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Jeff Grubb seemingly teasing a Black Panther game? (Open-World by EA & Ex-Mordor Devs)
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Lots of people.
Open world third person brawler isn't that hard of a game type to make. Just need to hire good writers
It's a pitty because they are a great studio. But if Insomniac makes BP it won't be multiplatform, so I prefer a multiplatform studio…
You thinking Black Panther should be open world is proof that you're underestimating how hard the project would be to get right.
Black Panther is the head of state. He is not a vigilante. He's not a cop. Why would he be running around an open world?
How long you got?
1. He's a king helping out his people in an open world Wakanda
2. He's a king that has to unite his kingdom politically clearing towers that represent various states within wakanda
3. He's a spy trying to track down stolen state secrets in Another global city
4. He's a university student living a carefree life in London fighting against racism and the establishment when he enters an underground royal fighting tournament.
5. It's a papers please like game but he's an immigration officer that has to do home visits
6. He's a spy trying to infiltrate an evil organisation
7. Wakanda has been invaded and it's a Just Cause like game.
That's 7 but things could get far wierder
Edit: I agree that coming up with a story scenario is tricky. It's the gameplay that will be simple. Every blockbuster is a 3rd person ARPG. So black panther will be that type of game given his known skillset/power set it will be a brawler rather then a shooter.
Making a 3rd person brawler is a solved problem in the AAA space.
From there you ask the most talented black writers you can find to write an interesting scenario and trust them to come up with something great.
For me I think part of the joy of playing a Black Panther game would be to experience a fully realised Wakanda. So I'd hope it's an open word game set there.
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Dude he's a superhero in a fantastical world. There's a lot of leeway there for the writers and game designers to create an open world game if they so wish. If you can't invent a single narrative justification for Black Panther to be in an open world then you lack imagination.
I didn't ask "HOW COULD Black Panther be running around an open world?"
I asked why would he.
You could make a Spider-Man game that was a first person shooter, but why would you?
Black Panther shouldn't be running around doing errands in an open world if you're trying to capture the essence of what makes Black Panther distinct and dope.
I think that last part is very open for interpretation. What makes BP special is going to be subject to how the creatives behind the project like to engage with it.
As for Why would any BP project have to be a Third person open world game? Money. They sell the best and are the most approachable games for the widest audience.
Pass. I'd rather not have him voiced by Troy Baker
Geez, going by the posts in the thread I'm already feeling bad for the poor devs working on this if this rumor is true.
I'm cool with whatever type of game they want to make, I honestly don't have a BP game preference. BP is a great character and would be well suited to a lot of game genres. Some one joked about a Wakanda vs. Atlantis RTS and sure enough BP lore would accommodate that well since he is the king of the most advanced nation on earth.
I'm cool with whatever type of game they want to make, I honestly don't have a BP game preference. BP is a great character and would be well suited to a lot of game genres. Some one joked about a Wakanda vs. Atlantis RTS and sure enough BP lore would accommodate that well since he is the king of the most advanced nation on earth.
If it has combat, I want influence from these
Spikeout
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They'll never be "black enough," certainly not in time for this game.
Spikeout
Urban Reign
They'll never be "black enough," certainly not in time for this game.
You're damn right. Imagine getting the Black Panther IP and squandering it by making fucking Assassin's Creed 36.
The livestream for where I assume he'll talk about it is up, starts in ~15 minutes.
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Thanks for the link, hopefully they jump right into this topic.The livestream for where I assume he'll talk about it is up, starts in ~15 minutes.
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- It's EA's game
- Made by a new team
- Open world RPG
- Not a live service and very much inspired by Jedi Fallen Order's success
Think I caught all the details but:
* Single player game
* Very early development
* "Big, open world Black Panther game"
* The in-universe Black Panther is dead, so player is tasked with becoming the new Black Panther
* Comes from Seattle studio headed by ex-Monolith head
* Produced by EA, kicked off by the success of Fallen Order
Edit: beaten by the iceman 😔
* Single player game
* Very early development
* "Big, open world Black Panther game"
* The in-universe Black Panther is dead, so player is tasked with becoming the new Black Panther
* Comes from Seattle studio headed by ex-Monolith head
* Produced by EA, kicked off by the success of Fallen Order
Edit: beaten by the iceman 😔
Are they saying T'Challa is dead? Or is the player T'Challa and this takes place after his father's death?
Yeah, these are my questions. Please don't kill off T'Challa here too.
He didn't specify, just vaguely used the terms "black panther" and "the player".
I'd cancel my preorder so fast. Djimon Hounsou or James C. Mathis was great.
I don't like the sound of any of this, beyond the single player part.
