Gotham Knights

 PlayStation 5
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4.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 586 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 221 out of 586
  2. Mixed: 99 out of 586
  3. Negative: 266 out of 586
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  1. matthewbrfm
    Dec 28, 2022
    9
    The game is a fantastic experience, for some, and an awful one for others.
    People tend to compare it to the Arkham trilogy, which is something that shouldn't happen, as, as stated by WB, GK is completely disconnected from Arkham.
    The game itself is fantastic, the storyline is really engaging, and so is the combat system, but it really shines in the customization and graphics part of    The game is a fantastic experience, for some, and an awful one for others.
    People tend to compare it to the Arkham trilogy, which is something that shouldn't happen, as, as stated by WB, GK is completely disconnected from Arkham.
    The game itself is fantastic, the storyline is really engaging, and so is the combat system, but it really shines in the customization and graphics part of things, but takes a step back in the technical part of things, as FPS drops are really common.
    XBOX SERIES S.    … Expand
  2. 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
  3. Gamefhor
    Jan 2, 2023
    10
    Ez egy közepese játék nem érdemel 10 ponot. De 4.8 pontot se. El lehet szórakozni vele unalom üzőnek jó. Arkham gamekhez képest nagyon más a harcrendszere nekem batman harcrendszer jobban tetszik. A boss fightot jobban élvezem mint az arkham gamekbe. Nekem nem tűnt fel hogy 30fps a game. PS5 jól van optimizálva. 1 bug volt az se volt vészes.
  4. Pfd123
    Jan 9, 2023
    0
    Made an account just so someone can see this and not waste their money on this game. It is by far the worst game I played in years. It is nothing like the Arkham games. Feels like a mobile game. The storyline is boring. Gotham
    Itself is completely empty. There is nothing going on. Even the npcs look wierd. Also the woke agenda is everywhere through this game. Every gang had to have its    Made an account just so someone can see this and not waste their money on this game. It is by far the worst game I played in years. It is nothing like the Arkham games. Feels like a mobile game. The storyline is boring. Gotham
    Itself is completely empty. There is nothing going on. Even the npcs look wierd. Also the woke agenda is everywhere through this game. Every gang had to have its share of female bad guys. Don’t buy or waste your time.    … Expand
  5. 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
  6. Stefanovichhh
    Jan 23, 2023
    10
    This game got a lot of hate at launch. Rightfully so. The framerate on PS5 was downright abysmal and took all the fun out of the game. I went home for a month or so and didn't have my PS5. I came back to several updates and the game runs great. There are still some flaws (why no jump button?!?!) but the game is really good. I'm giving a 10 since so many gave reviews out the gate and neverThis game got a lot of hate at launch. Rightfully so. The framerate on PS5 was downright abysmal and took all the fun out of the game. I went home for a month or so and didn't have my PS5. I came back to several updates and the game runs great. There are still some flaws (why no jump button?!?!) but the game is really good. I'm giving a 10 since so many gave reviews out the gate and never came back (or possibly stopped playing) before the updates. In reality, this is a solid 8 after the updates. Not as good as spiderman but I like the gameplay a lot.… Expand
  7. Pepemarques01
    Jan 27, 2023
    3
    Como fan de la serie de Gotham, esperaba muchísimo más. No hay nada a destacar, todo muy flojito.
  8. Inen
    Feb 3, 2023
    0
    Exceeded my dangling earrings. Very Christen-Mode and very halal and the same time. A most thrown in a bin
  9. JayJayee
    Feb 22, 2023
    6
    Overall I enjoy the game a lot. The main storyline was very interesting to me and the side mission storylines were okay enough. The combat in the game felt very lackluster which is partly my fault because I was thinking the combat would be more like the Arkham Knight series, and it's not. I also didn't enjoy the way the characters traversed the open world of Gotham. It felt clunky and notOverall I enjoy the game a lot. The main storyline was very interesting to me and the side mission storylines were okay enough. The combat in the game felt very lackluster which is partly my fault because I was thinking the combat would be more like the Arkham Knight series, and it's not. I also didn't enjoy the way the characters traversed the open world of Gotham. It felt clunky and not super useful. The ability to play 4 different characters with pretty different fighting styles and abilities is the highlight of the game. Definitely recommend to anyone looking for an open world, beat'em up game with a decent storyline, whos a fan of the Bat Family.… Expand
  10. Soranirasu
    Mar 19, 2023
    6
    Not as bad as I feared. This game is not worth the Arkham games but is not bad either.
  11. murathanalts
    Mar 25, 2023
    10
    I think this game is really good. I dont understand why peoples doesnt like this game.
  12. Lucas21785
    Apr 12, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gotham Knights é um jogo incrível com uma história muito boa, a jogabilidade do game é bem legal pode não ser grande coisa pra algumas pessoas mais para mim foi incrível, estou amando cada hora quê passo nesse jogo.… Expand
  13. DomBreth
    Apr 12, 2023
    8
    Started slow and limited combat and just moving around the city sucked. I fell for the bad reviews and shelved the game. Finished GOWR and played it again. Turns out if you are looking for immediate greatness and have patience it's a pretty great game. The better combat comes from the momentum moves and the movement around the city comes from knighthood. My complaints were prettyStarted slow and limited combat and just moving around the city sucked. I fell for the bad reviews and shelved the game. Finished GOWR and played it again. Turns out if you are looking for immediate greatness and have patience it's a pretty great game. The better combat comes from the momentum moves and the movement around the city comes from knighthood. My complaints were pretty quickly fixed with a few missions. It basically feels like a batman family version of what spiderman games are. Don't fall for the same tricks friends. Play it… Expand
  14. Dyablo1989
    May 8, 2023
    6
    gotham is beautiful to see, the graphics are nice, but the city is a little too empty, the game is too repetitive, it is appreciated, even if I would have expected more. the walk of the characters is too woody.
  15. LadyValkyria
    May 4, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gotham Knights
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    Ratings Gameplay: 6
    Graphics: 9
    Story: 9
    Soundtrack: 8
    Emotional: 7
    Voice Acting: 7
    Characters: 8
    Combat System: 8
    Landscape: 7
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    Misc
    Tear Counter: 2
    Photomode: 10
    Hours Until Beaten: 27 hours 39 minutes Difficulty: Hard
    Favorite Character: Batgirl
    Hottest Character: Talia Al Ghul
    Hated Character: Talia Al Ghul
    Character Customization/Appearance: 8
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    ⚠️  Spoiler ⚠️ Cons: My main issue with this game had to be the fact that Gliding and using the grapple hook felt very slow, I don't know why and it just made traversing Gotham so boring. The bike you get in the game is also for some reason very slow. Most of the time while driving in a straight line it takes me awhile even to catch up to other cars. So yeah, traversal just feels very slow. Another bad thing in this game has to be the Transmog, if you don't know what Transmog is its basically an option to cover up your suit with another suit without changing the stats. My problem with this is the fact that you can't customize the transmog armors. It ruins the whole point of having a transmog option in the game. I really hope they fix this in the future but for now...I'd say the transmog is **** I am still happy they have the transmog system since there's like 2 outfits that's actually good without customization. Last bad thing has to be the grinding. If you wish to get to 20,000 + power to play the showdowns and survival in the game you have to go on New Game + since normally the level is capped at 30 which means you may get a level 40 armor. However if you go on new game + you can get to level 40 and get level 60 armor, so yeah. I did play the game twice and eventually I did the showdown I wanted too. The one I'm talking about Is the final boss. Oh that reminds me, a small complaint has to be her katanas hitbox, I've seen Souls Game bosses with better hitboxes. Anyways back to the Grinding, trying to get Legendary items is so painful and very annoying. I think I sat there grinding crimes for awhile just to get Legendary armor sets.
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    Pros: The Graphics are pretty nice in this game, however it just feels like it was missing something in the world. Can't really put my finger on it though. Anyways. The armor sets in the game is very nice. I am a huge fan of Batwoman and I actually managed to somewhat replicate Batwoman using Batgirl. The game may have been decent but I can't explain how thankful I am to be able to actually play as "Batwoman". I say "Batwoman" since it's just Batgirl. So yeah DC fans...calm down. Anyways, as I said. I'm just super happy that I could play as Batwoman. The best part of this game has to be the Photomode, I can't express how good it is! I can explain it though. So, the photomode includes...Weather, Filters, Poses, Lighting, Facial Expression, Colors and so much more. I absolutely love it and I may just keep the game download to take some more pictures.
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    Story: For the story. The opening cutscene of the game was pretty well made if I'm gonna be honest. I actually enjoyed it. Later on in the story you're able to unlock another skill tree. It's actually game changing since it gives you the ability to use a glide mechanic....which was still slow....but hey. It's better than nothing. The boss fights in this game was pretty cool  there wasn't many and I know there's another hidden in the survival mode. Oh and no Talia Al Ghul, I am not talking about you! Your boss fight sucks! The combat in the game was pretty smooth and satisfying, it wasn't perfect and I definitely prefer Batman Arkham Knights Combat instead, oh also...you can't lock onto enemies in this game, it isn't really a con for me since I got used to it. For the actual story...it was abit short but it was alright. I kinda realized how short it was after playing the game on new game plus focusing on the story. 7.5/10 not the best...but hey, Batgirl.    … Expand
  16. SpyKicksIn
    Sep 10, 2023
    7
    You know, Gotham Knights isn't so bad if it's approached without being tied to previous Batman games. But this doesn't mean that there are no complaints about the game. Trust me, I have a lot of them!
  17. Jedted
    May 12, 2023
    9
    Once you accept it's not an Arkham-style game it's very fun. The main story is not as good as side cases but I didn't care as much cause it's so fun going out on patrol. Beating up gangs and finding new suit and weapon upgrades keeps you engaged. Maybe if the 4-player, Heroic Assault mode was available at launch, the reception would be more positive but I guess the devs were not ready.Once you accept it's not an Arkham-style game it's very fun. The main story is not as good as side cases but I didn't care as much cause it's so fun going out on patrol. Beating up gangs and finding new suit and weapon upgrades keeps you engaged. Maybe if the 4-player, Heroic Assault mode was available at launch, the reception would be more positive but I guess the devs were not ready. Fighting waves of gangs with other players never gets old.… Expand
  18. Psycokiller
    May 14, 2023
    7
    Em português: Vale comprar apenas em promoções 60/70% de desconto, porém é divertido , principalmente jogando com um amigo. Não é essa porcaria que estão falando por aí. Porradaria divertida, gráfico bonito mesmo com 30FPS. Numa boa promoção , vale muito a pena.
  19. JCD5150
    Jul 27, 2023
    10
    I would recommend playing Gotham knights graphics are brilliant.story fantastic it’s a really fun game side missions are great also
  20. jerfound
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    This game is fantastic, I love the story, graphics and game play. It's not like the Arkham games which I also love, it's different but not worse. It requires a lot more reading, there's a lot more to it and the game doesn't make it easy to just jump in and play, there's definitely a learning curve. Once you understand all the many categories and tabs of information it's a very engaging experience.
  21. Redme
    Sep 9, 2023
    10
    I played the game and it was amazing, I really enjoyed it. Play it and don't listen to these reviews.
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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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