News Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (Rocksteady) - announced for 2022

[prudis]

https://www.suicidesquadgame.com/

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, a new genre-bending action-adventure shooter that can be played solo or with up to four players in online co-op*. Based on iconic DC characters and developed by Rocksteady Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Batman: Arkham series, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League combines the studio’s signature character-driven story gameplay with third-person shooter action to deliver a gaming experience unlike any other. The game will be available worldwide in 2022 on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X and PC.

Featuring an original narrative set in the DC universe, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League takes place in a richly detailed open-world Metropolis. The story follows Suicide Squad members Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Captain Boomerang, and King Shark who must take on an impossible mission to save Earth and kill the world’s greatest DC Super Heroes, The Justice League. Restrained with lethal explosives implanted in their heads, all four DC Super-Villains have no choice but to band together and carry out this untenable assignment as part of Amanda Waller’s infamous Task Force X. Fans can tailor their experience, whether playing on their own as a single player, switching between characters at will, or teaming up with friends in multiplayer co-op.

The playable characters featured in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League are Harley Quinn (a.k.a. Dr. Harleen Quinzel), the mistress of mayhem; Deadshot (a.k.a. Floyd Lawton), the most dangerous marksman alive; Captain Boomerang (a.k.a. Digger Harkness), Aussie assassin extraordinaire; and King Shark (a.k.a. Nanaue), the demigod humanoid shark and rightful ruler of the seas. Each squad member has their own unique moveset with enhanced traversal abilities to freely explore the dynamic open-world of Metropolis, along with a variety of weapons to customize and skills to master.

“Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League showcases Rocksteady Studios’ ability to combine masterful storytelling and compelling gameplay based on well-known DC characters,” said Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment president David Haddad in a press release. “The team is creating a genre-defining experience that brings the formidable Suicide Squad to life in a way that has never been done before.”

Rocksteady Studios creative director and co-founder Sefton Hill added, “Our team is excited to officially announce Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and provide a glimpse into our latest project. We’re introducing an original take on the Suicide Squad that combines the rich, character-driven storytelling Rocksteady is known for with innovative gameplay features to create a unique gaming experience.”

prereveal tease

 

[Trisolarian]

Is that Supes?

Also, I didn't care for the suicide squad film or any of the books. But whatever.

 

[ScreamingTrees]

Can't say I'm a big fan of suicide squad but I loved the Arkham games so am very interested in what rocksteady are releasing. Looking forward to seeing something of the game.

 

[Ibuki]

If this really is a GaaS superhero game I can’t say I’m too interested. I want it to be good, but it will fall into the same boat as Avengers for me. Hopefully they prove me wrong!

 

[ganmo]

It has been long time since Arkham Knight, but I bet Rocksteady going to make a great game again as they have proven with the Arkham series. I just hope they don't let the Montreal team do it

 

[Kuroyume]

I don't understand how Suicide Squad keeps getting these films and now a game. Never realized the series was popular. No Man of Steel 2 (yet) or Batfleck but they green light a second SS film and that awful looking Harley Quinn movie? And now a video game?

 

[ganmo]

I don't understand how Suicide Squad keeps getting these films and now a game. Never realized the series was popular. No Man of Steel 2 (yet) or Batfleck but they green light a second SS film and that awful looking Harley Quinn movie? And now a video game?

dunno why you didn't like it, but I quite enjoyed it. but anyhow I'm guessing this franchise is popular due to the fact it consist of girls and there's few of these story driven games which we have a female hero or antihero

 

[Sygmaelle]

I really can't wait for this ! I hope Rocksteady has some serious tricks up their sleeves, honestly im fucking sick of the Arkham template being copied in every other open world game, and they all suck (including Spider Man)

 

[Dandy]

I'm interested to see what they do, but it's got a lot against it for me... Knight was mess of a port, it's likely going to be a GaaS, and I think Suicide Squad as an IP is bleh.

 

[unknownhero]

So, we can't have a superman game but we can have a game where we try and kill superman?



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[prudis]

The creators of the Batman: Arkham series are back with a brand new action-adventure shooter. The most dangerous villains in the DC Universe have been forced to team up and take on a new mission: Kill the Justice League. Create Chaos in Metropolis.

You are the Suicide Squad. Coming in 2022 to PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC

updated the info in OP

 

[prudis]

snippets from twitter

• 1 to 4 players. Can be played in full either way.
• Single player can swap between characters.
• Open world. Metropolis is treated as a character.
• Continuation of "Arkham-verse."
• Hybrid of melee & gunplay.

 

[Mivey]

To early to really judge yet what this game will be. I hear people's worries about GAAS stuff, but it's not like we can know for sure how that will factor into the game yet.
I still hope it can capture some of the single player goodness that the Arkham games had in their best moments.

 

[Dandy]

That trailer was good, but I just don't care about these characters.

 

[Le Pertti]

Hmh little disappointed that it's "evil superman" and such. Would much rather it be the actual superman that was the target.

Also feel like the city will be boring with just zombies everywhere, kind of like Sunset Overdrive. Didn't feel like the city was an actual city.

I don't hate on it, it just doesn't seem to have anything of the things I liked in the Arkham games. And thats ok!

 

[warp_]

this is immediately more appealing to me being a third person shooter over batman combat like the other game. i know that both are probably "played out" or whatever but i do like games like the division and ghost recon and the potential for a proper story and also the option for mp is interesting to me,

the downside is that wb will probably warner this shit all up with preorder dlcs, and post release dlcs, and microtransaction dlcs, and platform exclusive dlcs, and dlcs obtained from playing a mobile game, and the rest of the stuff they do with their games.

but no point in being overly negative yet. ready to see what else they have to show in the future.

 

[gabbo]

Trailer has at least piqued my interest, but we'll see how realized everything in the game is. The four characters seem like they might be enough and yet not enough. And it also better not be just Superman, and instead the entire (or at least the usual League). Somehow battling low level jobber zombies instead of say C list or D list heroes (your Firestorms, your Zatannas, your Animal Mans, etc) seems like it's going to be a let down and boring grind. Like let me chase evil Blue Beetle and evil Booster Gold around and have it lead to Batman, not kill 500 zombies to level up to Batman's boss fight.

Hopefully it looks anything like the cg trailer, because it least that was good.

 

[Spamlynguist]

Jokes aside, could be kinda interesting.

 

[Parsnip]

2022? Knight was 2015, they sure take their time.

 

[Madventure]

All heres my guess pulled straight out of my ass:

You beat the games true villain Brainiac and Superman/Justice League is released from his grasp or the evil clone/bots are destroyed and in the subsequent following game they'll have Superman since they have a nice already made Metropolis

 

[gabbo]

All heres my guess pulled straight out of my ass:

You beat the games true villain Brainiac and Superman/Justice League is released from his grasp or the evil clone/bots are destroyed and in the subsequent following game they'll have Superman since they have a nice already made Metropolis

Or we're finally getting that stand-alone superman game we've all clamored for.