Superman Video Game

[DACMAN]

Likey. Going through buildings is long overdue. But having this cancelled, plus that Flash game... so sad.

What's up with DC? They can't get their crap together and they wonder why they're #2.

 

[LightningFlash]

Aight found this thread not to set it off.

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Cancelled PS3 Superman Game Footage
by SuperNinja
Doomsday vs Superman and even if its just concept

Oh, wow...

that was awesome.

Doomsday v Superman would be a great fight during a game.

I would love a video game based on Superman's death and return.

 

[The ?ion]

Oh, wow...

that was awesome.

Doomsday v Superman would be a great fight during a game.

I would love a video game based on Superman's death and return.

There already is such a game on the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo. It is, not so ironically, called Death and Return of Superman. It was made by Blizzard (you know, the guys behind World of Warcraft). It is pretty much a mindless beat 'em up that has you taking on the role of Clark and the other Supermen from the Reign saga. In terms of gameplay, it was about as interesting as the old Taito Superman arcade game. It just didn't compare to the likes of Maximum Carnage or X-Men 2 Clone Wars.

 

[zenith16]

The Next Superman Game Could Have Looked Like This

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on Jan 10, 2012 at 08:30 PM
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Before shutting down in 2009, developer Factor 5 was working on a Superman game for also-now-defunct publisher Brash Entertainment. That title never saw the light of day, but some new character designs from it have found their way online.
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[DrCosmic]

Interesting. I think they were on the right path, a lot of emphasis on the boss characters, the only things that can/should provide Superman with a real challenge. Luthor looks sweet. Even Kalibak looks hardcore, and he's a clown and a jobber, usually.

I think that paradigm is/could be very cool for Superman. For a character who's power is a main selling point, having him fight a bunch of thugs, even ones with kryptonite/magic/superlasers/macguffins kinda deflates the concept, like having Batman in a world that's impervious to Detective Vision.

That, coupled with their envirodestruction to show power, pretty much tells me they were spot on, and possibly ahead of their time. I think whoever goes after this next should basically pick up where they left off.

To comment on the rest of the thread, it has to be free roam ala the Arkham Franchise because part of the selling point is the character's mobility. If Batman has nowhere to grapple and glide to, you miss a huge part of the character, if Superman has nowhere to fly to... why bother? The truth is, though, you can't fill free roam with activity, but honestly, with fights of truly epic proportion, do you need to? Superman taking out thugs or rescuing a civillian is about as easy as Batman finding a Riddler clue. not a challenge in itself, just a fun side activity to help you feel more like the character. Superman's main challenges are keeping people alive during fights and fighting impossibly powerful creatures. Kinda like Goku, in a way, actually. Speaking of, Superman v Doomsday would indeed be a great fight, but imagine if ALL the fights were like that, drag out epics that take down city blocks? Very cool, eh?

I think that's what Factor 5 was going for, and it's probably the best way to make a game that is fun, challenge AND superman-like.

 

[Godzilla2014]

Interesting. I think they were on the right path, a lot of emphasis on the boss characters, the only things that can/should provide Superman with a real challenge. Luthor looks sweet. Even Kalibak looks hardcore, and he's a clown and a jobber, usually.

I think that paradigm is/could be very cool for Superman. For a character who's power is a main selling point, having him fight a bunch of thugs, even ones with kryptonite/magic/superlasers/macguffins kinda deflates the concept, like having Batman in a world that's impervious to Detective Vision.

That, coupled with their envirodestruction to show power, pretty much tells me they were spot on, and possibly ahead of their time. I think whoever goes after this next should basically pick up where they left off.

To comment on the rest of the thread, it has to be free roam ala the Arkham Franchise because part of the selling point is the character's mobility. If Batman has nowhere to grapple and glide to, you miss a huge part of the character, if Superman has nowhere to fly to... why bother? The truth is, though, you can't fill free roam with activity, but honestly, with fights of truly epic proportion, do you need to? Superman taking out thugs or rescuing a civillian is about as easy as Batman finding a Riddler clue. not a challenge in itself, just a fun side activity to help you feel more like the character. Superman's main challenges are keeping people alive during fights and fighting impossibly powerful creatures. Kinda like Goku, in a way, actually. Speaking of, Superman v Doomsday would indeed be a great fight, but imagine if ALL the fights were like that, drag out epics that take down city blocks? Very cool, eh?

I think that's what Factor 5 was going for, and it's probably the best way to make a game that is fun, challenge AND superman-like.

I agree.

 

[zenith16]

Concept art shows Superman and villains from Factor 5's canned game

on Jan 11th 2012 5:00PM
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It would have been a bird! It would have been a plane! Back in 2008, Factor 5 was working on a Superman game codenamed Blue Steel. The studio ran into trouble, as did the game's erstwhile publisher, Brash Entertainment, and the Superman game was cancelled.

Siliconera dug up some concept art by character designer Daveed Kaplan depicting Superman as he would have appeared in the game (above) -- and revealing some of the villains that would have been included. Surprise! Lex Luthor is there, in ginormous armor, as are Darkseid, Kalibak, Zod, and Zod's associate Non. You can see all of them as they would have appeared, had they not been banished to the Phantom Zone, at Siliconera.
Source: Siliconera


discussions in session.

 

[BrollySupersj]

We were so close...so close...

 

[Coca Cola Duracell Franklin.]

Superman looks like he's about to die of cancer.

 

[zenith16]

it's pre alpha 3D modle building after the art been made by the art director and designers they always look like that before game designs made and see 3d game as you want them to be. you worry too much on first appearence. Anyway the game was canned so....

 

[X Knight]

I really hope some other developer will pick this game up and revive it.

it's sad to think what might have been..........

 

[BrollySupersj]

I really hope some other developer will pick this game up and revive it.

it's sad to think what might have been..........

No chance of that. Our only hope for a new Superman game is a game tie-in with The Man Of Steel.

 

[DrCosmic]

No chance of that. Our only hope for a new Superman game is a game tie-in with The Man Of Steel.

WB Montreal has recently been assigned to making non-tie-in Superhero games for DC... so there's actually more chance of a non-tie in.

http://www.canadianbusiness.com/blog/tech/60323--warner-bros-montreal-has-super-aspirations

http://www.insidegamingdaily.com/20...isfied-anymore-with-sub-par-superhero-games”/

http://www.qj.net/ps3/news/warner-bros-montreal-focused-on-making-good-superhero-games.html

 

[ProjectPat2280]

At this point ill take any Superman game, tie in or not. It doesn't even have to be that good, just better than Superman Returns: The Video game.

 

[DrCosmic]

Superman Returns is one of the best movie tie in games of ALL TIME. Note, that's not saying much.

1. Goldeneye
2. Spider-Man 2
3. Lego Star Wars
4. Chronicles of Riddick Escape from Butcher Bay
5. Superman Returns

 

[CapedCrusader14]

I thought the Batman Begins game was some decent fun. Incredibly short and easy, but still fun.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine demands a spot in that Top 5! The game was better than the movie!

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Yea i agree. The Wolverine game was one of the better tie ins.

 

[zenith16]

That's cause that game was being made before the movie tie in Idea was forced on it. it's a tie in in name only. it wasn't gonna be a movie tie in like some other games((batman begins and spidey 2) before it. the makers of the game said so to enough placed tv and otherwise.

 

[Godzilla2014]

I thought the Batman Begins game was some decent fun. Incredibly short and easy, but still fun.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine demands a spot in that Top 5! The game was better than the movie!

The Batman Begins video game had potential, but one of the biggest problems it had was that it was designed so linearly that there was no room for the player to think or strategize for themselves like Batman does.

 

[zenith16]

just to clearify. godzilla here means the Batman arkham games. there have been so many batman games just saying "the batman game " is vague and confusing to someone new that'll just step in and see what he said.

 

[Godzilla2014]

just to clearify. god zilla means the Batman arkham games. there have been so many batman games just saying the batman is vague and confusing to someone that'll just step and see what he said.

No. I said "The Batman Begins video game" specifically.

 

[zenith16]

ok then . I stand corrected and apologize

 

[DrCosmic]

Wolverinerigins: The Game was good... I apologize. My point was simply that there's only a handful of movie tie ins better than the utterly mediocre and sometimes disappointing Superman Returns, so asking for a superior movie tie-in is a long shot.

Batman Begins seemed really mediocre to me. I think it was the controls more than anything else, but I wouldn't play through that game if it was given me for free.

 

[Jick]

I forced myself to finish Superman Returns because I had nothing else to do at the time. Horrible game. I even used some cheats just to go through it faster, and I never do these kinds of things. I had fun for the first minute when I was flying at high speed through the town and from the sky till the ground.

Besides that, the game bored me to no end. I'd put it in my list of worst games based on movies, along with Spider-Man 3.

 

[ThDWgeek]

If Rocksteady do make a Superman game, it'd have to be the complete visual opposite of the Arkham games. While the dark, dingy, run down look works great for Gotham, that'd be so out of place in Metropolis. They'd have to make all the buildings look brand new, and every car and window would need to be ridiculously reflective, while everything else has bright (but not garish) colours.

As for gameplay, I'm not too sure what I'd want, but I'd say that free-roam is a must.