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But (and here’s that word again) what it does do, is add yet more to the “it’s cool” feeling. It’s arguably not even the quickest way to get around, and after a few upgrades, Batman can soar around the whole map without too much trouble. Here, the roads are widened to accommodate the Batmobile, and it really works wonders – if Gotham is a bigger place than Arkham City, you wouldn’t notice it, because it feels more alive, believable, real.

The promise of this game being bigger than the last one is something constantly bandied about by developers, with no thought to how that actually scales to a real person. No, it’s brilliant because it makes Gotham a more believable place.

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Not because it adds tools an ever growing arsenal, or because it’s yet another upgrade tree to evolve, and not even because it’s responsive and can switch from a nitrous fueled race-car to a tank at the press of a trigger. Cheesy taglines be damned, but it really does make you become Batman in a way that is utterly commendable and badass. Like no other game before it, it makes you feel like the protagonist. It’s the game that I, a 34 year old man with kids of his own, dreamed of back in my youth. So at the risk of sounding like a fawning teenager: Arkham Knight is just so cool.

I keep falling upon a single word, because I genuinely cannot think of a better word to sum up Arkham Knight with. The combat system is still the best in class, and with the addition of fear takedowns, you can surprise enemies and activate a slow-mo instant knockout attack on four enemies, which itself is upgradeable. And did I mention that when you’re alone you can do Batmobile-assisted takedowns, too? They play out exactly as you think they do, only ten times better. Then guess what? You’re controlling said friend, and you can continue battling away, switching back and forth whenever you fancy (L1), or every time you do a dual takedown. Suddenly Batman has grabbed an enemy and thrown them into the air for one of his friends to smash down on their neck, taking them out. Dual play means you can fight alongside AI controlled allies, who will match you blow-for-blow as you fight, and if the combo is maintained, a prompt appears: “L1 for dual takedown”. They’ve been slowly including more and more villains, which I felt held City back a little, but Knight knows when to say stop and feels just right.

The combat that kick-started a thousand copycats is here again, honed to perfection, with new moves and new gadgets. It’s a pure distillation of every idea they’ve had, in one smooth, exceptional package, with added Batmobile – which, coming from someone who was cynical to its inclusion, is fucking cool, and don’t let anyone make you feel bad for thinking so. This is Batman: Arkham Knight, and I forgot that games could make me feel this good. And let’s not be too unkind to Warner Montreal, because Arkham Origins was a noble effort, but this is Rocksteady stamping their seal onto a franchise that came from nowhere, but ends on the ultimate high, quality wise. More importantly, fear and isolation is the focus of Arkham Knight, comfortably the most personal of the Arkham trilogy, and easily the best told of the three Rocksteady developed games. Lonely, never allowed to let anyone get too close in case they become a target. Such is the isolated life of a video game reviewer, trapped in a bubble.īut it’s also the life of Batman. There are moments that will make you jump, and there are some that will make you drop the controller in shock. This is one of the best Batman stories committed to paper in recent memory, and it’s ours to enjoy. Even now, I feel bereft, like something has left me and I’ll never be the same. It’s that good.įinishing Arkham Knight, I felt exhausted. I mean, I’m sat here with a near-100% save file, and I rarely do that for a review. But just in case you’re about to click away: Arkham Knight is incredible. Editor’s Note: For those of you that skip right to the bottom of a review (it’s fine, we know you do it, you’re welcome here anyway) or are scared to death of having the game spoiled, know that there are no story spoilers here whatsoever.