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Marvel's Avengers unveiled w/ Trailer + Details Inside (May 15, 2020, Story-Driven, 4 Player Co-Op, GaaS, Eidos x Crystal Dynamics, PS4/X1/PC/Stadia)
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Oh, it's just a video game? I didn't realize that. I'll now change my view and act like absolutely nothing matters about this because it's just a video game.
Thanks for the info
Still torn on this game. The trailer was only okay but I'm hoping I see the gameplay demo online at some point this week.
Yeah, still confused about exactly how the GaaS elements work in the game. This makes it even more confusing.
Hope it works out well. Has any footage found its way online yet?
Makes sense in a "this is a mission for "x hero" and also introduces you to them and their abilities etc.
You should add that the combat designer worked for 5 years on God of War and the Director co-directed Uncharted: The Lost Legacy.
They probably started out making a normal single player game, and then decided to turn it into a GaaS style game later. Which is probably why they have a ton of other studios helping out on it now.
I like the GaaS idea in my head, but I am still really curious how it will work in this game. Really curious what they have planned for replayable content. These types of games really live or die based on quantity of activities and I really hope they are paying attention to all the mistakes Anthem made lol.
Wonder how much content the 'continuing' updates took away from the original game lol
Either way looks like it could be pretty awesome. Playing as the actual heroes is what I wanted. Was worried we'd be making our own 'hero' again like every hero game ever
Not sure about the decision to cast Troy Baker and Nolan North for Banner and Stark when there are already good VAs who have voiced these characters in the cartoons and/or MvC. It's weird since Travis Willingham and Laura Bailey are reprising their roles as Thor/Black Widow, and they've been voicing their characters for years.
I'm really hoping this is successful, just so they can make it to the more niche characters.
I'm also hoping there'll be changeable skins for the characters. I'd like to rock Ragnarok Thor, Ultimate Captain America, Mr. Fixit, and Iron Man 2020, rather than those base version goobers.
I'm also hoping there'll be changeable skins for the characters. I'd like to rock Ragnarok Thor, Ultimate Captain America, Mr. Fixit, and Iron Man 2020, rather than those base version goobers.
Basically small single player linear levels, open world for GaaS with friends. Didn't like what they saw but want to find the right words to express it.
Hopefully that doesn't mean they are doing by themselves. Since, y'know, Tomb Raider...
They have worked with Gail Simone in the past, hope they got some consulting.
Sounds like a high-budget Lego Marvel game.
Which could be fun if there is variety.
I think they are trying to emulate the familiarity the movies have with the actors, which the game doesn't/can't have with the likenesses. They're probably the voices the general gaming audience is most likely to recognize.
That response :'v
Basically says: "I am crying for my Deus Ex" or "Deus Ex am cry"
At this point it's like they get one of those 3 or 4 VAs, their friends just jump into the project as well.
I know almost every Marvel game get criticized for character design, but I really agree they look bad here.
Wish they didn't try to go for the movie feel if getting the actor likenesses was not an option (understandably).
They remind me of create-a-characters or PS Home avatars.
Wish they didn't try to go for the movie feel if getting the actor likenesses was not an option (understandably).
They remind me of create-a-characters or PS Home avatars.
Making assuptions over one small portion of gameplay of what it seems a heavily scripted scene
Discussing and drawing conclusions from the only footage we have.
The MCU have spoiled me. Seeing Cap without Evans face and voice, Tony without RDJs face and voice and so on is super weird.
I feel like they should've modeled closer to MCU cast.
Chubby captain america and homeless tony stark are not doing it for me.
The way copyright work in these instances is that the license owner (i.e. Marvel) would own the story and all the characters and their depictions therein. Sony, the publisher, would own the game code and possibly some elements in the game (i.e. visual or audio).
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I'm in.
Lots of people complaining about how they look... was there this much whining when Marvel's Spider-man's Peter Parker face was revealed to not be Tom Holland?
Lots of people complaining about how they look... was there this much whining when Marvel's Spider-man's Peter Parker face was revealed to not be Tom Holland?
What are the facts about all this? I'd fucking hate, hate, hate it if Spidey would actually be a exclusive hero on PS4. Gamers on Xbox platforms missing out on such a iconic Marvel character would be total horseshit.
You can tell how many people here don't normally play superhero games. Nothing different happening here from all the other Marvel games, yet here you see complaints aplenty.
I dislike them more than just their appearances. The game itself looked rough. That was never the case with Spider-man
I think it's at their booth or at least that is what they said last night.
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Fact is Marvel owns everything regarding Spider-man rights sans live action TV shows, animated tv shows over 44 minutes in length, and Live Action/animated movie rights. They also don't own any of the already released SM movies. Everything else, they own. This can be 100% validated on the 2011 amended agreement between Sony and Marvel where Disney bought the remaining 25% merch rights from Sony while selling participation in movies. The only further amendment after this was in 2015 and while there were a few changes there nothing significant enough to change the core of the agreement, as far as public available information is concerned.
The confusion here is that Insomniac's game is exclusive to PS4. IGs CHOSE to work on SM, they could have chosen any other character and that game would have still been exclusive to the PS4. Iron man VR is also exclusive to PS4. Marvel has said they are happy with the partnership and plan to continue, so expecting another SM game to be exclusive to the PS4 is fair (unless MS or Google come with the cash).
The character, though, is in no way shape or form exclusive or owned by Sony. That's conjecture because Sony has held the SM movie license for ~20 years and used to own ~50% of the merch license to the character. Marvel can do with him as they please. They could have SM be Stadia or XBox exclusive and there's nothing Sony could do about it.
While I would be surprised to see it happen there's the possibility that SE (with Marvel's approval presumably) reached a deal to have SM exclusive to the PS4, so keep that in mind.
I am so excited for this game. But holy hell is the first half of next year packed. My wallet is gonna suffer and I'm gonna wish I had more time on my hands.
If I have to buy the PS4 version just for Spider-Man I'm going to pretty mad... I'll still do it, but I'll be mad about it 🙁
Glad to have an article that explains the "can't choose your character in single player missions" thing. There are story missions tailored to each character, and the co-op missions where you can choose your character can also be played single player.
Buy it for Spider-Man PS4 too, it's fucking brilliant and worth buying a PS4 Pro alone.
I think the game still needs lots of work and I hope Square and Marvel understand that. Take as much time as it's needed to give us a game that lives up to the hype around the Avengers name.
