Batman: The Enemy Within - Episode 2 Reviews
Telltale's minimalist gameplay is exaggerated further in Batman: The Enemy Within - Episode 2: The Pact, to its benefit, but the plot seems to have been fumbled in the process.
While not as good as the season premiere, Batman: The Enemy Within - Episode 2 - The Pact brings some very interesting storylines and characterizations to the forefront, and puts both Batman and Bruce Wayne into some very interesting positions.
Telltale's Season 2 of Batman started strong, but it was with Episode 2 where they had to prove they could keep the momentum going. They've succeeded.
The Pact provides a highly compelling, Bruce Wayne-focused episode that continues to push the momentum of this season forward at a fast pace. The lack of common Telltale features may be a bit off-putting to some fans, but those eager to see Gotham's diverse cast of characters at their best will find plenty to enjoy with The Pact.
Overall, a good but not great episode.
Batman: The Enemy Within's second episode continues most of the strengths from the first, with the lack of any real action being the only downside. Thankfully, the extremely strong story and characters continue to shine here.
Batman must ask himself what he is willing to do to infiltrate the crime syndicate.
This episode treats us to a unique variation on some classics characters which adds some narrative flare. Yet it falls short where it counts with the moment-to-moment gameplay.
In The Pact, it's time to learn something more about the good and the bad guys we are going to deal with for the rest of the series, but the episode feels very slow-paced and forgets about half of the gameplay mechanics we saw in Episode 1.
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Episode 2: The Pact far exceeded my expectations.
Batman: The Enemy Within keeps the suspense high through the second episode of the new series.
Batman: The Enemy Within: The Pact is Telltale at its best. A fluid, competent, charming story, mixed with smart integration of QTEs and action sequences, will leave the audience chomping at the bit for more. There are some moments that don't feel quite as tight, and will remind you that, yes, this is a game. Those moments don't detract from the fact that this is such a solid instalment that it may be some of Telltale's best work.
Compared to the rest of Batman's Telltale adventures, The Pact is simply the worst of the bunch. Instead of trying to tell a good story, it tries to cram up as many famous Batman villains as possible, but forgets to do anything of any worth with them.
With presence of Bruce Wayne and new enemies, story goes in a new path and tries to focus on characters relationship, although its not impressive and you are playing a scripted story and you cant change it very much.
Review in Persian | Read full review
Featuring a new wave of villains, the second episode of Batman: The Enemy Within adds elements that make the plot of the season increasingly more interesting for the hero's fans. The
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Batman: The Enemy Within – The Pact ends in a cliffhanger, as is to be expected from a Telltale Games episodic release, and it will definitely leave you wanting more. Luckily the third episode for the series releases soon, so the wait won't be that long!
The Pact is yet another imperfect episode from Telltale which repeats previous technical issues and misleads this series from the great path that was began in the first place. Having that in mind, we’re still interested in seeing where story goes in upcoming episodes.
Review in Persian | Read full review
Unfortunately, this whole dynamic is a great risk for Bruce to take; he could potentially lose more than just his company should his evil endeavours and the company he keeps come to the public light.
The Pact is a good place from which the rest of the season can build for what should be a very interesting conclusion.
Telltale's Batman: The Enemy Within continues with a fantastic second episode that's full of surprises and gets back to basics.