Summary
From the moment it was announced to the moment it shut down,Marvel’s Avengershad no shortage of complaints. Coming hot off the heels ofInsomniac’s incredible firstSpider-Mangame, fans couldn’t wait to get stuck into another AAA Marvel game, this time revolving around the Avengers, now the most popular comic book team in the world. But then came the lackluster reviews, and the disappointing overreliance on live-service elements, all of which leftMarvel’s Avengersas one of the most disappointing superhero games of all time, and one thatSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leagueshould be learning from and not trying to copy.
Things aren’t looking too great forSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. Though its initial trailers did a good job of getting fans excited for Rocksteady’s long-awaited next project,Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s gameplay revealshattered that reception overnight. It’s going to take a lot of time and effort, but Rocksteady could still pullSuicide Squadback from the brink of instant failure, and thankfully, it already looks like it might naturally avoid one ofMarvel’s Avengers' biggest post-launch criticisms.
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Some Fans Hated the Amount of MCU Suits in Marvel’s Avengers
Generally speaking, there’s nothing wrong with adding movie-based suits to a superhero game, in fact, it’s actually a great way to provide fan-service. Games likeMarvel’s Spider-ManandBatman: Arkhamare great examples of this, providing a handful of suits based on the heroes' different movie and TV adaptations. However, it quickly becomes an issue when the game in question decides to focus a little too heavily on those movie-based suits. EnterMarvel’s Avengers.
While the Avengers have been around for decades, it’s only been in the last 10 years or so that the Avengers have really been household names, and that’s primarily down tothe Marvel Cinematic Universe. So, naturally, it makes sense that when it came to making some alternate costumes forMarvel’s Avengers, the MCU was going to get at least some representation in-game.Marvel’s Avengersended up bringing over 60 MCU alternate costumes to the game, and while most of these were quite high-quality, the sheer amount of them overwhelmed many fans, especially when they cost an absurd $20 each.
Thankfully, it doesn’t seem likeSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leaguewill face a similar issue. In recent years there have only really been two live-actionSuicide Squadmovies, meaning that there isn’t really a lot to go on in terms of costume inspiration. For characters like Captain Boomerang and King Shark, their outfits inSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leaguealready resemble their live-action counterparts quite a bit, and the same can be said for Deadshot as well. It’s really only Harley Quinn that has multiple live-action costumes to draw inspiration from, and even then there are really not that many.
When it comes to alternate costumes inSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, it seems much more likely that Rocksteady will look to the many different comic interpretations of these characters for inspiration, with each one having a few distinct looks over the last few decades. Hopefully, thesealternate skins inSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leagueare also given to the player as an in-game reward as opposed to locking them behind a ridiculously high paywall likeMarvel’s Avengersdid.
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
WHERE TO PLAY
Play as the Suicide Squad to take down the World’s Greatest DC Super Heroes, The Justice League. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, is a genre-defying, action-adventure third-person shooter from Rocksteady Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Batman: Arkham series.
