A Case Report from 7 Days in ‘Gotham Knights’

Disclaimer: The first half of the review will be spoiler-free. The second half of the review will include exceedingly specific praises/grievances and will very much have many, many spoilers. When you first boot up Gotham Knights, you are treated to a 21-minute cut scene that deals with Batman’s final stand and the immediate aftermath of his death. The majority of the time is spent in the expansive Batcave, and my first thought was, “what an impressive set piece with an incredibly questionable foundation.” As the game went on, this became a more or less apt metaphor for Gotham Knights as whole. After leisurely completing the main campaign and side cases over the course of the week, dabbling with endgame and co-op, and starting the New Game Plus, I hold two states of mind:

When this game hits, it hits incredibly well providing a high strung power fantasy playing as different Batfamily members. When this game misses, it instills a deep-sated rage I have not experience in many years and wanted to throw my controller at the television.

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Living Up to a Legacy As you’re probably already aware, Gotham Knights is the latest action RPG from WB Games Montreal that lets you take on the mantle of four of Batman’s proteges as they take over protecting Gotham, uncovering various secrets, and taking down various criminal organizations and villainous fronts. And while it takes some cues from…