More than just marketing spiel, the phrase “Be the Batman” came to define the Arkham series because it actually fulfilled its lofty promise. Entering a room full of 30 goons, whooping their butts, and walking away untouched was immensely satisfying for players able to master that oh-so-delicate ballet of countering and free-flow combat. It’s unsurprising, then, that in a spin-off game where you don’t get to “Be the Batman” at all, combat doesn’t feel anywhere near as fluid and the resulting experience is far more flat. Gotham Knights clearly wants to be a bold co-op spin on a template we know, but its poorly executed hodge-podge of underbaked ideas undercuts all that came before.
Take exploration, for example. That feeling you’d get after jumping off a skyscraper for the first…
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Wireframe (Digital) - 1 Issue, #69