Recently a new Spiderman game Spiderman: Shattered Dimensions was announced which made me wonder why is there not a new Superman game for next gen consoles. I mean there was Batman Arkham Asylum which did great although a new video game named DC Universe Online is coming out on late 2010 which features many DC Universe superheroes including Superman and supervillians but they aren't playable. A Superman game for the PS3/360 was in production but it got cancelled. I want a Superman game for next gen consoles which should should be open world like a GTA game.
There needs to be a Superman game for next gen consoles
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User wavesnew posted some interesting ideas:
Seriously if they make a Superman game like this the game would be 10 times better than Batman Arkham Asylum.
wavesnew said:
Seriously if they make a Superman game like this the game would be 10 times better than Batman Arkham Asylum.
I agree, Superman Returns was good and got some things right, such as the flight dinamics and the basic powers. However its one sided repeditive gameplay and unimaginative (and rushed) plot was what stoped it from making it a Classic Superman game.
I think there is the technology now to create stunning visuals plus an interactive story with depth and never before seen game play.
I feel the reason alot of Superman games fail, is because they only focus on a small part of who Superman is, yes its fun to lift a car over your head, throw it across town and just befor it hits the ground killing an innicent pedestrian, blow it up with your heat vision, but how many times can you do that before asking yourself, where's this game going? It's like giving someone a peanutbutter and jelly sandwich, but only giving them the peanutbutter and hoping they don't suspect a thing.
The "jelly" of course is Clark Kent and all the Superman suporting characters Lois, Jimmy and Perry in an interative format, not just through cutsceens. My idea for the perfect game would be that of a mixed genre combining Action, Drama and Puzzle solving to complete a mission or advance the game.
For a tutorial we could have an origin story with Clark on the farm learning about his powers while doing his daily chores, then move forward to Metropolis and Clark getting his job at the Daily Planet as well as the debut of Superman. The Gameplay for Superman and Clark would work in tandum rather than seperate missions for both. for example:
A call comes over the radio (or tv) that a plane is doing down after its engine exploded and is heading for Metropolis's Downtown, as Clark you must sneak away (avoiding suspicion) and change into Superman where you locate the plane and redirect it away from the center of town to a safe landing zone before flying away and changing into Clark to take interviews and follow leads to find that it was actually a bomb that blew the engine, etc.., with the choice of becoming Clark or Superman anytime through the game to make it suited to your gameplay (action or puzzle mystery) and unlocking Trophies/Achivements such as Costumes and Characters in a phisical Fortress of Solitude (possably accessed by flying full speed north on the compas).
For game extras Superman can have things like speed triles or power tests and Clark can have stories with deadlines and for both maybe a double date with Lois without been caught out.
this is just my idea of what I feel would make a Great Superman game with plenty of smashing and flying, but also a character driven story and puzzle solving which is now just starting to creap into nextgen games.
I think there is the technology now to create stunning visuals plus an interactive story with depth and never before seen game play.
I feel the reason alot of Superman games fail, is because they only focus on a small part of who Superman is, yes its fun to lift a car over your head, throw it across town and just befor it hits the ground killing an innicent pedestrian, blow it up with your heat vision, but how many times can you do that before asking yourself, where's this game going? It's like giving someone a peanutbutter and jelly sandwich, but only giving them the peanutbutter and hoping they don't suspect a thing.
The "jelly" of course is Clark Kent and all the Superman suporting characters Lois, Jimmy and Perry in an interative format, not just through cutsceens. My idea for the perfect game would be that of a mixed genre combining Action, Drama and Puzzle solving to complete a mission or advance the game.
For a tutorial we could have an origin story with Clark on the farm learning about his powers while doing his daily chores, then move forward to Metropolis and Clark getting his job at the Daily Planet as well as the debut of Superman. The Gameplay for Superman and Clark would work in tandum rather than seperate missions for both. for example:
A call comes over the radio (or tv) that a plane is doing down after its engine exploded and is heading for Metropolis's Downtown, as Clark you must sneak away (avoiding suspicion) and change into Superman where you locate the plane and redirect it away from the center of town to a safe landing zone before flying away and changing into Clark to take interviews and follow leads to find that it was actually a bomb that blew the engine, etc.., with the choice of becoming Clark or Superman anytime through the game to make it suited to your gameplay (action or puzzle mystery) and unlocking Trophies/Achivements such as Costumes and Characters in a phisical Fortress of Solitude (possably accessed by flying full speed north on the compas).
For game extras Superman can have things like speed triles or power tests and Clark can have stories with deadlines and for both maybe a double date with Lois without been caught out.
this is just my idea of what I feel would make a Great Superman game with plenty of smashing and flying, but also a character driven story and puzzle solving which is now just starting to creap into nextgen games.
If the star cast and everything else of the next Superman movie is announced I think we might see a Superman video game soon.
Superman games can be good. Superman Shadow of Apokolips proved its possible.
Problems with Supes Games
1) Player has full access to Supes's powers. This is just LTK. Only villians who can stand up to him will be Darkeid and Doomsday.
2) Not enough Clark Kent
3) Its just developers seem to stop caring after few levels and start making game repetitive- robots, villians, disaster over and over again....yawn.
What can be done.
1) Make the environments destructive, so player has to wisely choose how to utilise Supes's powers so no unnecssary damage is done. Thats why Supes holds back a lot in comics.
2) No more goofy robots...unless its Lex in his Apokoliptan Prototypte. This is 2010.
3) DEFINATELY NO DRAGONS. FAAAARRRR OUTT!
Then we'll have an epic. And make Boss Battles intense. Not like the final...hideously easy Joker boss in Batman Arkham Asylum (but it was a great game)
Problems with Supes Games
1) Player has full access to Supes's powers. This is just LTK. Only villians who can stand up to him will be Darkeid and Doomsday.
2) Not enough Clark Kent
3) Its just developers seem to stop caring after few levels and start making game repetitive- robots, villians, disaster over and over again....yawn.
What can be done.
1) Make the environments destructive, so player has to wisely choose how to utilise Supes's powers so no unnecssary damage is done. Thats why Supes holds back a lot in comics.
2) No more goofy robots...unless its Lex in his Apokoliptan Prototypte. This is 2010.
3) DEFINATELY NO DRAGONS. FAAAARRRR OUTT!
Then we'll have an epic. And make Boss Battles intense. Not like the final...hideously easy Joker boss in Batman Arkham Asylum (but it was a great game)
i agree fully
a superman game would be absolutely amazing. but they have to do it right. i don't want some movie game they did to go along with the release date of the movie. because odds are it won't be very good. if they just made the game based on the comics or television show, like the batman or the new transformers. cause those were reeeeeally good. :'D i love the idea of having clark kent in there as well. like going on missions with lois and finding the right time to escape and change into superman. and i really like the idea of destructible environments, so you can use your powers accordingly. so it's has a bit of strategy involved and it's not all smashing random buttons. lmao.
now i'm really excited. i want them to make the game already. lmao. :')
now i'm really excited. i want them to make the game already. lmao. :')
I agree 110% with you on the next superman game idea. The game you described would have more selling record then any game out there. Share your thoughts with one of the game developing companys.
they should just get Rocksteady to do one they made Arkham Asylum good and the new one looks like its gonna be just as good if not better
ludus360 said:
I think there will be one before the next Superman movie is released.
i agree there needs to be a new superman game
I want to be able to control superman's alignement I don't want be a "justice league" supeman I want to be a "justice lord" superman
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Naguib_234798 said:
To be Clark Kent would be epic. I'd love to be able to have his powers, while in disguise. But that would only be good with alignment thing.
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But I'd just want to be Clark and drive his car and such. Could be an awesome game! I love Superman!Looks like Rocksteady Studio's are the ones who may develop a PS3 Superman game. Guys, I don't have twitter. So, if any of you do then please link this thread to [link=http://twitter.com/#!/rocksteadygames/]@RocksteadyGames[/link]
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I did.
only problem is superman is overpowerd
Meaning you're too lazy to make one?Naguib_234798 said:
I agree w/ hatsandladder -- Superman Returns did do one thing right -- the "health bar" was Superman's reputation. As Metropolis took damage, Superman's rep took a hit.
That aside, mundane game mechanics may not be a Superman game's bread and butter. Maybe randomized QTEs for certain sections or events (bosses) in addition to mixing it up with action (e.g., Shattered Dimensions)?