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And the inconsistent reports about its performance mean I canвЂ™t even give you a vague idea of what kind of setup will be able to run it properly. But because the experience varies so wildly between systems, itвЂ™s not a game I can comfortably recommend to everyone.

Except for some stuttering when the screen got really busy, I was able to enjoy the game.

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With 16GB of RAM and a GTX 970, I was able to play in 1080p at a reliable 60 frames per second with most settings maxed. A significant number of players are suffering low frame-rates and hitching-even with powerful machines that are well above the recommended specs-and that canвЂ™t be ignored. Even after several patches and the embarrassment of being pulled from Steam shortly after it went on sale, itвЂ™s still running horribly for a lot of people. YouвЂ™ll probably enjoy it, especially if you love Batman. Sadly, though, despite Scarecrow being the main villain, the toxin-induced hallucination sequences have none of AsylumвЂ™s fourth wall-shattering brilliance.Д«ut hereвЂ™s the rub. The villainsвЂ™ plans are as ludicrously far-fetched as ever, but there are some surprisingly human, poignant moments in there-particularly between Batman and Barbara Gordon-that just about make up for the otherwise hoary, predictable comic book story. But I did like seeing weakness in Batman, and rare cracks in his armour.

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In terms of pacing and writing quality, this is probably the least successful entry in the series so far. I still donвЂ™t know why they named the entire game after such a weak pantomime villain. And when you finally get the chance to fight him, about ten hours into the story, itвЂ™s a stealth tank battle. He spends the whole game barking into your radio about how Gotham is his city now, and how youвЂ™ll never stop him, as you effortlessly destroy every single wave of useless, dopey drones he throws at you. HeвЂ™s horribly miscast, sounding less like an intimidating, mysterious nemesis, and more like a dumb surfer. ItвЂ™s a shame the Arkham Knight is such a comically bad villain. ItвЂ™s in the story where best moments and set-pieces are found. But thereвЂ™s also a lot of pretty generic filler, including destroying watchtowers and clearing each of the cityвЂ™s three islands of the Arkham KnightвЂ™s forces.

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There are some superb self-contained stories like hunting down a sadistic serial killer and stopping Two-Face from cleaning out GothamвЂ™s banks. The moment-to-moment play is tight and well-designed, which only highlights just how poor the Batmobile stuff is.Д«eing an open-world game, thereвЂ™s a lot to do outside of the main story-which, as you might expect, varies wildly in quality.

And when stealth isnвЂ™t an option, the big-scale fist-fights are great fun too, thanks to the seriesвЂ™ trademark counter-based, rhythmic combat. ItвЂ™s here that RocksteadyвЂ™s systemic design really shines, and BatmanвЂ™s graceful, precise movement makes swinging and skulking around its complex, detailed environments a pleasure. Playing with these and the environment, discovering interesting ways to clear the room, is easily the best part of the game. Batman's utility belt is fat with gadgets-some new, some old-to experiment with. Hacking remote-control drones to turn on their allies and replicating the KnightвЂ™s voice to order his men around are just a few of the new ways to creatively clear a room of bad guys. Hanging in the rafters and picking off enemies as they quake in fear is as brilliantly satisfying as itвЂ™s always been-and now there are even more ways to mess with them. The predator sections, which have always been the highlight of the series for me, are more fun than ever. Stupid car aside, this is a very decent Arkham game. IвЂ™ve never felt less like Batman, and groaned whenever the Arkham Knight sent yet another wave of his dumb drones in for me to halfheartedly destroy. And when you start having to use stealth to take out certain heavily-armoured drones-sneaking up behind them and firing at an exposed weak spot-you wonder what was going through the developersвЂ™ heads when they designed this stuff. But there are so many of them that fatigue quickly sets in.

For more information about the game's performance issues, see our port report.

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There are significant exceptions, however, especially if you're running Windows 10. For many machines the updated port runs much better than it did four months ago.

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