Batman - The Telltale Series Ep1
Many
still see the iconic hero Batman as the most unique hero, and the owner of the
most profound personality as a “superhero” hero. , the development studio
Rocksteady presented us with a trilogy that deserves praise, but it did not
indulge much in its character except in a few times, so the role was given
again to the Telltale studio to try to dress us in a suit to feel the weight of
responsibility, and remove it from us to feel the weakness of Batman when he is
not behind his mask.
The
game focuses on the story, the action is there, but it is in the Telltale way,
the story is divided into two parts, Batman and the billionaire Bruce Wayn,
each one affects the other, a large part of the story is known as the death of
Bruce's parents, and the game reminds us of that more than once, and at the
same time it is preparing to show We have a hero who suffers from the weight of
responsibility and the size of the decisions he makes, and Bruce's suffering
between trying to help Gotham and what he receives from those who have purposes
with his wealth, influence and family. The construction of the characters so
far is excellent, and since they are not new, the studio had only to make the
appearance of each character at the appropriate time and place, and he did it
correctly, the appearance of these characters is either while you are wearing
the mask, or it is while you are in Bruce’s elegant suit and you enter into a
conversation With them, what gives a very great depth to the story of Batman
and a closer look at him and what is happening behind the scenes of the hero,
the protector of Gotham. This is in general. As for the story of the game
itself, it cannot be judged unless all the episodes are issued and ended, but
as a prejudgment, the story is interesting and has what it needs to tighten.
player.
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Things
will not change with the studio, it seems, as they use the same style of play
and the same ideas, and add some spices here and there. Options take a large
place as usual, with freedom to choose dialogues and reactions, all of which
have an impact on the story, and as usual we have to wait to see the results in
the upcoming episodes. The new feature in this regard is what the studio called
Crowd Play, as it allows other players - if you wish - to participate with you
in the choices by entering a special code through a dedicated site, so that
viewers can, at each choice, vote on their phones on what your character should
do. by/saying On the other hand, we have clips of QTEs that the team overuses,
so the fights become very slow. Batman's fighting style is not fast in the
first place, and since he does not kill, most of his strikes are sudden,
powerful and precisely directed strikes. The team took advantage of this to
make every movement linked to pressing a button or movement Analog, and
sometimes both. What I called spices here are simple additions, including
moving the analog towards the target to be hit by Batman, and even when I made
a mistake, that had no consequences.
The
game sometimes allows you to move freely in the environment and interact with
what is in it freely, and when you wear the Batman costume, these stages turn
into stages of investigation in which you have to find out what happened in the
place you are in, do not be deceived by that, everything is written, the
evidence is clear, the investigation system requires you Combining two clues to
come up with a certain assumption, for example a killed policeman and a bullet
in the ground, by linking them you will get Batman's comment about what
happened, if you connect things badly, for example the policeman and the door,
nothing will happen except that the game will tell you through the game's hero
that you made a mistake, so there is no punishment of any kind, or effect on
the story in that respect.
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There
are other additions, but I am not here to analyze the game and mention everything.
I will suffice to tell you that the game does not stray from being a game from
the Telltale studio, with everything that distinguished its games. It's not
bad, but if you're expecting a new heart of the game, you'll be disappointed,
but the additions can change a little at least.
The
game engine got a good upgrade, the appearance of the game is beautiful, there
are technical problems, some of which spoiled the experience on the PC and were
quickly fixed, but the slowdown of the game is still present, especially during
fights and action scenes, but the appearance of the game remains the best that
the studio has reached so far. The technical orientation may not help highlight
the details of the features correctly, but it does the trick. There are minor
problems related to the graphics, such as the feeling of slowness in the game
as a whole and the lack of smooth movement in many places.
On
the level of directing, there are some shots that excelled in this matter
beautifully, and the passage from Bruce to Batman proceeds smoothly without
interruption, and the team did well when it chose to launch the influential
events from the first episode, although there is no current sense of the weight
of the great choices, but giving the player The possibility of responding in
more than one way gives the dialogues depth, so the reactions of the characters
towards you will be different.
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Troy
Baker previously played the role of the Joker to be this time the person who
plays the role of the Black Knight. It is not possible to discuss the
performance of this star, but we can discuss his voice and tone. If it is never
bad for Bruce to play the role of the natural person, you will sometimes feel a
defect in Batman's voice. Of course, these remain a matter of preference, but
Most
of the voice actors assigned to play the main roles got appropriate roles, the
voices are clear and the performance is good, and there are no defects that the
person can notice from the minutes he played. The sound effects are also good,
and the melodies are excellent, you will feel similar to dozens of melodies
dedicated to superheroes, and it will be difficult to keep the melody stuck in
your mind, but the melodies are worthy of the general atmosphere of the game.
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The game Batman – The Telltale Series showed Batman with his prestige, did not spoil him and did not make him appear worse than his appearance in other works. The game tries to delve more into Batman's personality away from being the hero, and it has done so so far through its first episode, which takes about two hours.