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Marvel's Avengers Game Characters Redesign Shows New Thor Look and Other Changes

It would seem like Crystal Dynamics has heard some of the fan's feedback and have once again done some Avengers game characters redesign/changes for Thor!

cloganart1521d ago

Glad they are listening to feedback! Shows they care.

wwinterj1520d ago

They models look better too. The game is still a while away so things will only improve. I'll be honest though I'm more interested in how long the single player will be and how good it'll be than character models.

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Tedakin1521d ago

The issue I think is the costumes. There's this uncanny valley problem where we've looked at Downey Jr., Hemsworth and the rest for 11 years so when suddenly the faces are changed, our brains reject it. Especially when they're wearing movie accurate costumes. They should have made the default costumes different from the movies. Total redesigns from the films, not just the faces, everything.

Segata1521d ago

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 did it right in going for a very comic book style. Some of the costumes have an MCU influence sure but they still feel very much their own thing. This Square game is trying too hard to look realistic and no matter what they do, it looks like people cosplaying as the MCU as you say.

Tedakin1521d ago

Yeah as someone hilariously said a while back. It's like that scene in Spaceballs where they capture the stunt doubles. "These are not them!"

-Foxtrot1521d ago

The issue is they’ve tried to look like films without going fully into it design wise

They shouldn’t have done it at all, but more their classic looks in the comics

Nitrowolf21521d ago (Edited 1521d ago )

Agreed. They tried to make to too close to the MCU versions when they could have gone more comic accurate. Though I feel the engine they are using may also be playing a part in how bad some of them look.
Either way, I'm not fond of the MCU look that they are going with.

At least they are offering Alternative skins that i'll probably prefer more

rainslacker1520d ago

Happens when you read a book after watching the TV or movie version of it. I mean, who here has read The Witcher after playing the games, and when they visualize Geralt, they picture him from the game? I currently reading the Expanse novels and the descriptions of the characters are often different very different than the show, but i still see the actors who play them.

KillBill1520d ago

It isn't that the faces don't match the movie actors... it is that most characters don't even match the comic character portrayal. They come across as B-Movie actor roles simply pulling someone off the street and throwing them into a costume.

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Segata1521d ago

They still look generic. They look like one of the default create a character options. They just have a terrible lead artist

Christopher1521d ago

It's an easy fix, just run a mission 100 times to get that rare skin to unlock the good one OR buy some chests to open and unlock it sooner!

TheKingKratos1521d ago (Edited 1521d ago )

* It's an easy fix, just run a mission 100 times to get that rare skin *

Lol

Chevalier1520d ago

Watch them sell the previous designs as alternate costumes. Lol

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LucasRuinedChildhood1521d ago

Generic, poorly realized characters are one of Crystal Dynamics's biggest problems so I'm not surprised that this issue is carrying over to the Avenger's game.

mkis0071520d ago

I said this as its own comment, but this kinda ties into what you are saying I think. For me the characters don't have enough texture detail, they look too smooth, especially their faces.

banshyork1521d ago

There is something lacking in the game engine itself

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It's Not Too Late For Suicide Squad To Learn From Marvel's Avengers

TheGamer writes, "It feels like live service history repeating itself right now, but it's not too late to change that."

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I’m so ready for Suicide Squad to fill the Avengers void in my life

Marvel’s Avengers didn’t soar properly on PS5 and Xbox, but Kill the Justice League looks like it will improve on it in every way.

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poppatron84d ago

I can’t work out if this guy is just being sarcastic

Leeroyw84d ago

This website pumps out one shill article after the other. Does not qualify as journalism.

ShwaaMan84d ago

Said the guy who just got a big check from WB.

YourMommySpoils84d ago

Does that mean it will have a thousand pointless costumes like Avengers did, not related to the game or source?

coolbeans84d ago

"Guy who's excited for Suicide Squad to fill the void left by The Avengers' closure."

Traecy84d ago

I'll be checking it out on day one of release.

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Why Have Many of the Online Multiplayer Games of the Past Five Years Failed?

Here's a look at why so many online-multiplayer games from the past five years have struggled to retain players and their attention.

ChasterMies186d ago

Or put another way, why don’t people want to invest in an on-line storefront?

sparky77186d ago

It's simply FOMO.

Gamers always go back to their staples like COD or Fortnite. Those games have constant content and leaving them for another game means getting left behind. Why start a new game and be behind when you can stay with a game you already excel at.

Number1TailzFan186d ago (Edited 186d ago )

COD is replaced every year or almost every year, it has no time to hold a player base. 3-4 years is a good timeline for a sequel IMO if the game has enough content to begin with, maybe add a couple of free content updates a bit later after release if needed, and job done until the next game.

Soldier of Fortune 2 was one of my first few online FPS games apart from RTCW and a couple of others, and that had a couple of free patches which added in new weapons, maps and a new game mode in just a year or so. I hope the series makes a comeback, I heard MS owns it now and it has been dormant for a while.

The only sequel that came fast (just 1 year later) that impressed me with extra content over the original was L4D2, makes me wonder what happened with Valve. If they can do that in one year then what have they been doing since..

-Foxtrot186d ago (Edited 186d ago )

Because it's not about putting out a fully completed game packed with content and something that actually works

It's about putting something out broken and barebones, slowly drip feed content with a roadmap and offering tons of MTs which they hope people will buy.

I miss when you'd just get games like Killzone or Halo and they'd get a couple of DLC packs then the developers would move onto the next game. Problem is they started to be influenced by COD where future games had to have gimmicks, weapon mods, loadouts, killstreaks and other shit which just become about what you had unlocked rather than skill.

The last multiplayer game I really enjoyed was Uncharted 2s, it was literally just two boosters and everyone started with the same weapons. It was great and felt like it was more about skill but then we got Uncharted 3 and 4 where the COD influence creeped in thinking that everything had to be bigger rather than sticking to the fanbase they had.

Nitrowolf2186d ago

i agree. i used to love MP games for these titles, and be excited about the map packs and such. now it's we will release one mode and one map, and see how people take to the game. Flops? cool move on.

isarai185d ago

Even before the PS3 generation ended, I was already longing for a return to simplistic MP without all the XP, booster, perks, and ridiculous custom loadouts full of op exploitation. Like there's definitely a huge audience for that, but there's NO classic style simple MP modes anymore, I'm just asking for some

ZeekQuattro186d ago

Most people don't have the time to invest into playing multiple GAAS and stick to just one. It also doesn't help that so many games in that field only have a roadmap laid out for the first month or so. Hard to keep people invested when you don't give them a reason to stick around after the initial launch month.

excaliburps185d ago

Yep. I know what you mean. I can't play more than 1-2 live service games at a time (this includes shooters) since it's just so overwhelming.

shinoff2183186d ago (Edited 186d ago )

My theory , well online gaming just sucks, so many online games recently that if done the right way could've been dope ass single player games. One that comes to mind evil dead. What a waste of the title

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