A year after my original playthrough, I suddenly had an urge to collect every riddler trophy and take on new game plus. This lead to 10 discoveries.

1. Core Gameplay in Arkham Knight is stellar. The Challenge map extra mode is demonstrates. Especially as a sizeable improvement on previous games that aspect is brilliant.
Pro-Tip: pick up baseball bats off the floor and beat ppl with them. Highly effective.

2. Quite Ironically, Riddler is the best boss fight in the game. That aspect is quite disappointing compared to Arkham City. There’s nothing comparable to fighting Mr. Freeze, Clayface, or Ra’s Al Ghul in Arkham Knight.

3. Batmobile Racing kicks ass. Zooming in and picking off drones with Perfect/Critical shots to power your secondary weapons is very satisfying in Batmobile combat.

4. It’s very easy to download and install costume mods online. There’s great stuff out there too.

5. The story, while bombastic, is full of holes and leaves massive gaping questions.

6. Mark Hamill’s Joker as a haunting sidekick/npc/villain was brilliant. He’s a perfect comedic relief throughout the game before a really epic villain climax before the end.

7. The alternate playable characters are heavily underutilized in story mode.

8. I wish you had full freedom to investigate side missions to completion. Story progress determines a lot. Not a very “open” world.

9. There’s something viscerally satisfying, about personally driving Batman’s enemies to be locked in this game. Especially from a completionist prospective, GCPD might be a favorite hub area for me now. It’s probably the smartest idea of game design going on here.

10. This game still looks next-gen however many years later….. 3D Graphics are peaking. It’s time for higher era of art direction.

Dropping Paul Dini was a mistake because the in-house writers were woefully unprepared and the story is laughably stupid at times but the gameplay is still some of the best in this specific genre of third-person action games. They've made certain tweaks to the overall system that resulted in some jankiness compared to the previous games but nothing too bad.

The game still looks incredible, genuinely better than the lot of AAA games released in the years since. The batmobile is fun albeit a bit overused, especially towards the end. It's a solid game, just not the satisfying conclusion I was hoping for, for this otherwise incredible series. Oh well.

Uma obra que apresenta o medo como o seu tema principal, tendo ele por parte dos vilões e também por parte do Batman.
No começo eu achava esse jogo fraco e chato, porém depois de rejogar ele junto de todos os outros jogos Arkham, eu percebo o quão esse é fantástico. Combate é maravilhosamente bom, as missões secundárias são as melhores de toda a franquia, porém, o jogo peca em relação as suas boss fights, tendo as piores entre todos os outros Arkham's. A história é muito boa, mesmo tendo um plot twist óbvio e uma redenção bem rasa, o jogo apresenta uma camada nova para o personagem do Batman. Os gráficos são incriveis(principalmente para a época que foi lançado).

A franquia Arkham é ótima. Eu não era gande fã do Batman até jogar a franquia e hoje em dia é algo que eu considero em altissimo nivel. A gameplay melhora a cada lançamento e a historia entre os jogos é muito bem atada (só não joguei Arkham Origins). Esse jogo dos 3 foi o melhor, não só em jogabilidade mas em história e setting também. A cidade de Gotham como mapa e a mecânica do Batmovel funcionam muito bem. O jogo realmente te incentiva a fazer o 120% e o final pra isso vale muito a pena. Recomendo muito

on this game's cover the batmobile is basically the same size as batman. very accurate job from the cover artists!! because that awful car not only eats up so much of your runtime but actively brings down everything else to make room for it too.

about 75% through the main story gotham changes dramatically and forces you to use the car for like an hour. and i had to uninstall it at that point because I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE MAN.

but nine years later it's a PERFECT game for game pass. it's so cool to look at and so fun to play! until it keeps on going and going and you miss the interior tight designs of arkham & city...and a properly paced story...and gameplay that wasn't TANK STEALTH OVER HERE OH MY GODDDDD.

This game is absolutely stunning visually!
Combat and movement is fluid and speedy!
Depiction of Gotham City is eerie and clearly crime ridden mainly due to the event of the story.

But I couldn't see myself enjoying this as much as the others in the series, noticeable crashes at random parts, feeling way too overpowered at times, to a point that I did not even play predator sections how they were intended because it was so easy to go guns blazing!

Best thing about this was the story tbh, I was shocked with it! The whole Arkham Knight reveal got me! and seeing Batman struggle to process Joker is dead is a sad one to see.

Although I have yet to do Knightfall protocol, Im kinda sick and tired of Riddler so I cba to do it, might just look it up.

But my god the whole setting and the way the story overlaps with the side quests was a welcome one, even if Deathstroke was underwhelming. Kinda makes the tease for him being part of the suicide squad irrelevant Fuck you Arkham Origins!

Alright, gather 'round, 'cause we're diving headfirst into the dumpster fire that is "Batman: Arkham Knight." Strap in, folks, 'cause this one's gonna be a wild fucking ride.

Now, if you've been following along with our journey through the Arkham series, you know we've seen some shit. From the highs of "Arkham City" to the lows of "Arkham Origins," we thought we'd seen it all. But then along comes "Arkham Knight" to slap us in the face with disappointment.

Let's start with the story, or lack thereof. We've gone from the dark, gritty narratives of the previous games to this convoluted mess that's about as coherent as a drunk guy trying to explain string theory. And don't even get me started on the Red Hood. I mean, seriously, who thought it was a good idea to turn one of Batman's most badass enemies into a whiny little bitch? "Oh, why didn't you kill the Joker sooner, Batman?" Give me a fucking break.

And speaking of breaks, let's talk about the Batmobile. Oh boy, where do I even begin? Controlling that tank is like trying to navigate rush hour traffic in a clown car – frustrating as hell and ultimately pointless. And don't even get me started on those godawful tank battles. It's like the developers saw "Transformers" and said, "Hey, let's make a game out of this!" Spoiler alert: it fucking sucks.

But hey, let's not forget about Jason Todd, the world's biggest crybaby. Seriously, dude, get over yourself. Batman didn't kill the Joker because he's not a goddamn psychopath like you. Maybe if you spent less time whining and more time honing your ninja skills, you wouldn't have ended up as a second-rate villain.

In the end, "Batman: Arkham Knight" is like that friend who promises you a night of wild partying but ends up dragging you to a shitty dive bar instead. It's disappointing, it's frustrating, and it's about as enjoyable as a root canal. So do yourself a favor and skip this one – Gotham deserves better, and so do you.

Now, if you thought the story was a mess, just wait until we get into the goddamn dialogue.

Let's start with Jason Todd, aka the Red Hood, aka the whiniest little shit Gotham has ever seen. Seriously, this guy's got a bone to pick with Batman bigger than the Batmobile itself. Every time he opens his mouth, it's like nails on a chalkboard – "Why didn't you kill him sooner, Batman?" Oh, I don't know, maybe because I had other shit to deal with, like saving the goddamn city?

And speaking of saving the city, let's talk about the Batmobile. Oh boy, what a fucking nightmare. I swear, trying to drive that tank is like trying to parallel park a goddamn semi-truck in rush hour traffic. And don't even get me started on the Riddler races – who the hell thought those were a good idea?

But hey, it's not all bad, right? I mean, at least we get to see Batman brooding in his cave for the millionth time. Oh joy, another night of staring at the Batcomputer and contemplating my tragic existence. Riveting stuff, really.

In the end, "Batman: Arkham Knight" is like that one guy at the party who just won't shut the fuck up about his problems. We get it, Batman, you're tortured and brooding and all that shit. But guess what? So are we, after playing this goddamn game.

Batman: AK é um dos melhores jogos que eu já tive a oportunidade de jogar.

Primeiramente devo dizer que não consigo entender quem acha esse jogo ruim por conta das missões com o Batmóvel, é a melhor adição do jogo passado para esse.

Outro ponto é o gráfico do jogo que mesmo depois de 9 anos continua sendo lindo, e andar com o Batmóvel em alta velocidade pelas ruas de Gotham é coisa de outro mundo.

a história é muito boa, o Espantalho sempre foi um vilão muito aterrorizante e muito perigoso, porém o Cavalheiro de Arkham rouba a cena muita das vezes, fazendo você esquecer quem realmente era o vilão principal do jogo em alguns momentos.

As sidequests são muito boas, todas elas, claro que tem algumas que são repetitivas como a do Vagalume ou do Man Bat, mas prender os supervilões é uma das coisas mais satisfatórias do jogo, fazendo você se sentir como o Homem Morcego.

O ultimo ponto que devo destacar é o Coringa, MEU DEUS DO CÉU, o Coringa está absurdamente presente nesse jogo e é incrível como a Rocksteady conseguiu utilizar o Joker mesmo depois da morte dele em Arkham City, é sútil e assustador como ele sempre aparece nos lugares mais imprevísiveis possíveis.

Só para não dizer que tudo são flores, talvez o que mais me incomodou no jogo foi achar os bombeiros e também os pontos da milícia, que sem a ajuda do piloto do helicóptero era muito dificil encontrar, fazendo você perder um tempo andando (ou planando) em círculos por Gotham.

Its a shame to see so much love, detail, refinement and density in content and quality go into a game that misses the mark entirely.

Its still an Arkham game so the series strengths keep the experience palatable, but its a shame this had to be the first game of this year to be a let down for me.
The story is terrible essentially beyond comprehension that great ideas come to die and whats left content-wise, is alot of busywork and pretty visuals.

Ill come off a lil bitter because this game could have been amazing, but I dont see it beeing anything near that like others do.

Im most dissapointed that I played an arkham game that has nothing worth coming back to once im all done.

This is a game that really can't help being a game, as much as it tries to offer immersion and distance itself (and failing at it) from the Ubisoft open-world formula. Playing it is a constant battle between the premise of 'Be the Batman' and its annoying gamey contrivances.

Early into the game there's a mission where you have to rescue a hostage from 5 armed goons inside a locked room. You attract two goons outside, take them out, and then the mission pratically stops dead on its tracks to give you an upgraded suit and along with it 5 tutorials that don't feel at all connected to the suit and more to Batman own physical capabilities.

Later there's a mission where you have to scort Gordon through the streets on a flimsy police car for...some reason. And then in the middle of it Batman remembers, hey, I have a passenger seat in my nigh-indestructible tank, maybe I should put it to use? Rocksteady did a nice job with the maneuvering of the batmobile, but it gets stale really fast, especially when they're this blatant about shoving it into the game.

The fact that the map doesn't give you all its locations on a plate from the start and you have to explore while listening to radio frequencies and interrogating goons to fill it sounds like a good idea at first. Until 1 hour in and you realise there's almost nothing really interesting to find, it's just the same checklist open-world gameplay that you've seen a hundred times already.

The combat is flashy to try and guise the button mashy reality of it, and it requires a certain level of suspension of disbelief and immersion to truly have fun with it, which becomes difficulty when you consider how constantly the game breaks its immersion.

The story is...bad, to say the least, and it constantly sacrifices narrative and concision for its gamey contrivances. Also, they cared so much about the secret identity of the Arkham Knight that you can get spoiled by just looking through the skins selection menu (and not like you can't guess who it is as long as you have the most basic knowledge of Batman lore -- the death scene that plays with him basically shoves it in your face).

I understand this is more of a first impression (I'm four, five hours in), but I'm already struggling terribly with it. The game is beautiful to look at, but that's all there is to it. I don't feel invested in any of its mechanics or the story.

My favorite game of the Arkham trilogy. Combat and predator sequences remain just as fun as in previous games, and even sport some minor improvements. The addition of the Batmobile was a welcome one, and in general it feels great to use. There is something magical about remote-piloting the Batmobile to sneak up on an unsuspecting gun emplacement or group of enemies blocking your path.

The biggest standout in this iteration is the story. I considered the story in the previous games adequate - it kept things moving, introduced fun characters and set up the action sequences. However, the story in this game is significantly more interesting - it gripped me from beginning to end and really delivered on its emotion moments. The twists were satisfying and exciting, and the storytelling and writing are top-notch. I felt like the ending didn't deliver as full a resolution as I had hoped, but it was still worth the ride.

Overall a great capstone for the series, very much worth playing.

The much-anticipated end to Rocksteady's Arkham series, Arkham Knight stands as a testament to the damage that hype can do to a game. In the wake of the events of City, Batman has become withdrawn and more violent than ever while Gotham falls prey to a massive attack by Scarecrow, who is aided by a PMC led by the mysterious Arkham Knight, a heavily-armed figure that resembles the Caped Crusader and seems to be able to predict his every move. Knight's storyline goes to some brilliantly dark places and although some beats are predictable if you're a fan of Batman in general it can't rob them of their impact.

However, the gameplay has taken a bit of hit. While the free-flowing combat is as slick as ever, Batman's gadgets feel a bit trite and well-worn by this point. There's a huge emphasis placed on using the Batmobile to scoot around Gotham, and a lot of the game is set around using its tank mode to sneak up on and blow up stuff which hardly feels like the authentic Batman experience the previous games have offered. Gotham as an open world is also a miss as it robs the game of exactly the kind of atmospheric closed spaces that the series has thrived on, replacing it with a soulless explorable space. While what is here is of a high quality, it's hard for it to match the expectations set by the previous trio of Arkham games.