You still get to be The Batman, as badass as he ever was, confronting the nastiest enemies that Gotham City has ever seen, with an array of impressive gadgetry and the fighting system that put Rocksteady Studios on the map. Combat is still visceral, the voice acting is still superb level and sound design, art style, and gameplay mechanics remain impeccable. Arkham Asylum and Arkham City are still incredible experiences, something that shines through even when placed in a mediocre package such as this remaster. If you somehow skipped both of these games, then Return to Arkham represents a fair value (the MSRP is $49.99). The problems are less glaring in Arkham City, so you can thankfully mostly enjoy playing through it. Audio in cutscenes tends to be significantly quieter than actual gameplay, something that could’ve been easily spotted and rectified during development. Even cutscenes aren’t handled as well as they should have been.
The frame rate is inconsistent at best, and downright choppy at worst. What’s especially troubling about this remaster is that despite being on a more powerful console in the PlayStation 4, the games feel as though they perform worse than the originals. So it’s all the more disappointing when you see that basically nothing extra has been included. Unreal Engine 4 does look very nice on current-gen systems, after all. Given that all of the Arkham series of games were originally built in the Unreal Engine 3, this probably wasn’t the most technically challenging of ports. It kind of feels like Virtuos mostly got the games to work in Unreal Engine 4 with a few settings tweaked, and then shipped them out. If you want the game to retain the same mood as the original releases, we’d recommend turning the gamma down a bit further than you’d normally be comfortable with. Textures certainly look better, especially on character models, but it appears the lighting has been modified as a result. The result is not as impressive as you’d think. Beyond the large amount of content, the game has internally been ported to the Unreal Engine 4, which is an upgrade for both games. In Return to Arkham, you get both of the aforementioned games, and all DLC released for them.
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