Time unfortunately is not on my side so I needed something quick to post for tonight. Luckily Austin Eruption on YouTube just dropped something that fits thematically with Marvel Tuesday by going over the Marvel Avengers video game.
Licensed video games can be a crap shoot. Get people who care to at least adapt the source material properly for fans if not being fans themselves who still want to make a good game, give it a decent budget, and take the time you need to it right and like any other game you end up with something good. If not…well, there’s a reason licenced games have earned a bad reputation despite so many good out there. At launch, Marvel Avengers had a number of problems and players weren’t happy, made worse by Insomniac Games’ take on Spider-Man being so well received. It couldn’t live up despite being from a different company that would find itself going through many owners.
Now with the final update, the game about to be delisted on online gaming stores, and all the DLC they plan to make the game is going to be only playable if you can find all the goodies. Every costume has been unlocked, you’ll be able to play offline…but you have to find the game first. Austin takes a look at the game, the glitches that remain, and how well the final product plays out by doing a 100% run. Is it worth it during the final breaths?
Would I want to play the game after seeing the review? If I had time…maybe. I would love to be able to play as Iron Man in a good game, though apparently much of the main game is Kamala Khan. It might be fun but it sounds like areas require multiplayer to get the full story, and I’m not into multiplayer. The glitches may or may not ruin the experience.
I would, however, love to see the story. I’ve been watching PlayFrame (run by original Extra Credits host and creator Dan Floyd before the channel went into odd areas) playing through God Of War: Ragnarok and Final Fantasy XIV among other games I probably wouldn’t enjoy playing for different reasons but still have interesting stories to watch. (If you watch the Final Fantasy playthrough, check the comments for Travis’ “Spoiler Free Lore Comments”. It’s a very interesting look at the world of the game that Dan isn’t able to go over while Durmin Durami fights primals, saves the world, and delivers pretzels to hungry soldiers.) Sometimes you can enjoy the story even if you wouldn’t play the game yourself, or maybe it will make the game look like something worth playing. I would be fascinated to see the story for the main and DLC content of Marvel’s Avengers as a comic fan. I may be more of a DC fan but I do enjoy Marvel done right and I’m curious how well they do.
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