We’re going to be getting superhero games for a long time. Although Marvel is currently wobbling and DC is going through a hard reboot, a few years ago superheroes were king, and video games are always a little behind the curve. We know Iron Man, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Wonder Woman, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Wolverine, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Black Panther, and Captain America games are in development, and there’s likꦓely plenty more besides. Whenever people ask for a superhero game, they usually just ask for their favourite - hey, I get it. If someone announces a Mystique game, throw this article in the garbage. I never wrote it. All I want is the blue woman. 🌳But when it comes to which hero is most suited to a video game, it’s hard for me to look past Scarlet Witch.
Scarlet Witch is at the beginning of her Harley Quinn arc. At the turn of the century, Harley was popular enough amongst comic fans, but only vaguely known to the general public. The Dark Knight, generally agreed to be the best interpretation of the Joker, does not feature her at all. Following her role in the Arkham games, the live-action turns by Margot Robbie, and the Kaley Cuoco cartoon, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Harley is at the peak of her powers.
The MCU meanwhile has finally thrust Scarlet Witch into the spotlight (with the multiverse, I expect to see some version of the character again), while Midnight Suns gave her a starring role. I think a lot of superhero media aimed at more casual audiences will include Scarlet Witch from now on. Elizabeth Olsen learned what ‘mother’ means in stan culture thanks to Scarlet Witch, so the character is already iconic. She’s also a fairly underused character in contrast to Batman or Spidey, and even the next rung of charaꦏcters down like Thor or th🐷e Flash. That gives developers a lot of room to play around with fresh ideas.
It’s not just her popularity though. Dep🍃ending on Olsen’s scheduling and how much the MCU can course correct, that may be more fleeting than the Quinnaisance. It’s that Scarlet Witch is so perfect for a video game. I loved WandaVision, and consider it to be the best MCU show by such a large margin that there’s not even a serious competitor. However, its interpretation of the House of M arc missed out a lot of the comic’s most fascinating moments, likely owing to the lack of Magneto a▨nd the fact it needed to form connective tissue between Avengers: Endgame and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
A game tackling House of M may face the same issues with a lack of time to ꦆbuild it up, but a gameꦿ that uses Wanda’s ability to project reality could be a fascinating foundation for creative level design. So many superhero games are just set in The Big City, and while that works for Spidey’s web slinging, a bit of variety would be nice. Wanda comes with built in variety, to be explored however the devs wish.
Wanda also has telekinesis, which obviously lends itself well to both puzzles and combat, while her levitation offers depth to the traversal without being Superman-style flight. Her ability to invade thoughts or manipulate minds also sets up excellent opportunities for stealth or offers the chance to approach combat scenarios in different ways. Her energy blast powers are her least interesting, but essentially would make the game part-shooter, which is a fairly reliable trope for video games. 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Control’s tone and gameplay ꦡwith a superhero twist is the one-page pitch I have in my head.
Right on time for the movies to slump at the box office, superhero games have had a tough time of it recently. 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Marvel’s Avengers and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Gotham Knights both fizzled, and the reception to 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Suicide Squad: Kill the ♔Justice League looking 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:exactly like them was so bad the game was delayed immediately after a huge sho🍨wcase that rubber stamped its releaඣse date. However, I don’t think this is a portent of doom for superhero games overall, only for live-service co-op superhero titles that limit your power in the name of grinding. 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Spider-Man, Wolverine, and Wonder Woman could each land in the next three years anꦍd prove we still have an appetite for sup♒erheroes.
Scarlet Witch is perfect to continue this trend, with a power set that’s both ideal for video games and different to what we’ve seen before. I’m sure some studio somew🌱here is running down the list of heroes and circling names, and hopefully they heed this call. Although if they pick Mystique instead that’s totally fine and this article doesn’t exist.