Batman: The Telltale Series - Episode 5: City of Light

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• CCOGconnected

  Rory Wood · Dec 24, 2016

  8.6

  It’s often said that a fulfilling and earned ending is the hardest part of writing a story but Telltale has done just that. With a satisfying conclusion to many of the threads started in Episode One, Batman: The Telltale Series Episode 5: City of Light offers an intense, emotionally revealing and action packed conclusion to an intriguing and fresh take on the legend that is Batman.

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• TTechRaptor

  Samuel Guglielmo · Dec 22, 2016

  7.5

  In the end, I feel bad for Batman: The Telltale Series – Episode 5: City of Light. It’s like a runner who’s finishing a marathon in front of a cheering crowd after running it perfectly, only to trip in front of the finish line. Sure he still gets back up and finishes the race, but it’s hard not to notice the bloody nose and all we’ll be talking about is when he fell down anyway.

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• GGameSpew

  Becca Smith · Dec 19, 2016

  9.0

  In general, covering Batman: The Telltale Series has felt like a journey. Episodic games are very clever in that way and I’m sad to say goodbye to the characters that I’ve invested in for almost half of a year. But if future Telltale games take notes from this one and improve upon them, it’s all uphill from here on out and I look forward to more journeys in the future.

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• PLPS Lifestyle

  Chandler Wood · Dec 15, 2016

  6.0

  If there is a season two, there need to be some serious refinements to the structure and approach to make it work, and if Telltale doesn’t do something about their failing engine, it won’t matter what type of Batman story they try to tell next. Engine trouble may just end up leaving them stranded.

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• HPHey Poor Player

  Caleb Turner · Dec 14, 2016

  4.0

  Overall, this series had its ups and downs, and I’m sad to report that it ended on a down. I was hoping that this episode would wrap everything up together perfectly, justifying the earlier mishaps. Unfortunately, it only served to sour my opinion of the series as a whole. A technical mess, Batman: Ep. 5‘s lackluster story wasn’t enough to save this episode or the series as a whole.

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• AOAttack of the Fanboy

  Kyle Hanson · Dec 14, 2016

  9.0

  Batman: The Telltale Series Episode 5 is a fantastic conclusion to this great series. The episode is a perfect amalgamation of everything that has worked so well in the series so far. It is also a massive improvement over its predecessors in a number of ways, and it takes the story began four episodes ago and ends it in a very satisfactory way.

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