Batman Arkham Knight: The Official Novelization Kindle Edition

Overall, Marv Wolfman does an excellent job of translating Arkham Knight's story into novel form. The story manages to hit all the same beats as the game, and most of the main story remains intact. There aren't any huge revelations found in the book, but there are a few interesting details that weren't in the game, and certain scenes that felt more powerful.I do have a few criticisms. Batman's conversations with his allies are much longer, which do help give us more character insight, but may have been better served as internal monologues. It can be occasionally awkward when Batman is having extended conversations even when he's supposed to be pressed for time. As I would have expected, almost all of the sidequests are cut out of the novel as well. One of the downsides of this is that the Militia doesn't feel like as big of a threat as they do in the game, and don't feel like they've got the whole city overrun. Another is that most of the villains who appeared in the game don't show up in the book. In fairness, most of them don't do much in the game either, but it means that we lose Riddler's sideplot, and Two-Face doesn't confront Batman despite a cameo near the beginning of the book. In defense of Wolfman, when you working with adaptations of video games, you have to cut something out, otherwise the story would drag too much. There's probably not much he could've done to keep every significant sideplot intact.While I can't go into detail because of spoilers, there were a few scenes that Marv took in a slightly different direction than the game did, in a way that I felt weakened them. I also think his handling of the Arkham Knight could have been better. In the book, he always treats his desire to kill Batman pretty casually, and I don't think he ever conveys the rage he feels towards Batman. He feels like less of a threat because of that.Despite it's shortcomings, it's definitely worth picking up for any fans who want to experience Arkham Knight's story from a different angle.

I'm kind of on the fence about this. I'll admit, I was a little hesitant to get this, even after reading the reviews but it was only $7 bucks so I gave it a shot. Now I love the Arkham series. By love I mean obsessed so I thought this would be a fun read since it's about the game I adore. But I found myself skimming page after page just rushing to get through a chapter. Some parts were good, and there's definitely more dialogue than there was in the game, even for Batman. And that just made it feel more like filler for me. Batman isn't a chatter. He's an ass-kicker. Now I get that it's a book, but still. And even all the side missions were cut out. How badass would it have been for a showdown between Professer Pyg? Man-Bat? Killer Croc?Come on!!

On its surface, the novelization of Arkham Knight looks promising: Insight into the minds of the characters in the games, and a look at the action that went on behind Batman's back. The first several chapters draw out the opening of the game to great length, giving hope that once the action begins, the full legendary story will be fleshed out with such detail. It was not to be.Entire scenes are removed from the novelization, and the reveal of information is rearranged into an order that makes far less compelling storytelling. All of the side missions except for one are entirely removed, and dialogue is re-attributed, added, and subtracted in a manner that feels like it was only designed to fill page counts rather than expand the story. It is quite obvious which lines of dialogue were lifted from the game and which are new, as the new ones simply do not match the tone of the originals.Worst of all I think was the end. While the games ending was ambiguous and confusing, the book's gives even less explanation as to what is going on.Enough details, both as they happen and in the backstory, differ substantially enough from the game that the book can't be considered canon. It is simply impossible to reconcile both versions at once.It feels as if the author was rushed to finish a novelization based on a game that was still being re-written as he went, which is probably exactly what happened.

Not going to leave that big of a review but, after playing Arkham Knight on the PS4, I wanted to get into the story just a little bit more. I picked this book up and while it was okay, nothing about it seemed to blow me away any more than playing the game did. The story is laid out by the developers and the writers narrative and lack of being able to capture the essence of Bruce Wayne/Batman left a lot to be desired. It was a fun read but not in the way it should have been.

Though I was expecting a play by play novelization of the Arkham Knight game, I was pleasantly surprised to discover this was not the case. I don't mean to say that Marv Wolfman changes things up entirely, but that he provides valuable insight into the thoughts and emotions of the characters involved in the story. As a fan of all things DC Comics, this is not a purchase decision I regret.Even so, it's important to note that the novelization has the same failings the source material does. The plot is contrived at best and full of holes at its worst moments, causing readers to raise an eyebrow when it contradicts previous entries in the series or presents an impossible timeline of events. The ending, similarly to the game itself, is ambiguous and somewhat unsatisfying. HOWEVER, it's still a fun read and I enjoyed it despite its flaws.

This is a really good Batman adventure. It's the novelisation of the videogame 'Arkham Knight', and closely follows the story told in that game. The author, Marv Wolfman, has succeeded in writing-up this story in an interesting and entertaining manner. Wolfman is a veteran author of comic books - and occasionally turns his hand to novels ... with mixed results. His novelisation of 'Crisis on Infinite Earths' was rather poor; while his novelisation of 'Superman Returns' was quite good. Fortunately, he has here produced a good Batman book. Of course, it's not a piece of grand literature - but for fans of the Dark Knight, it's a welcome addition to the saga.The story unfolds with Gotham City under attack by the Scarecrow, using a new toxic fear gas to create pandemonium. And, at the same time, a new and ruthless villain arrives on the scene - the Arkham Knight. Batman must get involved, figure out what's going on, and put a stop to their evil plans. Here we witness an experienced and somewhat aged Batman ... who's approaching the end of his career as a masked crime-fighter.There's lots of action, and the story develops at a fast pace. The novel is, nonetheless, a good length - at well over 350 pages. This provides space for both character development and thorough detail as the adventure progresses.If you enjoyed the game, and you like reading Batman novels, then I recommend this book.

I was actually looking forward to this one, as I was a fan as a child, and I love the film's, but for me it just felt flat. Yes, it's full of action, but it's all a bit repetitive. The story was somewhat interesting, but it never really captured me?

Highly recommend this book, good storytelling and I really enjoyed the book. There are good twists throughout and a good action packed book!

great read

A good read. Doesnt' have the exact same story as the game, but that's to be expected.Defintiely if you're a fan of the game and have some time to kill, this a good book to read.