Gotham Knights Reviews
Gotham Knights is a game with cool combat, the possibility of stealth gameplay and detective work. It's a typical Batman universe game. The only downside is that the game doesn't have a performance mode. However, this does not make the game unplayable.
Review in Dutch | Read full review
Gotham Knights is a project that could have become a new stage on superhero videogame experiences but became a victim of what Batman's big legacy has already brought to the genre as a game that will inevitably be forgotten and purposely ignored.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Gotham Knights should not be confused as a sequel to the excellent Batman: Arkham Knight. Instead this Spin-Off explores a new and interesting story about the death of Gotham’s protector and falls victim to some of modern gaming’s worst trends. The crafting system feels unsubstantial and while the four different playable characters are all different and interesting, it feels like substantial abilities of the prior games were taken away and locked behind different characters, rather than each member of the bat family bringing something new to the table. Despite its shortcomings and missteps, we found “Gotham Knights” to be very fun to play, when focusing on the story over the repetitive open world activities and the multiplayer is an excellent fit for both the story and style of game.
Review in German | Read full review
Gotham Knights, despite initial skepticism from the Batman fandom and the Arkham franchise, is by no means a bad game. It is true that we expected another bat adventure before the bat family, much less charismatic but at least with the change in concept we have received a funniest cooperative multiplayer. For the rest, we will find an action and role sandbox in an impressive but intergenerational Gotham. We will enjoy quite a lot with the main plot and the villain missions, and not so much with the premeditated crimes that will end up going through us.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Gotham Knights don't offer anything new or interesting in terms of actual gameplay; most of the game's mechanics have been done better elsewhere. The only saving grace of the game is that it features members of the Bat-family as playable characters in an action game, which is something that's extremely rare and should be done more often. The combat can also be sort of fun if the game wasn't so grindy and if it runs more smoothly.
I’ve had a spiffing time. I’ve loved perching on gargoyles, sneaking up on enemies, shooting them in the face with Red Hood’s guns, meeting the Court of Owls and prowling around their hidden abodes. I’ve loved all the different suits and filling out the skill trees. I’ve loved Alfred and his fatherly advice and the family’s grief for Bruce. I’ve loved adjusting to evading instead of countering. I’ve loved the villains and the humour. I’ve loved trying to work out which hero is best and which to take with me on particular missions. Gotham Knights is a GOOD game and while it does deserve a decent helping of criticism it also deserves a lot of praise.
Gotham Knights is an open world RPG. The main story is around 25-30 hours, but we can extend it if we get collectibles or other tasks. We will also have a New Game + mode to start with all our progress with the characters, but with more difficulty. The game, despite having good main and secondary missions, can be repetitive. In addition, the control of the characters is not fine.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Gotham Knights is a story-rich open-world RPG. Furthermore, it wonderfully captures the grim and seedy nature of Gotham City. Batman has died, so 4 DC superheroes must fill the void. By exploring the vast open landscape, you'll stop crime, solve problems, and avenge Batman's demise.
Despite some frustrating design decisions in Gotham Knights, WB Games Montréal deliver a very playable twist on the Arkham formula.
Ultimately, I enjoyed Gotham Knights for what it was – a basic superhero game that provides players with plenty to do. It will not live up to the standard of the height of the Batman: Arkham series, but it's still a fun game, especially if you want to just tune out and beat up some nameless thugs. There is plenty of room for improvement in Gotham Knights, but this game provides a solid enough foundation for future installments, and I enjoyed a game that looked at the wider Batman family rather than focusing on just one character.
I did everything to like Gotham Knights and when the narrative started to heat up, I began to feel that Warner Bros. Games Montreal could come up with something special. However, despite the arresting narrative, the open world design and structure attached to optional tasks, sometimes difficult to discern, pushes the overall experience down. Overall, in graphic terms it manages to satisfy and despite the falls in performance in more intense scenes, it is atrocious artificial intelligence that really harms you. Constantly repeating optional activities that only highlight your weaknesses didn't help at all. There is a face here, in the main narrative that almost looks like a linear story game, that manages to grasp, but then there is the other face, the design created around the open world that pulls it dangerously to a boring side.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Gotham Knights features a lot of perplexing changes, and suffers from being a good game fraught with bad decisions. While I think the combat can be sluggish, and the grind is not especially interesting or engaging, it never stopped me from having fun. When the game gets out of its own way, I was having a blast solving crimes and interacting with my favorite villains. It’s these glimmers of greatness that’ll keep its hold on you just long enough to see the credits. This won’t be able to take on the mantle and legacy that Batman: Arkham Knight left behind, but that’s okay, and so is Gotham Knights.
Gotham Knights is an incredibly average game that brings absolutely nothing new to the table. The graphics do not look like they belong to the next-gen, the story is really easy to guess, and the combat is nothing new. How can a game that allows you to go patrolling in Gotham be incredibly average!
Gotham Knights have produced a fantastic spin-off title, as well as a king-sized open-world experience with easy on the eye visuals. Plus, the idea that you and a friend can fight crimes together is understandable why this is one of the reasons this game had gotten so much hype. With how the game is set up, you’d conclude that it revolves around combat. However, the game is in need of a bit of refinement to distribute a more polished outlook.
The excitement surrounding Gotham Knights, which has made it among the most highly anticipated of 2022, has surely set the bar even higher.
Gotham Knights provides a fun blend of co-op action, story, and heart, despite some technical problems.
I am not going to try to tell you that Gotham Knights is a pristine superhero game devoid of issues, for there are many, but I really enjoyed playing it. In fact, I haven’t stopped playing it yet. Its story is fantastic, and the core gameplay loop is solid, whether you’re talking about a story-driven solo mission or yet another nightly patrol with some mates. It is not, however, a game that deserves the label of “next-gen only”, as its performance is outshined by many other PS4 and Xbox One games.
The RPG elements doesn’t quite mix with the more straight-forward nature of superheroic adventures in a satisfying way and although the story starts with a great and shocking moment, it can’t always get the tone right and fumbles some of the important twists and dramatic beats. Gotham Knights had the potential to be a very different and even revolutionary title in the sea of superhero games but in the end it is just a mildly entertaining one.
Review in Persian | Read full review
With the many controversies it has faced recently, and with the discontent of and the loss of enthusiasm of some people because of its recent performances. The game managed to prove the opposite and presented an amazing world and a wonderful story with characters and dialogues that could not have been presented better than that, and its conclusion would have been amazing were it not for its major technical problems and poor artificial intelligence. It is an experience that must try!
Review in Arabic | Read full review
Gotham Knights is a game with a lot of problems, but it's still enjoyable at times, especially for fans of the superhero genre and the Batman universe. However, ultimately it doesn't manage to reach Rocksteady's excellent Arkham games.
Review in Greek | Read full review