Saturday, August 11, 2012
First Look: Injustice: Gods Among Us
If you thought DC Comics was going to let Marvel release a Deadpool game while they sat with their arms crossed you are in for a surprise. DC Comics along with Netherealm Studios are working on Injustice: Gods Among Us. DC previously released Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe with Midway before Midway went bankrupt and this time around they are working with Ed Boon of Mortal Kombat fame to release this new game under NetherRealm Studios which are basically the rebirth of Midway and WB Games Chicago. This time around only characters from the DC Universe will be featured although the game is reminiscent of the Mortal Kombat franchise. No plot for the game has been released yet, but the trailer hints at heroes possibly becoming a threat to the Earth. The moves seem to be over the top and characters are shown in a much more violent light that they have done so in their respective cartoons and games. Ed Boon has stated that characters will fall into different types, such as power characters like Superman and Solomon Grundy, Gadget users like Batman and Cyborg and Speedsters like The Flash. The characters will have a super move meter bar but there has been no word on fatalities which would have been awesome but it is understandable if they are not included right? After all DC will probably restrict the amount of violence that can be shown in one of their games just like they did with MK vs DCU. After the success of the latest Batman games, we hope that DC keeps up the good work and NetherRealm Studios is a well known producer of great fighting games so we hope that this formula doesn't change, although it is a formula that is a bit repetitive by now except with only DC characters this time around. Injustice: God Among Us is set to release in 2013 for the Wii U, the Xbox 360 and the PS3, stay tuned for more information on the future of this game.
Drake's Reviews Score (Pre-Release) 8.5 out of 10
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Me No Likie!
ReplyDeleteIs this game using the designs for the new 52? In any case, they're horrible. Any way, this sounded like a nice project until I read the words Ed Boon, then all I could think of was a crappy fighter with clunky mechanics and crappy animations.
ReplyDeleteThis could be so much better. Just give the license to someone who doesn't squeeze the shit out of the unreal engine.
But who knows...Might end up being interesting. A rent at best. I learned my lesson with MKvsDCU.
Mad Ferny what is it that you don't like about it? Could you elaborate a bit more for us?
ReplyDeleteJadakra, it would seem that it is the designs for the new 52 or at least based on them because the Batsuit and the Flash suit seem a bit different from the new 52 suits they wear, to me Batman seemed evil looking in that suit as opposed to the high tech look of the new 52. I understand what you mean about the MK vs DCU game it wasn't exactly my favorite either and I do feel like they are squeezing the most out of the actual franchise not just the engine but it seems they are going in a different direction with this game, you should check out this interview with Ed Boon to get a feel for what they are doing different and maybe you will change your mind, here's the link and thanks for your comments.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwYYVp27WUg