Reviewed on PC.
I've been enjoying games from Telltale Games for a long time and I never realized it until Walking Dead Telltale Series came out. There were a bunch of CSI video games on the Xbox 360 that I thoroughly enjoyed and realized it's by Telltale Games.
Using the format of Telltale that was popularized in the Walking Dead series, but over in the Batman world? Sign me up.
There definitely isn't a shock factor that you get playing Batman, then in let's say Walking Dead. However, the story is so good and fleshed out, and gives you options on how you want to portray Batman / Bruce to the world and to the people you meet. It definitely gives a sense of anticipation to see what happens in the second game, which I'll review as well, but you just salivate to and see how they'll continue the story based on the choices you make.
At the very end of this review, I will copy and paste the choices that I made while playing this game in my first playthrough. Thankfully the Telltale account still works since it's back online and I can see the choices that I made. For me, I like to enjoy games without reading FAQs, or anything like that. I want to enjoy the game in its purest form, and shape the world that I want to shape.
In comparison to other Telltale entries, I actually enjoy Batman the most. Walking Dead had definitely a fantastic story following Clementine, but the Batman world got to be hooked. I actually do plan on playing it again as Telltale released a Shadow version, essentially a black and white or film noir version of the game to make it look absolutely stunning. So I'm looking forward to playing that again and see if I'll make new choices, keep the same, alter a few, I'm not sure. I'll see what I feel when I play it again.
I hope Batman does get a third game to close off the open gaps. If it can get a third game because of the new company funding Telltale, that would be great. Presumably, they did have a third game in the works, especially with the big choices in the second game so let's keep our hopes up. Batman has been done to death in movies recently and everyone knows the story of Batman. This game though, with the choices you have, and how you can shape Batman / Bruce in the way you want to and how it affects the world around you based on that, just amazing.
Without further ado, here are my choices. You'll see where I fare with the general public.
Choices & Consequences
Episode 101
Did you stick up for Harvey in front of Falcone?
67.1% of players defied Falcone by inviting Harvey into the private meeting.
Did you provide a quote for Vicki’s story?
85.4% of players chose to control the emerging Wayne story and provided Vicki with a quote.
Did you break the docks shooter’s arm?
48.7% of players brutally broke the docks shooter’s arm, ensuring that he’d never hold a gun straight again.
Did you break the docks shooter’s arm?
51.3% of players showed mercy in your interrogation of the docks shooter.
Who did you give the Falcone data to?
27.6% of players gave the Falcone data to Vicki Vale instead of Gordon and the GCPD.
How did Batman deal with Falcone at the end?
82% of players showed restraint, and handed Falcone over to the police safe and sound.
Did you shake Carmine Falcone’s hand?
82% of players refused Falcone’s offer of an alliance, angering him in the process.
Did you talk to Gordon or fade into the shadows?
51.7% of players faded into the shadows when Gordon arrived at the docks.
Did you save or destroy the theater tickets?
96.1% of players saved the old theater tickets, choosing to hold on to a painful memory.
Did you keep Catwoman from getting away with the loot?
99.9% of players prevented Catwoman from getting away with the loot.
Did you interrupt the press conference to answer Alfred’s text?
6.7% of players did not respond to Alfred’s texts and continued on with the press conference.
Did you tell Oswald his family park should be bulldozed?
94.5% of players pleased Oswald by showing sympathy for the plight of the Cobblepot family.
Episode 102
Did you ease Falcone’s pain or make him suffer?
70.4% of players eased Falcone’s pain with morphine.
Did you kiss Selina?
78.5% of players tried to kiss Selina.
Did you visit Mayor Hill as Bruce or Batman?
42.7% of players chose to visit Mayor Hill as Batman.
Did you withdraw your funding for Harvey’s campaign?
91.2% of players continued to fund Harvey’s campaign.
Did you save Selina or Harvey?
62.1% of players saved Selina over Harvey.
Did you forgive Alfred?
You and 90.7% of players forgave Alfred.
Did you tell Harvey why you needed to see Falcone?
You and 41.6% of players refused to tell Harvey why you needed to see Falcone.
Did you give up Montoya’s name to the press?
You and 31.2% of players gave up Montoya’s name to Vicki Vale.
Episode 103
Did you help Montoya or Mayor Dent?
60.8% of players chose to back up Montoya and let Harvey face danger alone.
Did you punch Oswald?
68% of players kept their composure when provoked by Oswald.
Did you ask Lucius to stay at Wayne Enterprises or come work for you?
65.4% of players asked Lucius to remain at Wayne Enterprises as your “inside man.”
Did you romance Selina?
90.4% of players spent the night with Selina.
Did you beat up Harvey or take it easy on him?
15.3% of players were provoked into a physical altercation with Harvey.
Did you accept to keep Harvey’s secret?
You and 82.4% of players promised to keep Harvey’s secret safe.
Did you give Vicki an official statement as Batman?
You and 28.3% of players declared the Children of Arkham are terrorizing Gotham when Vicki asked Batman for a statement.
Did you hide from Harvey at Selina’s apartment?
You and 95.4% of players hid from Harvey when he arrived at Selina’s apartment.
Did you ask Selina to stay or leave Gotham?
You and 89.9% of players asked Selina to stay with you in Gotham.
Episode 104
Did you promise Joker a favor?
49.5% of players agreed to owe Joker a favor after being released from Arkham.
Did you go along with Joker’s Plan?
68.8% of players chose to follow Joker’s advice and make a phone call to get out of Arkham.
How did you get past the Enforcer Baricade?
51.2% of players paid off the enforcer at Harvey’s security checkpoint.
Did you deal with Harvey as Bruce or Batman?
56.1% of players chose to intimidate Harvey as Batman instead of risking his wrath as Bruce.
Did you stop Harvey or Oswald?
54.4% of players chose to stop Oswald from destroying your tech and risked Harvey destroying your home.
Did you go along with Joker’s story?
You and 50.8% of players went along with Joker’s story.
How did you interact with the boy?
You and 97.8% of players attempted to calm the boy instead of pressing him for information.
Episode 105
What did you do with Harvey’s coin?
44.7% of players threw Harvey’s coin over the balcony.
Did you blame Alfred for his involvement with Thomas Wayne?
67.9% of players comforted Alfred that he wasn’t to blame.
How did you respond to Selina?
91.3% of players regarded Selina as more than a thief.
Did you take off the cowl?
26.9% of players kept the cowl on and protected their identity.
Did you attend Gordon’s address as Bruce or Batman?
61.6% of players showed up to Gordon’s address as Bruce.
What was your reason for meeting Harvey as Bruce?
You and 32.2% of players told Alfred that Bruce can get close enough to disarm Harvey.
How did you react to Commissioner Grogan’s death?
You and 8.3% of players told Gordon there wasn’t time to grieve.
How did you relate to Lady Arkham’s pain?
You and 8% of players didn’t care for it.
Using the format of Telltale that was popularized in the Walking Dead series, but over in the Batman world? Sign me up.
There definitely isn't a shock factor that you get playing Batman, then in let's say Walking Dead. However, the story is so good and fleshed out, and gives you options on how you want to portray Batman / Bruce to the world and to the people you meet. It definitely gives a sense of anticipation to see what happens in the second game, which I'll review as well, but you just salivate to and see how they'll continue the story based on the choices you make.
At the very end of this review, I will copy and paste the choices that I made while playing this game in my first playthrough. Thankfully the Telltale account still works since it's back online and I can see the choices that I made. For me, I like to enjoy games without reading FAQs, or anything like that. I want to enjoy the game in its purest form, and shape the world that I want to shape.
In comparison to other Telltale entries, I actually enjoy Batman the most. Walking Dead had definitely a fantastic story following Clementine, but the Batman world got to be hooked. I actually do plan on playing it again as Telltale released a Shadow version, essentially a black and white or film noir version of the game to make it look absolutely stunning. So I'm looking forward to playing that again and see if I'll make new choices, keep the same, alter a few, I'm not sure. I'll see what I feel when I play it again.
I hope Batman does get a third game to close off the open gaps. If it can get a third game because of the new company funding Telltale, that would be great. Presumably, they did have a third game in the works, especially with the big choices in the second game so let's keep our hopes up. Batman has been done to death in movies recently and everyone knows the story of Batman. This game though, with the choices you have, and how you can shape Batman / Bruce in the way you want to and how it affects the world around you based on that, just amazing.
Without further ado, here are my choices. You'll see where I fare with the general public.
Choices & Consequences
Episode 101
Did you stick up for Harvey in front of Falcone?
67.1% of players defied Falcone by inviting Harvey into the private meeting.
Did you provide a quote for Vicki’s story?
85.4% of players chose to control the emerging Wayne story and provided Vicki with a quote.
Did you break the docks shooter’s arm?
48.7% of players brutally broke the docks shooter’s arm, ensuring that he’d never hold a gun straight again.
Did you break the docks shooter’s arm?
51.3% of players showed mercy in your interrogation of the docks shooter.
Who did you give the Falcone data to?
27.6% of players gave the Falcone data to Vicki Vale instead of Gordon and the GCPD.
How did Batman deal with Falcone at the end?
82% of players showed restraint, and handed Falcone over to the police safe and sound.
Did you shake Carmine Falcone’s hand?
82% of players refused Falcone’s offer of an alliance, angering him in the process.
Did you talk to Gordon or fade into the shadows?
51.7% of players faded into the shadows when Gordon arrived at the docks.
Did you save or destroy the theater tickets?
96.1% of players saved the old theater tickets, choosing to hold on to a painful memory.
Did you keep Catwoman from getting away with the loot?
99.9% of players prevented Catwoman from getting away with the loot.
Did you interrupt the press conference to answer Alfred’s text?
6.7% of players did not respond to Alfred’s texts and continued on with the press conference.
Did you tell Oswald his family park should be bulldozed?
94.5% of players pleased Oswald by showing sympathy for the plight of the Cobblepot family.
Episode 102
Did you ease Falcone’s pain or make him suffer?
70.4% of players eased Falcone’s pain with morphine.
Did you kiss Selina?
78.5% of players tried to kiss Selina.
Did you visit Mayor Hill as Bruce or Batman?
42.7% of players chose to visit Mayor Hill as Batman.
Did you withdraw your funding for Harvey’s campaign?
91.2% of players continued to fund Harvey’s campaign.
Did you save Selina or Harvey?
62.1% of players saved Selina over Harvey.
Did you forgive Alfred?
You and 90.7% of players forgave Alfred.
Did you tell Harvey why you needed to see Falcone?
You and 41.6% of players refused to tell Harvey why you needed to see Falcone.
Did you give up Montoya’s name to the press?
You and 31.2% of players gave up Montoya’s name to Vicki Vale.
Episode 103
Did you help Montoya or Mayor Dent?
60.8% of players chose to back up Montoya and let Harvey face danger alone.
Did you punch Oswald?
68% of players kept their composure when provoked by Oswald.
Did you ask Lucius to stay at Wayne Enterprises or come work for you?
65.4% of players asked Lucius to remain at Wayne Enterprises as your “inside man.”
Did you romance Selina?
90.4% of players spent the night with Selina.
Did you beat up Harvey or take it easy on him?
15.3% of players were provoked into a physical altercation with Harvey.
Did you accept to keep Harvey’s secret?
You and 82.4% of players promised to keep Harvey’s secret safe.
Did you give Vicki an official statement as Batman?
You and 28.3% of players declared the Children of Arkham are terrorizing Gotham when Vicki asked Batman for a statement.
Did you hide from Harvey at Selina’s apartment?
You and 95.4% of players hid from Harvey when he arrived at Selina’s apartment.
Did you ask Selina to stay or leave Gotham?
You and 89.9% of players asked Selina to stay with you in Gotham.
Episode 104
Did you promise Joker a favor?
49.5% of players agreed to owe Joker a favor after being released from Arkham.
Did you go along with Joker’s Plan?
68.8% of players chose to follow Joker’s advice and make a phone call to get out of Arkham.
How did you get past the Enforcer Baricade?
51.2% of players paid off the enforcer at Harvey’s security checkpoint.
Did you deal with Harvey as Bruce or Batman?
56.1% of players chose to intimidate Harvey as Batman instead of risking his wrath as Bruce.
Did you stop Harvey or Oswald?
54.4% of players chose to stop Oswald from destroying your tech and risked Harvey destroying your home.
Did you go along with Joker’s story?
You and 50.8% of players went along with Joker’s story.
How did you interact with the boy?
You and 97.8% of players attempted to calm the boy instead of pressing him for information.
Episode 105
What did you do with Harvey’s coin?
44.7% of players threw Harvey’s coin over the balcony.
Did you blame Alfred for his involvement with Thomas Wayne?
67.9% of players comforted Alfred that he wasn’t to blame.
How did you respond to Selina?
91.3% of players regarded Selina as more than a thief.
Did you take off the cowl?
26.9% of players kept the cowl on and protected their identity.
Did you attend Gordon’s address as Bruce or Batman?
61.6% of players showed up to Gordon’s address as Bruce.
What was your reason for meeting Harvey as Bruce?
You and 32.2% of players told Alfred that Bruce can get close enough to disarm Harvey.
How did you react to Commissioner Grogan’s death?
You and 8.3% of players told Gordon there wasn’t time to grieve.
How did you relate to Lady Arkham’s pain?
You and 8% of players didn’t care for it.
