Gotham Knights

"Gotham Knights is a dense and mostly enthralling action RPG with a competent (if predictable) story and the best Gotham City ever seen in a videogame. From a technical standpoint there are some annoying performance issues, and it doesn&s;t look …"

"Gotham Knights is an enjoyable action RPG that follows in the footsteps of the Batman: Arkham legacy while striking out on its own in a slightly different direction. It&s;s the most realistic Gotham City we&s;ve seen yet, even though the …"

"Gotham Knights doesn&s;t know what game wants to be. It has the narrative and structure of a single player game... But also lackluster RPG elements that doesn&s;t add anything to the formula and infinite, repeatable objectives like a MMO. It&s;s …"

"With Batman dead, his four proteges have big boots to fill in Gotham Knights. Thankfully Warner Bros. Montreal has largely pulled it off, creating a Gotham City that&s;s filled with things to do, and letting the four characters&s; contrasting styles …"

"WB Games Montreal&s;s game about the Dark Knight&s;s proteges is playable but lacks the spark that made the Batman games so special. Read more."

"Simultaneously better and worse than you&s;d expect, with some fun co-op and detective elements but weak combat and muddled storytelling."

"An Exercise in apathy, neither solid nor liquid. Not exactly bad, but not very good either. Just a bit &s;meh,&s; really."

"This is a slight muddle of a game, but it has its pleasures."

"There&s;s a lot to love about Gotham Knights, especially when fighting or traversing the city, but a few hiccups do hold it back."

"It&s;s been many years in the making, but can Gotham Knights meet expectations? Not really."

"Gotham Knights has a lot of small issues, but the game works and it offers one of the best depictions of the Bat-family outside of comics."

"If the Arkham games are Christopher Nolan levels of invention and genius then Gotham Knights is hanging out down in the DC Extended Universe with Zak Snyder and Aquaman. Set your expectations accordingly and there’s enjoyable entertainment to be had."

"The latest DC adaptation struggles to craft something spectacular from its ensemble cast and role-playing action"

"There’s no clearer sign that WB Montreal nailed it than this: even after I was done reviewing Gotham Knights, I’ve kept playing it. I’m resisting the urge to play it now to get this review done. That’s the best kind …"

"Gotham Knights does a spectacular job of creating a world that&s;s fun to explore and learn more about, but not without its technical faults."

"Despite the cumbersome gear system and its repetitive combat elements, Gotham Knights largely succeeds as a unique, story-driven adventure that sells the vigilante experience."

"Gotham Knights step out of the shadows of the Dark Knight and provide a breath of fresh air with four unique characters that provide a different approach to protecting Gotham. Gotham Knights&s; combat may feel stripped down, but it still …"

"Gotham Knights takes the concept of inconsequential open world busywork to a ludicrous extreme, exquisitely culminating years of creative laziness in the genre. Nothing can adequately convey how monotonous, how unimaginative, how fucking banal this thing is. It manages to …"

"Gotham Knights steps out of Arkham’s shadow to provide a great super hero game full of excellent characters. While some open-world fluff remains, it’s still gaming’s best take on Gotham that we couldn’t stop exploring."

"Gotham Knights offers a fun and satisfying gameplay loop, but many features lack the follow-through needed to make a great, cohesive game."

"This isn&s;t the game that Gotham deserves, and it&s;s not the one it needs right now either"

"In the end, Gotham Knights is, like the studio’s earlier contribution to the saga, Batman: Arkham Origins, a decent game haunted by the notion of not being the main event."

"Gotham Knights has its moments of brilliance and fun, but never manages to step out of Batman’s looming shadow. These knights are more than sidekicks, they just aren’t heroes quite yet."

"Gotham Knights is the type of game you so dearly want to love, but time and time again it gives you a reason not to."

"Gotham Knights&s; situation as a game aptly reflects the struggle of its protagonists — the new team has big boots to fill now Bats is gone, and while they can&s;t quite live up to his legacy, they still manage to …"

"Gotham Knights takes the Arkham blueprint and reimagines it as a loot-brawler, often feeling similar, but where it&s;s different, it&s;s worse."

"Even if they’re not quite up to snuff, Gotham has enough baddies to punch to make for a good time, whoever you are."

"Gotham Knights seem worthwhile at first but it sooner or later makes you lose the passion."

"Batman has trained these heroes for this moment, but they aren&s;t ready to rise to the occasion just yet with Gotham Knights."

"Gotham Knights has the potential to be fantastic, but a rushed-out release means that both small and big problems are constantly gnawing at the gaming experience. Behind the slightly too many misses, however, is a sometimes brilliant adventure that in …"

"Gotham Knights has a few interesting things going on. It’s just not enough to elevate it to the level of previous Batman games. Now, sure, technically speaking, this isn’t truly a Batman game, as the focus is on his legacy …"

"Unfortunately, its rough edges leave a noticeable mark, and the poor writing and seriously disappointing performance on next-gen hardware hold it back."

"Gotham Knights did an outstanding job at making me really feel like I was a vigilante protecting the city, as I said the immersion level is Gotham Knights greatest achievement. I am excited to see where the team takes the …"

"Gotham Knights isn&s;t very ambitious and has performance issues, but it should still please Batman fans."

"Gotham Knights is a co-op-centric caped adventure that made my interest Wayne thanks to poor combat, a transparently predictable mystery, and grueling progression."

"Gotham Knights attempts to differentiate itself from the Arkham series with new characters and a new canon, but spends most of its length poorly imitating what made those games great."