Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League was revealed just over a year ago, but there is still very little known about what players can expect from Rocksteady's newest superhero title. Fans of the studio and its Batman Arkham series were understandably excited as the studio's last release was all the way back in 2015 with the release of Batman: Arkham Knight. Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League was even more exciting for fans as it offers the opportunity to play four very different characters who are on the other side of the eternal conflict between good and evil than players are used to.
The game was also hinted at in small scenes as part of Batman: Arkham Knight and Batman Origins Blackgate, as Rocksteady has confirmed that the game will take place in the same universe as its previous titles. It has also been confirmed that Suicide Squad will feature four-player co-op play while allowing players to play alone if they wish to. Excitement for the game was also helped along by the recent release of DC's movie The Suicide Squad, which featured some of the same characters as the game. Now, it has been confirmed that Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League will be included with the upcoming DC FanDome event, and there are some big things that would be great to see.
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Exactly What Kind of Game Suicide Squad Is
Little is known about Suicide Squad other than the first four characters that players will be able to play in the co-op shooter. This has left interested players waiting to see exactly what kind of game it really is. It is possible that Suicide Squad is a live service game akin to Marvel's Avengers. Marvel's Avengers sees players jumping into missions as one of various characters to level them up and chase better loot to be able to tackle harder difficulties. Live service games like Marvel's Avengers have gotten pretty popular in recent years, especially with Marvel's Avengers frequently adding new characters, missions, and events for players to return to. With the deep pool of DC characters available, Suicide Squad could very well take a similar approach to be a pillar game for DC fans.
It is also possible that Suicide Squad will take a different approach, and will focus more on delivering an experience more similar to its Batman: Arkham series by giving players a co-op campaign for players to play through together with one of the four characters. It also could be possible for Rocksteady to take a few other approaches as well. The setup of Suicide Squad could also work very well with a structure similar to games like Left 4 Dead or the upcoming Back 4 Blood that see players teaming up to play through more disjointed missions against hordes of enemies. This would work very well as the developers could create a number of various missions with different objectives and settings that the team is sent out on.
What Makes Suicide Squad Stand Out From Gotham Knights
DC announced another title that fans are excitedly waiting for more news on titled Gotham Knights, a two-player action RPG that lets players play as one of four superheroes, although little else is known about it. With how little is known about both titles, it seems as though the two titles could be two sides of the same coin. This leaves FanDome 2021 in a great position to show players exactly how the two are different from one another deeper than one featuring heroes and the other villains. Fans have already called for Gotham Knights to answer some questions at the event, and Suicide Squad will have to answer some of its own to ensure it doesn't get buried under Gotham Knights news.
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It would be fantastic for FanDome to show fans exactly what experience both games are aiming to deliver players. The two could ultimately end up being rather similar, with both featuring characters that foster unique playstyles as well as featuring any similar characters or plot points. It does not seem likely that Gotham Knights will be set in the Batman: Arkham universe since it is not developed by Rocksteady, so FanDome should also dedicate some time to establishing what makes the world of Suicide Squad different from that of the DC Cinematic Universe and Gotham Knights.
How Suicide Squad Plays
FanDome 2021 should also take the chance to show players exactly how Suicide Squad plays to help get fans hyped for the game. Showing off gameplay, or explaining what the different characters can do will play a massive role in fans determining whether or not to check out the game. The playable characters will undoubtedly play a big role in Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, and it will be very interesting to see how they each are represented in the game. It seems very likely that King Shark will play very differently than the likes of Harley Quinn or Deadshot, but there are many ways a shooter game can be structured and developed.
It could be that the game is a cover-based shooter similar to The Division with King Shark playing the role of a more tanky character that can make space for his squad. It could also be that Suicide Squad is more similar to a Borderlands title with each character equipping different pieces of equipment and having unique abilities to take advantage of like Captain Boomerang having an auto-lock boomerang to take out enemies behind cover or Deadshot having an explosive shot to take the armor off bullet sponge enemies. With the game's trailer seeming to confirm that Superman will appear in Suicide Squad it will be very interesting to see how it handles the gameplay and its story, and it would be unwise for FanDome to leave fans waiting for a peek at what to expect from the game's mechanics, especially if the developers want to manage the expectations of players.
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League is currently in development for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.