I don't care if it's good or not, I just want them to make *a* game about him.
I don't care if it's good or not, I just want them to make *a* game about him.
they've made games about him. They usually aren't that good which is why we don't get more.
I bought the Nintendo 64 game and the Superman Returns one. They were okay but didn't have a lot of replayability. I liked the concept behind Superman Returns but it didn't pan out. It was hard to capture the full extent of his powers like super speed outside of flight. He also didnt't have any threats in the game. The mission was to keep the city and NPCs safe. It sounded cool to me at first but after a while you saw how limited the story and npcs were at the time. It was not as thrilling as say the Spider-Man games that came out years before.
It's doable tho. A good studio can do it. This wouldn't be as challenging as making an immersive MMO or something
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But would that be fun for most video game players rather than just hard-core Superman fans?
There is a part early in the game where asteroids are heading towards Metropolis and I thought that section was badly designed and frustrating.
If you have to spend the entire game saving NPCs with bad AI who are constantly getting themselves killed, that is not a fun game.
Well, the trick is in making the objectives not too hard, but not too easy either. Which is a bit more tricky than just "don't die". Sky Command in CO is an example of it getting done right. Yes, the mission can fail, but only if the players screw it up.
A very different way is in Freedom Force. That game had objectives where if a certain specific object got destroyed you lose, but that's the exception and not the rule. The rule is that your mission completion score is a function of how much stuff gets destroyed. IE the more stuff gets destroyed, the lower your score.
No, not a big fan of the city health bar. Makes it look like you are out of ideas.
When it comes down to it gameplay takes precedence over the “lore”. That’s how it works in every game and Superman is no different or he shouldn’t be. If you’re fixated on trying to recreate “comic” Superman (or a comic Superman anyway) you are likely to fail. Batman doesn’t have a healing factor but he does in the Arkham games because forcing the player to go back to the Batcave and get fixed by Alfred wouldn’t be fun.
In terms of actual gameplay that SS gameplay already looks like it’s got the basic gameplay mechanics for Superman - likely a remnant of Rocksteady cannibalizing their Superman pitch and turning it into a SS game:
Deadshot = flight and heat vision/arctic breath
Boomerang = super speed
King Shark = strength
Building blocks are all there
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I think people should just wait for ww game..if that's good and has following..Who know wb wouldn't be scared with characters like superman..I really want an aquaman game more than anything.. right now.
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That can work fine as long as it's not the only way the game can make you lose, Undefeated has the protagonist being impossible to hurt in any way, so combat is a slightly flashier version of Dynasty Warriors, which's garbage, and the boss battles have the boss not being able to hurt you too, so you have to protect the city, which's annoying lol.
So yeah, maybe a Supes game could have missions with extra objectives to try to make them more varied or annoying, it's just that it shouldn't be the only way for the combat to work.
That reminds me that there's an Yu-Gi-Oh game had you needing to backtrack to the beginning of the game to restore life points, so there's at least one game out there using the Alfred idea you mentioned, in a way lol.
How the fuck does Boomerang has super speed? Lol.In terms of actual gameplay that SS gameplay already looks like it’s got the basic gameplay mechanics for Superman - likely a remnant of Rocksteady cannibalizing their Superman pitch and turning it into a SS game:
Deadshot = flight and heat vision/arctic breath
Boomerang = super speed
King Shark = strength
Building blocks are all there
And the only good ones (Or at least, fun looking) seem to have been the beat 'em up types, and that genre is dead...
Well, Champions Online and Freedom force both have the possibility of you getting beaten up. in Freedom Force having your team Koed is the default lose option in most missions. In CO, getting KOed means you have to take the time to respawn and while you're doing that... you're not fighting.
Hmm IIRC that was Dark Duel Stories, and... you're basically taking a nap at home in bed. Those games were weird since it's very anime story focused, and the way you actually play is very different from the actual CCG gam that was published.That reminds me that there's an Yu-Gi-Oh game had you needing to backtrack to the beginning of the game to restore life points, so there's at least one game out there using the Alfred idea you mentioned, in a way lol.
A good solo Superman game is one of the most difficult things to make. The challenge lies not in the actual game mechanics, but in creating a compelling narrative and setting that will allow players to feel as if they are playing a real superhero.
However, on the other hand, it seems like a really cool idea if adopted properly after doing sufficient research. We have seen a number of solo Batman games. A game based on Superman would be completely fascinating. I have just purchased a premium gaming console with the help of https://10beasts.com/best-gaming-console/ which is why I am really excited to try new action games.
Heh, the significant thing with the DDS games is that they're the only Yugioh games I can think of where your life points actually carry over between battles, and you NEED to rest to restore them.... which didn't happen in the anime either.
Enh, not even vaguely like a Superman game though.
I'm really late to the party, but the genres I'm mostly into don't really fit Superman, like RPG and FPS. But I was wondering if perhaps something in the mold of action adventure/hack and slash like Devil May Cry could work?
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