Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition

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5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 80 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 23 out of 80
  2. Mixed: 37 out of 80
  3. Negative: 20 out of 80

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  1. kevinbrown
    Jul 15, 2018
    2
    I will address this review to two kinds of people:

    1- Gamers 2- core Batman fans Skip it straight to your number, whether you want to buy as a gamer or just because you're more into Batman 1- Gamers Alright so where to start... Pfff... Ok... 3,2,1... K go Usually I'm trying to keep a certain level of objectivity in my reviews. Well here it's kind of complicated, because...    I will address this review to two kinds of people:

    1- Gamers
    2- core Batman fans

    Skip it straight to your number, whether you want to buy as a gamer or just because you're more into Batman

    1- Gamers

    Alright so where to start... Pfff... Ok... 3,2,1... K go

    Usually I'm trying to keep a certain level of objectivity in my reviews. Well here it's kind of complicated, because... Well.... There is simply nothing good to say about the game.

    It's 15 hours of non-stop frustration, though a ♥♥♥♥ED UP 2.5D map, which you really try to follow but always ending right where you got lost in the first place. I'm sure that the developers couldn't even tell you themselves where the ♥♥♥♥ you're heading to. Level design is the worst I've ever seen.

    Gameplay: Wow couldn't do worse on the combat system, so pathetic ; just one straight punch, right or left, without following any sort of combo (and believe me the animations will make you throw up).

    The boss battles (and game overall) are really, really tough... Not because they're actually hard, but rather because the whole thing is bugged as hell... always ending up dying trying to get grab the one ladder currently in your face for the past 5 minutes; or a npc getting jammed into the wall, whereby you can't do ♥♥♥♥ anymore since you can't be seen as part of your mission.

    ------- Ok so I just noticed it's been a little less than 6 minutes I'm typing this review and I don't really feel like I should waste my life here anylonger. Sorry but this game does not worth a ♥♥♥♥ and certainly not my precious lifetime.

    Oh I almost forgot...

    2- core Batman fans

    Batman sucks in this game and there was nothing interesting for the Batman fanboy that I am.

    Worst.
    Game.
    Ever.    … Expand

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Metascore
60

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. Hooked Gamers
    Apr 14, 2014
    60
    While it does some things well, namely its exploring and parts of its combat, almost everything seems like the “lite” version of what they should be.
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  2. 4P.de
    Apr 11, 2014
    41
    It has its moments. But there are too few and they are not spectacular enough. The one-dimensional action seems even more inappropriate on the big screen. It just is not interesting.
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  3. PC Games
    Apr 11, 2014
    71
    Not a vast improvement over the Vita version, but it plays better on the PC and looks a little crisper too. Deluxe oder not, Blackgate is a fairly solid metroidvania experience that never reaches its full potential.
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