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Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 20.2 hrs on record (18.9 hrs at review time)
Posted: Jun 23, 2015 @ 12:32am

I know I'm going to get negatively rated for this, but I feel like I have to make a good informed post on this.

I honestly have not encountered any of the issues anyone speaks of about framerate drops, HOWEVER, I have done the .ini uncap, but beyond that, no issues so far.

ANYWAYS, To the meat of this.

I will have to recommend this game, especially if you've enjoyed the Arkham series, and including the comics, movies. Etc, what have you.

The gameplay is smooth compared to the previous two (Origin doesn't count, Sorry.) Combat moves are so much easier to grasp, smooth and doesn't feel so clunky and weighty like the previous entries. You also get new moves. Batmobile doesn't feel shoehorned, transition from walking to mobile is extremely smooth, and is a great help compared to the sheer size of Gotham. It's definitely nice driving around, feels smooth, especially when transitioning from travel to combat mode, However the steering can be a bit floaty at times, you can overshoot your turns, but the mobile makes up for that by turning on a dime quite quickly. (you can do burnouts all day long)

The missions are there, including side missions. It doesn't feel forced and in your face like City had suffered from. I would say it's so much more flexible, but however it loses the feeling of urgency like City did. So there's 50/50 on that one. I quite like how it gives you the key to the batmobile and pats your head and just lets you go do whatever you want without forcing you to continue the story.

Cinematics are built in the game engine and not rendered. It has impeccable transition from gameplay to cinematics and vice versa. It's so nicely done that you can barely tell that you just saw a cinematic, outside of the lack of controls during that time period.

Audio, I cannot tell, unfortunately as I am Deaf. But I would assume it is well done here, the subtitles are especially well done so far from what I see.

So I would rate this game a 8/10.

I highly recommend this. Hope this helps you make a better understanding of the game over the sheer 100's of "GAME DOESN'T WORK." pointless reviews.
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Empathy KING Jun 23, 2015 @ 6:31am 
My very good friend Chris Berryport is Deaf and he amazes me at how keen all of his other senses are (I would hate to play you in any FPS game! I know you have got to be crazy good)! Everything that he does he excells at (and I mean everything - school, work, hobbies. If I offended you in any way by commenting on your lack of hearing I am deeply sorry. It just amazes me how the lack of hearing excells all other senses to almost superhuman abilities! I have the utmost respect for you and my friend and if I didn't express my respect for you it would be an insult.
Empathy KING Jun 23, 2015 @ 6:15am 
My rig is 100% uncluttered and soley dedicated to only a select few games. Currently I only have 3 games installed on my rig. The Witcher 3, Dying Light, and very soon... Arkham Knight. Each game is on its very own 120gb SSD to allow for super quick transitions. As for everything else such as Youtube, Internet surffing, Facebook and anything else in that category (movies, music...) I run on a laptop. When I say my rig is only for games I mean it is only for games. I have definitely seen a boost in performance ever since I resorted to this strategy. I really hope that Arkham Knight will perform as it does on your rig. Hats off to all of the struggles that you have overcome and the goals that you have accomplished!
Empathy KING Jun 23, 2015 @ 6:08am 
Thank you so much for the positive review! I have been looking forward to this game for a very long time and when I saw all of those red "thumbs down" icons my heart samk to my stomach. I believe that the ones having so many problems with this game do not have a fully optimized gaming rig. Sure their rig may be off the charts as far as parts go, but theoir system my not be optimized as it should be. I used to have this problem. Then a fellow Steam buddy informed me on how to optimize my rig and I have been in the clear ever since.
PoeT Jun 23, 2015 @ 5:54am 
you are not alone dude, thanks for the Review :gman: