Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League

I've had an IMDb account for over 6 years and have never left a review, and having just beaten this game, I felt like this would be fitting.

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is a mediocre game, it's not as bad as some are suggesting, the characters control well, the gunplay is better than I expected and there are some genuinely fun moments to be had here, but as a package, when you compare this to Rocksteady's previous Arkham trilogy, it leaves a lot to be desired.

The story is serviceable, though it should not have taken place in the 'Arkhamverse', as from a continuity standpoint it does not flow well from the Arkham games, and one could make a compelling case that the events of this game diminish and de-value the events of the previous Arkham games.

The biggest issue this game faces though is the gameplay, missions are extremely repetitive and some of the side-missions impose certain modifiers like grenade only kills or having to shield harvest enemies, these are extremely annoying and are sometimes insta-fail, as the game won't spawn enemies you can shield harvest or drop grenades - it feels like minimal, if any playtesting was done here.

I would not recommend paying full price here, I could only ever recommend you consider this game when on-sale or if a steep discount is available, and being that this game is an always online, games as a service, the servers could be shut down at any moment, should WB games deem it to be economically unviable to continue supporting this game.

The developer (Rocksteady) has outlined post-launch content and promised at some point in 2024, there will be an offline mode, but these are just promises, and as we've seen with live-service games before, if the player base falls and the game isn't selling well, even this might not come to fruition.

9 years for a 9 hour game?

Really wish i knew what they were doing with all their time.

The writing and story is mediocre at best and disrespectful to source material at worst.

The combat is good, the movement needs tweaking, but otherwise it's a fun arcade-y third person looter shooter.

Gameplay loop is repetitive and tedious. Go here, escort/kill/protect/destroy, cutscene, repeat - sometimes they throw in modifiers like "grenades only" or "crit damage only)

The graphics are good, the music is good, the performances are really good despite the bad writing given to them.

Another money grab live service game, not worth the 70-100+usd price tag. You can buy better looter shooters for half the price.

I'd rate Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League a 6/10 overall. While the game has its moments, it falls short in some key areas. The gameplay is solid-I'd give it a 7/10. It's fast-paced and fun, but nothing groundbreaking. The story, however, is just a 5/10. It feels generic and lacks the emotional depth you'd expect from a game featuring such iconic characters.

Speaking of characters, they're the highlight for me, and I'd rate them a 7.3/10. They're entertaining, but King Shark's dialogue was super cringe and took me out of the experience at times. On top of that, the blatant disrespect of Batman was just not cool. For such a legendary character, the way he was handled felt unnecessary and disappointing.

Overall, this game is definitely overhated-it's not terrible, but it doesn't live up to its potential. If you go in with tempered expectations, you might still have some fun with it.

It's over the top, and it lacks real direction and flow.

The story feels just pieced together from random ideas and the mini boss parts come and go quicker than you are ready for.

It's chaotic and not something to sit and enjoy.

Also as the game nears the end, it becomes more chaotic, a massive step up in intensity that you are not quite prepared for and is not suited to a casual gamer.

Anyone who enjoyed the Arkham series needs to go into this with the Arkham series completely out of their mind. Plus the way the end some of the mini boss stages are just unnecessary and seems forced.

This game also makes Gotham Knights seem not so bad.

I agree, the game has it's problems... a lot of them, the story seems lazy and Joker's DLC is trash not disagreeing there, but there are some positives The traversal for the characters are a lot of fun, the map is easily a 10/10 for me, and the gunplay is just depending on what you like & don't Story: 3/10 but it could change if they release the rest of the story Gameplay: 7/10 it's fun but does get repetitive Characters: 7/10 I enjoy the characters in the game, I don't know why they made Deadshot black.

At the moment I don't recommend buying the game at the $70 asking price, better to wait for it to go on sale, if the game survives that long.