LordRaptor
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If you could assign a superhero game to a studio....
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Neverthelesser
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I was thinking about this just the other day. Give it to the right studio and it will be an instant treasure. There are multiple reasons why it's hard to do a ("traditional") Superman game justice, but it's a really cool thought experiment, nonetheless.
How would a developer handle combat since Superman is so powerful? How do you make flight feel satisfying and seamless? Do you put him in an open-world, and if so, how do you deal with destruction; or, do you want to make it a "crisis management" game and play up the "save the day" motif? Are the enemies robots, humans, aliens, or giant cosmic threats?
Lots of different ways to go about it, and I hope someone will be able to hit all the right notes...
Quadraphonic
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Old Man Logan
Obsidian
Obsidian
Sgt. Kabukiman
Banned
I want to see Japanese studios reinvent some classic superheroes.
Superman's Wrath by Cyberconnect2
Shin Megami Tensei: Teen Titans by Atlus
Nightwing Revengeance by Platinum
Daredevil or Moon Knight by From Software
DC vs Marvel developed by Netherrealm with character designs by Capcom
And of course, Justice League Warriors by Omega Force. Let's go.
Superman's Wrath by Cyberconnect2
Shin Megami Tensei: Teen Titans by Atlus
Nightwing Revengeance by Platinum
Daredevil or Moon Knight by From Software
DC vs Marvel developed by Netherrealm with character designs by Capcom
And of course, Justice League Warriors by Omega Force. Let's go.
LordRaptor
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Transmetropolitan by Obsidian
This would be incredible and totally plausible.Karas to Platinum.
Elaborate intros and and transformations, a whole slew of weapons and abilities, he can transform into a jet and a car, and the show already has bullet time elements that they tend to enjoy for their parry/dodge systems.
Jakartalado
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That would put the last two Superman movies into a shame in terms of combat scale.
Superman's punch would sure hurt more than Asura's punch. I guess....
GifGafIsTheBestGaf
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Sgt. Kabukiman
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Nah, with Triggon & Raven it has to be the Titans. Plus half the game would be spent in school anyway.
But I can't believe I forgot to mention Blade. I'd give him to Iga for a Metroidvania game. It makes too much sense.
I just want to see Superman battle the god of the universe and throw planets at him to make him miss his QTEs.
LegalEagleMike
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X-men Bioware game.
SixStringFanatic
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Deadpool/Rockstar
QuixoticNeutral
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Not exactly a superhero of the comic-book pedigree, but I've been saying for years that there isn't a licensed project more appropriate for Platinum than Samurai Jack. It seemed like the window had long passed for that to ever happen, but now that the show is being revived, who knows?
pretty done
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Punisher should go to Yakuza devs
rather than superheroes i would like supervillains so a game based off of magneto's genosha tropico style , mystique i'd go kojima , king pin i'd go 2k games, and lobo goes to platinum. i'd also love a game based off the hydra organization. My mind is going blank now on super villains.
whiteninja
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Flash to Volition
You could just have Bethesda work on a Asgard world with your character being whatever you wanted him or her to be.
Duebrithil
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Iron Man - From Software
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Rösti
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Could be epic. They have done well with Batman.
Grassclipper
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I just want an Ant-Man game. I have no idea what developer but I think the character opens up so many gameplay possibilities and interesting mechanics. For example; a punisher game, while cool, is just a shooter. Ant-Man got the whole shifting perspectives thing going on.
Dude that could be cool as hell. One minute you you be playing a Kaiju ant-man game and the next some micro-machines shit.
Jakartalado
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Not sure why, but Katamari studio or Media Molecule came to my mind
Buttonbasher
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A Vanquish style fast-paced Ant-Man by Platinum
Melchiah
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That's a good combination.
From the top of my head...
Nemesis the Warlock - From
Hellblazer - Naughty Dog
Preacher - Rockstar
Fables / Top 10 - Bioware
Funyarinpa
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Deadpool by Suda51
Grassclipper
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Exactly! While I love superheroes, a lot of them offers very little in terms of interesting mechanics. Spider-Man got his swinging which is dope as hell, but otherwise many of them would just be third person action games with a slight twist. Now don't get me wrong, I would eat them up, but Ant-Man's power set would offer something truly unique.
Blade - Ninja Theory. I think they could nail a blade game story wise and with the gameplay.
X-Men - Whoever the hell made those Xmen Legend games. I loved the 4 player action and they need to get on another one. No create your own hero billshit either.
Deadpool - Platinum games.
X-Men - Whoever the hell made those Xmen Legend games. I loved the 4 player action and they need to get on another one. No create your own hero billshit either.
Deadpool - Platinum games.
Superman to Psyonix
They made the really underrated rail shooter Arc Squadron and combining that with a Rocket League inspired dynamic ariel fighting game could be something really special
Dick Greyson to Sega.
Who wouldnt want to play a Yakuza style game set in gotham city
Edit: Ant Man - Nintendo
Mario already regularly changes sizes via mushrooms. He goes both Mini and Huge in NSMBU. Putting an Antman Skin on a similar game would be the best use of his powers
They made the really underrated rail shooter Arc Squadron and combining that with a Rocket League inspired dynamic ariel fighting game could be something really special
Dick Greyson to Sega.
Who wouldnt want to play a Yakuza style game set in gotham city
Edit: Ant Man - Nintendo
Mario already regularly changes sizes via mushrooms. He goes both Mini and Huge in NSMBU. Putting an Antman Skin on a similar game would be the best use of his powers