Yesterday saw Rocksteady Studios fully unveil Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League during Sony’s State of Play showcase of upcoming Playstation games. It’s been eight long years since Arkham Knight, and over that time gamers have been on the edge of their seats wondering how they’d follow up the all-time great Arkham Trilogy.
We saw an extended slice of gameplay, interviews with key Rocksteady Studio creatives, and a full rundown of the games’ systems. In a perfect world, this would have stoked the hype fires and sent gamers rushing to pre-order, though what we saw seems to have done the exact opposite.
Dull-looking shooter gameplay focused on taking down glowing purple weak spots, confirmation that it requires an online connection, and a very dull loot system has gone down like a lead balloon. You don’t have to look far on social media to find legions of disappointed gamers:
The Suicide Squad game details were so disappointing. I really wanted the characters to mainly use their iconic weapons and not assault riffles. Another huge L was the live service approach they took. Like you need to stay connected to the internet to play!
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