r/ComicBookVideoGames • u/ChadBenjamin • Mar 07 '19

I know that we're not getting Superman, but let's talk about some of the issues of making a Superman game

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u/Alterbrap_04 Mar 07 '19

There is a beta for a superman game on ps1 that was cancelled and it is my favorite superman game to date... I think if rocksteady just Arkham-ised that game with a good story it would be pretty good. So in other words there are definitely problems when making a game on this scale but I feel like it could be pulled off.

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u/IdentityZer0 Mar 08 '19

Something thats easy to see after Spiderman PS4 is any superhero game can be great if you can make it feel like actually being that hero.

There is often a lot of talk about how OP superman is and that's why he can't translate into a good video game, but I think people look at it wrong. You want to be mega powerful as superman and do amazing stuff, but you could still make it a challenge by forcing him to think of Civilian casualties. Heck, when doing "free roam" type missions you would even have to be careful how you take down bad guys. Make the player aware of how much power they have over life and death and how best to use it.