Nah, it's not that I won't be excited. My initial excitement has waned due to those two factors. They really need to do something to bring the hype back.
The Boon twitter teases aren't doing it.
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Injustice 2 Roster Discussion & Speculation Thread
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The Boon twitter teases aren't doing it.
Gotcha.
I hate the silence too, i think everyone who wants to play this game does. But for the year they're done. Sucks, but cant be changed. Whatever the reason is, weird PR thing, Voice Actor strike... Injustice in 2016 is over, fresh start for it in 2017.
And then they'll reveal Starfire.
I hope this is a sign they're going full Rebirth for I2.
Dark_Tzitzimine
Member
Thing is, they have a straight translation of their comics costumes instead of the redesigns made specifically for the game. Last time that happened (Black Manta), they weren't proper playable characters.
Muscle Wizard
Banned
Since I'm disappointed in all the dumb armor stuff and the surge of Suicide Squad characters, this game will have to bust out choice picks like Swamp Thing, Animal Man, or Etrigan for me to really get interested.
It's easy to not be excited because there's nothing to get excited about atm.
No way this releases in Q1. Going by previous releases suggests April which is Q2.
I wouldn't call two characters, one of which is returning from the previous game and isn't really tied down to Suicide Squad, a surge. They announced Deadshot and Harley at the same time and close to the movie because that's easy marketing.
No way this releases in Q1. Going by previous releases suggests April which is Q2.
I wouldn't call two characters, one of which is returning from the previous game and isn't really tied down to Suicide Squad, a surge. They announced Deadshot and Harley at the same time and close to the movie because that's easy marketing.
Some Nobody
Junior Member
The One, True Wally West.
Man, that costume looks ace as a 3D model. And honestly, both of these characters should be in Injustice 2.
Muscle Wizard
Banned
Yeah, but they are clearly pushing a more Suicide Squad version of Harley and Deadshot's inclusion means they are probably giving Deathstroke the axe in his favor. I also feel like the more prominence that Suicide Squad gets means that Secret Six, the better villains acting "heroic" group, will really be swept away to obscurity.
Muscle Wizard
Banned
All legacy characters that use the same gear or power source should be skins.
Some Nobody
Junior Member
You can't skin someone like Jessica, she's got an entirely different body type. And doesn't have Hal or even Simon's experience with the ring--she should fight entirely separate from the others.
Plus Hal was a
Sinestro Corps member
I would like to bring up Stages for a moment. So far we have Gotham, Atlantis and Metropolis, Stages that were in the first game just with different locations/redesigned. Do you guys think they'll "remake" other older stages like lets say the Asylum? I mean Themyscira is an obvious choice for a stage and is very likely going to be different from the I1 version.
For completely new stages i guess they could do Smallville? One Area as the Kent Farm and the other in the city.
And Star Labs as generic Training Stage perhaps.
Yeah sorry bout that, legit brain fart on my end.
For completely new stages i guess they could do Smallville? One Area as the Kent Farm and the other in the city.
And Star Labs as generic Training Stage perhaps.
Yeah sorry bout that, legit brain fart on my end.
Mainly I just hope they have more stages then the first game.
Based on the announced characters I'd add Central City, National City, Gorilla City, Ysmault, Texas, and Belle Reve to the expected Gotham, Metropolis, Atlantis, and Themyscira levels .
Ah, I see. I doubt they will get rid off Deathstroke since he's still popular and will be the villain in the Ben Affleck movie. Gameplay-wise Deadshot looks different enough since he's more of a zoner/trickshot character.
I feel you about Secret Six, though. Although I haven't read any other runs, I love Gail Simone's run. Catman would be an awesome addition. Cheshire would've been interesting as well.
LordOfLore
Banned
Someone pointed this out on another forum:
Wally has the same combos as the other Flashes but he does have some other moves that might be new, where he merges with the speed force and does some weird speed force portal nonsense.
Rebirth Raven also got added.
Nothing new but she looks kinda cool, if she looks like that in Injustice 2 then I would definitely play as her.
Rebirth Raven also got added.
Nothing new but she looks kinda cool, if she looks like that in Injustice 2 then I would definitely play as her.
JCruz would make me super happy, I hope this is true.
Razgriz-Specter
Member
Honestly wish they'd just go reskin city for anything that makes sense as long as they get them voiced and give them a story.
Green Lanterns
Robins
Batman & Batwoman
Deathstroke & Deadshot and maybe Red Hood
Flash
Supergirl & Superman
Green Lanterns
Robins
Batman & Batwoman
Deathstroke & Deadshot and maybe Red Hood
Flash
Supergirl & Superman
I think many of the Speedsters are going to be in as alternative versions for Flash. I dont think it makes much sense to have all those Flashes as their own character, so just throw in the gear and it should be all cool.
If Red Hood makes it in, he could have Hush, Power Girl is confirmed to be part of Supergirl... they really can go crazy with it and put in all those characters that wouldn't be in as their own character.
Interesting. I guess if she does get revealed, the mobile game is a good indication for who might show up in the game. Calling in Kilowog would be a pretty cool trait.
Jessica being in would probably mean no John Stewart or other male Green Lanterns as alternative versions, or at least i cant see different gender versions for characters.
If Red Hood makes it in, he could have Hush, Power Girl is confirmed to be part of Supergirl... they really can go crazy with it and put in all those characters that wouldn't be in as their own character.
Interesting. I guess if she does get revealed, the mobile game is a good indication for who might show up in the game. Calling in Kilowog would be a pretty cool trait.
Jessica being in would probably mean no John Stewart or other male Green Lanterns as alternative versions, or at least i cant see different gender versions for characters.
SneakersSO
Member
Man, this game fell off the map in a big way for me. Are they waiting for E3 to show more or something? I wonder when this game is due to come out.
Not if the game is launching early next year.
Their games seem to sell really well at launch, so maybe them holding back, only to deluge people with information over a few months will work for them again. It's really hard to maintain a high level of interest when a release is so far off. They probably had to have something for E3, but wanted to wait for more progress to really start showing off. I can't really blame them if they are still improving the facial tech as they get skewered for that.
Looking forward to the upgraded character faces, they had enough time to work on that. WW looks good now, but Supergirl could use some work. Maybe they can make Beetle look less like a stoned Ninja Turtle too.
And yeah, the next 4, maybe 5 months are going to be Injustice News Overkill.
And yeah, the next 4, maybe 5 months are going to be Injustice News Overkill.
TDLink
Member
Considering they've gone radio silent since August, I kind of doubt this is still the plan.
SneakersSO
Member
Wait, Q1 2017? No damn way is that when this launching. Way too fast of a turnaround, not enough of the game has been shown. Was this schedule something they originally committed to? Sounds like this game has still a bit more time in the oven.
lucebuce12
Member
I would be legitimately shocked if this game came out in Q1 2017, especially considering Tekken 7 is also coming out at the same time and that they've still shown next to nothing of the game in the grand scheme of things.
They're probably waiting for the new year to kick off the marketing again. With the Autumn and holiday seasons, and TGA, PSX having big new reveals, it's kind of a waste to spend money and effort on lots of trailers and so on when hardly anyone is paying attention and your game is still months away.
Harley's outfits just get skimpier and skimpier. Dig the art, though.
TDLink
Member
Not for fighting games. It's common to use these events to trickle reveal new characters. It's basically expected at this point for the genre. Since they haven't been doing that, it indicates there is probably something wrong.
Yeah, maybe something went wrong, maybe the Gear System didn't work out as planned or something like that, who knows.
On the other hand if there's nothing wrong and they still decide to release in April, i dont think its a bad idea. For 4 months you will have a lot of news and stuff to talk about building up to release, basically keeping it on everyones mind for that time.
... but i wouldnt mind it not releasing in April. Persona is gonna be the main game during that month
On the other hand if there's nothing wrong and they still decide to release in April, i dont think its a bad idea. For 4 months you will have a lot of news and stuff to talk about building up to release, basically keeping it on everyones mind for that time.
... but i wouldnt mind it not releasing in April. Persona is gonna be the main game during that month
I don't understand the panic. They have revealed their last 3 fighting games at E3 and always hit April the following year without fail. They don' need to show a bunch of stuff now, they can start doing reveals next year and still have all the hype they need. Any trailers shown now will be forgotten about in 2 weeks.
It's just how the modern news cycle works, especially with gaming.
Salty Rice
Member
All this dead silence lets me believe its gonna be delayed a couple of months because of the VA strike.
If we dont get anything in january its officially delayed.
If we dont get anything in january its officially delayed.
TDLink
Member
I would assume a delay would put this into holiday season, same time as MvC. That is probably worse for them than actually releasing in the spring.
lucebuce12
Member
True, it means competition with MvC:I which is not good, but it also means that it can coincide with the release of the Justice League movie which will have a lot of hype going for it regardless of whether it's good or bad. That can certainly give the sales of the game a decent boost.
That honestly makes a lot of sense, if that's at least one the causes of the radio silence. This is really unusual for a WB game to have this long a lull in news.
TDLink
Member
I followed Injustice 1...it most certainly did not. It had regular character reveals at major events throughout that fall. Including NY Comic Con. Ed Boon was also a regular tease with random obtuse riddles that hinted at certain things, which he has completely not done here so far. All he's done are random polls this time that may or may not mean anything.
LordOfLore
Banned
MKX was the bestselling game of it's Q, right?
Yup. MKX made bank.
Yea, constant news every week leading to launch would be fun. I'd rather the last few months be packed.
Irishmantis
Member
He's still doing it.
Check his recent twitter feed.
I honestly don't think MVCI or T7 would heavily impact sales and make them delay.
The casual audience eat NRS games up and conpetitive players like me are going to buy the game because we play NRS style games a lot.
If anything I think this being out the same time as MvCI this will hurt MvCI infinities sales more than vice versa!
"Takes cover and lifts up shield"
The longest IGAU went without a reveal was 3 months and they still had tidbits of new gameplay or information during that time with already revealed characters. The last reveal we got was already 4 months ago and we've only gotten a thing or two gameplay wise but nothing new. This is REALLY long, even for NRS.
