This review contains spoilers
I'm sorry but I don't see how this is can be considered one of the best superhero games.
- The story is average to below average at best using cheap twists to make it a bit intriguing. In the Hugo Strange plot, Ras al ghul just appeared out of nowhere to reveal himself as the true mastermind and then the writers just conveniently killed him off. I'm convinced that they legitimately forgot about him and just added him to the ending last minute. The Joker plot was the most interesting but the twist came in too late. The story should've extended further after the twist instead of just ending it afterwards. What a waste.
- PLEASE DO NOT BLOCK THE SCREEN TO SHOW TEXT TUTORIALS ESPECIALLY DURING COMBAT SCENES.
- Most mechanics are poorly explained. Again the game relies too much on text tutorials which are ineffective ways of teaching the player.
- Stealth is ok but don't force the player to do it all the time. Most levels in this game are designed for stealth only which takes away a lot of player agency. If the movies taught us one thing, Batman also likes to face enemies head-on.
- Combat is undoubtedly the strongest feature of this game. It's simple but effective and I'll give Rocksteady credit for that. This is pretty much the only reason why I'll give this game a 2 1/2 stars.
Verdict: playing this game is enough to put me into Arkham Asylum
- The story is average to below average at best using cheap twists to make it a bit intriguing. In the Hugo Strange plot, Ras al ghul just appeared out of nowhere to reveal himself as the true mastermind and then the writers just conveniently killed him off. I'm convinced that they legitimately forgot about him and just added him to the ending last minute. The Joker plot was the most interesting but the twist came in too late. The story should've extended further after the twist instead of just ending it afterwards. What a waste.
- PLEASE DO NOT BLOCK THE SCREEN TO SHOW TEXT TUTORIALS ESPECIALLY DURING COMBAT SCENES.
- Most mechanics are poorly explained. Again the game relies too much on text tutorials which are ineffective ways of teaching the player.
- Stealth is ok but don't force the player to do it all the time. Most levels in this game are designed for stealth only which takes away a lot of player agency. If the movies taught us one thing, Batman also likes to face enemies head-on.
- Combat is undoubtedly the strongest feature of this game. It's simple but effective and I'll give Rocksteady credit for that. This is pretty much the only reason why I'll give this game a 2 1/2 stars.
Verdict: playing this game is enough to put me into Arkham Asylum