Batman: Arkham Knight

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4.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2625 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 1,428 out of 2625
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  1. VortexDr
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    A super shady port....I wouldn't bother until Denuvo is cracked.Game isnt worth a dollar in its current state....Way to burn all the good will after the decent ports that were AA and AC.
  2. mweagle
    Jun 23, 2015
    2
    I find it amusing that I can run The Witcher 3 on high on a stable 60 FPS but cannot get over 20 FPS in this game. And in the few areas where I can actually get good frames, it is capped at 30.

    I've seen my share of bad console-ports, but this is a huge insult to PC gamers. After Watch_Dogs, AC:Unity and more crappy AAA devs trying to sell garbage in a shiny box, this one is the next in    I find it amusing that I can run The Witcher 3 on high on a stable 60 FPS but cannot get over 20 FPS in this game. And in the few areas where I can actually get good frames, it is capped at 30.

    I've seen my share of bad console-ports, but this is a huge insult to PC gamers. After Watch_Dogs, AC:Unity and more crappy AAA devs trying to sell garbage in a shiny box, this one is the next in that list.

    Concept is nice and I'm sure the console-versions are running nice and enjoyable, but the PC version is not worth 5 euros.    … Expand
  3. Tubey
    Jun 23, 2015
    2
    An utterly unplayable mess. Locked to 30FPS, but runs at around 15. Anyone giving this a positive score either hasn't played it, is outright lying, or has mistakenly left a review on the PC version Metacritic page when they in fact played it on console.

    The laziest port I've seen of a game in a long, long time. It takes some going to outdo Assassin's Creed: Unity in the "did you even    An utterly unplayable mess. Locked to 30FPS, but runs at around 15. Anyone giving this a positive score either hasn't played it, is outright lying, or has mistakenly left a review on the PC version Metacritic page when they in fact played it on console.

    The laziest port I've seen of a game in a long, long time. It takes some going to outdo Assassin's Creed: Unity in the "did you even playtest this thing before release?" stakes, but Arkham Knight comfortably achieves that and more.

    It is so unplayable that I can't actually review the game itself, as I can't get beyond 20 minutes of it before the constant frame rate stuttering gives you eye ache. It's a game that relies on fast paced fluid combat and hectic car driving sequences; both of which are an absolute nightmare at this frame rate.

    Utter garbage.    … Expand
  4. EdocRed
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    Worst PC port in a while, unplayable as it is now even on lowest settings and the 30fps cap is unforgivable on a PC game... i know that you can tweak the frame cap if you edit the ini file of the game.
  5. Nolfy
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    This game looks outdated (downgraded compared to trailers and does anyone see the AA?) and runs very very badly on a Gtx780ti. Combat is the only good thing in this game, but for this to enjoy we do need to be able to play this game. It's obviously a bad console port. Mouse sensitivity is not good. One thing that is really not good is the misleading gameplay trailers, embargo for pcThis game looks outdated (downgraded compared to trailers and does anyone see the AA?) and runs very very badly on a Gtx780ti. Combat is the only good thing in this game, but for this to enjoy we do need to be able to play this game. It's obviously a bad console port. Mouse sensitivity is not good. One thing that is really not good is the misleading gameplay trailers, embargo for pc reviews and the quiet change of system requirements a day before it came out.… Expand
  6. raistlin587
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    I'm trying to run the game on my Asus ROG Notebook ( GTX 980 8GB, 32GB Mem, i7-4860HQ ) with latest drivers and I can't even get the game started - all screens start flickering and I get single pictures. As long as the game is in this state I can only advise everyone to stay far away (and don't even get me started on the DLC).
  7. turtlefish
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Pc port is broken, plain and simple. Its unplayable and thus it deserves a rating all unplayable games do. And its rating is going to stay same until they fix their game (and malicious drm is taken out)
  8. Blackdragon666
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    First refund on Steam. I'm a big fan of the series, and they treat PC crowd like this? How incompetent is the studio behind this game, if they can release a steaming pile of **** like this?
  9. MetalJacx
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Another broken AAA game. When Ports were starting to get better you have this undo all the good will towards ports. Locked frame rates. Huge FPS dips to the point of unplayable, and sometimes an unresponsive bat mobile. The PC version of this game is broken to the point of unplayable. Do not waste your money.
  10. Veska
    Jun 23, 2015
    2
    Do you like extemely low frame rates even with very low graphics settings?
    No?
    Oh...

    The worst PC port, that you can now buy on pc...Unity, go away, we have new king of pc ****
  11. TwoEars
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Bad and broken port at atrocious price and with dlc and all. Everything that is wrong with developers and publishers today. Do not buy for any reason.
  12. gimpshot22
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    This is by far the worst port I have ever attempted to play. There are serious framerate issues (dropping as low as 12 frames per second occasionally, and into the low 20's frequently, and by the way, this is after removing the 30fps cap that it comes with out of the box), crashes, and just all around horrible performance and optimization. As of now, this port puts "Assassin's Creed:This is by far the worst port I have ever attempted to play. There are serious framerate issues (dropping as low as 12 frames per second occasionally, and into the low 20's frequently, and by the way, this is after removing the 30fps cap that it comes with out of the box), crashes, and just all around horrible performance and optimization. As of now, this port puts "Assassin's Creed: Unity" to shame. These issues are most likely stemming from the fact that "vram" usage is reportedly going as high 5gb's and above on "Ultra" settings. What's worse, even Ultra doesn't look great by any means. I have no idea how the vram is getting taxed so hard when the textures look dated at best. In contrast, The Witcher 3 on Ultra settings would barely go over 2.5 gb's of vram even at 1440p, and it's graphics are incredible. My PC's specs perfectly match the "Ultra" requirements, except instead of one GTX 980, I have two, which believe it or not, seems to performance even worse. I had high hopes for this game as Rocksteady's take on the Batman series has been incredible and one of my favorite franchises of all time. I didn't just think, but knew it would be up to par with previous outings in the series...Boy was I wrong. Apparently Rocksteady outsourced the port to Iron Galaxy Studios, a 12 man team known primarily for console work. Makes sense now. But this flub isn't on Iron Galaxy Studios, no this is Warner Bros. and Rocksteady's fault all the way. These are both huge names in the industry and can easily afford to hire the best of the best when it comes to a pc port. But that is not what happened here, not by a long shot. WB and Rocksteady cut some corners looking to make a quick cash grab, and judging by the amount of pre-orders, it's already worked. Nvidia should be also ashamed to have their name on this piece of crap. This port is a disgrace to Rocksteady's all but untouchable namesake, and unless this game is fixed and fixed fast, you can be sure that many a pc gamer will have lost faith in Rocksteady and Warner Bros. indefinitely. Yet another bad port to add to the recent tarnishing of pc gaming. Here's to hoping this recent trend comes to a grinding halt. Unfortunately, signs don't seem to point in the direction of this happening anytime soon.… Expand
  13. MatheusSantos
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    I don't even write reviews, but this port is so trash that everyone needs to know the epic **** that rocksteady just made.

    This game ins simple unplayable, and buying it on the pre-order was one of the worst mistakes in my entire life.
  14. janjansen
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Very disappointing from Rocksteady. I was skeptical about this game after the problems that plagued Batman Origin but figured that was a different dev so give them the benefit of the doubt... unfortunately this is one of the lazier PC ports we've seen recently. The perf problems are even worse than I had with Origins, frame rate is locked to 30 either way, DLC is ridiculous.... It's a goodVery disappointing from Rocksteady. I was skeptical about this game after the problems that plagued Batman Origin but figured that was a different dev so give them the benefit of the doubt... unfortunately this is one of the lazier PC ports we've seen recently. The perf problems are even worse than I had with Origins, frame rate is locked to 30 either way, DLC is ridiculous.... It's a good job steam have introduced refunds! This will be my first.… Expand
  15. cdrwrecorders
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    30 FPS cap on PC. Dreadful performance. Request refund.
    This is so disappointing to see Batman game in this state. You can't enjoy the game that run this way. I feel like someone spat in my face or made terrible joke. The level of disrespect for consumers is outrageous. No money from my wallet.
  16. hein
    Jun 23, 2015
    3
    The first time I launched this game it crashed. The second time I launched this game it crashed. The third time I launched it, it stayed at the options menu while I was looking through stuff for about 3 minutes after which is proceeded to crash. I then proceeded to close down all other applications to see if it would help. I am running an i7 920 / GTX 970 / 24GB ram, it isn't the bleedingThe first time I launched this game it crashed. The second time I launched this game it crashed. The third time I launched it, it stayed at the options menu while I was looking through stuff for about 3 minutes after which is proceeded to crash. I then proceeded to close down all other applications to see if it would help. I am running an i7 920 / GTX 970 / 24GB ram, it isn't the bleeding edge but pretty damn close. After I shut down every other application, I ran the game...seemed to run find this time. I still don't know what caused it but I sincerely doubt it was due to a shortage of ram.

    I got into the game, I was fully aware of the fact that it was capped at 30fps. I wanted to play it just as is first before messing with the ini file. Naturally turned up everything to the highest settings and the result was extremely poor performance, frame drops and tons of stuttering. It is not playable. I then turned down the settings which does not help it much. The astonishing thing is that even with settings turned up high the game graphically does not look good. When I went around searching for the issues on the internet, there are clear images showing the astonishing amount of detail on the PS4 version of the game and the surprising lack of texture detail on the PC version. Stuff like shadows, rain physics are extremely poor on the PC on the PC version.

    I proceeded to fiddle around in the ini file to set the framerate to 60fps/120fps to see if it would help anything. Nope still broken. The game is an unoptimized mess and until it is patched unplayable.    … Expand
  17. Rivers233
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    Awful PC port, this is what you get when you support Nvidia Gameworks which is ruining the gaming busines. Nvidia and Rocksteady should be ashamed of themselves. The sad part is, the game is just as awful on Nvidia, who have worked with developers for motnhs, as with AMD who only saw the game code for the first time yesterday. I hope AMD sues both of you.

    Next, the game size is too    Awful PC port, this is what you get when you support Nvidia Gameworks which is ruining the gaming busines. Nvidia and Rocksteady should be ashamed of themselves. The sad part is, the game is just as awful on Nvidia, who have worked with developers for motnhs, as with AMD who only saw the game code for the first time yesterday. I hope AMD sues both of you.

    Next, the game size is too big, you're just being lazy with compression. Secondly, the minimum requirements are joke. I have a laptop whose hardware is just as strong as the PS4 and I can't even cosider running the game.

    Thirdly, you've turned a Batman game into War Thunder and World of tanks. You've casualized the game with your ''press X to win combat''. Again, shame, shame, shame on you.    … Expand
  18. GreyKnight
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    FPS capped to 30 for a PC port, absolutely unacceptable. Even though you can change it by going into the files yourself, what were they thinking. Very little option control, bad performance, stuttering, huge FPS drops, graphics don't look that good. Any Gameworks feature enabled will cripple performance even more. Good game buried underneath atrocious performance. Sometimes the game willFPS capped to 30 for a PC port, absolutely unacceptable. Even though you can change it by going into the files yourself, what were they thinking. Very little option control, bad performance, stuttering, huge FPS drops, graphics don't look that good. Any Gameworks feature enabled will cripple performance even more. Good game buried underneath atrocious performance. Sometimes the game will completely freeze when using the grappling hook, and drop to below 10 frames, unacceptable.… Expand
  19. Timotheeee
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Hey look, all the positive reviews are from empty accounts, totally not developers or anything. The port is awful, game barely runs on high-end systems, crashes all the time and has massive amounts of stuttering.
  20. SebastianD
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Wort PC port I've ever seen. It's a disaste, game barely runs on high-end systems, crashes all the time. I just want my money back. People, please do yourself a favor and don't buy this game.
  21. Rickin10
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    WORSE than AC UNITY. Yes THAT bad! Dire performance even on my 290 and textures that would look bad for a ps2 game. Genuinely, staggeringly terrible. AVOID until it gets patched.
  22. MRxTheta
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    It is the worst conversion ever. Hello it is 6.2015 - Using DX9 as a default DX for game? Lol! Even on 980Ti there are slowdowns. No way of disabling blur and fps cap without editing ini files....

    I do not understand how it is possible to do a conversion from weak PC (ps4 is not just a console it is a PC with different API) to strong PC. A band of monkeys would do this conversion    It is the worst conversion ever. Hello it is 6.2015 - Using DX9 as a default DX for game? Lol! Even on 980Ti there are slowdowns. No way of disabling blur and fps cap without editing ini files....

    I do not understand how it is possible to do a conversion from weak PC (ps4 is not just a console it is a PC with different API) to strong PC.

    A band of monkeys would do this conversion better. It is just an awfully ported game because it should run smoothly 60fps on 980ti... And this not!    … Expand
  23. rodga
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Another prime example of why we shouldn't be supporting NVIDIA Gameworks and this pre-ordering nonsense. Not only are there pre-order exclusives and a $40 season pass , there are retailer exclusive missions and skins. What a freaking joke. You can't even get all the content if you purchased their $100 Premium Edition because you didn't buy it from the right retailer. This game is runningAnother prime example of why we shouldn't be supporting NVIDIA Gameworks and this pre-ordering nonsense. Not only are there pre-order exclusives and a $40 season pass , there are retailer exclusive missions and skins. What a freaking joke. You can't even get all the content if you purchased their $100 Premium Edition because you didn't buy it from the right retailer. This game is running
    This game is absolutely a piece of trash on PC and if you have less specific than minimum dont try to run this garbage. Rocksteady almost disappointed us with this PC version of Batman Arkham Knight . maybe i change my score when the issues solved but honestly this is a crappy game.    … Expand
  24. hazy7687
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Once again we are shown why we shouldn't pre-order (especially on PC), and how little some companies care about their PC audience. If we were smart we would learn to avoid ports altogether, but I know what a tough pill that is to swallow. I hope this gets a fix, but I'm not holding my breath.
  25. Zexus
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    This is pretty much an equivalent of AC Unity. The port is utter garbage.

    Locked at 30 fps but still manages to stutter, insane amount of pop in regardless of graphical fidelity, nvidia game works straight out breaks the game even on an nvida card. I cant even imagine how bad it must be for AMD users.

    DO NOT purchase until the game is fixed, they dont deserve your money.
  26. EvilBlizz
    Jun 23, 2015
    3
    game runs very bad, lots of hiccups, stuttering, textures pop in, low res textures, DENUVO, wait another month or two, maybe this game will be fixed, from my experience, main reasons of bad performance:

    - streaming textures system

    - denuvo (confirmed by devs from LotF that its consuming 5-10% CPU power)

    - Iron Galaxy (12 people did this port?? rly?? u can see their names in the credits)
  27. djnicey
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    WB doesn't give out test copies to reviewers, cancels an expensive collectors edition (possibly because of probable refunds), changes minimum system requirements just before the launch, charges a ridiculous amount of money for season pass that you know nothing about, while also baiting you with a bazillion pre-purchase exclusives.
    Did you pre-order their next game yet?
  28. matticusiv
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    I generally hate the idea of giving games 0's or 10's, especially for reasons outside of the game itself. But I think the PC user rating should stand as it is, the consoles ratings and critic reviews can tell you how good the actual game is. The PC port should be refunded by all who can. I was starting to think AAA broken releases was just a hot topic, and not as big of an issue as peopleI generally hate the idea of giving games 0's or 10's, especially for reasons outside of the game itself. But I think the PC user rating should stand as it is, the consoles ratings and critic reviews can tell you how good the actual game is. The PC port should be refunded by all who can. I was starting to think AAA broken releases was just a hot topic, and not as big of an issue as people make it out to be. I was wrong. This is getting ridiculous, and we need to vote with our wallets. Pulling a third of their sales should wake them up. Rocksteady decided to push the responsibility of the entire PC version to a third party. And that was a huge mistake. There is no way that any QA team played this game and thought it was fit for release. That means they intentionally took money from PC fans knowing full well they would be selling them an unplayable product. It's a shame...… Expand
  29. mordecai35
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    You would think, that in 2015, after public humiliation and lessons learned from the likes of EA, and Ubisoft that maybe, just maybe, Rocksteady and WB might have their s%^& together, especially when publicly announcing PC specific features. But this... this is sort of a set in stone example of what NOT to do with your PC port. The game is a broken mess, missing BASIC features such asYou would think, that in 2015, after public humiliation and lessons learned from the likes of EA, and Ubisoft that maybe, just maybe, Rocksteady and WB might have their s%^& together, especially when publicly announcing PC specific features. But this... this is sort of a set in stone example of what NOT to do with your PC port. The game is a broken mess, missing BASIC features such as Ambient Occlusion (which actually IS in the console versions), the lock at 30 fps is nauseatingly inexcusable, but somehow, even still, on an i7 5960x OC'ed at 4.7, and 2 GTX 970's I'm getting hitching and stuttering in cut-scenes. This is a disgrace on so many levels. This is a DO NOT BUY Title on the PC. DO NOT BUY THIS. DO NOT SUPPORT DEVELOPERS who outsource studios to port PC versions.… Expand
  30. Sidious78
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    What can I say?
    The game is unplayable on my capable pc, which has a gtx 970 under the hood.
    The game does not have frame rate issues, but stutter issues. During the twenty minutes I was able to endure, these stutters came frequently and were in the 0.5-4 second range(!). Game crashes when trying to quit, and will crash again if you try to restart. This phenonoma I haven't seen    What can I say?
    The game is unplayable on my capable pc, which has a gtx 970 under the hood.

    The game does not have frame rate issues, but stutter issues. During the twenty minutes I was able to endure, these stutters came frequently and were in the 0.5-4 second range(!).

    Game crashes when trying to quit, and will crash again if you try to restart. This phenonoma I haven't seen since the Win 98 era.

    I've requested my refund, and can only warn any potential buyer of the disappointment ahead. I'm feed up about giving money to companies that ship **** out on the marked.    … Expand
  31. shae117
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    This is the worst PC port I have ever seen, I can't even understand why?????
    Seriously Assassins Creed Unity ran better on Launch for me on a single 970 than this game does on 2.......... Also I have horrible flickering, constant sub 30 fps on any settings, textures are bugged and low quality, also a horrid grainy filter over my game that i dont see on any trailers or videos, I can play    This is the worst PC port I have ever seen, I can't even understand why?????
    Seriously Assassins Creed Unity ran better on Launch for me on a single 970 than this game does on 2.......... Also I have horrible flickering, constant sub 30 fps on any settings, textures are bugged and low quality, also a horrid grainy filter over my game that i dont see on any trailers or videos, I can play witcher 3 in 4k at way higher fps........... I don't understand. This is unforgivable.    … Expand
  32. jorojr
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Rocksteady, Iron Galaxy and Warner Brothers deserve all the harsh criticism they are receiving. This port is a complete and utter piece of trash. Had I not received this game with my 980Ti, I would of gotten a refund from Steam. As it stands, it was not worth the bandwidth to download this game in its current state. It's unplayable, even on my 980Ti.
  33. DarkEagle969
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    It's 2015 and a game of this caliber is being locked at 30fps on PC?
    The option is editable if you go into the ini-file to do it yourself instead of the main menu. But the game is terribly optimized, whether it's 30 or 60fps. You'll get micro-stuttering/framerate drops.
    A single GTX 980 isn't even enough to keep it at a stable 30fps. Unacceptable considering that the graphics aren't    It's 2015 and a game of this caliber is being locked at 30fps on PC?
    The option is editable if you go into the ini-file to do it yourself instead of the main menu. But the game is terribly optimized, whether it's 30 or 60fps. You'll get micro-stuttering/framerate drops.
    A single GTX 980 isn't even enough to keep it at a stable 30fps.
    Unacceptable considering that the graphics aren't even that great compared to e.g. Witcher 3.

    Gameplay seems to be quite okay, but nothing even closely resembling a GOTY.    … Expand
  34. LivingHuman
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    The optimization of the game for PC is even worse than Watch Dogs and AC Unity. Thats why you don't pre-order games guys. Don't make the mistake of buying this retched pile of crap.
  35. Anting89
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Es una verguenza de magnitud epica, ya no es solo que te vendan el juego con una politica de DLC y seasson pass abusiva hasta decir basta ... es que ademas menosprecian por enesima vez al usuario de PC que tiene que sufrir esta verguenza de port.

    Me alegro infinito el haber cancelado el juego cuando vi el seasson pass.
  36. Thebro8
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Runs like complete garbage. I have a great pc and i can barely play this piece of crap. The 30fps lock is ridiculous in 2015 or any year for that matter. Did they not even test this piece of junk?
  37. awills123
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    Please stay away from this very poor excuse of a PC port until they fixed this game. Stuttering, flicking, unstable FPS/low FPS and more are among the many pleasures to be found in this game This is very badly done WB and Rocksteady,
  38. koberstyle
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    This game is a travesty and insult to PC gamers. The graphics options menu is bare bone, might as well just have had "graphics on/off". Can't turn off annoying effects like chromatic aberation or console tier blur effects to hide crappy framerates. Also game is locked at 30fps. Yes you can change it in the ini file but that is inexcusable. Do not buy and if you did, get a refund on steam.
  39. CraigHwk
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Shameful they would release the PC version like this. They knew exactly what they were doing by not releasing it to reviewers until the game was already out. STEAM REFUND.
  40. alexisfero
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Another prime example of why we shouldn't be supporting NVIDIA Gameworks and this pre-ordering nonsense. Not only are there pre-order exclusives and a $40 season pass , there are retailer exclusive missions and skins. What a freaking joke. You can't even get all the content if you purchased their $100 Premium Edition because you didn't buy it from the right retailer. This game is runningAnother prime example of why we shouldn't be supporting NVIDIA Gameworks and this pre-ordering nonsense. Not only are there pre-order exclusives and a $40 season pass , there are retailer exclusive missions and skins. What a freaking joke. You can't even get all the content if you purchased their $100 Premium Edition because you didn't buy it from the right retailer. This game is running awfully if not at all.… Expand
  41. loyal123
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    I am very disappointed WB
    PC Version's graphic is worse than PS4 Version
    I am very impressed PC Version's Damned optimization
    this game messed up PC user's mind
    So I don't buy WB' s Game forever and don't pre-order game anymore
  42. MacMus
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    I have only created an account on Metacritic to give this PC port a 1. I have been a PC owner since 20 years and played most of my games on PC. This is the worse optimization I have ever seen. Steam refund incoming.
  43. NiclName
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Worst pc version ever.Now, Im sitting here with a gaThis game is a travesty and insult to PC gamers. The graphics options menu is bare bone, might as well just have had "graphics on/off"me that won't run on a nVidia GTX 980 and an i7-4790k..
  44. Biafra1987
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    This game is a shining example of cancer on PC gaming. Whoever came up with the idea of cutting down the graphic options, locking the FPS at 30 and letting this game out in its current state is a disgrace for game developers. The technical wreck that it is right now its just an insult to anyone who preordered it. At this stage- the game is a piece of garbage.
  45. pavlak
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Clearly a Joke , Poor Performance on gtx980 , locked at 30fps , waste of hdd space. They should give PC players their money back . Is this some kind of a trial for us ? Buy great Rig and we will release **** ports so u eventualy buy a console ? go F yourself WB !
  46. daphenom001
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Garbage PC port, pure laziness from the developers. We've had 2 good games before this and now what do we get? A game locked to 30 fps in 2015 with some of the worst performance since AC:Unity to boot. Skip this until it gets fixed, if not its a definite no-buy
  47. Hamilcarr
    Jun 23, 2015
    2
    seriously...
    30 fps locked on a pc..
    this is the kind of moves that tires me... the game have consoles controls,and with that,they add a fps lock? if I wanted to play a game on console,I would go out and buy a freaking ps4... Optimization is a mess...it's like assassin's creed unity. am glad I didn't pay the full price for this game...the only game I paid full price these 4 last    seriously...
    30 fps locked on a pc..
    this is the kind of moves that tires me...
    the game have consoles controls,and with that,they add a fps lock?
    if I wanted to play a game on console,I would go out and buy a freaking ps4...
    Optimization is a mess...it's like assassin's creed unity.
    am glad I didn't pay the full price for this game...the only game I paid full price these 4 last years is the witcher 3...and am freaking happy with it...optimisation is well done,the game is awesome...really,am glad I didn't pay the 49 euros for this game    … Expand
  48. rodericrinehart
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    This is a buggy mess of a game that should have never been released. It needed at least6 more months of development at least. IT IS WORSE THAN ASSASSIN'S CREED FOR BUGS AND WORSE THAN WATCH DOGS FOR BULLSHOTS.
  49. srelysian
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    This is most likely one of the worst PC ports in history. I accept that when getting the newest games I am often required to get the newest/beta drivers from my respective video card mfg to ensure it runs better and I did that before reviewing this game. It still runs poorly even on the lowest settings and with config file tweaks. I also wonder why no-one has made much comment about theThis is most likely one of the worst PC ports in history. I accept that when getting the newest games I am often required to get the newest/beta drivers from my respective video card mfg to ensure it runs better and I did that before reviewing this game. It still runs poorly even on the lowest settings and with config file tweaks. I also wonder why no-one has made much comment about the release night changes to the minimum system requirements expecting AMD video card users to own a card with 3Gb ram on it minimum. I guess it never dawned on them until the night before release to actually test their requirements before selling it.

    According to polygon this game is the reason why steam refunds are necessary and I am in 100% agreement; with steam as it was previously, it was easy for companies from the little indies up to the AAA titans to take advantage of PC gamers. We purchase our games and if they aren't what they were stated to be we are usually forced to eat the cost because even getting "store credit" could take months if we even get credit at all. So they churn out whatever garbage they want and as long as the promo videos look good people will pre-order and buy games to find them either unplayable, or playable if you jump through flaming circus hoops. I know a lot of people have already requested refunds and I believe this game may be the shining example to other companies doing the same thing. We now have a right to return your defective product and if you want our money try making something that runs.    … Expand
  50. Griffy
    Jun 24, 2015
    0
    Very poor port of what should be a great game. It has a great story and setting with moody looking visuals and some great game-play mechanics.
    All the positives you can make about the PC version are totally outweighed by the very poor and shoddy port to pc.
    Extremely poor optimisation means this game runs very poorly, even on a decent pc (other recent top titles run fine on relatively    Very poor port of what should be a great game. It has a great story and setting with moody looking visuals and some great game-play mechanics.
    All the positives you can make about the PC version are totally outweighed by the very poor and shoddy port to pc.
    Extremely poor optimisation means this game runs very poorly, even on a decent pc (other recent top titles run fine on relatively high graphic settings on my pc)
    It seems like WB knew the pc version was poorly optimised. All the review copies sent out to magazines and web reviewers seem to be the PS4 version. From reading online, it also seems that the Console versions actually have better graphical features than the PC version, so even if you have a top end PC card, the performance you can expect this game to run, will be less than the consoles.
    An absolute joke of a port, locked to 30fps by default, and I doubt this will be fixed anytime soon. A few patches won't be enough to fix this disaster!    … Expand
  51. rBose
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    A disgrace to pc games worldwide and a disgrace to the batman series.

    There is not way a video game on PC is released like this without repercussions, this, ladies and gentlemen is Assassin's Creed Unity in a Batman Universe, don't buy, dont even think about it, not worth your precious time.

    Move along now
  52. koffii
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Any merit this game might have in gameplay, story or art is meaningless if you can't experience it due to technical issues. The game is a ridiculously broken mess, completely unplayable even on top-of-the-line hardware. Rocksteady took the fantastically stable and performant Unreal Engine 3 and somehow managed to transform it into utter rubbish. Framerate capped at 30 fps, wild stuttering,Any merit this game might have in gameplay, story or art is meaningless if you can't experience it due to technical issues. The game is a ridiculously broken mess, completely unplayable even on top-of-the-line hardware. Rocksteady took the fantastically stable and performant Unreal Engine 3 and somehow managed to transform it into utter rubbish. Framerate capped at 30 fps, wild stuttering, ridiculously frequent crashes, graphical glitches all over the place. It's painfully obvious the game had no QA testing whatsoever, you merely need to turn the game on to witness a plethora of issues. Do not buy, at any price.… Expand
  53. BG1980
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    What all the other reviews didn't tell you was that Rocksteady outsourced the PC version of this game to a highly skilled team of chimps from the local zoo. Poor textures, graphics and framerates are the order of the day...a complete stuttering mess on a Titan X at 1440p.

    Glad I only paid £13 from a cd key site, even then I feel like I've been mugged at knife point.
  54. Dethstar
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    This game is proof that consumer protection laws desperately need to be updated. It is a scam. There is no other way to say it. They developed a game to run on a platform and did nothing to make it appropriate to another but sold it anyway. Self regulation is a myth and this proves it. We need tough legislation, particularly updated to deal with online sellers of trash/scam softwareThis game is proof that consumer protection laws desperately need to be updated. It is a scam. There is no other way to say it. They developed a game to run on a platform and did nothing to make it appropriate to another but sold it anyway. Self regulation is a myth and this proves it. We need tough legislation, particularly updated to deal with online sellers of trash/scam software like this.

    Do you need an example of why you game on a PC instead of a console? This is it. This thing is an abomination. It is utterly pathetic. I can only thank god I didn't buy it any my half wit brother in law did. Ironically, trying to demonstrate that there are console games which are not terrible! I did warn him this would be a console abomination but oh my, they really outdid any other game I can think of. So, thanks for giving me endless ammunition and proving my point and finally shutting my brother in law up. (I might actually convert him to PC finally if he can actually manage to type in a password to login).

    Firstly, its locked at a very pathetic 30 fps to try an give some equivalency between a piece of budget crap and something made since the Roman empire collapsed. Secondly somehow, to my amazement, it cant even manage that on a rig with 2 water cooled Titan X's on it running at 1550mhz and above. I am not joking! It really cant. A priceless moment given the scenario. Even baby bro in law isn't that dumb that he hasn't seen the difference in most games. But not this.

    Don't even start me on the field of view. Normally I start with this but in this case, the fundamental game is not a product fit for launch nor purchase. Demand a refund!

    Seriously, its mindboggling. This company could probably develop a program for running basic calculus(Other wise known as a calculator) and have it fail to run on the same machine).

    I cant remember a scam of this scale since the Ponzi Scheme and colonial marines.

    Buy it just after your frontal lobotomy. It has no redeeming qualities.    … Expand
  55. rossco98
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Looked forward to this Game. The fact that I cannot review it at all correctly because it does not work at all I think is justification enough to give this game a 0.

    When will a game release that is playable on PC ? I run the Witcher 3 at 4k with a 970 SLI Setup at 50FPS. I cannot even maintain 30fps at 1080p on this crap port. To all game developers that keep making awful pc    Looked forward to this Game. The fact that I cannot review it at all correctly because it does not work at all I think is justification enough to give this game a 0.

    When will a game release that is playable on PC ?

    I run the Witcher 3 at 4k with a 970 SLI Setup at 50FPS. I cannot even maintain 30fps at 1080p on this crap port.

    To all game developers that keep making awful pc ports... If you are not going to do the game justice and release a playable PC version just do us all a favour and DON'T BOTHER.

    To all the HATERS saying these reviews are unfair don't you think that a game should at least run on day 1 release ?    … Expand
  56. LordShade
    Jun 23, 2015
    3
    There are some strong technical problems with these game, as well as poor performance.

    Thought the story feels great and I'm very glad to return to Batman Arkham's world. Amazing attention to details also this game's positive sides. But I still CAN'T normally play. There are no bugs, but poor performance at all, considering that I had installed a special NVidia's driver for this    There are some strong technical problems with these game, as well as poor performance.

    Thought the story feels great and I'm very glad to return to Batman Arkham's world. Amazing attention to details also this game's positive sides.

    But I still CAN'T normally play. There are no bugs, but poor performance at all, considering that I had installed a special NVidia's driver for this game! I think they could do it better. Much better.    … Expand
  57. bellerophon
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    Unable to play at the moment, the Download kept crashing on Steam for several hours, and next to this the game folder was deleted just by clicking "verify cache" :((((((((
    Once the game is installed, it is so bad with the fps and so choppy especially with the Noob-mobile, the game feels like a basic portage from Ps4/XB1 to the PC which is soooooo bad for an anticipated 2015 AAA game.
  58. Anastasi
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    is it the BATMAN game or need for speed? why 70% of time i HAVE to use this machine? no challange in figts at all. graphics is the same as the last version. no good music. AND NO Optimisation! and no laguage translation. and JUST PRESS X TO WIN GAME
  59. rygu
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Terrible port, do not buy this crap. Worst optimization I have ever seen of a console game for PC, and insult to PC owners everywhere. I hope lots of refunds are obtained as it isn't even worth $30.
  60. daMaRuKu
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Poop optimizations, run poorly on i7 4790k@4.6ghz - sli gtx970 - ssd 850pro @fullhd with game ready driver, Its like they didn't even check what the studio they hired made with their game. Everyone was watching time passing to put their hands on that game to not be able to play and be disappointed. Also pc was last platform to be able to preload, now we know why...
  61. CptPihulka
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Best game in my life. Thank you for 15-20 fps on GTX760, really?!...Rocksteady welcome to EA and Ubisoft.
    DO NOT purchase until the game is fixed, they dont deserve your money.
  62. Tosecitas
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    I bought a brand-new GPU for this game, a gtx 960 have a good pc, i7 4770, 8 gb RAM etc and Its unplayable. I can´t believe myself even while writing this but so Its is, apparently like all pc users are getting an unacceptable experience. So, total disappointment, I hope whoever is responsible for this abomination gets fired and banished from all gaming industry for all time. Worst releaseI bought a brand-new GPU for this game, a gtx 960 have a good pc, i7 4770, 8 gb RAM etc and Its unplayable. I can´t believe myself even while writing this but so Its is, apparently like all pc users are getting an unacceptable experience. So, total disappointment, I hope whoever is responsible for this abomination gets fired and banished from all gaming industry for all time. Worst release ever.
    Dissapointment.    … Expand
  63. rupok93
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    HORRENDOUS port. And I mean bad as in gta 4 bad, maybe even worse. I have not seen a port this bad from a AAA dev since years ago. Its like I went back in time. The game runs like **** even on my nvidia hardware gtx 780, corei i7 4770k, 8gb ram. Not only that it looks like crap too. I honestly thought they forgot to add higher res textures and this was accidentally uploaded to steam as aHORRENDOUS port. And I mean bad as in gta 4 bad, maybe even worse. I have not seen a port this bad from a AAA dev since years ago. Its like I went back in time. The game runs like **** even on my nvidia hardware gtx 780, corei i7 4770k, 8gb ram. Not only that it looks like crap too. I honestly thought they forgot to add higher res textures and this was accidentally uploaded to steam as a beta version

    Ports like this are not acceptable any longer on pc, pc gaming has grown large enough that developers having QC on games is mandatory. WB apparently gave the pc port job to an external source, a 12 man team who never worked on a pc game(only console and ios).

    Was cutting this small cost worth it? Thanks to steam refunds, I expect a massive people refunded this atrocity. There is no excuse WB and rocksteady, you delayed the game multiple times for this?    … Expand
  64. AcidCasualty
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    This game is broken. Upon launch, it crashed to a black screen and I had to CRTL-ALT-DEL to recover my desktop. Went to verify game files and Steam deleted the entire game. Re-downloading will take 8+ hours.

    I'll update this review if I ever get the game running. Just in case some douche accuses my system of being insufficient, I play have 30+ games installed and most run without issue,    This game is broken. Upon launch, it crashed to a black screen and I had to CRTL-ALT-DEL to recover my desktop. Went to verify game files and Steam deleted the entire game. Re-downloading will take 8+ hours.

    I'll update this review if I ever get the game running. Just in case some douche accuses my system of being insufficient, I play have 30+ games installed and most run without issue, including Witcher III, Alien Isolation, the new Wolfenstein games, etc. Specs are:

    Win7 x64
    ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 mobo
    Core i7 4790k (tried with and without oc)
    32GB DDR3 1866MHz
    GeForce GTX 980    … Expand
  65. shaminy
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Prime example of cash cow PC-porting. Only recommended for your worst enemy. Your PC wont be able to run this, so avoid at all cost. Remember to ask refund if you already bought it.
  66. OBERON361
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    It's a shame because there is a good game somewhere in here but the performance issues make it unplayable, I strongly advise against buying this until it is patched and begins to work properly. As it stands right now DO NOT BUY IT
  67. spacture
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Extremely disappointing. I was greatly looking forward to this game for PC. Unfortunately it's simply a terrible port. This game is clearly tailored for consoles and they did not care about the PC experience. As you can read from the multitude of reviews, Do. Not. Buy. This. Game. For. PC.
  68. BlackShadow
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Horribly optimized.FPS drops for ne reason.İt even drops below 10 while using the Batmobile "3" to be exact.Don't buy this game.İf you did pre order the game just like me,get a refund from the steam support.This game is not worth 60$ in it's current state.
  69. DarthPadme
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    How is it that, in this day and age, developers STILL can't treat PCs like the proper, top-end machines they are? This game is another slap in the face to all PC gamers, and is an absolute joke. When you look at other Rocksteady titles, like Arkham Asylum, and how well that was ported, you just know something bad has to have happened in the meantime. They have sold out - likely toHow is it that, in this day and age, developers STILL can't treat PCs like the proper, top-end machines they are? This game is another slap in the face to all PC gamers, and is an absolute joke. When you look at other Rocksteady titles, like Arkham Asylum, and how well that was ported, you just know something bad has to have happened in the meantime. They have sold out - likely to ensure "console parity" - and this game is an unoptimized, embarrassing mess. Thank God for Steam refunds, because there is no chance I'm paying for this garbage. Such a shame, too - if it were done right, it sounds like it would be a good game. The fact that it has been done so, so wrongly, however, has earned this game its 0.… Expand
  70. Klim-Aghanim
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Best game in my life. Thank you for 20 fps on GTX 760. BTW, Batman Arkham Nite sucks. My rewiew is too short, so Batman Arkham Nite sucks. Batman Arkham Nite sucks. Batman Arkham Nite sucks. Batman Arkham Nite sucks. Batman Arkham Nite sucks.
  71. Arsonist420
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    Thank god for steam refunds. Played about 1 hour. Completely unplayable. Theres no wonder that all the reviews are from the new consoles. This game is a slap in the face to PC gamers. Its worst then that its like rocksteady/WB are just taking a giant turd on our faces. Everybody should refund. Steam should shut them down. This game legit needs a few months of patching before its evenThank god for steam refunds. Played about 1 hour. Completely unplayable. Theres no wonder that all the reviews are from the new consoles. This game is a slap in the face to PC gamers. Its worst then that its like rocksteady/WB are just taking a giant turd on our faces. Everybody should refund. Steam should shut them down. This game legit needs a few months of patching before its even playable. This is one of the worst PC launches I have ever seen.… Expand
  72. FWordFizz
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    As if we needed more proof to never preorder games. It's **** it's **** it's **** I went to my friends house to try it out and it wouldn't work at all. If you preordered it you have my apologies, but hopefully this will mean we never preorder anything ever again. 0/10 because it is a complete scam
  73. coltergiest
    Jun 25, 2015
    4
    My two cents on the game has nothing to do with the performance issues some people are having, as that has been made abundantly clear by many of the reviewers.

    It's unfortunate that they have not been able to play the game (or maybe just refuse to play out of protest) so that they could give a fair review on the game itself instead of using metacritic as an outlet to air frustrations    My two cents on the game has nothing to do with the performance issues some people are having, as that has been made abundantly clear by many of the reviewers.

    It's unfortunate that they have not been able to play the game (or maybe just refuse to play out of protest) so that they could give a fair review on the game itself instead of using metacritic as an outlet to air frustrations about the way it performs.

    That being said, I was fortunate enough not to have game breaking glitches and crashes, and found out how to unlock the 30 FPS lock through the .ini file (quite simple to do and takes a whole 2 minutes to accomplish) so I was able to play the game to (near) completion.

    I have to hand it to the story writers of the game, as writing the story for this game was clearly a labor of love, and they had to have some talented people working for them that really have respect for the batman universe, and I personally have no objections with the way they've wrapped up this series (as far as the story is concerned...more below!).

    On the other hand though, the mechanisms they used to deliver this story (gameplay) was something that I have serious problems with. This title is loaded with anti-climactic non-engagements with many of the main villains, and has absolutely ZERO boss fights.

    Some will argue that the vehicle battles with the Arkham Knight leading up to the final encounter with him would count as a boss fight, or that the final vehicle battle with Deathstroke is a boss fight (which is exactly the same tank battle as the one with the Arkham Knight). Those people would be missing the point entirely. There is absolutely no direct engagement with any of Batman's rivals WHAT. SO. EVER. Not in any way that should be considered a "boss fight" anyway.

    It's almost kind of cruel that the game is designed for you to go through the "Most Wanted" quest lines, which are basically side quests that have the player going after the various major villains that are central to the Batman stories, and once the player completes the quest line, they might be rewarded with a pseudo-boss fight (as with Deathstroke), or get to make a "life-or-death" decision (as with the Azrael quest line), but no actual fight or battle takes place that presents the player with anything that resembles a challenge.

    Having a great story is a very important part of a great game, but robbing your customers and fans of any sort of finality or closure by not giving them any engagement whatsoever with any villain in the game other than vehicle fights and skirmishes with henchmen is, at least in my mind, extremely lazy and unforgivable.

    The script for this game would have been better off being sold off to an animation studio for another animated Batman movie because that's essentially what Rocksteady gave us with this title...an interactive animated movie.

    It's unfortunate because up to this point, I really enjoyed the blending of a great story with an action packed games through the Arkham titles, with boss battles that while not the most difficult in the world, presented some challenge and kept me engaged with the story that was being conveyed. The formula for Arkham Knight just fell way too short for me.

    I would strongly recommend waiting to find this game in the bargain bin, or on one of the crazy awesome sales on Steam. Definitely do yourselves a favor and don't make the same mistake I did by paying full price for this "game."    … Expand
  74. murtle52
    Jun 23, 2015
    0
    I'm speechless! I can not fathom how a company would release a game in this state. Pathetic.
    For Shame WB! Good thing that people on Steam are able to get refunds.
  75. keredd1010
    Mar 10, 2018
    8
    Game is fantastic! Graphics are out of this world! Currently running it on a GTX 1060 6GB VRAM and it runs flawlessly. There is a lot of complaints about too much batmobile and although I do agree there is a lot of missions that incorporate the Batmobile, I do not think it takes away from the awesomeness that has been the Arkham series. Combat is very fluid and I love how you can switchGame is fantastic! Graphics are out of this world! Currently running it on a GTX 1060 6GB VRAM and it runs flawlessly. There is a lot of complaints about too much batmobile and although I do agree there is a lot of missions that incorporate the Batmobile, I do not think it takes away from the awesomeness that has been the Arkham series. Combat is very fluid and I love how you can switch back and forth between a fellow crime fighter in mid-battle while executing combo/co-op moves. Really gives it that "I'm in a movie" feel. Maybe some of the side missions could have been a little more inventive but the main story was good and the Catwoman side quest was fun as well. I think all of the awful ratings are because of the horrible performance of the game upon release but most of those issue are resolved now. Got this game with all of the DLCs for $13 US bucks. My only complaint is that sometimes it is not clear where you need to go on missions and the riddler trophies are a bit obnoxious.… Expand
  76. ozymandias79
    Jun 8, 2017
    5
    Batman tank game! The game looks great but needed a lot more non-tank blasting action. It's also too long! I avoided the side missions because the game was taking too long and then you have to complete them anyway to get to the end. Ripped off! Mark Hamil as Joker - superb, but some of batman's voice acting was a bit dodge at the beginning. Other voice actors were great. Some of theBatman tank game! The game looks great but needed a lot more non-tank blasting action. It's also too long! I avoided the side missions because the game was taking too long and then you have to complete them anyway to get to the end. Ripped off! Mark Hamil as Joker - superb, but some of batman's voice acting was a bit dodge at the beginning. Other voice actors were great. Some of the hand-to-hand or gun combat was a bit clunky. I played this after it was fully patched, so didn't have the trouble others did. This game could use a directors cut or something., but doesn't deserve the 2.6 score by users.… Expand
  77. Cumdonor69
    Jul 1, 2017
    10
    (Review written as of July 1st 2017)
    Story: 10
    Gameplay: 10
    Characters: 9
    World: 10
    Music:
    Graphics: 10
    Optimization: 7
    Value: Worth the original price ($60)
    Art direction: 10
    Enjoyment: 10
    Overall: 10
  78. TitaniumDragon
    Apr 19, 2017
    6
    Batman: Arkham Knight is (ostensibly) the final chapter in Rocksteady’s Batman: Arkham X series. In it, Batman faces off against Scarecrow, who is seeking revenge for Batman throwing him to Killer Croc in the first game, and the titular Arkham Knight, whose identity you can guess without even playing the game if you are familiar with the comics, and whose identity becomes obvious somewhereBatman: Arkham Knight is (ostensibly) the final chapter in Rocksteady’s Batman: Arkham X series. In it, Batman faces off against Scarecrow, who is seeking revenge for Batman throwing him to Killer Croc in the first game, and the titular Arkham Knight, whose identity you can guess without even playing the game if you are familiar with the comics, and whose identity becomes obvious somewhere in the middle of the game even if you’re not.

    This game continues on in the tradition of Arkham City and Arkham Origins in that you play Batman in an open-world city. The map is even bigger this time around, and you are given the Batmobile to drive around in.

    The Batmobile is the big new feature of this game, and is very similar to the one seen in the Dark Knight trilogy of movies. It can turn into a tank and move around in any direction while in tank mode. This is essential for fighting the army of tank drones, autonomous vehicles which attack you and the city throughout the game.

    Alas, while these sections are okay, they suffer from one major problem: it doesn’t feel very Batman-y. Given that these games are about feeling like Batman, this is something of an issue.

    Alas, the rest of the game has little meaningful innovation. The fights in this game are bigger than ever, with a fight in the Batmobile against 60 drones, and fights against large numbers of goons appearing at various points in the game, as well as even more complex predator encounters, where you sneak around and pick off armed guards, including medics who can revive their allies, people who you can’t see through walls with detective vision, and huge goons with miniguns. The biggest innovation in the predator sequences is the so-called fear takedown, where you can take down a whole group of goons in sequence from hiding without them being able to shoot you while doing so.

    Alas, this isn’t very innovative, and the predator sequences and the fighting with goons sequences don’t feel very fresh or new. And while that’s okay to some extent, the lack of really interesting new enemies is kind of discouraging.

    Added onto this are the boss fights, or rather, the lack thereof. This game is very obsessed with the Batmobile, and unfortunately, a lot of the new boss fights are Batmobile centric. And indeed, the main boss of the game is the Arkham Knight, who you fight over and over again in various guises. This isn’t so bad – the fights are actually all unique – but they’re big on flash and not so big on substance. Cool fights – like the Doctor Freeze fight from the second game – aren’t really on the menu here, and while some of the fights are okay, and sneaking around blowing up tanks in the Batmobile is kind of neat in its own way, in the end, it feels a bit repetitive at times after a while.

    The other villains are by and large much less interesting, sadly. Two-Face and Penguin make an appearance, but they’re just reskinned mooks, and are taken out in the same way. Deathstroke shows up again but is in a tank which is mostly a rehash of a previous fight in the game, Man-Bat is not really a boss at all, and while Firefly is a different take on the fight, it doesn’t feel terribly boss-like and is more of a racing sequence. Indeed, apart from the titular Arkham Knight, the only real boss-feeling enemy in the game is the Riddler, who pilots a gigantic mecha to take you out after you solve all of his riddles… again. This is actually a somewhat interesting fight, in part because it makes use of the switching mechanic which shows up in a few fights where you fight as two characters in the same fight, switching from one to another as you do team attacks, or just when you feel like it.

    Unfortunately, the Scarecrow himself doesn’t show up in any meaningful capacity as an enemy – gone are the cool sequences from Arkham Asylum, replaced by and large with cut scenes. There are a couple of neat sequences, particularly towards the end of the game, but ultimately the game doesn’t do a whole lot with Scarecrow.

    And indeed, this leaks over into the story as well – Scarecrow and the Arkham Knight are both pretty generic and uninteresting, and the game as a whole is a mostly bland revenge plot with one real twist which is kind of neat and involves the (deceased) Joker. Indeed, the Joker is again the highlight of this game, which is kind of sad because he’s, well, dead the whole game. On the whole, the plot isn’t terribly interesting or exciting, and it feels very much like you’re just bludgeoning your way through, rather than taking control of the situation in the way that it felt like you were doing in Arkham Asylum.

    The game as a whole isn’t tight. I 100%ed the game and took about 70 hours doing it according to my Steam play time, though I suspect it was less than that and I just left the game running for a while a few times while alt-tabbed out. And unfortunately, this game felt long.    … Expand
  79. Reginthorn
    Oct 25, 2016
    8
    It's sad to see the Arkham trilogy finished (well until all of the DLC is rolled out :p). There likely will never be a better Batman video game franchise.... Arkham Knight ends on a solid if not a little safe note. The many problems with the game though are easily redeemed by the deep character driven experience and top notch voice acting. I personally was happy when I heard Mark HamillIt's sad to see the Arkham trilogy finished (well until all of the DLC is rolled out :p). There likely will never be a better Batman video game franchise.... Arkham Knight ends on a solid if not a little safe note. The many problems with the game though are easily redeemed by the deep character driven experience and top notch voice acting. I personally was happy when I heard Mark Hamill back as the Joker. Overall the game felt like an ending reunion for Batman fans who grew up during the 80's and 90's (especially for fans of the cult classic cartoon). The biggest complaint I have of the game is the use of the Batmobile. I rarely found myself using it (needing it outside of the story) and found the controls to be a little unintuitive. At the time of this review, the PC port is riddled with problems for many users. I never experienced many of the performance hardships. With my 980, I was able to max the game out in 4k at 30fps. Overall I give the game an 8/10.… Expand
  80. kman5473
    Jan 13, 2017
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A very solid game, as long as you have a very solid hardware setup to run the game.

    Ran this on a 27" late 2013 iMac with 4GB of VRAM and 8 GB of RAM on a Windows 10 partition. I will say that in general, I was getting just under 30fps while traveling around the city, but anytime I would stay in one location or do AR challenges it would get up to about 60fps.

    Love the decisions made to expand the game and combat. Huge map, and the addition of the medic makes combat much more challenging and interesting. Love the fear takedowns. Story itself is fairly good, but the real highlight is really just gameplay developments. The revelation of the identity of the Arkham Knight is pretty dumb and falls flat. The resolution with Joker venom/Joker and Scarecrow makes absolutely no sense. BUT there is fantastic voice acting throughout.

    Personally, I did not enjoy the tank-related challenges. I found it tedious and bizarre for a Batman game. The fact that the final confrontations with both Arkham Knight and Deathstroke are nearly identical tank-missions made me just stop worrying about getting 120% game completion all together. Lame.

    Considering I bought this during a Steam sale for $10 with all DLC, it was well worth it.    … Expand
  81. hassenpheffer
    Oct 13, 2016
    8
    I got around to playing this after all the hulabaloo about the poor porting. I picked it up on sale and was pleasantly surprised! I played the previous three Dark Knight games and this holds up really well. I enjoyed the crazy story and excellent voice over work. It was very involving. The story leads the gameplay really well. It's just like all the other previous games with the oneI got around to playing this after all the hulabaloo about the poor porting. I picked it up on sale and was pleasantly surprised! I played the previous three Dark Knight games and this holds up really well. I enjoyed the crazy story and excellent voice over work. It was very involving. The story leads the gameplay really well. It's just like all the other previous games with the one negative exception: the Batmobile. It's a big gripe than many people had and rightly so. It took a lot of practice to get it down but the control wasn't the main problem: it's the optimizing while driving. Yes, it's wonky but having to wrangle the damn vehicle after some screen tearing was a pain in the (_!_). Along with that big issue was driving through the incredibly poorly designed challenge tracks from the Riddler. Yikes. Talk about frustrating. Aside from the annoyance the game and story are so much fun and challenging. It's beautiful to look at and exciting. It certainly the weakest of the four but not by much. Perhaps wait for the GotY edition with all the additional DLC that is actual great.… Expand
  82. FULLYADAMATTACK
    Nov 25, 2016
    10
    It's sad that everyone review bombed this game because of the rough launch. It's really awesome! Truly a great game. I had zero technical issues on PC in 2016. Go see the console reviews of this game for a much more accurate view of the game as it sits now on PC.
  83. d79054d2
    Jan 16, 2016
    0
    This mess isn't worth many words. Overpriced, overhyped, dispensable. The reason behind all of this is simply the fact that this game is the WORST port I have ever played in over 10 years of gaming. After months of desperate patching, the game ended up with nothing but lies and dead promises.
  84. car780
    Jun 24, 2015
    1
    I created an account just so that I could write this review. That alone should indicate the level of disappointment I have in this game. As soon as I saw the announcement from Rocksteady that they were adjusting the system requirements a day before the launch, I anticipated problems, but I did not expect such a shoddy product. A system which satisfies the Ultra requirements cannot evenI created an account just so that I could write this review. That alone should indicate the level of disappointment I have in this game. As soon as I saw the announcement from Rocksteady that they were adjusting the system requirements a day before the launch, I anticipated problems, but I did not expect such a shoddy product. A system which satisfies the Ultra requirements cannot even maintain 30 fps when using the Batmobile, and struggles to maintain 40 fps otherwise, all on the minimum settings. I now have my question answered about why no reviewers were provided with the PC version: it simply wasn't ready! Please give this game a wide berth, and if you've already bought it, get a refund. The only consolation is that the Steam refund system was recently introduced, so Warner Bros. are going to get hit where it hurts: in the pockets. We can only hope that the company in charge of the port will sort this mess out.… Expand
  85. hornetpix
    Jun 25, 2015
    0
    Aunque tengas la mejor computadora de la historia no podras correr este juego de manera optima, ni siquiera sera "jugable" con suerte llegaras a 30 fps, pero quizas ganes la loteria, ya que serias realmente un afortunado.
  86. raadick
    Jun 25, 2015
    0
    Even if Arkham Knight is one of the most spectacular video games created in the last ten years (I wouldn't know since I am waiting for WB to patch my already purchased game to a playable state), there SHOULD be negative reviews of the PC version of the game, because customers have been blatantly ripped off with a faulty product.

    The history of this game's disastrous PC launch should be    Even if Arkham Knight is one of the most spectacular video games created in the last ten years (I wouldn't know since I am waiting for WB to patch my already purchased game to a playable state), there SHOULD be negative reviews of the PC version of the game, because customers have been blatantly ripped off with a faulty product.

    The history of this game's disastrous PC launch should be preserved, recognized and reflected by the user reviews regarding the playability of the game when it was first sold to customers.    … Expand
  87. avan1976
    Jan 6, 2017
    9
    Its a very fun game. Seems after the earlier issues, the game has been significantly updated. I'm playing it on a mid-range graphics card happily. The actual gameplay is incredibly polished. Its also very cheap now, so worth the investment I think
  88. WickedRenard
    Sep 25, 2016
    9
    After all the crap that the game got at first i have to say that this is by far the best game on the saga, it ran PERFECT on my PC, The DLC is godlike you really get on the skin of our favorite vigilante, they do a great job doing the optimization later. I'm not giving a 10 because the crap that we got at first, but right now the game its just excellent, i got really god graphics and theAfter all the crap that the game got at first i have to say that this is by far the best game on the saga, it ran PERFECT on my PC, The DLC is godlike you really get on the skin of our favorite vigilante, they do a great job doing the optimization later. I'm not giving a 10 because the crap that we got at first, but right now the game its just excellent, i got really god graphics and the game runs smoothly, it's a must have if you already played the previous ones or if you are a Batman fan. don't get confused by the old critics, because the developers fix the game already and its a must have… Expand
  89. dr9188
    Apr 19, 2017
    10
    In my opinion, the best of the series. Perfectly captured the "How The Batman Died" feel of the plot, and the internal struggle of The Bat, acting in parallel to the external struggles he continues to face. The soundtrack is excellent, perfectly finding a middle ground between the film series and the animated series that never feels out of place. The graphics are also excellent, finallyIn my opinion, the best of the series. Perfectly captured the "How The Batman Died" feel of the plot, and the internal struggle of The Bat, acting in parallel to the external struggles he continues to face. The soundtrack is excellent, perfectly finding a middle ground between the film series and the animated series that never feels out of place. The graphics are also excellent, finally placing the Unreal Engine in my mind as one of the most beautiful engines out there.

    The stories about extremely poor performance and crashes on launch are unacceptable, and I cannot understand how a huge corporation like WB can make such a massive mistake. However, I can only comment on my experiences playing the game from its installation in March 2017. And from my own experiences, I can only say it is a polished port. I suspect I will get downvotes for that, however I can only give my opinion from the gameplay experience I've had.    … Expand
  90. Mitya64
    Feb 28, 2018
    10
    Последняя часть игры про темного рыцаря. Скажу сразу это лучшая часть бетмена. Геймплейно, графически и сюжетно это шикарная игра. Графика улет и сейчас игра оптимизирована. Добавили бетмобиль. Куча доп квестов с злодеями. Куча заданий наподобее захвата аванпастов и вышек. И для бетмобиля куча заданий: разоружение бомб, попутно уничтожая тысячи танков и уничтожения бтр. Драки сталиПоследняя часть игры про темного рыцаря. Скажу сразу это лучшая часть бетмена. Геймплейно, графически и сюжетно это шикарная игра. Графика улет и сейчас игра оптимизирована. Добавили бетмобиль. Куча доп квестов с злодеями. Куча заданий наподобее захвата аванпастов и вышек. И для бетмобиля куча заданий: разоружение бомб, попутно уничтожая тысячи танков и уничтожения бтр. Драки стали динамичнее и круче, появилось куча приемов, противников. Можно взять палку и всех избить. Хотел пройти на истинную концову, но надо найти 246 значков Ридлера. Это уже задротсво. Рекомендую всем кто ставили оценки из-за оптимизации поменять оценки. Игра реально шедевр.… Expand
  91. KittyWhisky
    Mar 24, 2017
    8
    That's the end of a wonderful series. The developers decided to go breadth - built a huge city and gave us the car.

    The main problem of Batman: Arkham Knight this is the city. The impression is twofold: Yes, the city was needed, and the city is very beautiful but he is as useless and filled with absolutely dull and dreary third-party missions for the destruction of enemies. The worst    That's the end of a wonderful series. The developers decided to go breadth - built a huge city and gave us the car.

    The main problem of Batman: Arkham Knight this is the city. The impression is twofold: Yes, the city was needed, and the city is very beautiful but he is as useless and filled with absolutely dull and dreary third-party missions for the destruction of enemies. The worst thing is that to get this ending you need to beat the game 100%. It is not correct. Why the plot should depend on empty numbers?!

    The plot is fun to follow. And if the game cut absolutely unnecessary outdoor world, the game would only benefit from this. You can spend hours to perform the third party tasks, then return to the story and not remember what is there in the story happens. Don't waste your time - game is to pass solely for the sake of the plot. Although I do not deny that there are a few interesting side quests to investigate.

    It is a pity that the villains like two-face, Penguin, Riddler, I thought you are not interesting side quests. In the story they are not! This is a big minus. But as returned the Joker is just awesome - scenariste done, and in the end everything becomes more interesting.

    Separately, you can select a PC release that is just disgusting. Although I have almost had no problems and I successfully passed.

    Batman: Arkham Knight is a wonderful game - the beautiful, interesting plot, still fun battle system, but as well it is not an interesting side of the job, and an empty, useless city.    … Expand
  92. Ridikk12
    Mar 27, 2017
    8
    It's a very good action game with a small amount of weak content.
    + very good story
    + very good music
    + very good gameplay
    + very good graphic

    I would give it 10/10 but sometimes i don't feel a climate of batman universe.

    -
  93. risingpheonix
    Jul 3, 2017
    7
    AK is rather faded than the other batman games. It has improved graphics which is to be expected and a very immersive city .. I mean this is the best gotham ever created. It also has some improved gameplay options ... and the FEAR TAKEDOWN is just amazing ... there are also nice addition to gadgets like voice simulator, new and improved disruptor and also digital hacker this is just wellAK is rather faded than the other batman games. It has improved graphics which is to be expected and a very immersive city .. I mean this is the best gotham ever created. It also has some improved gameplay options ... and the FEAR TAKEDOWN is just amazing ... there are also nice addition to gadgets like voice simulator, new and improved disruptor and also digital hacker this is just well thought by the creators and of course batmobile . The joker taking over batman is just pure evil and so good... I actually stopped every time to hear what the joker has to say. The dual take downs and working with other characters (mainly cat woman) is nice edition to the gameplay.
    Now this game has issues and rather big ones .. first NO BOSS BATTLE!! ........are you kidding me ! a weak antagonist and of course the ARKHAM KNIGHT was himself a disappointment. And the hell with all those tank and drones battle ... very UNBATMAN thing to do .. blowing up drones ... what!!! and they are just around every corner.
    All in all this game misses the essence of being a Arkham game .. but it can be played due to some good gameplay.    … Expand
  94. normanu
    Sep 24, 2017
    10
    Absolutely awesome game! Cool story line with diffirent quests to choose from.
    Up to now not at all repetitive.
    Graphics are amazing too, love the open world.
  95. Wolfgang
    May 1, 2016
    8
    I'm sorry if many of you find me way too generous, but this game was great. I got this once the game was patched up. I loved it. Batmobile was awesome, wish we could have had more to do with it. I don't agree with everyones criticism of the tank battles, awesome and challenging for me. Boss battles were maybe too mild and not as challenging, ex. Firefly. I only needed to refer to aI'm sorry if many of you find me way too generous, but this game was great. I got this once the game was patched up. I loved it. Batmobile was awesome, wish we could have had more to do with it. I don't agree with everyones criticism of the tank battles, awesome and challenging for me. Boss battles were maybe too mild and not as challenging, ex. Firefly. I only needed to refer to a walkthrough once only because I was confused about a timed response needed in the game. This isn't so bad if you compare this to Arkham Origins, where I had to refer to forums and walkthroughs several times.

    Battle with the large flying sentries could have been more challenging or engaging. Graphics = 10, Gameplay = 10, Story = 8. Wish Batman's other allies were more involved in the story and had their quests in the game, would have extended the awesomeness of this long game. Ex. Catwoman was quite involved in the Arkham City. In Arkham Knight, very limited. Robin and Nightwing drop in for teamup battles but then disappear afterwards. Wish you could explore their missions. DLC: Each story was great, but way too short. They could have taken their time to make a long extension pack that adds more story after the end of Arkham Knight. Mad Hatter's puzzles are extremely annoying to solve, might be a keyboard + mouse issue. Just don't play Arkham Origins, adds nothing new to the Arkham City engine other than snow effects and a dead boring city.    … Expand
  96. daftshadow
    Nov 13, 2016
    8
    This review is for the "patched" version released in 2015. Even though the developer tried their best to optimize and fix the PC version, it was still bugged with performance issues but nevertheless playable and fun. I really do feel this game is the best one out of the series. It's story campaign is quite long, more than I expected and there is so much to do outside of the main quest. TheThis review is for the "patched" version released in 2015. Even though the developer tried their best to optimize and fix the PC version, it was still bugged with performance issues but nevertheless playable and fun. I really do feel this game is the best one out of the series. It's story campaign is quite long, more than I expected and there is so much to do outside of the main quest. The game is just visually stunning. Too bad the performance couldn't be better. The gameplay mechanics wasn't really improved, nothing innovative. Just a couple of new stuff here and there. If it weren't for the performance issues, this game is simply a 10/10 and GOTY worthy.… Expand
  97. Errtai
    Jun 27, 2017
    7
    I'm playing this after the unplayability issues were fixed, so I won't go into that. Arkham Knight is a really great game, probably one of the best in the series in terms of its complexity and possibilities. I really enjoy how they integrated the batmobile and it feels really seamless switching between game modes.

    That being said, I'm only giving it a 7 because there are some major    I'm playing this after the unplayability issues were fixed, so I won't go into that. Arkham Knight is a really great game, probably one of the best in the series in terms of its complexity and possibilities. I really enjoy how they integrated the batmobile and it feels really seamless switching between game modes.

    That being said, I'm only giving it a 7 because there are some major flaws with the PC port, mostly related to the absolutely abysmal control scheme. Controls can be modified, but unfortunately they grouped certain actions together so that changing one really awkward control changes a whole host of other ones. For example, MOUSE3 continues to be the button used for cape stun, but now they've attached whichever cape stun button you use to "cancel grapple" or "drop down", when for all the other games in the series it was left ctrl. That means the only way to set the controls to the same as previous games, you need to make ctrl your cape stun. Entering grates is no longer space+ctrl, but is now space+MOUSE3. It's very frustrating when you're used to playing with one set of controls and they randomly change it on you for absolutely no reason. Another good example of terrible control schemes is making "Enter" the exit challenge button, and "Esc" the retry challenge button, rather than the other way around.

    Game is great, but they could have taken one extra day to not **** up the control scheme.    … Expand
  98. Gambit184
    Feb 17, 2017
    10
    Игра супер и это факт. Если бы разработчики поработали больше над оптимизацией, она бы могла претендовать на игру года, но из-за издателя им просто не хватило на это времени.
  99. Mahdiar
    Aug 18, 2016
    7
    Gameplay : 7
    Graphics : 9
    Story : 7
    Sound : 8
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    Overall : 7
  100. TheAlgerian
    Oct 27, 2022
    10
    Easily the best Superhero game ever made.
    As well as the best Superhero anything ever made.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. PCWorld
    Jan 19, 2016
    60
    Playing as Batman? Awesome. Playing as Batman through repetitive, empty missions? Less awesome. Playing as the Batmobile? Awful.
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  2. PC Invasion
    Nov 2, 2015
    60
    Porting issues aside, Batman: Arkham Knight is a decent enough game. It's not the spectacular swansong we hoped for from Rocksteady, but it's another solid - if predictable - slice of Arkham gameplay, with a couple of great sections along the way.
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  3. PC Gamer
    Oct 30, 2015
    70
    An entertaining superhero power fantasy, let down by awful Batmobile combat, a laughable villain, and serious performance issues.
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