How a Superman game on Unreal Engine 5 takes the superhero games genre forward
Epic finally released the Unreal Engine 5 to the public this week and developers already love the world’s most advanced real-time 3D creation tool. With such a powerful and creative tool, creators have started venturing into the vast range of options it delivers.
Matrix Awakens is one of the most prominent tech demos that showcases the stunning capabilities of Unreal Engine 5. Recently, game developer Volod did some experiments on the Matrix Awakens demo and gave the character powers of Superman. The result looked so good that they are now considering building their own Superman game on Unreal Engine 5.
Volod from Amber Studios got the idea of giving a generic character the powers of Superman when Epic released a City Sample on Unreal Engine 5 for developers to fiddle with it. While the generic character doesn’t look anything like Superman, he does have the same powers as flying around the city faster than bullets and superhuman strength.
In an interview with Kotaku, Volod said:
Despite the character's particular movements and flying mechanics resembling more like Iron Man than the Man of Steel, the gameplay looks stunning. It portrays progress towards the upcoming era of superhero games. Volod even redesigned their city layout using Epic’s assets to make it more familiar with the Superman titles.
With the availability of the latest Unreal Engine, Volod has already showcased a glimpse of what a superhero game can look like built on Epic’s flagship tool. This marks a massive step for the upcoming superhero games and the gaming studios that are planning to build their game on Unreal Engine 5.
When it comes to Standalone Superman titles, most of the games were released over a decade ago. Games like Superman: The Man of Steel,
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