For June, the TA Playlist community played as the World’s Greatest Detective once again. Check out all the stats and feedback for Batman: The Telltale Series...
. As with many Telltale games, the series was released episodically, with the first installment arriving in August 2016, and the remaining episodes following over the next four months. Caution: spoilers ahead from this point on!
Penguin has returned to Gotham in order to reclaim what he believes is rightfully his, and is working with a gang known as the Children of Arkham in order to bring about his revolution. While Gazette reporter Vicki Vale and other members of the Gotham press attack the Wayne family reputation by day, Penguin and the Children of Arkham wage war against Gotham City at night.
Whether you like Telltale-style games or not largely depends on how you feel about these “illusory” choices. They’ve got a story to tell, which means that there are certain plot points that just have to happen, so regardless of which path you choose, the differences will either be temporary or minor enough that the story can still proceed. If that feels like they’ve cheated you out of the consequences of your choice, you’re probably not impressed with the game overall.
Several comments remarked on the predictability of Telltale’s game style, although there were a couple of innovations in the Batman games that set them apart from the dev’s other properties.