Gotham Knights

 Xbox Series X
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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. Rincemac
    Oct 24, 2022
    7
    A solid showing in the "Arkham" (in "extended" universe sans Batman) Gotham City. Play the "New Guard", Batgirl, Red Hood, Nightwing - and everybody's favorite since the 60s: Robin! Scour a narrative-driven, open world Gotham with random (read: grindy) tasks to take Batman's baton - and hit it repeatedly over the bad guys girls and diverse underground reps committing felonies across town,A solid showing in the "Arkham" (in "extended" universe sans Batman) Gotham City. Play the "New Guard", Batgirl, Red Hood, Nightwing - and everybody's favorite since the 60s: Robin! Scour a narrative-driven, open world Gotham with random (read: grindy) tasks to take Batman's baton - and hit it repeatedly over the bad guys girls and diverse underground reps committing felonies across town, all the while finding out why the heck Batman had to die by the hand of a supervillain. Go for it if a DC hardcore fan at full price, wait for a sale if a 3rd Person Open World fan with AAA branding.

    The Good:
    Graphics! Gorgeous and far-sighted views of Gotham and fluid to boot on Xbox Series X (however, it won't keep the 60 fps it looks like) ... but... [see "bad"]
    Easy to traverse Gotham - ascend and descend buildings, go on patrol on your Bat Cycle etc.
    Open world - go anywhere you want, beat anyone you want over the head... live with the consequences
    Story is well-done and voiceovers are AA (not movie style, but well done)
    The "New Guard" of heroes is pretty different in skill sets and specialisations - although... [see "bad"]
    Rocksteady tried to mix it up and give you some "crime scene investigation" gameplay ... but [see "bad"]

    The bad:
    [Open Gotham...] is big! Which means a huge world to traverse and most of the time getting from A to B to do just some menial "random task" (insert: beat up bad underground mobs) - guidance is only given for the main plot + some "premediated crime" sub tasks - the rest is just grind... literally repeating the one and same sub-missions to get your favorite new DC Knight that next skill.
    They still couldn't manage to make Robin cool - not on them, but if you'd rather play Nightwing than Robin... 'nuff said.
    [Crime Scenes...] - they are just some screwed-on-top "point and click" style adventures - where you often will end up "just clicking stuff and combining random things" to get it over with... not well done at all, but a nice touch.

    The ugly:
    The story might not be your cup of tea, glass of beer, bottle of Kombucha. It is "new guard" / extended universe - sans Batman, sans Commissioner Gordon etc. pp.
    Does get grindy the more you get into it... in a repetitive mediocre way.
    "Stealth" gameplay in a non-stealth environment - always was, is and will always be a bad idea... badly executed and kind of gimmicky at best here.    … Expand
  2. DeRookie80
    Oct 24, 2022
    8
    After +8 hours with the game I think it is a very good game. Not excellent because it has technical problems specially with the fps, and several enemies are copied from others. But in general, it is a very good game. Not that bad as media says.
  3. Cornflakes_76
    Oct 25, 2022
    8
    Not nearly as bad as reviews make it out to be. You need to try it and put some hours into it to appreciate the good aspects. Gotham is a wonderful play ground, gritty, but not a post apocalyptic version. I prefer this much more over other depictions. It is also huge.

    People just review bombing negatively because of the 30fps limit are unfortunately making a mountain out of a mole hill.    Not nearly as bad as reviews make it out to be. You need to try it and put some hours into it to appreciate the good aspects. Gotham is a wonderful play ground, gritty, but not a post apocalyptic version. I prefer this much more over other depictions. It is also huge.

    People just review bombing negatively because of the 30fps limit are unfortunately making a mountain out of a mole hill. It does not affect gameplay IMHO.    … Expand
  4. Nobilis1984
    Nov 4, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very bad.
    Compared to the Arkham series, significantly more boring. A lot of things are the same, but everything feels worse.
    The characters are flat and uninteresting, and the gameplay was better in Batman.
    The fights are boring. It’s not even going to block. Why?    … Expand
  5. glendale
    Oct 27, 2022
    7
    It's a 7 guys . seriously this game is a solid experience.the grind isn't horrible and the story is good.
  6. Reed618
    Nov 4, 2022
    7
    I'm more positive on Gotham Knights than most. I enjoyed my time with it and was really into it at points but the repetition did eventually start to wear me down.

    The rpg system doesn't really add much to the experience and although I quite enjoyed going around completing side objectives to level up I can definitely see how that could feel grindy to some. The combat system is fun but    I'm more positive on Gotham Knights than most. I enjoyed my time with it and was really into it at points but the repetition did eventually start to wear me down.

    The rpg system doesn't really add much to the experience and although I quite enjoyed going around completing side objectives to level up I can definitely see how that could feel grindy to some.

    The combat system is fun but I found the reuse of mini bosses quite annoying especially towards the end. Some enemies and bosses also started feeling spongy so I found myself turning the difficulty down not because it was too hard but because fights were taking too long.

    The story was fun and pretty solid. Not amazing or overly memorable but enjoyable. The characters were mostly solid as well in terms of dialogue and appearance. Although nightwing and red hood were a bit too beefy looking in my opinion.

    I'm a massive fan of the arkham games. Gotham Knights is honestly a worse version of them but playing as new characters in a new Gotham with a new combat system did offer some fun times. I don't think i'll revisit this the way I keep coming back to the arkham games but it was all in all quite solid.    … Expand
  7. gisellevps
    Oct 26, 2022
    10
    I love Batman, and this game makes me feel like I'm playing a Cristopher Nolan story mixed with the aesthetics of the original Gotham Knights comic books. To me, this game is just perfectly balanced and the coop is a dream come true. This is a whole new chance to grow the Batfamily in gaming. 100% recommended
  8. huskeroutlaw
    Oct 27, 2022
    7
    This game is great. You truly feel like you are roaming the streets of gotham and stoping crime. You find things pretty naturally and there is plenty to do. Doing this with a friend is also fun and Ive heard theyre adding 4 player mode so cant wait. Lots of issues with framerate and wish this came out in 60 at least for being a "next gen only title" when it feels like something that couldThis game is great. You truly feel like you are roaming the streets of gotham and stoping crime. You find things pretty naturally and there is plenty to do. Doing this with a friend is also fun and Ive heard theyre adding 4 player mode so cant wait. Lots of issues with framerate and wish this came out in 60 at least for being a "next gen only title" when it feels like something that could have worked fine on xbox one. Some of the animation look and feel clunky such as your cap moving worse than GTA vice city graphics.
    DONT go into this expecting the next arkham game because this isnt that. They are still the best batman games out there. But go into this as a cool free world mystery game. If they improve the tech issues soon this should get a higher score but its still great.    … Expand
  9. 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.
  10. Soltres723
    Oct 26, 2022
    10
    The majority of negative reviews focus on the 30 fps. It definitely should have been announced long before the week of release. That being said the game plays very well. Ive had a few drops to the teens in certain extreme situations.(multi-player with lots of enemies on screen and explosions etc) few seconds of a drop then back to 30.

    The story is excellent so far but the multi-player    The majority of negative reviews focus on the 30 fps. It definitely should have been announced long before the week of release. That being said the game plays very well. Ive had a few drops to the teens in certain extreme situations.(multi-player with lots of enemies on screen and explosions etc) few seconds of a drop then back to 30.

    The story is excellent so far but the multi-player has been by far my favorite part. Doing team up attacks on enemies just doesnt get old. Controls work very well driving in this game is done so well the controls work great for that.

    A few patches and this game will really shine. One of my favorites released this year.    … Expand
  11. Armyjackson
    Oct 25, 2022
    8
    I don't care about FPS, I just wanted to fight baddies, enjoy Gotham City and see all the enemies I know and love after watching the latest Harley Quinn cartoons and all seasons of Gotham. This gets the job done and has that open-world addictive piece that games like Spiderman and Batman have always had.

    I'd recommend working to unlock the fast travel and then the Knighthood abilities to    I don't care about FPS, I just wanted to fight baddies, enjoy Gotham City and see all the enemies I know and love after watching the latest Harley Quinn cartoons and all seasons of Gotham. This gets the job done and has that open-world addictive piece that games like Spiderman and Batman have always had.

    I'd recommend working to unlock the fast travel and then the Knighthood abilities to make traveling a breeze later on.    … Expand
  12. Georgelucas077
    Oct 26, 2022
    10
    This game is not Arkham, and for all the childish reviewers, some of the best games ever made run at 30 FPS. It seems like you are all hating it just because. This game is so beautiful, it dares to do things so different, that people simply can't get the whole point. I played for 20 hours and I'm so engaged with it, the story, the narrative, the fighting animations, and the awesome bossThis game is not Arkham, and for all the childish reviewers, some of the best games ever made run at 30 FPS. It seems like you are all hating it just because. This game is so beautiful, it dares to do things so different, that people simply can't get the whole point. I played for 20 hours and I'm so engaged with it, the story, the narrative, the fighting animations, and the awesome boss fights. You are losing a great game, don't let things like the initial FPS o the silly opinions of "reviewers" blur your sight. Games are not made to please a'holes (Baldinos or SkillUps ).

    I give it a 10 because it thought me to see things beyond and enjoy from my own experience. I'll never trust reviews ever again, especially from media like IGN or Gamespot. BTW the gave a 6 and 4 to Death Stranding and Alien Isolation... Alien Isolation, such an amazing game, they said that the AI sucked, my gosh that's one of the most amazing examples of well-designed AI in games. They just let a lazy and incompetent player play a complex game that required advanced skills other than shooting.

    Just recall how troublesome the launch of Arkham Knight was, how the people flipped on the developers and how bad were the initial reviews, now it is recognized for the amazing game it is.

    Buy and play GK, period.    … Expand
  13. GhoulishGhost
    Oct 23, 2022
    9
    Feel like after seeing all these reviews bashing this game, I feel like I must be playing another game. This game is great and is a blast playing co-op. The graphics are top notch, the audio is great, and the story is engaging. Leveling up feels good and progressing nicely, and the suit cosmetics are varied and look great. Don’t even recognize lower frame rate because it plays just fineFeel like after seeing all these reviews bashing this game, I feel like I must be playing another game. This game is great and is a blast playing co-op. The graphics are top notch, the audio is great, and the story is engaging. Leveling up feels good and progressing nicely, and the suit cosmetics are varied and look great. Don’t even recognize lower frame rate because it plays just fine and the fact that your co-op partner can go anywhere they want in the entire city is the icing on the cake. I even bought this on both XBSX and PS5 to play with both my sons.… Expand
  14. Jboogie_
    Oct 27, 2022
    10
    If you read the negative reviews it's from people who haven't even played the game but review bombing it because of the 30 fps. The game is absolutely fantastic,story is good...combat is fantastic once you progress and unlock new abilities and gear. I'm getting tired of the gaming community review bombing games before they even play them. They're toxic.
  15. 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
  16. Chronos204631
    Oct 22, 2022
    0
    30/21 fps in VERY HORRIBLE on console. ......................................
  17. 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
  18. autnix
    Oct 22, 2022
    0
    Batman game without Batman. 30 fps on console, Totally horrible and waste of time, LMAO
  19. Mrstone33
    Oct 23, 2022
    10
    Personally I like this better than Arkham and the I enjoy different combat for a change and it's more fitting for a rpg like similar to dark souls, plus the multiplayer is awesome. This game is RPG and NOT a Arkham action game. These toxic, hive mindless, drones cannot think for themselves, they're literally regergtating and spewing same crap they hear all other hive minded like people sayPersonally I like this better than Arkham and the I enjoy different combat for a change and it's more fitting for a rpg like similar to dark souls, plus the multiplayer is awesome. This game is RPG and NOT a Arkham action game. These toxic, hive mindless, drones cannot think for themselves, they're literally regergtating and spewing same crap they hear all other hive minded like people say on the internet. I understand the game is not perfect and doesn't have 30 fps (Which they could add later and is seriously not the end of the world, lol) Also I keep seeing videos of people telling not to get the game because they don't like it and if course cry about the 30 fps (still looks and feels great.) which like I said is not the end all things and can hopefully be added later. Other than that I'm going to keep enjoying my most anticipated game Gotham Knights… Expand
  20. ForgeKing4
    Oct 23, 2022
    10
    This game is being review bombed by soys bitter about batgirl getting cancelled. Dont fall for it. A solid 8/10 action rpg. Just dont go in expecting arkham 4 and you'll be fine. I have had zero perfomance issues on series s. The combat gets really good you just have to unlock your moves 1st.
  21. mrlegend
    Oct 23, 2022
    2
    Absolutely terrible writing and the story plot is lazy. Truly unacceptable from a AAA studio.
    Don't buy game new, wait for it to go on sale in 2 months for half off. The fighting is boring and repetitive. All 4 of the bat fam play almost exactly the same. Such a disappointment. Complete waste of the court of owls. Such potential wasted.
    Spoiler: The fact that Bruce/Batman dies 2 TIMES    Absolutely terrible writing and the story plot is lazy. Truly unacceptable from a AAA studio.
    Don't buy game new, wait for it to go on sale in 2 months for half off. The fighting is boring and repetitive. All 4 of the bat fam play almost exactly the same. Such a disappointment. Complete waste of the court of owls. Such potential wasted.

    Spoiler: The fact that Bruce/Batman dies 2 TIMES is one game, both times being death by suicide is ridiculous. Also, Bruce's last words sound like SJW writing room just wanting to put in their politics.
    WB Montreal should be ashamed of the product they produced.    … Expand
  22. 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
  23. 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.
  24. GaboLP
    Oct 22, 2022
    10
    The story is amazing and the game is fun really deserved more attention and better scores.
  25. Ryano2099
    Oct 31, 2022
    3
    I have played all the previous Arkham Games so I walked into this, knowing full well it was going to be its own thing and I was still SHOCKED at the level of ineptitude this game had on full display. If you truly believe these graphics are “next gen” you need either your eyes or head examined. It very much looks like it took several steps back from Arkham Knight who was using Unreal EngineI have played all the previous Arkham Games so I walked into this, knowing full well it was going to be its own thing and I was still SHOCKED at the level of ineptitude this game had on full display. If you truly believe these graphics are “next gen” you need either your eyes or head examined. It very much looks like it took several steps back from Arkham Knight who was using Unreal Engine 3. My game slowed to an absolute CRAWL below 30 frames per second multiple times during the week I had the game. My game fully crashed 7 times, in 2 days. How about mission structure? Go talk to A, then go back to the Belfry. Go find B, go back to the Belfry. Go beat up C, go back to the Belfry. That is maddening to do over and over again. It completely breaks up your immersion in the story and the RPG mechanics in this game were completely unnecessary and overwhelming with the 10,000 menus you have to navigate to use them. I defeated every single enemy and boss I encountered by smashing the X button and using dodge every other 5 seconds. Wash, rinse, repeat. I want people to think about this. Arkham Asylum came out in 2009 by Rocksteady who had barely made a game at that point. 2 years later after that games overwhelming success, Arkham City was released. TWO YEARS LATER using Xbox 360 and PS3 technology and both of those games are masterpieces. This game has the power of the Series X and PS5 at it’s disposal as well as Unreal Engine 4 and just as much time to make it come to life. And in almost every way, it SEVERAL steps behind both of those games. WB Montreal should NEVER be allowed to touch this franchise ever again.… Expand
  26. Medare
    Oct 22, 2022
    1
    Devs a potato
    Much worse than arkham knight but still in 30fps
    Game is refunded
  27. Ray6701
    Oct 23, 2022
    0
    It's story is uninteresting it feels like marvels avengers but more all over the place
  28. Haydendanger
    Oct 22, 2022
    10
    Incredible game!
    Absolutely amazed at how well crafted the open world and story is for the game. There’s so much incredible lore and detail a DC fan will love. The combat is very well crafted alone or in coop, especially if you learn the timed attacks and combos. It had incredible expectations coming out of the Arkham series and it exceeds it but it is important to look at it not as an    Incredible game!
    Absolutely amazed at how well crafted the open world and story is for the game. There’s so much incredible lore and detail a DC fan will love. The combat is very well crafted alone or in coop, especially if you learn the timed attacks and combos. It had incredible expectations coming out of the Arkham series and it exceeds it but it is important to look at it not as an Arkham style game but it’s own franchise.    … Expand
  29. Seanboss1999
    Oct 22, 2022
    10
    Amazing game don’t understand the hate… Yea it’s different some new things to learn like most games but it’s not complicated. If you’re a DC fan you’re gonna love this game
  30. DarthArkham54
    Oct 22, 2022
    10
    The game is entertaining, with a good story and good graphics, just a little bug in the gameplay, but everything normal
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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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