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So Gotham Knights seems pretty bad. Oliver will have a video soon but the seven year old Arkham Knight from Rocksteady looks DRAMATICALLY better visually. https://t.co/w7cseWK9u6
— John Linneman (@dark1x) October 20, 2022
The cancellation of the last-gen versions is puzzling because this is a thoroughly last-gen title in terms of its basic visual make-up - expect to see decent-looking PBR materials, a baked global illumination system, and extensive TAA coverage. Even relative to eighth-gen standards though, this isn't great stuff.
By comparison, Gotham Knights just looks lifeless - and that's actually literally true as well. Arkham Knight was swarming with gangs of criminals and fleeing pedestrians. You couldn't go very far on foot without being confronted by gangs of enemies ransacking the city. Gotham Knights is so devoid of life by comparison that I could drive around for minutes without spotting anything other than the occasional civilian. It's a pretty remarkable change and feels very odd.
There are technical problems too, though to discuss positives first, image quality holds up. PS5 and Series X both manage a 4K presentation, rendering a 2160p pixel count at maximum, while Series S turns in at 1440p. Dynamic resolution is a possibility, though I didn't encounter it in my testing.
Gotham Knights targets 30fps, but it is constantly beset by frame-rate drops, stutters, and frame-rate time fluctuations, especially evident in traversal. Interiors fare somewhat better, with fewer of the large performance drops, though the odd frame-time issues persist. Perhaps these areas stress the game's core rendering systems less, or trigger fewer issues with streaming. In any case, this is as good as it gets, though it's still unacceptably unstable - and this applies to all console platforms.Digital Foundry
Perhaps the worst frame-rates I encountered were in the train terminals. I was able to get performance to collapse here, with lows around 20fps. There's no clear reason for this, although I was able to tank frame-rates across multiple runs through multiple terminals on the Xbox Series X. I didn't have any luck, however, in replicating this behaviour on the Series S or PS5, so perhaps this one issue is Series X-specific, or only emerges after a specific trigger.
Every other big game has a 40 or 60 fps mode? I hadn't noticed it was that common now.So Gotham Knights seems pretty bad. Oliver will have a video soon but the seven year old Arkham Knight from Rocksteady looks DRAMATICALLY better visually. https://t.co/w7cseWK9u6
— John Linneman (@dark1x) October 20, 2022
The game is the first to not have a 40 or 60 mode on console, and it has drops from 30. Apparently some bad drops on PC.
Currently sitting at a 70 on MC.
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Every other big game has a 40 or 60 fps mode? I hadn't noticed it was that common now.I'm not aware of any others.
I'm not aware of any others.Couldn't find any other 30fps new gen exclusives either. Huh, funny that I hadn't noticed.
Plague Tale 2 came out recently with a base 30fps mode, and had a 40 fps mode for 120hz tvs
Gotham Knights doesn't have any performance options whatsoever.
And since these games just came out, now Era is wondering if it's the end of 60 fps on console.
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The bottom line is that this game has severe CPU utilisation problems that almost certainly affect the PS5 and Xbox Series builds too, while the PC version has additional issues exclusive to that platform.Basically it's a very poorly threaded game.
performance aside, i'm loving the game. Its not an amazing visual stunner but it still looks really good. And for me 30fps is fine. I've never been one to really care too much about 30 or 60, tbh. The crimes do get boring and repetitive if you do them enough. But i sprinkle the main/side missions in enough that it helps.Have you finished it now?
IMO, solid 8.5 so far.
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Have you finished it now?Yep. The crimes and extra side stuff gets really boring and repetitive but the combat was pretty solid. Story was good but nothing amazing.
performance aside, i'm loving the game. Its not an amazing visual stunner but it still looks really good. And for me 30fps is fine. I've never been one to really care too much about 30 or 60, tbh. The crimes do get boring and repetitive if you do them enough. But i sprinkle the main/side missions in enough that it helps.I'd agree with this. I'm really enjoying the combat, the side activities and the story. It's not groundbreaking but a good game. No idea how people could give it a 5.
IMO, solid 8.5 so far.
