While gameplay is not markedly different, combat is tweaked just enough to make it an improvement over its previous iteration. There are a number of tough decision-making moments that will give the you pause and invite you to consider the impact your choices could have. 'Without the need to retell the origin story and unburdened by that baggage, Season 2 of Telltale's Batman series has started strongly with a variety of well-realized new characters. Prices apply to the season pass, incorporating five episodes in total.

Release: August 8 (PS4/Xbox One/PC), later in 2017 (mobile).

Game: Telltale's Batman: The Enemy Within Episode 1 - The Enigma.

For a wider look at the game's critical reception, head over to GameSpot's sister site Metacritic. Other reviews have started to emerge, and we've collated some of them below. You can read more in our full Batman - The Enemy Within Episode 1 review.

The episode launches today for PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and so far we think it's much improved over Season 1: 'The Enigma is a successful opening chapter to a Batman story that's shaping up to be more ambitious than anything Telltale attempted in the first season,' wrote critic Tamoor Hussain. Now Playing: Batman: The Enemy Within Episode 1 Video Review Sadly, even with The Riddler presenting the Caped Crusader with some tantalising traps, the actual gameplay aspects are extremely dull and simplistic, with the player only being required to link various crime scene elements together in order to proceed.Įxpecting much new or innovative from Telltale at this point is admittedly pretty foolish, but given their focus on a character so obsessed with puzzles in this episode, one hoped for at least a little more effort here.By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's There are so few video games that have truly engaged with the idea of Batman as a detective, and though Telltale's episodic adventures typically feature a lot of investigation and puzzling, rarely does it ever amount to more than the most basic sifting through the environment for objects to interact with. The Puzzles Are Disappointingly Boring Telltale Whether you wait to see how the entire season pans out before committing or not, this is one of the better single Telltale episodes from any of their many series in recent memory. It doesn't reinvent the wheel or break the mould, but after such a technically sloppy first season, it seems that the Caped Crusader is back with a tighter, more expansive follow-up. A substantial improvement right out of the gate, if also still beholden to many of the issues that plague most Telltale games, this dark, action-packed and character-driven opening episode introduces a number of compelling new faces, while also hinting at plenty more to come in upcoming installments.

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