Gotham Knights can't compete with Rocksteady's timeless Arkham trilogy

AsEd detailed in his review earlier this week,Gotham Knightsis a bit of a disappointing dud. I’ve also been picking my way through Gotham City as various members of the bat family, weightlessly punching dudes in alleys before crafting new sticks that hit 2% harder than the one I was using before. Despite a relatively good looking rendition of the iconic gothic metropolis and a pretty engaging story, Gotham Knights ultimately failed to capture my imagination.

It didn’t help that throughout my time with Gotham Knights, I was thinking about theArkhamseries. Rocksteady’s trio of Batman-em-ups are essential superhero games, titles that redefined the genre and provided a template that still feels contemporary to this day. Aslyum, City and Knight fully immerse you in the Batman fantasy, successfully crafting a depiction of the caped crusader that was deadly, capable and - perhaps best of all - human.

Gotham Knights isn’t a new entry in the Arkham series, of course. Developer WB Games Montréal may have experience dabbling in that particular universe (they’re the same team responsible for both Arkham Origins and much of Arkham Knight’s post-launch content) but they were determined to make it clear pre-release that Gotham Knights is its own thing, set within an entirely new timeline. Batman is dead, after all. That’s a pretty big difference.

Once you’re done,do check out Ed’s review of the game. If you’re looking for a more entertaining superhero romp to occupy your weekend, why not trySpider-Man Remasteredinstead? Alice had agrand old time fighting crime in New York, andit even works well on the Steam Deck too.

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