A serious critique and analysis of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, a game that should be studied closely.

It's hard to separate out the senseless hate from the genuine criticism when it comes to games as widely hated as Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. There's a lot of things this game gets fundamentally wrong, but missing from the conversation around this game is what was actually done well.

What's more disappointing than anything else when it comes to this title is that the cynical game design has undermined some genuinely good work. I want to go in balanced and look at what this game really means.

Hope you enjoy! :)

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Footage used from (in order of appearance): Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Batman Arkham Asylum, Batman Arkham Knight, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Crackdown 3, Borderlands 2, Horizon: Forbidden West, Helldivers 2, Fallout76, Anthem, Marvel's Avengers, Redfall, Cyberpunk 2077.


0:00 Introduction
1:35 Impressive Presentation
12:09 Tonal Dissonance
27:20 The Character Writing
35:05 Gameplay Overview
42:33 Unmotivated Design
52:13 The Worst Parts of Gameplay
1:02:00 The Cycle of Cynical Design
1:17:11 Closing Thoughts




A deep dive analysis and critique of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. I guess you could call it a video game video essay.