Batman: The Enemy Within - Episode 2: The Pact

 PC
Metascore
71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. COGconnected
    Oct 2, 2017
    72
    Episode 2 – The Pact moves the series’ story forward nicely, confronting players with interesting, serious moral dilemmas. Well-rounded, complex characters continue to be added to the mix, providing the potential for an excellent narrative conclusion.
  2. Everyeye.it
    Oct 25, 2017
    70
    The Pact is not a bad episode, but it does not shine with regard to dynamism, rhythm and quality of action scenes.
  3. Twinfinite
    Oct 2, 2017
    70
    I’m just not sure if Telltale has the chops to pull every story development and important character (Tiffany Fox is still largely ignored in this episode too, by the way) and tie them together neatly and coherently.
  5. SpazioGames
    Oct 29, 2017
    65
    In The Pact, it's time to learn something more about the good and the bad guys we are going to deal with for the rest of the series, but the episode feels very slow-paced and forgets about half of the gameplay mechanics we saw in Episode 1.
  6. We Got This Covered
    Oct 6, 2017
    60
    Telltale's minimalist gameplay is exaggerated further in Batman: The Enemy Within - Episode 2: The Pact, to its benefit, but the plot seems to have been fumbled in the process.
  7. Destructoid
    Oct 2, 2017
    60
    The Pact is a fair episode, with some familiar faces and a couple of great scenes. But due to its odd plotting, overbooked roster, and distracting technical flaws, it didn't suck me in like the previous chapter did. Still, outside of the horrible lock-up issues, it was an acceptable way to while away two hours. I'm intrigued to see where the story goes next.
  8. Vandal
    Oct 11, 2017
    55
    Telltale has struggled to tell an interesting story with this episode. A very slow-paced chapter where only the new villains shine.
  9. IGN Spain
    Oct 7, 2017
    55
    The great Harley Quinn design is not enough for this episode that remind us the mediocre first season.
  10. App Trigger
    Oct 4, 2017
    55
    After a high-stakes opening salvo, Batman: The Enemy Within episode 2 feels more like a retaliating sling of an arrow. With the exception of an intriguing interpretation of this episode’s focal antagonist, Telltale Games misfires on many facets of narrative and gameplay design.
  11. IGN
    Oct 4, 2017
    50
    But where Telltale’s best adventures make you feel like your choices matter, ‘The Pact’ fails miserably in that department.