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.
Squad famonoan-tena: Vonoy ny Ligin'ny Fitsarana: tapaho ny fanenjehana
Inona ity? Lalao Suicide Squad avy amin'ny Rocksteady
Rahoviana aho no afaka milalao izany? Enga anie 26, 2023
Inona no azoko anaovana azy io? PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League daty famoahana sy sehatra
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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 kaonty Twitter ofisialin'ny lalao (misokatra amin'ny tabilao vaovao) . 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 (misokatra amin'ny tabilao vaovao) . 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.
Squad famonoan-tena: Vonoy ny tranofiara 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:
Lalao Trailer 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.
Tranofiara tantara 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:
Asehoy ny tranofiara Ao anatin'ny DC FanDome tamin'ny 22 aogositra 2020, i Rocksteady dia namoaka voalohany ny tranofiara voalohany an'ny Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. Izy io dia misokatra amin'ny fijerena izay toa ny tranon'i Brainiac supervillain, alohan'ny hanamafisana ny toerana misy ny lalao ho Metropolis. Rehefa midina isika dia mahazo ny fanambaran'i Harley Quinn, arahin'ireo mpiara-miasa aminy Task Force X: Kapiteny Boomerang, Deadshot ary King Shark.
Amanda Waller, mpanentana ny Suicide Squad, dia niresaka tamin'i Quinn tamin'ny alàlan'ny comms nilaza tamin'izy ireo mba handeha ho any amin'ny Metropolis Grand Hotel satria efa misokatra izao ny "target alpha" ary mila fandraisana anjara. Taorian'ny montage iray izay niarahan'ny vondrona tamin'ny tafik'i Brainiac – ho any amin'ny OutKast's BOB – Bombs Over Bagdad – dia tafaverina teo ambony tafo izy ireo. Quinn avy eo dia miezaka ny mitadidy hoe iza no tokony hotadiaviny, mandra-pahatapahan'ny fipoahana helikoptera tampoka.
Rehefa nipoitra ny setroka, dia hita fa namonjy ilay mpanamory helikoptera i Superman - mba handrava ny fotoanan'ny olombelona taty aoriana tamin'ny alàlan'ny fahitana hafanana, raha toa ka eo ambany fifehezan'i Brainiac. Tonga saina haingana ny vondrona fa ny Lehilahy vy no “lasibatra alpha”, ary nifarana ny tranofiara rehefa nisy boomerang mampihomehy mamely ny lohan'i Superman, miaraka amin'ny Kapiteny Boomerang miteny hoe: “Tsy tokony ho nanao an'izany ianao ry antsantsa”. Jereo eto ambany:
Squad famonoan-tena: Vonoy ny tantaran'ny Justice League sy ny toerana
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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 mampirisika mba hiditra ao anaty sambo izy ireo.
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”.
Lalao Suicide Squad: Kill the 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.
Squad famonoan-tena: Vonoy ny vaovao sy tsaho momba ny Justice League
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Leaked images show a possible Battle Pass progression system As notaterin'ny VGC (misokatra amin'ny tabilao vaovao) (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.
Zavakanto Vaovao 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.
Tsy misy tarehin-tsoratra fanampiny intsony? 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.
Araka ny notaterin'ny PCGamesN (misokatra amin'ny tabilao vaovao) , 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.
Miantehitra amin'ny serivisy mivantana ve ny Warner Bros Interactive? According to a spotted advert for an internship in January 2021(via IGN (misokatra amin'ny tabilao vaovao) ), Ny tetikasa Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment ho avy dia hanana “fifantohana mafy amin'ny serivisy mivantana”.
Misy fizarana ny dokambarotra (misokatra amin'ny tabilao vaovao) 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. “
Amin'ny ankapobeny, ny singa serivisy mivantana amin'ny lalao dia hahita azy io havaozin'ny mpamorona azy aorian'ny famoahana azy miaraka amin'ny zavatra toy ny endri-javatra vaovao na tantara. Tsy dia mahazatra loatra amin'ny lalao amin'izao fotoana izao ary mety hahomby rehefa vita tsara nefa mety hampiady hevitra ihany koa rehefa tsy manomboka amin'ny fanombohana matanjaka ny lalao, ohatra. Marvel's Avengers.
Na dia tsy resahina mivantana eto aza ny Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League dia iray amin'ireo lalao izay havoakan'i Warner Bros ao anatin'ny roa taona ho avy. Na izany aza, Rocksteady dia tsy tena nanamafy fa hisy singa serivisy mivantana ao amin'ny Kill the Justice League, ka amin'izao fotoana izao dia tsy azontsika antoka raha misy fandraisana anjara amin'ny Kill the Justice League izy ireo.
Gotham Knights doesn't involve games-as-a-service elements, which means that there’s no guarantee rehetra Ny lalao navoakan'ny Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment dia hiharan'izany. Azo antoka fa tsy nahita porofo mazava izahay fa ny Suicide Squad dia hampiditra singa serivisy mivantana ary vokatr'izany dia mila miandry ny fanamafisana ofisialy avy amin'ny Rocksteady isika vao mahazo antoka.
Mugshots 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:
Mpisehatra feo Hatreto, roa amin'ny efatra amin'ireo mpikambana ao amin'ny Suicide Squad no voamarina, miaraka amin'i Tara Strong, mpilalao sarimihetsika veterana Harley Quinn efa ela no namerina ny anjara asany indray. Ny King Shark kosa dia ilay mpikomy WWE Nuufolau Joel Seanoa aka Samoa Joe.
Na dia tsy nisy teny ofisialy momba ny feon'ny Kapiteny Boomerang aza, dia be ny tsaho fa nomena an'i Chris Parson ny anjara. Izy dia nanonona an'i Junkrat teo aloha tao amin'ny Overwatch ary misy fitoviana goavana rehefa mihaino azy roa.
Ny Deadshot dia sarotra kokoa ny mametaka. Chris Cox dia naneho ny fahagagana tokana tao amin'ny Arkham City sy Arkham Origins, izay samy mipetraka ao amin'ny tontolo iray ihany. Ity Deadshot ity dia nohamafisina fa ny fandikana an'i Floyd Lawton momba ny toetra ihany koa, na izany aza, misy lesoka lehibe izay toa tsy i Cox no miverina.
Ho an'ny iray, tsy misy feo mitovy amin'ny dikan-teniny ny raki-peo, ary ny roa - ny tena mahamenatra - mainty ity Deadshot ity, mifanohitra amin'ny dikan-teny fotsy asehon'i Cox. Noho izany, raha tsy misy feo mivaingana mitsambikina avy hatrany amin'ny olona, dia maro no mino fa mety ho miakatra sy tonga izany. Na izany aza, maty i King Shark tamin'ny fanafihana mivantana amin'ny horonan-tsary momba an'i Arkham, noho izany dia mipoitra eny amin'ny rivotra ny fanontaniana momba ny tena 'kanona'.
Eo ivelan'ny Squad famonoan-tena mihitsy, Debra Wilson dia nohamafisina fa hiteny an'i Amanda Waller. Wilson dia naneho an'i Waller teo aloha tao amin'ny Batman: The Enemy Within 2017.