game) which felt much more satisfying. Overall, if the game had run flawlessley on PC, it would have probably gotten a 5 from me....but...

    Combine this mediocre game, with terrible technical issues that not only affect frame rate and graphics but also sound problems and stabiltiy / crashing issues and this is well and truly in the flop of the year category as far as the PC version is concerned. They may well fix the major issues once the game goes back on sale, but even then I 'd suggest you simply play Arkham Asylum or City instead. I think you will be happier with your purchase.    … Expand
  6. D00medExistence
    Jun 25, 2015
    2
    This game is in no way acceptable. It uses **** for AA! Jagged edges everywhere! I can't help but laugh at the 30fps cap, how out of touch with PC gamers do you have to be to think that is gonna fly?!? The textures take forever to load, if they load. The lighting sucks bawls and makes this look like a last gen Batman game. The only reasons I gave this game any points is because I gotThis game is in no way acceptable. It uses **** for AA! Jagged edges everywhere! I can't help but laugh at the 30fps cap, how out of touch with PC gamers do you have to be to think that is gonna fly?!? The textures take forever to load, if they load. The lighting sucks bawls and makes this look like a last gen Batman game. The only reasons I gave this game any points is because I got it for free, and because I am blessed to not have any crippling FPS drops. I am not getting anywhere near the frame rates I should with SLI 970s but nothing as bad as some are reporting.… Expand
  7. Foetoid
    Jul 2, 2015
    1
    Mal, verdadera mal, por no decir borchenoso...
    Tengo una 980 un i7 y cuento con 32gb DDR4 a 2600...
    Stuttering por todos lados, caidas de 60 a 35-40fps constantemente, a veces con parones y pérdida de frames por el camino...
    El juego viene capado a 30fps, y prácticamente no hay opciones. Hay miles de problemas con texturas que no se cargan y se ven como un juego de Ps1...
  8. Player1Kool
    Aug 5, 2015
    3
    Why... Why? Well we got a overhyped game for pc and a bad pc port... The reason i give a 3 is that its still playable but frequent crashes and poor resolution this game is only great on consoles
  9. EpicKris
    Sep 2, 2015
    5
    Same old, same old. Arkham Knight is way overrated, I seriously couldn't get past the first two hours due to pure boredom. Tank is a nice addition, but this isn't a shooter! This is not what people want. The rest, well, if it's your first Batman game in Arkham series you'll have ton of fun but otherwise it's not worth it.
  10. savegaming
    Apr 8, 2017
    0
    I have a GTX 960 2GB, When i bought it a year ago i realy thought i could stick with it to keep playing games on medium settings for atleast 4 years. but i this game proved 1 thing is that is is already outdated. even on my resosultion 480x400 i have 5 fps in the batmobile WTF WTF WTF!!!
  11. G-K
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    How Warner Brothers handled this game is just disgusting. Even thoug there were some improvements it is still a very bad port for most people. Be careful when buying this one.
  12. samiam7
    Jul 7, 2015
    9
    What is with that user score?! PC fanboys coming over to the ps4 and xbox1 versions and lowering the scores cause the PC version just happens to not be the best port of the game? I can NEVER taker user reviews and scores on metacritic seriously anymore...

    Overall score for this game 9/10.

    Suck it PC fanboys.
  13. kheas
    Jun 26, 2015
    5
    I gave this game 6 hours of my time in hopes that I could get past the issues with the lazy port and sadly I could not. The game has some great potential but with the issues such as, frame rate slowdown, bad lip syncing, wonky camera and more, I never found myself completely enjoying the game. Gave up. Refund Obtained. Hopefully it will be fixed and I can once more Be the Bat but II gave this game 6 hours of my time in hopes that I could get past the issues with the lazy port and sadly I could not. The game has some great potential but with the issues such as, frame rate slowdown, bad lip syncing, wonky camera and more, I never found myself completely enjoying the game. Gave up. Refund Obtained. Hopefully it will be fixed and I can once more Be the Bat but I doubt it will happen.… Expand
  14. mhvelplund
    Oct 13, 2015
    9
    I think a lot of the existing low reviews were made after playing the original, apparently awful, release. I bought this in October '15 after a major patch, and I have been thoroughly enjoying it so far! It has all the things I liked about Rocksteady's first two Batman games plus a lot of new things. If you like the first two Batman games, definitely get this one!
  15. DaGleese
    Jun 25, 2015
    5
    Giving it a 5 for now, and there it shall stay until Rocksteady fix the game. They should have called in a delay for a month and optimised the game properly before release. I am shocked at the quality of this release, Origins was released badly but we were all expecting that considering it was a WB cash grab. Rocksteady's previous games were solid, and this is very disappointing. ThroughGiving it a 5 for now, and there it shall stay until Rocksteady fix the game. They should have called in a delay for a month and optimised the game properly before release. I am shocked at the quality of this release, Origins was released badly but we were all expecting that considering it was a WB cash grab. Rocksteady's previous games were solid, and this is very disappointing. Through the laggy mess of blurry broken textures, some very unique and solid gameplay mechanics coupled with excellent story can be found, and had this game released in it's proper state, it would be looking at more of an 8/9 score. Will revise score when the game is playable. Rocksteady better fix this fast, as they now have a very large focus group of bug testers; the poor consumers who put faith in them and bought this game.… Expand
  16. sscott0829tw
    Jul 31, 2015
    8
    Thanks god I fix the PC port problem by some method I found on the internet.
    The game itself is fine,best looking Gotham City in the series.Funny Joker,Impressive graphics.
    Tons of side missions to do,the bat mobile is fun to mess around with, Combat is as good as always.Villains are too few,I was hoping to see Mr Freeze and bane, Boss fights sucks,it suck balls.And the Harley Quinn    Thanks god I fix the PC port problem by some method I found on the internet.
    The game itself is fine,best looking Gotham City in the series.Funny Joker,Impressive graphics.
    Tons of side missions to do,the bat mobile is fun to mess around with,
    Combat is as good as always.Villains are too few,I was hoping to see Mr Freeze and bane,
    Boss fights sucks,it suck balls.And the Harley Quinn story pack is way too short.
    Arkham knight is a cool character,but scarecrow is bad.    … Expand
  17. punkpop101
    Sep 15, 2015
    8
    I can play the game at almost 30 fps locked at it's lowest settings with a 3770k and a GTX660ti and I won't complain the game looks fine and I imagine someone with a newer card wouldn't have any problems. I would like to talk about the game and not it's port that has been butchered because of Sony's marketing deal. The game has removed a lot of stuff that made the original great. The mapI can play the game at almost 30 fps locked at it's lowest settings with a 3770k and a GTX660ti and I won't complain the game looks fine and I imagine someone with a newer card wouldn't have any problems. I would like to talk about the game and not it's port that has been butchered because of Sony's marketing deal. The game has removed a lot of stuff that made the original great. The map was much better and didn't need the transition to 3D. The gadget panel should have stayed real time and not put into a separate menu that pauses gameplay. Last but not least the batmobile addition seems kinda forced. The critics were spot on about it. Some levels will take so much time to complete because the stupid batmobile lost steering or you didn't drive that great. The first game didn't piss you off with something like this and I have a feeling they should have just made the batmobile work in fewer sections of the game.… Expand
  18. WoozoR
    Nov 14, 2015
    9
    Playing for 2 hours already, looking not worse then the previous parts. As a fan of Batman I recommend you to finish the trilogy.
    P.S. facing no problems with the game.
  19. Jinx
    Jun 23, 2015
    5
    The game is a wreck for a lot of people on launch day. If you haven't purchased it yet, I would wait to see whether the developer fixes all the issues. As it is, some people can't get it to run and for the rest the performance isn't very good.
  20. 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
  21. rolando2501
    Aug 17, 2015
    6
    once they release the pc version they better give it everything the Xbox one and ps4 have like the skins and DLC cause it wouldn't be fair for us pc gamers
  22. rololo88
    Jul 31, 2015
    10
    Peoples which are complaining should post their config also in order to point out what is really the problem.
    I do not have a gaming PC but Batman Arkham Knight work very well on my rig , there's no 30FPS caps
    at all with my game and the framerate reach 40 to 60fps all the time with high settings on 1080p and i even enabled "Rain something" which should be enable on Nvidia card and not    Peoples which are complaining should post their config also in order to point out what is really the problem.
    I do not have a gaming PC but Batman Arkham Knight work very well on my rig , there's no 30FPS caps
    at all with my game and the framerate reach 40 to 60fps all the time with high settings on 1080p and i even enabled "Rain something" which should be enable on Nvidia card and not AMD.

    Here is my config:
    CPU: I7 3770 (non K)
    Motherboard : Asrock Z77 Extreme 4
    Ram: 16GB Kingston
    GPU: Powercolor R9 270 (non X) Catalyst 14.4

    Far from a gaming PC, right ;)

    Batman Arkham Knight is very very good game! Congrats to rocksteady and all the development team!

    Message to rocksteady: If you need beta tester for your future game contact me hehe    … Expand
  23. pop0923
    Nov 11, 2015
    9
    Epic conclusion to an awesome trilogy ! I am a big fan of the series, Had high expectations prior to release, To be honest when it first came out it had major framerate, texture and constant freezing (specially when driving the batmobile) issues, however all the major bugs have been addressed to, it still has some issues like in some areas (not too heavy in graphics or physics) theEpic conclusion to an awesome trilogy ! I am a big fan of the series, Had high expectations prior to release, To be honest when it first came out it had major framerate, texture and constant freezing (specially when driving the batmobile) issues, however all the major bugs have been addressed to, it still has some issues like in some areas (not too heavy in graphics or physics) the framerate still drops from 60 to 40-45, but that aside the game runs at 50-60 fps solid, the lighting and graphics are stunning if you are running in high settings, the story will keep you hooked till the end, from brain stressing puzzles from riddler to the humorous sidekick act of Joker the arkham knight reaches to its full potential to deliver a blockbuster of an experience, the only thing that bothered me was that there was no end boss battle, that's kind of fells like a let down considering the possibilities that could have been (would have given a solid 10), but anyways it is a great game and in my opinion one of the game of the year nominees for 2015 and the best in the series so far !… Expand
  24. fender
    Dec 5, 2015
    9
    I know the PC port was (and still is) a shame and a disregard to all PC gamers; but game surprisingly runs smoothly on my system and its awesome.

    Graphics and Physics are spectacular and enjoyable to watch. Gameplay is so smooth and fresh. Sounds and Voice actings are flawless. but there are annoying stuff as well, like overusing batmobile or too holywoodic storytelling with too    I know the PC port was (and still is) a shame and a disregard to all PC gamers; but game surprisingly runs smoothly on my system and its awesome.

    Graphics and Physics are spectacular and enjoyable to watch.
    Gameplay is so smooth and fresh.
    Sounds and Voice actings are flawless.

    but there are annoying stuff as well, like overusing batmobile or too holywoodic storytelling with too many pauses in gameplay which was apposite in the other Arkham games.

    Totally the game is soo fun to play for those who can.    … Expand
  25. Saidkindi
    Dec 6, 2015
    8
    I have bought the fixed version (re-released on 28 Oct). the game runs on GTX 970 smooth with most settings high, except for shadow and fog. I have been playing for one month without game crash, 60 fps V-sync On, except for batmobile, frame drops to 50 fps.
    The game is super, story and action, side missions are perfect.
  26. tarn_iv
    Jun 24, 2015
    5
    There appears to be a good, maybe great game underneath all of the issues. Of course there is the very obvious PC port issue, that may or may not get fixed, but there is also the issue of all of the pre-order bonuses and season passes and retailer exclusive content. This game doesn't deserve a 0 or a 1 because it still functions as a game and has some good things about it, but theThere appears to be a good, maybe great game underneath all of the issues. Of course there is the very obvious PC port issue, that may or may not get fixed, but there is also the issue of all of the pre-order bonuses and season passes and retailer exclusive content. This game doesn't deserve a 0 or a 1 because it still functions as a game and has some good things about it, but the negatives outweigh the positives here.… Expand
  27. voiders
    Oct 29, 2015
    0
    Lol, the game still broke after 4 months!!! And this guys get this game even worst! The joke of the year.
    WB shame on you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  28. RagAndBoneMan
    Aug 29, 2015
    10
    I wonder what the thousandth person feels like when he logs in to Metacritic to give this game a low score. Does he feel anything? A better question, what is the point of the user reviews?
  29. athleos
    Jul 9, 2015
    10
    Well well. Where to begin? The PS4 version got good reviews. So the PC version had to go back to Frankenstein's lab (Holy Finishing-touches, Batman) because the mad doctors forgot to give Batman a bigger pair? Well, I have to say that I am somewhat confused about all the negative complaints about my PC version of this awesome Holy Bad-ass game! I play Arkham Knight until I crash on myWell well. Where to begin? The PS4 version got good reviews. So the PC version had to go back to Frankenstein's lab (Holy Finishing-touches, Batman) because the mad doctors forgot to give Batman a bigger pair? Well, I have to say that I am somewhat confused about all the negative complaints about my PC version of this awesome Holy Bad-ass game! I play Arkham Knight until I crash on my pillow. Yeah, that's right. My PC rig runs this game smooth as silk, until I get my Bat Ass kicked to death, and the game quickly restarts the last checkpoint to wit I bitterly kick the crap out of the bad guys in heated revenge. This game is satisfying after each head kicking scrap. An I love driving my beautiful Batmobile. I don't feel forced to drive it, the balance of Flight or Drive feels very comfortable I just love my new Batmobile - I said that already, didn't I ? Now I have to be Holy Frank with those PC users that are having stability issues - maybe PC gaming is not for those who are refusing to upgrade, or they refuse to take their meds, or maybe these complaints are a Holy Red Herring thrown in by the same Holy Whiner-baby's that never stop complaining about the games they download from pirate websites. ooooh! Did I hit a nerve or two. For crying out loud! I went so far as to do the Holy Modified.ini file to "BmEngine" and "BmSystemSettings" Now my graphics are as lushes wet as cat-woman's lips, and the game still runs smooth, fast and stable until I am ready to pass-out. Well there is a matter of keyboard mapping I would like to see improved, I suppose I could grab a new keyboard with macro programing cause this button mashing is killing my fingers. What more can I say, if you have the right PC hardware configured correctly then this game will be far superior to the previous two Arkham games. I totally give this game a Holy Diversionary Tactics score of 9.8 out of 10… Expand
  30. TitanT3K
    Jun 26, 2015
    2
    Il gioco è magnifico, ma la parte tecnica su PC è completamente da rifare. Gioco cappato a 30fps quando da una configurazione di 2000 euro mi aspetto 1080p @60fps STABILI. Non si riesce neanche a tenere i 30! Il menù delle opzioni grafiche è orrendo e non permette di selezionare i vari tipi di antialiasing o occlusione ambientale. Insomma è tutto da sistemare e dubito che Remedy se laIl gioco è magnifico, ma la parte tecnica su PC è completamente da rifare. Gioco cappato a 30fps quando da una configurazione di 2000 euro mi aspetto 1080p @60fps STABILI. Non si riesce neanche a tenere i 30! Il menù delle opzioni grafiche è orrendo e non permette di selezionare i vari tipi di antialiasing o occlusione ambientale. Insomma è tutto da sistemare e dubito che Remedy se la cavi con una patch. Come minimo, da acquirente D1 che ha dato soldi e fiducia, mi aspetto il season pass.… Expand
  31. TheWriter76
    Jul 13, 2015
    10
    I run Windows 7 with GeForce GTX 760 on FX8350 and have ZERO ISSUES with this game.

    It is a fantastic third installment from Rocksteady and everything it was hyped to be and more. The side missions are more involved than previously, whilst the DCL is a little disappointing it isnt as bad as people make out. I would recommend this game to anyone! I'm certain WB/Rocksteady will    I run Windows 7 with GeForce GTX 760 on FX8350 and have ZERO ISSUES with this game.

    It is a fantastic third installment from Rocksteady and everything it was hyped to be and more. The side missions are more involved than previously, whilst the DCL is a little disappointing it isnt as bad as people make out.

    I would recommend this game to anyone!

    I'm certain WB/Rocksteady will resolve whatever issue is bugging everyone except me for some reason :-D    … Expand
  32. 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
  33. duoscyte
    Jul 1, 2015
    10
    Primero que todo debo decir que no soy para nada conformista...pero tampoco soy un MARICON que chlla como niña de 5 años llorando y llorando solo por algo tan vanal como un problema de driver/port o lo que sea...desvalorando en si como JUEGO esta verdadero obra de arte llamada Batman:Arkham Knight...

    El mejor juego de batman hasta la fecha...superando a los otros 3 juntos incluso....una    Primero que todo debo decir que no soy para nada conformista...pero tampoco soy un MARICON que chlla como niña de 5 años llorando y llorando solo por algo tan vanal como un problema de driver/port o lo que sea...desvalorando en si como JUEGO esta verdadero obra de arte llamada Batman:Arkham Knight...

    El mejor juego de batman hasta la fecha...superando a los otros 3 juntos incluso....una verdadera obra de arte sumamente entretenido y con montones de cosas nuevas por hacer y mejorar en habilidades,dispositivos,movimientos ademas de tener la oportunidad de andar con el batmovile por todo lado haciendo destrozos jaja :)...sobre el "problema" de mal port/drivers...no entiendo por q hay tanto drama...en mi caso no he tenido ningun problema desde que fue lanzado...solo actualice drivers y use la configuracion recomendada (la cual se ve incluso mejor q los otros 3 juegos de batman juntos jajaja,solo un poco de paciencia para verlo al "maximo") JUEGAZO completamente!! leo que hay gente que dice que es "injugable"...esto es TOTALMENTE FALSO! es solo que hay mucho "PC-GAMER" que son ratboys de PC que realmente lo unico que hacen es ser toxicos por algo totalmente temporal y se abstienen a jugar y descubrir esta obra de arte solo por querer verlo al "maximo" en graficas...pobres idiotas...regresaran arrastrandose despues secandose las lagrimas llenas de odio del rostro cuando se arregle su "problema"...de seguro.Honestamente este juego es 10/10 sin dudas.

    SPECS btw: 8GB ram,GTX980,Core I5 = 64FPS desde el lanzamiento.    … Expand
  34. Nahemah
    Aug 2, 2015
    2
    Wow this game is bad. And I don't mean the bugs. The gameplay is horrible, the controls are sketchy at best with a lot of stuff not bound to any gets by default. The physics of the game suck, hit a car with the batmobile and it goes flying off. The batmobile controls suck. The game in general sucks: there's not much hints or help, you're left on your own to figure most of it out (*coughWow this game is bad. And I don't mean the bugs. The gameplay is horrible, the controls are sketchy at best with a lot of stuff not bound to any gets by default. The physics of the game suck, hit a car with the batmobile and it goes flying off. The batmobile controls suck. The game in general sucks: there's not much hints or help, you're left on your own to figure most of it out (*cough googling *cough*).

    Refund, thanks.    … Expand
  35. VTorralvo
    Jul 20, 2015
    8
    Mi mayor problema con este juego es el tema del rendimiento, va a 30 fps y con bajadas a 20 o así, y lo entiendo, en el juego está lloviendo constantemente. Hay muchas partículas en pantalla que procesar y es por eso que va mal. Tengo una 960 y la mayoría del tiempo está estable a 30 (hay bajones a 15 en algunas partes). En resumen este sería un juego de 10 si no tuviésemos el problema delMi mayor problema con este juego es el tema del rendimiento, va a 30 fps y con bajadas a 20 o así, y lo entiendo, en el juego está lloviendo constantemente. Hay muchas partículas en pantalla que procesar y es por eso que va mal. Tengo una 960 y la mayoría del tiempo está estable a 30 (hay bajones a 15 en algunas partes). En resumen este sería un juego de 10 si no tuviésemos el problema del rendimiento.… Expand
  36. G_A_M_E_R
    Sep 3, 2015
    4
    Worst game in the arkham series.Actually they ruined the series. An awful pc port and the game play itself is bad.Arkham asylum was best game of the series.
  37. Luka1998010
    Apr 1, 2022
    8
    Happy that this game is using the advantage of an open world envirovment, unlike going throuh sewers all the time, which sucked in the older games...
    The tank fights become a bit exhausting further in the game.
    Wish the other batmobiles could have been used in the story (The tumbler is armed)
    The story is good.
    Combat improved.
  38. 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
  39. dustybin80
    Jul 8, 2015
    10
    I got this game free with my graphics card so that might colour my expectations compared to someone paying full price. However I can't believe the number of people giving this game 0 because it's locked (if you're too dumb to edit an .ini file) to 30 fps. Yeah, it's not a great port and it was released with issues that should have been fixed but it remains a fantastically fun game to play.I got this game free with my graphics card so that might colour my expectations compared to someone paying full price. However I can't believe the number of people giving this game 0 because it's locked (if you're too dumb to edit an .ini file) to 30 fps. Yeah, it's not a great port and it was released with issues that should have been fixed but it remains a fantastically fun game to play. The combat is smooth and slick, navigating the city is fun and the storyline makes for an enjoyable yarn. I'm a big fan of fast paced, story driven 3rd person games and if you feel the same then ignore the nonsense and get yourself a copy of this game.

    I feel sorry for people who are experiencing genuine game breaking bugs but let's be honest these 'reviews' are adding nothing to the conversation. The bugs will be fixed in time but the frankly stupid score on here will remain.    … Expand
  40. 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
  41. eRKingslayer
    Jun 27, 2015
    7
    When the game gets fixed I might come back and rewrite the review

    So after 12 hours of playing the game I think I have a good idea of what to say So after being a fan of the batman franchise since I was a kid – comics, animated films, motion pictures and video games this feels like a low blow to us batman fans like what batman and robin was like aka being kicked in the balls . The    When the game gets fixed I might come back and rewrite the review

    So after 12 hours of playing the game I think I have a good idea of what to say

    So after being a fan of the batman franchise since I was a kid – comics, animated films, motion pictures and video games this feels like a low blow to us batman fans like what batman and robin was like aka being kicked in the balls .

    The port was horribly done with alot of graphics options taking away and not being that great in general.

    The story itself is a good story but if you have followed the batman comic franchise then you wil know right away who the arkham knight is and sadly that will bring the anticipation right down but it’s still awesome to see at the same time the voice acting as well is great with Kevin Conroy coming back to play the voice of batman.

    Gameplay is the exact as past arkahm games have been so thankfully that’s a good thing to see
    Overall the game is great for story and for batman fans in general but I would hold off buying the pc version until the fix it or buy it on the consoles but hopefully they will have these problems fixed    … Expand
  42. LuckyStrike
    Aug 14, 2015
    8
    Great game, if you have a great and powerful PC. If you dont, play hearts instead, or go buy one. In my setup it played great at 1920x1080 with all bells and Nvidia options on. Im on a laptop. (But a very powerful laptop, Asus ROG with a GTX 980, 32 GB RAM and a very powerful processor, oh and its installed on an SSDrive)
  43. satopato16
    Jun 27, 2015
    9
    I didn't havemany problems with this game in pc, I'm sorry for the people that can't play good. In my opinion this game is epic and i like it a lot, the villains, the stiry, the gameplay...
  44. FalloutEnclave
    Jun 25, 2015
    6
    PC port worked great for me only had slight frame rate drops and slight frame tear and voice sync fallout. The game as a whole with out the PC port being broken for most is above average at best. The combat is the same as before and is worth less on any difficulty below hard. Enemies are numerous and varied but it is Arkham City all over again just tweaked slightly. If I wanted to playPC port worked great for me only had slight frame rate drops and slight frame tear and voice sync fallout. The game as a whole with out the PC port being broken for most is above average at best. The combat is the same as before and is worth less on any difficulty below hard. Enemies are numerous and varied but it is Arkham City all over again just tweaked slightly. If I wanted to play Arkham City again i would have instead. Story is boring and you can see all the twists coming for a mile away even if you aren't a batman comic or cartoon fan. Joker is the only saving grace for the story the voice acting for him is wonderful absolutely amazing. He is the only reason i kept playing this game to the end. He kept me laughing and entertained throughout. The Arkham Knights identity is spoiled half way through the game without being intentional as far as I could tell. The big reveal at the end isn't that great since you know who it is by then. I don't want to spoil it for you since the game does it nicely all by its self. The game takes about 17 hours to finish the story with little to no side quests and that is awesome value for the money. If this came out and Arkham City never did this would have been an amazing game but it is the same and that is a shame. If you want a game to spend the money on get Witcher 3 and wait for this game to come down in price.

    Graphics 6/10
    Game-play 8/10
    Story 5/10
    Voice Acting 6/10
    Sound 8/10
    Joker 10/10    … Expand
  45. bilsantu
    Jun 28, 2015
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Yes, yes, you all hate how terrible the game is ported, it's been said zillion times. So, I won't say it again.

    What I am going to say is, probably the best modern Joker of all time is in this game and he torments you all game. His parts are brilliantly done. So, just because of this, I can easily give 9/10. I am not even going to talk about amazing gameplay features.

    So, yeah, the game is actually amazing. I am sorry that most of you are so obsessed with graphics, you can't experience it because of horse blinders.    … Expand
  46. lanky78
    Jun 24, 2015
    5
    I don't get what everyone is saying about the 30 fps. Is this an AMD thing? I started up the game and it pointed to the latest nvidia driver. After installing that i did the PC performance test and was getting between 75 and 28 frames averaging about 45-50 on an old gtx770. Admittedly this was while it was still on low settings but it was at 1080p.

    At 720p i was getting similar results    I don't get what everyone is saying about the 30 fps. Is this an AMD thing? I started up the game and it pointed to the latest nvidia driver. After installing that i did the PC performance test and was getting between 75 and 28 frames averaging about 45-50 on an old gtx770. Admittedly this was while it was still on low settings but it was at 1080p.

    At 720p i was getting similar results with normal to high settings. Never saw anything locking it to 30 fps. It even hit well over 30 fps average with v sync on...

    I will reserve judgement on the game until i have played more but in terms of the actual GAME it seems to follow the same fantastic formula of the previous games in the series. The fighting and exploring are as good as ever, not had experience with the batmobile but if it is anything like gta or saints row then I'll be happy.

    Overall if you like the other games in the sites you will like this BUT the launch has been marred by poor performance. Even without the 30fps issue i think a gtx770 should produce better results, i have 12gb ram and 2 x quad Xeon processors at 3ghz so I'm comfortably in the recommended system requirements! However it will probably be fixed quickly with an update based on the poor responses all over the Internets. Then it will be an 8 or 9 game at least.    … Expand
  47. CFidRun
    Jun 25, 2015
    9
    Apparently the game has problems on the PC. I have not experienced a single one. I ran the PC benchmark, averaged 56 FPS. The game itself is absolutely outstanding, the Batmobile is a big addition that help mix up the gameplay from the usual brawl/predator cycle that the Arkham games follow. The graphics are beautiful and character models look great so far. I feel lucky that I haveApparently the game has problems on the PC. I have not experienced a single one. I ran the PC benchmark, averaged 56 FPS. The game itself is absolutely outstanding, the Batmobile is a big addition that help mix up the gameplay from the usual brawl/predator cycle that the Arkham games follow. The graphics are beautiful and character models look great so far. I feel lucky that I have somehow avoided all of the issues I have been hearing all about, and hope they get fixed for others soon. When they do get ironed out, definitely give the game a chance, for when working as intended, it is well worth your time, and is a worthy conclusion to the outstanding Arkham trilogy.… Expand
  48. casualgamer11
    Sep 21, 2015
    8
    First the negatives:
    If my new build with a gtx titan x cannot handle a stable 45 uncapped fps whilst roaming the map with frequent sub 30 fps (low settings, nVidia off) drops and glitches, crashes you know this pc port is just poor and it has nothing to do with pc power.I cant believe this got past the quality control stage. A capped 30fps for a pc port had alarm bells ringing straight    First the negatives:
    If my new build with a gtx titan x cannot handle a stable 45 uncapped fps whilst roaming the map with frequent sub 30 fps (low settings, nVidia off) drops and glitches, crashes you know this pc port is just poor and it has nothing to do with pc power.I cant believe this got past the quality control stage. A capped 30fps for a pc port had alarm bells ringing straight off...

    I thought AC Unity was bad but in its current state many pc users will find this game unplayable given the poor optimisation and sloppy pc porting. I am partly to blame for preordering (the one time i do lol); certainly learnt the hard way not to do that.

    Now the positives:
    Ive played 25 h to complete the main campaign and the actual story, gameplay mechanics, open world are really good (the story in particular wraps up nicely and the game is very hard to stop playing because of the excellent story progression). This is probably my favourite arkham series episode of the trilogy because of the underlying satisfying substance of the game. Too bad and though i recommend the game I don't suggest you consider buying at present (you cant anyway) given its poor execution on pc...

    Be careful with the ratings since people love to hate even though the overall experience is not as broken as many would say (although it is obviously sub par).
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  49. Axtwa
    Jun 24, 2015
    8
    El juego cumple con lo que esperaba de él, le quito 2 puntos por caparlo a 30 FPS, me parece absurdo quejarse por un detalle que primero no es vital para jugar y que arreglarán en un parche no tardando mucho.
  50. PAA1
    Jun 28, 2015
    9
    I had made a pre-ordered of the copy, however, as i was not present at the time of release, hence, i started playing it from 27th July. I was worried a lot about the negative comments regarding the PC port, yet believe me - it worked liked a charm. Agreed to the fact that i have to work on FPS settings in the ini file, yet that was it, the game then worked as a charm - No glitches, NoI had made a pre-ordered of the copy, however, as i was not present at the time of release, hence, i started playing it from 27th July. I was worried a lot about the negative comments regarding the PC port, yet believe me - it worked liked a charm. Agreed to the fact that i have to work on FPS settings in the ini file, yet that was it, the game then worked as a charm - No glitches, No frame drops, No bugs, whatsoever.

    Yet, not sure that was it just limited to my PC or not.

    My system is not that on an extreme level as well - i've got 1 Asus GTX 970, 16 GB Ram, and AMD FX 8350 Processor - All worked perfectly.

    However, as i don't have a good CPU cooler at the moment, hence i play all my games at 720p at Ultra Settings.

    Batman Arkham Knight (My PC Settings)
    Resolution: 720p
    Settings: All set to Ultra (Maxed Out)
    Nvidia Gameworks: All on
    Have changed the ini file to increase the fps count...    … Expand
  51. Chris_192
    Jun 24, 2015
    10
    I have no idea what all the fuss is about, been playing this game for 3 hours now and it runs flawlessly, I do have a 980ti so I expect a good frame rate. I get 60 fps since updating the config file and GPUtemp shows the GPU core run around 60-90%, so running with ease.

    Other than the techy bit, Great game, just getting into it, but giving an early 10 to offset all the unnecessary 0 scores.
  52. B2BigAl
    Jun 24, 2015
    9
    B:AK is nothing short of amazing. Gotham is massive and gorgeous, the amount of detail is staggering. The combat has always been great in these games and AK builds on that with a whole slew of new combat techniques. The story thus far has been really well done and very engaging. The addition of the bat mobile is a very nice touch that further immerses you in the role of the darkB:AK is nothing short of amazing. Gotham is massive and gorgeous, the amount of detail is staggering. The combat has always been great in these games and AK builds on that with a whole slew of new combat techniques. The story thus far has been really well done and very engaging. The addition of the bat mobile is a very nice touch that further immerses you in the role of the dark knight, though it does feel forced on you at times. I've played around 7 hours and I've had zero issues with the game. Not one single issue. It runs a silky smooth 60fps with all settings maxed, including all the gameworks options. The plethora 1 point reviews are ridiculous and completely undeserved. I'm sure some people are experiences some performance issues, but i have no doubt they will be resolved with a patch, just like every other game that suffers from launch day issues. I gave the game a 9 simply because i had to manually edit the ini files to up the fps cap and turn off motion blur. These are options that should have been included in game and there are a lot of missing settings that pc gamers are accustomed to. My only other complaint is that the batmobile feels like the devs were too eager to justify its existence and as such, it feels forced at times. Overall though, AK is a fantastic game and a worthy successor to the other excellent games in this series.… Expand
  53. 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
  54. wuzup4jc
    Jun 23, 2015
    9
    I played for a few hours this morning and I have to say I don't understand what others are complaining about when it comes to graphics and performance. I have a 970 / i7 2600k / 16gb ram (that only runs at 800mhz) and this game benchmarks at 106 max / 42 low / 64 average. I'm not a fan of how everyone's skin looks super sleek like its made out of plastic but not deserving of a 1 or 0
  55. thrax7545
    Jun 27, 2015
    10
    It really is a great game. It's everything I could have asked for and more.

    I can understand the perspective of thinking there's too much batmobile, but I think too much has been said of it, and nobody is really looking at it with an open mind. It's batman's new gadget, and the designers have treated it as such by playing it heavily into the game. It seems like people just wanted more    It really is a great game. It's everything I could have asked for and more.

    I can understand the perspective of thinking there's too much batmobile, but I think too much has been said of it, and nobody is really looking at it with an open mind. It's batman's new gadget, and the designers have treated it as such by playing it heavily into the game. It seems like people just wanted more combat/predator, but I for one played the hell out of origins (and I'm not afraid to admit that, as that game has some redeeming qualities that have been overlooked), and that game had so much combat/predator that this is a welcome addition. There's loads of combat/predator in this game, there's just loads of batmobile too.

    And yes the story is a little predictable, and yes the dialogue is a little melodramatic at times, but it's a batman game, no? I think compared to city the story is way more cohesive. City was just a mess of rougue gallery mash-up, albeit a fun one, but when I look back on it, it was certainly just a cheesy and predictable.

    Finally, as for the performance issues, I couldn't wait any longer to play this thing. I've got an nvidia card that's not all that great. I left the frame rate capped and the nvidia effects off, but everything else is turned up. Granted there are frame rate drops, but nothing that has hampered my playthrough. I'll play my new game+ when the patch comes out.

    My recommendation? Play this game for what it is. Enjoy it because Rocksteady has done an amazing job, and they aren't going to do another. It really is the ultimate batman sim, and they've refined every tool in their chest to make it that way. Get to know the batmobile, before you shut it down. It is seriously fun, and although it's a strange fit to what's already there, I think this studio's ambition is something you rarely get from a big studio with a lot of expectations on them these days. The things that don't work in this game, are better than other game's best qualities.    … Expand
  56. Zodiac_Inc
    Jun 28, 2015
    10
    Best game! Very cool!
    Classy plot , stunning characters , great gameplay .
    Few summed optimization, but to fix it .
    Batmobile really cool and really need in the game . It is a pity that there is no Batwing .
  57. 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
  58. ADHGO
    Oct 31, 2015
    10
    Batman: Arkham Knight is very charming, batman has never looked better and he is animated beautifully, you can feel the batman while playing, and the city is very huge,
    I played this game on Alienware 17 laptop GTX780m 4GB RAM 32GB, the game was playable for me,and running good, there were no freezing, glitching or crashing to desktop, yes the game FPS not high but it is running fine,
    I    Batman: Arkham Knight is very charming, batman has never looked better and he is animated beautifully, you can feel the batman while playing, and the city is very huge,
    I played this game on Alienware 17 laptop GTX780m 4GB RAM 32GB, the game was playable for me,and running good, there were no freezing, glitching or crashing to desktop, yes the game FPS not high but it is running fine,
    I believe the issue in glitching for many players is the GPU memory and the RAM, if you have 4GB graphics card memory and above 8GB RAM I don't think you will have these problems specially now
    ill give this game 10/10, for the game play, story, and graphics, because people out there did hard work to deliver us this amazing game with Batman acting like real life,    … Expand
  59. 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
  60. ButPutKut
    Jun 26, 2015
    10
    Clearly on the the best Batman games out there. A true masterpiece. I truly feel like Batman when playing this amazing game. Definitely the best Arkham game out there. Do yourself a favor and buy this game. You wont regret it!
  61. recruitthis1911
    Jun 28, 2015
    10
    Game is intense. For those having issues running it stop using a cheap off the shelf system. I run a Xidax with the new GTX 980m and I have 0 issues. Frame rate on all ultra/ high settings is in the high 50's. game is fluid, beautiful and just damn fun. No issues with control and if I felt the need I would snag a new Steam Controller. I find reviews bashing a game because of improperGame is intense. For those having issues running it stop using a cheap off the shelf system. I run a Xidax with the new GTX 980m and I have 0 issues. Frame rate on all ultra/ high settings is in the high 50's. game is fluid, beautiful and just damn fun. No issues with control and if I felt the need I would snag a new Steam Controller. I find reviews bashing a game because of improper system set up hilarious. You bash something because your either too cheap or too dumb to buy or upgrade your equipment. Get a good rig, get it set up right and you will prevent all these issues. I play this on my laptop and I have an alienware with a gt 770 that runs this game as well just no hd screen on it so it doesn't look as good and the frame rate is mid 30's, still very playable and a ton of fun. But seriously if you are going to review the game do so based on content, graphic's, art, controls. not based on the fact your system cant run it. But an actual gaming rig and you will see how awesome this game truly looks and feels.… Expand
  62. straxis643
    Jun 23, 2015
    9
    I have had no issues with it so far. GTX 970 2351x1470 DSR rez, maxed settings. Game is awesome. People **** that origins was no different than arkham city. They add new stuff in arkham knight and people **** Learn how to use the batmobile, it makes batmans arsenal even better. I am sure a patch will fix the issues some people are having.

    It could be worse, you could be playing on a crapsole.
  63. mnt9
    Jun 23, 2015
    8
    GTX 980 Ti runs the game beautifully. It plays like something meant to show off hardware and it excels at that. As an open world game where you get to be the bat it's a lot of fun. The best part of this game is just flying/driving around randomly and looking for thugs to hunt down. The cinematic moments are beautiful and the game's major action scenes live up to the best in the industry.GTX 980 Ti runs the game beautifully. It plays like something meant to show off hardware and it excels at that. As an open world game where you get to be the bat it's a lot of fun. The best part of this game is just flying/driving around randomly and looking for thugs to hunt down. The cinematic moments are beautiful and the game's major action scenes live up to the best in the industry.

    I feel like they could have given the player more choice on how to proceed or made quests and puzzles more logical. It feels like I have to rely on chance when discovering things. Plus we get stuck using the bat mobile every time the game wants to show it off. Story and facial animation are lacking.    … Expand
  64. AndreasKaragian
    Jun 25, 2015
    8
    I had the Memorial Edition preordered about a month ago nad was very disapointed to read all these negative reviews. After I got my hands on the game, though, I am very pleased to have bought it. It's as much enjoyable as Arkham Asylum & Arkham City and not at all broken in my rig (i5 3570K, GTX780Ti, 8Gb). It's not perfect but it sure is more than OK!
  65. Morgs
    Jun 25, 2015
    9
    Horrible port which deserves many bad reviews; diamond in the rough awaiting underneath?

    After some tweaking of .ini files the game actually runs OK for me. I have a GTX 570 with Core i5 and I get 25-45 fps dipping down to 20 when I'm driving the bat-mobile. All this at 1920x1200. TBH, I expected much better given that this year's Shadow of Mordor runs at ~45 fps on my machine AND    Horrible port which deserves many bad reviews; diamond in the rough awaiting underneath?

    After some tweaking of .ini files the game actually runs OK for me. I have a GTX 570 with Core i5 and I get 25-45 fps dipping down to 20 when I'm driving the bat-mobile. All this at 1920x1200. TBH, I expected much better given that this year's Shadow of Mordor runs at ~45 fps on my machine AND looks better to boot.

    As for the gameplay: it's actually very fun, I really enjoy playing this game and would certainly rate it higher if the occasional 20fps st-t-t-t-t-utter didn't break the immersion.

    Hopefully a patch will address these issues!    … Expand
  66. Azirphaeli
    Jun 23, 2015
    9
    Not sure why this is getting so much hate. 30 FPS lock can be disabled in the INI, and my GTX 960 runs the game with the settings as high as they'll go (and all gameworks effects on) no problem. I only have an i5 cpu to boot.

    Game is fun, combat is as awesome as always, and it looks stunning.Batmobile can be a bit overused as it seems Rocksteady really liked it. Plenty to do, and lots    Not sure why this is getting so much hate. 30 FPS lock can be disabled in the INI, and my GTX 960 runs the game with the settings as high as they'll go (and all gameworks effects on) no problem. I only have an i5 cpu to boot.

    Game is fun, combat is as awesome as always, and it looks stunning.Batmobile can be a bit overused as it seems Rocksteady really liked it. Plenty to do, and lots of fun, nothing to complain about.    … Expand
  67. leopoldo
    Jun 24, 2015
    10
    Batman Arkham Knight is an action game produced by Rocksteady. This game is a continuation of Arkham City. The game is incredible, so far it is the best generation. The graphics are the best to date, in addition, the soundtrack is wonderful. I had no problem with bugs. The story is fantastic, and the gameplay. The Batmobile and the Dual Play are the best innovations of the game. TheBatman Arkham Knight is an action game produced by Rocksteady. This game is a continuation of Arkham City. The game is incredible, so far it is the best generation. The graphics are the best to date, in addition, the soundtrack is wonderful. I had no problem with bugs. The story is fantastic, and the gameplay. The Batmobile and the Dual Play are the best innovations of the game. The Batmobile is great, the best vehicle of a game today, the struggles continue wonderful with many innovations, so with stealth. The story is great, you'll surely fall in love with her. The side quests are even better than those in Arkham city. The Riddler is very challenging, a great thing is that even if you finished the story, still have many hours to do the side quests and pick up collectibles. Batman Arkham Knight is the best game of the year so far, it sets the new generation, and finished Arkham franchise masterfully. 10 of 10… Expand
  68. Coagulate
    Jun 23, 2015
    9
    A very fun game no dout. As for the 30 fps thing its easy to uncap it, its the equivalent of someone crying because dinner is on the table and they dont want to walk to it.

    Graphics- very pretty and the physx fx are increadible. Does have some framerate hickups outside on a 980 but its not much. Sound- Very crisp and clear, all the soudns hold weight and punch. Gameplay- Very very    A very fun game no dout. As for the 30 fps thing its easy to uncap it, its the equivalent of someone crying because dinner is on the table and they dont want to walk to it.

    Graphics- very pretty and the physx fx are increadible. Does have some framerate hickups outside on a 980 but its not much.

    Sound- Very crisp and clear, all the soudns hold weight and punch.

    Gameplay- Very very fun, the batmobile is just a joy to drive in and blow people away. Hand to hand fighting is fun and complex. The batman universe is well done    … Expand
  69. S_R_Irwinkill
    Jun 24, 2015
    9
    I'm workin with a middle of the line graphics card and CPU and so far the game hasn't taken a graphical dump so hard that it took away from beating the living snot out of like, 20 dudes with the help of the bat tank. The story is well done, and Gotham City post Scarecrow douchbaggery is one hell of an immersive world. The controls are responsive, and the game overall looks fantastic,I'm workin with a middle of the line graphics card and CPU and so far the game hasn't taken a graphical dump so hard that it took away from beating the living snot out of like, 20 dudes with the help of the bat tank. The story is well done, and Gotham City post Scarecrow douchbaggery is one hell of an immersive world. The controls are responsive, and the game overall looks fantastic, with the framerate catching up whenever it dips (which for me is much more rare then some others apparently) without causing controlling the bat tank or combat any real issue.… Expand
  70. CosmicD
    Jun 23, 2015
    10
    Great experience so far, the game suffers maybe from some "consolitis" but nothing that can't be fixed in an upcoming patch, or manually modded yourself.
  71. JohnKarr
    Jun 23, 2015
    9
    This game is bad ♥♥♥. Make sure if you are an Nvidia user, you update your drivers to the most current which was 06/22/15. I'm not experiencing any framerate problems like most people are. I'm not quite sure why I'm not, but I'm glad I can play without any issues. I'm only 45 minutes into this game and it's awesome. Definitely worth the money if you have the system requirements.

    Average    This game is bad ♥♥♥. Make sure if you are an Nvidia user, you update your drivers to the most current which was 06/22/15. I'm not experiencing any framerate problems like most people are. I'm not quite sure why I'm not, but I'm glad I can play without any issues. I'm only 45 minutes into this game and it's awesome. Definitely worth the money if you have the system requirements.

    Average FPS in-game: 77-80

    Intel Core i5-4690K CPU @ 3.50GHz
    16384 MB DDR3-2344 - Dual Channel
    GeForce GTX 970 (1316 MHz) 4095 MB (3505 MHz)    … Expand
  72. Sh8de
    Nov 18, 2015
    1
    This game runs like absolute crap. There is no excuse for it and even after the re-release it still is lacking performance wise. The batmobile sequences are also .... bad IMO. The vehicle handles like crap and not to mention the framerate punishment it puts on the game just for calling it in. I would love to be able to say at least the story was overall worth it but I doubt I will everThis game runs like absolute crap. There is no excuse for it and even after the re-release it still is lacking performance wise. The batmobile sequences are also .... bad IMO. The vehicle handles like crap and not to mention the framerate punishment it puts on the game just for calling it in. I would love to be able to say at least the story was overall worth it but I doubt I will ever make it that far.… Expand
  73. theantonlolz
    Oct 17, 2015
    7
    The negative reviews are due to its initial low performance. Atm if you get a decent enough computer it will perform perfectly, a couple of glitches aside. That being said, the game itself is underwhelming, but worth the money.
  74. Polmanteer
    Aug 20, 2015
    7
    Overall the game is very good and a joy to play. If you're reading this you likely already know about the port issues so I'll leave those and address only things that are not platform specific. There are a few glaring bugs still present in the game which is why I scored it as a 7 where it could have been higher. One of my personal pet peeves is when my control over my character is takenOverall the game is very good and a joy to play. If you're reading this you likely already know about the port issues so I'll leave those and address only things that are not platform specific. There are a few glaring bugs still present in the game which is why I scored it as a 7 where it could have been higher. One of my personal pet peeves is when my control over my character is taken away or diminished, something this game does often. I could overlook it if not for the many unskippable cut-scenes and activities where I'm stripped of all my control and gadgets save one for some specific action that must be taken. It's this mechanic that has caused one of the more troublesome glitches where you become stuck because the game has again limited your ability to control Batman but hasn't provided the object you are supposed to interact with, thus leaving you stuck forever with no choice but to start over or quit. Despite these flaws the game is still enjoyable and I'd say if you're a fan of the series the game is very much worth picking up, though I'd look for it on sale as it's not worth full price in it's current somewhat buggy state. If not for the bugs I'd give it an 8 or 9. If not for all the times in game where I lose control of my avatar for nothing more than a cut-scene or one of the several times I'm forced to stand around and watch scenes play out while I'm restricted to doing nothing but watching (with no way to skip ahead) I would score it higher still.… Expand
  75. AdamTheDullBoy
    Aug 6, 2015
    5
    "Arkham Knight," or "That's what happens when you don't involve Paul Dini in the writing process because you very mistakenly believe that you can create a good superhero story yourself."
    Terrible optimization aside, the game is underwhelming on all fronts compared to its predecessors, most notably in its storytelling and pacing. While the previous Arkham games worked despite their    "Arkham Knight," or "That's what happens when you don't involve Paul Dini in the writing process because you very mistakenly believe that you can create a good superhero story yourself."
    Terrible optimization aside, the game is underwhelming on all fronts compared to its predecessors, most notably in its storytelling and pacing. While the previous Arkham games worked despite their plentifully cliched dialogues and archetypal characters thanks to a well-woven main story, it is obvious that the third installment's writing is a far cry from what Rocksteady presented in its collaboration with Paul Dini up until now. Add to that the game's heavy reliance on repetitive and immersion-breaking drone fight orgies, and you have a textbook example of how to run an exceptional series into the heaviest depths of mediocrity. Just like its quasi-mystifying ending (which 90% of us will see only on youtube anyway thanks to some terrific design choices), the game tries to convince you that it's original and smart in some way, when in truth it is quite simply badly done. Cheers, Rocksteady!    … Expand
  76. jaco111
    Jul 1, 2020
    0
    Bought it on Steam Sale after looking a long time for something which i might like and well i have most of the good stuff already so it was not easy. Thought let's try this one. Fights itself are fun, the story seemed quite good, but after the first batmobile challenge i quite and i don't think i'll start it up again. Maybe i'm too stupid to finish the challenge. Well it's the firstBought it on Steam Sale after looking a long time for something which i might like and well i have most of the good stuff already so it was not easy. Thought let's try this one. Fights itself are fun, the story seemed quite good, but after the first batmobile challenge i quite and i don't think i'll start it up again. Maybe i'm too stupid to finish the challenge. Well it's the first probably not that hard and i have to be extremly stupid, or maybe the controls are incredibly bad, i don't know, or the setup doesn't work out. Don't know and can't complain too much with the price i paid but if you are also at the summer sale thinking i would like to buy something but what could i buy which is fun to play. The answer is not Arkham Knight for PC.… Expand
  77. Unlikeminded
    Aug 19, 2015
    5
    First things first. The game - mostly - works for me. When I bought my PC some years back it was a high end gaming rig but now it's just middle class anymore (i7 3.4 GHz processor, nVidia 560ti, 8 gig RAM) so I don't really mind the 30 fps framecap. Having grown up with 8 or 16bit pixel games I never cared too much about a few more or less fps anyway as long as the graphics run smooth.First things first. The game - mostly - works for me. When I bought my PC some years back it was a high end gaming rig but now it's just middle class anymore (i7 3.4 GHz processor, nVidia 560ti, 8 gig RAM) so I don't really mind the 30 fps framecap. Having grown up with 8 or 16bit pixel games I never cared too much about a few more or less fps anyway as long as the graphics run smooth.

    I also had a blast with Arkham Asylum and Arkham City is one of my most favourite games of all times but even though Arkham Knight doesn't run too bad on my machine I'm pretty disappointed with it:

    1. It's a joke how they treated the PC port. I shouldn't be one of the few guys this game mostly works with, bugs should be the exception of the rule, not the rule itself.

    2. The bugs and glitches I had were still pretty annoying. I'm at 74% now and so far I had five crashes and some very annoying glitches and bugs (not being able to get out of the batmobile, not being able to pick up Riddler Question Marks from solved puzzles, health bar not regaining after fights and one time when I loaded up my save Batman even was UNDER Gotham City and kept falling and falling into a black abyss - Reload didn't help, "fortunately" a system restart did)

    3. The quests are nothing like in the last two games. Most missions are boring and repetitive fetch quests á la Dragon Age Inquisition: Free x Fireman, destroy x shields, find x bodies, disarm x bombs, extuingish x fires, destroy x enemy towers, etc etc ... Giving the long time they took for developement and especially the much greater variety of the Arkham Games before (heck, even Origins was more interesting here) this was extremely disappointing ...

    4. Overuse of the Batmobile: Often one more feels like in a Batman-GTA than in a real Arkham title. Over and over again the game forces you to use and fight with the Batmobile and those fights usually are extremely boring and repetitive.

    5. I'm only giving the game a five at all because of the interesting main story, the - basically unchanged and so still great - melee fighting system, some (but much too few) great side quests and the old Arkham feeling which still flashes through during certain missions when you have to use stealth and ingeniosity to neutralize your foes like in the Arkham games before.

    Overall though, this game is pretty disappointing. It's still a not too bad game but a huge disappointment for the last installment of the Arkham series. I would have given one point more if Rocksteady wouldn't have treated the PC gamers like second class citizens. But even without that and given how great Rocksteady's predecessors were I still can't believe how devoid of imagination Arkham Knight is.    … Expand
  78. ShaMana
    Jul 6, 2015
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm a huge, huge, HUGE Arkham series fan and literally love the previous games in the series for the amazing pacing, rich world and cool gameplay.... but Arkham Knight disappoints!

    NOTE: This is not a performance review, nor a port rant, nor a technical complaint of any kind. It's a game review for what the game is about. Possible SPOILERS bellow.

    To me the game worked just fine. Crashed only twice, didn't experience any major gameplay and also weren't much bothered with the 30 FPS cap which note is for all platforms. Yes, I would have liked to have higher frame rates but it wouldn't stop me enjoy my top favorite game series for the last 5 years.

    TIPS: To have best performance:
    1. Disable NVIDIA Enhanced Smoke, it's the biggest performance hog, though even with it is still playable
    2. This is the bad one. Use an SSD for the game install. I don't have a stellar spec machine but to me it worked fine with stable 30 frames (it hitched from times to times but not that hard and not often at all)
    3. If you unlock the frames you will notice the ups and downs in frame rate far more and the enjoyment will be far less

    Now for the review itself… Why did I give my top favorite series last installation a 6... Sadly because it has too much flaws in almost everything that it tries to do. The game offers you a rather sizable city with so many options to explore that at some point you can't feel anything but overwhelmed by it. Rocksteady, the developers behind the series seem to have forgotten what made the previous games so good. It was a very solid and fine tuned progression, very focused experience. The story felt fresh and engaging and the asylum/city was full of rich details and areas to explore. The Catwoman addon to Arkham City was a great add on to Batman’s story and she felt unique and very diverse to play with

    With Arkham Knight, things are different. The game includes the addition of the Batmobile and it tries really hard to force it down your throat and convince you how great it is... which sadly was not the case. Inherently there are no major problems with the Batmobile, but we enter this world to be the Batman... not his car and as such the car should have been more of an extension of his tool belt rather than a mandatory companion of many of the games forced car sequences.

    Sadly the combat has suffered as well. There are some great additions to enemy variety and abilities. The medics make you think more often about your priorities, charging enemies interrupt your established flow and Batman's move list feels radically improved, but with that.... Gone is the clarity in combat, gone is the precise impact and interaction with the enemies, gone is even the slightest intimidation that any big enemy group provides.

    You can easily overcome any group of enemies with all the things that you can do and the combat has suffered in several aspects because of that expanded variety. Moves performed by the characters didn't contact properly. Everything happens so fast, but you still notice how limbs don’t do what they were supposed to. The combat felt more hectic and chaotic than in previous games. More noticeable were big particle effects on every punch, which to my opinion weren't really necessary. And not with the addition of all secondary playable characters, combat doesn't feel unique it's more of a thing to do, doesn't really matter how you do it, just don't die, don't kill the objective too early (interrogations), and .... Don’t care with which character are you doing it considering they are practically identical and appear for no more than 10 minutes of screen time.

    I did mention the big city, this however didn't mean that the city has suffered in detail (similarly to the city created in Origins) It's a very beautiful and detail rich city. There are quite a number of small details in the environment if you walk down the streets and take the time to explore.... which you never do, nor does the game encourage you. The constant all direction sense of urgency and danger makes you run (mostly fly) from spot to spot without noticing much where are you currently and what’s around you. Many of the city set pieces were never explored fully (like the underground old Gotham or even less the over ground new Gotham)

    You mostly fly/drive around beating the living hell of anything that moves... Because you are Batman... Your team is astonishingly incompetent (Oracle, Nightwing, Robin) and the bad guys have you so often dead to rights that at some point you wonder how are you still alive.

    Don’t get me wrong. All in all, I did like the game. There were some incredibly written set pieces and parts of the story was greatly enjoyable to see how they will unfold, but sadly this was not the majority of the game littered with the issue of too big goals, too poor execution and great lack of focus spread too thin all . The predictable story and the forced Batmobile didn’t help either.    … Expand
  79. chrisdraco
    Nov 16, 2015
    6
    Juego terriblemente mal optimizado el peor que he visto, es uno de los peores ports que he visto en un videojuego, mejor era que cancelen en pc lo bueno que en steam te devuelven el valor de la compra
  80. Lukecali97
    Jan 19, 2016
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Get as far away from the pc port of this game as possible if u got a hard copy I recomend bbq the game rock steady shame on u leaveing this games pc port to 12 people u made me get a headache when I watched Angry joes stream on the game on pc when he went on an angry rant and u still have not fixed it over all this time gta online had these problems at lanch and it got fixed in like 1week rocksteady your worse then komami for doing this to my best friends favourite franchise… Expand
  81. MetaKiller
    Mar 25, 2016
    4
    Comprised of confusing and uncoordinated combat, poorly controlled batmobile segments, unworthy dlc, repetitive side quests, and no worthwhile boss battles, Batman Arkham Knight is a disappointing send-off for an otherwise beloved modern game franchise.
  82. Sam3336
    Sep 30, 2016
    3
    I was really disappointed in this game compared to the previous arkham series

    It has optimization issues and bugs, poor story and a terrible ending. I know for a fact the console version is far better optimized than pc version, which was very lazy of the developers and of course, a major cash grab I am that disappointed with the game i cant say anything good about it but the fact    I was really disappointed in this game compared to the previous arkham series

    It has optimization issues and bugs, poor story and a terrible ending.

    I know for a fact the console version is far better optimized than pc version, which was very lazy of the developers and of course, a major cash grab

    I am that disappointed with the game i cant say anything good about it but the fact that it just plain sucked! I do not recommend this game to anyone and do not continue the arkham series after arkham origins!    … Expand
  83. aclems379
    Dec 20, 2016
    2
    Really love the arkham series and expect much in arkham knight, sadly it all comes down to disappointment! Very awful graphics and fps drops, been spending time on tweaking the performance but still it's awful. Looks very different with the console versions, really can't enjoy playing it with awful graphics since the game usually has awesome graphics. Really hate to say this, but arkhamReally love the arkham series and expect much in arkham knight, sadly it all comes down to disappointment! Very awful graphics and fps drops, been spending time on tweaking the performance but still it's awful. Looks very different with the console versions, really can't enjoy playing it with awful graphics since the game usually has awesome graphics. Really hate to say this, but arkham knight for PC is awfully bad.… Expand
  84. Nazar228
    Jul 10, 2019
    8
    Batman: Arkham Knight is a 2015 action-adventure video game developed by Rocksteady Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Based on the DC Comics superhero Batman, it is the successor to the 2013 video game Batman: Arkham Origins, and the fourth main installment in the Batman: Arkham series. Written by Sefton Hill, Ian Ball and Martin Lancaster, Arkham Knight isBatman: Arkham Knight is a 2015 action-adventure video game developed by Rocksteady Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Based on the DC Comics superhero Batman, it is the successor to the 2013 video game Batman: Arkham Origins, and the fourth main installment in the Batman: Arkham series. Written by Sefton Hill, Ian Ball and Martin Lancaster, Arkham Knight is inspired by the long-running comic book mythos. Set one year after the events of 2011's Batman: Arkham City, the game's main storyline follows Batman as he confronts Scarecrow, who has launched an attack on Gotham City, causing a citywide evacuation. Scarecrow, with the help of the mysterious Arkham Knight, is also able to unite Batman's greatest foes in an attempt to finally destroy Batman.… Expand
  85. tommydlbass
    Aug 16, 2020
    8
    The end of the trilogy. The story reach the highest point of all the saga and the gameplay improve some things. The optional missions are good and interesting. The car is overused and it's not that fun, but the game make us use it for half game and at the end you can't stand that thing anymore.
  86. ErayTellezi
    Nov 17, 2020
    8
    Zamanında pc'ye çıkarken çok kötü portlanmıştı. Puanlarının bu kadar düşük olması bundan. Şimdi oynaması çok eğlenceli ve bat-mobil ile ilk iki oyundan sıyrılıyor.
  87. vova22379
    Nov 27, 2021
    6
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  88. MrSniker
    Jun 24, 2016
    6
    Short and sweet, no bugs game has some filler quests but not unbearingly a lot. The major problem is combat is exactly the same after 3 games and frankly its boring as hell. It doesn't help that the Joker once again has a major role in the game which made me feel as if we've been there and done that. There's I think one new minor enemy thrown into combat to mix things up.

    Frankly the    Short and sweet, no bugs game has some filler quests but not unbearingly a lot. The major problem is combat is exactly the same after 3 games and frankly its boring as hell. It doesn't help that the Joker once again has a major role in the game which made me feel as if we've been there and done that. There's I think one new minor enemy thrown into combat to mix things up.

    Frankly the best part of the game was when you weren't Batman, which is kind of saying something when it's a Batman game.

    The game's not bad but it definitely has that been there and done that feel, not only by the Arkham series but other generic open world games as well.    … Expand
  89. Lawgun
    Apr 2, 2016
    1
    Totally unplayable. stuttering after 5-15 minutes of gaming. Yeah, game is good, interesting plot, good graphics and sound, and bla-bla-bla. But what is the point of all these if game not working. Worst port ever, even worse than Watch Dogs.
  90. ShadowofZexa
    Oct 31, 2021
    4
    What could of been a good game is turned into in absolute mess with forcing you to use the batmobile for such a large percentage of the game. Unfortunately this overuse of the batmobile turns a good game into a bad one. Arkham Knight really shines when on foot but in the batmobile it really suffers.
  91. julgzfz
    Feb 10, 2019
    5
    Old review: I'm terribly sorry to give this game a 0, but this pc port is a terrible, terrible thing that makes the game unplayable.

    GTX 970, i5 4670k: 5 hard crashes in 2 hours, FPS caped at 30... terrible. As a consumer, I simply can't accept this sort of thing.

    Edit: Played it in 2017, many of the original bugs have been fixed, yet others remain. A much better experience nontheless.
  92. mugen_is_here
    Jul 6, 2023
    10
    They've managed to fix almost everything that was wrong in the previous games. Arkham Knight is the best game in the series while Arkham Origins was the worst.

    Batman is a lot more powerful. You have lots of villains to choose from. Batmobile is quite powerful and you can solve a couple of puzzles with it. You also have dual takedowns sequences where you team up with another character    They've managed to fix almost everything that was wrong in the previous games. Arkham Knight is the best game in the series while Arkham Origins was the worst.

    Batman is a lot more powerful. You have lots of villains to choose from. Batmobile is quite powerful and you can solve a couple of puzzles with it. You also have dual takedowns sequences where you team up with another character or batmobile. There's lots of side missions. The expansion missions are very short but nevertheless a breathe of fresh air.

    The story is great. The ending is great. They've fleshed out all characters very well. There's lots of gadgets. It's fun to beat up a mob of villains because Batman's fights are very well orchestrated. He can also cover a lot of distance between enemies in the middle of a fight which is a relief from the previous series.

    Overall, this is the best in the series.    … Expand
  93. helloarty
    Dec 23, 2021
    10
    One of the best games ever created and the most underrated one for sure, which every piece made by ultra-talented team with a passion to details. Plot, riddles, vibe of the city, complexity of levels, batmobile, few ending, tons of secrets etc. Played it a half year after release and it was pretty well optimized, also recompleted in 2020 at 100% and really wish it lasts even longer (as youOne of the best games ever created and the most underrated one for sure, which every piece made by ultra-talented team with a passion to details. Plot, riddles, vibe of the city, complexity of levels, batmobile, few ending, tons of secrets etc. Played it a half year after release and it was pretty well optimized, also recompleted in 2020 at 100% and really wish it lasts even longer (as you can dissolve in game's atmosphere forever).… Expand
  94. Gormph
    Feb 5, 2016
    2
    P.O.S. doesn't work, completely worthless, WB is a worthless company and no one should support such sloppy work, they have made it clear they couldn't care less about the pc gamers.
  95. greenbeard
    Apr 1, 2023
    1
    Dull plot with bad gaming mechanics with car. Abandoned after 3 hours. Big fun of other games. So what happened?
  96. Vaulie
    Sep 6, 2020
    8
    I'm playing in 2020 with a high end rig so I guess the former issues that plagued the PC port dont really apply anymore (I did suffer some fps drops quite a few times though). Nevertheless, the story and combat is absolutely fantastic. I felt the game leaned heavily on what made Asylum such a fantastic success (similar villains, themes, surprises) but that isn't a bad thing. Also whilstI'm playing in 2020 with a high end rig so I guess the former issues that plagued the PC port dont really apply anymore (I did suffer some fps drops quite a few times though). Nevertheless, the story and combat is absolutely fantastic. I felt the game leaned heavily on what made Asylum such a fantastic success (similar villains, themes, surprises) but that isn't a bad thing. Also whilst the batmobile tank stuff was fun to begin with, there was a little too much of it towards the end. Still, this and Arkham Asylum is the pinnacle of superhero games.… Expand
  97. Tomle1202
    Apr 1, 2017
    7
    The legacy of the Dark Knight ends on a high note in Batman: Arkham Knight, despite some less refined aspects of the game and its undeniably torturing PC performance.
  98. Kai82
    Oct 12, 2020
    2
    Avoid the PC versions as it was full of bugs and poorly optimized. The PS4 and XBOX ONE versions however are not affected. Mainly there are slow downs that felt like playing in slow motion and many crashes. On top of that there are glitches and the game was even removed from Steam if I remember correctly. For itself the game follows the formula of the predecessors. 9 months have passedAvoid the PC versions as it was full of bugs and poorly optimized. The PS4 and XBOX ONE versions however are not affected. Mainly there are slow downs that felt like playing in slow motion and many crashes. On top of that there are glitches and the game was even removed from Steam if I remember correctly. For itself the game follows the formula of the predecessors. 9 months have passed since the events of Arkham City. Scarecrow is threatening Gotham City with his fear toxin. The whole city is evacuated and Batman has to deal with this menace. Additionally there is a new enemy the Arkham Knight who knows more about Batman then it seems. The story is good and immersive from start to finish. There is something that I cant spoil that makes it enjoyable and is a good twist or idea. Alone this makes the game better and I was most entertained. However the Arkham Knight was disappointing. When you have even a little knowledge you think about who he could be and make a conclusion that it could not be a certain character as it would be much too obvious, a letdown and boring. It was that character and they advertised the Arkham Knight as something special and mysterious. The addition that we all were hyped for was the Batmobile. While being firstly satisfying and awesome it gets soon boring and repetitive. After a while you want to skip using it. Then there is the true ending. You have too solve all Riddlers trophies to get it. It is a waste of time as there are over 200 and I as nearly all others don't have the patience to do this. Luckily there is YouTube for this. The gameplay is rock solid or stays at the formula of the Arkham games and the stealth and free flow combat system is satisfying. You get also new gadgets that are satisfying. Warning: Some can be missed or skipped. The graphics are ranging from good to truly awful in this game. While I am the person that defends poor graphics when the gameplay is good this time it is also a letdown. The soundtrack is O.K. Overall this game was a mess and should be avoided. You can get a far better experience on PS4 and XBOX ONE.… Expand
  99. james2003
    May 3, 2020
    4
    I remember the Christmas that my son wanted a Furby, don’t judge he was 6 years old. In fact, I was against it, spouting the fathers prejudiced “it’s a girl’s toy!”. He saw the adverts and his face lit up begging us, I mean Santa, for a Furby.
    That Christmas I bowed to the wife’s pressure and we got one. He loved it and enjoyed playing with it, and now I know I was wrong. He spoke to it,    I remember the Christmas that my son wanted a Furby, don’t judge he was 6 years old. In fact, I was against it, spouting the fathers prejudiced “it’s a girl’s toy!”. He saw the adverts and his face lit up begging us, I mean Santa, for a Furby.
    That Christmas I bowed to the wife’s pressure and we got one. He loved it and enjoyed playing with it, and now I know I was wrong. He spoke to it, played with it, and they sang songs together. That was until a month later when the batteries where low. In a scene that reminded me of the invasion of the body snatchers, it opened its eyes and screeched until it slowly died. I was scared and it was only missing a hand to raise its finger and point. My 6-year-old son screamed in terror and threw it away.

    Batman: Arkham Knight reminds me of that moment.

    I heard all the reviews all the spouting about it being a bad port but still wanted to play it. I knew the fears but still thought that I might be able to fix any technical issues, I am fair well versed so was quietly confident.
    From the beginning, I had every issue under the sun, flickering, low frame rates, mouse problems, high memory issues, and even having to sit through the introduction screen every minute as I reloaded. I tried every fix the internet gave me but nothing worked fully.
    The background flickered enough to give a blind man a seizure.
    Batman looked like a porcupine on steroids.
    And even closing the game brought issues over into my os.

    But I managed to play a little and in those small moments when the game managed to hold it together long enough. Oh what joy, speaking as batman, descending into the city and rough play with the locals as we sang and danced together. Such delightful memories!
    Fantastic levels of intuitive gameplay, the batman fighting system is so great it hard to put into words as you remember the glories of its lineages. It’s not a bad port, however, it does suffer from extremely bad coding issues, with no sign of being fixed anytime soon.
    Even still gameplay got so bad I couldn’t see the NPCs and it felt like fighting in the dark… And I cried and screamed like a frightened 6-year-old boy… I threw it all in and uninstalled it in a stroppy temper.

    The moral of the story, Rocksteady Studios is the fathers prejudiced. Blindly trying to develop the most visually stunning game that is currently possible without though of any value. Sure the graphics are fantastic but at the cost of bad coding and ostracising lower end pcs. Forgetting for a moment about the serious coding issues, this puts the whole common ethos of modern developers and clearly marks it as WRONG. It’s called PC gaming not PC benchmark testing, and sometimes in over-exuberance, they forget this and create the monstrous “Arkham Knight” effect. A game designed to look great without any thought if gamers can actually play it.

    Sadly the only thing that remains is to take out the batteries and leave it to go dusty in the attic. Rocksteady is working to fix this and it must have been a huge issue to take this long. But only time will if this will a horror movie … imagine Furby 2: The Revenge. I shudder to think.    … Expand
  100. jelikey
    Feb 27, 2022
    9
    After all the crap that the game got at first i have to say that this is by far the best game on the saga, it ran PERFECT on my PC, The DLC is godlike you really get on the skin of our favorite vigilante, they do a great job doing the optimization later. I'm not giving a 10 because the crap that we got at first, but right now the game its just excellent, i got really god graphics and theAfter all the crap that the game got at first i have to say that this is by far the best game on the saga, it ran PERFECT on my PC, The DLC is godlike you really get on the skin of our favorite vigilante, they do a great job doing the optimization later. I'm not giving a 10 because the crap that we got at first, but right now the game its just excellent, i got really god graphics and the game runs smoothly, it's a must have if you already played the previous ones or if you are a Batman fan. don't get confused by the old critics, because the developers fix the game already and its a must have… 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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