Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order Announced

[Triniking1234]

It doesn't kill my excitement for the game, but I find it a bit disappointing that we are limited to only 4 skills.

Well yeah it's based on games like Diablo. You can only equip a fixed number of skills.

[Keyotheseasons]

Well yeah it's based on games like Diablo. You can only equip a fixed number of skills.

My problem isn't that we can only equip 4 skills at a time. My disappointment is that each character only has a total of four skills.

[Harpsikord]

To be fair that's what they did in MUA2 as well as the original X-Men Legends, which started this whole concept. If each character is unique enough it shouldn't be an issue.

[Keyotheseasons]

To be fair that's what they did in MUA2 as well as the original X-Men Legends, which started this whole concept. If each character is unique enough it shouldn't be an issue.

But MUA 1 had more options and, personally, I enjoyed it more. That was my one big disappointment with MUA 2. As I said, it won't stop me from enjoying this game at all, but it would have been an added bonus.

[Harpsikord]

But MUA 1 had more options and, personally, I enjoyed it more. That was my one big disappointment with MUA 2. As I said, it won't stop me from enjoying this game at all, but it would have been an added bonus.

MUA1 had more options (as did XML2) but that was at the detriment of uniqueness. There was a lot of skill overlap between certain characters where they could do the exact same things as some other characters unless they had a particular niche. Mind you, this isn't something they were able to avoid in MUA2, but it's easier not to have overlap with only four skills.

[Keyotheseasons]

MUA1 had more options (as did XML2) but that was at the detriment of uniqueness. There was a lot of skill overlap between certain characters where they could do the exact same things as some other characters unless they had a particular niche. Mind you, this isn't something they were able to avoid in MUA2, but it's easier not to have overlap with only four skills.

But, for example, someone who wants to main Wanda may be put off by the fact that one of her four skills is a heal. That could result in someone not enjoying her as much as anticipated. If you want a purely offensive character then there is no option but to pick another character or accept that your favorite character isn't what you wanted. Perhaps I was spoiled by Marvel Heroes and MUA, but I enjoyed the concept of being able to build my favorite character the way I wanted, even if that meant my character played the same or similarly to another.

Sure, that is a personal problem and doesn't break the enjoyment of the overall game, but I am always for being able to choose how to build your characters and an option for that would have been nice. I agree that characters should feel unique and that in part can be achieved by using different visuals. I mean I am not saying every character should have 10 abilities, even 8 or 6 would have provided some sort of customization.

It is what it is at this point since that is the direction the developers have chosen to take the game in. I am just happy that the game series is continuing in some form.

[HandofPrometheus]

Exclusive gameplay

[HandofPrometheus]

Storm has so much AOE I LOVE IT! Scarlet Witch wasn't looking too bad herself.

[Harpsikord]

Roster size is over 30 heroes. We're sitting at 29 right now.

[Holt]

They mentioned a team bonus called "Midnight Sons."



If that means Blade and Ghost Rider are in it (I'd prefer Robbie but would be happy with any version), that'd be kickass.

[Frontier]

Roster size is over 30 heroes. We're sitting at 29 right now.

Wouldn't be surprised if either more villains turn out to be playable or we're talking DLC now.

[HandofPrometheus]

Roster size is over 30 heroes. We're sitting at 29 right now.

I hope the over 30 is the base roster and not including DLC. Over 30 might be 35.

[Triniking1234]

Demo gameplay. Still wanna see how it looks with the UI.

[PhoenixThanos]

MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 3: the Black Order characters mentioned so far;

Nick Fury
Captain America
Iron Man
Thor
Captain Marvel
Hulk
Black Panther
Scarlet Witch
Vision
Hawkeye
Falcon
Black Widow
Wasp
Doctor Strange
Spider-Man
Miles Morales
Venom
Spider-Gwen
Storm
Wolverine
Night Crawler
Deadpool
Star Lord
Gamora
Drax
Rocket Racoon
Groot
Daredevil
Iron Fist
Crystal
Lockjaw
Ms Marvel

Thanos
Corvas Glaive
Proxima Midnight
Ebony Maw
Cull Obsidian/Black Dwarf
Super Giant
Ultron
Venom
Green Goblin
Sandman
Electro
Kingpin
Sentinels
Kree soldiers
Ultronbots
AIM agents
Hand Ninjas
Raft prisoners

[Harpsikord]

Nick Fury isn't playable this time around, and neither is Lockjaw, who seems to act as the 'extraction point' this time. Here's the confirmed 29:

Wouldn't be surprised if either more villains turn out to be playable or we're talking DLC now.

Like I said I expect the team bonuses that we are definitely getting to be finished, though the fact that some of them are stackable makes me wonder if all four are actually needed.

Also, it was on a Japanese Gameplay Trailer that 'over 30' was mentioned, so that's likely in the base.