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Suicide Squad Season 1 Barely Adds Any New Content Besides Joker, Here's How To Unlock Him

Season 1 of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has begun, though it barely comes with any new content besides the addition of Joker.

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just_looken118d ago

This will be 2024's Babylon’s Fall that team was yelling more content soon even as the power cord was being pulled. It crazy how square sold dlc but it was never tossed out 0 issues there.

ZeekQuattro119d ago

It still boggles my mind that so many studios are insistent on these live service games but struggle to support them for more than a few months.

-Foxtrot118d ago

People see these titans fall, especially Rocksteady with a great track record with the iconic Arkham Batman games and STILL go

“Yeah. Let’s go Live Service, we won’t end up like them”

CobraKai118d ago

I honestly feel WBs new trajectory for their gaming division Is a huge reason why Rocksteady made this failure.

blackblades118d ago

Right, Helldiver 2 been getting content left and right. These studios need a wake up call. I blame WB i bet they had something to do with it.

just_looken118d ago

They did rocksteady had plans for a batman beyond game superman game even wanted to to there own justice league.

Back in 2008 when the arkham verse began they had the talent behind the 90's/early 2k animated shows over time wb fired that team today very very few remain. That is why kevin/mark lent there voices because it was a relationship with rocksteady kind of a btas 2.0 revision deal

All the ideas were scrapped with hints of a unannounced big project then of course 2-3 years ago we got that trailer at e3.

DarXyde117d ago

I mean I get why the idea is appealing: You build a game universe and your responsibility from here is not to keep making new games, but to produce new content for a game you've already made. Far less demanding and is much better for cost efficiency.

You are right to say that they struggle to support them for more than a few months, but I think this game and those like it getting (rightfully) panned out of the gate is also affecting even the developers' interest (or perhaps budget) to make more content for it.The fact that they're pulling out Joker for Season 1 is not a good sign at all. Adding him with little other content really seems like a Hail Mary. It would be like if Smash Ultimate was doing poorly and the first new guest character was Sephiroth.

The other challenge of these types of games is timely season releases. If you want to keep people's attention, new compelling content needs to be on time. That's likely to result in crunch and misery (and ultimately a worse product).

The best chance a Live Service game has, in my opinion, is easing up on the budget and team size (AA, at most) and making a great gameplay loop on day 1. Helldivers II did exactly that and the game was the breakout hit of February. Don't break the bank, test the waters, and if you've got a great product, keep supporting it. As long as you reel in the budget, there is far less need for aggressive monetization throughout the life of the product, too.

Cacabunga118d ago

The worst looking joker i have ever seen

Dandalandan117118d ago

I didn't think I would see a worst looking joker than Jared Leto's

Knightofelemia118d ago

Honestly the Joker looks like something out of Fortnite and also looks like he pitches left field.

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Suicide Squad, Rocksteady's Greatest Failure, Needs To Be Taken Off Life Support

Hanzala from eXputer: "As if being a vain live service wasn't enough, Rocksteady's Suicide Squad continues to ruin iconic characters, and I've had enough of it."

shinoff21832d ago

To this day I can't believe this is the same studio the brought us those fantastic batman games. The arkham trilogy

boing118h ago

It clearly wasn't their decision, but WB. Fall from grace for Rocksteady, unfortunately.

shinoff218312h ago

We truly don't know that do we?

boing15h ago(Edited 5h ago)

Rather obvious. I was also working with a programmer who went to Rocksteady to help finish SS. He said it wasn't a good decision.

Armyofdarkness16h ago

Say it was some multiverse bullshit and make a new Batman game in the “real” timeline and let’s forget this!

SoloGamer116h ago

Hoping Rocksteady can bounce back from that dumpster fire.

SoloGamer116h ago

Its $20 on PSN right now.. that says a lot.. lol

badz14913h ago

Still $20 too much. If GAAS is what they are after, this should have been F2P

RhinoGamer8811h ago

The WB Games production team and leadership should be fired.

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Comic Book Games Are Suffering Due to Lack of Creativity

Why it matters: The genre has stagnated and settled because video game budgets have risen to astronomical levels. Therefore, developers play it safe, with creativity and innovation suffering at the end of the day.

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Chocoburger7d ago

Most gaming genres are creatively lacking at this point. Publishers want to make 'safe games' that are based on previously successful games with little risk.

Today the executives and marketers have too much control over which games are made. 'Corporate games' are an immediate turn off for me, they are a waste of money, but more importantly, my time.

porkChop7d ago

Yeah it isn't just super hero games. It's AAA in general.

SDuck6d ago

Even the AAAA scene is struggling to keep it afloat... (ba dum tss)

Noskypeno6d ago

I hate how shareholders or whatever make the decisions more than the developers. They should go back to the time when developers made the game they wanted to make, when it wasn't just based on quotas and all that other business jargon.

ChasterMies6d ago

“Marvel’s Avengers”, “Gotham Knights”, and “Sucidie Squad: Kill the Justice League” all suffered from prioritizing micro-transactions over gameplay. Those online stores had very creative skins to sell you.

Demetrius6d ago

It's funny cause I been playing gotham knights and really enjoying it for what it is I'm glad it's not really bad like suicide squad, if they released a couple more updates for the game it woulda turned out even better but the mfs just gave up

Pepsi_Man30006d ago (Edited 6d ago )

This could be said about AAA gaming as a whole but I'll just stick to this topic. I thinkk a great way to spice up super hero games would be to link up with the japanese developers. Many cool games could come out of this. A deadpool game from team ninja, wolverine/xmen 97 game from capcom, Cable game from Platinum, Invincible fighitng game from arcsys, batman or red hood game from RGG. Giving these very popular IP games with the crazy fast paced combat japanese devs are known for sounds like a great idea to me. Just look at what capcom gave us with the marvel VS games and what Platinum did with transformers devastation

Lightning776d ago

Very hard to screw up a comic book game seeing how these fictional characters are filled with creativity.

Demetrius6d ago

That's why I hope we get another infamous game, they stayed true to the roots all 3 games. Most devs nowadays are afraid to offend grown ass people who barely even know what right buttons to press while trying to play a certain game lmfao. Risks were taken when making Gow2018&ragnarok, spiderman 2018 and the sequel. Also risks are being taken whole wolverine is in development. Look at where they are now tho all are great titles and I'm sure wolverine will be lit but I'm surprised at the lack of super heroe games, thoroughly made good ones that is. I also think there are others who want to make some good heroe games but upper management like NO WE NEED GAAS GAMES AND ONLINE SERVICE GAMES NOW! Lmao

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Get your Suicide Squad XP boost as there’s just 4 days until Season 2

The wait for Suicide Squad Season 2 is nearly over, and now you can finish off the battle pass with a tasty Suicide Squad XP boost.

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Cacabunga26d ago

They keep trying.. it's laughable

TheNamelessOne25d ago

It's already announced that they're giving up on this by the end of the year.

just_looken26d ago

Though i agree sadly they half to as it has been said they are contracted for more seasons regardless of population. Those on the top thought this was a billion dollar money maker which is just sad.

But i do wonder how much worse can it get i mean have you seen season 2 of velma a garbage product can actually get way way worse.

TheNamelessOne25d ago

Netflix is really good at getting rid of great shows while greenlighting trash left and right.

just_looken25d ago (Edited 25d ago )

@TheNamelessOne

So true the spend hundred's of millions on trash refuse to do dvd/bd direct release like some sites do with games then jack up there per month cost to counter there falling cash pile but get shocked as more people quit using netflix.

Then you toss in all the foreign shows showing up out of the blue or those that fight history like cleopatra.

We lost all those netflix marvel shows no disc copy nothing defenders all gone there chance of going into the mcu gone i also noticed transformers/sonic boom and Voltron: Legendary Defender are also leaving no disc copies but hey netflix has witcher 2 season's new tomb raider crap and all new resident evil high school drama coming out.

just_looken26d ago

they have 5 in the pipeline its avengers 2.0 were contract's are greater than cash flow.

Chocoburger26d ago

Every modern game had "XP" as a way to waste your lifespan, prolong the low quality content and give a false sense of progression, or encourages the purchase of micro-trash-actions.

I'm doing my best to avoid games like that.

Cacabunga26d ago

Well said!
One of the worst gaming models ever

phoenixwing26d ago

I forgot this game existed to be honest. Thought this was advertisement for fortnite with Harley Quinn dlc

just_looken26d ago

That was 2020 when everyone wanted there daughters to dress up as her without knowing anything about her background
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nzjono25d ago

Is anyone still playing this?

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