So I tried playing GOTHAM KNIGHTS In 2024...

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With the Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League on the way, I wanted to dig into the video game archive for Batman. Since we've covered so much of the Arkham trilogy, I wanted to go left and see how Gotham Knights feels after all the updates.
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[@sabermajora408]

Post Suicide Squad launch: perhaps we treated Gotham Knights too harshly

[@battlep0t]

At least Gotham Knights isn't canon

[@richardshiflett5181]

@@battlep0t Gotha, Knights is canon. Just a different universe and has nothing to do with Arkham series.

[@spacegoat0133]

@@richardshiflett5181with a few change kill the justice could’ve easily fired in the Gotham knights universe

[@manperson5784]

and this game atleast treated Batman with more respect, even his death scenes

[@jamesandrewchan2791]

Yes

[@Philosophical24]

Currently playing this game with my little brother. We take turns switching characters every night; He plays as Robin and I play as Red Hood. The flaws are so abundant in this game but I can’t deny the fun I have too while playing.

[@BucklingSwashes]

This is the most frustrating thing with games like this. There's clearly opportunity for something great here, but that they fumbled so many things is just really frustrating, especially when games made over a decade earlier already did many of those things so well.

[@-Anonymous-.]

@@BucklingSwashes💯

[@imperialshroom]

And thats what its all about. Its dumb fun.

[@-Anonymous-.]

@@imperialshroom yea because the game is not executed to its full potential. So “dumb fun” can only be had. Dumb fun is not an excuse for mediocrity or bad video games.

[@exaltedreverse4463]

I just want 60fps ffs

[@BubblyJubbly]

One thing I always loved about this game is that not only the BEAUTIFULLY animated takedowns for each character, but also how the dialogue changes in cutscenes depending on which character you’re playing as.

[@iLuvGaming]

I actually enjoyed Gotham Knights and never understood the hate…that is until I went back and played Arkham Knight and realized how much fun and visually stunning it is. Gotham Knights is still a fun game to play though, just odd cause I’m sure we all expected something good as the Batman’s games or even better

[@BLACKSTA361]

After that suicide squad game. Perhaps i was too harsh to GK

[@vitadude5004]

Perhaps I was too harsh to touch some grass 😅

[@Cotton.pickerHoarder]

​@vitadude5004 that's sad for you caring for someone's opinion 😮

[@fentazen2677]

I played this a few months back. The worst part for me was how it felt like the boss fights were all the same. We’ve seen these villains in too many other games and other media to tolerate something where their unique abilities don’t lead to different gameplay.

[@ReadyPlayerTomVR]

Worst part was the co-op bugs, and glitches while riding the bikes.. and the EMPTY big waste of a city. Generic, empty, lifeless. Drive for 5 minutes to next marker while absolutely nothing happens, boring ugly city, and no action while driving. What a bore to travel around. The bosses were horrible, the story was a massive let down like 3-4 villains lol. Didn't like the character models or performances at all. Batman not being playable is madness. The entire game was the biggest let down arguably ever in gaming history to me considering I've been dying for a Bat family game since forever. Rocksteadys next game was it, everything about Arkham Knight suggested the next one would be co-op with batmobile, bikes, batwing, batcave.. Why the hell did Rocksteady have to give it to WB Montreal, and do Suicide Squad.. we needed ONE MORE Arkham. Biggest let down ever. Still so angry with this game. Arkham Knight 8 years prior still blows this crap out of the water. Rant over lol.

[@travishunstable5283]

We don’t need another Arkham game and I’ll die on this hill

[@Climinator-op6kh]

​@@ReadyPlayerTomVRthe city is actually smaller than the Gotham City in Arkham Knight.😂

[@mattmanley7118]

This game could have been so much more 😢😢😢

[@ebonkinght]

Atleast it aint Suicide squad kills the jutice league

[@DeadPhoenix86DP]

I still enjoyed the game for what it was.

[@MalikATL]

so you enjoy mid

[@DeadPhoenix86DP]

@@MalikATL Never said that.

[@UltimateInkling]

@@DeadPhoenix86DPdont listen to these trolls im glad that u enjoyed it.

[@MrSkullMerchant]

​@@UltimateInklingwe are living in a world now where mid = bad.. its dumb tbh

[@destroyermcw626]

@@MrSkullMerchantYes man it’s sounds so dumb I got tired of hearing that In parties last year

[@jeH12...]

I bought it yesterday. I've already been playing for about 20 hrs, going at my speed and I love the game. It's much better with co-op but I'm loving the whole concept of the crimes and collecting evidence. I HATE the bomb missions because they're so tricky 😂 but they're still fun

[@ceaserknk6640]

Facts bro don’t listen to hate, this game is fun af , nightwing W

[@MateusDrake]

I'm playing this game with my teen sister and she's loving playing as Robin. The only thing that I didn't really like is that I kinda leveled up too much and got too strong at around halfway throughthe game, so I'm doing sidequests and main quests aimed at levels 9-15... While I'm level 30. But that was kinda my fault, I was having fun solving crimes and fighting with each character. I will probably have a better experience on New Game Plus. Btw, I'm using a dub in a different language (Brazilian Portuguese), and I feel they did an excellent job. I tried playing it with the English dub, which I usually prefer, but I didn't really like it.

[@ftheman1108]

Not gonna lie, I did have a good amount of fun with this game. The gameplay was smooth and the hits felt weighty and hard. I liked that each playable character had their own unique abilities and little arc. The story kind of fell flat, but overall it was a fun game I’d give it a 7/10

[@kamarocho]

I've enjoyed playing through this with a friend. I haven't played it to the end but stopping street crimes is always a great time, and the Court of Owls is always a cool plot. I think we will realize how good we had it when we're playing the new Suicide Squad game... 😅

[@pipeanp]

oh boy did this comment age like fine wine LOL

[@kamarocho]

@@pipeanp lol

[@MiBrCo4177]

I played a good chunk of this before I got burnt out. Every night I would run through the city and do literally everything there was to do and in the next night I would pick a different character and run through the city and do everything there is to do, however, I would keep storylines tied to a specific character. Mr freeze was Batgirl playface was Nightwing Robin and Red Hood had various things they were doing. The shortcoming definitely almost outweighs the positives on this game. The combat for me was fun and I enjoyable especially kicking ass and penguins nightclub to his dope ass beats lol definitely made combat so much more fun. I enjoyed the banter between all four characters especially with Alfred who kept them glued together as their surrogate grandfather. Overall it was a pleasant game and I definitely intend to go back and finish it and Platinum it. Also Batgirl has got nice cake!!!

[@newname69]

After seeing SSKTJL this game looks like a masterpiece......

[@calebpillai4774]

I don't know man. This game looks pretty good

[@TheManWhoLaughs2008]

I enjoyed Gotham Knights, played through it 3 times. Love Barb, the map is amazing, the thugs suck tho and are in no way shape or form intimidating but the story ain’t bad, it may be 30fps but the combat and stuff isn’t bad and it’s very well detailed. It’s second to Arkham Origins as the most underrated superhero games.

[@allenaju1856]

Better then suicide squad surprisingly I’d rather fight bummy villians than purple Aliens

[@largebig79]

had a good time with this game for what it is, got a good 70 hours out of it

[@braedenblack6116]

Same here. IMHO the hate this game got was blown out of proportion. Is it perfect no, but the issues are minor at best. It’s still fun and playing with friends is great.

[@REAPERGAMINGGR]

Fully agreed. Not a masterpiece but it was fun and I can't deny the fun of goin into patrols every night switching cgarachters and getting better gear. My biggest gripe with the game was the lack of side content and the lack of a more Gothic and Dark gotham

[@xo2994]

@@braedenblack6116because people are so stuck on nostalgia. If anything is not like the previous game that gets overhyped they hate it but when it’s the same exact game they hate it. There’s really no win people always gonna hate

[@ryuhoshu3303]

It's really cool to see videos on games that were destroyed on launch due to performance issues and bugs and see how they have improved after some time has passed and they have been patched up and see if they have improved, it be down to see more of these, maybe take another look at Jedi Survivor or the Metal Gear collection

[@Steveo0547]

Been wondering about Gotham knights not getting new content like they promised

[@vbadger1056]

I still really like this game

[@calvinmatthews1527]

You know, Suicide Squad's gameplay could've been forgiven if WB proved that they could manage a game like this. But they clearly do not with how Gotham Knights turned out. And with the generally negative impressions & most of Rocksteady's already jumping ship, Suicide Squad's failure seems inevitable.

[@crusadusgaming]

Gotham knights was made by another developer

[@destroyermcw626]

@@crusadusgamingWhich was WB Montreal like Christmas Arkham Origins

[@emeraldsky2823]

It ain’t even out yet, you’re shooting the messenger before it can even say it’s piece 💀

[@corey8832]

It's crazy how little they cared at some points like I remember I started a mission as Robin and when he dropped into the fight he said "hi guys, my name is Robin"

[@JustJack4268]

Hey Matty. Just because I'm weird I'm gonna let you know if you don't want that 16:9 image stretched on that CRT set the xbox to 480p to get a letter box aspect ratio. Yes it will be smaller but at least the image wont be distorted. Keep up the good work.

[@GuiltyGearX104]

Man I liked playing this game, even with friends it was dope.

[@whitefox25]

thats good u do most people hate it solo and otherwise

[@Tanner85800]

I played this when it was on gamepass. I had more fun with it than I thought I would. Still not that great. But I found fun within it. The court of owls is an interesting entity. The costumes look cool. The combat was repetitive. But I really liked the interactions between the bat family.

[@Zaynyak51]

When it comes to the cutscenes with all four characters what were you expecting branching paths and storylines that just doesn't make sense and that's unreasonable of course it's going to have the same outcome but it's interesting to see what each character says differently I specifically remember a scene between talia and res hood we're pretty much every character has a different interaction with talia and she has different lines of dialogue for each character

[@redhood7778]

It's a good game. It got low scores, because casuals don't like playing anything other than Batman, and it doesn't spoon fed you comic lore like the Arkham games do. It's better than Spiderman 2.

[@tahreesuh]

After actually playing Gotham Knights due to it coming to Game pass, I truly do not understand the hate. I feel like the hate just came from the fact that it wasn't up to par compared to the Arkham series. But honestly at this point I feel like comparing games to the Arkham series is just unrealistic. All of the Arkham games were and still are some of the best games ever made. It's hard to stack up to them.

[@iJsmoove]

With better technology and game development getting easier than before (still hard and complex but easier) what is the excuse for all these modern day failures 😢😡

[@rodimus580]

Playing this game for the 1st time now. All I can say is batgirl has a bakery and on the bat cycle it’s a mobile bakery.

[@black2wo108]

He does know this not an Arkham game right, like they said MULTIPLE TIMES, This isn't an Arkham game

[@spacegoat0133]

The costume design in this game are underrated

[@dutchguy1807]

Playing this game in coop with a friend on game pass and we are having a lot of fun. Decent game.

[@Marx1684]

I had to get my man Mr. Marty back in the(algo)rhythm. That drop with Jake helped. The channel team ups are cool occasionally. Who didn’t like their favorite shows crossing over as a kid?

[@socialtabuu]

comparing this game to suicide squad now, I think that gotham knights would;ve been such a better experience if it went live service now. they should've made this game part of the arkham verse instead of suicide squad

[@d_shuffles]

Very retro!!

[@McLort]

I really enjoyed Gotham Knights myself. Got too much hate being compared to Arkham.

[@jaysanders2340]

Wasn’t expecting the Smite shoutout!

[@REAPERGAMINGGR]

It's impossible not to at least like Smite c'mon. It' the only MOBA I find enjoyable as a Single Player Gamer. I actually have more than 5k hours on it

[@j.t.6741]

I think we all own gotham knights an apology after suicide squad got released

[@ahsanshahrules]

I will say this , one of the clayface bosses I want to to say the final one maybe took me a while I could not figure out what to do

[@hahahahaehhehehehehe]

I love this game. I thought the gear stuff and everything would be confusing, and it would glitch every few seconds trying to load the map, but no. I'm a good three-ish hours in, and it's just fun. Good. Just, averagely good.

[@nateanderson4468]

I bet he looks back on this video like it’s 2020

[@jacobmccarthy783]

I dig the starfield wrap series x &😊 controller!!!🎉

[@wesleyriley7963]

man i loveddd this game when it came out tbh.

[@prince_warhero]

I like the skill tree a lot it's a good progression system , we'll paced. Even Arkham games had unlockable skill tree for different moves ( apart from the gadgets )

[@clementine2234]

I feel really dumb but i tried it for the first time a few days ago and only played a little but got to the point it just said " find crime around gotham" or something like that and i was driving around for like 10 mins and couldnt find anything. I ended up punching some random civilians i thought were bad people lol

[@baneintherain]

Gotham Knights is fine and fun.

[@themancalledben2731]

I was NOT ready for the batsuit😅

[@retroransom9861]

Did you say one good thing? This game has some nice animations in combat, and in take downs. Its a lot of fun playing in co-op and clearing a room in stealth. I am sorry dude maybe you didn't understand the timing with combat cause it can be pretty fast. I know you said you had a hard time understanding the crafting and menu. Comparing this to Arkham game is just silly, and thats all you did.

[@kentown8115]

because the tards released a batman oriented charcter game with less smoothness and gameplay of previous games..., i tried to play gotham knights and it doesnt play near as good as the arkam titles, I only go back to older games when the controls dont stop me when game from 2022/23 gameplay sucks and controls feel stiff thats an issue when sonic adventure 2 even on dreamcast felt better than this...

[@troysears2860]

Compared to SS this was amazing I actually enjoyed it far more.

[@DoomyRei]

I want to know is the ps5 still shreding your disks

[@justjimmy2024]

If this got a sequel, they could fix all the issues and really live up to their potential! I still play this game to this day

[@ThePhantomKingX]

I'm currently playing through this and I find it flows better playing as only one character rather than bouncing between them. Also once I detached it from the Arkhamverse I began enjoying it more.

[@ChrisWTube]

What these WB studios should have made- WB Montreal - a Mortal Kombat Arkham-like or a Court of Owls single player Batman game, Rocksteady - a Matrix game

[@gk15]

Game was collecting dust and never even bothered to try after all the bad reactions on the web. Now I may try it.

[@vitadude5004]

Is there any dlc plans for GK in 2024 ??

[@internziko]

I haven't played GK but i bet compared to SS it's a masterpiece

[@coopplusone]

Can you please revisit Exoprimal in April or even now.

[@gracearabella4962]

I kinda wanna know your opinions on marvels midknight suns i feel like it was a game with great gameplay an ok story and no one really talks about it or remembers it. it was made by the xcom people and they did a good job at making you think i hope we get a sequel

[@chasejackson7248]

I got some ham today it was good.

[@Xayjohns]

I got this on sale for the Xbox a couple of months back. I think it's ok, but I never play it for long because the monotony of the combat makes me lose interest so quickly.

[@alappara_kelappurom778]

6:27 lol

[@__Weasel__]

My bought it for deep discount and played with my buddies. We had more fun playing GK than playing SS.

[@TheActs2021]

wait... so you've played SS already ?? How?

[@__Weasel__]

@@TheActs2021 I was in the closed Alpha that took place in Nov-Dec. The story/character interactions were fun, but gameplay wasn't anything special. I'd play it on Gamepass, but no way would I recommend a day one purchase.

[@TheActs2021]

@@__Weasel__ I've enjoyed Gotham Knights too contrary to what everyone else has said.

[@aFLYER1980]

This game still looks better than Suicide Squad 😳

[@BonzerMrT]

Coming out on gamepass really improved my rating for this game

[@Skulletor]

Just bought this game because I'm trying to collect games you can't get on the last gen on consoles.

[@Snaaake_Beater]

the unlockable skill points remind ne of mirrors edge catalyst

[@theunmaskedtroll1925]

Thought everybody should know this game is infact not in the same world as the Arkham Games. This falls under the multiverse elseworld stories.

[@valentecarrillo4259]

There must've have been plans for more DLC's for later. But since the game wasn't receive well the DLC's must've have been canceled. I sure we will get a brand new batman game but the question is when? And which gaming company will make the game.

[@samfrito]

Matty, i think you are correct in pointing out the writing. Main beef. If Batman died im sure it would have been a much more mature comic adaptation. Thanks. Great content.

[@jonathanmora8208]

better than getting shot in the face by Harley quinn

[@p87894]

Gotham knights seems like Arrow episode back in the 2013

[@statesminds]

I got a physical copy for $10 for Xbox and think it was good for that price lol

[@swaggadash9017]

It's free on PS 😂

[@TrumanJPray]

Great video you made some good points. Thank you for taking the time to make this I waited till it was 15$ for that price I have definitely got my money’s worth I enjoy it for that price but 60$ plus would be laughable. I think people should really be upset when they stop trying to fix it. My favorite part about batgirl… 😜 uh I mean the game is looking at that…🤤 Damn I wish she was real ❤❤❤ F I N E.

[@kiriuxeosa8716]

The reason people feel vindicated in attacking this game with so much passion is because they kept thinking they would be getting an arkham clone with multi-player options and when they didn't get it they just complained about everything they possibly could The gripes I had was that the game needed more content and they could've added more distinct stories for each character rather than just a cutscene or a line or two that changes based on the enemy If you expected you were getting batman and instead got a skinny guy in a puffed up batman costume is it really his fault you were disappointed? I had fun playing the game and I would've liked more multi-player content other than just a pit and the occasionally do over with the bosses but that didn't stop me for enjoying it when I played it

[@samfrito]

Well said. We wanted, they didn't deliver, we groaned, but that did nothing to improve what was there. Missed potential just like Matty said.

[@TheRoguePrince0]

Gotham knights is best with mods that "enhance" batgirl. That leg takedown.

[@Urboyyycarlos]

Debating on playing this since it's included with my subscription so all i would lose is time and ssd space But even bad games are fun with long time friends

[@matthewbarrios1028]

I downloaded this off Gamepass on my PC but haven't played it yet.

[@TheSoulWithin7]

I really like this game, its got its flaws, but me and my best friend had an absolute blast with it, just like im sure we will next week with suicide squad

[@ChrisWTube]

The gear and levelling systems in Gotham Knights really put me off, even before we saw the questionable design decisions with the teleporting, magic double jumping and the fortnite glider. I’m also not interested in Suicide Squad for similar reasons. If i want to get a fix of Gotham, i’ll go back to an old Arkham game

[@AzraelisHorny]

it's on sale for £6.99 on pc and i still need more convincing that it's worth it lmao

[@virlianocahaya4329]

If i buy this game 10$ can it be worth it?

[@adryanratynski9159]

This game had so much potential and man was it wasted. I saw a game where I can finally play as nightwing, who can be fully kitted out instead of a bare bones Arkham dlc but instead we got a stiff, no flow combat system, with the same animation spammed for each character and a dodge that felt horrible to perform. This is the only time I ever felt like I wasted my money on a game and man was I sad. P.S. the story was so obvious that it made me genuinely wonder what the point of adding the Batman’s dead thing to another story where he gets revived by the league and then killed again. Don’t even get me started on the tragic waste of one of the coolest Batman villains, the court of owls.

[@fernandopacheco1795]

Despite its flaws, i was genuinely enjoying this game. But, i was hit with a bug deleting +30 hours of game time progress. I was furious

[@Climinator-op6kh]

It would've been better if the game started with you as Batman along with the Bat-family dealing with a situation orchestrated by Joker at City Hall. Upon defeating him Joker gets sent to Arkham Asylum. Time skips by six months and the main plotline kicks in. The player, as Batman, goes to Arkham Asylum. On route Batgirl contacts Batman to tell him she'll meet him at the Asylum and that Robin, Nightwing and Red Hood are dealing with Ivy in Bludhaven. Upon getting to Arkham Batman finds Joker dead and Batgirl completely Joker-infected. Realising he's been led into a trap, the course of the narrative sees Batman discover that Batgirl (now The Jester) is hacking into all of his weapons and vehicles in preparation to attack Gotham.

[@FatalJapan]

Does debra wilson have something in her contracts that all of her game character models is always her real face and not just a voice over for a character?

[@TheActs2021]

who doesn't like playing as Batgirl ?!?! She's 🔥🔥🔥! Love her move set too. But all in all, really like this game, haven't quite finished it yet tho'...

[@judddobson4941]

How did we get to a point where a Batman-ish where you travel better with “web swinging”, and a spiderman game where you travel better with “cape gliding”?

[@yochrisnelson]

Even IF Suicide Squad turns out pretty decent, WB slashes their prices so early it’ll be $30 by Black Friday so it’s hard to justify a Day One purchase on a game that doesn’t prioritize singleplayer and might be coming in buggy.

[@kujop1]

I’ve seen ppl that actually bothered to get good and they made the game look amazing sometimes the game is a reflection of you’re creativity if your a basic player you’ll get a basic experience if you’re someone uses the tools they give u u can have a create an experience.

[@LprogressivesANDliberals]

Bought a Intel gpu and got this game as a gift tbh I never redeemed it after reviews 😂

[@Vinny_Capatony]

It seems like the story got rushed and the writing wasn’t all that.. I haven’t played it but graphically it’s on point enough and gameplay looks fun enough. Just as most Batman or DC fans we expect the writing to reflect a cinematic experience

[@syminite1]

I heavily enjoyed this game. 😊😊

[@StarsTeamMember]

Fun game with not enough content or variety

[@dandreharris636]

It sucks how no studio can make anything Batman related without having to be exactly like Arkham. Maybe that’s why there is still no Superman game

[@aaronvasseur6559]

It’s fun but flawed story is pretty good and the world and lore are great the side content is pretty good also the main issue for me is the open world

[@liamlizar7878]

I like this game since its really the only open world game with nightwing, i just wish he had better suits.

[@Cosmic_Viking82]

Finished gotham knights 3 times at launch. The game didnt deserve the hate.

[@lowerclassbrats77]

Forgot this game existed .

[@dragonleeman1283]

So is Gotham knights lag fixed sup

[@DeathofRats09Gaming]

I'm playing his as it's on game pass

[@frozenninja4030]

I really enjoyed this game when I played it middle of last year. Obviously not a perfect game and the framerate was pretty terrible. But the graphics are good, story was solid enough and I had quite a bit of fun playing through it. Seems like the overall sentiment from the comments is that most people liked it well enough for what it was.