bigwhopper6501 There were really no boss fights at all... unless you count the tank fights as boss fights. I am really disappointed in that, but overall I'd give the game a solid 9 out of 10 on the PS4 version. They did an awesome job, but I feel their lack of boss fights is a negative departure from the series.
***** I could see that, especially if you don't like the Batmobile and/or tank fights... I'd probably sit the game around 6 if I didn't like those. IDK, no one really talks about it, but the fighting seems off to me? Maybe it's just me... and stealth is almost preferred, perhaps even required much of the time. Another positive aspect IMO, which I don't recall anyone talking about is the destructibility in the game... seems pretty darn good to me, makes me wonder why no one mentions it.
In MY opinion, there was just TOO much Batmobile battles towards the end of the game (the cloudburst tank fight, then the drill), I feel Joker once again stole the show was the star villian, and my major gripe was the concept of the Arkham Knight himself. Why not just say it was the Red Hood from the beginning? It was so obvious (especially with the flash-back, various dialogue, and Red Hood story-pack) and they didn't even bother to alter Troy Baker's voice that well. It's still a great game I just prefer Arkham City...However the Henry Adams reveal...I'll give you that Rocksteady
They changed red hood's name because they had to have "arkham" in the title. That's what attracts the masses who played arkham city but don't read comics.
Was hoping that Arkham Knight was maybe Talia's son that came back to take out Batman because he blames him for her death.... Maybe even being Bruce's son as well the he didn't know about.
What about the game having no boss battles. Very disappointing considering city had awesome boss battles with ras al gul, grundy, the clayface, mister freeze and so many more. Also fuck the cobra tanks.
I was disappointed at the lack of boss fights. Arkham City is still king for me only because of the fight with Grundy and Clayface, and Freeze. Haven't fought Deathstroke yet. I hope it saves the game for me.
Boss fights are actually why I love Origins so much. Especially fighting Bane, Firefly, and Deathstroke. Overall though, Knight won me over with the gameplay as a whole.
1. Arkham Asylum 2. Arkham Knight 3. Arkham City 4. Arkham Origins If they didn't have so many tank sections that get very boring very quickly, and better boss battles Knight would have probably edged out Asylum. The world is beautiful and dense, the combat and predator sections have never been tighter, the story is incredibly well written, it is a love letter to Batman fans. The only minor issues I had with the story was that they dropped too many hints about the Arkham Knight's identity, and the resolution between Bruce and Selina seemed forced and unresolved.
Quogie Oga I honestly don't care about the boss fights. I've never really liked them in games. I've always preferred well, everything else. When boss fights are good, that's awesome. But in my opinion I'm not missing out if a game has "meh" boss fights.
*REVIEW/ OPEN DISSCUSSION FOR THOSE INTERESTED* Before I give my thoughts, I just want to make it clear that I LOVE this game and series. I'm a huge Batman fan (comics, films, games, etc.) And I'm only gonna focus on story. Gameplay was phenominal. Combat is better than ever and navigating through Gotham is 100% perfect with the better grappling. I don't hate the batmobile like most. I LOVE driving but the tank fighting was sometimes forced and got annoying. Ok now with that out of the way, let's continue: MAIN STORY: What I liked- I really enjoyed the story. I loved several parts and was left disappointed by others. JOKER- First off, I really loved Joker's role in the story. I predicted that Bats would get exposed to the fear toxin and see Joker once or twice but never would've thought he'd be in the whole story. In many ways, this serves as a good Joker story almost as much as a good Batman story. Batman basically becoming Joker was great. All the callbacks to Asylum and City were awesome! The fact that Rocksteady managed to keep Joker's larger role a secret and even Mark Hamill out of the marketing is an achievement. SCARECROW- Second, Scarecrow was fantastic! By far the best depiction of the character. He was creepy, raised the stakes, and his voice was spot on. FLASHBACKS- Probably my favorite part of the story are the flashbacks. The flashbacks were love letters to die-hard fans like myself. Actually getting to watch the scene from The Killing Joke rather than read it left me speechless. Jason's torture scenes were insanely creepy and well done; they gave me chills. Ok now lets move on to the story aspects I didn't like. LACK OF BAT-FAMILY: While this is the first time the majority of the family is in the game and not just challenge maps, I was left disappointed because they weren't that intregal to the story. For the most part, Nightwing was just a side mission. He could care less about Arkham Knight or Helping to find Barbara. Tim was in the main story for a small segment but a tad more than Nightwing at least. Barbara was in it the most so I can't complain about her. However, seeing the "All Who Follow You" trailer with that one shot of Bruce, Dick, and Tim together led me to believe they were key parts in the story \: ARKHAM KNIGHT IDENTITY: MIXED I'm not a fan of Jason being the Arkham Knight mainly because there was no surprise. Arkham City's ending was shocking because no one thought Joker would die. But with Arkham Knight, I knew it was Jason even before he opened his mouth. Rocksteady didn't even try throwing in other possible suspects to keep you guessing. I also, like Greg, recognized Troy right away as AK so as soon as Jason spoke, I knew -.- The boss fight also kinda sucked. There weren't really any boss fights (how they handled Deathstroke is a fucking travesty). However, what I liked was that Joker kept Jason in Arkham for over a year. That's such a terrifying thought, just thinking of the things he must've done is beyond scary. I wish we knew how Jason managed to escape... I also wish we saw what happened after Jason saved Batman. lol did Bruce really just walk out? Obviously not. And there's no point for Jason to become Red Hood since he only took that persona to spite Bruce for not killing Joker.. Too many unanswered questions OVERALL- I do love the game. Some key parts were predictable but the ones that weren't truly stand out. I like the Knightfall Proticol even though it was predictable for the most part. I hate that we had to do side missions to get the ending. And I hate when games have endings that are up for interpretation and not definitive. The game, for me, is like an 8.5/9 out of 10. Arkham City left a better lasting impression...
I'm not a comic book fan but I do love these games and the batman films. I pretty much agree with you on the story stuff, like it seemed a little weird to have some of these big characters stuck to side missions. Also I was a little disappointed that the side missions didn't actually have their own narrative. Having said that, I kind like that batman is handling everything mostly by himself as this is his last hurrah. With Jason tod stuff, I figured it out before so by the time I got to the reveal I was like 'Yeah cool whatever let's move in'. Ultimately, what I loved most about the story was the amount of times it surprised me, from joker, oracles fake death, the release of the cloud burst and way more. Plus I agree the combat and stealth are the most robust in this game, absolutely phenomenal.
SanaySK Some of the rioters in the streets also mention metahumans, I've heard one talk about Black Canary, and then there are the numerous Superman/Lex Luthor mentions in the game. If they aren't making a Justice League game than Rocksteady just gave DC fans the biggest case of blue balls ever
***** Still, they are signed under WB which makes games based on the licenses they have (Middle Earth and DC comics). Whatever they do next is going to be based on DC comics properties
A reason why you need 100% to get the true ending is that the scene with Batman and Catwoman at the end of Riddler's Revenge after getting all 243 riddles solved and beating the Riddler is a crucial piece of dialogue that is IMO needed to comprehend what the vague and ambiguous epilogue scene really means. Batman talks about the need for a new "myth" to be his successor. That's why he "kills himself" in Wayne Manor leaving everyone to think Bruce Wayne AKA Batman died and then he "rises from the ashes" as he mentioned to Catwoman too, as a legend and is once again a masked vigilante that spikes fear in his opponents and has no one close to him as a weakness.
I have been really busy, so I finally finished the game. I mostly agree. The story was phenominal. My only wish was that more villains were integrated into the in story, but that is offset by the fact that a majority of the side missions were phenomenally and actually felt like an organic part of the story itself, unlike how it was in Arkham City where most were good but felt separate from the momentum of the main story. The Riddle trophies were a grind as usual, but I found myself actually enjoying far more of the puzzles than I did in previous games. They were well done. Some were ridiculously hard that I couldn't do them at all, but then you realize later down the line that buying that one upgrade makes all the difference in the world and it all makes sense and it goes from frustratingly annoying to clever and fun. The voice acting from everyone was top notch as usual. The Batmkbile was mostly awesome. I actually enjoyed the tank fights. They did show up a few too many times. To offset this, I found it beneficial to just avoid using the Batmkbile for a while and just glide around the city, enjoy the view, and tackle the characters focused side missions like Prof. Pyg, Two-Face, Penguin, and whatnot. The racing was the best. Loved flying through the streets. It was tricky to maneuver at first but once you feel it out the car ours like a kitten and just driving around turns into a feat of brilliant gameplay. The only thing I completely loathed about the Batmobile were the tank stealth sections. It was fun at first, but after a while it was just a pain and outright ridiculous. I died so much in those fights. I found that using the underground tunnels to drive around made the Arkham Knight tank fight to be much easier. Just lead him down there, shoot him when you get behind him, and then drive straight as fast as you can until he stops chasing you. It definitely bears trying to swerve and fail when the missiles hit you. I got pissed during those stealth tank fights but it made it so satisfying to finish it. Suffice it to say I refuse to get the platinum for this is game (I don't care about those much anyway, I like to have a reason to come back and platinum trophies remove incentive to return once I get them). I tried two different tank stealth challenges and each time I tried both of them I failed in less than 5 minutes. I despise them. I will do and enjoy everything else, but I refuse to do the tank stealth challenges. They made up for the first two Arkham Knight fights with the great fin i just won't do them. They redeemed the Arkham Knight tank fights with the awesome final stealth confrontation that had all that drama and character moments for Bruce and Jason, but Deathstroke was the only completely wasted opportunity. It could have literally been anybody commanding that army. In Rocksteady's defense for the Jason Todd is the Arkham Knight thing, they did set it up very well and they it's only not a surprise if you are really familiar with Batman lore from the comics. A number of people who will end ul playing this game probably won't have read A Death In the Family. I'd have a problem with it if the setup and the payoff wasn't so well done, but it really was done well and delivered some phenominal story beats. I had more emotional freak out with this game than any of the previous ones. I can probably think of multiple occasions when I yelled at my TV in either excitement or disbelief. My only other complaint which is very minimal is that I still don't love the costume for Batman. There's too much going on. The first costume, and even the Arkham Origins costume worked so well because it was simple, and it translated a comic book like what we would see off the pages of a comic book but translated it completely believably. It looked too "Iron-man-y" for my taste. It looked cool, but there was too much going on to look at there. Less is more. All in all, I absolutely love this game. It didn't do everything completely right and a few comparatively small parts could have been omitted entirely, but an overwhelming majority of the game that was good was just that freaking awesome it completely makes up for its faults.
For the knife guys, it's not HOLD TRIANGLE and back away. That's what it was in City. In Knight and Origins it's HOLD TRIANGLE but then release it each time they strike
This game is phenomenal, it is better than I actually expected. It has one of the best pacing in videogame history, with puzzles, fights, stealth sections, batmobile fights and transportation. It has everything, and the story is amazing too.
Alexandre Leao in shadow of mordor: i had send a death threat to a random captain and i arive rinding a caragoure, he says: "oh, you've arived, and i see you brought your mother"
I actually really like the excavator battle. The worst was the cloudburst tank battle, it's honestly ridiculous. It moves faster than you, (I'm doing new story + and it automatically puts you on Knightmare mode) it kills you in like 2 hits even though you have full armour, it takes to long overall to have to keep running away. VERY disappointing!
he be came batman for Christ sakes even if it where a game about that story. I think his story arc of him becoming batman and him and Damien's relationship would be a great game.
Watching this video with the Closed Captioning on is incredible. Obviously the CC tries to auto-detect what is being said by Greg and Nick, but about 20 percent of the time is is hilariously way off from what is actually being said. I know this isn't KindaFunny's fault by any means, just a random funny thing I noticed. You guys are awesome, keep up the great work.
Proc of the Dawn wow. Definitely unpopular opinion haha I agree about the tank battles. I didn't hate them as much as everyone else did. I loved using the tank in puzzle solving. My order is almost reverse: City>Asylum>Knight>Origins
@@slappydoodle I appreciate this comment. Looking back on what I said 7 years ago, my opinions still haven't changed! I've beaten Arkham Knight 100% three times, soon to be four, and it's still my favorite.
The games twist was a major let down. I just hope Rocksteady does some more DCU games weather it be Suicide Squad or Green Arrow etc. Also when Nick repeatedly says "dope" he sounds like an older dude trying to be cool.
For that riddler trophy, there's a power winch you can fire where you can do the middle barrage on your bat mobile. Should be right behind the pedal up higher. Just attach yourself while shooting
Greg go back to ridler info in the menu and listen to the audio tapes, scare crow went to ridler with the plans, it makes sense that he built those race tracks if you read the 3 page info, it makes sense how he kidnapped cat women, listen to the audio tapes
Greg, on the riddler challenge you're on, you don't have to get the question mark dots precisely in the crosshair. As long as it's in the outer circle batman will still hit the target. So you can just spam the trigger in their general directions when they give you the multiple targets to hit. Hope that helps (if you even see this message that is.) Peace.
So this is a late response to Gregs question of how Arkham Knight got an army this massive. The answer lies early in the game where you're saving the Ace Chemicals workers. Once you've reached inside to save the last one left, the soldiers converse on where did Arkham Knight get the army. One of them said that it was the rest of the villains that trust funded him and Scarecrow to finish Batman once and for all. Didn't think this something to glance over but it looks like they missed it somehow.
For the riddler trophy you need to turn around and connect the Batmobile's grapple hook to a power source above you so you can use the multiple rockets to hit all the question marks quicker
i did all the the MW missions and collected the 243 riddles before the last mission worth it. Finished the game completely on sunday. Great review guys!
Arkham Knight was an obvious guess to who it was and i'm just fine with that, I expected Al Ghul in Arkham City too but when they revealed the DLC kinda ruined any suspense.
Hey Greg, the secret to beating that challenge is making sure your missiles are charged up. When the whole board lights up use your missile bombardment my repeatedly tapping square.
Just finished the game. It's easily the best in the franchise and one of the best games of the year so far. Only cons: - ace chemical batmobile puzzle - amount of riddler puzzles and trophies - riddler puzzle where you need to eject out of batmobile and glide around the room and land on a button on the wall. - batmobile stealth (although, this gets fun when you learn how to beat it efficiently) - puzzle using the batmobile to lower the gigantic fan (it's just kind of tedious but not entirely joyless) Everything else in the game is pretty much perfect.... Even the tank combat, which is simple, fun and addictive.
I really enjoyed this Batman more then the past two games. I think what makes it stand out the most for me is the surprising amount of time you spend with the joker and how the side missions rewarded you with mini boss fights.
This really is the ultimate Batman experience. It manages to contain soooo much from the lore. The only thing it's missing is Wayne Manor as far as full immersion. And the Batmobile is great for driving around and pursuit, but battle mode gets very old about half way through the game and then they make you use it even more.
For that riddler challenge you are messing up on, there is a power spot above the pad that you use to activate the question marks and you hook the power winch into it and it gives you unlimited rockets .
I remember hearing a rumor years ago (after Arkham City was released) that Rocksteady's next game would be a Ninja Turtles game. Oh god, please! This needs to happen!!!
Anyone else having glitches on the PS4? I keep falling through the ground, and it's raining inside of the clocktower. It just started recently, once I beat the game. It's weird.
I didn't mind the tank at all- actually had a lot of fun with it, the delineated enemy fire let you skirt past ridiculous artillery by mere inches for entire fights and felt pretty much godlike- but when the Deathstroke fight turned out to be a tank fight I was beyond disappointed. I mean, they even have him leap out once you've defeated him, ready for a brawl, only to get punked by Bats in a single shot. It was... not the best.
I really didn't like Arkham Knight. I found the story predictable as hell. Babs not being dead was sooo obvious it was insulting. Then the Arkham Knight foreshadowing was like being spoon fed. The side missions were b line at best, that mostly use villians from the previous games, in boring missions. The Batmobile as an A to B transport is cool, but the tank stuff is unfun, and the last story mission where you take on 60 tanks was ridiculous. The combat was also way too easy and broken up by the prolonged Batmobile sequences. Overall Arkham Knight is the most mediocre game I've played in years. I wish I hadn't spent my money on it. Rocksteady have fallen far since Asylum. :(
Drake Jensen I can see your point of view, and share many of the same feelings but I still really enjoyed the game... however the lack of actual boss fights and the over reliance (read used as a crutch for no boss fights) tank sequences does put this game below all the others in my book... even Origins (which I personally love to pieces). The writing was all over the place for me... at times I found it acceptable and at others just dumb. This game needed another year IMO for proper boss fights and the fighting needed some polish... it felt too easy to me (generally) and somewhat broken. I can't believe they didn't put in a proper Batcave? Hell even Lego Batman 2 had a Batcave. :/
Drake Jensen They EXHAUSTED the batmobile tank mode. It went from enjoyable to "ugh, this sh** AGAIN!" lol My breaking point was around the time the b tank had to take down the cloud burst. Sometimes less is more.
My issue with the combat is that in NG+, the Arkham Knight combat is too busy to be able to see what’s happening, in Arkham City, even the fight in Penguin’s initiation wasn’t too bad, but without the counter indicators the combat is really hard to read.
I actually thought that Ras Ah'gul was the arkham knight since he may blame Batman for Talia's death, was working with Hugo Strange in Arkham City so he has a connection to arkham there, and trained the Batman, hence knowing the Batman's moves. I was a bit dissapointed with who he was, but the story afterwards still redeemed the story for me. This game is so f'ing good though.
Arkham Knight is the game that actually got me into reading Batman comics. This was how I discovered who Jason Todd was a from there I got obsessed with Batman and Red Hood stories.
James Mercer gonna play both specially fallout 4 but the witcher 3 cannot be beat this year that game is just a true masterpiece after 200+ ive put, i cannot wait to do my second pt and put another 200 gladly
normally i would say that everyone has their own opinions and all that crap but not this time.sry but if u think that any game can beat mgs v the phantom pain than u are idiot.everything about the game is perfect.especially all the choices and mechanics.just watch yongyea's video about all the info we have.its about 1:30:00 lemme warn u.the witcher is a standart medieval game.i know its good and probably the best in its genre but stil..and are u kidding me? is every1 kidding me?fallout 4 best game of all times(everyone is talking about it) ? just look up all the gameplay we have.its just better.its the best.dont u dare say that the witcher 3 or fallout 4 are better.they are not.and if u are fan of the mgs stoty(this is less important cuz kojima focuses on gameplay and mechanics like building the motherbase bonding with your buddies etc. ) U ARE TRULY GOING TO LOOSE URSELFFF IN DIS GAME BOTH OF U STFU DONT SPEAK OR EVEN THINK OF FALLOUT OR WITCHER.ALL HAIL MGS V THE PHANTOM PAIN! AND GO LOOK UP YONGYEA'S VIDEO!!
On the subject of the Batmobile. Personally It grew on me, hated it with a passion at first but that last part with Oracle i was loving it, and I really enjoyed it. I agree with Nick, once you upgrade it it's much more fun
The story in this game was great. i feel like people dont actually talk about the complete story and instead focus on the gameplay and the arkham knight itself, but rarely discuss how well realized and true to their comic book versions this characters are. This story, from Asylum to Knight, is one of my all time favorite Batman stories.
I honestly don't get the tank-hate. I thought those moments were brilliant, and unlike combat and stealth, this was something new that the other games hadn't done. I felt myself getting better and better at it, and by the end I was dodging and firing different weapons in a beautiful crescendo of awesome destruction. Team Tank! :D
Batman is incredible. First Batman game i've played and I didn't want to put the controller down. First game in a long time where i've felt like that. Easily my favourite game so far this year.
-SLIGHT SPOILER- Without a doubt one of my favorite moments in the game, is the sequence with Johnny Charisma. I love how the Joker is incorporated, with Batman hallucinating with the him singing about his death parents. It was the perfect blend of tragedy and comedy, and was catchy as hell.
So many disappointing moments. All villain fights especially the Deathstroke Fight. Hush. Lack of Villains. So much more could of been thrown into the series' biggest free roam, and there really was nothing. Too much Batmobile is one of the reasons I'm put off replaying, it's so boring. In terms of content and storytelling it's the worst one!
***** Completely agree. Game was very disappointing to me. No real strategy in combat. The story was a mess. It didnt even really make sense. Even in the world of Batman. City looks great but is basically empty. The Batmobile combat which was in so much of the game was very bad.
jhn lo same here. Dont get me wrong i loved the game and its easily a 20+ hour game but arkham city had soo many villains and side quests that it was amazing. Here alot of the side quests are 10 min missions are your done. And the rest is repetitive. Thinking about getting the season pass hoping theres more villains loke the croc since he was in the last scene
The Tank missions are fine, plus Batman does have a tank in the Dark Knight Returns comic, so I'm not sure I get the whole idea that, "It doesn't feel like Batman." He has a tank, so yes it feels like Batman, if you are good at the missions it is fun and feels good plus it looks great too. Plus variety is never a bad thing.
I was nothing like that about the tank/batmobile, I thought it was cool at first, but really difficult and not looking forward to it. Then I got used to it and loved it in the end. I played City and Origins the other day, and not having the batmobile feels well odd
I've come across a strange bug/glitch/design flaw that breaks the end of the game. I completed all the side missions with the exception of the Riddler collectathon before finishing the main story and because I did them before the main story I can't get the prompt to activate the first part of knightfall unless I 100% the Riddler trophies and unlock the 2nd, so no ending at all for me :(
I literally, just finished the game. I never had the frame rate issues they talked about. My game froze about a half-dozen times. There was also a glitch when following the penguins cars, I would knock on the door, mark the car and stand there. I'd wait maybe three seconds then the npc's would say they lost me and i'd follow them to the next place.
I enjoyed the batmobile tank mode until the last 25% of the game then my feelings for it sank a lot. Everything you guys said about it, I completely agree with!
The Azrael mission was cool, but I wish they would have done something the different villains. Penguin, Azrael, Firefly, etc were in the previous games. Wish we could have gotten Court of the Owls.
I didn't like the tank that much at first (thought it was okay), then started to like it more and more by the end of the game. Never had lag at all in the game. Also like the Excavator part. I think Nick is just bad at games haha.
As someone who has unlocked the knightfall protocol it still was disappointing, however I definitely c their dlc plan to further explain the plot threads and the ending of the full story
Cant just drop in and fight groups when in New Game +....have to be 'Batman' and assess the situation and go about it stealth like and smart. Especially with guns involved, Batman goes down really quick!
I have a question, is rocksteady going to make a superman game? Bc I see a lot of clues that point to that, like the screens around the city showing lex corp ads and lex Luther calling Bruce's phone in Wayne tower. Also I heard inmates saying something about "why was the superman not here tonight?"
The batmobile ruined it for me, way over used in nearly everything even though batman could of done most of the shit himself, it also handled like ass. Story I thought was good and the end sequences with joker were weird but fun imo, overall Arkham City is my fav of the trilogy though. Witcher 3 still holds GOTY (was that and Arkham but after playing it its not my GOTY) though when fallout 4 drops that will be my GOTY, again this is just my opinion.
Can anyone highlight where it's okay to watch after any spoilers, or should I basically not watch this? It seems like they should have just called it a spoilercast if there's going to be spoilers. What's the point in a "review" of the game, if you can't watch it before playing the game because of spoilers? D:
TheLethbridge It's a 40 fucking minute video. If you want a spoiler free review, just go to IGN or Kotaku or wherever other news site that usually won't spoil things if you really need that validation to buy the game.
***** Sure, its no problem I just normally watched their review videos before, and they kept them all spoiler free. Was a little weird this had spoilers, when the others like Witcher didn't.
I'm about 60% through the game and I really like it but I don't think I'd rank it above Asylum and Origins. I really love the Batmobile and while the tank feels really out if place it's the most fun tank I've ever used in a video game. My only complaint is that when you're in a chase and the camera pulls WAY back making it very difficult to drive. Also is it just me or is the combat worse in this game?
Rocksteady would have been cemented as legends if they pulled a MGS2 and made you play Robin after the movie studios scene where you put yourself in the cell.
I loved it, I loved the story, I love the additions to the combat, everything was great except the Batmobile. I agree with what both Greg and Nick said, I loved the Batmobile combat at first but it's overused way too much, to the point were it replaces boss battles and simply just being Batman. Reducing the amount of Batmobile Tank combat and replacing it with regular Batman stuff or a boss battle as Batman without the Batmobile would've been a huge improvement. I also agree with Greg that Jason Todd as the Arkham Knight was a disappointment, I originally thought it might have been Hush or maybe someone from the Court of Owls but as soon as I saw the flashbacks, and the Hush side mission I knew it was Jason. It was predictable and disappointing however it was well done. The voice cast was amazing as always, Mark Hamill is always a treat, wasn't expecting him to voice the Joker again after he said he retired the role after Arkham City, Conroy is the definitive Batman and the rest of the cast Baker, Strong, Banks, North Porter just to name some were all great. Joker stole the show again. Ultimately I loved it, it was the natural evolution of City and they got most of it right, any Batman fan should play it. Should be noted I played it on PC at a resolution of 800x600 just to get a decent frame rate because the port was awful but I didn't want that to stop me from experiencing the game and I loved it regardless.
Same thing would happen to me when trying to dodge the knife blows. Pressed triangle and away and batman just starts walking away while getting cut up.
Greg, are you going to play any of the DLC story missions? I played the Harley Quinn one last night. Takes place before the game when she is breaking Ivy out of Bludhaven Prison.
Arkham knight is the first game I'm trying to 100% complete or platinum and I think it's because one thing they did well was the mission select screen which shows you the percent of how much you've completed each side quest
I do really get sick of the tank crap. It doesn't really belong in this game, at least not to the extent that it is. The knightfall protocol ending was too ambiguous and strange for my liking. I wish that they would've incorporated Nightwing, Robin, Jason and maybe Azrael and show that Batman has left his city in the hands of trusted allies. That would've been a much more compelling and emotionally gratifying ending.
Batman faked his death so he could be a full time Batman that basically never slept and wears a different costume in order to scare the shit out of criminals because they believe Bruce Wayne/Batman to be dead
I'm someone who didn't like the previous Arkham games that much, but Arkham Knight is not only one of the best games this year, it's one of the best games ever made. An absolute must-buy 10/10.
Agreed, Riddler trophies much better. Like you said, it's nitpicking at flaws but I'd have liked it if they just cut the breakables out. Unless I missed something, what is the point of those Arkham Knight shields? What are they shielding? and why does Riddler care if you break all these things?
Would have preferred if the batmobile played like the other gadgets instead of taking center stage. Would rather play a secondary character like we did catwoman in arkham city than doing the tank battles. there were definitely some good batmobile moments in game (that made you go this is why the batmobile is awesome and why when you think of any other superhero's ride they pale in comparison), they were overshadowed because the tank missions felt lackluster.
This game was amazing. It had its faults but it's triumphs far outweighed it all. It had an incredible batman story that goes up against some of the comic books story lines. But most of all it's just a fun game to play. It's a good time to be a gamer.
a little late to the party, but, I thought I'd share my thoughts now I have got the full ending of the game. Yes there were too many tank battles, but the real flaw in this game is that I had to spend about 12 - 15 hours after I had finished the story trying to get all of the Riddler trophies. I became bored of wandering around looking for green guys to interrogate to get the last 20 or 30 trophies. Once I had finished it I was so fed up with the game I took it to a shop and traded it in as I couldn't ever imagine myself wanting to play the thing again. Which is sad, because in terms of story and gameplay mechanics this was right up there with the best of them
I really enjoyed the tank combat from start to finish but i did upgrade the batmobile a lot at the start and did a lot of side missions before the main story for upgrade points.
Batman is the most adaptive hero in history. He anticipates everything so I don't understand how the tank battles can be "not batman like". Batman would do what ever he has to do to get the job done short of killing.
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the deathstroke battle was so underwhelming, one of the greatest assasins ever and u get a tank battle again
bigwhopper6501 There were really no boss fights at all... unless you count the tank fights as boss fights. I am really disappointed in that, but overall I'd give the game a solid 9 out of 10 on the PS4 version. They did an awesome job, but I feel their lack of boss fights is a negative departure from the series.
***** I could see that, especially if you don't like the Batmobile and/or tank fights... I'd probably sit the game around 6 if I didn't like those. IDK, no one really talks about it, but the fighting seems off to me? Maybe it's just me... and stealth is almost preferred, perhaps even required much of the time.
Another positive aspect IMO, which I don't recall anyone talking about is the destructibility in the game... seems pretty darn good to me, makes me wonder why no one mentions it.
bigwhopper6501 Yeah man, I would've loved to fight him hand to hand across the rooftops etc.
@PHILL SHIVELY that isn't good justification dude
In MY opinion, there was just TOO much Batmobile battles towards the end of the game (the cloudburst tank fight, then the drill), I feel Joker once again stole the show was the star villian, and my major gripe was the concept of the Arkham Knight himself. Why not just say it was the Red Hood from the beginning? It was so obvious (especially with the flash-back, various dialogue, and Red Hood story-pack) and they didn't even bother to alter Troy Baker's voice that well. It's still a great game I just prefer Arkham City...However the Henry Adams reveal...I'll give you that Rocksteady
They changed red hood's name because they had to have "arkham" in the title. That's what attracts the masses who played arkham city but don't read comics.
Was hoping that Arkham Knight was maybe Talia's son that came back to take out Batman because he blames him for her death.... Maybe even being Bruce's son as well the he didn't know about.
Adam Gray you should look up Batman And Son and the New 52 Batman & robin books if thats something you'd like to see.
Damian wayne? That would've been great
You mean Damian Wayne lol Thalia and bat and son
Adam Gray im glad they didnt take that route, i loved the arkham knight reveal especially after i watched the movie this year
I really hoped it was Damien
What about the game having no boss battles. Very disappointing considering city had
awesome boss battles with ras al gul, grundy, the clayface, mister freeze and so many more. Also fuck the cobra tanks.
Nick completed a game that came out in the past 5 years that isn't axiom verge?!?! Mind = BLOWN!!
I was disappointed at the lack of boss fights. Arkham City is still king for me only because of the fight with Grundy and Clayface, and Freeze. Haven't fought Deathstroke yet. I hope it saves the game for me.
Haven't fought Deathstroke yet? Ha, I hope you enjoyed the Cloudburst tank battle =D It's literally the same thing.
Boss fights are actually why I love Origins so much. Especially fighting Bane, Firefly, and Deathstroke. Overall though, Knight won me over with the gameplay as a whole.
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1. Arkham Asylum
2. Arkham Knight
3. Arkham City
4. Arkham Origins
If they didn't have so many tank sections that get very boring very quickly, and better boss battles Knight would have probably edged out Asylum. The world is beautiful and dense, the combat and predator sections have never been tighter, the story is incredibly well written, it is a love letter to Batman fans. The only minor issues I had with the story was that they dropped too many hints about the Arkham Knight's identity, and the resolution between Bruce and Selina seemed forced and unresolved.
Bane Hardly
For me it would be
1 City
2 Asylum
3 Origins
4 Knight
^^ what he said
Kåre Hansen What's so bad about Arkham Knight?
Quogie Oga I honestly don't care about the boss fights. I've never really liked them in games. I've always preferred well, everything else. When boss fights are good, that's awesome. But in my opinion I'm not missing out if a game has "meh" boss fights.
Quogie Oga Yeah. :)
*REVIEW/ OPEN DISSCUSSION FOR THOSE INTERESTED*
Before I give my thoughts, I just want to make it clear that I LOVE this game and series. I'm a huge Batman fan (comics, films, games, etc.) And I'm only gonna focus on story. Gameplay was phenominal. Combat is better than ever and navigating through Gotham is 100% perfect with the better grappling. I don't hate the batmobile like most. I LOVE driving but the tank fighting was sometimes forced and got annoying. Ok now with that out of the way, let's continue:
MAIN STORY: What I liked- I really enjoyed the story. I loved several parts and was left disappointed by others.
JOKER- First off, I really loved Joker's role in the story. I predicted that Bats would get exposed to the fear toxin and see Joker once or twice but never would've thought he'd be in the whole story. In many ways, this serves as a good Joker story almost as much as a good Batman story. Batman basically becoming Joker was great. All the callbacks to Asylum and City were awesome! The fact that Rocksteady managed to keep Joker's larger role a secret and even Mark Hamill out of the marketing is an achievement.
SCARECROW- Second, Scarecrow was fantastic! By far the best depiction of the character. He was creepy, raised the stakes, and his voice was spot on.
FLASHBACKS- Probably my favorite part of the story are the flashbacks. The flashbacks were love letters to die-hard fans like myself. Actually getting to watch the scene from The Killing Joke rather than read it left me speechless. Jason's torture scenes were insanely creepy and well done; they gave me chills.
Ok now lets move on to the story aspects I didn't like.
LACK OF BAT-FAMILY:
While this is the first time the majority of the family is in the game and not just challenge maps, I was left disappointed because they weren't that intregal to the story. For the most part, Nightwing was just a side mission. He could care less about Arkham Knight or Helping to find Barbara. Tim was in the main story for a small segment but a tad more than Nightwing at least. Barbara was in it the most so I can't complain about her. However, seeing the "All Who Follow You" trailer with that one shot of Bruce, Dick, and Tim together led me to believe they were key parts in the story \:
ARKHAM KNIGHT IDENTITY: MIXED
I'm not a fan of Jason being the Arkham Knight mainly because there was no surprise. Arkham City's ending was shocking because no one thought Joker would die. But with Arkham Knight, I knew it was Jason even before he opened his mouth. Rocksteady didn't even try throwing in other possible suspects to keep you guessing. I also, like Greg, recognized Troy right away as AK so as soon as Jason spoke, I knew -.- The boss fight also kinda sucked. There weren't really any boss fights (how they handled Deathstroke is a fucking travesty). However, what I liked was that Joker kept Jason in Arkham for over a year. That's such a terrifying thought, just thinking of the things he must've done is beyond scary. I wish we knew how Jason managed to escape... I also wish we saw what happened after Jason saved Batman. lol did Bruce really just walk out? Obviously not. And there's no point for Jason to become Red Hood since he only took that persona to spite Bruce for not killing Joker.. Too many unanswered questions
OVERALL- I do love the game. Some key parts were predictable but the ones that weren't truly stand out. I like the Knightfall Proticol even though it was predictable for the most part. I hate that we had to do side missions to get the ending. And I hate when games have endings that are up for interpretation and not definitive. The game, for me, is like an 8.5/9 out of 10. Arkham City left a better lasting impression...
I'm not a comic book fan but I do love these games and the batman films. I pretty much agree with you on the story stuff, like it seemed a little weird to have some of these big characters stuck to side missions. Also I was a little disappointed that the side missions didn't actually have their own narrative. Having said that, I kind like that batman is handling everything mostly by himself as this is his last hurrah. With Jason tod stuff, I figured it out before so by the time I got to the reveal I was like 'Yeah cool whatever let's move in'. Ultimately, what I loved most about the story was the amount of times it surprised me, from joker, oracles fake death, the release of the cloud burst and way more. Plus I agree the combat and stealth are the most robust in this game, absolutely phenomenal.
arkham origins and catwoman in arkham knight both mentioned queen industries, would be cool to see the (goatee) green arrow pop up in future games.
SanaySK Some of the rioters in the streets also mention metahumans, I've heard one talk about Black Canary, and then there are the numerous Superman/Lex Luthor mentions in the game.
If they aren't making a Justice League game than Rocksteady just gave DC fans the biggest case of blue balls ever
***** Still, they are signed under WB which makes games based on the licenses they have (Middle Earth and DC comics). Whatever they do next is going to be based on DC comics properties
Loved everything in Arkham Knight...including the Batmobile!
Man-Bat made me shit myself.
Why?
Brannon H The moment you first meet him face to face in the game is the best jump scare I've ever seen in a game or movie. Totally unexpected.
Brian J oh ok
Brian J And the Joker does the same thing later. I was like AAWWWW FUCK YOU! lol
+Brian J
It was extremely hilarious a few seconds later though.
A reason why you need 100% to get the true ending is that the scene with Batman and Catwoman at the end of Riddler's Revenge after getting all 243 riddles solved and beating the Riddler is a crucial piece of dialogue that is IMO needed to comprehend what the vague and ambiguous epilogue scene really means. Batman talks about the need for a new "myth" to be his successor. That's why he "kills himself" in Wayne Manor leaving everyone to think Bruce Wayne AKA Batman died and then he "rises from the ashes" as he mentioned to Catwoman too, as a legend and is once again a masked vigilante that spikes fear in his opponents and has no one close to him as a weakness.
I have been really busy, so I finally finished the game. I mostly agree. The story was phenominal. My only wish was that more villains were integrated into the in story, but that is offset by the fact that a majority of the side missions were phenomenally and actually felt like an organic part of the story itself, unlike how it was in Arkham City where most were good but felt separate from the momentum of the main story. The Riddle trophies were a grind as usual, but I found myself actually enjoying far more of the puzzles than I did in previous games. They were well done. Some were ridiculously hard that I couldn't do them at all, but then you realize later down the line that buying that one upgrade makes all the difference in the world and it all makes sense and it goes from frustratingly annoying to clever and fun. The voice acting from everyone was top notch as usual. The Batmkbile was mostly awesome. I actually enjoyed the tank fights. They did show up a few too many times. To offset this, I found it beneficial to just avoid using the Batmkbile for a while and just glide around the city, enjoy the view, and tackle the characters focused side missions like Prof. Pyg, Two-Face, Penguin, and whatnot. The racing was the best. Loved flying through the streets. It was tricky to maneuver at first but once you feel it out the car ours like a kitten and just driving around turns into a feat of brilliant gameplay. The only thing I completely loathed about the Batmobile were the tank stealth sections. It was fun at first, but after a while it was just a pain and outright ridiculous. I died so much in those fights. I found that using the underground tunnels to drive around made the Arkham Knight tank fight to be much easier. Just lead him down there, shoot him when you get behind him, and then drive straight as fast as you can until he stops chasing you. It definitely bears trying to swerve and fail when the missiles hit you. I got pissed during those stealth tank fights but it made it so satisfying to finish it. Suffice it to say I refuse to get the platinum for this is game (I don't care about those much anyway, I like to have a reason to come back and platinum trophies remove incentive to return once I get them). I tried two different tank stealth challenges and each time I tried both of them I failed in less than 5 minutes. I despise them. I will do and enjoy everything else, but I refuse to do the tank stealth challenges. They made up for the first two Arkham Knight fights with the great fin i just won't do them. They redeemed the Arkham Knight tank fights with the awesome final stealth confrontation that had all that drama and character moments for Bruce and Jason, but Deathstroke was the only completely wasted opportunity. It could have literally been anybody commanding that army. In Rocksteady's defense for the Jason Todd is the Arkham Knight thing, they did set it up very well and they it's only not a surprise if you are really familiar with Batman lore from the comics. A number of people who will end ul playing this game probably won't have read A Death In the Family. I'd have a problem with it if the setup and the payoff wasn't so well done, but it really was done well and delivered some phenominal story beats. I had more emotional freak out with this game than any of the previous ones. I can probably think of multiple occasions when I yelled at my TV in either excitement or disbelief. My only other complaint which is very minimal is that I still don't love the costume for Batman. There's too much going on. The first costume, and even the Arkham Origins costume worked so well because it was simple, and it translated a comic book like what we would see off the pages of a comic book but translated it completely believably. It looked too "Iron-man-y" for my taste. It looked cool, but there was too much going on to look at there. Less is more. All in all, I absolutely love this game. It didn't do everything completely right and a few comparatively small parts could have been omitted entirely, but an overwhelming majority of the game that was good was just that freaking awesome it completely makes up for its faults.
For the knife guys, it's not HOLD TRIANGLE and back away. That's what it was in City. In Knight and Origins it's HOLD TRIANGLE but then release it each time they strike
This game is phenomenal, it is better than I actually expected. It has one of the best pacing in videogame history, with puzzles, fights, stealth sections, batmobile fights and transportation. It has everything, and the story is amazing too.
"how many bilionaires does it take to make a hero?
3; 2 to die and 1 to never get over it." - random thug
Alexandre Leao in shadow of mordor:
i had send a death threat to a random captain and i arive rinding a caragoure, he says:
"oh, you've arived, and i see you brought your mother"
I actually really like the excavator battle. The worst was the cloudburst tank battle, it's honestly ridiculous. It moves faster than you, (I'm doing new story + and it automatically puts you on Knightmare mode) it kills you in like 2 hits even though you have full armour, it takes to long overall to have to keep running away. VERY disappointing!
We need a Nightwing game! Set it in Bludhaven and just keep up the awesome formula.
Damn straight that is what we need
Couldn't agree more. Nightwing is such a badass. To think he started as Robin. I wanna play a game that focuses solely on him.
he be came batman for Christ sakes even if it where a game about that story. I think his story arc of him becoming batman and him and Damien's relationship would be a great game.
Watching this video with the Closed Captioning on is incredible. Obviously the CC tries to auto-detect what is being said by Greg and Nick, but about 20 percent of the time is is hilariously way off from what is actually being said. I know this isn't KindaFunny's fault by any means, just a random funny thing I noticed. You guys are awesome, keep up the great work.
Joker constantly haunting you throughout the game was genius. I was worried he wouldn't be in it.
My unpopular opinion
1. Knight
2. Origins
3. Asylum
4. City
The batmobile (and the tank) was amazing -- never once felt like it was forced on me.
Proc of the Dawn wow. Definitely unpopular opinion haha I agree about the tank battles. I didn't hate them as much as everyone else did. I loved using the tank in puzzle solving.
My order is almost reverse:
City>Asylum>Knight>Origins
Knight
City
Origins
Asylum
@@slappydoodle I appreciate this comment. Looking back on what I said 7 years ago, my opinions still haven't changed! I've beaten Arkham Knight 100% three times, soon to be four, and it's still my favorite.
The games twist was a major let down. I just hope Rocksteady does some more DCU games weather it be Suicide Squad or Green Arrow etc. Also when Nick repeatedly says "dope" he sounds like an older dude trying to be cool.
For that riddler trophy, there's a power winch you can fire where you can do the middle barrage on your bat mobile. Should be right behind the pedal up higher. Just attach yourself while shooting
Greg go back to ridler info in the menu and listen to the audio tapes, scare crow went to ridler with the plans, it makes sense that he built those race tracks if you read the 3 page info, it makes sense how he kidnapped cat women, listen to the audio tapes
Greg, on the riddler challenge you're on, you don't have to get the question mark dots precisely in the crosshair. As long as it's in the outer circle batman will still hit the target. So you can just spam the trigger in their general directions when they give you the multiple targets to hit. Hope that helps (if you even see this message that is.) Peace.
it's a shame neither saw the Catwoman ending after the Riddler finale. I think that was my favorite emotional moment of the game.
So this is a late response to Gregs question of how Arkham Knight got an army this massive. The answer lies early in the game where you're saving the Ace Chemicals workers. Once you've reached inside to save the last one left, the soldiers converse on where did Arkham Knight get the army. One of them said that it was the rest of the villains that trust funded him and Scarecrow to finish Batman once and for all. Didn't think this something to glance over but it looks like they missed it somehow.
Incredible sequence with Joker and Scarecrow at the end
I actually loved the batmobile and the tank, on my 3rd playthrough now and I haven't gotten tired of it yet.
For the riddler trophy you need to turn around and connect the Batmobile's grapple hook to a power source above you so you can use the multiple rockets to hit all the question marks quicker
i did all the the MW missions and collected the 243 riddles before the last mission worth it. Finished the game completely on sunday. Great review guys!
Arkham Knight was an obvious guess to who it was and i'm just fine with that, I expected Al Ghul in Arkham City too but when they revealed the DLC kinda ruined any suspense.
Hey Greg, the secret to beating that challenge is making sure your missiles are charged up. When the whole board lights up use your missile bombardment my repeatedly tapping square.
I played the Red Hood DLC before I started the main game which ruined the surprise for me as I picked up on Troy baker VO as both characters .
Just finished the game. It's easily the best in the franchise and one of the best games of the year so far.
Only cons:
- ace chemical batmobile puzzle
- amount of riddler puzzles and trophies
- riddler puzzle where you need to eject out of batmobile and glide around the room and land on a button on the wall.
- batmobile stealth (although, this gets fun when you learn how to beat it efficiently)
- puzzle using the batmobile to lower the gigantic fan (it's just kind of tedious but not entirely joyless)
Everything else in the game is pretty much perfect.... Even the tank combat, which is simple, fun and addictive.
I really enjoyed this Batman more then the past two games. I think what makes it stand out the most for me is the surprising amount of time you spend with the joker and how the side missions rewarded you with mini boss fights.
Wow Nick should review more games, I like his input!
This really is the ultimate Batman experience. It manages to contain soooo much from the lore. The only thing it's missing is Wayne Manor as far as full immersion.
And the Batmobile is great for driving around and pursuit, but battle mode gets very old about half way through the game and then they make you use it even more.
Professor Pyg seemed like an homage to Silence of the Lambs, the second psycho that's being pursued.
For that riddler challenge you are messing up on, there is a power spot above the pad that you use to activate the question marks and you hook the power winch into it and it gives you unlimited rockets .
Yeah, I had the Troy Baker senses tingling instantly too.
I remember hearing a rumor years ago (after Arkham City was released) that Rocksteady's next game would be a Ninja Turtles game. Oh god, please! This needs to happen!!!
Anyone else having glitches on the PS4? I keep falling through the ground, and it's raining inside of the clocktower. It just started recently, once I beat the game. It's weird.
I didn't mind the tank at all- actually had a lot of fun with it, the delineated enemy fire let you skirt past ridiculous artillery by mere inches for entire fights and felt pretty much godlike- but when the Deathstroke fight turned out to be a tank fight I was beyond disappointed. I mean, they even have him leap out once you've defeated him, ready for a brawl, only to get punked by Bats in a single shot. It was... not the best.
If you stare in Portillo's eyes long enough, you will start to feel hollow inside and question why you are alive...
I really didn't like Arkham Knight. I found the story predictable as hell. Babs not being dead was sooo obvious it was insulting. Then the Arkham Knight foreshadowing was like being spoon fed. The side missions were b line at best, that mostly use villians from the previous games, in boring missions. The Batmobile as an A to B transport is cool, but the tank stuff is unfun, and the last story mission where you take on 60 tanks was ridiculous. The combat was also way too easy and broken up by the prolonged Batmobile sequences. Overall Arkham Knight is the most mediocre game I've played in years. I wish I hadn't spent my money on it. Rocksteady have fallen far since Asylum. :(
Asylum is easily the worst Batman game of the series. Still fun, but easily the worst.
Drake Jensen I can see your point of view, and share many of the same feelings but I still really enjoyed the game... however the lack of actual boss fights and the over reliance (read used as a crutch for no boss fights) tank sequences does put this game below all the others in my book... even Origins (which I personally love to pieces).
The writing was all over the place for me... at times I found it acceptable and at others just dumb. This game needed another year IMO for proper boss fights and the fighting needed some polish... it felt too easy to me (generally) and somewhat broken.
I can't believe they didn't put in a proper Batcave? Hell even Lego Batman 2 had a Batcave. :/
Gabriel Escudero I'd have to disagree. Asylum is easily better than City and Origins, and almost as good as Arkham Knight.
Drake Jensen They EXHAUSTED the batmobile tank mode. It went from enjoyable to "ugh, this sh** AGAIN!" lol My breaking point was around the time the b tank had to take down the cloud burst. Sometimes less is more.
My issue with the combat is that in NG+, the Arkham Knight combat is too busy to be able to see what’s happening, in Arkham City, even the fight in Penguin’s initiation wasn’t too bad, but without the counter indicators the combat is really hard to read.
I actually thought that Ras Ah'gul was the arkham knight since he may blame Batman for Talia's death, was working with Hugo Strange in Arkham City so he has a connection to arkham there, and trained the Batman, hence knowing the Batman's moves. I was a bit dissapointed with who he was, but the story afterwards still redeemed the story for me. This game is so f'ing good though.
Greg asks Nick for some of those mind-blowing moments and Nick can't think of any hahaha
Really great to see nick with you today.
Arkham Knight is the game that actually got me into reading Batman comics. This was how I discovered who Jason Todd was a from there I got obsessed with Batman and Red Hood stories.
hey greg do u think that mgs v is better than batman? i know u played 15 hours but still..
for me MGS V PHANTOM PAIN GOTY OF THE YEAR ALL YEARS
Greg here. Yes, I think MGSV is better.
Kinda Funny Games ty for the answer :)
and if i may ask which do u think will be better mgs v or fallout 4?
James Mercer not greg here. you can't really compare those games yet since fallout 4 isn't out
James Mercer gonna play both specially fallout 4 but the witcher 3 cannot be beat this year that game is just a true masterpiece after 200+ ive put, i cannot wait to do my second pt and put another 200 gladly
normally i would say that everyone has their own opinions and all that crap but not this time.sry but if u think that any game can beat mgs v the phantom pain than u are idiot.everything about the game is perfect.especially all the choices and mechanics.just watch yongyea's video about all the info we have.its about 1:30:00 lemme warn u.the witcher is a standart medieval game.i know its good and probably the best in its genre but stil..and are u kidding me? is every1 kidding me?fallout 4 best game of all times(everyone is talking about it) ? just look up all the gameplay we have.its just better.its the best.dont u dare say that the witcher 3 or fallout 4 are better.they are not.and if u are fan of the mgs stoty(this is less important cuz kojima focuses on gameplay and mechanics like building the motherbase bonding with your buddies etc. ) U ARE TRULY GOING TO LOOSE URSELFFF IN DIS GAME BOTH OF U STFU DONT SPEAK OR EVEN THINK OF FALLOUT OR WITCHER.ALL HAIL MGS V THE PHANTOM PAIN! AND GO LOOK UP YONGYEA'S VIDEO!!
On the subject of the Batmobile. Personally It grew on me, hated it with a passion at first but that last part with Oracle i was loving it, and I really enjoyed it. I agree with Nick, once you upgrade it it's much more fun
The story in this game was great. i feel like people dont actually talk about the complete story and instead focus on the gameplay and the arkham knight itself, but rarely discuss how well realized and true to their comic book versions this characters are. This story, from Asylum to Knight, is one of my all time favorite Batman stories.
The doggy kept my attention most of the time
I honestly don't get the tank-hate. I thought those moments were brilliant, and unlike combat and stealth, this was something new that the other games hadn't done. I felt myself getting better and better at it, and by the end I was dodging and firing different weapons in a beautiful crescendo of awesome destruction. Team Tank! :D
The slow mo sequence when chasing can be countered by clicking R3 to look back which then adjusts the camera to look forward when released.
Batman is incredible. First Batman game i've played and I didn't want to put the controller down. First game in a long time where i've felt like that. Easily my favourite game so far this year.
-SLIGHT SPOILER-
Without a doubt one of my favorite moments in the game, is the sequence with Johnny Charisma. I love how the Joker is incorporated, with Batman hallucinating with the him singing about his death parents. It was the perfect blend of tragedy and comedy, and was catchy as hell.
So many disappointing moments.
All villain fights especially the Deathstroke Fight.
Hush.
Lack of Villains.
So much more could of been thrown into the series' biggest free roam, and there really was nothing.
Too much Batmobile is one of the reasons I'm put off replaying, it's so boring.
In terms of content and storytelling it's the worst one!
***** Completely agree. Game was very disappointing to me. No real strategy in combat. The story was a mess. It didnt even really make sense. Even in the world of Batman. City looks great but is basically empty. The Batmobile combat which was in so much of the game was very bad.
jhn lo same here. Dont get me wrong i loved the game and its easily a 20+ hour game but arkham city had soo many villains and side quests that it was amazing. Here alot of the side quests are 10 min missions are your done. And the rest is repetitive. Thinking about getting the season pass hoping theres more villains loke the croc since he was in the last scene
For the riddler wall you have to shoot them with the riot suppressor until the entire wall is on and use a full missile birrage on it.
This story, from Asylum to Knight, is one of my all time favorite Batman stories.
The Tank missions are fine, plus Batman does have a tank in the Dark Knight Returns comic, so I'm not sure I get the whole idea that, "It doesn't feel like Batman." He has a tank, so yes it feels like Batman, if you are good at the missions it is fun and feels good plus it looks great too. Plus variety is never a bad thing.
I was nothing like that about the tank/batmobile, I thought it was cool at first, but really difficult and not looking forward to it. Then I got used to it and loved it in the end. I played City and Origins the other day, and not having the batmobile feels well odd
I've come across a strange bug/glitch/design flaw that breaks the end of the game.
I completed all the side missions with the exception of the Riddler collectathon before finishing the main story and because I did them before the main story I can't get the prompt to activate the first part of knightfall unless I 100% the Riddler trophies and unlock the 2nd, so no ending at all for me :(
I literally, just finished the game. I never had the frame rate issues they talked about. My game froze about a half-dozen times. There was also a glitch when following the penguins cars, I would knock on the door, mark the car and stand there. I'd wait maybe three seconds then the npc's would say they lost me and i'd follow them to the next place.
I enjoyed the batmobile tank mode until the last 25% of the game then my feelings for it sank a lot. Everything you guys said about it, I completely agree with!
The Azrael mission was cool, but I wish they would have done something the different villains. Penguin, Azrael, Firefly, etc were in the previous games. Wish we could have gotten Court of the Owls.
I didn't like the tank that much at first (thought it was okay), then started to like it more and more by the end of the game. Never had lag at all in the game. Also like the Excavator part. I think Nick is just bad at games haha.
I totally loved Arkham Knight. The tank stuff is kind of a drag, but it's not as bad it seems. I still think Origins is my favorite though.
As someone who has unlocked the knightfall protocol it still was disappointing, however I definitely c their dlc plan to further explain the plot threads and the ending of the full story
Cant just drop in and fight groups when in New Game +....have to be 'Batman' and assess the situation and go about it stealth like and smart. Especially with guns involved, Batman goes down really quick!
Does this vid have any big spoilers
I have a question, is rocksteady going to make a superman game? Bc I see a lot of clues that point to that, like the screens around the city showing lex corp ads and lex Luther calling Bruce's phone in Wayne tower. Also I heard inmates saying something about "why was the superman not here tonight?"
The batmobile ruined it for me, way over used in nearly everything even though batman could of done most of the shit himself, it also handled like ass.
Story I thought was good and the end sequences with joker were weird but fun imo, overall Arkham City is my fav of the trilogy though.
Witcher 3 still holds GOTY (was that and Arkham but after playing it its not my GOTY) though when fallout 4 drops that will be my GOTY, again this is just my opinion.
Can anyone highlight where it's okay to watch after any spoilers, or should I basically not watch this?
It seems like they should have just called it a spoilercast if there's going to be spoilers. What's the point in a "review" of the game, if you can't watch it before playing the game because of spoilers? D:
Don't watch.
TheLethbridge Do not watch it if you haven't finished the game. All the way through there are spoilers.
TheLethbridge It's a 40 fucking minute video. If you want a spoiler free review, just go to IGN or Kotaku or wherever other news site that usually won't spoil things if you really need that validation to buy the game.
***** Sure, its no problem I just normally watched their review videos before, and they kept them all spoiler free. Was a little weird this had spoilers, when the others like Witcher didn't.
Unfortunately as soon as I saw the Arkham Knight (the first time they showed the character in general) I thought he would be the Red Hood.
I'm about 60% through the game and I really like it but I don't think I'd rank it above Asylum and Origins.
I really love the Batmobile and while the tank feels really out if place it's the most fun tank I've ever used in a video game. My only complaint is that when you're in a chase and the camera pulls WAY back making it very difficult to drive.
Also is it just me or is the combat worse in this game?
Rocksteady would have been cemented as legends if they pulled a MGS2 and made you play Robin after the movie studios scene where you put yourself in the cell.
I loved it, I loved the story, I love the additions to the combat, everything was great except the Batmobile. I agree with what both Greg and Nick said, I loved the Batmobile combat at first but it's overused way too much, to the point were it replaces boss battles and simply just being Batman. Reducing the amount of Batmobile Tank combat and replacing it with regular Batman stuff or a boss battle as Batman without the Batmobile would've been a huge improvement. I also agree with Greg that Jason Todd as the Arkham Knight was a disappointment, I originally thought it might have been Hush or maybe someone from the Court of Owls but as soon as I saw the flashbacks, and the Hush side mission I knew it was Jason. It was predictable and disappointing however it was well done. The voice cast was amazing as always, Mark Hamill is always a treat, wasn't expecting him to voice the Joker again after he said he retired the role after Arkham City, Conroy is the definitive Batman and the rest of the cast Baker, Strong, Banks, North Porter just to name some were all great. Joker stole the show again. Ultimately I loved it, it was the natural evolution of City and they got most of it right, any Batman fan should play it. Should be noted I played it on PC at a resolution of 800x600 just to get a decent frame rate because the port was awful but I didn't want that to stop me from experiencing the game and I loved it regardless.
lol Portillo just falling asleep in the middle..
Same thing would happen to me when trying to dodge the knife blows. Pressed triangle and away and batman just starts walking away while getting cut up.
Greg, are you going to play any of the DLC story missions? I played the Harley Quinn one last night. Takes place before the game when she is breaking Ivy out of Bludhaven Prison.
Arkham knight is the first game I'm trying to 100% complete or platinum and I think it's because one thing they did well was the mission select screen which shows you the percent of how much you've completed each side quest
I cant believe the fact that someone could hate the excavator part!!!!!! It Was SOOOO GOOOOD
Lol at Portillo creepily staring at the camera >.
I didn't hate the batmobile parts by the end. I actually wanted to do more!!!
Great bloody game! Wish the boss fights where more like Origins, but I think the Batmobile made up for it
I do really get sick of the tank crap. It doesn't really belong in this game, at least not to the extent that it is.
The knightfall protocol ending was too ambiguous and strange for my liking. I wish that they would've incorporated Nightwing, Robin, Jason and maybe Azrael and show that Batman has left his city in the hands of trusted allies. That would've been a much more compelling and emotionally gratifying ending.
Batman faked his death so he could be a full time Batman that basically never slept and wears a different costume in order to scare the shit out of criminals because they believe Bruce Wayne/Batman to be dead
I'm someone who didn't like the previous Arkham games that much, but Arkham Knight is not only one of the best games this year, it's one of the best games ever made. An absolute must-buy 10/10.
Just finished it. Despite its flaws I really enjoyed it. The story especially I found to be very compelling.
that's the same riddler trophy im stuck at too Greg
Agreed, Riddler trophies much better. Like you said, it's nitpicking at flaws but I'd have liked it if they just cut the breakables out. Unless I missed something, what is the point of those Arkham Knight shields? What are they shielding? and why does Riddler care if you break all these things?
When that bat thing popped up it scared me a little lol. Won't lie😂😂
The riddler stuff is actually pretty fun for the most stuff
Would have preferred if the batmobile played like the other gadgets instead of taking center stage. Would rather play a secondary character like we did catwoman in arkham city than doing the tank battles.
there were definitely some good batmobile moments in game (that made you go this is why the batmobile is awesome and why when you think of any other superhero's ride they pale in comparison), they were overshadowed because the tank missions felt lackluster.
This game was amazing. It had its faults but it's triumphs far outweighed it all. It had an incredible batman story that goes up against some of the comic books story lines. But most of all it's just a fun game to play. It's a good time to be a gamer.
a little late to the party, but, I thought I'd share my thoughts now I have got the full ending of the game.
Yes there were too many tank battles, but the real flaw in this game is that I had to spend about 12 - 15 hours after I had finished the story trying to get all of the Riddler trophies.
I became bored of wandering around looking for green guys to interrogate to get the last 20 or 30 trophies.
Once I had finished it I was so fed up with the game I took it to a shop and traded it in as I couldn't ever imagine myself wanting to play the thing again.
Which is sad, because in terms of story and gameplay mechanics this was right up there with the best of them
I really enjoyed the tank combat from start to finish but i did upgrade the batmobile a lot at the start and did a lot of side missions before the main story for upgrade points.
Batman is the most adaptive hero in history. He anticipates everything so I don't understand how the tank battles can be "not batman like". Batman would do what ever he has to do to get the job done short of killing.