Breaking Bad In MultiVersus Is A Bad Idea

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Gaming journalists have a reputation for being the screaming guy in the ‘quit having fun!’ meme. I don’t mind being accused of it when I’m making a point about representation or suggesting Spider-Man shouldn’t be such a neoliberal police fanboy, but I try to save my attempts to tear down other people having fun for the most important issues that games sometimes overlook. But today I’m just fully leaning into the meme. I want you to quit having fun. Breaking Bad in MultiVersus would be terrible.

I’ve done a full 360 on MultiVersus. That’s two 180s. When the game was first revealed, I hated the idea of it. I’ve always accepted Smash, as we’re used to Nintendo crossovers. My favourite Mario games are the sports or party games, so I’ve been conditioned to be okay with non-canon fun. The other characters don’t mean all that much to me either - I don’t love Pokemon for its narrative, so there’s no conflict with Pikachu being involved, and I’ve never been a major Zelda fan to begin with. In short, I know Smash is silly IP soup but the fact the characters originate in games and frequently don’t take themselves seriously meant I gave it a pass.

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But I wasn’t prepared to extend the benefit of the doubt to MultiVersus. Perhaps once bitten, twice shy after Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, Warner Bros. Does Smash held no appeal for me. Plus I found it harder to get on board with some of the cast. Harley Quinn fighting Shaggy? Cool. Iron Giant fighting Superman? Sacrilege. The line-up of MultiVersus could be easily divided into those best suited to a silly platform brawler (like Bugs Bunny or Batman) and those whose stories were undercut by their very presence (like