Zero Punctuation Season 9 Episode 27 Arkham Knight

Zero Punctuation is a video game review show hosted by Yahtzee Croshaw. In season 9 episode 27, Yahtzee reviews Batman: Arkham Knight, the final game in the Arkham series developed by Rocksteady Studios.

The episode starts with Yahtzee praising the previous games in the series, particularly Arkham Asylum and Arkham City, for their innovative gameplay and storytelling. He then mentions the controversy surrounding the PC port of Arkham Knight, which was plagued with technical issues at launch.

Yahtzee starts off the review by discussing the game's story, which he describes as convoluted and poorly paced. He notes that the game's main villain, the Arkham Knight, is a new character created specifically for the game and is not as compelling as the series' previous villains, such as the Joker and Bane.

Next, Yahtzee talks about the game's open-world gameplay, which he describes as "more of the same." He notes that the world is bigger than in previous games, but there are fewer interesting things to do in it. He also criticizes the Batmobile, which is a major addition to the game, as being too overpowered and taking away from the game's traditional stealth-based gameplay.

Yahtzee then discusses the game's combat, which he says is still fun but has not evolved much since the previous games. He also notes that the game is very easy on the default difficulty setting but becomes much more challenging on the higher difficulties.

Finally, Yahtzee talks about the technical issues with the PC version of the game. He notes that he played the game on console, so he did not experience these issues firsthand, but he still finds it unacceptable that a major game like Arkham Knight could be released with so many problems.

Overall, Yahtzee says that while there are some good things about Batman: Arkham Knight, it ultimately falls short of the high bar set by the previous games in the series. He recommends it only to diehard fans of the series who are willing to overlook its flaws.