Assignment 2 - Comparison of my Own Review & Critical Analysis

  Comparison of my Own Review & Critical Analysis

The review I shall be comparing to mine is the critical analysis that covered in my first comparison you can see this review by clicking here. I found in this review he spoke a lot about the Batmobile, one of the main controversial topics of the game on how it felt very repetitive. I did go into detail about the Batmobile but mostly spoke about the atheistic and how it reacted to the environment. This shows that we both covered different elements of the game for example I covered more of the looks and background of the game whereas he covered the actual physical game play. I feel I should have cover the controversial topic of the Batmobile so if I where into improve further I would have so, thus also giving me a more balanced opinion of the game.

We both used chunked paragraphing and appropriate pictures within are reviews giving them both a very professional look and giving the reader the impression that this review is to be take seriously and a lot of effort has gone into it. I feel that by using this layout I found it easier to separate topics of the game so the reader would be able to clearly understand what I was covering in each paragraph. Hansen has done similar and feel this is really effective to creating a very balanced review. Overall I think the layout was successful in what I wanted to achieve which was to give my review a professional look.

In comparison we both gave explanation for our views about he game for example I state 'At some points the combat feels very repetitive in the sense that it feels like you can approach any situation in the same way you did with the previous however there are some element that force you to use certain gadget to counteract this'. As you can see I explain as to why I felt it was repetitive and how the game tried to improve this, thus giving a very balanced opinion. This is similar to Hansen's when he states 'The Riddler side mission sums up Arkham Knight's issues fairly well. Apropos of nothing, he becomes a racing aficionado and constructs massive death tracks beneath the city to go with his death traps. This is to cram more Batmobile segments in.' He explains as to why Rocksteady did this which is to get the most out of the Batmobile. The only difference between mine and his is that there is nothing to counteract the issue which justifies as why he feels it is relevant to bring up. To show the reader what they should expect out of the game.

Overall I tried to aim for my review to be a critical analysis and by comparing it to Hansen's review I am able to distil the elements of a critical analysis my review has. An example of this would be the chunked paragraphs and appropriate photos for the layout of my review. I feel by comparing a biased review and a critical analysis also helped see elements where I should stay clear from, for example I found within the biased review there was limited explanation and a very one sided opinion so from this I learnt that I should come across as having a very open opinion about the game. In conclusion I feel like mine and Hansen's review are very similar which in effect suggest I was succsesful in presenting a critical analysis review.