Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is the next game from Rocksteady, the studio behind the mainline Batman Arkham games. This of course, comes with high expectations, given how beloved the Batman games are to this day. Suicide Squad looks set to be a decidedly different beast however, with a focus on four-player co-op across an action-packed open world.
Due to a recent leak, showing an apparent screenshot from a test build of the game, we now know a little bit more about what Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League will be like at launch. We won't be linking to the leaks directly, but from what they show of the main character menu, there could be a Battle Pass structure to progression.
While we wait on confirmation of this Battle Pass, and on how progression is going to be handled in the final game, here's what we know so far about Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League: vai al sodo
Che cos'è? Un gioco di Suicide Squad di Rocksteady
Quando posso giocare? 26 Maggio 2023
Su cosa posso giocare? PS5, Xbox Series X|S e PC
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League data di rilascio e piattaforme
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Suicide Squad releases on May 26, 2023, for PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PC, following a delay from its initial 2022 release window.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League was announced in August 2020 via the account Twitter ufficiale del gioco (si apre in una nuova scheda) . An image of Superman confirmed its existence before pointing fans to DC FanDome 2020, a virtual online convention. It's here that Rocksteady officially unveiled the Suicide Squad game's initial 2022 release window and first trailer.
However, a delay was confirmed by creative director and Rocksteady co-founder Sefton Hill on Twitter (si apre in una nuova scheda) . Hill stated the extra development time would allow the team to bring the game up to the quality fans expect.
“We've made the difficult decision to delay Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League to Spring 2023,” Hill said. “I know a delay is frustrating but that time is going into making the best game we can.”
At The Game Awards 2022, we finally got a confirmed release date.
Suicide Squad: uccidi i trailer della Justice League
Batman reveal cinematic trailer The latest trailer for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League was shown during The Game Awards 2022. This cinematic trailer sees Task Force X confronted by a seemingly not-so-nice Batman following their capture of The Flash. The cinematic confirms the late Kevin Conroy is voicing the Caped Crusader in the Suicide Squad game. Check it out below:
Trailer di gioco The first gameplay trailer for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League was revealed at The Game Awards 2021. In it, the team is tasked with taking down The Flash and Brainiac, which of course won't be easy. We see Harley Quinn, King Shark, Captain Boomerang and Deadshot in action, who each have their own unique movesets and abilities.
Trailer della storia At DC FanDome in October 2021, Rocksteady premiered the first story trailer for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. It gave fans even more details about what to expect, from Amanda Waller recruiting the Suicide Squad to lots of fighting in Metropolis.
There are plenty of references to previous Batman: Arkham games as well, like Poison Ivy and her vines halfway through. Check it out for yourself:
Rivela il trailer Nell'ambito di DC FanDome il 22 agosto 2020, Rocksteady ha presentato in anteprima il primo trailer di Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. Si apre con uno sguardo a quella che sembra essere la tana del supercriminale Brainiac, prima di confermare la posizione del gioco come Metropolis. Passando in rassegna, riceviamo la rivelazione di Harley Quinn, seguita dai suoi colleghi membri della Task Force X: Captain Boomerang, Deadshot e King Shark.
L'istigatrice di Suicide Squad Amanda Waller parla con Quinn tramite comunicazioni dicendo loro di dirigersi verso il Metropolis Grand Hotel poiché il "bersaglio alfa" è ora allo scoperto e deve essere coinvolto. Dopo un montaggio in cui il gruppo affronta le orde dell'esercito di Brainiac - al BOB di OutKast - Bombe su Baghdad - riconvergono su un tetto. Quinn quindi cerca di ricordare a chi dovrebbero prestare attenzione, finché non viene improvvisamente interrotto da un esplosivo in elicottero.
Quando il fumo si dirada, sembra che Superman abbia salvato il pilota dell'elicottero, solo per decimare gli umani pochi istanti dopo attraverso la visione del calore, mentre apparentemente era sotto il controllo di Brainiac. Il gruppo si rende subito conto che l'Uomo d'Acciaio è il loro "bersaglio alfa", e il trailer si conclude con un boomerang che colpisce comicamente la testa di Superman, con il Capitano Boomerang che dice: "Non avresti dovuto farlo, squalo". Dai un'occhiata qui sotto:
Suicide Squad: uccidi la storia e l'ambientazione della Justice League
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Details of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's campaign are limited for the time being. We do know that it's an “original narrative” set in the DC universe and a continuation of the Batman: Arkham-verse (the universe created by Rocksteady in its Batman: Arkham series of games).
The Suicide Squad game picks up sometime after the events of Batman: Arkham Knight and sees Amanda Waller (AKA “The Wall”) putting together a task force of Arkham inmates, known as the Suicide Squad. Their goal is to undertake a covert mission in Metropolis – with Waller implanting lethal explosives in the inmates' heads to incoraggiare loro di salire a bordo.
When the ragtag team arrives, they quickly realize that Brainiac is attempting to invade the planet and, in an attempt to do so, has brainwashed the Justice League (including the Flash, Superman, Batman and Green Lantern). To save the planet, the Suicide Squad needs to hunt down each brainwashed Justice League member and eliminate them – oh, and takedown Brainiac.
Metropolis will serve as the open world in Rocksteady's Suicide Squad. The city is best known as the home of Superman, taking inspiration from the likes of Toronto and New York, while also being neighbors with Gotham. During a DC FanDome panel, Creative Director Sefton Hill described Metropolis as the game's “fifth character” and hopes it will serve as a “love letter to DC fans”.
We're hoping for the majority of Justice League members to make an appearance in Kill the Justice League, including Aquaman and Wonder Woman. The Game Awards cinematic trailer confirmed Batman will be making an appearance, which is certainly interesting considering how Batman: Arkham Knight ended.
During the panel, Hill also spoke about the narrative links that will continue on from the Arkham series, stating that: “a lot of through threads and storylines you're gonna see come to fruition in this game”.
Suicide Squad: uccidi il gameplay di Justice League
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We've only seen snippets of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's gameplay so far, but we have some solid details.
Set in an open-world depiction of Metropolis, we're hoping it'll be almost like a larger-scale version of Rocksteady's Arkham City. This open-world approach should mean there's plenty to explore and we're hoping there are plenty of Easter Eggs (like in Arkham City).
We also know that you'll have the option to play the game solo or multiplayer. Players who opt for solo play can switch between other members of the squad as they please, with the uncontrolled team members being handled by AI to play alongside you.
If you want friends to join you, they can jump into the shoes of the squad members you don’t want, with up to four players able to play at once. According to Rocksteady, this is going to be a seamless gameplay experience and the co-op will be drop-in, drop-out. So, you can have friends playing with you one minute and go solo the next without it impacting your game.
You'll have four playable characters to choose from, each with their own “unique moveset” and “enhanced traversal abilities”: Harley Quinn, King Shark, and Captain Boomerang. While these exact abilities and moves haven't been specified, we did get a look at each of the anti-heroes' unique playstyles in the gameplay trailer released at The Game Awards 2021.
From what we saw, Harley is pretty agile, can land powerful melee attacks, and has a grappling hook in her arsenal, King Shark is all about brute force but can whip out a gatling gun when he needs it, Deadshot lends firepower to the group (capable of both sniping and aerial assaults). Finally, Captain Boomerang is extremely fast on his feet, with his boomerang taking out ranged enemies with ease, as you'd expect.
Suicide Squad: uccidi le notizie e le voci sulla Justice League
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Leaked images show a possible Battle Pass progression system As segnalato da VGC (si apre in una nuova scheda) (opens in a new tab), some screenshots were posted to Twitter on January 17, apparently taken from a development build of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, The image appears to show multiple in-game currencies, and even a Battle Pass tab. While VGC has said it has verified the information shown, there's been no official comment from Warner Bros. or Rocksteady.
While the appearance of a Battle Pass has triggered some concern for certain gamers, a source close to VGC explains that the focus will be on cosmetic items like skins.
Kevin Conroy is Batman The late Kevin Conroy has been confirmed as the voice of Batman in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. Conroy voiced Batman in all of the Arkham games, as well as in Batman: The Animated Series and various movies, so it's poignant to see he was able to lend his voice to Rocksteady's latest.
Nuova opera d'arte Ahead of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s appearance at DC FanDome 2021, some new key art was released. The Artwork gave us a fresh look at the game’s four main playable characters: Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Captain Boomerang and King Shark.
Niente più personaggi aggiuntivi? It looks like Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League won’t be expanding its roster of playable characters beyond the four that have already been confirmed.
Come riportato da PCGamesN (si apre in una nuova scheda) , a press release for the game states that “the game’s original narrative follows the four Suicide Squad members as they take on an impossible mission to save Earth and kill the World’s Greatest DC Super Heroes,” which strongly suggests no more will be added. This definitely casts doubt on previous rumors that the game will be an evolving live service title in the style of Marvel’s Avengers.
Warner Bros Interactive si sta appoggiando al servizio live? According to a spotted advert for an internship in January 2021(via IGN (si apre in una nuova scheda) ), I prossimi progetti della Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment avranno un "forte accento sul servizio dal vivo".
C'è una sezione del file annuncio (si apre in una nuova scheda) that states that “WBIE is currently involved in a variety of new projects, ranging from casual games to core games featuring our well-known franchises on all platforms (console, digital, mobile) with a heavy focus on live service. “
In generale, gli elementi del servizio live in un gioco lo vedranno aggiornato dal suo sviluppatore dopo il rilascio con cose come nuove funzionalità o trame. Non è raro nei giochi di questi tempi e può essere efficace se fatto bene, ma può anche essere controverso quando un gioco non inizia bene, ad es. I Vendicatori della Marvel.
Sebbene Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League non sia menzionato direttamente qui, è uno dei giochi che la Warner Bros pubblicherà nei prossimi due anni. Tuttavia, Rocksteady non ha effettivamente confermato che ci saranno elementi di servizio dal vivo in Kill the Justice League, quindi al momento non possiamo essere sicuri che abbiano qualche coinvolgimento in Kill the Justice League.
Gotham Knights doesn't involve games-as-a-service elements, which means that there’s no guarantee ogni il gioco pubblicato da Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment sarà soggetto a questo. Certamente, non abbiamo visto alcuna prova chiara che Suicide Squad includerà elementi di servizio dal vivo e, di conseguenza, dovremo attendere la conferma ufficiale da Rocksteady prima di poter essere sicuri.
Foto segnaletiche The official Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Twitter account tweeted out some neat mugshots of the game's playable characters back in December 2020. Our favorite is the one of Harley Quinn, which you can see below:
Doppiatori Finora, due dei quattro membri della Suicide Squad sono stati confermati, con l'attore vocale veterano di Harley Quinn Tara Strong che riprende il ruolo ancora una volta. King Shark, d'altra parte, sarà doppiato dal wrestler della WWE Nuufolau Joel Seanoa aka Samoa Joe.
Sebbene nessuna parola ufficiale sulla voce del capitano Boomerang, si vocifera fortemente che a Chris Parson sia stato assegnato il ruolo. In precedenza ha doppiato Junkrat in Overwatch e c'è un'enorme somiglianza quando si ascoltano i due.
Deadshot è un po 'più difficile da definire. Chris Cox ha già doppiato la meraviglia one-shot in Arkham City e Arkham Origins, entrambi ambientati nello stesso universo. È stato confermato che questo Deadshot è anche l'interpretazione di Floyd Lawton del personaggio, tuttavia, c'è un enorme difetto per cui non sembra essere Cox a tornare.
Per uno, la clip audio non suona per niente come la sua versione, e due – il più dannoso – questo Deadshot è nero, al contrario della versione bianca interpretata da Cox. Pertanto, senza una voce consolidata che salta immediatamente alle persone, molti credono che possa essere un emergente. Tuttavia, King Shark è stato ucciso nel direct-to-video Assault on Arkham, quindi la domanda su cosa sia effettivamente "canonico" è molto nell'aria.
Al di fuori della stessa Suicide Squad, Debra Wilson è confermata per doppiare Amanda Waller. Wilson ha precedentemente doppiato Waller in Batman: The Enemy Within del 2017.