<s>
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Telltale	I-Application
Series	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2016	O
episodic	O
point-and-click	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
under	O
its	O
DC	O
Entertainment	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
DC	O
Comics	O
character	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
,	O
created	O
by	O
Bob	O
Kane	O
and	O
Bill	O
Finger	O
,	O
though	O
not	O
tied	O
to	O
any	O
previous	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
work	O
in	O
film	O
or	O
other	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
which	O
praised	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
action	O
sequences	O
,	O
and	O
faithfulness	O
to	O
the	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
mythos	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
it	O
for	O
technical	O
issues	O
and	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
season	O
,	O
titled	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Enemy	I-Application
Within	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
viewed	O
as	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
shut	O
down	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
licenses	O
for	O
the	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
and	O
The	O
Enemy	O
Within	O
games	O
were	O
acquired	O
by	O
Athlon	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
both	O
games	O
were	O
rereleased	O
by	O
LCG	O
Entertainment	O
under	O
a	O
new	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
label	O
as	O
the	O
combined	O
"	O
Shadows	O
Edition	O
"	O
in	O
December	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
,	O
both	O
as	O
the	O
superhero	O
and	O
as	O
his	O
alter	O
ego	O
Bruce	B-General_Concept
Wayne	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telltale	O
Games	O
CEO	O
Kevin	O
Bruner	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
playtime	O
will	O
be	O
split	O
evenly	O
between	O
them	O
,	O
though	O
at	O
times	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
offer	O
the	O
player	O
a	O
choice	O
of	O
whether	O
to	O
approach	O
a	O
situation	O
as	O
Wayne	O
or	O
as	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
differences	O
in	O
continuity	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
fits	O
closely	O
with	O
the	O
comics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
could	O
be	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
traditional	O
and	O
inspiring	O
hero	O
as	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
compared	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	O
Knight	O
or	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
aggressive	O
and	O
colder	O
character	O
than	O
how	O
he	O
's	O
usually	O
portrayed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
narrative	O
offers	O
a	O
"	O
fresh	O
interpretation	O
of	O
the	O
universe	O
set	O
in	O
current	O
times	O
,	O
not	O
tied	O
to	O
any	O
existing	O
iteration	O
of	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
in	O
games	O
,	O
film	O
,	O
or	O
comics	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Bruner	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
after	O
Wayne	O
decides	O
to	O
become	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
,	O
giving	O
them	O
flexibility	O
in	O
their	O
writing	O
and	O
gameplay	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
player	O
some	O
control	O
on	O
how	O
they	O
want	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
character	O
without	O
ties	O
to	O
any	O
established	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
also	O
includes	O
investigation	O
sequences	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
use	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
's	O
detective	O
skills	O
to	O
progress	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
when	O
they	O
premiered	O
Tales	B-Application
from	I-Application
the	I-Application
Borderlands	I-Application
at	O
the	O
Alamo	O
Drafthouse	O
,	O
they	O
found	O
the	O
audience	O
shouting	O
out	O
which	O
choices	O
the	O
demonstrators	O
should	O
take	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Telltale	I-Application
Series	I-Application
,	O
like	O
most	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
centered	O
media	O
,	O
is	O
set	O
within	O
Gotham	O
,	O
a	O
city	O
infested	O
with	O
both	O
crime	O
and	O
corruption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
a	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
plot	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
various	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
visits	O
several	O
different	O
landmarks	O
on	O
multiple	O
occasions	O
,	O
including	O
Wayne	O
Manor	O
,	O
the	O
Batcave	O
,	O
Gotham	O
City	O
Hall	O
,	O
GCPD	O
Headquarters	O
,	O
and	O
Arkham	B-Application
Asylum	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player-protagonist	O
of	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
is	O
Bruce	B-General_Concept
Wayne	I-General_Concept
(	O
Troy	O
Baker	O
)	O
,	O
secretly	O
also	O
the	O
titular	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
,	O
he	O
also	O
receives	O
occasional	O
help	O
from	O
James	O
Gordon	O
(	O
Murphy	O
Guyer	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
lieutenant	O
and	O
contact	O
in	O
the	O
Gotham	O
City	O
Police	O
Department	O
,	O
and	O
Selina	B-Application
Kyle/Catwoman	I-Application
(	O
Laura	O
Bailey	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
skilled	O
thief	O
who	O
works	O
with	O
him	O
if	O
their	O
needs	O
align	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whilst	O
at	O
Arkham	B-Application
Asylum	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
also	O
meets	O
various	O
inmates	O
,	O
including	O
convicted	O
serial	O
killer	O
Victor	O
Zsasz	O
(	O
Kiff	O
VandenHeuvel	O
)	O
,	O
former	O
ventriloquist	O
Arnold	O
Wesker	O
(	O
Larry	O
Brisbowitz	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
mysterious	O
"	O
John	O
Doe	O
"	O
(	O
Anthony	O
Ingruber	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
responding	O
to	O
a	O
break-in	O
at	O
the	O
Gotham	O
City	O
Hall	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
engages	O
in	O
combat	O
with	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
mercenaries	O
and	O
Catwoman	B-Application
,	O
the	O
latter	O
having	O
broken	O
into	O
the	O
Mayor	O
's	O
safe	O
and	O
stolen	O
a	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
fight	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
steals	O
the	O
drive	O
whilst	O
she	O
manages	O
to	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Investigating	O
as	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
,	O
he	O
finds	O
the	O
location	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
site	O
of	O
a	O
shootout	O
between	O
the	O
GCPD	O
and	O
the	O
same	O
mercenaries	O
from	O
City	O
Hall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
handing	O
it	O
over	O
to	O
either	O
reporter	O
Vicki	O
Vale	O
or	O
Lt	O
.	O
James	O
Gordon	O
,	O
he	O
confronts	O
Falcone	O
as	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
and	O
interrogates	O
him	O
about	O
the	O
shootout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
her	O
testimony	O
upon	O
recovering	O
from	O
the	O
injection	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
deduces	O
that	O
Penguin	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
shootout	O
at	O
the	O
docks	O
and	O
the	O
assassination	O
,	O
having	O
synthesized	O
the	O
stolen	O
chemicals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
discovering	O
that	O
Cobblepot	O
intends	O
to	O
murder	O
Catwoman	B-Application
for	O
failing	O
her	O
assignment	O
,	O
Bruce	O
aids	O
her	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
reveals	O
that	O
he	O
and	O
Wayne	O
had	O
used	O
Arkham	B-Application
Asylum	I-Application
,	O
an	O
ailing	O
mental	O
institution	O
,	O
to	O
get	O
rid	O
of	O
people	O
privy	O
to	O
their	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Penguin	O
and	O
the	O
Children	O
of	O
Arkham	O
attack	O
the	O
Mayoral	O
debate	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
is	O
forced	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
alliance	O
with	O
Catwoman	B-Application
to	O
stop	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
GCPD	O
struggling	O
against	O
the	O
Children	O
of	O
Arkham	O
,	O
Gordon	O
calls	O
an	O
alliance	O
with	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
Vale	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
learns	O
the	O
Children	O
of	O
Arkham	O
are	O
operating	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
Sky	O
Train	O
Depot	O
and	O
stops	O
a	O
planned	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Committed	O
to	O
Arkham	B-Application
Asylum	I-Application
by	O
Two-Face	O
,	O
Bruce	O
meets	O
and	O
allies	O
himself	O
with	O
a	O
mysterious	O
patient	O
named	O
"	O
John	O
Doe	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
curing	O
himself	O
of	O
the	O
drug	O
's	O
influence	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
discovers	O
that	O
Vicki	O
murdered	O
her	O
adoptive	O
parents	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
use	O
her	O
father	O
's	O
company	O
to	O
store	O
the	O
drugs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
survives	O
an	O
attack	O
orchestrated	O
by	O
Penguin	O
and	O
relays	O
the	O
information	O
to	O
the	O
GCPD	O
,	O
Two-Face	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
private	O
army	O
,	O
blows	O
up	O
the	O
warehouse	O
and	O
declares	O
martial	O
law	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
discovering	O
Penguin	O
is	O
hacking	O
his	O
tech	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
is	O
forced	O
to	O
choose	O
whether	O
to	O
stop	O
him	O
and	O
the	O
Children	O
of	O
Arkham	O
or	O
Two-Face	O
and	O
his	O
enforcers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
clues	O
he	O
finds	O
in	O
a	O
message	O
left	O
by	O
the	O
group	O
,	O
Bruce	O
discovers	O
their	O
new	O
hideout	O
and	O
investigates	O
as	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arriving	O
at	O
the	O
asylum	O
just	O
as	O
they	O
release	O
the	O
inmates	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
fights	O
through	O
the	O
riots	O
and	O
helps	O
the	O
GCPD	O
gain	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Alfred	O
's	O
behest	O
,	O
Bruce	O
attends	O
the	O
speech	O
,	O
either	O
as	O
himself	O
or	O
as	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bruner	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
similar	O
in	O
maturity	O
to	O
their	O
previous	O
titles	O
The	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Us	I-Application
and	O
The	O
Walking	O
Dead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
some	O
improvements	O
in	O
the	O
Tool	O
were	O
made	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	I-Application
Michonne	I-Application
to	O
include	O
physics-based	O
modeling	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
DirectX	B-Application
11	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
featured	O
the	O
full	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
Tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
announced	O
the	O
Telltale	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
Shadows	O
Edition	O
of	O
both	O
of	O
the	O
Telltale	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
games	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
special	O
noir-like	O
filter	O
the	O
user	O
can	O
apply	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
17	O
,	O
2019	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
users	O
,	O
with	O
other	O
platforms	O
to	O
follow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
separated	O
into	O
five	O
episodes	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
approximately	O
monthly	O
intervals	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
,	O
personal	O
computers	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Telltale	I-Application
Series	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
version	O
74/100	O
based	O
on	O
39	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
70/100	O
based	O
on	O
22	O
reviews	O
and	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
65/100	O
based	O
on	O
15	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
version	O
73/100	O
based	O
on	O
20	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
66/100	O
based	O
on	O
13	O
reviews	O
and	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
83/100	O
based	O
on	O
8	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
version	O
73/100	O
based	O
on	O
16	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
74/100	O
based	O
on	O
11	O
reviews	O
and	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
73/100	O
based	O
on	O
7	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
version	O
73/100	O
based	O
on	O
11	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
73/100	O
based	O
on	O
12	O
reviews	O
and	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
75/100	O
based	O
on	O
7	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
version	O
75/100	O
based	O
on	O
14	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
67/100	O
based	O
on	O
12	O
reviews	O
and	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
76/100	O
based	O
on	O
7	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telltale	O
announced	O
during	O
the	O
July	O
2017	O
San	O
Diego	O
Comic	O
Con	O
that	O
a	O
second	O
5-episode	O
season	O
called	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Enemy	I-Application
Within	I-Application
would	O
launch	O
on	O
August	O
8	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
consoles	O
,	O
and	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
season	O
focuses	O
on	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
facing	O
"	O
John	O
Doe	O
"	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
joined	O
a	O
criminal	O
organization	O
called	O
"	O
The	O
Pact	O
"	O
consisting	O
of	O
supervillains	O
such	O
as	O
Riddler	O
,	O
Harley	O
Quinn	O
,	O
Bane	O
,	O
and	O
Mr.	O
</s>
<s>
Freeze	O
as	O
Bruce	O
Wayne/Batman	O
must	O
work	O
with	O
both	O
the	O
Gotham	O
City	O
Police	O
Department	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Agency	O
"	O
led	O
by	O
Amanda	O
Waller	O
.	O
</s>
