Honestly, I expected this to be pretty bad. Even if I really like Telltale, based on what people said this felt like it would be their downfall. But to my surprise this was a REALLY entertaining experience. Let me just say first of all that on games like this, Telltale or anything like it, I really don't care about gameplay. I play them solely for the story.

That said, this was actually a surprisingly audacious and creative take on a Batman story. It went mostly the opposite way of what you might expect from the classic "orphan billionaire turned bat-vigilante" story. Yeah it has some familiar elements, but I would actually argue that Telltale's writers were pretty bold in major aspects and still made justice to the source material. Yeah it has its corny moments, but c'mon, it's a fucking superhero story. The ending though was a bit awkward as it tried to create hype for the 2nd season. Most of the final moments actually felt like an edgy PS2 game, but the journey towards them was pretty good, and at times, actually kinda brilliant.

If this was a movie or a TV show, with better pacing and great directing, I'm sure a whole lot more people would dig it.

Reviewed on May 05, 2024


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