I legitimately don't know how they shipped the game with the co-op camera in the state it's in during the Bullseye fight. Absolutely embarrassing.
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What did you make of Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3?
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I legitimately don't know how they shipped the game with the co-op camera in the state it's in during the Bullseye fight. Absolutely embarrassing.
lol this brought back bad memories. Forgot how the camera kept going underneath the floor throughout the whole fight.
Janky as hell with a really shit camera and a lot of other issues but I still had a lot of fun with it.
Adored the older Raven-driven games and was so excited for this.
I think I played 2 hours and haven't gone back. Impressive cutscenes but the action, settings, customization, and combat feels limp and disjointed. Really wasn't a fan and it's one of my biggest disappointments of the year. :(
I think I played 2 hours and haven't gone back. Impressive cutscenes but the action, settings, customization, and combat feels limp and disjointed. Really wasn't a fan and it's one of my biggest disappointments of the year. :(
This is a perfect summation and mirrors my experience with both the older games and this one.
Good game but disappointing overall.
Level system was utter shit. The game basically locks you out of using characters you don't touch which ruins the whole purpose of switching characters when you like.
Infinity trials were so bad as well. Just tacked on crap for more content. End of the story came out of nowhere too which disappointed me.
Would have liked more dialogue during the game too between characters.
Level system was utter shit. The game basically locks you out of using characters you don't touch which ruins the whole purpose of switching characters when you like.
Infinity trials were so bad as well. Just tacked on crap for more content. End of the story came out of nowhere too which disappointed me.
Would have liked more dialogue during the game too between characters.
I bought a digital copy and I regret the purchase. IMO it's not as fun as the other two games. I've restarted it twice and I lose interest a few hours in.
One of my biggest regret purchases of 2019.
Sums up my complaints perfectly.
Sums up my complaints perfectly.
I liked it more than the previous entries in the series. I ended up enjoying it more than I thought I would, but it can be super frustrating at times. Especially in multiplayer. I don't like the ISO-8 system and derive zero enjoyment from it, but it's necessary if you want your team to be max. It's absolutely madness with 4p and anytime we play we have a good time despite the chaos.
I think MUA3's combat is technically better than the previous games (aside from some balance quirks and the over-emphasis on synergy attacks), but it feels a lot less like an RPG compared to earlier titles.
There was plenty of jank before, sure, but being able to go more in depth with builds and skills/abilities for each character is seriously missing from this one. The incredible roster in this game barely has a chance to do anything with the four-ability limit and questionable assignment of passive abilities. No more messing around with fun, one-off skills that have unique mechanics (playing as Dr. Strange and Nightcrawler in MUA1 is a far cry from what we have now, for example); no more need to carefully consider how to level heroes; no real flexibility to create novelty, challenge, or broken builds; etc.
When I play X-Men Legends and MUA1 (and I suppose MUA2 to a lesser extent), I'm reminded more of a light Diablo or Gauntlet Legends. I don't get the same feeling when I play this one despite every game appearing quite similar at face value. MUA3's excessive loading and heavy emphasis on multiple modes may have something to do with that missing intimacy, but I think it mostly comes down to the way character building has been simplified.
There was plenty of jank before, sure, but being able to go more in depth with builds and skills/abilities for each character is seriously missing from this one. The incredible roster in this game barely has a chance to do anything with the four-ability limit and questionable assignment of passive abilities. No more messing around with fun, one-off skills that have unique mechanics (playing as Dr. Strange and Nightcrawler in MUA1 is a far cry from what we have now, for example); no more need to carefully consider how to level heroes; no real flexibility to create novelty, challenge, or broken builds; etc.
When I play X-Men Legends and MUA1 (and I suppose MUA2 to a lesser extent), I'm reminded more of a light Diablo or Gauntlet Legends. I don't get the same feeling when I play this one despite every game appearing quite similar at face value. MUA3's excessive loading and heavy emphasis on multiple modes may have something to do with that missing intimacy, but I think it mostly comes down to the way character building has been simplified.
The amount of X-men characters made the game very fun for me. I had a great time. The level design was pretty stale though and the extra modes have way too much copy pasted content.
it was "fine." zero reason to continue playing past completion. The loot and powers are not interesting enough to make higher difficulties worth going for, and the idea that, at release, every unlockable costume was a simple color swap really killed my interest.
I liked it in some aspects but a lot could have been done better. No Carnage is a bummer for me too.
I finished it but during the whole thing I kept wondering when it would get better. I did not enjoy the experience at all.
I was only interested in it for the co-op. The previous two were great fun on the couch.
Its just an okay game.
Feels like the game needed a few more months of polish. I think they should have either forced people to use certain teams (cause nothing is lamer than entering a cut scene with 4 people who are not part of your team).
The other issue was levelling up your other party members was such a god damn chore. Once I chose my starting 4, there was no reason to switch. And then starting a new game plus to get the ultimate unlock able character? Super lame cause you are just running through the game again with the same team.
Feels like the game needed a few more months of polish. I think they should have either forced people to use certain teams (cause nothing is lamer than entering a cut scene with 4 people who are not part of your team).
The other issue was levelling up your other party members was such a god damn chore. Once I chose my starting 4, there was no reason to switch. And then starting a new game plus to get the ultimate unlock able character? Super lame cause you are just running through the game again with the same team.
So far, I'd say to wait before buying the season pass. The first pack had 4 characters with some unique attacks, but the new stages and survival mode in the Gauntlet were just more Trials-style challenges, but needing to be finished in sequence and with some unique dialogue from Strange. The Gauntlet also really suffers from long loading times too, since you've got multiple battles in sequence, but each battle has the same loading you'd get before a new stage. There are new bosses based on the playable characters (Captain America, Iron Man, Wolverine, the first four DLC characters too) but they didn't give them any unique attacks compared to their playable versions so the battles against them don't really stand out.
We don't know the characters that will be added in later packs and there are supposed to be other new modes too, so we might still get something better but the first pack feels fairly budget.
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