Batman Episode 4 - Out now

I really hope this bit in Arkham is just showing us that these villains exist for possible future seasons, but none of them will be part of this season.

Here's where I'm at right now with this series:

This is probably the best version of Bruce Wayne I've seen in pretty much any Batman thing. As a character, Bruce is great. Good versions of Alfred and Gordon. A lot of this stuff is really solid, and as the groundwork for a Telltale Batman universe, or even a Telltale DC Universe. Good stuff.

Choices, for the most part. Pretty good. It recognizes if you gave the evidence to Vicki or Gordon. Your level of violence really does affect how Gordon thinks of you. From what I've seen, there is at least somewhat of a margin for how "Two-Face-y" Harvey acts based on the whole Selina/Harvey thing. And the fact that Selina views her relationship with Bruce differently based on that choice, too.

Thing is, I feel like those choices don't go far enough. Yes, Gordon disapproves of Bats if he's violent, but still installs the Bat-signal. Yeah, Selina doesn't value her relationship with Bruce much if you don't save her, but she'll still have sex with him. Yes, Harvey isn't AS "Two-Face-y" if you save him, but he's still a bit "Two-Face-y". It needs to go beyond just curt recognition with no real consequences. I think that's my biggest issue with the series right now. There's still a chance as far as the whole Harvey/Two-Face thing, but honestly, I'm not holding out much hope. I'll be pleasantly surprised if he doesn't become Two-Face, but I'm not really holding out hope.

It won't kill the series for me if choices don't have consequences, but it'll keep it from being a truly great Telltale series. Because at least for me, everything is going well. I mean, it's not TWD S1, TWAU, or TFTB level, but it's solid ground for future stuff.

Oh, and as far as villains: Penguin is actually a really good villain. I get his motivation, he's entertaining on screen, and he's just a really cool villain. We've see how they handle Lady Arkham, but I can see where it could go. Vicki is after the truth, and so she wants to expose the Waynes. It could honestly be an interesting reversal of her character. Her constantly seeking out the truth, no matter what, is always spun as a positive thing, but here, it's turned her into a villain because it's gone too far. There's potential there... I don't know how it will work out, but it could be good. And Two-Face... well, I'm hoping for me Harvey won't become Two-Face, but for full-on Two-Face, that's still interesting. Right now, Scott Snyder is doing a Two-Face storyline in All-Star Batman that has Two-Face trying to make everyone around him act on their darker side. It's hard to explain briefly, but it's a really interesting take on the character. I think this could be, too, if I ever go back on a different save and have him go full Two-Face. He's still trying to do something good. The Two-Face side of him is just a very forceful side of his own personality that's corrupting the good he wants to do. Could be interesting, I just wish it wasn't something everyone had to deal with.

Not for me, the only remotely violent choice I've done is visiting the mayor as Batman and Gordon wont shut up about how violent I'm being.

Same. What I'm hoping is that what'll happen is that somehow Bruce works with Joker and the other wards of Arkham to escape the asylum, then just wrap up Oz and Harvey's stories in Ep. 4, wrap up Vicki in Ep. 5, and then possibly as a season 2 tease, have Joker come in as like a last minute twist at the end of Episode 5.

Am I the only one that thinks the Joker looks awful? He looks like a kid hopped up on sugar.



Look at him. Then look at the literal first result you get from searching "Sugar high" on google images:



He doesn't look scary, or intimidating, like The Dark Knight's Joker:



He doesn't look goofy, like the 60s Joker:



Shit, he doesn't even look weird and crazy like Suicide Squad's Joker:



He's just...



They really should've taken a page or two from Arkham Asylum:



That's a Joker I can get behind.

I think it's just the lack of make-up and lipstick that's throwing me off. Sure he doesn't look that appealing compared to the others, but given time I think I could get used to it...

Not really a fan of his design, I agree. Maaaaybe that'll change in Season two(?) when he probably breaks out of Arkham or whatever and gets a more classic purple suit look or something. I don't know. I do like the voice actor, from what's in the trailer.\

I don't know, either way, not enough to make a call. I will say, I'm ultimately disappointed they included him at all. :/

Honestly I'll be more pissed if it ends up being true. Like, if the choice that determines if Harvey fully becomes Two-Face is if you saved him in Episode 3 or not. Because that would be bullshit. Seriously, if Harvey still becomes Two-Face for me because of that, even though I stopped Penguin from disfiguring him.