Gotham Knights

 PlayStation 5
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4.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 586 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 99 out of 586
  3. Negative: 266 out of 586
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  1. halobreaker
    Dec 29, 2022
    3
    I REALLY wanted to like this game. I loved the Arkham games, especially Arkham Knight. The combat was fluid, and the character progression and storytelling was well paced. The city actually felt ALIVE! In Gotham Knights, the city feels dead and hollow. The combat is clunky, repetitive and not intuitive whatsoever. Basic skills which are available straight out of the gate in Arkham KnightI REALLY wanted to like this game. I loved the Arkham games, especially Arkham Knight. The combat was fluid, and the character progression and storytelling was well paced. The city actually felt ALIVE! In Gotham Knights, the city feels dead and hollow. The combat is clunky, repetitive and not intuitive whatsoever. Basic skills which are available straight out of the gate in Arkham Knight are locked behind skills which require skill points in Gotham Knights. The side missions are basic and all of them feel lazily scripted and very copy paste with little to no variation between the similar types (I did two investigation scenes back to back and they were the exact same clues and setup for both). There isn't very much incentive to switch between characters, as they all play basically the same with very slight variances (you can cape glide with Batgirl but not with anyone else, you can stealth takedown enemies from Gargoyles as Robin but not as anyone else). The voice acting gets annoying very quickly, as there only appears to be a small selection of recordings for each character when you're out exploring. The concept of this game was very promising, and had they spent more time on developing the individual characters, their skills and move set, it could have been a really fun game to play. Instead, it feels like they've taken a giant step backwards in the franchise.

    The driving on the Batcycle is also horrendous. It doesn't give any sensation of speed, it handles like something from a late 90s Sega game and the character animations when you're driving are non -existent. It may as well be a large piece of ham on the bike with the throttle taped open.

    Overall, I don't believe this is a AAA title worthy of a $90 price tag. It feels and plays more like a made-for-mobile game. Maybe it's more fun in multiplayer but I gave up on the game before giving that a chance. With a campaign that's just over 10 hours, I'd say wait until this comes out free as a PS Plus title.    … Expand
  2. herele
    Jan 23, 2023
    3
    Its a game that tried its best to be a good batman game but failed in every way, the open world is repetitive and the missions lack meaning, the combat is the worst, its stiff, boring, repetitive and doesnt have the flow other batman games had. they tried to populate the city with random crimes but its so boring that the game never made me want to explore gotham at all, the story is prettyIts a game that tried its best to be a good batman game but failed in every way, the open world is repetitive and the missions lack meaning, the combat is the worst, its stiff, boring, repetitive and doesnt have the flow other batman games had. they tried to populate the city with random crimes but its so boring that the game never made me want to explore gotham at all, the story is pretty good but with the other flaws this game is far from a triple A title, tried to be batman and ended up being boring af, really disappointing.… Expand
  3. Pepemarques01
    Jan 27, 2023
    3
    Como fan de la serie de Gotham, esperaba muchísimo más. No hay nada a destacar, todo muy flojito.
  4. Southernhammer
    Aug 14, 2023
    2
    I played it hoping it'd be better than on release but this is the sort of bad game that can't be fixed with patches. Clunky fighting, boring dialogue and dreadful enemies. Boss fights are the worst part with them being pure damage sponges. Avoid at all costs
  5. DanielOsterne
    Oct 27, 2022
    2
    Esse jogo mostra claramento o caminho errado que parte da indústria está trilhando. Jogo online mediocre, feito para assinatura. Triste! Não jogarei nem de graça.
  6. Lother
    Oct 30, 2022
    2
    Batman - dead
    Tim telling Oracle "I'm not talking about Oracle, I'm talking about BARBARA FREAKING GORDON"
    Activist graffitii all over the city
    wke af
  7. Daniel2009
    Oct 23, 2022
    2
    The characters were good but the Gameplay and story wasn't anything interesting or fun
  8. lanrek
    Nov 22, 2022
    2
    So much to say, but the main issue for me is the lack of 60fps on a latest gen game. Completely unplayable unless you like eye strain and headaches. If you have an older tv then this might be the game for you.
  9. Klaus0405
    Oct 30, 2022
    2
    Das ist positiv:
    optisch ansprechende Open World
    grundsätzlich interessante Heldentruppe spannender Story-Ansatz spaßige Action Das ist negativ:nur ein Grafikmodus (30 fps/4K) Charakteren und Story fehlt Tiefgang Kann atmosphärisch nicht mit Batman-Spielen mithalten zu wenig Variation bei Kämpfen zu viel Grind und zu repetitive Aufgaben Fazti: Definitiv keine 70€ Wert. Wenn der Preis bei    Das ist positiv:
    optisch ansprechende Open World
    grundsätzlich interessante Heldentruppe
    spannender Story-Ansatz
    spaßige Action

    Das ist negativ:nur ein Grafikmodus (30 fps/4K)
    Charakteren und Story fehlt Tiefgang
    Kann atmosphärisch nicht mit Batman-Spielen mithalten
    zu wenig Variation bei Kämpfen
    zu viel Grind und zu repetitive Aufgaben

    Fazti:
    Definitiv keine 70€ Wert. Wenn der Preis bei maximal 20 € liegt greife ich zu.
    Ich weiß nicht warum DC immer wieder ins Fettnäpfchen tritt?
    Die letzten Spiele waren so gut.
    Echt sehr schade!    … Expand
  10. TheWarrchitect
    Oct 23, 2022
    2
    Wow. Where to begin. Let me start off by saying what a massive disappointment this game was. Everything to the gameplay it the performance.

    The Gameplay: The gameplay in GK was a huge let down. We went from a smooth free flow combat system in the Arkham Games to….this. It feels clunky, slow, and unpolished. Not to mention the RPG elements in the game just don’t work. These type of Batman    Wow. Where to begin. Let me start off by saying what a massive disappointment this game was. Everything to the gameplay it the performance.

    The Gameplay: The gameplay in GK was a huge let down. We went from a smooth free flow combat system in the Arkham Games to….this. It feels clunky, slow, and unpolished. Not to mention the RPG elements in the game just don’t work. These type of Batman games don’t function well with RPG elements. Damage numbers and level scaling is absolutely ridiculous. This game loves to level gate players from certain missions. It almost forces you into “grinding” the open world to level up.

    The Performance: Don’t even get me started on this. 30fps CAPPED on console. Absolutely unacceptable for a “next gen” only title. That fact that there is no performance mode is disappointing. Even with the capped 30fps, the game still dips below into the low twenties, making the game feel like a slideshow.

    The Story: The story in this game was just “ok.” It certainly wasn’t memorable compared to any of the Arkham games. I won’t go further into this due to spoilers. Surprisingly the story is what carried me through the game.

    The Characters: Just to be clear, I love the concept of a bat family game. Robin, Nightwing, Redhood, and Batgirl are all cool characters, just not in this game. I think the biggest problem for me was their voice acting and their dialogue. A lot of it was very cringey and had terrible delivery. I’m disappointed as Batgirl and Robin are some of my favorite side characters in the comics.

    The Art Style: Once again we have another disappointment on our hands. Everything from the city to the outfits of the characters. Gotham city looks completely uninspired and boring compared to any other depiction we’ve seen in comics, video games, or movies. It just feels like regular city, not Gotham city with its dark gothic atmosphere and architecture. The character art style in this game is also bad. The coolest and most comic accurate skins are locked behind the deluxe edition paywall. In conclusion, I was massively let down with this game. I don’t recommend anyone buy this. Save your money. The performance, the gameplay, and several other factors just make this game so unenjoyable. I hope this review helps.    … Expand
  11. AAAgaming
    Oct 24, 2022
    2
    What's the point of new consoles, if new games are graphically worse and run worse than some older games? Even 2017 games like AC Origins look better than this. Nobody should defend this, because you are DC fan. I'm huge DC fan and that's why i don't support this, because i want better DC games.
  12. Gothamlights
    Oct 24, 2022
    2
    30fps on NEXT GEN CONSOLES, poor graphics (would have been epic in 2012), some fun missions (thank god for these, am i right?), but overall nothing new, mediocre, been there-done that story. Overall very disappointing. Hopefully Suicide Squad game will be much better.
  13. JoanCG88
    Nov 5, 2022
    2
    Una decepción. Soy fanático de los Arkham y del universo Batman y este juego es un insulto a lo creado en los tres anteriores. Repetitivo, simplón y sin carisma. Coge lo mejor de la saga Arkham, los combates y la exploración, y lo hace aburrido, monótono y repetitivo. Dejé el juego a mitad y lo vendí.
  14. ProGamer1010
    Oct 29, 2022
    2
    They took the Arkham formula and ruined every aspect. Even the story is predictable and awful. If you like the Arkham series, skip this game.
  15. dany7630
    Oct 29, 2022
    2
    Really feels like a last gen title. EVGA RTX 3090 FTW3 ultra, and the stuttering is unbearable! Game lacks any sort of polish to it and feel like another generic rushed out cash grab. And to top it off, pre-rendered cut scenes?!!!! Come on WB Montréal, you should know better.
  16. 7thRider
    Nov 3, 2022
    2
    Uninspired, repetitive, a lot Inferior on graphs, animations and feel than Batman 7 years old Games.
    Another corporate money grab
  17. Jlonzoe
    Nov 14, 2022
    2
    This could have been a great game, they have new characters and story to bring a refreshing new taste to dinner, but the studio ruined it. The very core fighting mechanics that makes a Batman game, a Batman game, is gone. No more counter and punch, its now a dull evade and punch. If Montreal studios would have done what Santa Monica studios did with God of War, they would have pure gold.This could have been a great game, they have new characters and story to bring a refreshing new taste to dinner, but the studio ruined it. The very core fighting mechanics that makes a Batman game, a Batman game, is gone. No more counter and punch, its now a dull evade and punch. If Montreal studios would have done what Santa Monica studios did with God of War, they would have pure gold. All Montreal had to do was leave the fighting mechanics and just polish it, they could have tuned the fighting for robin, batgirl, etc to give a different fighting experience for each, but instead they decided to give a grand theft auto fighting feel to it and changed the counter move Batman does with an evade move, they completely ruined the game. Read and watch gameplay before buying.… Expand
  18. pioslik
    Oct 23, 2022
    1
    Combine greedy publisher and lazy developers and puff, you'll get Gotham Knights. Defective game with no 60fps and terrible optimization that even doesn't hold 30fps and has many technical problems. This could easily work at 60fps but it would require for the devs more time and money for publisher to make necessary optimizations. But they are so arrogant that they believe that playersCombine greedy publisher and lazy developers and puff, you'll get Gotham Knights. Defective game with no 60fps and terrible optimization that even doesn't hold 30fps and has many technical problems. This could easily work at 60fps but it would require for the devs more time and money for publisher to make necessary optimizations. But they are so arrogant that they believe that players won't mind and buy the game anyway.… Expand
  19. Kenms
    Oct 23, 2022
    1
    Bad controls, bad gameplay feel in general, a city without life our a sensation of progress and a lack of options in PC and specially consoles, no 60fps option, or VRR option.

    Bad product in general and horrible legacy for BA games.
  20. D3M0N07
    Oct 27, 2022
    1
    Trash. . .if u don't believe go buy and play. . .Batman: Arkham Knight much more better than this sh*t. . .
  21. movielover86
    Oct 30, 2022
    1
    One official review opens with the game is up their with elden ring
  22. GustavoCOD
    Oct 26, 2022
    1
    Jesus Cristo, impeçam a WB Montreal de produzir jogos da DC. Este jogo consegue ser inferior em TODOS os quesitos comparado ao Arkham Knight de 2015.

    Que vergonha, pedi reembolso desta bomba!
  23. Baggy11
    Nov 10, 2022
    1
    What a poorly made batman game, story and graphics are ok in parts but overall game play and level design is extremely poor and repetitive.
  24. Drreester
    Oct 26, 2022
    1
    Was totally put off when i saw villans smashing a crate while shouting **** smash smash"

    Seriously? this insulting my intelligence
  25. Alexandr1
    Oct 25, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Cool, bad and bad........................................................... ...… Expand
  26. benprofessional
    May 29, 2023
    1
    Very bad game, even for free its unplayable in 30 fps , boring story boring combat, graphics are bad, even arkham knight look SOOOOOO much better than this, unrecommended.
  27. Sukin
    Oct 30, 2022
    1
    45€ burned for nothing .
  28. vjkratky
    Oct 25, 2022
    1
    One point for the interesting story, some good moments in combat and finally being able to play as nightwing, but man, this game blows... Repetive tasks to pad the runtime, a lot of glices with the transversal moviment, enemies are dull bags with a **** of ton of health, the generic rpg mechanics of the that makes ubisofts openworlds an A grade design. Why so many bad design choices?One point for the interesting story, some good moments in combat and finally being able to play as nightwing, but man, this game blows... Repetive tasks to pad the runtime, a lot of glices with the transversal moviment, enemies are dull bags with a **** of ton of health, the generic rpg mechanics of the that makes ubisofts openworlds an A grade design. Why so many bad design choices? Technical problems? For a 70$ game... The game industry its in a all time low, and i dont see it turning back, because any **** throw at the wall makes money (at least we got the masterpiece Elder Ring)… Expand
  29. Octobierg
    Nov 3, 2022
    1
    Please don't buy this **** game. Story is trash. Gameplay is trash. 30fps experience with this trash graphics(worst than Gotham Knight).
  30. Rallianto_Rex
    Oct 24, 2022
    1
    We are on next-gen consoles, we are in 2022. And we just got a next-gen game, BARELY running 30fps.
    God of War Ragnarok is coming out soon, and it has a 120fps option. That is 4x the fps of Gotham Knights. And Gotham Knights is empty, no civilians or pedestrians, same copy-paste buildings. God of War has crazy amount of details. This is just not good enough.
    First they removed the PS4    We are on next-gen consoles, we are in 2022. And we just got a next-gen game, BARELY running 30fps.
    God of War Ragnarok is coming out soon, and it has a 120fps option. That is 4x the fps of Gotham Knights. And Gotham Knights is empty, no civilians or pedestrians, same copy-paste buildings. God of War has crazy amount of details. This is just not good enough.
    First they removed the PS4 released "because it's a next-gen game" they said. So I though WOW it's gonna have amazing graphics. But no......... the reason it's not out for last gen, is because it cannot run on last gen. It can only barely run 30fps on next-gen, it even dips to 25fps sometimes. This game is a mess    … Expand
  31. aad2
    Oct 30, 2022
    1
    arkham knight is a better game even though it came out 7 years ago .........
  32. Harry2P
    Dec 27, 2022
    1
    Literal **** game. 30 FPS on Xbox Series X and blaming Xbox for that is just stupid, maybe your developers suck at optimizing a game lmao. Put your game in a dumpster either way
  33. Intohimo
    Oct 22, 2022
    1
    Я эту игру ждал с момента анонса. И что мы имеем на выходе? Не оптимизированная игра лишённая того шарма, который был в серии Аркхем. И самый жирный гвоздь, лично для меня- это отсутствие русского языка. Как можно из-за политических взглядов лишить все русскоговорящие комьюнити русской локализации. Игры ведь в не политики, ни так ли? У меня десяток друзей и знакомых которые были готовы ееЯ эту игру ждал с момента анонса. И что мы имеем на выходе? Не оптимизированная игра лишённая того шарма, который был в серии Аркхем. И самый жирный гвоздь, лично для меня- это отсутствие русского языка. Как можно из-за политических взглядов лишить все русскоговорящие комьюнити русской локализации. Игры ведь в не политики, ни так ли? У меня десяток друзей и знакомых которые были готовы ее купить, но без русского языка, все отказались. Это уже 700 долларов разрабам, а сколько таких как я?… Expand
  34. Enriqmonti
    Nov 2, 2022
    1
    One of the worst games I have played in 2022. It doesn't even look like a next gen game with poor graphics and frame drops. The story is horrible with unlikable characters and villains. Even the voice acting is bad. Travelling through Gotham is slow and boring. I know is a different game from the original trilogy but damn ... they didnt even try.
    Barbara´s voice is annoying and it looks    One of the worst games I have played in 2022. It doesn't even look like a next gen game with poor graphics and frame drops. The story is horrible with unlikable characters and villains. Even the voice acting is bad. Travelling through Gotham is slow and boring. I know is a different game from the original trilogy but damn ... they didnt even try.
    Barbara´s voice is annoying and it looks like it was going to be another game (with loot and stats) and decided to change it last minute.
    I don´t recommend it even in discount.    … Expand
  35. ArtificialG8D
    Oct 23, 2022
    1
    This game makes me question why the consumers love getting **** over by companies/devs with "TRipLE A GaMEs" and love to defend them for no reason.
    Before i talk about the game in general, i would love to state how despicable the devs are for hiding that the game was gonna run at 30fps ON CURRENT GEN CONSOLES (PS5/XBS X&S) something they know that may be the deal breaker was for some    This game makes me question why the consumers love getting **** over by companies/devs with "TRipLE A GaMEs" and love to defend them for no reason.
    Before i talk about the game in general, i would love to state how despicable the devs are for hiding that the game was gonna run at 30fps ON CURRENT GEN CONSOLES (PS5/XBS X&S) something they know that may be the deal breaker was for some (good thing i bought it, played it and immediately returned it) quite scummy and down right unexpectable, i bought a next gen console with the intent of playing games at 60fps NOT 30FPS, if i did then i would've plugged in my PS4. Arkham Knight looks better (a 7 year old game) than a 2022 NEXT GEN EXCLUSIVE GAME.

    The Game:
    Now i know i was diving into the game knowing this had nothing to do with the Arkham Games and the story was OK, the opening was long but was fun to watch (u know batman dying), then everything else was quite forgettable.
    The gameplay was SO **** BORING, The Arkham games had best ways to combat different styles of enemies like if any enermy had a shield you would (jump over them, slide over them, stun them) or enemies with a blade u would (evade them, creating an opening to attack them). This defined the combat standard in videogames (which games like Spider-man 2018, Shadow of Mordor copied) Unfortunantly, the combat in Gottham Knights feels like a god damn MMORPG, the enermy types are the god damn same with a big shield enermy which feels like i need to hault to fight him. "but... BuT ITs NoT An ArKaM Title" YA BUT GOD DAMN IT'S IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO COMPARE IT, because those games were a masterpiece. With the amount of crafting u do, my god it's a literal mobile game. But the thing i will give this game is that the grind isn't bad at all.

    Exploring the world feels DEAD, where are the NPCs?, bro was this during COVID 19 period? my god LMAO. i can walk outside rn and see people, see cars.

    BUT MY GOD WHAT'S WORSE IS THE PERFORMANCE.
    Since i used the PS5, this couldn't keep at a stable 30fps (it dipped as low as 24fps) and many people blaming the Series S for this LMAO. It's just the DEVS BEING INCOMPETENT, they are AAA publishers and you're telling me this couldn't be runned at 60fps, **** **** Give me a reason why this couldn't be on the last gen consoles (no someone tell me why???)
    i cannot speak for PC users, but (from what i've seen) the performance is all over the **** place.

    This game is just soulless, unoptimised mess
    erm 1/10 why??? because batgirl got a nice a$$.

    If you really want to play the game, just wait until it goes on sale if not JUST DON'T BUY THE GAME, this is a game that is $40 MA, $60-$70 (YOU MUST BE OUT OF UR MINDS) or just buy the Arkham Collection

    THIS GAME JUST HIGHLIGHT HOW BAD MODERN GAMING HAS BECOME.    … Expand
  36. modern_gamer_
    Oct 24, 2022
    1
    Peak of modern gaming is finally here. Huge respect to developers who are making these AAA masterpieces. Story so good, never seen in a game before. Combat, fast as lightning and graphics so good, that this masterpiece can barely run 30fps (mostly 20-24fps). So it's very similar experience to playing GTA 4 in 2008.
  37. logicalgamer25
    Oct 24, 2022
    1
    This might be one of the worst optimizations in AAA gaming, ever. You have all the power from PS5 and Xbox Series X and you can't make it run 60fps? Let me remind you, city has hardly any traffic, you are lucky to spot a car. Hardly any people walking around and it can barely run 30fps, if you drive fast it goes to 25fps and sometimes has random lag as well even just walking around orThis might be one of the worst optimizations in AAA gaming, ever. You have all the power from PS5 and Xbox Series X and you can't make it run 60fps? Let me remind you, city has hardly any traffic, you are lucky to spot a car. Hardly any people walking around and it can barely run 30fps, if you drive fast it goes to 25fps and sometimes has random lag as well even just walking around or fighting. Now compare this to Spider-Man Remastered, city full of thousands of people, easily 20-30 people on screen at once, lots of cars etc, and it runs flawlessly 60fps on new consoles and even better on PC. This game looks worse than countless of 2015-2021 games. This is pathetic, that's the only word to describe this game.… Expand
  38. nextgenpower
    Oct 24, 2022
    1
    I have only one question, why? Why would you treat your fans and customers like that? I'm speechless. There are streamers on twitch and youtube right now, playing your "masterpiece" and i asked some of them for honest opinion and let's just put it that way, they try to be nice about the situation, but truth is, this game sucks okay and they know that, i know that and you know that. It'sI have only one question, why? Why would you treat your fans and customers like that? I'm speechless. There are streamers on twitch and youtube right now, playing your "masterpiece" and i asked some of them for honest opinion and let's just put it that way, they try to be nice about the situation, but truth is, this game sucks okay and they know that, i know that and you know that. It's weak for 2022 next gen. Sorry, this is not even next gen, clearly not. Even, if some people have told me they like the story, overall everyone seem to agree that 30fps on next gen is not okay. This is not enjoyable experience by any means and to ask 70 dollars or euros for it is just disgusting.… Expand
  39. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr
    Oct 25, 2022
    1
    This game is actually way worse than i thought it could be. Story is very basic, game is very grindy. But that's not the biggest problem, biggest problems are world design and bad performance. Gotham in this game is so empty and boring and despite that, game runs barely 30fps, that's ridiculous. Anyone saying that 30fps doesn't matter, because last gen was also 30fps, misses the point. TheThis game is actually way worse than i thought it could be. Story is very basic, game is very grindy. But that's not the biggest problem, biggest problems are world design and bad performance. Gotham in this game is so empty and boring and despite that, game runs barely 30fps, that's ridiculous. Anyone saying that 30fps doesn't matter, because last gen was also 30fps, misses the point. The entire point of NEW CONSOLES, should be making things better. I would tolerate 30fps, if this game had amazing next-gen graphics, but that's not the case. This game has worse graphics, than many 2017-2020 games.… Expand
  40. Yolotroll
    Nov 4, 2022
    1
    La versión de xbox es la peor de todas una basura pésimo rendimiento gracias a series S no pudieron poner 60fps una decepción de consolas xbox
  41. ribizly
    Oct 29, 2022
    1
    30 FPS in 2022 on a Next-gen console because there are some compute heavy features haver been turned on? Really. No thanks.
  42. Attila94
    Dec 12, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No Rus sub ! Ни слова по русски, игроки хотят играть… Expand
  43. Attila68
    Dec 16, 2022
    1
    Add Russian. Russian is spoken in 17 countries. 250 million people speak Russian
  44. Oncep
    Dec 21, 2022
    1
    Ни слова по Русски! Хотябы субтитры добавить это не дорого для бюджета игры.Pls add Russian subtitles.
  45. Plain_Sight_Doc
    Oct 23, 2022
    0
    30 FPS max on next gen only, for 70$ . What a joke. Combats weak. 2 player max.
  46. SeriousGameFan
    Oct 24, 2022
    0
    Not a very good game at full price of $70. It has a lot of grind in the beginning and several mechanics to extend the playtime. There are only several missions every night, and you need to go back to the belfry to advance a new night for more missions, and then you have to grind for every character. Missions are gated by level. Wait for this to go on sale for $20. This was a quickNot a very good game at full price of $70. It has a lot of grind in the beginning and several mechanics to extend the playtime. There are only several missions every night, and you need to go back to the belfry to advance a new night for more missions, and then you have to grind for every character. Missions are gated by level. Wait for this to go on sale for $20. This was a quick cashgrab of a game, that doesn't hold up to the older Arkham games.… Expand
  47. Bzone
    Oct 30, 2022
    0
    This game is 30fps in 2022... How disappointing. Rather play the previous batman games.
  48. sanjar123
    Oct 26, 2022
    0
    Another generic grinding game. This is a disgrace to all Arkham series even tho Rocksteady has nothing to do with this doo-doo. And let's mention our fellow SJW members, and how they managed to sneak in their fascist ideology, good work
  49. huntertex
    Oct 29, 2022
    0
    This game is playable, I'll say that. The story brings it down to a zero, Don't buy this.
  50. GamingReality
    Oct 28, 2022
    0
    Woke agenda must be illegal, what is this trash?!
    A batman game without batman says it all, stupid idea stupid performance really bad job with this one. Disgusting and real games should ban developers like this, we need to see such developers go extinct there's no place for their evil agendas in fun and games. 30 fps 21 on bike unbelievable spit to the face for every DC fan.
  51. Genexus84
    Oct 23, 2022
    0
    Terrible performance, boring boss fights.a lifeless open world. It has some fun moments but not to long. I had no motivation anymore for this game after 6 hours. But I finished it with no wow effects.
  52. OnlyOneHere
    Oct 26, 2022
    0
    This game is a huge steaming pile of garbage. The greedy developers are charging $70 for a game that only runs at 30 FPS, and let me remind you that this is a "next-gen" only game. That is embarrassing and makes this game look like the laughing stock of $70 games. The physics are beyond horrible. The story is pathetic and poorly written. The combat is clunkier than the Arkham games.This game is a huge steaming pile of garbage. The greedy developers are charging $70 for a game that only runs at 30 FPS, and let me remind you that this is a "next-gen" only game. That is embarrassing and makes this game look like the laughing stock of $70 games. The physics are beyond horrible. The story is pathetic and poorly written. The combat is clunkier than the Arkham games.

    There is nothing to do in the open world. It's just a boring and lifeless world. The developers had a trailer showing off the batcycle in slow motion, and I can now see why they did that. It was to hide the fact that the batcycle in this game is extremely slow. You would think that a futuristic sports bike would at least feel faster than a soccer mom's minivan. Forget the minivan, this poor excuse of a motorcycle is even slower than a garbage truck. Despite how slow the bike is, this game still somehow manages to drop in FPS when driving it. That just proves how lazy the developers are to optimize their game.

    The co-op multiplayer is a complete joke. You can only play up to 2 players. Are you freaking kidding me? There are four playable characters in this game. One would assume we would be able to play up to 4 players, but the developers were too cheap and lazy for that. I don't recommend this poor excuse of a next-gen game at all.

    P.S. Oh way to got Metacritic. Silencing me over an opinion, real mature. How dare I give this a negative score for not meeting my high expectations on a AAA game, especially if it's a $70 next-gen only game.    … Expand
  53. Yourmumsbills
    Oct 23, 2022
    0
    As bad as the pre reviews had stated. Terrible boring combat system with numbers all over the screen, stealth gameplay is a joke and all of it is in a janky 30fps. City is a ghost town that feels empty and dull. I general it feels like a crappy online free to play game. The worst thing is that it just isn't fun at all, just feels like a half finished online game from last gen. Massive fail.
  54. DmitryV
    Oct 27, 2022
    0
    Ужасная дрочилка, еще и не стабильные 30 фпс, это позор. Игру делали 9 лет... Это ужас.
    Не покупайте эту парашу
  55. TheTechGuru
    Oct 27, 2022
    0
    If your giving this game positive scores just to over throw the negative stop. Im seeing a lot of negative scores giving full detail why they are giving it negative. Then i see the 10/10 followed by listen to me ignore all the others and stuff like that. The positive reviews are clearly not unbiased and based on pushing there opinion towards anyone who says otherwise. This is not ok. TheIf your giving this game positive scores just to over throw the negative stop. Im seeing a lot of negative scores giving full detail why they are giving it negative. Then i see the 10/10 followed by listen to me ignore all the others and stuff like that. The positive reviews are clearly not unbiased and based on pushing there opinion towards anyone who says otherwise. This is not ok. The reviews may be positive but there intentions are hateful. The negative reviews state facts about this game. There are bugs and the frame rate is a massive problem for game play. Its so bad its causing a number of crashes and freezing. The enemies are bullet sponges and a lot of it is loot based. This game is by no means good and not worth $70. Stop listening to cult fanatics and think for your self. If you enjoy this game good for you. But personally I think at its current state all should wait for a price drop. But making a review intended to over throw another is not ok.… Expand
  56. Axiomrend
    Oct 27, 2022
    0
    They blamed poor performance on a "potato console", when it's clearly a "potato developer" fault.

    Playing this game can cause you Arkham Knights PC release flashbacks, so avoid at all costs.
  57. dEFLASH
    Oct 27, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. May the game of next gen be worse than 8 year old previous past gen game? For sure! Characters, story, graphics, details, all of it bad as hell. Save your time, your money and mental health, don't even try it. May the proud owner of PS5 die from cringe? For sure! Beware.… Expand
  58. Poni
    Oct 23, 2022
    0
    The fact that this game was supposed to be released on a PS4 and now can't even run 60 fps on a PS5 is unacceptable and I refuse to support this movement either with my money or a positive review. The upcoming God of War can run 120 fps. This is a developers issue, they are too lazy to properly optimize a game. There are some many examples, Elden ring can run 60 fps and has higherThe fact that this game was supposed to be released on a PS4 and now can't even run 60 fps on a PS5 is unacceptable and I refuse to support this movement either with my money or a positive review. The upcoming God of War can run 120 fps. This is a developers issue, they are too lazy to properly optimize a game. There are some many examples, Elden ring can run 60 fps and has higher requirements than this game.… Expand
  59. deathstramding
    Oct 31, 2022
    0
    **** game **** game **** game **** game **** game v**** game **** game **** game
  60. RanGom007
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    I'm not going to talk about how terrible this project is, but what pissed me off the most was the lack of any Russian localization in the game. no matter how good the project is, but such a bestial attitude towards Russian-speaking players is lousy
  61. Mclovin69
    Jun 7, 2023
    0
    It's like the creators wanted to kill batman, just for the sake of killing batman. Just really stupid.
  62. Benjy5045
    Oct 24, 2022
    0
    Wow this game is really a hard pill to swallow. Everyone had so much hope for this but one way or another these companies will start listening to fans or they will go out of business. The only reason they are able to creat video games is due to fans so if you screw the consumer it will come back to bite you. Stop with cookie cutter boring half ass games.
  63. Fire-typhoon123
    Dec 25, 2022
    0
    Trash ass game. WB Montreal has got no talent whatsoever. They should've instead just remastered Arkham origins lol.
  64. DAVIDROBERTSON1
    Oct 22, 2022
    0
    30 fps on PS5 is this a joke WB Montreal, GOW ragnorok has even a 120fps mode with a 2.1 HDMI cable, this game is so poorly optimized I wished it got delayed more so they could've added atleast a 60fps proformance mode.
  65. A467806h
    Jan 27, 2023
    0
    For the lack of a Russian language! Ordinary people have nothing to do with it! You behave like fascists. Russian is spoken by 300 million people worldwide. Children can't learn the language so quickly or so quickly to read and translate playing the game! Reconsider your views and be more human! Developers of other games do not behave like this. Every game has and must have Russian!!!
  66. koli985
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    Don't buy this. This game runs at 30fps barely, gameplay is awful, characters and voice acting is bad, story was the only thing acceptable in this game, if you're a big batman fan and Gotham in general, this game is a big trap for a bad experience.
  67. Elkeiem
    Nov 13, 2022
    0
    30fps on current gen consoles.. that i think is enough said. But fpr whatever reason i need to fill enough characters.
  68. lukec19
    Oct 23, 2022
    0
    The fact that this can’t even run at locked 30fps on ps5 is a joke, Arkham knight looks better than this crap and it came out 7 years ago.
  69. AntiReviewBomb
    Oct 22, 2022
    0
    9 year wait for this garbage! Terrible performance issues, bugs, shallow gameplay, loot/Grind gameplay is horrible, dialogue is horrendous. Boring lifeless open world. Beaten by every single Arkham game from decades ago.
  70. Hassanhh
    Oct 23, 2022
    0
    بختصار لعبة يوبيسوفتيه
    Upisoft
    تشتغل على 30 فريم في الجيل الجديد مسخره صراحه
  71. Luisguerreroa
    Nov 12, 2022
    0
    El juego está muy mal optimizado en casi todos los sentidos, la inteligencia artificial no es muy buena, y la historia tiene potencial desperdiciado, no seria un juego que yo recomendé
  72. ram_1941REG77
    Nov 29, 2022
    0
    How could this shame be released after the godlike arkham knight??? AA, they did Rockstady, they know how to make games

    this product is not for the players, but for the developers themselves, so that they make money! First they removed Denuvo (due to an error, it's not clear HOW you can make a mistake and not the first time and not the first developer) The farther we roll, the deader    How could this shame be released after the godlike arkham knight??? AA, they did Rockstady, they know how to make games

    this product is not for the players, but for the developers themselves, so that they make money!
    First they removed Denuvo (due to an error, it's not clear HOW you can make a mistake and not the first time and not the first developer) The farther we roll, the deader the games become! Soon we will call to ignore this or that developer. These are the current realities, that due to the fact that LGBT and other BLM would not be offended by the studio, they will do **** and sell you for your money! I have already stopped buying games because of this, I took this one on a torrent!    … Expand
  73. NoM3rcy
    Oct 23, 2022
    0
    I didn't even play the game, but I will give 0 to any game releasing in 30fps. I am from 1990, I played my whole life games with less than 30fps on older platforms, and I just can say that, after you play a game in 60fps+ you just can't go back. It's unacceptable a game for next Gen console that don't offer a quality and a performance mode.
  74. Andryu180
    Nov 12, 2022
    0
    Performance wise the game launched (and still is) in a disastrous state, I’m on a 4090 and this is the most choppy game experience I had in years. Ray tracing is broken, VRR doesn’t work, and you can’t get a stable 60 fps performance even at 720p / lowest settings even on the most powerful of rigs. This is just ridiculous and this game deserve to fail
  75. Ray6701
    Oct 23, 2022
    0
    It could have been more interesting than it was the Gameplay is very hard to control
  76. dahurtbizness
    Jan 9, 2023
    0
    game so bad that it looks like it belongs on a ps2 while being a next gen only. what a disgrace, even batman rise of sin tzu that this game tries to copy from looks better and plays better than this game. the acting, the writing/dialogues is just as bad as saints row (2022). made me wish cw's gotham knights tv show that has the same plot would've came out so we could've compared which isgame so bad that it looks like it belongs on a ps2 while being a next gen only. what a disgrace, even batman rise of sin tzu that this game tries to copy from looks better and plays better than this game. the acting, the writing/dialogues is just as bad as saints row (2022). made me wish cw's gotham knights tv show that has the same plot would've came out so we could've compared which is actually worst and they killed batman/Bruce Wayne twice at the end of the game when he commits suicide for no reason and the start of the game when he was stabbed and pronounced dead before the plot twist of him being the last boss after being resurrected by the Lazarus Pit after Talia al Ghul stole his body to mind corrupt hi and used him to fight the bat family. everyone in this game is out of character and the jokes is mcu level cringe and unfunny and never lands where it leaves u scratching ur head.
    wanna play as the batfamily do urself a favor and just play batman rise of sin tzu it's a tie in to btas and Jim Lee was involved in making that game and the creation of sin tzu u have a better time playing that over this repetitive, clunky, stale gameplay and mobile game mechanics to make progress and hit sponge enemies.    … Expand
  77. mabritec
    Nov 2, 2022
    0
    gracias a la patata de xbox series s ha salido un juego capado para todas las consolas de verdadera nueva generacion como la series x y ps5, una porqueria. compra esta porqueria si quieres perder tu dinero
  78. DandyCrow
    Nov 16, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Poorest list of Worst boss fights EVER! Only Clayface, Harley Quinn, Mr. Freeze and... Bruce Wayne/Batman?! And they all SUCK! From Arkham games to... THIS?! What an unfunny joke!… Expand
  79. EXTREMIX1938
    Oct 22, 2022
    0
    no need to put a mode with a 60fps patch, you can't play 21fps on the bike, it really all sucks, no one here is comparing it to Batman Arkham, so it's no use that fanboys keep spamming 10 without sense, because the problem is not that but the fps. and if you complain about this, either you don't have a ps5, or you just switched to ps5 from the switch.
  80. Chrismerchy
    Oct 29, 2022
    0
    30 fps wtf ......boring and unplayable , i hate this game.....................
  81. Biggun
    Oct 23, 2022
    0
    Ce sera surement un des fails de l'année 2022. L'open world est vide le jeu est graphiquement moyen le framerate bloqué à 30 fps sur console pas de lock de caméra quand on combat un ennemi. Le jeu a été pensé pour la coop pour évidemment le monétiser à fond. C'est un étron qui suivra le même succès que Marvel Avengers.
  82. psbrann
    Oct 29, 2022
    0
    I can’t believe this is acceptable for a next gen title. Half baked graphics, 14 hour long main story with no side content, janky controls that feel like ps3 era, can’t even run a stable 30 frames (constantly dips below 20), and a DISGUSTINGLY predictable storyline. This is a free to play game at best. Save your money.
  83. art1373
    Feb 19, 2023
    0
    Well this is developed by some high reputation companies like QLOC and Warner bros, but I expected so much more! I bought these with a discount and I am glad I did not pay full price! I deleted the game in a second! if PSN had a refund policy these game companies would think twice before releasing everything they see with false advertisement!
  84. Gowron
    Nov 3, 2022
    0
    30 FPS in 2022
    I rest my case
    30 FPS in 2022
    I rest my case
    30 FPS in 2022
    I rest my case
  85. MoscowMega
    Nov 7, 2022
    0
    На консолях нового поколения 30 к/с в 2022? Серьезно?! Тем более Русскоязычное сообщество осталось в стороне: без озвучки, без субтитров.

    P.S. Спасибо конечно разработчикам и издателю. Полный Ноль!
  86. Chronos204631
    Oct 22, 2022
    0
    30/21 fps in VERY HORRIBLE on console. ......................................
  87. mwmoviewatcher
    Oct 27, 2022
    0
    When I do the Interrogate, the enemies about to something to get more info and the character that you play they kill the enemies before the enemies give more info.
  88. Classyh
    Oct 22, 2022
    0
    the game truly is hot garbage everything about it seemed bad to me. AI is bad, the dialogues are pure cringe, the graphics are outdated, UI looks like a mobile game, the combat system isn't satisfying and clunky, animation is stiff, it has one of worst stealth system ever, rpg elements are annoying, traversal methods are so bad especially robin's teleportation thing, no good soundtracks,the game truly is hot garbage everything about it seemed bad to me. AI is bad, the dialogues are pure cringe, the graphics are outdated, UI looks like a mobile game, the combat system isn't satisfying and clunky, animation is stiff, it has one of worst stealth system ever, rpg elements are annoying, traversal methods are so bad especially robin's teleportation thing, no good soundtracks, the boss fights aren't challenging even at highest difficulty, gotham city is empty and boring, repetitive side missions, co-op isn't fun at all, the writing is poor literally nothing special about the story it was awful from the beginning till its end same goes for all the characters... and of course all of this and more stuck at 30 fps without a performance mode.... this is definitely one of the worst games I've ever played thanks WB GAMES MONTRÉAL for this magnificent experience… Expand
  89. kancutberingas
    Oct 24, 2022
    0
    why people are still defending this sh!tt. This game is really **** overall, even the Arkham series which was released decades ago is better than this sh1t.
  90. rvd2003
    Oct 27, 2022
    0
    The game sucks, pass by, especially the Russians! Not only does the game run at 30 fps on current generation consoles, but the gameplay is extremely boring, due to the fact that the game has an empty city, a poor system of combat mechanics, nondescript graphics, and uninteresting characters. I also don’t understand how it was possible to treat Russian-speaking players in such a swine wayThe game sucks, pass by, especially the Russians! Not only does the game run at 30 fps on current generation consoles, but the gameplay is extremely boring, due to the fact that the game has an empty city, a poor system of combat mechanics, nondescript graphics, and uninteresting characters. I also don’t understand how it was possible to treat Russian-speaking players in such a swine way - the game doesn’t even have Russian subtitles.… Expand
  91. Neithercard
    Oct 22, 2022
    0
    For a studio which last game was Arkham Origins in 2013, it is unacceptable that this game was deliver the way it was. 30 fps for a next-gen exclusive game, lazy writing, underwhelming story.
    -The court of owls were not made justice. They lost the chance to develop the organization and were left almost as a side villain.
    -The combat is slow and tedious. They got rid of the counter button    For a studio which last game was Arkham Origins in 2013, it is unacceptable that this game was deliver the way it was. 30 fps for a next-gen exclusive game, lazy writing, underwhelming story.
    -The court of owls were not made justice. They lost the chance to develop the organization and were left almost as a side villain.
    -The combat is slow and tedious. They got rid of the counter button of the Arkham franchise and you have to roll/jump to avoid getting punched.
    -The city is beautiful BUT it barely has NPCs and cars, if feels completely empty and the batcycle goes slower than walking.
    -The traversal is awful, only batgirl has a good traversal movement.
    -The dialogue is off, there are awkward silences between takes and the script is just lazy.
    -The story is predictable. Since the first cutscene you know who is pulling the strings.
    And last, Batman/Bruce Wayne is made as a suicidal, bland character.

    Wait for a sale before you touch this game. It is not worth your hard earn money    … Expand
  92. GOTHAMnightsfps
    Oct 22, 2022
    0
    all those who put 10 are fake, it is absolutely not true that the game is beautiful, indeed, and it is really unstable on console it runs at 30 fps when you stand still and when you use the bike it drops down to 21 fps is really ridiculous.
  93. ViceGoat
    Oct 22, 2022
    0
    This game is not a "next gen" experience and shouldn't have a 70$ price tag!
    Don't waste your money on this game.
    No need to compare this game to the Arkham series it cant stand on its own two feet!
  94. sassan123
    Oct 23, 2022
    0
    I can't believe with all this technology in 2022 they develop a game like this.
  95. Alexanders33
    Oct 23, 2022
    0
    I kindly ask whoever put 10 on this game to realize we have to stick together and protest not to be happy with a mediocre job, such a mediocre game can't run at 30fps at all, it's really a ridiculous thing as a thing.
  96. Xhi4ra
    Oct 23, 2022
    0
    I can't accept this game with 30 fps and these graphics ... I wish they had applied a little more, it has a lot of potential but it was poorly developed
  97. Fanboyspam10
    Oct 23, 2022
    0
    I still don't understand why spamming 10 at this game is a complete failure is really ridiculous. 30fps.. ridiculous
  98. Thisgameisnot10
    Oct 23, 2022
    0
    30/21 on bike Is RIDICULES. VERY VERY VERY HORRIBLE........................
  99. Thisgameisno
    Oct 24, 2022
    0
    30fps his very sad.......................
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  100. BeautifulDay
    Oct 24, 2022
    0
    Have you ever wanted to feel scammed? Look no further, buy Gotham Knights! It has a little something for everyone.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 80 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 80
  2. Mixed: 40 out of 80
  3. Negative: 6 out of 80
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 25, 2024
    60
    The game is not bad and serves you a lot. You want a hero? You have four. Want big missions? Usually you have about three going at once. You want side missions? You've got a city full of them. Which doesn't mean it's a great game. Just good and solid. [Issue#323]
  2. Cubed3
    May 30, 2023
    40
    Not being content with being one of the most soulless products released under the Warner Bros. label, it is also extremely underwhelming from a technical point of view. Gotham Knights was originally developed as a multi-gen title, but PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions got cancelled. Despite this, the visuals underwhelm and fail to impress and manage to look worse than the last major Batman instalment released seven years prior. Capping at a mere 30fps might be excusable if this boasted the most cutting edge visuals on the market, but it manages to look cheap and dated. For a AAA production from Warner Bros., this should have been a visual tour de force, with top writing talent, and have evolved the gameplay to compete with its contemporaries. Maybe it can be salvaged over time with updates, but currently it's one of the most droll and sloppily designed triple-A products of 2022.
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  3. PSX Extreme
    Dec 16, 2022
    74
    Gotham Knights would be a great game, its sandbox approach to exploring Gotham is top-notch and its story keeps you just engaged enough to keep playing. The problem lies in the game’s lackluster combat and endless fighting cycles of beating up the same factions over and over and over with little to no variation to dialogue.
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