TudoXela
This review contains spoilers
its alright
multiplayer is fine
I just did 1v1s vs my friend since I don't feel like getting stomped into the ground by the 3 people who actually play this game
and the campaign is fine
gameplay wise its neat but can be cheesed pretty easily
for example:
I was fighting the flood
spoilers I know
but I was trying to use my base knowledge of halo games to defeat the flood
flood in every other game is weak to fire and ive never seen a flying flood spore
just started spamming flamethrower guys and hornets
flamethrower guys got infected and now the weak to fire flood were wielding fire and my hornets got demolished by the anti air flood meatball launcher
oh and flying flood birds exist ig
which is cool just unexpected
whatever I got fucked over
looked up a ign guide
they spammed tanks
I spammed tanks
I won
awesome
the story is also just
fine
I think the ideas presented are interesting with the shield worlds and the early discovery of the flood and all that
but the one note characters are just kinda mid
forges death meant nothing to me
and I think red team has like maybe 3 voice lines at most in the whole game
actually I think they are only in like one cutscene
Edit: I forgot to include some good things
overall aesthetic of the game is really nice
especially the like mini bases and troops
all looks really cool
all the new troops and vehicle ideas here are also really cool
halo fits pretty well as an RTS
and this game shows the potential of halo spin offs in other genres
good game but I dare say
I feel a little led on
overhyped
multiplayer is fine
I just did 1v1s vs my friend since I don't feel like getting stomped into the ground by the 3 people who actually play this game
and the campaign is fine
gameplay wise its neat but can be cheesed pretty easily
for example:
I was fighting the flood
spoilers I know
but I was trying to use my base knowledge of halo games to defeat the flood
flood in every other game is weak to fire and ive never seen a flying flood spore
just started spamming flamethrower guys and hornets
flamethrower guys got infected and now the weak to fire flood were wielding fire and my hornets got demolished by the anti air flood meatball launcher
oh and flying flood birds exist ig
which is cool just unexpected
whatever I got fucked over
looked up a ign guide
they spammed tanks
I spammed tanks
I won
awesome
the story is also just
fine
I think the ideas presented are interesting with the shield worlds and the early discovery of the flood and all that
but the one note characters are just kinda mid
forges death meant nothing to me
and I think red team has like maybe 3 voice lines at most in the whole game
actually I think they are only in like one cutscene
Edit: I forgot to include some good things
overall aesthetic of the game is really nice
especially the like mini bases and troops
all looks really cool
all the new troops and vehicle ideas here are also really cool
halo fits pretty well as an RTS
and this game shows the potential of halo spin offs in other genres
good game but I dare say
I feel a little led on
overhyped
my game crashed after the ending cutscene and now it says I only did 90% of it but I swear I beat it
and this one is actually really damn good
a ton of effort put into it
main reason its a 4 star and not anything higher is that batgirl plays just like batman
oh and im ass and that carousel bit with the 100+ dudes kinda pissed me off
and this one is actually really damn good
a ton of effort put into it
main reason its a 4 star and not anything higher is that batgirl plays just like batman
oh and im ass and that carousel bit with the 100+ dudes kinda pissed me off
This review contains spoilers
after playing the other 2 games I decided to replay this one
finally complete the arkham trilogy for the first time
and yes I did say arkham trilogy because I don't own arkham origins and while I would like to play it one day tim sweeney decided not to bless me with the game for free on the epic games store unlike the other arkham games
anyways
Arkham Knight!
this game is super interesting
out of the 3 games its very easily the odd one out
the other 2 games were dark and gritty but still had that comic book flair
this game is just dark, gritty, semi realistic and a whole lot of sci-fi robo shit to go along with it
I mean look at his new suit
looks like a mcu suit
but thats not to say thats a bad thing
its atmosphere and visuals is the best in the series I think and hold up really fucking well to this day
everything about this game is practically the best in the series
the combat? perfection
the gliding and overall movement? fantastic
the stealth? amazing
ironically its all the new shit that ends up being pretty bad
aka
the batmobile
now I don't hate it as much as everyone else
and hell I think being able to drive the batmobile at all is pretty damn cool
it looks cool as hell and the overall idea isn't even that bad
the execution just wasn't very good...
the thing I imminently noticed when using it is that it controls like shit
I try doing a high speed chase and just crash into literally fucking everything
now I saw another review either on this site or on youtube saying how
its supposed to control like shit
you're controlling a big heavy tank
and you know what
fair enough
it does feel like im driving around a absolute fucking beast
it just gets really annoying at times
battle mode for the batmobile however is the exact opposite
it controls so smoothly
its perfect
whats not perfect is the whole reason for battle mode
aka the shooting
you see ive been playing these games on controller since I feel thats what these games were made for
and I don't know if its the PC port or what but I swear there is no aim assist when shooting any of those guns
I know thats a corny complaint but trying to aim on a joystick is horrendous plus the whole combat loop with the batmobile is boosting/dodging out of the way of incoming fire while also accurately shooting targets especially since the main gun has to reload after every damn shot
so yeah not being able to aim properly is pretty damn annoying
also there really only is 3 things to do with the damn car
1. the chases
2. the races
3. the combat encounters
the first 2 suck cause of the car controlling like ass and the last one sucks because of aiming the gun plus the encounters starting to feel repetitive due to there only being like 3 or 4 enemy types and their idea of game design is to just throw them all at you at once
yeah the batmobile kinda sucks
another new thing the game tried was a more grandiose story
and while its probably my favorite in the series
its not without flaws
the biggest and most obvious one is the arkham knight aka jason todd
now I didn't get to experience the marketing for this game and rocksteady lying about his identity
and on my first time playing this game I already knew who the arkham knight was cause its a hard to avoid spoiler
and this is a replay so obviously I knew who he was
but even if I didn't this game spells it out for you like crazy
there is no mystery
the whole game the arkham knight just goes on and on about how much he knows about batman and taunts him about being a old man and knowing all of his tricks
and then out of nowhere joker is just like "hey wanna know a story about a robin who has never been mentioned once in any of the previous games who I kidnaped and killed and also maybe has an extreme hatred for you cause of me?"
wow the game really does make me wonder who the arkham knight is
ok whatever
the twist sucks
but I still think the overall story told with him isn't that bad
I actually liked the more batfamily story this time around
tbh I just wish they got more screen time
I mean hell nightwing is basically only shown off in the side missions
and tim gets treated like shit in all of these games (rip btw)
to briefly mention scarecrows involvement in the story
he was good
he felt very different from asylum but I do prefer his appearance here more
and now for the other controversial part of this story
the joker!
listen
I know hes overused like crazy
but dammit man not only is he the best part of this story
hes the best part of this game
hell this is also his best performance in the whole series!
hes so good in fact that I beat almost every notable villain before actually beating the main story just to get extra joker dialogue
keyword being "almost"
I did all of the riddler missions just for him to tell me to fuck off and don't come back until I do all 243 riddles
yeah no fuck that shit
however this is a good time to go into side quest!!
also probably the best in the series
I mean no way in hell am I doing the 3 quest lines dedicated to taking down the militia cause thats boring as hell
and I also don't feel like doing 243 riddler shits
but the rest of them are pretty damn good!
I mean another on here review pointed out how they can be kinda repetitive
and gave man bat as an example
how you just glide into him and play the exact same animation 3 times over
or firefly where you do the same chase sequence like 3 or 4 times
and like yeah
thats fair
but I still had a ton of fun with all of them
also the man bat jump scare was awesome
and exploring his lab was haunting
so I overall disagree with the man bat hate
oh and pyg was also so damn good that I just feel a need to mention it here
oh and the hush one was good but kinda expected more from his build up in city
I also love how all of these quest lines including the main story and dlc play into the ever evolving GCPD building
so fucking cool
I love it
the big thing this games missing is boss fights
they were great in city and just no where to be found here
why?????
the combat here is the best yet but decided to remove the best way to show it off (also the best parts from city) in favor of more batmobile shits
this is why im giving this game a 4 stars while city is a 4.5
I think I prefer this game and this game is the best in the series at a lot of things
but a lot of it comes with some really lame downsides
oh and I guess I should quickly mention that apparently there is 2 knightfall endings and one is mid and one is good but the good one requires 100% the game
kinda lame
overall however
good game!
had fun playing through the whole trilogy of games
finally complete the arkham trilogy for the first time
and yes I did say arkham trilogy because I don't own arkham origins and while I would like to play it one day tim sweeney decided not to bless me with the game for free on the epic games store unlike the other arkham games
anyways
Arkham Knight!
this game is super interesting
out of the 3 games its very easily the odd one out
the other 2 games were dark and gritty but still had that comic book flair
this game is just dark, gritty, semi realistic and a whole lot of sci-fi robo shit to go along with it
I mean look at his new suit
looks like a mcu suit
but thats not to say thats a bad thing
its atmosphere and visuals is the best in the series I think and hold up really fucking well to this day
everything about this game is practically the best in the series
the combat? perfection
the gliding and overall movement? fantastic
the stealth? amazing
ironically its all the new shit that ends up being pretty bad
aka
the batmobile
now I don't hate it as much as everyone else
and hell I think being able to drive the batmobile at all is pretty damn cool
it looks cool as hell and the overall idea isn't even that bad
the execution just wasn't very good...
the thing I imminently noticed when using it is that it controls like shit
I try doing a high speed chase and just crash into literally fucking everything
now I saw another review either on this site or on youtube saying how
its supposed to control like shit
you're controlling a big heavy tank
and you know what
fair enough
it does feel like im driving around a absolute fucking beast
it just gets really annoying at times
battle mode for the batmobile however is the exact opposite
it controls so smoothly
its perfect
whats not perfect is the whole reason for battle mode
aka the shooting
you see ive been playing these games on controller since I feel thats what these games were made for
and I don't know if its the PC port or what but I swear there is no aim assist when shooting any of those guns
I know thats a corny complaint but trying to aim on a joystick is horrendous plus the whole combat loop with the batmobile is boosting/dodging out of the way of incoming fire while also accurately shooting targets especially since the main gun has to reload after every damn shot
so yeah not being able to aim properly is pretty damn annoying
also there really only is 3 things to do with the damn car
1. the chases
2. the races
3. the combat encounters
the first 2 suck cause of the car controlling like ass and the last one sucks because of aiming the gun plus the encounters starting to feel repetitive due to there only being like 3 or 4 enemy types and their idea of game design is to just throw them all at you at once
yeah the batmobile kinda sucks
another new thing the game tried was a more grandiose story
and while its probably my favorite in the series
its not without flaws
the biggest and most obvious one is the arkham knight aka jason todd
now I didn't get to experience the marketing for this game and rocksteady lying about his identity
and on my first time playing this game I already knew who the arkham knight was cause its a hard to avoid spoiler
and this is a replay so obviously I knew who he was
but even if I didn't this game spells it out for you like crazy
there is no mystery
the whole game the arkham knight just goes on and on about how much he knows about batman and taunts him about being a old man and knowing all of his tricks
and then out of nowhere joker is just like "hey wanna know a story about a robin who has never been mentioned once in any of the previous games who I kidnaped and killed and also maybe has an extreme hatred for you cause of me?"
wow the game really does make me wonder who the arkham knight is
ok whatever
the twist sucks
but I still think the overall story told with him isn't that bad
I actually liked the more batfamily story this time around
tbh I just wish they got more screen time
I mean hell nightwing is basically only shown off in the side missions
and tim gets treated like shit in all of these games (rip btw)
to briefly mention scarecrows involvement in the story
he was good
he felt very different from asylum but I do prefer his appearance here more
and now for the other controversial part of this story
the joker!
listen
I know hes overused like crazy
but dammit man not only is he the best part of this story
hes the best part of this game
hell this is also his best performance in the whole series!
hes so good in fact that I beat almost every notable villain before actually beating the main story just to get extra joker dialogue
keyword being "almost"
I did all of the riddler missions just for him to tell me to fuck off and don't come back until I do all 243 riddles
yeah no fuck that shit
however this is a good time to go into side quest!!
also probably the best in the series
I mean no way in hell am I doing the 3 quest lines dedicated to taking down the militia cause thats boring as hell
and I also don't feel like doing 243 riddler shits
but the rest of them are pretty damn good!
I mean another on here review pointed out how they can be kinda repetitive
and gave man bat as an example
how you just glide into him and play the exact same animation 3 times over
or firefly where you do the same chase sequence like 3 or 4 times
and like yeah
thats fair
but I still had a ton of fun with all of them
also the man bat jump scare was awesome
and exploring his lab was haunting
so I overall disagree with the man bat hate
oh and pyg was also so damn good that I just feel a need to mention it here
oh and the hush one was good but kinda expected more from his build up in city
I also love how all of these quest lines including the main story and dlc play into the ever evolving GCPD building
so fucking cool
I love it
the big thing this games missing is boss fights
they were great in city and just no where to be found here
why?????
the combat here is the best yet but decided to remove the best way to show it off (also the best parts from city) in favor of more batmobile shits
this is why im giving this game a 4 stars while city is a 4.5
I think I prefer this game and this game is the best in the series at a lot of things
but a lot of it comes with some really lame downsides
oh and I guess I should quickly mention that apparently there is 2 knightfall endings and one is mid and one is good but the good one requires 100% the game
kinda lame
overall however
good game!
had fun playing through the whole trilogy of games
quick thoughts after just beating it:
ive beaten this before beating the main story because in my replay through this game I just wanted to hear as much joker dialogue as I can
so was I ever disappointed to see there is none for this dlc
not even for ra's
anyways to quickly breakdown each thing here
mad hatter one was really disappointing
I mean the ending with the story book was pretty cool
but overall a downgrade from city
mr freeze one was great story wise but gameplay wise it was just more taking down of the militia and the tank fight at the end was pretty lame
killer croc one was amazing in terms of atmosphere
got the terrifying vibes done just right
just wish fighting him was more interesting
and the ra's one was also pretty good
the choice at the end was also pretty interesting
maybe I should give this 4 stars like everyone else but I just kinda wish some actual boss fights were done or something
everything still kinda just felt like more of the same
ive beaten this before beating the main story because in my replay through this game I just wanted to hear as much joker dialogue as I can
so was I ever disappointed to see there is none for this dlc
not even for ra's
anyways to quickly breakdown each thing here
mad hatter one was really disappointing
I mean the ending with the story book was pretty cool
but overall a downgrade from city
mr freeze one was great story wise but gameplay wise it was just more taking down of the militia and the tank fight at the end was pretty lame
killer croc one was amazing in terms of atmosphere
got the terrifying vibes done just right
just wish fighting him was more interesting
and the ra's one was also pretty good
the choice at the end was also pretty interesting
maybe I should give this 4 stars like everyone else but I just kinda wish some actual boss fights were done or something
everything still kinda just felt like more of the same
2024
since were technically on CU31 now I figured I should just review this already
lets just get it out of the way
this update sucks
I still think operations are ass and basically everything newly added in this update was cosmetics
don't get me wrong the cosmetics (besides the chimera ones) are god damn fantastic
My personal favorites is obv the mark iv core and armor
but also the classic AR and the banished themed armor and weapon models
but cosmetics are still cosmetics
not to mention most of this shit was in the store and heavily overpriced instead of what could have easily been a $10 battle pass
but yeah gameplay wise the only things this update added was a kinda new mode, 1 new dev map and 2 new forge made dev maps (well at the time of writing this Corrosion actually isn't out yet)
I mean yeah that 1 new dev map aka illusion is great
and they did also overhaul a few playlist to add in some more community forge maps
but thats just my biggest issue with this game right now
the community is doing all the work
and im not trying to discredit the devs hard work
I do think CU31 was a pretty cool update
and im not trying to discredit the community forgers either
their maps are amazing and deserve to be in official matchmaking
but again
the only things gameplay wise added this update that were dev made was
1 new dev map
2 new dev made forge maps
and a kinda new mode
and im gonna be honest
the kinda new mode aka Gruntpocalypse im pretty sure could have been made in custom games
its also not that fun
and the forge made dev maps?
im sorry they look like ass
especially when compared to community made forge maps
now sure looks aren't everything
the most important thing is how they play
Elevation for example was praised on how it plays because of its fun little low grav area/gimmick
kinda reminded me of a reach map
but still a kinda mid dev made forge map being the only thing cyber showdown 3 added gameplay wise while the shop was filled with a insane amount of newly added, kinda ugly and heavily overpriced cosmetics
like I think you get the point
that fucking sucks
which reminds me
quick rundown of the operations
spirit of fire was cool
cyber showdown 3 sucked
yappening 2 is alright
nothing about any of these is really that special however and they seriously don't feel like events
maybe yappening kinda does since it has the new firefight mode
but all of these really just feel like shop updates
huge downgrade from season 5
lets just get it out of the way
this update sucks
I still think operations are ass and basically everything newly added in this update was cosmetics
don't get me wrong the cosmetics (besides the chimera ones) are god damn fantastic
My personal favorites is obv the mark iv core and armor
but also the classic AR and the banished themed armor and weapon models
but cosmetics are still cosmetics
not to mention most of this shit was in the store and heavily overpriced instead of what could have easily been a $10 battle pass
but yeah gameplay wise the only things this update added was a kinda new mode, 1 new dev map and 2 new forge made dev maps (well at the time of writing this Corrosion actually isn't out yet)
I mean yeah that 1 new dev map aka illusion is great
and they did also overhaul a few playlist to add in some more community forge maps
but thats just my biggest issue with this game right now
the community is doing all the work
and im not trying to discredit the devs hard work
I do think CU31 was a pretty cool update
and im not trying to discredit the community forgers either
their maps are amazing and deserve to be in official matchmaking
but again
the only things gameplay wise added this update that were dev made was
1 new dev map
2 new dev made forge maps
and a kinda new mode
and im gonna be honest
the kinda new mode aka Gruntpocalypse im pretty sure could have been made in custom games
its also not that fun
and the forge made dev maps?
im sorry they look like ass
especially when compared to community made forge maps
now sure looks aren't everything
the most important thing is how they play
Elevation for example was praised on how it plays because of its fun little low grav area/gimmick
kinda reminded me of a reach map
but still a kinda mid dev made forge map being the only thing cyber showdown 3 added gameplay wise while the shop was filled with a insane amount of newly added, kinda ugly and heavily overpriced cosmetics
like I think you get the point
that fucking sucks
which reminds me
quick rundown of the operations
spirit of fire was cool
cyber showdown 3 sucked
yappening 2 is alright
nothing about any of these is really that special however and they seriously don't feel like events
maybe yappening kinda does since it has the new firefight mode
but all of these really just feel like shop updates
huge downgrade from season 5
2022
2014
2010
I prefer this to galaxy 1 heavily and yet im still giving this game a 4 stars just like galaxy 1 (however dont be surprised if I knock down galaxy 1 to a 3.5)
this game is great with stars and galaxies that I can only describe as fantastic
and thats the biggest reason I prefer this game to galaxy 1
galaxy 1 felt really shallow compared to other 3D marios and this is for a variety of reasons but a big one to me were the lackluster to explore galaxies and some somewhat common meh stars
galaxy 2 still is still shallow when compared to 64, sunshine or odyssey imo but its galaxies and themes are great and way better than galaxy 1 imo
and its stars are mostly consistently great
the trade off of this however is that this game is galaxy in name only
seriously did anyone notice that most of the skyboxes for these galaxies were blue skies and white clouds?
and instead of exploring a tiny planet im exploring a jungle with birds
this game made its worlds/galaxies feel more alive while also sacrificing the charm galaxy 1 had
it honestly feels more like generic mario cause of it
its not just the galaxies either
starship mario is so mid compared to Rosalina's spaceship
the plot in this game is so bare bones compared to galaxy 1 which was already kinda bare unless reading the charming storybook
the plot also doesn't really make sense?
it feels as if everything that happened in galaxy 1 just
well didn't happen
hell this game even starts on the same comet festival thing that only happens every 100 years
how old is mario?!?!?!
but whatever im complaining about the plot of a mario game
like I said before the stars were mostly great and I was in shock on how much I liked the comet stars this time around too
actually the comet star system this time around is so much better
the game tells me when one arrives
from what I can tell they never disappear
and still allow me to do other stars within that galaxy
I also really enjoy finding comet medals
but maybe its me having a bad morning or something but
I couldn't help but feel this game started to get a little stale as it went on and a little more bullshitty
as a sunshine fan starshine beach was so incredibly bare and boring and I was disappointed
chompworks galaxies first star was so unique and fun
then the 2nd star was probably one of the worst in the game
it just removes the whole gimmick of the first star and just replaces it with hopping around as spring mario
the worst power up ive ever had the displeasure of using
and you jump up a tower thats copied and pasted from fluffy buff galaxy
anyways the gobblegut boss fight sucks
clockwork ruins is so buggy in its gravity that its just not fun
the comet star on beat block was so ass that I save stated every 2 seconds
gliding with a fluzzard is horrible but I think thats cause im using a steam deck and its motion controls
the trash mini games suck
the chimps score challenge in honey hop was kinda ass
I think the bowling challenge in melty monsters was also a little off but I overall really enjoyed it and its gimmick so it gets a pass
oh and the final level which I just beat today
its actually pretty decently challenging but still fun
but wow is that final fight ever so fucking easy and therefore kinda disappointing
oh and what the fuck is this games obsession with the cloud flower?
its used more than any other power up I don't get it
overall though I really enjoyed this game and im gonna go work on the special world now that I finished the main game and ill update this if I have any extra thoughts after beating all that
cause yeah this game actually makes me want to 100% it unlike galaxy 1
this game is great with stars and galaxies that I can only describe as fantastic
and thats the biggest reason I prefer this game to galaxy 1
galaxy 1 felt really shallow compared to other 3D marios and this is for a variety of reasons but a big one to me were the lackluster to explore galaxies and some somewhat common meh stars
galaxy 2 still is still shallow when compared to 64, sunshine or odyssey imo but its galaxies and themes are great and way better than galaxy 1 imo
and its stars are mostly consistently great
the trade off of this however is that this game is galaxy in name only
seriously did anyone notice that most of the skyboxes for these galaxies were blue skies and white clouds?
and instead of exploring a tiny planet im exploring a jungle with birds
this game made its worlds/galaxies feel more alive while also sacrificing the charm galaxy 1 had
it honestly feels more like generic mario cause of it
its not just the galaxies either
starship mario is so mid compared to Rosalina's spaceship
the plot in this game is so bare bones compared to galaxy 1 which was already kinda bare unless reading the charming storybook
the plot also doesn't really make sense?
it feels as if everything that happened in galaxy 1 just
well didn't happen
hell this game even starts on the same comet festival thing that only happens every 100 years
how old is mario?!?!?!
but whatever im complaining about the plot of a mario game
like I said before the stars were mostly great and I was in shock on how much I liked the comet stars this time around too
actually the comet star system this time around is so much better
the game tells me when one arrives
from what I can tell they never disappear
and still allow me to do other stars within that galaxy
I also really enjoy finding comet medals
but maybe its me having a bad morning or something but
I couldn't help but feel this game started to get a little stale as it went on and a little more bullshitty
as a sunshine fan starshine beach was so incredibly bare and boring and I was disappointed
chompworks galaxies first star was so unique and fun
then the 2nd star was probably one of the worst in the game
it just removes the whole gimmick of the first star and just replaces it with hopping around as spring mario
the worst power up ive ever had the displeasure of using
and you jump up a tower thats copied and pasted from fluffy buff galaxy
anyways the gobblegut boss fight sucks
clockwork ruins is so buggy in its gravity that its just not fun
the comet star on beat block was so ass that I save stated every 2 seconds
gliding with a fluzzard is horrible but I think thats cause im using a steam deck and its motion controls
the trash mini games suck
the chimps score challenge in honey hop was kinda ass
I think the bowling challenge in melty monsters was also a little off but I overall really enjoyed it and its gimmick so it gets a pass
oh and the final level which I just beat today
its actually pretty decently challenging but still fun
but wow is that final fight ever so fucking easy and therefore kinda disappointing
oh and what the fuck is this games obsession with the cloud flower?
its used more than any other power up I don't get it
overall though I really enjoyed this game and im gonna go work on the special world now that I finished the main game and ill update this if I have any extra thoughts after beating all that
cause yeah this game actually makes me want to 100% it unlike galaxy 1