Gotham Knights

 Xbox Series X
User Score
4.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 228 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 73 out of 228
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 228
  3. Negative: 131 out of 228
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  1. Pepito_BetaCode
    Aug 21, 2023
    9
    Está bien si te gustan los Batman.
    Lo único que le falta es.... Batman.
    Pero está muy bien.
  2. Swasted
    Aug 17, 2023
    10
    The game is awesome dont see why people be b#tchin about the graphics r good game is great
  3. Dannyboy31805
    Aug 17, 2023
    8
    The game looks really cool I don’t know what everyone was talking about. The cinematica are great and the graphics are just as good while in combat. The only thing I wouldn’t enjoy so much is puzzle stuff because when I play a game like this it’s for the combat. Mostly people said the game had too much combat which is not a problem for me. Because I actually enjoy combat games. If you doThe game looks really cool I don’t know what everyone was talking about. The cinematica are great and the graphics are just as good while in combat. The only thing I wouldn’t enjoy so much is puzzle stuff because when I play a game like this it’s for the combat. Mostly people said the game had too much combat which is not a problem for me. Because I actually enjoy combat games. If you do too then maybe play it. Especially if it’s on sale.… Expand
  4. goodgriff33
    Jul 24, 2023
    8
    Answer: 75 characters is between 10 words and 19 words with spaces included in the character count. If spaces are not included in the character count, then 75 characters is between 12 words and 25 words.
  5. Umjogador
    Jun 5, 2023
    0
    30Fps?? Please don't make me laugh. My Xbox Series S is very good to run a game as outdated and mediocre as this. This game is the reflection of laziness and poorly done work for the new generation, I hope it keeps falling to be forgotten in limbo for all eternity.
  6. Steyraus
    Apr 17, 2023
    9
    This game has been through the ringer. There is alot of reasons to give GN a low score and they are all very valid from what I have seen.But I had such a great time playing with and Upgrading the Gorgous Bat Girl , that I have to admit I like this game...
    It is generic , it's full of the tired modern game mechanics and it 30fps, the ultimate next gen sin..But unlocking Bat Girls abilities    This game has been through the ringer. There is alot of reasons to give GN a low score and they are all very valid from what I have seen.But I had such a great time playing with and Upgrading the Gorgous Bat Girl , that I have to admit I like this game...
    It is generic , it's full of the tired modern game mechanics and it 30fps, the ultimate next gen sin..But unlocking Bat Girls abilities and crafting her next sexy outfit had my male gaze fully locked to the screentill the end.    … Expand
  7. ReviewThangs
    Apr 14, 2023
    4
    Got it dirt cheap thinking, how bad can it be? 30fps isn't the end of the world.

    That being said, it's a bad game. It's a game made of busy work that even mmos do better. Everything it does, arkham does with more depth and accessibility. It's an endless grind with weak gameplay. I went into this with low expectations and not an arkham sequel. I was still disappointed. It's just doesn't    Got it dirt cheap thinking, how bad can it be? 30fps isn't the end of the world.

    That being said, it's a bad game. It's a game made of busy work that even mmos do better. Everything it does, arkham does with more depth and accessibility. It's an endless grind with weak gameplay.

    I went into this with low expectations and not an arkham sequel. I was still disappointed.

    It's just doesn't do anything well.    … Expand
  8. loculo
    Apr 8, 2023
    7
    It seems to me a correct game, it is true that it is not the best, nor does it innovate in anything special, but it does not seem like a mediocre game either, it is entertaining, it is playable even at 30fps, from time to time it has a drop in fps but it really does not It shows that it goes to 30fps, the real experience is as if it were something like 40/45 fps, it really is worth it butIt seems to me a correct game, it is true that it is not the best, nor does it innovate in anything special, but it does not seem like a mediocre game either, it is entertaining, it is playable even at 30fps, from time to time it has a drop in fps but it really does not It shows that it goes to 30fps, the real experience is as if it were something like 40/45 fps, it really is worth it but not at full price, today for $30 if it is worth buying.… Expand
  9. NJ7695
    Mar 30, 2023
    0
    Making Tim gay is a petty joke. But hey, go woke, go broke. Sick of this garbage.
  10. SteraxDE
    Feb 20, 2023
    7
    It‘s not that bad.
    -1 Pts: 30fps
    -1 Pts: Bad Movement
    -1 Pts: Story has some lacks
  11. Jim222001
    Feb 6, 2023
    8
    It’s better than it gets credit even though it is missing something. Probably it’s Batman I miss lol.
  12. Inen
    Feb 4, 2023
    0
    This game makes me horny. A Mustang Shelby!!!!!!! I'd rather listen to Drake
  13. AndreRhodin
    Jan 30, 2023
    9
    A great game! All the knights feel distinct and have their own playstyle. I liked the customization and the fact that the cutscenes and villain interactions have character-specific dialogue. Combat is fun if you take time to learn how it works. Do NOT expect arkham-style combat because you are not going to have a good time with this if you try to force that combat onto this game. The openA great game! All the knights feel distinct and have their own playstyle. I liked the customization and the fact that the cutscenes and villain interactions have character-specific dialogue. Combat is fun if you take time to learn how it works. Do NOT expect arkham-style combat because you are not going to have a good time with this if you try to force that combat onto this game. The open world looks amazing and makes for a great setting.… Expand
  14. WillyCMonty
    Jan 29, 2023
    8
    Gotham Knights is a game that works for some, but won’t for others. If you compare traversal to other open world games that focus on 1 city (Spider-man on PS), you’re going to be disappointed. The traversal could be better, but once you get to wherever you need to go, I found this game to be a fun 20+ hours. I’ve spent a decent amount of time with each hero, and I think there’s a playerGotham Knights is a game that works for some, but won’t for others. If you compare traversal to other open world games that focus on 1 city (Spider-man on PS), you’re going to be disappointed. The traversal could be better, but once you get to wherever you need to go, I found this game to be a fun 20+ hours. I’ve spent a decent amount of time with each hero, and I think there’s a player that matches most play styles. Batgirl seems to be close to Batman from previous games, and she is who I’ve used the most. Nightwing is a lot more nimble/agile and will be fun for those wishing to button mash and bounce around the screen. Robin is somewhere in the middle, but uses technology and teleporting to get around. Red Hood is the character that I think will leave some hoping for more. His 3PS style of combat doesn’t work as well as I had hoped.

    The Co-Op horde mode Heroic Assault is the place that has helped me most in this game. The only problem is, it’s very hit/miss on when you can get a full party. It’s a 30 floor tiered challenge that, while possible in single player, is much more fun with a full squad. Quick match will put you at level 1-7 fairly often. To get someone to join you once you get to round 15+ is sometimes difficult.    … Expand
  15. Deteriorating
    Jan 28, 2023
    2
    The world is bland, characters are robotic and the combat is a total degradation from our beloved series before. The most unjustified thing about this whole game is that it runs 30FPS on next generation consoles. A total disappointment and a flop, everyone with at least one eye can see that this was an attempted cash grab instead of a passion driven development.
  16. DeltaShinz86
    Jan 26, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I had high hopes for this game. I'm glad I didn't pay full price. Definitely not worth $60. So where to start:

    1. The game is an obvious cash grab. WB threw together a game and slapped batman on it for a quick sale. Without the batman label this would have been just a mediocre game no one would have bothered playing.

    2. Framerate drops on console is unacceptable several fights in the game my framerate would crash. Would be a still frame for a good second.

    3. Obvious woke agenda in the game. The knights discuss attending pride parades and a pride flag is hung in the Belfry. If you know anything about Red Hood he wouldn't give a crap about pride events but is fully on board with the idea. Side events with the watch had very few characters with dialogue but one character was a lesbian and she made sure to point that out. During a murder investigation you come across a person labeled as housless persons instead of homeless. Seems innocent enough until you remember the woke are trying to change the nomenclature from homeless to houseless persons. Typically none of this stuff would bother me but at this point they are just force feeding us this stuff the past few years.

    4. Combat is very repetitive with no ability to counter like in the Arkham trilogy. Even the momentum abilities were boring and didn't work right half the time. Controls are not very fluid easy to get stuck on random items. Didn't matter how strong your gear was when it came to "tank" enemies it always felt like they were a massive punching bag that took forever to defeat.

    What I did like about it was hearing everyone's individual stories including Red Hood. Red Hood is one of those characters that make small appearances here and there but they never go into his story and he has a damn good story. Also liked how they treated Alfred as the patriarch of the bat family in my opinion he doesn't get enough recognition as more than a mere butler. Missed out on an opportunity to introduce Damien Wayne into the fold; would have liked the idea of him being Robin over Tim Drake.

    Overall I love Batman and was excited about the game. I pushed through it because I kept thinking things would get better. Wish Rocksteady were the ones that developed this game. Had great potential. No clue is Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League is going to be a continuation of this universe but if it is Inhope they learned a valuable lesson. If you want to play this game wait for a good sale and pick it up.    … Expand
  17. ElGranRaptor
    Jan 23, 2023
    2
    Gotham Knights este juego es burdo, tosco, aburrido y para nada estimulante en el aspecto de la jugabilidad
    es un paso, no 10 pasos atras comparado al avance de los otros juegos de la saga arkham y tomando en cuenta que el juego ni siquiera se vincula con estos lo hace peor
  18. ValBal
    Jan 12, 2023
    5
    Not sure how you go from Rocksteady's Arkham Knight to this. It's a downgrade on every level.
  19. PotatoKiller
    Jan 4, 2023
    0
    30 fps lock on consoles? why?
    EZ zero score for the game.

    everything looked fine in the game, even I was ok with the change in batman's face, suit and everything but 30 FPS on 9 gen consoles is a deal breaker.
  20. SuperShrooms
    Dec 29, 2022
    8
    Fantastic game. Lots of fun playing online co-op too! This game only gets hate because of no 60fps support. It's not worth missing out on over that. Hell of a game! My only complaint is Gotham doesn't feel very alive. It's got some NPC's but it's mostly empty.
  21. RealTrevStorm
    Dec 28, 2022
    10
    Combat is really fun, story is great & CoOp is really fun. Heroic Assault is a really fun mode as well. Definitely worth a playthrough.
  22. rahiriz
    Dec 26, 2022
    7
    Only negative thing about this game is the lack of 60 fps with 4k or so. Lazy developer. However, I loved the story and the characters!
  23. Fire-typhoon123
    Dec 25, 2022
    0
    How WB Montreal could make such an utterly horrible game is beyond me. This is besides the point but i guess that's what happens when you focus more on making Robin bisexual than actually making a good game. Go woke go broke lmao.
  24. redrush
    Dec 24, 2022
    10
    Im a arkham fanboy, but i'm loving this game, loved the city, and how gotham is more alive in this game, the gameplay is fun, and i liked the characters, i dont know why the media critics are so harsh on this game
  25. MakeItMoist
    Dec 23, 2022
    4
    Does it give you something to spend some time playing, sure… is it original, not so much. It take good ideas from all other super hero games and combines it into a convoluted game play experience. What ruins it for me is the clunky game play mechanics. How laggy the character feels when perched on things. And the overall 2016 look to the graphics. It’s 2022, this game looks like Watch dogsDoes it give you something to spend some time playing, sure… is it original, not so much. It take good ideas from all other super hero games and combines it into a convoluted game play experience. What ruins it for me is the clunky game play mechanics. How laggy the character feels when perched on things. And the overall 2016 look to the graphics. It’s 2022, this game looks like Watch dogs 2 did back in 2016 from a graphics pov. The last area that is the cherry on top of annoyances is around suits. For whatever drum reason you cant customize the transmog or whatever the hell they are called.

    In a nutshell, I think the big reason this game feels so unrefined is because instead of focusing on a few key experiences that looked good and relied on strong storytelling, they tried to do far too many different things without enough intentional, storytelling or experience design. This leads to the game feeling like there’s so many things going on and you don’t have a clear understanding what to do without reading all of the print, in the different areas of the UI. A video game should not rely on you reading a bunch of **** in order to know what to do. The experience in the game itself should guide you. Overall, if you’re looking to distract yourself until 2023, I would play this game if you can buy it on sale. But if you can hold out waiting a couple months, I think the next best game to play will be Harry Potter or Forespoken for open world rpg fun.    … Expand
  26. Nahna
    Dec 22, 2022
    7
    Fiz 100% do jogo (incluindo extras).

    O jogo poderia ter sido facilmente um sólido 9, mas problemas de desempenho (movimentação frustrante, bugs, crashes) complicam.

    A história é bacana, o gameplay interessante suficiente, e o coop deixa bem divertido. Mas no xbox não vale preço cheio (na faixa de 100 pode ir na fé)
  27. sergioodoardi
    Dec 17, 2022
    7
    I can really enjoy this game. It has some performance issues that could be solved with a patch. 30 fps on XSX is not acceptable. Other than that. Story is interesting and the combat is cool.
  28. kadenfat
    Dec 11, 2022
    8
    I did like the story but it has some bugs and it crashed on me so I am pretty pissed
  29. GhostKill
    Nov 27, 2022
    6
    It's definitely not as bad as people are saying. As a long time Arkham fan this game is not even close and the truth is that it was never meant to be part of the Arkham universe. That's the problem! People thinking this game was more of the same just got completely disappointed. With that said- this game isn't bad at all, but it has major issues. Gotham serious optimization issues. AllIt's definitely not as bad as people are saying. As a long time Arkham fan this game is not even close and the truth is that it was never meant to be part of the Arkham universe. That's the problem! People thinking this game was more of the same just got completely disappointed. With that said- this game isn't bad at all, but it has major issues. Gotham serious optimization issues. All through the game there's screen tearing and major framerate drops. Then there's the unbalanced AI when u get to higher levels- especially with the bigger owls. The enemies feel like bullet sponges and then they heal themselves. It's like playing the Division and Destiny. Why WB Montreal would make a hero game such a grind with leveling up and crafting is beyond ridiculous. This is why this game gets the well deserved low reviews. What a swing and a miss. They had something good and screwed it up with the grind. Dumb...… Expand
  30. hammbone18
    Dec 6, 2022
    5
    It’s better if you’re playing with a friend. Combat is okay, but enemies are still repetitive and fairly boring. Hope you like grinding because that is what you spend a majority of your time doing. Traveling around is only fun for 1 character. Robins travel ability is a complete joke. Cut scenes and dialogue are NBA 2k level bad. I was shocked at how bad they were. The good side is I haveIt’s better if you’re playing with a friend. Combat is okay, but enemies are still repetitive and fairly boring. Hope you like grinding because that is what you spend a majority of your time doing. Traveling around is only fun for 1 character. Robins travel ability is a complete joke. Cut scenes and dialogue are NBA 2k level bad. I was shocked at how bad they were. The good side is I have not witnessed any bugs or glitches. The environment looks pretty good. Overall it’s not a terrible game, but it’s not good either. And I wouldn’t pay over $30 for it.… Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 30
  3. Negative: 4 out of 30
  1. Destructoid
    Jan 13, 2023
    50
    After playing Gotham Knights, I couldn’t shake the feeling that a lot of it had the air of an Arkham-verse fan game. While there is something there, you can almost reach out and touch the design-by-committee elements and witness the souls of some of the developers leaving their bodies. If you’re looking for another “Open World: The Game,” this one has you covered.
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  2. GAMES.CH
    Oct 31, 2022
    76
    Gotham Knights should not be confused as a sequel to the excellent Batman: Arkham Knight. Instead this Spin-Off explores a new and interesting story about the death of Gotham’s protector and falls victim to some of modern gaming’s worst trends. The crafting system feels unsubstantial and while the four different playable characters are all different and interesting, it feels like substantial abilities of the prior games were taken away and locked behind different characters, rather than each member of the bat family bringing something new to the table. Despite its shortcomings and missteps, we found “Gotham Knights” to be very fun to play, when focusing on the story over the repetitive open world activities and the multiplayer is an excellent fit for both the story and style of game.
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  3. The Jimquisition
    Oct 26, 2022
    25
    Gotham Knights takes the concept of inconsequential open world busywork to a ludicrous extreme, exquisitely culminating years of creative laziness in the genre. Nothing can adequately convey how monotonous, how unimaginative, how fucking banal this thing is. It manages to be offensive in its structural mediocrity, and that’s before we consider its enervative combat, inadequate controls, and threadbare world. Wearing the flayed skin of a live service and managing to be worse than any one of them, this sorry mockery of the Arkham series will rightly be forgotten in a year’s time - sooner if we’re lucky.
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