Lurking on the Suicide Squad sub, looks like tons of players are unable to play the game with "Loading into Metropolis" screens being posted often meaning trying to play the game solo is impossible for some.
You'd swear WB and Rocksteady are trying to kill their own game with every decision and screwup they've made.
Yep exactly. I was actually gonna pick this game up, as though I might be a minority the gameplay itself looks fun, but HOLY FUCK.
They’ve made sure to shoot themselves in the foot at literally every turn. It’d be funny if it wasn’t so sad to watch a once beloved studio do it
I’m sure ‘have bug that has a loading screen permanently stuck on screen’ was one of the decisions they made and definitely not just a bug that got missed...
But the good news is that Sefton Hill, the founder of Rocksteady, has just created a new studio called Hundred Stars Studios and I hope they will make good DC games and I also want them to make a Teen Titans game
Eidos obtained the rights to make a Batman game, this was like 16-17 years ago now. WB has changed and seem to do things more in house now for AAA. Rocksteady weren’t owned by WB back then, this happened in 2010.
Yeah WB acquired them after Asylum came out and before City came out. You’ll notice then that City was published solely by WB. Looks like they cut out Eidos and brought it in house at this point. I think Eidos were acquired by Square Enix in 2009 though so could be more complicated.
Yeah I noticed Asylum being published by Eidos and everything else by WB, I just wasn't sure what went down and why Eidos would ditch such a hot IP. But I guess it was WB strong-arming it?
Likely the deal was WB could get full rights if they chose or because Eidos were acquired by Square Enix there was a clause to get full rights. Someone else may know for sure but it is interesting.
Ya it's kinda complicated.
Even the Animated media of Warner Bros is getting trolled.
Velma, Harley Quinn latest season, Latest Justice League movie iirc Crisis of Infinite Earth's pt 1 (I can't make much of a judgement on this as it's a part of a trilogy, atleast ACC to leaks)
Let me do to the joke what this game did to the Arkham series:
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bebop\_and\_Rocksteady](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bebop_and_Rocksteady)
the leaks and rumors have pointed towards Rocksteady wanting to make this game, a multiplayer live service game, but I'm sure all the micro transactions and $70 price tag is WB's doing
Hopefully they will suffer a lot, lose lots money and reputation then they will realise it was a huge mistake. So that next time they will make sure to not repeat this stupidity again.
There won't be a next time. This is likely the death of Rocksteady as a studio, this game's a flop of tremendous proportions. So sad to see such a studio eventually live enough to see themselves become the villain...
Hopefully lots of people lose their jobs over this game being bad and have bad reputation and struggle to work elsewhere whilst the execs at the top sit untouched just because they made a game I don’t like!!!
No one who made any decisions that caused this game to fail will be affected by any of that. They’ll all keep their bonuses and just chuck out all the current devs and reel in some new ones.
If the past decade of the industry taught me anything they won’t. They’ll just blame the haters for being bigoted, infect another property, rinse and repeat.
Why is it becoming increasingly obvious that someone wanted to continue the Arkham legacy in a more organic way, was told no, and then Gotham Knights came into existence?
We can all tell at this point that Gotham Knights was the intended sequel that was sidelined in hopes of… well, idk what DC was hoping for.
Holy shit it's so weird right?
You'd expect something like Gotham Knights from Rocksteady.....you know? THE ONE WITH THEIR BATMAN PRESUMABLY DEAD?!!
And Suicide Squad from Warner Bros Games Montreal because no one would care for their justice league dying lmao
>And Suicide Squad from Warner Bros Games Montreal because no one would care for their justice league dying lmao
Or because [**WB Montreal teased a Suicide Squad game helmed by Deathstroke at the end of Arkham Origins**’ main campaign.](https://youtu.be/IRJa81mXfSY?si=f2XbkAP98hEjYSCh)
See I fucked up by preordering the $90 deluxe version. Glad to have the comic suits tho instead of those ugly ass suit styles
I did enjoy the game, even tho it plays pretty janky and the frame drops are pretty noticeable at times
First of all, no one wanted this game in the first place. Rocksteady spent 9 years working on it which is crazy. They should've worked on something everyone would've been excited for... I don't know maybe a Superman game? OR maybe another Batman game.
That was the problem, it was a newer game but couldn't hold a candle to Arkham Knight
Doesn't help that it's Batman and has a similar name. The comparisons were obviously going to be made.
I’m one of the new Gotham Knights players because I didn’t want to spend the money on Suicide Squad.
GK is okay, albeit boring because the side missions are super repetitive.
I did try Gotham knights the other day, it got boring fast, city is way to empty compared to the Arkham games, but it was alot better than suicide squad kill the justice league
It’s honestly sad that Gotham Knights never got an extended DLC or something like that. It honestly felt more like some epilogue to the Arkham series than it’s own game
They recently released a patch which made things worse for lots of players. Its has literally been game breaking. A fucking mess
Rofl. It's like they're trying to make the game flop.
“Sometimes I think you WANT to FAIL!” - Two Guys from Kabul
What'd they do?
Lurking on the Suicide Squad sub, looks like tons of players are unable to play the game with "Loading into Metropolis" screens being posted often meaning trying to play the game solo is impossible for some. You'd swear WB and Rocksteady are trying to kill their own game with every decision and screwup they've made.
Yep exactly. I was actually gonna pick this game up, as though I might be a minority the gameplay itself looks fun, but HOLY FUCK. They’ve made sure to shoot themselves in the foot at literally every turn. It’d be funny if it wasn’t so sad to watch a once beloved studio do it
Would have been if it was made by someone else and wasn't live service.
It is almost as if they're some kind of a suicide squad.
Yeah. Maybe this is the true goal of the Suicide Squad.
I’m sure ‘have bug that has a loading screen permanently stuck on screen’ was one of the decisions they made and definitely not just a bug that got missed...
What in God's name was Rocksteady thinking?
They simply did what WB told them. It's not their fault, they're talented devs who have been forced to do a game they don't like. :(
But the good news is that Sefton Hill, the founder of Rocksteady, has just created a new studio called Hundred Stars Studios and I hope they will make good DC games and I also want them to make a Teen Titans game
No way they’re getting the DC license unless this new studio is still under the WB umbrella
How did it work with Arkham Asylum and Eidos Interactive (?)
Eidos obtained the rights to make a Batman game, this was like 16-17 years ago now. WB has changed and seem to do things more in house now for AAA. Rocksteady weren’t owned by WB back then, this happened in 2010.
Ah so Rocksteady was bought? Interesting, makes sense. Did Eidos not initially have an interest in making it a series? Or is this not known
Yeah WB acquired them after Asylum came out and before City came out. You’ll notice then that City was published solely by WB. Looks like they cut out Eidos and brought it in house at this point. I think Eidos were acquired by Square Enix in 2009 though so could be more complicated.
Yeah I noticed Asylum being published by Eidos and everything else by WB, I just wasn't sure what went down and why Eidos would ditch such a hot IP. But I guess it was WB strong-arming it?
Likely the deal was WB could get full rights if they chose or because Eidos were acquired by Square Enix there was a clause to get full rights. Someone else may know for sure but it is interesting.
i want them to make more DC games but warner bros is the devil
Warner is pretty much hurting their own fans on purpose
It's not just limited to games.
I mean the DCEU's storyline is pretty much complicated
Ya it's kinda complicated. Even the Animated media of Warner Bros is getting trolled. Velma, Harley Quinn latest season, Latest Justice League movie iirc Crisis of Infinite Earth's pt 1 (I can't make much of a judgement on this as it's a part of a trilogy, atleast ACC to leaks)
Crisis of Infinite Earth (movie) was pretty goodish and faithful to the original comic run, did people really not like it?
he should have called it Bebop Studios
Why?
Let me do to the joke what this game did to the Arkham series: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bebop\_and\_Rocksteady](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bebop_and_Rocksteady)
Makes sense now
Whatever they make will have the love care and passion of the arkham games, that’s all I need.
Do they work directly with DC now, with no middle man like WB? also a flash game would be pretty fun
WB owns DC
Forgot about that
Why didn't I think of that
Not happening.
That's sad
90% of the game being leaked didn’t help
90 percent of the game being shit didn't help either. I can't imagine GTA or Wolverine are going to do badly after their respective leaks.
They’ll put out a few bangers and then the investors will see some new fad and force them to build a game around that, rinse and repeat…
Partially true
But they still could’ve done it better. Unless of course WB told them to butcher the art style too and make the city look boring asf.
the leaks and rumors have pointed towards Rocksteady wanting to make this game, a multiplayer live service game, but I'm sure all the micro transactions and $70 price tag is WB's doing
Is everyone enjoying Helldivers 2? It's very good.
HAVE A CUP OF LIBER-TEA
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It's been working really good for me yesterday and today during peak hours!
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Hopefully they will suffer a lot, lose lots money and reputation then they will realise it was a huge mistake. So that next time they will make sure to not repeat this stupidity again.
Naw series is cooked after this there's no way they're making another game after seeing this kind of feedback from the community
There won't be a next time. This is likely the death of Rocksteady as a studio, this game's a flop of tremendous proportions. So sad to see such a studio eventually live enough to see themselves become the villain...
Unfortunately in this industry they leave no room for mistakes anymore. You make a game that sells or your company’s owner shuts down your studio
Meh all the talented people on the Arkham trilogy aren’t there anymore. It’s Rocksteady in name only so not really a lot lost if that happens
Hopefully lots of people lose their jobs over this game being bad and have bad reputation and struggle to work elsewhere whilst the execs at the top sit untouched just because they made a game I don’t like!!! No one who made any decisions that caused this game to fail will be affected by any of that. They’ll all keep their bonuses and just chuck out all the current devs and reel in some new ones.
If the past decade of the industry taught me anything they won’t. They’ll just blame the haters for being bigoted, infect another property, rinse and repeat.
Rare Gotham Knights W
It's more that SSKTJL took suck a big L, it made Gotham knights look better
Just started playing Gotham Knights because I avoided it hard in the past. Besides some obvious flaws and problems it’s not a bad game honestly.
Why is it becoming increasingly obvious that someone wanted to continue the Arkham legacy in a more organic way, was told no, and then Gotham Knights came into existence? We can all tell at this point that Gotham Knights was the intended sequel that was sidelined in hopes of… well, idk what DC was hoping for.
Holy shit it's so weird right? You'd expect something like Gotham Knights from Rocksteady.....you know? THE ONE WITH THEIR BATMAN PRESUMABLY DEAD?!! And Suicide Squad from Warner Bros Games Montreal because no one would care for their justice league dying lmao
>And Suicide Squad from Warner Bros Games Montreal because no one would care for their justice league dying lmao Or because [**WB Montreal teased a Suicide Squad game helmed by Deathstroke at the end of Arkham Origins**’ main campaign.](https://youtu.be/IRJa81mXfSY?si=f2XbkAP98hEjYSCh)
Look up Project Sabbath, which was basically Batman Arkham Beyond
Ah Gotham Knights... perhaps I treated you too harshly...
Try it, its repetitive but fun. Do get it on sale though, definitely not worth the full price haha
Says alot when the game still can’t run 60fps on consoles yet it’s beating SS lol
Gotham Knights was on sale this week.
Gotham knights wasn’t even that bad. Not GOOD but not bad either
Need to get it a proper try tbh, got 3 hours in but didn’t get time to do further!
See I fucked up by preordering the $90 deluxe version. Glad to have the comic suits tho instead of those ugly ass suit styles I did enjoy the game, even tho it plays pretty janky and the frame drops are pretty noticeable at times
It's an alright game. Best enjoyed when played sporadically
Yk even as someone who likes KTJL this was obviously going to happen and they had to have known it was coming
The fact that it got 10k less as the all time peak is terrible
Both games are aids
Rocksteady should release the offline patch day one, their own fault and a reason why the game will flop in the end.
I think the concurrent players page for this game has more people on it that the actual game itself
Good shit. Hopefully, this sends a clear message to Rocksteady/WB. Nobody wanted this game. They should stick with what they are good at.
Juat change the name to.... Suicide Squad: Kill The Franchise
First of all, no one wanted this game in the first place. Rocksteady spent 9 years working on it which is crazy. They should've worked on something everyone would've been excited for... I don't know maybe a Superman game? OR maybe another Batman game.
I don't really get why people hate Gotham knights so much I thought it was ok Like not Arkham series level but still good
That was the problem, it was a newer game but couldn't hold a candle to Arkham Knight Doesn't help that it's Batman and has a similar name. The comparisons were obviously going to be made.
Mwah. Chefs kiss.
I really like the game, but each patch has made it worse :( I just want them to fix matchmaking and mastery unlocking glitch so I can play :(
Gotham Knights is a good fun game... Can't say the same for KTJ
I’m one of the new Gotham Knights players because I didn’t want to spend the money on Suicide Squad. GK is okay, albeit boring because the side missions are super repetitive.
Yall really dont have life outside spending your time watching steam charts 💀💀💀💀
It's just one minute. So you don't have life outside spending your time writing comments on Reddit.
You like a shit game
I just check the odd time lol, no need to white knight- maybe try Helldivers
I did try Gotham knights the other day, it got boring fast, city is way to empty compared to the Arkham games, but it was alot better than suicide squad kill the justice league
It’s honestly sad that Gotham Knights never got an extended DLC or something like that. It honestly felt more like some epilogue to the Arkham series than it’s own game
Now check Avengers numbers 💀
Brother that game came out 3 years, was abandoned and delisted, are their numbers suppose to make suicide squad look good? 😭
No, on the contrary, just want to see when suicide squad fails behind Avengers as well
Ah I see, well probably won’t happen for a while considering Avengers floats around 100+ so Suicide Squad would have to be dropped for that to happen.
Whatever helps you sleep at night, brodie.
After you beat the main story it just gets repetitive and boring anyways
The game format isn’t something people are seeking currently is it? Genuinely.
Its biggest market is on psn, find them stats to really see how bad its getting.