Gotham Knights | photo credit: special arrangement
If Christopher Nolan rediscovered Batman in the movies, Rocksteady Games did the same with the Caped Crusader in video games. of studio Batman: Arkham The series has achieved critical acclaim and commercial success. last game in the series, batman: arkham vr, Released six years ago. next, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice LeagueTo be released next year.
For now, fans of the Batman universe will have to be satisfied. gotham knights By WB Games Montreal.
The game is set in Gotham, which is seeing a rise in crime and corruption following the deaths of Batman and Commissioner Jim Gordon. A new evil is rising to take over the city. To fight this evil, the Bat family, which includes Nightwing, Batgirl, Robin and Red Hood, must come together.
The game is hardly exciting. You continue the quest in Gotham, playing as one of four characters. There are no memorable moments, characters or interactions. The storytelling lacks depth or finesse. For example, The Court of Owls, a secretive secret society in the comics, is a gang of thugs waiting to be beaten.
More than the story, fans of the Batman games are looking forward to the combat. it’s also frustrating gotham knights As it is ugly. At a disappointing 30 frames per second, crime-fighting becomes a chore because of the lag. Sometimes it doesn’t look like they are connected when hit. The game doesn’t have creative modes of fighting that make you feel like a superhero. You just keep repeating the same moves as you kill the villains without thinking.
Getting around in the game is also not very easy. after enjoying great freedom of movement in arkham knightyou feel restricted Gotham Knights.
The game’s design is a saving grace. The four heroes with different moves, weapons and gadgets look crunchy. Gotham looks gorgeous with its neon-lit towns.
Despite its shortcomings, Gotham Knights isn’t as bad as The Avengers. It’s partly amusing. It does justice to the characters of Red Hood and Batgirl. It could have been a better game at 60 fps.