Marvel's Avengers by Crystal Dynamics with Eidos Montreal

[DalekFlay]

Watching that premiere was frustrating because every leak has been clear about it being a Destiny-like GaaS in the past. Don't know why they're making it seem like a linear action game with optional co-op.

I think it might have both, like Gojira says above. Some of the E3 stuff I paid half attention to hinted as much, but no one seems sure. I think it's silly when any game is so cagey about what it really is, but it's especially ridiculous when it's a game coming out in less than a year.

 

[<3sRichardSimmons]

I think it's silly when any game is so cagey about what it really is, but it's especially ridiculous when it's a game coming out in less than a year.

Not if your game is a generic piece of shit and you know it. In that case your best bet is to show as little as possible and rely on brand strength for sales.

 

[TheChickenKing]

I wonder how they could do a Game-as-a-service model with this sort of property in the first place. They've already stated they're not interested in charging for new characters or story missions, so are they going all in with cosmetic purchases? Full expansions? How do they expect to keep people around long term? It can't possibly be some sort of loot game without ruining one of the major selling points of a game like this - the specific look of the characters (and most likely optional purchaseable outfits).

I guess they could also have non-cosmetic loot but that doesn't seem particularly fun either. The core gameplay, what little of it has been described, doesn't sound particularly capable of carrying long-term replayability, either. Boy, this project looks like a mess.

 

[kalganoat]

Kek so they killed all their western IPs for this shit?

 

[DalekFlay]

I wonder how they could do a Game-as-a-service model with this sort of property in the first place. They've already stated they're not interested in charging for new characters or story missions, so are they going all in with cosmetic purchases? Full expansions? How do they expect to keep people around long term? It can't possibly be some sort of loot game without ruining one of the major selling points of a game like this - the specific look of the characters (and most likely optional purchaseable outfits).

Yeah, not to hand out advice on how to fuck people over but I would think the real way to monetize a service game like this long term would be to charge for new characters and mission packs. "Download Daredevil and the Hell's Kitchen mission today!" and shit like that. If it really is a beat 'em up Destiny that's looking to make all its coin on cosmetics and upgraded weapons I think they made a big mistake there. Though I don't play games like that, so what the fuck do I know.

 

[Grauken]

The biggest failure is that it tries to look and then not look like the MCU, at the same time, which will confuse a lot of casuals who were expecting a MCU-game and wonder why every character just looks off

 

[HanoverF]

They announced all the characters would be free didn't they? But you gotta buy black suit/paper bag mask/scarlet spider suits. I have no idea how much money would be in that though, no idea if normies would buy em.

 

[Assisted Living Godzilla]

I wouldn't say this is really trying to look like the MUC, at least no more than all the other Marvel stuff since the MCU has started. They're just trying to do practical takes on costumes, which is something you can find in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 too, and that came before everything but the first Iron Man movie I think; while also making it look realistic graphically.

The Captain America they showed almost fells like a conscious effort to not make him look like any MCU version of the character we've seen. Since there will be gear, and it does sounds like you can change how characters look I'm sure you'll be able to make Captain America look more like different takes from the comics and movies, but the version they decided to show first is very different from any MCU take. You could say Thor is trying to look like MCU Thor, but then MUA2 Thor basically ended up similar looking too and that was before MCU THOR was even a movie. Outside of those two the only way to make Iron Man not look like MCU Iron Man is to roll his costume back to before Extremis, or do something really radical his look like Ultimate Iron Man did. And Black Widow has ways kind of looked the same outside of when she had a gray jumpsuit in the '90s, and when she first appeared.

 

[LESS T_T]

Their gameplay is so sacred to be shared: https://gematsu.com/2019/07/marvels...o-be-released-online-between-august-26-and-30

Marvel’s Avengers ‘A-Day’ demo footage to be released online between August 26 and 30
The week after Gamescom 2019.

Square Enix confirmed during the Marvel Games Panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2019 that it will debut the footage of the “A-Day” demo for Marvel’s Avengers online for everyone to see the week after Gamescom 2019.

Gamescom 2019 runs from August 20 to 24, so the footage should be released between August 26 and 30.

The publisher showed an updated version of the A-Day demo to attendees of the panel. While it was not live streamed, the Marvel’s Avengers official Twitter account live-tweeted the event. Here is the roundup of tweets:

Spoiler

After an enthusiastic introduction, Greg Miller has invited Marvel’s AvengersCreative Director Shaun Escayg to the stage.

Shaun kicks things off with a game overview. Marvel’s Avengers is a story-driven, third-person action adventure game. Reassemble and rebuild your Avengers roster in the cinematic single-player campaign, then battle solo or online alongside friends in new missions around the globe.

Shaun: You’ll customize Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and then harness their unique powers to defend the world from escalating threats for years to come.

We know you’re excited for more post-launch details! More information on that at a later date!

Shaun is now showing us pre-alpha footage from the Prologue.

Shaun: We’ll continue to iterate and polish until we ship. Our story begins at A-Day, meant to be a celebration, but ending in tragedy.

And the A-Day demo has begun! We won’t live-tweet every detail as we’d like to keep some surprises!

First up, The God of Thunder! Thor is the first to arrive at Golden Gate Bridge to help civilians and deal with the masked men wreaking havoc. He performs a variety of heavy and light attacks, both on the ground and in the air.

Fan-favorite moments include Thor pinning an enemy in place with Mjolnir and leaving him suspended while finishing off other enemies with his fists. Calling his hammer back, Thor swirls it at an incredible speed to create a radial wind blast – one of his “Heroic” abilities.

Iron Man now flies across the ruins of the Golden Gate bridge, deftly dodging rockets as he speeds towards the threat. His pulsar blasts and micro rockets take out grounded and airborne enemies. Tony’s Heroic Unibeam Blast deals massive damage to a group of assailants.

Hulk’s up next, jumping out of the quinjet piloted by Black Widow. His goal is to take out the Pulsar Tanks causing massive damage below. Immediately upon landing, he picks up an enemy and uses him as a melee weapon against other nearby enemies. The crowd loves this move!

Fan favorite moment – after arriving at the Pulsar tank, Hulk picks it up, flips it over, and kicks the driver out of sight. We’re sure he’s fine.

As the other Avengers try to secure the Golden Gate Bridge, Captain America is investigating why the Helicarrier autopilot has activated. The helicarrier is infiltrated by enemies, and Cap takes them on with a barrage of melee attack combos.

We love Cap’s Heroic, which bounces his shield between nearby enemies and stuns them. His next move is equally impressive, with Cap slamming his shield to the ground and causing major damage to anyone in close proximity.

Back at the bridge, Black Widow confronts a newly arrived threat – Taskmaster – who brought a sonic disruptor bomb to the party. Taskmaster takes to the air, which doesn’t hinder Natasha’s pursuit. She jumps on his back and throws punches till the villain is grounded.

Back on (semi) solid ground, Black Widow attacks Taskmaster with her wide array of acrobatic abilities and weapons, including electrified batons. Her Heroic cloaks her with invisibility, allowing Natasha to best Taskmaster’s photographic reflexes.

Despite their efforts, the Avengers realize the real target wasn’t the bridge, but the helicarrier. The helicarrier explodes with Captain America on it, and sinks to the bottom of the Bay.

A-Day sets the stage for the rest of the game. Blamed for the tragedy, the Avengers disband. Five years later, with all Super Heroes outlawed and the world in peril, the only hope is to reassemble Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.

Shaun shares some super exciting news! The team is hard at work polishing our A-Day demo, and we’re going to release the footage online the week after Gamescom finishes.

Wrapping up the demo, Shaun confirms that this is the beginning of the game, and the first time that you’ll play as the Avengers, so it is an introduction to the heroes and how they control.

After you finish the Prologue, the world opens up, and using a reclaimed Helicarrier as your base of operations, you’ll launch single-player and co-op missions in hotspots around the globe.

Hall H is now getting a look at a short video as Shaun explains how you’ll customize the iconic Heroes with classic, fan-favorite, and all-new outfits.

You’ll also unlock powerful skills and new gear that suits your playstyle and explore a variety of environments filed with challenging missions.

Shaun is now clarifying a common question from online – this is a story-driven game, with certain missions designed for specific heroes, and many can be played using any available Hero in your roster.

In the post-campaign world, play missions with any available Hero in your roster to defend the Earth from escalating threats. We’ll have more details about the campaign and co-op play, and how it all works, in the future!

[…]

Hall H is now getting an exclusive look a handful of the in-game alternative outfits in Marvel’s Avengers, some inspired by over 80 years of Marvel history, and some all-new designs created by Crystal Dynamics.

Both Iron Man’s Original Sin Armor, and Hulk’s Joe Fixit suit are getting some love from the audience! Trust us – there are many more fan favorite outfits to come. With so many mega-Marvel fans in the office, there was lots of healthy debate on which to include.

One more surprise incoming. We’re working with Gentle Giant on a statue to be added to our collector’s edition!

Hall H are the first people in the world to see the statue, brought out by Bill Rosemann! A full-color 12” statue of Captain America hand-painted by the artisans at Gentle Giant Studios, the deluxe high-quality, PVC statue showcases the iconic hero standing proudly.

There will be more information on the collector’s edition, including when you can pre-order it, before the end of the year.

One final shout out—Square Enix is partnering with PlayStation to bring awesome surprises and unique benefits to the PlayStation audience, and one of these benefits is that the PS4 community can play the Beta first. We’ll have more details on our partnership in the months to come.

Marvel’s Avengers is due out for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and Stadia on May 15, 2020.

 

[RaptorRex888]

Yeah RIP

 

[Turuko]

 

[Citizen]

 

[Azalin]

Man,this looks like shit

 

[Trans-Financial-Man]

I don't see why they're hiding this from people. It looks like the sort of watered down pablum that the Normies will love. Add in the no doubt microtransaction laden cosmetics and "ebic l00t" and this seems like a sure seller. It's no City of Heroes but it looks okay.

 

[Trans-Financial-Man]

I'm glad they removed Lord Farquad and replaced him with Black Widow. No idea why he was in the game. Characters from Shrek haven't made an appearance in the Marvel universe for decades.

 

[baud]

 

[J1M]

Why does taskmaster have the same voice actor as one of the main characters?

 

[DalekFlay]

Not that I expected anything different, but looks like the kind of beat 'em up controller game I don't enjoy much. Maybe in a deep sale someday.

 

[Ebonsword]

Why does taskmaster have the same voice actor as one of the main characters?

Isn't the Taskmaster's whole thing that he imitates other people?

 

[Trans-Financial-Man]

Why does taskmaster have the same voice actor as one of the main characters?

Isn't the Taskmaster's whole thing that he imitates other people?

No, he instantly figures out the weakness in someone's fighting style. It's what used to make him so fearsome before Marvel's current child-brained auteurs decided everything needed to be ironic and lolsorandom. Taskmaster basically had the Batman prep time meme as an actual super power. He doesn't outright imitate people down to the voice. That's the Chameleon.

 

[J1M]

Why does taskmaster have the same voice actor as one of the main characters?

Isn't the Taskmaster's whole thing that he imitates other people?

Sure, he can imitate physical tasks that he sees. But if that's what is going on there he should probably be switching voices. Or explaining the ability at length like everything else in that scene. It just looks like a confusing mistake in the context of a trailer.

Insider scoop:

[Disney Exec 1] Test screenings for the Black Widow movie are concerning.
[Disney Exec 2] Why? I thought people would love a prequel about a dead character that won't advance the plot of the MCU and it's an origin story.
[Disney Exec 3] Here's a suitcase of 15 million dollars. Give it to Robert Downey Jr. and put him in some reshoots.
[Disney Exec 1] There's also the issue of nobody knowing who the villain, Taskmaster, is.
[Disney Exec 2] We can get people excited by adding a 3 minute segment to the Avengers Game trailer that explains his powers and background.
[Disney Exec 3] Tell me again why we didn't hire voices that could impersonate MCU actors...

 

[Grauken]

Nobody could have seen that coming /s

 

[Adon]

 

[Wirdschowerdn]

Holy shit this looks stupid.

 

[DJOGamer PT]

Have western devs ever played a good action game in their life?
This shit just reminds me of the Arkham games and the new Spiderman game. I mean they even copy the same type of enemies. Plus the level is just so on-rails it's disgusting.
Also, how about some colour no?