I already pointed out that we've only had 3 major IPs (Star Wars, Spider-Man, Batman) and they've all done well because they would good games first. There literally haven't been any other IPs...I don't know but their might be a reason for that.Because you tried to point to other movie to game transitions not doing well then when I asked for recent examples you switched your reasoning to other movies instead because you have no examples in games to point to.
Also, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 came out last year...let's not act like it was in the top 10 NPD last year. The quality of the game and the marketing matters.
Would Spider-Man be in it? He's not typically associated with the Avengers, but he's fucking Spider-Man!
She's more of an X-Men character than an Avengers character.
This plus the realistic art style and character design they used as as opposed to using a more stylized one.I'm not surprised at all at the reactions to how they look. MCU/Avengers is a massive, massive popular entertainment brand now. These characters have been associated with specific actors for years, and across some of the biggest movies to hit theaters...ever. So, for those who don't read comics anymore (or ever), it's like putting Luke Skywalker in Battlefront but making his face look like some random dude. It's just visually very jarring.
4 mil is a flop for an avengers game sorryGood luck with this. Actually, no. First quantify what "sells well" means. I don't want this shit selling 4m copies and you bumping this thread to go "See, it didn't do THAT great".
Eh. 12 hours would be extremely disappointing for me if the side content isn't good.
Yes it did, as a Switch exclusive...people in here are acting like anything with a Marvel IP attached to it will light up the charts.Ultimate Alliance 3 sold over a million copies as a Switch exclusive
It absolutely did well
BINGO.You know how Go-bots were the dollar store brand Transformers? That's what this game feels like: the Go-bots of the Avengers.
Yes it did, as a Switch exclusive...people in here are acting like anything with a Marvel IP attached to it will light up the charts.
Really b? That's less than tomb raider sold. 4 mil is a flop for certain games not sure why that seems crazy to you.
Well, people think that Anthem didn't flop despite being a multiplatform GaaS game that only sold a bit above 6 million and has been a ghost town in-game...I'm sure that's what Square Enix wants here...so there is nothing to add here really...You are comparing a multi-platform AAA game to a Switch exclusive though. The reason people think it will light up the charts is because the audience is there.
Well, people think that Anthem didn't flop despite being a multiplatform GaaS game that only sold a bit above 6 million and has been a ghost town in-game...I'm sure that's what Square Enix wants here...so there is nothing to add here really...
This is my favorite analogy in a long time.You know how Go-bots were the dollar store brand Transformers? That's what this game feels like: the Go-bots of the Avengers.
Someone else brought it up...every comment in this thread that I've made isn't directed at you...I literally said "people think"...Are we talking about Anthem? I never brought it up. This is about big mainstream IPs translating to games and the fact that this generation they've mostly all sold at or above expectations.
LOL true but don't sully the Revengers name, their is nothing that we've seen about this game that is as epic as anything here:
I'm not surprised at all at the reactions to how they look. MCU/Avengers is a massive, massive popular entertainment brand now. These characters have been associated with specific actors for years, and across some of the biggest movies to hit theaters...ever. So, for those who don't read comics anymore (or ever), it's like putting Luke Skywalker in Battlefront but making his face look like some random dude. It's just visually very jarring.
I highly disagree with this. Comic book heroes are KNOWN to have various looks, versions, variations etc. As strange as the characters in the game look, it's very much in the vein of comic tradition to have a completely different visual style.
Luke Skywalker is associated with Mark Hamill because he originated on screen, that was his first ever appearance and is KNOWN from the movies.
Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, etc. have been around for DECADES before these movies came out and have had hundreds of redesigns, costumes, art-styles, throughout the years, and just because they're associated with certain actors means nothing when the actors' likeness has nothing to do with the video game translation of the characters.
Really b? That's less than tomb raider sold. 4 mil is a flop for certain games not sure why that seems crazy to you.
I highly disagree with this. Comic book heroes are KNOWN to have various looks, versions, variations etc. As strange as the characters in the game look, it's very much in the vein of comic tradition to have a completely different visual style.
Luke Skywalker is associated with Mark Hamill because he originated on screen, that was his first ever appearance and is KNOWN from the movies.
Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, etc. have been around for DECADES before these movies came out and have had hundreds of redesigns, costumes, art-styles, throughout the years, and just because they're associated with certain actors means nothing when the actors' likeness has nothing to do with the video game translation of the characters.
Yes, I know - but you are looking at it from the perspective of a comic book reader/fan. There are now millions of people for whom Marvel and Avengers are movie properties first and foremost in their minds - especially when it comes to video entertainment like a video game. So: when you have somewhat photo-real Avengers characters in a video game, that look nothing like the characters people have been seeing in movies for years, some of their favorite movies, it just looks wrong.
It's much easier to swallow things like stylized cartoony graphics, isometric etc because those don't try to replicate the photoreal look of the characters.
I get the need to avoid paying out royalties for using the likeness of real life actors, but this is just... urgh!
They could have at least designed them to look more human. It's so bad it's jarring.
I'm sure I'll play and enjoy the game, but the character faces look too plastic. The uncanny valley is ruining the appeal for this game for sure.
The issue for me isn't so much that they don't look like the movie actors/actresses. It's that they don't look like humans at all (or at least enough).
Contrast with Insomniac's Spiderman and you'll see what I mean:
I will play as Iron Man and Black Widow the entire campaign lol
Campaign missions are tied to specific heroes. The co-op/multiplayer missions are where you get to pick your hero.
Otherwise I'd totally turn the entire campaign into Hulk: Ultimate Destruction 2.