Ever since the finale of theArkhamseries of games left fans craving more DC superheroes fromRocksteady Studios, rumors and speculations have run rampant on the internet over the next direction Rocksteady’s DC universe of games would take, and arecent announcement has finally revealedthat the next game will feature theSuicide Squad.
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This comes as a bit of a blow to fans who were hoping that rumors of an open-worldSupermangame similar toArkham Knightwere true, as the character has notoriously bad games, but there are still a lot of reasons to get excited for the upcoming debut of Rocksteady’s Suicide Squad, even if some fans are still longing for a Superman announcement.
10EXCITED: UPCOMING MOVIE
TheSuicide Squadgame announcement comes along with the build-up to the upcoming live-action adaptation/sequel/rebootThe Suicide Squadfrom director James Gunn, and while the game is not considered a tie-in, the timing doesn’t hurt.
Fans will still have a bit of time to wait for Rocksteady’sSuicide Squadgame and will likely see Gunn’s film first, but it’s clear fans of Task Force X are set up to have a good couple of years with their favorite team of hardened criminals turned expendable operatives.
9SUPERMAN: NEXT LOGICAL STEP
Fans spent a lot of time with the Dark Knight, his allies, and his villains over the course of theArkhamseries, which ran for three main story games along with a prequel game from another studio and a handful of handheld options as well.
So when rumors of another DC game from Rocksteady starring a different popular character began to surface, the next logical step seemed to be to give the Man of Steel his own time to shine with a similarly well-made gaming experience.
8EXCITED: THE WAIT IS OVER
Rocksteady Studios' early morning announcement was a surprise to fans who were waiting to see what was next from theArkhamdevelopers, and in some cases, there are those who are just excited to hear an announcement of any kind.
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Batman:Arkham Knightreleased in 2015, with the first game debuting in 2009, which left fans waiting for almost as long without a game as it took the original franchise to complete its story. So it will be nice for fans to be able to get excited for a new DC/Rocksteady game release instead of waiting for news.
7SUPERMAN: NEEDS A WORTHY GAME
Unfortunately, one of the biggest reasons fans were hoping to see a next-generation Superman game is that the character has aterrible history in video games, with a long line of disappointingly unplayable games starring DC’s Man of Steel.
Fans have seen the character go on to star in successful fighting games likeInjusticeorMortal Kombat vs.DC Universe, but anytime Superman headlines his own game fans are left confused, disappointed, and/or angry, and hoping to one day see a well-designed, fun-to-play open-world Superman video game.
6EXCITED: NEW CHARACTERS
While it’s hard to beat playing as theBatmanover an entire franchise of games, there was a lack of variety that each game attempted to fix with playable missions for allies likeCatwoman, Robin, Nightwing, and evenHarley Quinn.
ASuicide Squadgame will have to introduce an entirely new cast of characters, and given the team nature of the game, fans can expect a number of DC villains to appear (and get killed off) in the upcoming game, giving players a number of new experiences and unique areas of untapped DC potential to enjoy.
5SUPERMAN: DYNAMIC POWERS
While Batman’s utility belt in theArkhamfranchiseoffered fans a ton of gadgets and crime-fighting options that continued to evolve over the course of the series, there was the hope that a Superman game would introduce a new selection of powers and abilities.
Superman is known for his incredible strength, speed, and ability to fly, but the Last Son of Krypton also has powerful Heat Vision, Freeze Breath, and an assortment of other abilities that fans were dying to use in a Rocksteady game.
4EXCITED: VILLAINOUS GAMEPLAY
Years spentplaying the hero in theArkhamseriesand other similar vigilante games may have left fans of the “Renegade” options hoping for more, and the upcomingSuicide Squadgame will allow players to dive into the villainous option.
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Fans have already seen a few surviving members of the Suicide Squad like Deadshot and Harley Quinn appear in theArkhamfranchise that teased the dark and violent nature of the characters, so gamers are definitely excited to get grim and gritty with the bad apples of the DC Universe.
3SUPERMAN: ULTIMATE HERO
On the flip side, Superman is the Big Blue Boy Scout and fights for truth and justice as one of the DC Universe’s greatest heroes, available to take on world-destroying threats or rescue cats out of trees as theultimate superhero.
Batman’s dark brooding vigilantefrom theArkhamseries or the criminally expendable Task Force X from the upcomingSuicide Squadare both a far cry from the bright and hopeful Superman, who would provide a whole new experience to modern gamers.
2EXCITED: KILL THE JUSTICE LEAGUE
The first image released from the upcoming game featured Superman with a target sight on his head that revealed theSuicide Squadlogo, which has given the impression that players will be hunting down Superman and possibly other members of theJustice League.
This coincides with previously leaked material and rumors that included the tagline “Kill the Justice League,” and is something fans will definitely be waiting to hear more information about as Rocksteady reveals more over the next few months.
1SUPERMAN: EPIC VILLAINS
While the upcomingSuicide Squadgame is rumored to feature Superman and therest of the Justice Leagueas some of the “villains” of the upcoming game, there are a number of powerful Superman villains gamers were hoping to see in a video game.
Previous Superman games failed to adapt some of the powerful battles with super-strong villains like Metallo, Mongul, Doomsday, or Brainiac that really let Superman cut loose with his powerful abilities. But hopefully,Suicide Squadwill still introduce some fun powerful villain alternatives.
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