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[E the Shaggy]

Be warned, Gamespot's review does spoil one of the side quests/villains.

 

[VeryGooster]

Reading US Gamer's review. Dying to play this but feel like I can hold out on a "GOTY" edition.

 

[Courage]

I should have the game today so I'll give impressions. Gonna be disappointed if the Batmobile ends up holding the entire game back.

 

[ironcreed]

Is the Batmobile really that bad? I mean... it's the batmobile. A futuristic super tank. And it sucks?

Kevin mentions that it controls great, but it is forced upon you too much in long, drawn out sections, mediocre boss battles with it and even some annoying puzzle sequences. He feels like they are basically trying to force it on you too much in order to try and make it more relevant. He also said that gliding around for him was much more preferable.

 

[TWrecks310]

My best guess is the boss battles will be like t he previous games in the series. If you like those you will like these, and if you hated those you will hate these.

I just hope they have something on the level of the Mr. Freeze fight.

 

[SavoyPrime]

As I expected, the Batmobile appears to be the weak link.

 

[kurahador]

Guess Rocksteady didn't managed to nail the boss encounter like Origins does. I'm surprise there was such a divisive opinion on the Batmobile.

 

[Kaibutsu]

The only review that really matters.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_8f5RxWEFE

I knew I shouldn't but I laughed...

 

[ProvenDeadly]

Does anyone know if the Xbone version is 1080p?

 

[Vlitra]

The IGN review gives away some character spoilers.

But these reviews are reassuring! I was worried that series fatigue would of set in but it looks like Arkham Knight holds up.

 

[Lashley]

Mines just been dispatched so will have it tomorrow

 

[jim2point0]

Why do people always listen to the lowest score?

Confirmation bias.

Bullshit.

You should be looking to see if someone's gripes with a product are also going to be dealbreakers for you as well. I always read the negative reviews before the positive ones. If the flaws pointed out in the review don't sound like they're going to be issues for me as well, then I can safely assume that the game is going to be enjoyable for me.

 

[EnVy_CaLiBeR]

Why do people always listen to the lowest score?

It's Kevin Van Ord in this case who is a very solid reviewer.

 

[foxtrot3d]

I'd love to watch/read these reviews but my copy of the game will be hear in a few days and these reviews would in no way effect my decision to play the game. I'll just have to wait until after I beat the game so as to avoid any spoilers.

 

[gblues]

Never played an Arkham game... Is this the one?

I'd really encourage you to play through Arkham Asylum and Arkham City first, and play Arkham Knight in a month or four to avoid fatigue.

Gonna echo this sentiment. These games are highly serialized and playing Arkham Knight first is going to spoil major plot lines of the others.

 

[graywolf323]

stuff about the Batmobile and the game getting tedious has be still a bit on the fence with this game (also funds are tight right now)

 

[ChaosZeroX]

Wow a 10 from Polygon. Is this real life?

 

[MSI]

Glad we're including Gaming With Character. Thats my favorite place for reviews. Followed by GameTrailers probably.

 

[Sojgat]

Shiva was genuinely nothing more than a regular ninja enemy with a health bar, I can't even begin to think of how that qualifies as amazing.

She's basically an armored martial artist with no counter icons.

Completing the fight flawlessly while managing all the other opponents is what makes it interesting.

It's challenging the first time, and fun to repeat.

 

[DrBo42]

Wow a 10 from Polygon. Is this real life?

Nothing is a 10. Live by that knowledge.

 

[KorrZ]

Gamespot review has me worried since the whole Batmobile thing always looked completely dumb to me from the first reveal.

 

[MrRoflWaffles]

Its still really good. Might want to just hit it outside the trilogy.

So does the story of Origins not play a part in the other games at all, or is it just minimal fan service type stuff?
I've just bought Arkham Asylum, already own City GOTY, will play through these 2 over then next few months and then if I really like them I'll probably pick up Origins to bridge the gap until Knight GOTY releases

 

[funkystudent]

Wow a 10 from Polygon. Is this real life?

They gave Mass Effect 3 a 10.

 

[Oersted]

There's some moments of tedium to be found, but if you want to be the Batman, this is one of the best experiences available.

For what its worth, there aren't that many options.

 

[SargerusBR]

I may be one of the few people that don't mind the batmobile at all.

 

[Discusguy]

Why do people always listen to the lowest score?

In this case Gamespot highlighted what I didn't like about the previous games. You can't ignore the lowest review scores just because it pertains to an IP you really love.

 

[Mononoke]

Gamespot's video review

edit: it has boss spoiler

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1xnre-sIWI

Nice.

Honestly, it's troubling that large puzzle sections require the Batmobile as well as do boss fights. The Batmobile should have been another option for travel, and they should have focused on ways to reward you for traveling on the streets as opposed to always gliding in the sky. OR just don't do anything, and let people pick. And who cares if most choose gliding over it. I would have been okay with using it in sections to get across gaps, or blowing through large chunks of walls/barriers. But based on this video, I can absolutely see it getting tedious with boss fights designed around it, as well as forcing large puzzle sections with it.

Also people need to understand his review also specifies that the script has problems. And that by the end of the game, boss fights and puzzles start to feel tedious because of the Batmobile. That and the script stumbles and the big reveals feels obvious and not compelling.

I said this in other posts, but I really thought Arkham City stumbled in the last act. Both in the story and the boss battles. So I see a lot of that back in Arkham City, if this review ends up being accurate. And with that paired off with the Batmobile....yeah I'm kind of worried. Although 7 out 10 is still a good score and highlights all the wonderful things it does rights and makes it worth playing. I guess I just wanted to love it.

Anyways, this review is more than fair. And it totally justifies why he gave it this score. Anyone saying they are confused, either didn't read/watch the review, or they don't want to have the same opinion as him.

 

[Lulubop]

I wonder if I can beat City before this is out.

 

[vixlar]

Meristation (Spain) 9.3 Excelente - OP note: That's "excellent" in English
(PS4 code)

[/QUOTE]

+The big show from the beginning
+Enigma challenges and a couple of sidequests. Brilliant!
+The most complete Arkham fighting system to date.
+Batmobile, a great mechanic by itself...

-...but it takes time to get acostumed to. Battles against tanks can get a little bit repetitive.
-The bosses don't shine as much as in previous games.

 

[KooopaKid]

I need to be spoiled because I'm still not sold on it which is very weird as Arkham Asylum is one of my favourite GOAT.

 

[G-Fex]

I am hyped.

This will be my first since arkham asylum actually

 

[jett]

I fear I will be siding with Gamespot when I get my hands on the game. That combat felt pretty tired already by the third game and it doesn't seem like they've done much or anything to revamp it.

 

[Auto-Reply]

Damnit, I was hoping the Batmobile wouldn't be the weak point of the game... but we all kinda guessed it would be.

 

[Kaibutsu]

It's Kevin Van Ord, one of the very few good reviewers left.

I think there are still a lot of very good reviewers out there but I agree Kevin is very good. Also I can verify from seeing him on psn that he was playing Batman like crazy last week.

 

[NotLiquid]

Urgh, Gamespot's review echoes exactly what I was worried about - that the Batmobile, for all it's flair, severely dampens the overall experience and marginalizes the alternatives you get from not using it.

I feel like the Arkham games have focused too much on going bigger and lost a bit of what makes the setup so focused. Still looking forward to try it but I'm a bit more skeptical.

 

[TheGreatDirector]

I've been waiting for this. Time to complete the trilogy(although Arkham Origins was good it technically isn't part of it).

 

[Sn4ke_911]

I need to be spoiled because I'm still not sold on it which is very weird as Arkham Asylum is one of my favourite GOAT.

The IGN review spoiled something really awesome.

Spoiler

Mark Hamill returns.

 

[ProvenDeadly]

When will we know the Xbones resolution? Don't know what version to get yet.

 

[diffusionx]

The Batmobile always looked like a solution in search of a problem.

 

[Kinthalis]

But, but, I'm still not done with Witcher 3!

 

[Jimmydg]

Freeze was the only good one.

Spoiler

Pinguin, Clayface, Ra's Al Ghul

etc were just awful as fuck.

The final boss was better than Asylum, I have a lot of fun with the

Spoiler

sword

 

[SargerusBR]

I've been waiting for this. Time to complete the trilogy(although Arkham Origins was good it technically isn't part of it).

I read that some events from Origins are referenced in the game. Unconfirmed though.

 

[Tabby]

But I still have so many other games to play.. Damn you Rocksteady.

 

[BlackNinja]

PC version ready to blow my mind!! My body is ready!

 

[Putosaure]

Fuck it, just bought it. I hope my gtx560 will be ok.

 

[Broman1978]

Not a single Xbox One review? Is it still that Sony deal in effect?

 

[bobawesome]

I wonder if I can beat City before this is out.

It's fairly short if you ignore all the doodads and most of the side quests. I beat it in 10 hours.

 

[SomedayTheFire]

Meristation (Spain) 9.3 Excelente - OP note: That's "excellent" in English
(PS4 code)

Jesus this made me laugh more than it should. It's been a long day.

 

[BlackNinja]

But, but, I'm still not done with Witcher 3!

Hell yea! Dude, I've got 97hrs logged in W3 and I'm nowhere near ready. Just got to Kaer Moren. Going to take a break and load up AK.

 

[GrayFoxBH]

I look forward to playing this down the road.

After 3 games I'm Batman'ed out. Don't really have any hype or interest at all right now.

I'll keep an eye on PC deals/sales/bargains.

Spoiler

I've also, somehow, bought 8 games in the Steam sale (that I don't need with my backlog) to keep me busy.

There is no perfect game. When a game receives a 10, it doesn't mean it's perfect. If you think that way, a 10 would be a impossible score. It just means it's an awesome game, with minor flaws that doesn't detract from the experience.