Batman: The Telltale Series

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  • Summary: Enter the fractured psyche of Bruce Wayne and discover the powerful and far-reaching consequences of your choices as the Dark Knight. In this gritty and violent new story from the creators of The Walking Dead – A Telltale Games Series, you'll make discoveries that will shatter Bruce Wayne'sEnter the fractured psyche of Bruce Wayne and discover the powerful and far-reaching consequences of your choices as the Dark Knight. In this gritty and violent new story from the creators of The Walking Dead – A Telltale Games Series, you'll make discoveries that will shatter Bruce Wayne's world, and the already fragile stability of a corrupt Gotham City. Decide the fate of Gotham City. Determine the fate of Bruce Wayne and his dark persona, Batman. Your choices write a new chapter in the complex and dangerous lives of the playboy industrialist and the vigilante detective. [Telltale]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. GameCritics
    Feb 24, 2017
    85
    Batman: The Telltale Series started strong and ended the same way, and with many characters’ fates left undecided and new characters appearing in the final act, a second season seems inevitable — I look forward to it.
  2. Hardcore Gamer
    Dec 29, 2016
    80
    Perhaps Batman: The Telltale Series’ greatest flaw is inconsistency; playing each episode separately can make some of the weaknesses of the lesser episodes, like technical issues and poor pacing, more apparent in a way that most other Telltale series do not suffer from. But, for players who can dive into the full series all at once, Telltale’s Batman easily stands strong as one of the Dark Knight’s greatest video game outings, providing a gripping tale that clearly separates itself from a standard Batman affair.
  3. Slant Magazine
    Dec 21, 2016
    70
    Telltale Games’s take on the Dark Knight is a much-needed step forward in terms of placing gamers in Batman’s boots.
  4. Meristation
    Dec 21, 2016
    70
    Fresh, agile action is what Batman, the new series of Telltale game is about. Fantastic OST and Troy Baker as Bruce. Telltale needs to take care of some issues with the coding of their games so they can be perfect.
  5. LaPS4
    Jan 9, 2017
    70
    Telltale keeps making the same mistakes as usual, with technical issues that burden the overall experience. Even so, this Batman is interesting enough to keep you playing for the whole five chapters where Bruce Wayne gains the spotlight he didn't have outside comics.
  6. New Game Network
    Feb 7, 2017
    70
    With so many Dark Knight adventures in our movies, TV, comics, and video games, you have to do something special to stand out. In the first few episodes, it looked like Batman: The Telltale Series might actually bottle lightning and create something excellent. But as the finale rolls in, it series fails to separate itself from the many Batman outings we’ve already experienced elsewhere.
  7. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Feb 19, 2017
    50
    An underwhelming Batman game, but a great Bruce Wayne one. A satisfying counterpart to Rocksteady's Arkham games, but it won't win over Telltale naysayers. [Feb 2017, p.93]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 91
  2. Mixed: 46 out of 91
  3. Negative: 13 out of 91
  1. CrabCult
    Dec 19, 2016
    10
    Really enjoyed it. Was like experiencing a Batman comic through a different narrative.
    Story was interesting, enjoyed the characters, didn't    Really enjoyed it. Was like experiencing a Batman comic through a different narrative.
    Story was interesting, enjoyed the characters, didn't appreciate telltales unique take on the characters design at first but I have got to admit, It grew on me while playing the game.

    Good game, recommend getting it on sale since it doesn't have much of a replay value.    … Expand
  2. GODonyaONFiRE
    Jul 12, 2020
    9
    Nu nravyatsa mne takie igri, mozhno pochillit. Kak tolko proidu sluduychuu chast, napishu otzyv. (A menya voobche kto-to chitaet? M?)
  4. naufri27
    Jan 2, 2020
    8
    Engancha como podría hacerlo una serie de televisión. Y es que los juegos de Telltale son así, dependientes totalmente de su historia ya queEngancha como podría hacerlo una serie de televisión. Y es que los juegos de Telltale son así, dependientes totalmente de su historia ya que apenas requieren nada del jugador excepto en momentos puntuales y de una manera muy sencilla a través de su particular toma de decisiones. Si los bugs nos lo permiten, nos encontramos con una revisión del mundo de Bruce Wayne que a mí me ha encantado.… Expand
  5. YunusKat
    Mar 29, 2019
    7
    In general, I found it was a good story. It took classic Batman elements and told the story in a different way than we are used too. The onlyIn general, I found it was a good story. It took classic Batman elements and told the story in a different way than we are used too. The only downside to it is that this is the only Telltale in which I felt my choices didn't matter. I replayed it and mostly there are small details that change but they don't deliver the same impact as other Telltale games.… Expand
  6. Lynchio
    May 15, 2020
    6
    Played this as I got it free a while ago for being a playstation plus member. Man, it was quite disappointing to be honest. Lackluster story,Played this as I got it free a while ago for being a playstation plus member. Man, it was quite disappointing to be honest. Lackluster story, quite obvious plot. I do like a Telltale game, something that tells a story, is no effort to play where your choices have consequences. Something to play if you're tired and want to chill out to. However this ones quite dull, but as a Batman fan still has a few cool moments. DO Not let this game put you off of the second season called Batman The Enemy Within. That season is brilliant and is I'm my top 3 Telltale games yet!… Expand
  7. Sky-Line___
    Apr 12, 2020
    5
    This game is very slow and took a while before I found any interest in playing further. It’s technically very weak on PS4 (FPS drops andThis game is very slow and took a while before I found any interest in playing further. It’s technically very weak on PS4 (FPS drops and character movements that look super artificial), it has some annoying features that don’t bring any value such as the Linking, it can be extremely laggy (even the menus) and make you endure freezes or even app crashes (I got one) and finally it has many undesirable bugs such as characters who become invisible making the cinematic look like a joke.

    Not everything is bad though. As I said, the intrigue is very slow to start, but once it’s started, it actually gets interesting and pretty well written. Moreover I think they did a very good job on what regards the artistic direction and the environments. Gotham feels very Gotham and in general the Batman universe vibe is heavily present. I think that this element and the story make it worth playing if you get it for free, but not otherwise.    … Expand
  8. abdallah9lulu
    Jan 5, 2018
    0
    this is one of tje worst games i’ve ever played the story is bad and characters are very different from thier comic source visually ithis is one of tje worst games i’ve ever played the story is bad and characters are very different from thier comic source visually i understand there is multiple batman universes but this is by far the worse
    regarding gameplay there is little effect for your actions the story is weak and thier is little gameplay in the game
    regarding the preference i played on ps4 it had huge frame drops and freezing in action and out of action the game crashed alot its one of the worst game regarding the prefomance on ps4
    by far the worst game i had ever played    … Expand

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