Black Panther Is Already Learning All Of The Right Lessons From Marvel's Avengers
EA is in the early stages of developing a Black Panther game. According to industry insider Jeff Grubb, the project will take inspiration from Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and act as an open world, single-player adventure with a focus on characters and narrative. No multiplayer, no live service, and no strings attached. I can’t believe it took them this long to figure it out.
After the success of Marvel’s Spider-Man, it was clear that mainstream audiences were after an experience that wasn’t trying to pull them into an overwhelming multiplayer jaunt with a focus on needless unlockables and co-op play, but solo outings with meaningful stories, developed characters, and freedom to be their favourite superheroes.
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When these personalities are jammed into a corporate mandated formula, the lack of passion behind it quickly bubbles to the surface. Marvel’s Avengers was a failure on every metric, and will become a case study for all to learn from. Crystal Dynamics did and continues to do its very best under tough circumstances, but it has been clear since the game’s launch that it is never going to ignite the same enthusiasm as its contemporaries.
The campaign which focuses on Kamala Khan was decent, but largely because it didn’t follow the online template the endgame is positively rotten with. The second you roll credits the arduous grind begins, and this is exactly when so many players switched off. Aside from the Black Panther expansion I haven’t had any desire to go back, and it’s only a matter of time until the game goes free-to-play, or it fades into obscurity as player counts dwindle.
Electronic Arts has clearly been keeping an
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