Gotham Knights: Photo Blog

I'm a sucker for pretty much anything Batman-related, so, initially, I was intrigued when they announced a new Batman video game months ago. However, when I learned that "Gotham Knights" was not set in the same universe as the "Arkham" series, I admit that there was a little skepticism about how excited I should actually get. On top of that, the only reviews or word of mouth that I heard was that the game wasn't good and that it was "only eight hours long." Eight hours is not long at all, in terms of video game storytelling, and not worth a $70 price tag, in my opinion, so I held off on purchasing "Gotham Knights" for a while.

I'm also a sucker for good deals, so when I saw that "Gotham Knights" was going for nearly 50 percent off for Black Friday, I finally bit the Batarang (as it were) and bought the game.

"Gotham Knights" lets you choose between four different Bat-characters - Batgirl (Barbara Gordon), Nightwing (Dick Grayson), Robin (Tim Drake) and Red Hood (Jason Todd). I typically rotated my character each time I played, and I played nearly equally with all four of them - possibly leaning a little heavy on my usage of the gun-toting Red Hood. I thought all of the characters were good, in their own ways, and all of them provided compelling reasons for which to use them. I thought all of the back-story stuff for each of the characters was great, too, with emotional stories for each person.

There are a handful of classic villains to fight in the game, and I was 

Without going into much more detail, I'll just say this:

• The game was way longer than "eight hours long" - I put in nearly 45 hours by the time I hit 100 percent completion.
• After an hour or two, I totally accepted and embraced "GK" being unconnected to the "Arkham" franchise.
• When all was said and done, I really, really enjoyed this game.

I really got into using the Photo Mode feature on the game and was able to capture some pretty cool stills, which I'll share in this post momentarily. I will forewarn you that there are some spoilers for the plot, so if you're not interested in seeing those, I'd recommend that you play the game first, then look at these pictures afterwards.

In conclusion, I loved the time I spent with "Gotham Knights" and would certainly endorse it to any like-minded Bat-fans out there. And heck, if you want to hit up some two player co-op, let me know - that's the one aspect of the game that I didn't get to touch the first time around. I'm only a message away.

With no further gilding the lily, here are my favorite photos from "Gotham Knights" on Playstation 5:

Once again, Gotham is safe... safer?... anyway, whatever. The good guys live to see another day, and if they make "Gotham Knights 2," I'm in. For more superhero gloriousness and caped-crusading adventures, feel free to follow us on Twitter (here and here).

We'll catch you next time, here at Signs of the Times - same Bat-time, same Bat-channel.

Ghost of Tsushima: Photo Blog

 

When Playstation updated its online subscription service last month, it opened up access to literally hundreds of titles, from recent hits to retro classics. The updated online game catalog currently includes major games like "Assassin's Creed: Valhalla," "Death Stranding," "Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy," "NBA 2K22" and a game I had heard tons of great things about but never got around to - the samurai action/adventure game "Ghost of Tsushima."

I wrapped up 100% completion on "Ghost" this afternoon and earned that coveted platinum trophy and figured I'd celebrate by posting a handful of my favorite photos from my 56 hours play-through. There are a couple story-related spoilers in these pictures, so be wary of that if you're hoping to play the game in the future, but I'll post them without any context. Behold, the gorgeous PS5 graphics, stunning landscapes and wild katana-slashing violence:

What games are you playing these days? Have you checked out the new Playstation Plus? We'd love to hear your recommendations in the comments section below, on Twitter (here and here) or on Facebook.

Namaste.