Why aren’t there more good superhero games?
I used to play City of Heroes, back when it was pretty new. It’s not bad, but I can’t stand paying monthly fees, and I hated grinding to get leveled up- I want to make a cool hero, go out, and kick the crap out of bad guys. What I want is a game that takes the basics of City of Heroes- the costume creation, the power pools, and the ability to earn new powers as you play- and sticks it in a single player, sandbox world environment like Hulk: Ultimate Destruction.
The Hulk game was one of the coolest superhero games I’ve ever played- you had tons of powers/combos that you could unlock, and a huge world to run through, but… well… it was the Hulk. So, most of the time, you were getting attacked by the military, and you couldn’t really do that much actual hero stuff. Ultimate Spider-Man let you do more hero stuff, like breaking up muggings and stopping bank robbers, but it wasn’t quite as much fun as Hulk.
Anyway, that’s what I want. I want a game that would let me design my own heroes, and stick them into a big, open world like Ultimate Spider-Man, Hulk, or even GTA. Super heroes are perfect for video games, so why aren’t there more good games that involve them?
November 10th, 2007 at 6:14 am
Have you played Freedom Force? I haven’t myself, though I’m looking out for it. I’m told it’s very, very good. And besides, it’s by Irrational.
November 21st, 2007 at 11:23 am
I haven’t played it myself, but isn’t City of Heroes/CIty of Villians supposed to be kind of like what you’re looking for? I know its an MMORPG, and that you get to design and create your own superhero which you can then use to run around “Paragon CIty,” thwarting crime, saving damsels, etc….
November 21st, 2007 at 12:01 pm
I haven’t played it myself, but isn’t City of Heroes/CIty of Villians supposed to be kind of like what you’re looking for? I know its an MMORPG, and that you get to design and create your own superhero which you can then use to run around “Paragon CIty,” thwarting crime, saving damsels, etc….
Heh.
From paragraph one:
“I used to play City of Heroes, back when it was pretty new. It’s not bad, but I can’t stand paying monthly fees, and I hated grinding to get leveled up- I want to make a cool hero, go out, and kick the crap out of bad guys. What I want is a game that takes the basics of City of Heroes- the costume creation, the power pools, and the ability to earn new powers as you play- and sticks it in a single player, sandbox world environment like Hulk: Ultimate Destruction.”
=P
November 21st, 2007 at 3:01 pm
doh, i skimmed the second half of the article. Sorry bro!
PS, how is everything? Been awhile since we’ve talked.
Happy Thanksgiving!