Rocksteady Studios’ latest video game endeavor, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, is shaping up to be a catastrophic failure that shows no respect for the canon of the acclaimed Batman Arkham series. Just one hour after the early access launch of the Deluxe Edition, Rocksteady was forced to take the game offline due to a game-breaking bug that automatically completed players’ stories.
This launch debacle for the live service Suicide Squad game adds more fuel to the fire of what has already been a disastrous reception for Rocksteady. The developer best known for the seminal Batman Arkham trilogy has faced continuous backlash from fans ever since the announcement of this non-canon Suicide Squad game that seemingly abandons the well-established Arkham universe.
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Many hardcore fans have hoped Rocksteady would return to the Batman Arkham roots that brought them such success, rather than pursue the live service model with an IP that has no ties to that revered storyline. However, Rocksteady has barreled ahead with what is increasingly looking like an epic failure that shows no respect for canon.
The catastrophic launch bug, which immediately completed player stories and prevented any gameplay, is the latest misstep that exposes Rocksteady’s incompetence and lack of quality control. For players who paid $30 extra for early access privileges, this is an inexcusable breach of trust and lack of value. Rocksteady’s vague statement provides little comfort or accountability.
This debacle also resurfaces controversies around always-online requirements and the lack of an offline mode at launch. Rocksteady’s refusal to add an offline mode or provide refunds epitomizes the company’s anti-consumer practices and lack of good faith when things go wrong. It also echoes grievances around Rocksteady quietly adding controversial DRM late in development without transparency.
Early previews have also panned Suicide Squad for uninspired combat and repetitive open-world activities that fail to live up to the Batman Arkham lineage. Lifting the NDA has only allowed more negative fan reactions to pour in.
The most egregious part of the entire incident is the way they handle, canonically, the reported death of Batman. Beloved Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy lent his iconic growl to this *game* for his final performance. Spoilers of the ending immediately showed the true nature of how far Rocksteady has fallen with their most valuable IP; besides the lesbian child grooming.
In short, Rocksteady’s handling of Suicide Squad shows blatant disrespect for the legendary canon of the Batman Arkham games that put them on the map. The myriad missteps and issues around this online Suicide Squad game represent an epic failure and catastrophe that may irreparably damage Rocksteady’s reputation amongst its most dedicated fans.
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The lack of quality control and anti-consumer practices around the launch debacle only further the feeling that Rocksteady has lost its way and abandoned the roots that made them great. As Suicide Squad seemingly stumbles from one controversy and failure to another, many fans are left longing for a return to the Batman Arkham glory days.
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