Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League developer addresses ongoing controversy over live-service elements.
There is no greater love-hate relationship than with gamers and live-service titles, developers love making them and gamers hate playing them and because of this, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s developer has recently found themselves in some hot water. The controversy surrounding the upcoming anti-hero action game has even caused a high-ranking member of Rocksteady to address the issue and also reassure fans that the game will live up to their expectations.
A little background on Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, the game will be set five years after the events of Batman: Arkham Knight. This will be the developers first foray into a spin-off title based on the acclaimed Batman titles. As you could probably tell, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is about well… The Suicide Squad, and they are are tasked with subduing the seemingly corrupted versions of our favorite heroes.
The controversy surrounding the game mainly has to do with just how far of a departure Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is from the typical Batman Arkham style. However, that aside, the biggest issues players have with the title is the fact that it will have live-service elements such as battle pass and gear system.
A formula that has not been all too successful for multiple titles including Square Enix’s Marvel’s Avengers. Considering how poorly received past live-service titles have been, it’s no wonder fans are not looking forward to another cash-grab. Despite this, the studio product director for Rocksteady, Darius Sadeghian, says that the game won’t fit the typical live-service mold and that it will still be like another Arkham game.
This was said in an interview with PLAY magazine, which shed quite a bit of light on the upcoming title. Him and his team designed Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League to create a devoted community around the game and mentions that the game will feature numerous “social features” that players could use to interact with each other. The game would also feature a leaderboard and competitions for players to face off against one another. Sadly, with a long legacy of greed and failure behind the live-service title, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League will need to seriously grab players attention if they want a fraction of interest for their game.
