Batman: The Enemy Within
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About Batman: The Enemy Within
Telltale Games released Batman: The Enemy Within in August 2017 as the second installment in their modern Batman series. This adventure title drops players directly into a Gotham City where Bruce Wayne and his masked alter ego face fresh threats after the events of the first game. The Riddler returns with gruesome puzzles that hint at a much larger conspiracy involving a ruthless federal agent and a new Joker. Players navigate this story on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC, Mac, Android, and iOS. You control Bruce through his dual life, making choices that shape how allies and enemies react to you. The narrative focuses heavily on trust issues and the moral compromises required to keep Gotham safe from escalating chaos.
Gameplay
You spend your time making dialogue choices and solving quick-time events during cinematic cutscenes. The interface is simple point-and-click logic where you select responses or perform specific actions at critical moments. Decisions here determine which characters become allies and which ones turn against you later in the story. You might choose to trust a new federal agent or rely on an old contact, but every choice carries weight for future plot points. Gameplay sessions involve watching long sequences of cutscenes interrupted by these interactive decision points rather than traditional combat or exploration. The pacing is slow and story-driven, requiring you to pay close attention to character reactions and environmental details. You solve minor puzzles while navigating the city, but the core loop remains about managing relationships and uncovering secrets through conversation trees.
What Players Think
The PlayPile community has logged over 165 ratings for this title on IGDB with a solid score of 76.8 out of 100. Average playtime hovers around 8 hours, suggesting players finish the narrative in roughly two to three sittings. Our mood tracking shows a split between "engaged" and "frustrated," largely due to the difficulty of balancing multiple conflicting storylines. Completion rates sit at 62 percent for users who started the first episode. Review snippets frequently mention the high stakes of character interactions and the impact of previous decisions on current events. Some players feel the pacing drags during certain chapters, while others praise the emotional weight of Bruce Wayne's internal conflicts. Achievement data indicates that only 30 percent of players manage to unlock all narrative variants without missing critical dialogue options.
PlayPile's Take
This game works best for people who prefer story over mechanics and do not mind long periods of watching cutscenes. The price point is reasonable given the episode structure, but you will need to invest time in every choice to see the full picture. Achievement hunters might find this tedious since many rewards depend on specific dialogue paths that are easy to miss. If you enjoyed the first Telltale Batman game, you should try this one, but expect a more complex web of alliances to manage. The lack of combat makes it less suitable for action fans who want constant movement. You get a complete narrative arc if you commit fully, or a disjointed mess if you skip too many options during key moments.
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Single player
IGDB Rating
76.8
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