Posted on: August 5, 2016

meisjoe
Verified ownerGames: 288 Reviews: 9
Shaky But Good
First, the technical problems. Like a lot of other people, I had trouble running this game. Really bad lag and glitchy textures - even after the patch. I find myself disappointed in the new engine. Maybe it'll improve over time, but all the extra trouble hasn't been matched by much of an improvement in graphics or gameplay. I'm not too upset about the initial problems. It's an episodic game, so there is a lot of waiting involved anyway. I'm confident all the technical issues will get sorted out. As for the game. What can I say? It's BATMAN! It's looking really good so far. My only criticism is that Batman's character seems a little melodramatic at times. He's very good when no one's watching, but when he starts "acting" like Batman, he goes a little overboard. Maybe it was intentional. The quick time events are still there. They've added some nice variety like "left" and "right" at the same time (which I didn't even know was possible) and holding [shift] and pressing "Q"... that kind of thing... They also allow you to "aim" the batarang. Which is cool. There is also some very light puzzle solving elements in the form of "linking" evidence to recreate a crime scene. It would be nice if we get see more of that in later episodes. Batman has been dubbed by some as the world's greatest detective. This game would be a good opportunity to allow players a bigger role in solving some mysteries. I was disappointed with the length... but wanting more is evidence of a good game. I'm really excited to see what they do with the rest of the series.
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