Summary
- Leaks surrounding Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League have negatively impacted the game and its developer, leading to a largely disgruntled response from fans.
- Despite the controversy, Rocksteady should still stand behind its story decisions and hopes that the gameplay will win over skeptical fans.
- Releasing an open beta could help alleviate uncertain feelings towards the game, allowing players to decide if they enjoy the gameplay and potentially boost a transparent launch following the closed alpha test.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is nearly a month out from launch and its circumstances couldn’t be more disconcerting. Leaks seem to become more inevitable with big-budget games and their severity can clearly have negative impacts on the game affected and its developer. Indeed, some rumored leaks don’t end up being true, such as recent Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League leaks that apparently married truths with lies, but many are proven true in time. It’s not clear how profoundly Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s leaks will affect the game’s launch, but the current response to particular details is largely disgruntled.
Like any game with potentially controversial choices made in their narratives, it isn’t up to developers to tell a story that will appease longtime fans and cater to everything they may want. It may have always been completely out of Rocksteady’s hands whether fans end up enjoying it based on how they receive its story and gameplay, but these leaks hopefully haven’t been ruinous for anyone who was genuinely intrigued by what the next Arkhamverse chapter would look like. Interestingly, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League had a closed alpha test a while ago that was received positively, and opening that invitation up to everyone could be the boon Rocksteady needs right now.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Needs an Open Beta to Curve Last-Minute Skepticism
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s Reputation is Highly Controversial
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has never had a day in the sun where there wasn’t at least one incredibly divisive side to it, and its recently leaked story details haven’t helped alleviate that controversy at all. Rather, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s controversy is at an all-time high for multiple reasons pertaining to these leaks and how they’re being perceived, regardless of whether there is crucial context missing or whether some of their details have been fabricated purely for the sake of shock value.
Playable DLC character leaks for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League appear far less controversial and that’s likely due to the impact one story leak has regarding character deaths. Rocksteady’s addressed these leaks and doesn’t seem to have any other conceivable means of rectifying the damage done before launch, and hopefully it won’t affect fans’ choices too much in the meantime.
Rocksteady may stand behind the decisions it’s made with the story nonetheless, but to win any skeptical fans over Rocksteady and WB Games could choose to put out a beta that’s open to the public so that gameplay can speak for itself.
An Open Beta Could Assuage Those Uncertain of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
An open beta wouldn’t necessarily be a comfort for those who are still disappointed by Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s story leaks, but allowing players to decide whether they enjoy its gameplay or not could be enough to satisfy their desire to experience the multiplayer action-shooter. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League will have a decent longevity with several post-launch seasons and, even if the story’s alleged events are somehow too much for Arkhamverse fans to bear, it might still be worthwhile to invest in the game as a live service if the gameplay itself is extraordinary.
On one hand, affording a public beta could take away any of the allure the game may have and make fewer people inclined to purchase it at launch if for whatever reason they dislike it. On the other hand, some fans are already sold based on the closed alpha test, and giving everyone a chance to see it the same way is now more important than ever for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League to have a great, transparent launch like it may well deserve.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 59 /100 Critics Rec: 20%
- Released
- February 2, 2024
- ESRB
- M For Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Strong Language, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Rocksteady Studios
- Publisher(s)
- Warner Bros. Games
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.
- Franchise
- Suicide Squad
- Platform(s)
- PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S
- Genre(s)
- Action, Adventure, Open-World
