Gotham Knights Review | The Gamebutler

Never mind the frame rate issues -- Gotham Knights is a heroic effort.

[Snookies12]

Never mind the frame rate issues? What? That is a perfectly legitimate thing to be mindful of... Not much of an excuse these days having issues like that. Unless you're a small studio or an indie developer.

[Lexreborn2]

Except they give an example of how ALL Batman games have been 30 fps with performance drops which is a factual statement. And all of those Batman games got damn near 10s all the time, so why is this an issue now? Especially when it’s overlooked in games like BoTW, Bayonetta, Xenoblade Chronicles, Pokemon S&S, montster hunter rise etc. the standards for a games performance shouldn’t be overlooked just because you like a franchise. I think an 8 perfectly reflects this games score. I

It’s a great game, not perfect (which a lot of games aren’t) but it’s easily a game you can see yourself playing multiple times with different friends.

[Sniperwithacause]

Coming from someone who has the game, and is enjoying the game. With it being current gen only, they could have giving it a higher frame rate.

[Lexreborn2]

I’m aware of they higher frame rate for next gen. I have tested out on steam deck and my 3080. I was able to get 60 everything low steam deck 800p but still saw drops.

I’m sure ps5 and series X can handle 60 plus especially at 1440p. But I understand they are trying to make sure the experience is sound across the board because of multiplayer.

On PC the environment is host dependent, I’m not so sure series S would stack up because of that.

[CrimsonWing69]

You know what's funny, I saw IGN's review of Bayonetta 3 and they talk about frame drops... yet that pulls a 9/10.

I just beat Gotham Knights and quite frankly the frame rate wasn't game breaking or even detrimental to the experience.

I legitimately went into this game having read extensively all the reviews and I can't fathom the low scores. I think most who say, "it's a sh*t game," are only going by what the reviews say without having played it, but man... I've been struggling to see how this game warrants any of the low scores. I mean, yea, it has some poor optimization, but it has a lot of great qualities that are pretty familiar if you're a fan of the Arkham games.

It's pretty nuts. The only time I remember feeling this way towards a game and its reception was when Resident Evil 6 came out and got 3/10's and 4/10's... I honestly could not see anything in that game that warranted those low of scores.

[Lexreborn2]

It’s why I just can’t take gaming media seriously, I need it because there’s no other way to get info on y favorite hobby. But it sucks because they are awful and are huge panderers.

The games that get clout and recognition aren’t even typically that good. Personally, I’ve never found Bayonetta a good franchise. The first one had the biggest controversies from frame rate to loading to graphical differences.

And the story was absolutely trash with no coherent focus. Yet got 10/10s across the board. That game was a labor to play not to mention in order to get better equipment you HAD to beat the game on normal to unlock higher difficulties to get more weapon variety.

I hated everything about it, and now we are 3 in but it truly feels like the only reason why we’re here is because of Nintendo fans drilling over it. Hell if you love it power to you. But that game is so bad to me, and 2 was shaping up to be more of the same so I just chalked it to not being the franchise for me.

Now we are at 3 and I’m seeing the same excuses made for this franchise. With hardware limitations, performance issues and dated gameplay design and mechanics people still give it a 10/10?

That’s a bubble I’m just not apart of and staying in my lanes. Yet, Gotham knights was being crapped on for the smallest bit picking I’ve seen and people have drunk the koolaid on it.

I just look for the previews of things that interest me at this point

[RetroCaptainSteve]

On top of that, it's highly playable. Same can't be said for when Arkham Knight debuted on PC. YEEEESH.