Guardians of the Galaxy's Squad Mechanics Pave the Way for a Fantastic 4 Game
Aside from one big outlier, Marvel's video game offerings have been smashing it out of the park in the last few years. Both of Insomniac's Spider-Man games have been met with universal acclaim, and although they weren't perfect, Ultimate Alliance 3 and Iron Man VR were pretty fun experiences while they lasted. Last year saw the release of another big budget Marvel game, and while it may have its flaws, Guardians of the Galaxy showed some real potential.
Along with its strong focus on character relationships, one of Guardians of the Galaxy's best features was its squad mechanics, whereby players could use the other team members to assist with combat and puzzles. With the Fantastic 4 already confirmed to be heading to the MCU soon, a game centered around the team seems inevitable, and it could take some inspiration from Guardians of the Galaxy's squad mechanics.
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The Fantastic 4 have never really had the chance to shine in the video game medium. Despite one solitary original PlayStation game, the Fantastic 4 have only ever appeared in a few tie-in games to the early 2000s movies, and as additional characters in team-up games like Marvel Ultimate Alliance.
In all of these cases, the team dynamic is, confusingly, never really emphasized. The furthest these games go is allowing the player to bounce a combo off another Fantastic 4 member for a more powerful attack. Teamwork is never really the focus of the previous Fantastic 4 games, which goes against the very nature of the comic book group. For a modern Fantastic 4 game, the developers would have to really hone in on the team dynamic, much like how Eidos-Montreal handled it in Guardians of the Galaxy. In Guardians, players could only control Star-Lord,
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