I’d tell you more about Vicki Vale, Harvey Dent, or even Thomas Wayne, but I don’t want to ruin the surprises!

The combat is easy to handle, as you have to push a button here or there, move the L stick a certain direction, or combine the two to effectively deliver a strike. The timing is important in combat, but it’s not so complex that you lose yourself in the button mashing.

The detecting segments are very well done, where you have to survey the crime scene, examine clues, and try to connect them in a specific order to deduce the pattern of events. It’s time-consuming in a way that makes you feel that it demands your attention: you don’t want to miss an identified clue, nor do you want to connect clues that don’t go together. You really have to be the World’s Greatest Detective, and it’s nice to have the emphasis on that.

This is a continuation of TellTale’s success with DC intellectual properties, with Wolf Among Us being another incredibly absorbing game. In Batman you truly feel immersed in Bruce Wayne’s world, with every character having a different edge to them, and the gravity of every decision – be it a handshake or an off-hand comment – constantly present. It’s exciting, heart-breaking, and engrossing, and it’s worth splurging on all five episodes. I can’t endorse this game enough.