Batman - The Telltale Series

10/10 — Absolutely amazing. I honestly never expected to enjoy Batman: The Telltale Series as much as I did. I'm not really a superhero person. Superhero stuff has never really been my thing, and I've never been a big Batman fan. My brother was really into Batman, but I never cared that much about him. The only superhero I ever really liked was Spider-Man. I grew up watching the movies on VHS, and I may have seen The Amazing Spider-Man, but once I got to around 12 years old, I kind of grew out of the whole superhero thing. So superheroes really haven't been my type of thing for a long time. The reason I decided to give Batman a chance was because it's Telltale. I've always really enjoyed Telltale's games, so I figured I'd play it and put it on my YouTube channel. I honestly didn't expect to become as invested in it as I did. But holy crap, this game was amazing. I enjoyed practically every second of it. The story, the choices, the action, the characters, the mystery, and especially the relationship between Batman and Catwoman were all really well done. The romance between Bruce and Selina added another interesting side to the story, and I really enjoyed seeing how their relationship developed. The action was also really fun. Even though this is a Telltale game and the main focus is the story and your choices, the action sequences were exciting and made me feel like I was actually controlling Batman. I also really enjoyed the story's version of Gotham and the characters. Even though I wasn't familiar with Batman beyond the basic stuff, the game did a great job making me care about what was happening. I didn't need to already be a huge Batman fan to enjoy it. The one thing I was disappointed about was Joker. I really expected that we were eventually going to fight him, because Batman and Joker are basically one of the most famous hero-and-villain combinations ever. We do get to meet him, but we don't actually get the big Batman-versus-Joker confrontation I was expecting. That being said, the ending actually made me really interested in the second game. The way Joker's story is left hanging feels like a huge cliffhanger, and from what I've heard, Batman: The Enemy Within continues that storyline and gives Joker a much bigger role. Honestly, that's a pretty cool way to end the first game. It leaves you wanting to know what happens next. I went into this game barely caring about Batman, mainly because I wanted another Telltale game for my YouTube channel, and I came out of it thinking, "Wow, this was actually really damn good." I enjoyed the gameplay, the story, the action, the romance, the characters, and pretty much everything about it. It completely changed my expectations going into a Batman game. If you're a Telltale fan, I absolutely recommend playing this. And even if you're not a superhero fan, I'd still recommend giving it a chance. I wasn't a Batman fan going into it, and I still ended up loving it.