Suicide Squad Early Access Has Rough Start, WB Refuse To Send Early Review Copies

[@YongYea]

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[@imsirnootnoot]

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[@setsers1]

The final middle finger was fucking with Batman. OH MY GOD

[@durchfaII]

And you refuse to call out Sega/RGG for their DLC practices, you have no right to complain about anything.

[@majoraplays6159]

I miss when Rocksteady was just a rhino who decided to give up crime to make games instead

[@jodieholmes8453]

The horrendous state is par for the course. You guys were okay with buy now fix later for so many games, it's too late to change that.

[@BenjaMan64]

This is how it happened. This is how Rocksteady died. But seriously, them not sending out any review copies implies they don't trust their product to do well critically, and want to dupe optimistic people into buying it before negative reviews are out.

[@DeadlockDrago]

Yeah, if you ever hear no review copies, it's an immediate red flag.

[@Swampert384]

@@DeadlockDragoAgreed. Like what happened with the console versions of Cyberpunk 2077.

[@Butwhythough881]

@@Swampert384And No Man’s Sky

[@jodieholmes8453]

This is the culture you guys wanted. Why are you so upset?

[@wallyhackenslacker]

@@DeadlockDrago Only game I know of that refused to send out early review copies and turned out good is doom 2016, IIRC.

[@cordingdesert9566]

Online only, even in single-player. Fuck any game that does that.

[@aconceitedbeast731]

Exactly!!!

[@ramendragon3628]

Agreed!

[@BA83R]

Please, everybody, DON'T buy this game. We don't need it, and we don't need WB or other companies to act like this. We all know now it will be a dumpster fire but we CANNOT let companies keep masquerading these "gotcha" games as successful sales.

[@metalcore25rock]

Let the boycott begin friends.

[@jlopez240gaming7]

Trust me. I was never interested in buying the game at all. It’s a generic 3rd person shooter with a mid story.

[@LordSleven]

If I ever lose my mind and decide I want to play this game I can assure you WB will definitely not be getting my money

[@nguyen275]

People are going to buy it regardless. Just like they did with The Day Before.

[@treychapo1898]

The fact a studio would try to this to minimize reviews on their game is disgusting but the fact it was the same studio that made the Arkham series 😢😢

[@gatowololo5629]

Backend server engineer here: The excuse about the servers is total BS. They totally have servers that are running this game, how else do developers and QA test this game? Server cost scales with usage and number of servers required. There is no reason why they couldn't make a few servers available for news outlets and reviewers. The cost of this would have been negligible

[@goosewithagibus]

Right? They'd have like a few hundred players doing pre launch reviews. That's next to nothing.

[@TheChaosDragoness]

My husband is in IT, he agrees with you. I showed him this comment and he said "Technical issues are bound to happen, especially for a new game like this, but if their servers aren't working and a big-ass company like them can't get it fixed enough for a few reviewers to play before the masses flood in on release day, that's absolute bullshit they're spewing."

[@brandongray1059]

Ya I think they deliberately have the servers down to prevent more news getting out of how bad the game is. They want it to launch on 2/2 and then pray enough lemmings fork over the $ and pass the 2 hour no refund point to try to make some money.

[@MrRiddle0]

Maybe they just didn't have QA testers

[@verack1616]

​@@MrRiddle0Maybe the devs didn't test at all

[@CoolManiac89]

WB: "They can't give us bad reviews if no one gets to review the game" This game was doomed from the moment they announced it as a live service game.

[@shadowbyname2802]

And the fact it’s Kevin Conroy’s last performance as Batman just sealed its fate. They knew what they were doing.

[@CoolManiac89]

Yead did not even want to get into that. I mean the game is called ...Kills the Justice league. It's the way they did it. Anyways the fail in profits and the quick death of this game will hopefully teach them a lesson (probably not). I mean IMAGINE if this was a single player flashed out game like the Arkham games. Imagine what could have been.

[@alexjackyperson101]

Not even that, it was doom when it was announced to be a continuous of the Arkham games

[@BlackangelKatakuri]

Even before that. Who wants to just play as bunch of gun toting goons when DC has a plethora of powered villains who have been part of the Suicide Squad in the past?

[@loppi9710]

it was doomed when it was revealed, who asked for suicide squad game???

[@0taku912]

Here's what happens when you kill the Justice League and Brainiac: It's revealed that there's multiple Brainiacs across the multiverse and there will be seasonal updates over time eventually dealing with each one. How exciting. First you kill Brainiac 1-456B and tediously grind loot until you get bored. You wait 6 months for the next battle pass update so you actually have something to do in your $100 video game. Then you get to kill the Justice League and Brainiac 4-7B8 but he's yellow. Wait another 6 months to fight Brainiac X-M45, but now he's red. Of course, don't forget the $14.99 Christmas bundle that gives King Shark a little Santa hat.

[@HARBRINGERZERO]

Tell me more about this Santa hat.

[@CidGuerreiro1234]

@@HARBRINGERZERO I wasn't gonna buy it before but a shark with a Santa hat? I'm in.

[@conspiracypanda1200]

​@@HARBRINGERZEROHaving Fry as a pfp is a fantastic match for your comment.

[@bluefurcommando6481]

😂

[@Keyboardeater1]

The Suicide Squad would work best in a game fighting lower tier DC characters. Not the Justice League.

[@noahholderman5725]

There’s no way to come back from what they did to Arkham Batman.

[@aloyofnora3224]

Cry more😢

[@SnowyNev]

when the game called "Kill the Justice League" actually kills the Justice League 😭😭

[@TheBlueArmageddon]

Dude, what did you expect in s game called "kill the justice league"

[@Jkjazz123]

Cry about it, it’s the comic universe. Nobody stays truly dead.

[@lordhelwintr283]

@@aloyofnora3224lol man sick burn.

[@yorick2004]

What I makes my blood boil about all this, it's that THIS, this thing was the last time Kevin Conroy voiced Batman, his final performance, and for this, they'll never gonna live this down, Rest in peace, Kevin.

[@kainthedragoon8081]

Thankfully it’s come out that he’s in the next two parts of crisis

[@DeliaHlForth]

​@@kainthedragoon8081 I feel they did this just to cover their tracks... Someone is lying to us

[@jervistetchMadHater]

And they ruined his character. I have seen the way he is "defeated"

[@black2wo108]

You act like they knew Kevin would pass away before the game came out lol, on top of that he read the script and AGREED to do it

[@KeyserSoze7182]

The crazy thing is Kevin was clearly fine with playing the role. If he didn't like it, he wouldn't have done it.

[@cyanthrope]

an always-online solo campaign stinks of "we can pull your access to your purchase whenever we want and there's nothing you can do about it"

[@meskonyolsen6657]

*Would you Rather?* 70-100$ for that Realistic Trash game (may include paying trash with cost) *OR* 26-30$ Palworld

[@tuxedothemagnificent6738]

Neither. I'd rather spend less for me to buy Command & Conquer 3 KW or Red Alert 3​. @@meskonyolsen6657

[@tuxedothemagnificent6738]

​​@@meskonyolsen6657 Or even better, spend $10 for you to play Timesplitters FP or Conker Live and Reloaded on Xbox One.

[@jacksmith-mu3ee]

I ll just buy persona

[@meskonyolsen6657]

@@jacksmith-mu3ee very wise option.

[@InsomniacsAnonymous36]

If you’ve preordered the game, do yourself a favor and cancel it. If you’re still interested it’ll probably go on sale soon. Save yourself some money.

[@georgel.6853]

I preordered mine (Deluxe), and I'm impressed with it. I love this game. Too bad you all let someone else think and decide for you.

[@oscarriveraabal9390]

​@@georgel.6853 100 bucks for this shitshow of a game, you are clearly on the copium

[@InsomniacsAnonymous36]

@@georgel.6853 I’m sorry for you. Hopefully you feel like you got your money out of it.

[@XlonewolfreviewsX]

It's honestly not even worth a sale price, it's not worth your time or money.

[@Juggs009]

​@@georgel.6853 Warner bros employee trying to gaslight me in real time 😂

[@juniormphahlele9053]

To say this is a mess is a understatement.

[@shadowbyname2802]

It’s one of the worst pieces of DC garbage I’ve ever seen in my life. They oughta be ashamed for what they did to Kevin Conroy’s Batman.

[@blackdemonknight]

@@shadowbyname2802 Not only Batman, they disrespected the Flash too, in the early game he helps save the squad before he gets brainwashed, then after they beat him let's just say it's far from classy or sympathetic.

[@jodieholmes8453]

This is a reflection of an industry wide problem that people refuse to acknowledge. Until you admit that games that launch broken are bad you're going to keep getting these types of games

[@jodieholmes8453]

@@blackdemonknight Ah yes convicted killers and actual psychopaths are expected to be remorseful and break their character to please you.

[@blackdemonknight]

​@@jodieholmes8453 I am not asking for that but the scene was about member jokes and peeing on the corpse. I am not asking for break character but I could do with not being immature about it.

[@MrEffectfilms]

Considering the founders as well as several people from Rocksteady left during development and got a new studio I think I can safely say the Rocksteady we knew is gone.

[@bonelesschickennuggets1868]

“Asgard is not a place, but a people” If those guys left then I’ll be on the watch in the next game they make then, hopefully they can release something good now that they’re off the corporate hook

[@MrEffectfilms]

@@bonelesschickennuggets1868 My thinking exactly. I forget what their new studio is called but as far as I'm concerned, they're the new Rocksteady.

[@kurostern2527]

The disrespect to Arkham Batman... Can't believe how they ended the story of the greatest superhero video game character. This is Rocksteady's death.

[@mazdaroadster-mx5]

Mfw they kill the justice league in a game called kill the justice league

[@RodaMoonknight]

​@@mazdaroadster-mx5 Look how they did it and then tell me there's a god

[@maxim2019]

@@mazdaroadster-mx5there’s a way to do it and they screwed it up

[@trevorphilips9065]

​​@@mazdaroadster-mx5 game should have never been made period

[@shadowbyname2802]

It’s one of the worst pieces of DC garbage I’ve ever seen in my life. They oughta be ashamed for what they did to Kevin Conroy’s Batman.

[@greeftish]

The servers weren't switched on until the game went live, so they didn't do any network infrastructure testing? Basically charging a fee to be QA testers for 3 days before the full launch.

[@crapshot321]

You know, I didn't think about that. What a scummy move!

[@malcolmburtley7724]

Unfortunate. I keep having to use this template: "I remember when (enter gaming company here) was a (positive adjective) in gaming." I remember when Rocksteady Studios was an absolute innovator in gaming.

[@RodaMoonknight]

Modern gaming is a joke, at least for most AAA devs/studios

[@Jza-GZa40k]

The General Catharsis was lost years ago,We do not have restoration and creatives in many many many gaming studios anymore,Same with movies,All dead.Only a few left or upcoming are worth it,Especially indy games.

[@jodieholmes8453]

They never were.

[@MisterVercetti]

This is what happens when they learn that they no longer need to go above and beyond in order to make gobs of money. Hell, most times they don't even need to deliver the bare minimum. All they need to do is polish the turd to a nice mirror shine for the trailers, and the imbeciles will throw fistfuls of money at them like clockwork. This is really just the gaming community getting what it fucking deserves.

[@chomosuke0720]

​@@jodieholmes8453How much did Warner Bros pay you and jodieholmes to defend this game in every comment thread?

[@MessyGamer616]

Crazy how WB went 'Marvels avengers! How did that do? Awful? Lets copy it!'

[@DaWrecka]

"_Marvel_ has the worst comic-related live service of all time? *Hold my fucking beer*"

[@shadowbyname2802]

It’s the worst product DC has put out in a very long time, and after ten years of mismanagement and one god awful product after the next, that’s saying a lot. How dare they ruin Kevin Conroy’s legacy.

[@RioluJH]

Worse than The Flash? Doubt it (not defending this game).

[@ofearghailthefearless6481]

The game isn't even out yet and it's already fucking up! How could you do this?! Just watch, WB Interactive is gonna be like "This is Rocksteady's fault, we shall punish them by closing down their studio. They shall no longer make games!" I'm predicting it right now!

[@phibu7517]

it's out for rich people only, peasant.

[@kicapanmanis1060]

Maybe if they made a proper game they wouldnt have to be shut down.

[@realname4430]

Do you think rock steady had say that this HAD to be live service? From what I've seen, everyone but the writers did the best they could with the concept but, like arkham knights, there was no concept here. You cannot build a live service game around the concept of the suicide squad without it feeling ham fisted

[@nrran6835]

As they should

[@DaWrecka]

EA: Has reputation as shittiest gaming company in the world. WB: Hold my fucking beer

[@hairycoo]

They're effectively charging players $30 (the extra cost for the deluxe edition) to serve as play testers.

[@LadyQ_1169]

They irreverently executed Batman on a park bench, and left his feet poking into the cutscene on purpose after he falls backward. That's all that needs to be said about this shit game.

[@sytherwusky]

It sums it up perfectly

[@hotrodflame4410]

It is pathetic for anyone to be upset that the game called “Kill The Justice League” has scenes where they…kill the Justice League, just because it didn’t factor in the the unfortunate passing of a professional actor you have a parasocial relationship with years in advance after recording his lines. Kevin Conroy would hate you acting like this.

[@Darkeus1]

​@@hotrodflame4410Stop the copy and paste before I nail you for spam.

[@TheDarksider150]

​@@hotrodflame4410 What's really pathetic is you copy-pasting this exact same comment everywhere. Still, it does make it easy to report you for spam though so keep it up if you want.

[@JJAB91]

They literally piss on the Flash. The only JL member who isn't insulted and disrespected is Wonder Woman because of course we can't do that in current year.

[@happytimes8623]

this game is gonna bomb so hard… please dont pre order it

[@aloyofnora3224]

I'm playing and ❤ it

[@DaFro3713]

Not even don’t pre-order it. Don’t buy it. PERIOD.

[@TheDragon975]

​@@aloyofnora3224you are just trying to justify your preorder. Your low standards won't influence mine.

[@shadowbyname2802]

I would say don’t even pirate it. It’s not worth even a second of your attention, especially after what they did to Kevin Conroy’s Batman.

[@TheGamer-ko7eg]

Get persona 3 reload instead. It's alot more worth it of our time than another live service

[@djlaw56what]

Summing up the moderning gaming... they increased the price of games, are turning everything into a subscription service, are releasing half assed games that are unfinished, and are remastering games that are literally less than 5 years old so that they dont have to create new games. I wonder why theyre all doing so poorly??? Also lets not forget how poorly the writing is on games! lets also blame sweet baby inc for this mess of a so called game

[@Boss_Fight_Index_muki]

It's not so much batman dying, is it was Kevin Conroy's final portrayal of Batman/

[@gambello1195]

It's like Rocksteady didn't know in advance he would pass away

[@KeyserSoze7182]

It's like he didn't know the character he was voicing was going to die.

[@DavidDuchov]

Never thought I would say that but…props to IGN for their integrity

[@Raytheus]

WB is completely desecrating the DC IP in every format. The campaign, based on cutscene compilation on KZbin has made that abundantly clear.

[@uchenna8885]

Why is no one talking about the fact that SPEC OPS: THE LINE got delisted on steam without any warning or explanations

[@ArtVandelay592]

What?

[@IceCubE4425]

That game is too real for Modern Audiences. Unfortunate as it really touched on PTSD in war and came at a good time with the boom of Call of Duty

[@yyeezyy630]

The right to use Jimi Hendrix’s star spangled banner was up. Calm down

[@devbyrd6127]

The game is old to the point where I doubt any KZbinrs would cover if

[@WH250398]

That game had some strong story telling.

[@mygoldenwitch]

Imagine paying a company money so you get to fill in for the QA people they long stopped listening to, if they haven't fired them outright. The AAA industry is wild.

[@elmasheavy89]

So a bunch of suckers who paid $100 for early access, threw $30 into the trash

[@MafiosoDon21]

Fr 😂 the old developers from “Rocksteady” were golden for thier time.

[@killroy713]

No, they threw 100 in the trash.

[@sebastianalhares]

More like payed to test the netcode.

[@jishan6992]

You mean $100 into trash

[@mutantmaster1]

This game feels like some clueless money grubbing CEO asked the writing staff if any one of them had read a single comic book, and when several people raised their hands, they were yelled at to get out. Seriously, there are several characters and abilities that don't act like anything from the DC multiverse!

[@timtams5283]

Im getting EA's Anthem flashbacks

[@ramendragon3628]

Agreed!

[@tonypond3970]

Imagine if politicians refused to go on outlets who weren't favorable to them... oh wait lol 😅

[@Vert1986]

WB is on a role. MK1 and now this. It’s apparent that their predatory practices are catching up with them. They have had so many poor game launches recently

[@WarbossR0kt00fSant0s]

The Warner Brothers would be turning in their graves.

[@MiiQ2]

Might be a good time to backtrack on their live service game plan like Sony did

[@Marksman3434]

WB was going down the drain before the Discovery merger, and now after that and under the leadership of the sleazeball of David Zaslav, it's already way below the shitter. Wouldn't be surprised if it gets sold off again. Hell, Apple probably will be the next ones buying them.

[@AConquerorsVendetta]

Can't wait for the looming Multiverse lawsuit if/when they don't relaunch this summer, I just want my $44 back

[@yatoyaboku4296]

Dont forget Gotham Knights released not that long ago

[@meteor22]

If a dev refuses to give review copies/codes that's pretty much an open admission they know what they have is a p.o.s. product.

[@jodieholmes8453]

Sony does it. So do you agree their games are bad?

[@K_FI_L_Y_P_S_O]

Early access these days is basically paying the publisher/developer to be a QA person. I'll never pre-order ever again and the early access bullshit is hilarious. Maybe these people will think twice before a company offers this as a "perk" to pre-ordering 😂😂😂

[@Jugeum]

WBs poor little feelings were hurt by IGN 😢

[@spyder5876]

They can call it Canon to the Arkhamverse all they want. It isn't. And I refuse to ever buy it.

[@NimbusPlayer]

Same. As long as it doesnt have Arkham on title, I wont consider it

[@jodieholmes8453]

Yeah they don't care what you think lol.

[@chomosuke0720]

​@@jodieholmes8453They will when he and everyone else don't buy this game lol

[@jodieholmes8453]

@@chomosuke0720 The game is going to sell regardless. Arkham Knights was said to be a failure yet it was still topping the sales charts. The internet is an extreme minority of people Another example is Modern Warfare 3. Despite all of the bad coverage it was still Number 2 for year end sales. If that doesn't tell you the internet is a minority then nothing will

[@krazygreekguy]

@@jodieholmes8453 pretty sure they will when they see their bottom line keep shrinking. They’re practically on the verge of bankruptcy, 😂 but hey, they made the game for “modern audiences”, so there’s that

[@MrBelkanwar]

Suicide Squad: Kill the Franchise and Rocksteady.

[@Noblesix84]

I love how they're acting like an upset child with IGN. "Waaa waaa, you said bad things about our game, you don't get a review copy EVER! Waaaa!"

[@Nicholasmcmath-cr1xl]

Same it kinda embarrassing

[@jodieholmes8453]

Love the hypocrisy

[@chomosuke0720]

​@@jodieholmes8453How much did Warner Bros pay you and jodieholmes to defend this game in every comment thread?

[@jodieholmes8453]

@@chomosuke0720 How much did Marvel pay you to spam every comment?

[@JCWinters-bu8de]

⁠@@jodieholmes8453 Says the incompetent Buffon (you, of course) too ignorant to even acknowledge his own hypocrisy and only displays his inability to rise above it. lol

[@MusicSkeletonKeys]

Good games don't hide promotional opportunities.

[@thebloocat]

I mean to be fair IGN has in the past put out poor reviews for games that did not deserve them, which ended up impacting sales (See Alien: Isolation)

[@MusicSkeletonKeys]

@@thebloocat, and I loved A:I, btw. Isn't is suspicious though a game with documented issues, trying to push a $100 early access (that's been a mess), is hiding? Seems like you'd only do that if you were concerned transparency was going to scare would-be buyers away, and certainly not invite more. A reasonable premise considering the AAA product entered maintenance mode almost immediately for major bugs. Compare that to shovel-ware Palworld. I think WB's game is a lemon, and they know it.

[@jodieholmes8453]

@@thebloocat underrated comment.

[@chomosuke0720]

​@@jodieholmes8453How much did Warner Bros pay you and jodieholmes to defend this game in every comment thread?

[@ignacio1759]

how hard was to make batman snap out of it, AS HE HAS DONE TO EVEN MORE POWERFULL ENEMIES, and then make him die saving people or idk, anyway thats not fucking HQ shooting him

[@hotrodflame4410]

God forbid a video game takes a risk. Ya’ll want the same boring storylines over and over.

[@Darkeus1]

Holy hell you have bad taste.

[@joema48]

​@@hotrodflame4410no more copypasta? Taking a risk by killing beloved heroes like a random street thug? Your take is sounds similar to the subverting audience expectation bs Hollywood likes to use when they make a terrible movie.

[@jodieholmes8453]

At least it wasn't as generic as you described.

[@chomosuke0720]

​@@hotrodflame4410How much did Warner Bros pay you and jodieholmes to defend this game in every comment thread?

[@WhiplashSL]

Imagine being a live-service game in 2024...

[@pagannova3621]

imagine being a dev..won't be one working on it for long

[@jodieholmes8453]

Imagine being surprised by live service games

[@chomosuke0720]

​@@jodieholmes8453How much did Warner Bros pay you and jodieholmes to defend this game in every comment thread?

[@NoU-b6u]

@@jodieholmes8453 Imagine spamming a bunch of bait comments

[@grundged]

Game is trash. People who have played are reporting that they are completely bored with the game. And this is a live service. 🙄 Oh yea and $8 emotes in the store 😂

[@Jza-GZa40k]

They are literally severely Autistic people playing,No i’m not being offensive because i have Autistic traits and i find this game wack,I mean real slow go’s who have adhd and gobble any tripe up.

[@jodieholmes8453]

Gonna laugh when it starts jumping on sales charts. I'll probably get a pirated copy if they can crack it.

[@jishan6992]

​@@jodieholmes8453it ain't even worth pirating bud, shit probably will have some denuvo software or some other kinda anti-piracy on it

[@RioluJH]

Can't believe how nobody wants to copy the Rainbow Six Siege store system.

[@Sonicx216]

This game doesn’t feel like it’s for fans of DC or Arkhamverse. It’s like it’s a game for people who hated Arkham and wanted to just take their frustrations out on the heroes.

[@willg3220]

Not sending review codes is the modern day version of gangsters not paying off the police

[@hotrodflame4410]

So content creators like YongYea getting review copies is bad then?

[@willg3220]

More directed at the greedy and sometimes criminal publishers.. WB not giving codes to IGN especially gives me some " you didn't pay off the cops!?" Vibes

[@jodieholmes8453]

@@hotrodflame4410 They don't deserve copies since they aren't actual journalists.

[@phibu7517]

@@jodieholmes8453 review codes go to whoever has the most sway for potential sales. nothing journalistic about it.

[@gustavomatos7338]

@@hotrodflame4410 I think no one should receive copies before the release

[@NotNowNorth]

First MK1 and now this WB fucked 2 games in the span of a year , not counting their past transgressions of MK11 and Injustice 2 overall loot box bullshit and over charging for skins . Another L in a long list and shit still growing.

[@EchooTheEngineer]

WB has been doing shady things pushing corporate ideals over the art before they even got involved in video games. What a shame these big IPs are given to a company so soulless.

[@marcane6122]

Imagine paying early access to a game we all know was going to be terrible

[@kratos823]

Darwin awards man. If they wasted the money knowingly, then they totally deserve to be screwed.

[@tuxedothemagnificent6738]

Battlefield (recent one), Payday 3, PvZ Battle for Neighborville to name a few sadly.

[@DizzyPanda25]

Imagine being so excited for this game you spend $100 to play it a little earlier then others.

[@elmasheavy89]

They are intentionally not sending review codes to prevent negative reviews

[@Phirestar]

Let’s place bets: when will the live service be shut down and abandoned for this game?

[@NoCuffin78GA]

6 months

[@Jza-GZa40k]

A week

[@TheForever206]

Im betting on the servers being shuttdown in about 2 yeaRs

[@jessechristner9568]

6 months maybe full studio. Then they'll put a skeleton crew to finish out the road map of free stuff they announced. The skeleton crew will finish that and probably make a few patches after. All in all maybe 1 year 3 months worth of content updates and patches. Then they'll fully abandon the project and shut servers down probably 6 months after that. That's my guess.

[@Jonsona2]

Two or Three months is my guess for when everyone stops playing, Twelve months before shutdown.

[@G4M3RGU1D3]

players are paying to become beta testers, should have their names in the credits

[@SteelTumbleweed]

You know it's bad when "11/10 It's Okay" -IGN said they didn't like it.

[@TyrantWesker]

Maybe these days, but not so in the past. Never forget the God Hand review.

[@mrtoast3319]

Current Rocksteady is now pretty much in the same state as Current Bioware. All the good people left, and now we are left with a shell with good memories.

[@mrkoolaidism]

You know how to avoid a major bug when your game launches? Send out review codes so reviewers will encounter the bug before the general population. Crazy how that works right

[@dahn57]

Or have a QA Department at all. Reviewers are not supposed to be finding bugs!

[@cedricjohn1302]

One of the things I hated the in the game was the atrocious amount of things the HUD has along with all the sparkles and explosions made me feel like I was gonna have a seizure

[@kabelstekker]

Are we even surprised? I thought we could see this from a mile away

[@goodlight4113]

Refusing review copies to major outlets should be like when you refuse discovery to a trail , where you can should be able to just give it whatever garbage review you feel like and assume the worst. lol /s

[@dvgese]

Nope and won’t! Greedy corporations strike again.

[@xcellentcreations3312]

I think the fact the game's buggy release resulted in the game's story being preemptively done before the player actually enters the story might be a bad omen

[@Zathren]

They did Batman dirty. They're pushing a third person looter shooter from a single player action game developer. They did Kevin Conroy dirty. They're pushing Harley Quinn to the spot lite. Hard pass for me.

[@kevingame3198]

And not to mention, it’s going to be filled with DEI and ESG galore

[@shadowbyname2802]

They didn’t just do Batman dirty, they ruined Arkham Batman and defiled Kevin Conroy’s reputation for their greed. I legitimately hope whoever was in charge of this game’s script got fired, how dare they exploit Kevin Conroy’s memory for nothing.

[@DevDaMan]

@kevingame3198 Yes cause sharks need representation too. You know sharks lives matter too 😕

[@Jza-GZa40k]

@@DevDaMan It is Ma’am! Once again,Ma’am!

[@jodieholmes8453]

Harley Quinn has always been an iconic character lol. Imagine thinking she wasn't in the spotlight.

[@JomaXZ]

Aside from the Live service bullshit and... Other scummy things... I think the biggest mistake they made was setting the game in the Arkham Universe at all. If this was just a DC game in a seperate universe where you just happen to have to kill the Justice League without all the baggage and lore from the Arkham Games it could have been fun if it was just 'a Batman' since you can just make a new universe for the next project where he's alive and no one cares if he kills people or dies. But since it's Arkham Batman SPECIFICALLY, the way he was handled just leaves a bad taste in your mouth... And that's without mentioning Kevin Conroy. He did some great stuff for this. You can tell he had fun playing an evil Batman, but his passing making 'this' his last performance as Batman... Is awkward for everyone involved to say the least.

[@MegaManJake]

Legit could have erased a lot of backlash by not making it Canon to the Arkhamverse.

[@Papa5murf1]

This is WB basically telling everyone NOT to buy their game coz they KNOW it SUCKS lol

[@roninkahn4033]

Id have rather had a more focused gameplay style than a looter shooter. Like its a missed opportunity to not get to play as king shark or deadshot in the arkham gameplay loop

[@LihimSidhe]

The worst part of this whole debacle is that from what I can gather Suicide Squad is in the same universe as the Arkham Trilogy. Not to turn this into a powerscaling debate but to think that the SS, which is essentially 4 people with guns and moderate mobility options, were not only able to defeat f--king ARKHAM BATMAN but the entire Justice League? Again with just guns and some mobility options? SS has retroactively ruined the narrative of the Arkham Trilogy. I can't f--king believe this. (que up violin for 1st world problems)

[@Keyboardeater1]

The Suicide Squad could even fit in the Arkham-verse canon if they were fighting lower tier characters. You know, like the entire point of them being a black ops team.

[@holyheretic3185]

I remember when bg3 launched on ps5 there was problem with connectivity, larian said turn off your wifi on your ps and your good to go while we fix it.

[@BDrumev001]

When the Rocksteady devs said: "What are we, some sort of Career Suicide Squad?" and got ordered to develop this game, it was truly one of the moments of all time!

[@samc9133]

I work in IT Ops, server support and disaster recovery specifically. Their servers should have already gone through their golive process and are probably sitting there, loadbalanced and ready to go. The should just be waiting on traffic. We are talking about the flip of a switch here, anyways, even if they're not ready. There is absolutely no reality in which the servers aren't ready for the majority but ARE ready for early access players - if that is somehow the case, I'd be deeply concerned about their ability to run an online service, period. This would be cutting it very close. My two cents, maybe other techs have different experiences?

[@danielthecritic88]

Its definitely true. Devs and Ops need time to ensure everything is working as expected. I guess it depends on how these servers are hosted too. But either way, it's for sure just a switch at this late stage.

[@joshuatealeaves]

I can only imagine the worried meetings they’ve been having at Rocksteady. I’m not one to enjoy peoples suffering. I only bring this up because the PR for Suicide is horrendous. What a dud of a game!!

[@johnathonmattingly9303]

The Dancing Pallbearers now has another coffin to dance to.

[@beector2010]

I had never seen a game preview be so pessimistic, but it’s not like IGN didn’t give it a fair shake. WB is definitely trying to protect their sales. It’s unfortunate that greed destroyed another talented video game company.

[@ReptilianRichardRamirez]

Yong, you need to tidy your collectibles up. You could make a nice looking display out of all of it with some shelving and leds.. Instead of just having it in this strange heap that seems concentrated in the middle.

[@irecordwithaphone1856]

I think he wants to keep it all in frame

[@MegaManJake]

​@@irecordwithaphone1856I can get that, but my self diagnosed OCD is going INSANE. XD

[@Double979tv]

“Can’t send out early review codes because servers and stuff” lol

[@dannysmi7162]

I hope this doesn’t demotivate IGN from giving negative reviews in the future and give a positive review when they would’ve otherwise given a negative review, just to get the game early.

[@Ablequerq]

Redfall killed Arkane. And this game will kill Rocksteady.

[@DiamondDogApollo]

We as the customers need to send a clear message that games like this are not what we want. We do not want live service trash and we do not want our favorite characters treated with such disrespect. While I hope that Rocksteady survives and goes back to making games like the Arkham series, I will also not be sad if they go out of business for this monumentally bad decision.

[@CookaSoupNieceEH]

Seems like a minor upgrade from Gollum and the Day Before

[@alfyb4512]

The game is always-online AND has Denuvo? There’s a high level of idiocy here…

[@Sweet_Tooth_Art]

How was there a bug that big that close to release? I wonder if they uploaded the test version of the game instead of the release version. The "bug" could be so they can test different levels without playing a bunch.

[@Lukashoffmann94]

Pretty much guaranteed. There is just no other way for code to be present, that would trigger full completion on launch.

[@TheOnlyGHOST1015]

So you pay $70 and then in a year or so they pull the servers and the game is dead WTF 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@leroyjenkins5345]

Ik the game is called kill the justice league but why did the flash have to get pissed on that’s bullshit and with how bad Batman’s death was they mine as well pissed on him to

[@Keyboardeater1]

It wouldn't be so bad if it was set in its own version of the DC universe.

[@Dylan6998]

Definitely in the era of pump & dump triple A titles. Pump up they hype but don't let them see the actual product, ship a broken, half finished game, collect pre order vash, then let the game die slowly while keeping micro transactions coming. Rinse & repeat. WB does not wanna make good games, they wanna bleed their IPs dry. They just destroyed the reputation of one of the best superhero video game studios by forcing them to make a generic live service game.

[@wastelanddrifter7685]

I can't wait for this game to come out, I'm really looking forward to it. Suicide Squad is for sure gonna be the newest biggest trainwreck to laugh at for a good while.

[@romank90]

Why do people preorder digital goods? There is no shortage or standing in line. You can buy it at any time - and if not due to server overload, you won't be able to play it anyway. So why do people still buy cats in loot boxes?

[@Elwaves2925]

It's impatience and fear of missing out. They want to be one of the first, especially if they're doing some sort of review or stream.

[@gManGabe]

Servers will only turn on at release. _Oh god..._

[@dahn57]

That's just a lie to justify not sending out review copies

[@gManGabe]

@@dahn57 Or it means the thing will crash at the first sign of pressure, leaving paid customers waiting for hours until they scramble a fix.

[@dahn57]

@@gManGabe That almost always happens anyway, when the suits refuse to pay for enough servers for the people who bought the game.

[@gManGabe]

@@dahn57 We knew it was gonna happen, but they're almost straight up confirming it

[@smugs7921]

Can't wait to hear about WB refusing refunds or something of the like or making refunding this trash fire impossible. It is massively frustrating watching the industry keep pulling this and people still sit there and pay for it.

[@mozax8118]

When this game flops and servers get taken down, I expect to see layoffs that render Rocksteady games DEAD!!

[@ninus17]

Remember when cd projekt red didnt send review copies for consoles. Could it be the same thing again

[@domm6812]

We all know a game is super trustworthy when they refuse to send early review copies or enforce strict information embargoes so nobody knows what it'll be like unless they buy it. Super trustworthy! 👍

[@Swolidarity]

IGN needs to get the same guy who played the preview to review the entire thing

[@ZanicNeughin]

Completely agreed. No cap, fr fr. I'd be surprised if Rocksteady manages to stay... steady even after all this. Expecting quite an unfortunate amount of layoffs, but who knows. We might be surprised.

[@TyrantWesker]

We're on a hot streak of a new layoff story every week of 2024 so far, so might as well keep the combo going, right?

[@calvinnguyen1870]

Trying to keep people from seeing footage of your “finished” game before it releases? Hmmm, where have I seen this before?

[@johnnyzero8853]

It’s rough being a DC fan nowadays

[@czaczaczar]

It's tough for Marvel fans too.

[@VideoJamesNZ]

If all gaming is going to become corporate-nazi like this, then I can't wait to abandon modern gaming completely.

[@Python_Bacon]

Why would you expect this to be good?

[@sinrhet]

Uh… Rocksteady legacy?

[@czaczaczar]

@@sinrhet Rocksteady is long dead when all the old devs left & established a new studio.

[@sinrhet]

that explain a lot@@czaczaczar

[@Keyboardeater1]

Done well, a suicide squad could be a fun, tongue in cheek romp.

[@keith4047]

The same thing happens in the new car industry, with Car journalists /magazines/website car reviews. if you give a car a bad review or say anything negative about said car, you don't get to drive for a week /review any other cars from that manufacture, they are non existent for you, one does not get invites with paid hotel /flight/car hire ie costs to visit a launch of a new car in a different city.

[@TarekTamo]

The AngryJoe review of this game will hit like crack

[@nakano15]

So... If the game ends up being unprofitable, and the devs decide to pull the plug on the servers, that means everyone who bought it will have a brick on their games list. Nice...

[@ghosttrick2374]

If someone could please enlighten me, but why in the world does a live service always online game need Denuvo? 😂

[@imdstine47]

Probably to prevent datamining/leaks and client-side modding. Can't look inside or alter the game's files as easily when locked down by DRM.

[@BarryBlotto]

Not sure how effective this vile tactic really is any more. Have they never heard of a refund?