Batman: The Telltale Series - Episode 2: Children of Arkham

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
66

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 13
  3. Negative: 2 out of 13
  1. Gaming Age
    Oct 3, 2016
    100
    While on the shorter side, episode two comes in swinging and takes no prisoners.
  2. CGMagazine
    Sep 30, 2016
    85
    It sure would be nice if the gang could clean things up on the technical side as this season marches towards what we all have to assume will be an epic finale.
  3. NZGamer
    Sep 29, 2016
    85
    Children of Arkham is a less theatric, but more disruptive story to Batman’s lore.
  5. Atomix
    Sep 21, 2016
    82
    A great continuation for a great start. Batman: The Telltale Series – Episode 2: Children of Arkham makes great work of putting you in tight decision making situations.
  6. PlaySense
    Oct 12, 2016
    75
    Bruce Wayne once more claims the spotlight in an interesting hour of Gotham action, but technically, the game's once more a mess. This needs to change, sooner rather than later.
  7. SpazioGames
    Sep 23, 2016
    75
    Children of Arkham is rather enjoyable and shines thanks to its refined writing, but the gameplay doesn't dare to get far from Telltale' standards and forgets about some interesting new mechanics we saw in Realm of Shadows.
  8. Everyeye.it
    Oct 17, 2016
    72
    Children of Arkham begins with a couple of great scenes and an interesting plot twist. Unfortunately the central part of the episode doesn't work that well. The QTE-Based fights are dull, and the investigative component which had been one of the distinctive trait of the first episode is completely missing.
  9. Gameblog.fr
    Oct 3, 2016
    70
    Children of Arkham picks up where Real of Shadows left off and offers an experience just as enjoyable. The game rewrites Batman's mythology in a clever way and at one point allows the player to chose between playing as Batman and playing as Bruce Wayne. If things keep going this way, Batman: The Telltale Series could very well become one of the best Batman games ever made.
  10. Push Square
    Sep 20, 2016
    70
    By trimming the fat, Telltale has delivered a much stronger episode in its fledgling Batman series. The story's beginning to take a shape of its own now, and more interesting personalities are beginning to come to the fore. While it still feels like the developer's laying foundations, this episode begins with a twist and goes out like a rocket – and that's how we'd like it to continue, thank you very much.
  11. PlayStation LifeStyle
    Sep 22, 2016
    60
    At this point, while trying to honor Batman and give unexpected beats, Telltale has managed to make Batman actually feel dull. There’s a lot of potential in what they are doing, but Children of Arkham is more poorly rehearsed high school play than engrossing Batman fiction.
  12. VideoGamer
    Sep 21, 2016
    60
    It's the sort of thing where I can't decided whether I think it's stupid or I think it's stupid but I love it.
  13. PlayStation Universe
    Sep 22, 2016
    40
    There's promise going forward, for the story at least, but this is an otherwise messy episode on several levels.
  14. Metro GameCentral
    Sep 21, 2016
    40
    Telltale Games continue to be a formidable supervillain, and manage to turn Batman into the one thing he should never be: boring.

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User Score
6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 38 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 38
  3. Negative: 6 out of 38
  1. amirdopy
    Sep 28, 2016
    9
    it was really awesome,there was many good and hard choices but i think they need to pay more attention to penguin (oswald cobblepot)it was really awesome,there was many good and hard choices but i think they need to pay more attention to penguin (oswald cobblepot) character.
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  2. monkeyking0815
    Sep 22, 2016
    9
    By now everybody should know what to expect from a telltale game. Batman: The Telltale Series follows the same formula. But if you like thisBy now everybody should know what to expect from a telltale game. Batman: The Telltale Series follows the same formula. But if you like this kind of modern visual novels thats not a bad thing. The storytelling is good and the characterization spot on. This is Batman as he should be. If you liked "The Wolf among us", "The Walking Dead" or "Tales from the Borderlands" and if you are a fan of the Dark Knight, this is a definitive recommendation for you. Enjoy. Episode 2 tightens the narrative about the dark secrets of the wayne family. It´s quite suspenseful and nicely told. My main critic is that the episode is a bit short.… Full Review »
  3. brockcheese
    Sep 24, 2016
    7
    This episode disappoints so much. The plot continues to be boring, none of the decisions have mattered so far, and the quicktime events areThis episode disappoints so much. The plot continues to be boring, none of the decisions have mattered so far, and the quicktime events are too easy and pointless.… Full Review »
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