Highlights

  • Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League shifts the focus from Batman to iconic supervillains, allowing players to experience the world through the eyes of characters like Harley Quinn and Deadshot.
  • The characters in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League feel like worthy adaptations, with each member of the Task Force X displaying comic-faithful personalities and stellar voice acting.
  • While the story may not meet the expectations of Arkham fans, the strong writing and voice acting make the game enjoyable, and the interactions between the Suicide Squad and the Justice League provide plenty of funny moments.

No longer is the Batman: Arkham series centered solely on Batman, as Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has shifted that focus onto some of DC's most iconic supervillains. Now, players can see the world through the eyes of Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, Deadshot, and King Shark, with plenty more villains coming via post-launch updates. And even though that shift has been pretty controversial, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is held up by Rocksteady's love for DC Comics.

It is no secret that Rocksteady has become one of the premiere superhero studios thanks to its critically acclaimed Batman: Arkham series. That franchise showed a love for DC Comics and told a fantastic story that players will not soon forget. While the story of Suicide Squad: Kill the JusticeLeague may not be as beloved as its predecessors, the writing of the characters still shines through it all. Because even when the game gets bogged down with some live-service mechanics, each of the titular characters feels like a worthy adaptation.

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Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's World Feels Extremely Authentic

The Suicide Squad Act How DC Fans Would Expect

From the minute Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League begins, players know that the team is in good hands. Amanda Waller brings them all into a room, puts the bomb injector on a table, and watches as chaos ensues. The four of them fight it out, each selfishly trying to inject the others with a bomb. And once they have all been recruited to Task Force X, the characters only get crazier from there.

Every single one of the Task Force X members feels like a worthy adaptation of the character. Harley Quinn often acts on impulse and spends much of her time analyzing others; Deadshot seems calm and collected while also constantly trying to plan out the team's next moves. Captain Boomerang is only in it for himself and could not care less about those around him, and King Shark has a very Guardians of the Galaxy Drax-like persona. Couple those personalities with some stellar voice acting, and they're a complete DC package.

While the story may not be what Arkham fans were looking for, each of the characters are still a lot of fun to follow. Throughout the adventure, they are constantly bickering, throwing out quips, and trying to make sense of the wild world that Amanda Waller has thrown them into. This leads to some pretty funny scenarios, including a scene where they electrocute the Penguin, their interactions with Lex Luthor, and practically any time they come face-to-face with one of the members of the Justice League.

The Majority of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's Characters Are a Joy to Follow

The Suicide Squad is not the only set of lovingly crafted characters. Suicide Squad's Amanda Waller is as cold and calculating as ever, Colonel Rick Flag continues to be a loyal soldier, and newcomers like Hack are fun additions to the roster. Additionally, returning characters like the Penguin maintain the fantastic characterization from the Batman: Arkham series. Even Lex Luthor seems to follow in the footsteps of other adaptations to great success.

The Justice League themselves also seem to be propped up by some strong writing and voice acting. This iteration of the team is brainwashed by Brainiac, so these heroes are quite different from what fans may have expected. That evil turn lets the likes of Kevin Conroy really run wild with his version of Batman, because up until now, Batman: Arkham's version was never a straight-up villain. Even though some fans may have liked to see good versions of these characters again, the dialogue is top-notch.

The highlight of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is definitely the characters that players get to control, with the NPCs coming in at a close second. Without those strong adaptations, players would not have fallen in love with Batman: Arkham like they did. Rocksteady seems to be continuing that faithfulness here, which once again proves just how much it loves the DC universe. With even more characters coming soon, there should be no shortage of hilarious dialogue on the horizon.