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Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series (Q3 2017) ⭐️⭐⭐☆☆
10h | 0 of 30 (0%)
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The good 👍
- QTEs are not very punishing
- Good voice acting
- Joker story is believable and coherent
- Choices have more impact on the story than in the first game
The bad 👎
- Extremely linear
- Not many gaming sequences, except for short detective bits
- Still feels more like an interactive movie than a game
Conclusion:
Good continuation of the first Telltale Batman. The story would miss a lot if this game was played without beating the previous one first. We try to stop Harley, Mr. Freeze and Riddler from completing their plan, while working undercover with the Agency trying to figure out what Pact's goal is. We also have to deal with Catwoman and Joker. And Batman is really getting a beating in this game, he get so much damage he should not be able to walk around...
The Joker story is the best part of the game. His relationship with Batman develops throughout the game, and our choices actually have a meaningful impact on what kind of Joker he becomes. There are also some meaningful choices involving other characters, including Catwoman and the Agency.
But gameplay is still very limited. There are only a few moments when we can walk around and look for clues, with most of the game being cutscenes, dialogue and QTEs. Compared to a proper Batman game, there is very little detective work or freedom.
- QTEs are not very punishing
- Good voice acting
- Joker story is believable and coherent
- Choices have more impact on the story than in the first game
The bad 👎
- Extremely linear
- Not many gaming sequences, except for short detective bits
- Still feels more like an interactive movie than a game
Conclusion:
Good continuation of the first Telltale Batman. The story would miss a lot if this game was played without beating the previous one first. We try to stop Harley, Mr. Freeze and Riddler from completing their plan, while working undercover with the Agency trying to figure out what Pact's goal is. We also have to deal with Catwoman and Joker. And Batman is really getting a beating in this game, he get so much damage he should not be able to walk around...
The Joker story is the best part of the game. His relationship with Batman develops throughout the game, and our choices actually have a meaningful impact on what kind of Joker he becomes. There are also some meaningful choices involving other characters, including Catwoman and the Agency.
But gameplay is still very limited. There are only a few moments when we can walk around and look for clues, with most of the game being cutscenes, dialogue and QTEs. Compared to a proper Batman game, there is very little detective work or freedom.
Details
☑ None ☐ Skins ☐ "Time-savers" ☐ Direct purchase ☐ Custom currency (gems etc.) |
☐ None ☑ Story progression ☐ Few collectibles / easy to get ☐ Grindy collectibles / hard to get ☐ Require multiple playthroughs |
☐ No saves ☐ No saves, progress carries over ☐ One checkpoint, too rare ☑ One checkpoint, frequent ☐ Manual saves |
☐ Can run on potato ☑ Medium requirements ☐ High requirements ☐ Too low for what is visible on screen ☐ Optimization disaster |
☐ May look good 10 years ago, but not now ☐ Blurry textures / geometry problems ☑ Average ☐ Good ☐ Beautiful |
☐ Nothing to remember ☑ Good voice acting ☐ Good weapons & effects ☐ Good OST ☐ Music flows well with the action |
☐ Resolution, volume only ☑ Basic graphic settings ☐ Advanced graphic settings ☐ Adjustable HUD ☐ Accessibility options |
☑ No map ☐ Basic ☐ Detailed ☐ Minimap ☐ Fast travel |
Side note
I did not know that Loch means “lake” in Scottish. Ness is name of river that starts at that Loch. So Loch Ness means “lake river Ness”. It removes part of the magic from the whole “Loch Ness monster”. At least their national animal is ordinary unicorn, which you can see free roaming in the Highlands
Apart from Loch Ness monster, Scottish inventions include refrigerator, MRI, ATMs, flushing toilets, light bulb, marmite and self-adhesive postal stamps. And I thought all they did was grow sheep and make whiskey 🤣