The new Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League game has been a disaster since its launch and has already been deemed a complete failure by most of the gaming community. While there was a lot of debate and discussion around why the game turned out the way it did, gaming journalist Jason Schreier released an extensive report that solved all of these questions.
However, despite Schreier’s investigation into the game’s behind-the-scenes trainwreck, some fans still aren’t convinced, blaming Sweet Baby Inc.’s involvement instead.
Suicide Squad’s Failure Wasn’t The Fault of A Single Entity
Schreier interviewed almost two dozen people involved in the development of Kill The Justice League. In his report, he relays:
The game failed for a number of reasons, said the people, including a constantly shifting vision, a culture of rigid perfectionism and a genre pivot that was ill-suited for the studio.
Not everyone is satisfied with Schreier’s report, however. When he reposted the article on X/Twitter, some people refused to believe that Sweet Baby Inc. didn’t have a major role to play in this whole thing.
Riiiight. So it didn’t have any affect on development behind the scenes, hiring practices, or turning off millions of fans?
— Justin (@Justin__NC) June 6, 2024
Do you not remember this game is what kicked off the SBI drama to begin with?
To not even mention it is negligent absent journalism, dishonestly so
One user called him out for “dishonestly” perpetuating “negligent absent journalism“; the reason being, that he didn’t talk about the consultation company’s involvement in the game.
The user seemed to insist the game’s woke tone (which they say stems from the consulting company) was one of the reasons that affected its sales, and ultimately its success.
In fact, not only does that elephant in the room not show up at all in the article (link: https://t.co/iukuFbiQ56), but in subsequent tweet replies, Schreier outright dismisses the "woke" issue entriely as not "what actually happened." pic.twitter.com/8m4o0H2My3
— Ramblings of a Filipino Nerd (@cmdcphramblings) June 7, 2024
It’s not just them, either. This user feels Schreier’s dismissal of Sweet Baby Inc.’s involvement is sidestepping “the elephant in the room.“
Sweet baby inc had a small role in "Suicide Squad lets kill the JUstice League" my ass. Look at the amount of the scum bags involkved in that abortion of a game. pic.twitter.com/zD8T4XRPkF
— Ciaran Red O Keeffe (@Ciaranredokeefe) March 15, 2024
The criticism of the company started back when the game was released, and it’s been going strong. Schreier, however, has put his foot down on the issue.
There Is More Than Meets the Eye
There are many reasons to dislike the game. Its looter-shooter mechanics weren’t enough to keep players interested, the plot and writing were all over the place, it was a buggy mess, and it simply wasn’t fun or engaging.
No wonder player numbers completely tanked just a few months after its release. Somehow, this pivoted into a hate train against Sweet Baby Inc., with claims that it ruined the game with ‘woke pandering’.
I asked two dozen people who worked on the game what went wrong and not a single one mentioned the words “Sweet Baby.” You are chasing angry hallucinations created by grifters who make money off your rage
— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) June 6, 2024
Unsurprisingly, it’s not to blame for a bunch of the game’s issues. Schreier claps back, saying that grifters who made the consultation company’s involvement in the game a much bigger issue than it is are the root cause for people who refuse to let go of this narrative.
Essentially, the consultation company is hired by studios to help them promote diversity, equity, and inclusion within the game’s narratives. Like any consultation service, studios are free to take it or leave it.
The point that Schreier makes is that the narrative developer’s involvement isn’t the reason for poor sales, so much as all the problems that stemmed from Rocksteady’s management more than anything.
What is your take on the whole situation? Let us know in the comments below.
