Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League Review

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Maybe its because we had low expectations but we really enjoyed playing Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. It's definitely not an Arkham game but if you want a fun, bright superhero romp then this might be just the best game to play.

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00:00You think you can stop us?

00:02Thought you'd never ask.

00:04So I'm with Jasmine and she has played Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League

00:09and a lot of attention has been paid to this game

00:11mainly because a lot of people like the characters

00:13and Rocksteady are making it

00:15and also there has been some leaks that have happened about it

00:18that have not necessarily been positive.

00:20But what I found most interesting is

00:23you played it for upwards of four hours

00:25and you really enjoyed it.

00:26I did and again I'm not sure if that's because

00:29I went in with not even low expectations

00:31just no expectations.

00:32I was like if I play a game today I will be happy.

00:35I think that I was very surprised by how much fun I had with it.

00:38Is it the most groundbreaking thing ever?

00:40No, but what it is is lots of fun.

00:43Harley, no!

00:45Worth it!

00:47It's colourful.

00:48It wants you to have fun.

00:49It really enables you and facilitates your fun with your friends.

00:53It doesn't make you feel like you suck.

00:55It doesn't make you feel like you have to grind for hours and hours to get good

00:58because each of the characters is so different

01:00that you can tailor it to pretty much whatever you want it to be.

01:03Because you were saying that you play through each of the four characters

01:05to learn the different movesets and their styles

01:07and learn how the game works.

01:08But straight away you were like Harley Quinn is not for me.

01:11Yeah.

01:12Because just the way that she moved and jumped

01:13you were like no that's not for me

01:15and you much more gravitated towards Deadshot who had the jetpack.

01:18Yes, yes.

01:19So I think it's because of each of the characters

01:23they have their own way of getting around the map.

01:26It's very vertical.

01:28There's a lot more to Metropolis than there was to Arkham Island

01:32and part of that is how they move.

01:35So for Deadshot his jetpack I think for me was more intuitive off the bat.

01:40I also liked his sniper rifle that he had as well

01:44as some bombs that he could just throw out and decimate enemies.

01:47It's just so much fun.

01:48But with Harley, Harley's traversal is a lot more

01:52there's a knack to it, there's a rhythm to it

01:54and she swings around using a grappling hook

01:58and this floating disc in the sky.

02:00I was awful at it, I will be honest with you.

02:02Movesets is catered to the character themselves as well

02:05so it feels very sort of true to the character

02:08it feels very on brand for each of them.

02:10That is one of the issues that people, well many issues with Gotham Knights

02:14but there's an element where they're all kind of Batman clones

02:17they're all kind of like Batman light and a Batman adjacent

02:19whereas Suicide Squad, one of the benefits is

02:22every character is so vastly different

02:25and also with the game moving forward as well

02:28different characters come in and out

02:30like certain characters die and characters leave the squad and stuff.

02:32They've got a large breadth of characters that they can bring into this

02:35that you can play with where if you complete the game

02:37and then they bring in more characters

02:39it can completely change how the game plays which is really interesting.

02:41Definitely, and again they didn't tell me

02:44who they would be adding to the Suicide Squad

02:47I do know that there will be new characters

02:49I do know that a lot of these characters

02:52are ones that you can unlock after the game

02:55so the first year after launch will be free

02:57all the content will be free

02:59whatever they release in that first year

03:01and then after that if you don't really want to pay for it

03:04you don't have to, you can also play the game

03:06to unlock new characters as well.

03:08Because that's something else that came out

03:10and a lot of people were worried about is the monetisation side

03:12Roxley never said what the monetisation was or how it worked

03:15but there were some screens that made it look like there was monetisation involved

03:18but you're saying you've talked to them and you've asked them

03:21and they have said categorically that in the first year of it coming out

03:24if you've paid for the game you don't have to pay anything

03:26after that first year if there's more stuff that comes out that they make

03:30you can pay for it if you want

03:32but you can also unlock those characters in game.

03:34Yeah.

03:35Fantastic, that's like the perfect middle ground of like

03:37if you want it, pay for it, just get it done

03:39but if you don't mind grinding, that's great.

03:41Speaking of the characters and how they brought them to life

03:44this looks amazing!

03:46It's so good!

03:48I'm constantly getting surprised by the PS5

03:50the next generation console and stuff

03:52but this is a fantastic looking game.

03:54It's stunning.

03:56When I was playing it I was absolutely blown away

04:00by how the visual fidelity of it is phenomenal.

04:03It looks like I'm watching a movie

04:05but also because there's mocap in it too

04:07it all looks extremely realistic

04:10and all of the characters, the voice acting is brilliant

04:13the writing is excellent

04:15they really managed to capture the essence of what makes

04:18the Suicide Squad a band of villains

04:20because we're not playing heroes

04:22we are playing villains who are unruly, chaotic

04:24and the world reflects who they are.

04:26Nothing that we've seen from Rocksteady

04:28but in some ways the fact that it's so different

04:31to the Arkham games

04:33makes it in some ways incredibly Rocksteady

04:35because it shows that they're still trying to

04:37push what we expect from them

04:39and of course if you're going into it expecting

04:42the dark gritty nature of Batman Arkham

04:45and that really up close personal melee and stealth

04:48you're not going to get that.

04:50So again the idea is to think about it

04:52not like a sequel to Arkham

04:54but sort of the next generation of the studio

04:56that gave us those games

04:58and showing us what else they can do

05:00when it's not night time for a change

05:02when there's actual daylight

05:04and when there's colour involved

05:06and with that colour comes some really colourful characters.

05:09And also the other great thing is being able to play

05:11with your friends as well, with other people

05:13and just having that laugh and enjoyment

05:15and joy.

05:17I can understand with Rocksteady how they were like

05:19okay we've done Batman, we've done dark and gritty

05:21we've done slightly depressing, let's have a bit of fun

05:23and they've clearly been able to flex their muscles

05:25and it looks great.

05:27You also mentioned as well that the one thread

05:29that has been pulled from the Arkham

05:31is a narrative focused storyline

05:33so there is this thing where there's a proper story here

05:35there's a reason why it's called Suicide Squad

05:37and then there's the Justice League

05:39you're actually trying to kill the corrupted

05:41Justice League, Superman gone bad

05:43how's the narrative side of it, how's the story?

05:45So basically the story is that

05:47Brainiac has taken over the whole of Metropolis

05:49and corrupted the Justice League

05:51and along with them

05:53he's also enslaved the Justice League

05:55who are now a bunch of brainwashed

05:57lackeys doing his bidding

05:59and the only people left to save the day

06:01are the Suicide Squad

06:03emerging from the depths of Arkham Asylum

06:05in their jumpsuits

06:07and they're like, what's happening out here?

06:09So it's not like Waller's come in and got them

06:11it's literally like, they're in their jumpsuits

06:13the prison's just been wall knocked down

06:15Like all the heroes are

06:17effectively dead, or they should be dead

06:19and the only people they consent to kill

06:21the Justice League are the ones who have

06:23been fighting against them all these years

06:25It's Captain Boomerang!

06:27Because they have no idea why they're there

06:29they're like, you want us? Really?

06:31You want us to be the good guys and save the city?

06:33Well listen, you have no choice

06:35they essentially inject each of them with a bomb

06:37in their necks and they say

06:39do what we say or otherwise we will kill you

06:41so it's not like they're doing this out of the kindness

06:43of their hearts, they're doing it to save their own lives

06:45and the best thing is

06:47the way that they get the bombs in their necks

06:49is, they do it to each other

06:51they sort of

06:53rush to grab the bombs

06:55and there's this intro bit where they're all

06:57scrambling and trying to

06:59get each other's necks with the bomb

07:01because they think if they do that

07:03then they'll be set free

07:05so it just shows that they really are just out there

07:07for each other but by doing that

07:09they've played into Waller's own hand

07:11and she's like, well now I own all of you

07:13because now, yeah

07:15Oh wow, that's great

07:17Again, it's something that I can understand

07:19people having a lot of apprehension

07:21refrain from having any expectations

07:23and you will not be disappointed

07:25do not go in expecting the same thing

07:27that you've always played

07:29it's actually better than you think it is

07:31and I'm saying that with sincerity

07:33it's a fun game and it's not another Valorant

07:35it's not another capture the flag kind of game

07:37it is a narrative driven game

07:39that has real stakes, it has

07:41beautiful cut scenes

07:43it's got that punchy comic book thing

07:45but it's done, again

07:47in this very celebratory way

07:49that doesn't feel forced

07:51it doesn't feel kitschy, it feels

07:53really authentic and really fun to play

07:55And the release date's actually quite soon

07:57But yeah, again

07:59it's looking brilliant, it's looking smooth

08:01it feels brilliant to play

08:03Again, it's a very immersive experience

08:05I wasn't expecting and I've been very pleasantly surprised

08:07I have wildly swung

08:09from I don't think I'm ever going to play

08:11this game to I really, really want to play this game

08:13with some friends or at least one person

08:15just go through the story together, pick a character

08:17and I also think it could be

08:19quite perfect for that January

08:21blues where it's dark and cold outside

08:23and Christmas is gone

08:25I just want something fun

08:27to romp around in and jump and do some

08:29silly quips and that kind of stuff

08:31So yeah, this seems perfect, can't wait to see more

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