The game is actually pretty good.
The traversal as expected is fluid and easy to learn but hard to master. The combat is varied based on what character you play and the build options are deceptively complex. The writing is fine (not really my style) and overall you can expect a tight well rounded experience from the game play with a fun story to follow.
That is, if you view the story as a standalone. The fact that it's set in the Arkhamverse definitely sours the experience a little bit, and it's a fair complaint that you'll see online. There is no reason why it had to be set in such a beloved universe, and doing so does feel like a slap on the wrist from the developers, especially with how unceremoniously they handle it. I love the Arkham games personally, so I have just chosen to view this as an elseworld with the exact same history as the Arkhamverse.
The MTX are also borderline fucked. The pricing is outrageous, $10 for basically a re-shade in a $100 game is the definition of greed. On top of that, pre-purchasing the digital deluxe edition doesn't even give you the full classic collection and to purchase the rest of the collection costs around $40.
As it stands, this is a good game but not great. Everything it does well has been done better in other games, such as the Arkham series. If you just want a bit of mindless fun shooting Braniac goon's and occasionally killing a member of the Justice League, then wait for a sale. And ignore the crybabies on twitter who will shit on it without playing it.
I'd give it a 3.9/5, it's so close to being something much better.
The traversal as expected is fluid and easy to learn but hard to master. The combat is varied based on what character you play and the build options are deceptively complex. The writing is fine (not really my style) and overall you can expect a tight well rounded experience from the game play with a fun story to follow.
That is, if you view the story as a standalone. The fact that it's set in the Arkhamverse definitely sours the experience a little bit, and it's a fair complaint that you'll see online. There is no reason why it had to be set in such a beloved universe, and doing so does feel like a slap on the wrist from the developers, especially with how unceremoniously they handle it. I love the Arkham games personally, so I have just chosen to view this as an elseworld with the exact same history as the Arkhamverse.
The MTX are also borderline fucked. The pricing is outrageous, $10 for basically a re-shade in a $100 game is the definition of greed. On top of that, pre-purchasing the digital deluxe edition doesn't even give you the full classic collection and to purchase the rest of the collection costs around $40.
As it stands, this is a good game but not great. Everything it does well has been done better in other games, such as the Arkham series. If you just want a bit of mindless fun shooting Braniac goon's and occasionally killing a member of the Justice League, then wait for a sale. And ignore the crybabies on twitter who will shit on it without playing it.
I'd give it a 3.9/5, it's so close to being something much better.