This looks like it's got a ton of potential. Obviously Marvel Tag fighters have one hell of a pedigree, and so does arcsys. Perhaps more hopefully, it's very clear the characters were allowed to...
This looks like it's got a ton of potential. Obviously Marvel Tag fighters have one hell of a pedigree, and so does arcsys. Perhaps more hopefully, it's very clear the characters were allowed to be stylized and given some arcsys flair, not just 'promo concept art #2'.
So long as the fighting game maker is actually in charge of the game (unlike say, supposed stories about MvCI) this could be a blast. The 4v4 is shocking, but so far they've claimed it's possible to just play 1 character with 3 assists (assuming you just have one big lifebar), which would help a lot with the learning curve.
I'm very excited for this, as is basically every other fighting game nerd I know of. God knows they could still drop the ball (publisher/IP meddling or just bad balance) but assuming they just let things rock this could be another one for the ages.
I'm also extremely curious who else will make the roster. Personally i'd LOVE to see arcsys tackle shuma, just because of how wacky/weird he is. I'd bet money we're getting at least a few more xmen (wolverine, magneto, deadpool, cyclops are all safe bets given their pedigree, and excluding cyclops marketability), but i'm hoping we get to see the creative minds tackle some more interesting characters.
I'd love to see what they'd do with Kang, but for obvious reasons I'm guessing that's not going to happen. Here's hoping we get loki though and he does some wacky shit.
Edit- Screw it, character wishlist/ramblings, especially because while there's some homage to past designs and movesets, they're clearly going their own direction (star lord is sort a kinda dante for example):
F4
Somehow getting the F4 representation outside of Doom/Skrull. Ms Marvel already kinda steps on mr fantastic's toes unfortunately, Hulk will likely make it before thing, so that leaves invisible woman/johnny or some multipart character.
As said, Kang
Spidey:
Venom has made these games before, but it'd be fun to see carnage or other symbiotes
I'd love to finally see green/hob goblin.
Doc Ock, Sandman, and Mysterio also could lend themselves to really neat mechanics
Xmen:
There's SO much to choose from. Villain wise apocalypse or Mister Sinister done right could be cool. Jugg deserves another go.
For the good guys it's wild that nightcrawler has never gotten a chance considering you had people like Marrow make the list. I've no idea who'd be popular these days though who hasn't already made the list before. You could probably pick most of them and get a really interesting animations/mechanics out of it.
Oh I forgot bishop. Cable had his chance, AHVB was a glorious mess. Now lets give the other timeline a spin (bonus points for nimrod over ultron).
Other:
Black Panther - He SCREAMS classic arcsys beatdown moveset.
Moon Knight - Look we live in an age where I can have a fighting game match between deadpool and moonknight and that seems like the sort of thing that writes itself.
Shuma - nuff said
Blackheart/Dormamu - I have a soft spot for someone who can just decide that this column of the screen can go fuck itself.
Sentry - I'd love to see a reverse dark phoenix. Something like finish the match before you go nuts and have to fight yourself.
Sentinel - Look just take potemkin and give him fly cancels + air command grabs. It'll be fine.
Anyways I expect 99% of this to not happen, but here's hoping I get some of the cooler stuff. There's so many neat designs you can do in games like this, and I think one of the many reasons MvCI failed was because of how "bland" the whole cast felt. Watching winter soldier shoot bullets and throw grenades just didn't capture the feel of the MvC insanity.
Shuma is kinda in a weird spot rights wise, which is why the Shuma in the Doctor Stange movie was called Gargantos. He's also literally in the background of the only stage in we've seen so far, so...
Shuma is kinda in a weird spot rights wise, which is why the Shuma in the Doctor Stange movie was called Gargantos. He's also literally in the background of the only stage in we've seen so far, so it isn't looking great for him.
If I designed Sentry I’d make it so it auto locks Void as one of your 4 slots. Void should be CPU controlled glass cannon who does a ton of damage but is super slow and telegraphs like crazy. Void...
If I designed Sentry I’d make it so it auto locks Void as one of your 4 slots. Void should be CPU controlled glass cannon who does a ton of damage but is super slow and telegraphs like crazy. Void gets baited out when Sentry takes too many hits in quick succession (something like the dizzy effect in SF2) and you’re stuck watching him until he gets killed. Any damage Void sustains is divided up among your remaining team when he dies, but he will come back again at full health next time Sentry gets whacked.
This is incredibly hype. Love that Arcsystemworks got this chance, as they continue to make the most gorgeous looking videogames ever. 4v4 has me nervous that this will be a visual mess when all...
This is incredibly hype. Love that Arcsystemworks got this chance, as they continue to make the most gorgeous looking videogames ever. 4v4 has me nervous that this will be a visual mess when all of the assists are on screen, but I'll try to avoid being pessimistic. Love that they went with Robbie Reyes Ghost Rider because it gives them opportunities to channel as much Tradd Moore art as possible. Make Devil Dinosaur playable.
I’m not a fighting game player and I have an active aversion to Marvel. But I’m interested in this. Perhaps the first fighting game I play since Smash Ultimate!
I’m not a fighting game player and I have an active aversion to Marvel. But I’m interested in this. Perhaps the first fighting game I play since Smash Ultimate!
This looks like it's got a ton of potential. Obviously Marvel Tag fighters have one hell of a pedigree, and so does arcsys. Perhaps more hopefully, it's very clear the characters were allowed to be stylized and given some arcsys flair, not just 'promo concept art #2'.
So long as the fighting game maker is actually in charge of the game (unlike say, supposed stories about MvCI) this could be a blast. The 4v4 is shocking, but so far they've claimed it's possible to just play 1 character with 3 assists (assuming you just have one big lifebar), which would help a lot with the learning curve.
I'm very excited for this, as is basically every other fighting game nerd I know of. God knows they could still drop the ball (publisher/IP meddling or just bad balance) but assuming they just let things rock this could be another one for the ages.
I'm also extremely curious who else will make the roster. Personally i'd LOVE to see arcsys tackle shuma, just because of how wacky/weird he is. I'd bet money we're getting at least a few more xmen (wolverine, magneto, deadpool, cyclops are all safe bets given their pedigree, and excluding cyclops marketability), but i'm hoping we get to see the creative minds tackle some more interesting characters.
I'd love to see what they'd do with Kang, but for obvious reasons I'm guessing that's not going to happen. Here's hoping we get loki though and he does some wacky shit.
Edit- Screw it, character wishlist/ramblings, especially because while there's some homage to past designs and movesets, they're clearly going their own direction (star lord is sort a kinda dante for example):
F4
Spidey:
Xmen:
Other:
Anyways I expect 99% of this to not happen, but here's hoping I get some of the cooler stuff. There's so many neat designs you can do in games like this, and I think one of the many reasons MvCI failed was because of how "bland" the whole cast felt. Watching winter soldier shoot bullets and throw grenades just didn't capture the feel of the MvC insanity.
Shuma is kinda in a weird spot rights wise, which is why the Shuma in the Doctor Stange movie was called Gargantos. He's also literally in the background of the only stage in we've seen so far, so it isn't looking great for him.
Ahhh that’s right I’d totally forgotten the rights thing. Damn. I was hoping to see arcsys take a stab at chaos dimension.
If I designed Sentry I’d make it so it auto locks Void as one of your 4 slots. Void should be CPU controlled glass cannon who does a ton of damage but is super slow and telegraphs like crazy. Void gets baited out when Sentry takes too many hits in quick succession (something like the dizzy effect in SF2) and you’re stuck watching him until he gets killed. Any damage Void sustains is divided up among your remaining team when he dies, but he will come back again at full health next time Sentry gets whacked.
This is incredibly hype. Love that Arcsystemworks got this chance, as they continue to make the most gorgeous looking videogames ever. 4v4 has me nervous that this will be a visual mess when all of the assists are on screen, but I'll try to avoid being pessimistic. Love that they went with Robbie Reyes Ghost Rider because it gives them opportunities to channel as much Tradd Moore art as possible. Make Devil Dinosaur playable.
Not a fighting game fan myself but this looks great and I'd really want to play it.
I’m not a fighting game player and I have an active aversion to Marvel. But I’m interested in this. Perhaps the first fighting game I play since Smash Ultimate!