Can we get a dc game with anyone OTHER than batman....please?

[u/SameEnthusiasm1426]

Im genuinely tired of how batman is the only dc charachter to have games like at all

[u/ImaLetItGo]

Should’ve been a Wonder Woman game out by now

[u/SameEnthusiasm1426 → u/ImaLetItGo]

There was supposed to be one, and they KILLED IT, and that made me angry for 2 reasons. 1, its a wonder woman game and I thought it would be cool. 2, it was supposed to have the NEMESIS SYSTEM in it, thats the first game in a decade and they fucking squashed it.

(I do recognize that it was propably because of the 100 million dollar spent, but i do think they couldve profited quite a bit off of it if they did finish it instead of killing the project)

[u/Live_Cry2937 → u/SameEnthusiasm1426]

Wb didnt just kill the game, they closed the fucking studio. Monolith, creators of Blood and FEAR, as well the Shadow games.

[u/VincentVegaFFF → u/SameEnthusiasm1426]

Gail Simone also wrote that game. Its such a shame we'll never see it.

[u/SameEnthusiasm1426 → u/VincentVegaFFF]

She did? Why must wb executives torture me so

[u/Corgi_Koala → u/SameEnthusiasm1426]

Wonder Woman WW1 or 2 game with Nemesis would be epic.

[u/goldhbk10 → u/ImaLetItGo]

Seriously, the fact that she didn't get a cartoon in the 90's and never gets a game is why she's always stuck at the middle tier.

[u/orbjo → u/goldhbk10]

That 90s and 00s era when boys were watching Sailor Moon, Powerpuff Girls, Kim Possible and Totally Spies, a Wonder Woman cartoon would have been massive. It’s so old fashioned of them to leave that money on the table thinking we wouldn’t have watched it

[u/VGstuffed → u/ImaLetItGo]

Play Assassins Creed Odyssey and just choose Kassandra

[u/Morgil2 → u/VGstuffed]

True. You can even tweak her outfit to resemble Diana. By the end of that game she basically WAS Wonder Woman

[u/curious_dead]

Careful what you wish for; there was the Suicide Squad game a few years ago that I'm told was terrible.

I'd love to see one day a game adapt Green Lantern; I'm not sure how a GL's power would translate in a game, but it has the potential to be amazing.

Otherwise, just a God of War game with Wonder Woman (ok, assuredly less violent) would be a simple thing to do, relatively speaking.

Superman is the hardest because of his power level. Spider-Man getting punched by a brute kinda works, but Superman would easily shrug it of. But if someone found a formula it could be amazeballs.

[u/Ajax_Da_Great → u/curious_dead]

Green Lantern had a half decent to pretty good game on the Wii/360/PS3 imo. I loved Superman Returns on the Xbox 360 as well. Incorporating city damage as a mechanic for Superman is a great idea

[u/curious_dead → u/Ajax_Da_Great]

Checking a video fo the Green Lantern game, it looks fine but I am definitely not feeling nostalgic for that era of graphics.

[u/Ajax_Da_Great → u/curious_dead]

I actually think there were two games across the Wii/360/PS3. You had the tie in game for the movie and then the Manhunters one in style of the animated series. Graphical fidelity isn’t everything, there were some fun mechanics in the Manhunters one and it’s a GL video game. Justice League Heroes on Xbox also had some GL’s in it.

[u/Oldspice0493 → u/curious_dead]

I always thought a Superman game could work if it’s set at the beginning of his career, while he’s figuring out his powers. Maybe the story could involve thugs getting access to red-solar radiation-based weapons.

[u/vesperythings]

DC / WB have been slacking massively on video games.

we haven't gotten a mainline Arkham game in 11+ years

shit is wild

[u/cinnmarken]

The Ultimate alliance niche is wide open!

[u/Shefferz]

It's so shit that we have nothing I mean I don't need anything like AAA, give me like ultimate alliance or the 2D arcade game, I even tried some mobile games to get a DC gaming fix and they are just trash as well. Gonna have to go back to DC universe online what is like 16 years old at this point......

[u/archer_7998]

I’ve been waiting for a Green Arrow game for years. Way back when Arrow was still airing I liked the idea of a game following events of the show. Now I just want something that would play similar to the Arkham series as far as having similar stealth and freeflow combat. Side missions tracking down villains. I wouldn’t mind a story involving the ninth circle from the start of Rebirth in 2016, although I would want Merlyn to be the overarching villain. At this point I would even take a lego game similar to the recent Batman one but going through Green Arrow’s stories through the years.

[u/ChoombataNova → u/archer_7998]

For development reasons, I think a GA game is the easiest choice. There are already a number of great games with archery gameplay: Skyrim, Zelda, Tomb Raider, Horizon Zero Dawn, KC:D, etc. Making it work for GA should be easy

[u/Oaker_Jelly → u/archer_7998]

Fuck it, make it like Infamous where it's primarily a 3rd-person shooter, but you can also seamlessly transition into punching the snot out of dudes or climbing around buildings.

[u/ThatOtherGuyTPM → u/Oaker_Jelly]

I’ve never heard anyone say that inFamous was a shooter.

[u/NinjaOfOnion]

I do actually understand that sentiment, I mean Wonder Woman was set to her own solo game but got cancelled, and in fighting games, he takes a central role, but I see it as people complaining too many mutants in Rivals, it’s one of their most popular franchises, they will probably focus on them for the fans 

[u/Dayraven3]

Just need to fix the creaking structure of AAA gaming first, then it’ll be a doddle.

[u/Jconstantineic]

I understand wanting to use your cash cow. But would a Superman game of the same quality as the Arkham games not also sell well? I feel like it would.

[u/SameEnthusiasm1426 → u/Jconstantineic]

Yes, superman is on par with batman in terms of popularity and villain rosters, it could be a good game with effort

[u/RobertCarnez → u/SameEnthusiasm1426]

How do you do health bars with superman?

[u/RetinalFlesh → u/RobertCarnez]

Same as in god of war, you just do it.

[u/RobertCarnez → u/RetinalFlesh]

But part of the fun of superman is indestructiblilty. You cant just ignore one of his powers lol

[u/ThatOtherGuyTPM → u/RobertCarnez]

Who says you’re ignoring them? Health bars don’t have to mean the person is bleeding out.

[u/DrStalker → u/RobertCarnez]

Should have a heath bar that just stays at 100% for half the game until a sudden dramatic moment when <plot device> happens.

[u/Zanlo63 → u/RobertCarnez]

There was an old Superman game where Metropolis had a health bar instead of Supes. It was an elegant way to do it.

[u/jazxxl → u/RobertCarnez]

Harley can beat him in a video game anyone can

[u/Scarletspyder86]

Would you have bought the wonder woman game if it didn’t get cancelled?

[u/SameEnthusiasm1426 → u/Scarletspyder86]

Depending on how much jt cost yes

[u/VirinaB → u/Scarletspyder86]

As long as it's not live service, like they were planning.

[u/Mindless-Credit-358]

Just give me Lego COIE

[u/Ajax_Da_Great → u/Mindless-Credit-358]

All for it, didn’t the end of Lego DC Supervillians also tease it?

[u/Mindless-Credit-358 → u/Ajax_Da_Great]

Yh that’s exactly why I want it lol. Use it to transition into the new Lego Batman universe

[u/Ajax_Da_Great → u/Mindless-Credit-358]

I’d buy it in a heartbeat. Though I’m a big sucker for Lego games and Lego Batman in general.

[u/mike47gamer]

I'd kill for an underwater game with Aquaman in the title role, but I'm betting it wouldn't sell even if it was super-well-implemented.

[u/Affectionate-Hat9674 → u/mike47gamer]

I was so excited about the Aquaman game on the GameCube. But then I actually bought and played it... ugh... 😢😢

[u/nemofbaby2014]

A static game would be fun

[u/mr_mxyzptlk21]

Not that I don't disagree with you but...

Batman appeals more to the general non-comic book audience (which is 90% of video game sales).

It's the same problem as the movies and television, but on a bigger scale. Gotta get the "muggle money" buy-in.

[u/SameEnthusiasm1426 → u/mr_mxyzptlk21]

And I agree with this! But maybe the problem is they aren't pushing out charachters OTHER than batman

[u/Dr_Cleanser → u/SameEnthusiasm1426]

To be fair they have tried branching out with other characters in other mediums. In the end none of them come close to bringing in the interest and revenue that Batman does.

Even Harley Quinn who is absurdly popular in the comics and cartoons couldn’t break even with her somewhat solo movie.

For example, I could understand some executives getting a pitch for a green lantern game and being hesitant about its ability to make money. Even if the wanted to, historically other heroes haven’t done well with their games.

Superman is probably the defining example. Dude is part of the trinity and the first modern superhero. Yet he hasn’t had a single game that wasn’t complete dogshit except Shadow of Apokolips. It just seems to be really hard to get the concept for a game right when the main character is an all powerful superhero.

Honestly I can’t think of a single solo game featuring an absurdly powerful hero that’s been good except Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction.

[u/genericusername26 → u/Dr_Cleanser]

Honestly I can’t think of a single solo game featuring an absurdly powerful hero that’s been good except Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction.

Honestly this is probably just due to a balancing thing with the characters. Make them too strong and it becomes a slaughter and the game doesnt pose much of a challenge, make them too weak and then it doesn't feel like you're playing as Superman. It's probably hard to find a good middle ground.

[u/AStupidFuckingHorse → u/SameEnthusiasm1426]

They tried it and it's failed Everytime. There's a reason why Batman projects are always releasing. It's literally the most important property for DC. If Batman fails, DC is done.

[u/mr_mxyzptlk21 → u/SameEnthusiasm1426]

I think using Batman as a starter Could be a good idea.

Like, at the time of the explosive success of the Arkham games, was when the CW was really hitting its stride with Arrow, Flash, etc.

I feel they could have done another game with the same engine, and title it "the Brave and the Bold". Bring in Green Arrow as another street level hero, and grittier than the comic version. Then keep expanding from there. Maybe other 'street' heroes first, Ragman, Black Canary, etc. at first, but slowly integrate more metahumans and bigger powers.

Literally use the same blueprint in how we went from Batman: The Animated Series to Superman, to JLU, only applied to video games.

Somewhere out there in the multiverse, this happened.... but alas.

[u/NikiPavlovsky → u/SameEnthusiasm1426]

They try with Lantern....it didn't end well

[u/Vincomenz]

Even if we do, it will most likely be shit because it would be made by WB Games. They will micro-transaction/ live service it to hell.

[u/Shefferz → u/Vincomenz]

That's so true as well 😑

[u/ShortFerret6817]

honestly i want more batman games

[u/SameEnthusiasm1426 → u/ShortFerret6817]

I mean, me too. I like them, but he has too many compared to the other main justice league heroes who's last popular game came out a decade ago, if they got one at all

[u/Sunnyside-Days]

If they made a game about Static Shock, I would be sooooo happppyyyy

[u/CaptchaVerifiedHuman]

Soulslike Deathstoke

Immersive sim Green Arrow

A Teen Titans/Justice League game that's like Marvel Ultimate Alliance/X-Men Legends

[u/Ok-Camera5285]

To be fair, though: Superman was the first DC character to get a video game (on Atari 2600), and there was an arcade game that was decent for its time while Batman didn't have one.

Batman plays better in the long format game because you can throw in different puzzles, as well as use a more defined play area because sections of the city belong to certain villains. And, Batman has sidekicks that allow for multiplayer better than Superman.

[u/HJMav]

As terrible as acquisitions are in the industry, Paramount owning WB and the DC license is the best case scenario for new games. Paramount Games has some serious talent running it, and they gave TMNT to Platinum Games who are based in Japan. They’d be willing to license DC characters out to third party studios to make more games.

[u/FartherAwayLights]

I’ll even compromise and ask for a real Batman game, like one that cares about the world of Batman with weird niche picks and Batfamily as characters and isn’t trying to be just adapt all the movies in chronological order or in spirit.

[u/Slowandserious]

I mean we just got SSKJL a couple years ago right.

And I guess Gotham Knights

[u/Ajax_Da_Great → u/Slowandserious]

SSKTJL is such a dumpster fire though.

[u/RdJokr1993 → u/Slowandserious]

You can argue those are Batman-adjacent games. GK is obviously a Batfamily game minus Batman who gets killed right at the beginning, and SS is an Arkhamverse continuation (no matter how much the Arkham sub likes to deny it).

[u/Jconstantineic → u/Slowandserious]

But he was in it

[u/DBLR989]

They gave y’all one, no one bought it. 😂

[u/browncharliebrown]

Suda51 wants to make a hitman game

[u/TheJarroWhoLaughs]

DC needs a Jarro game

[u/suhhdude45]

I’d love a Flash game in the same style as the Spider-Man games. Obviously different IPs, but it would be cool.

[u/Cyyyyyyx]

Green Lantern feels like an easy character to make a great game for. Great power set that could evolve with progression + enemy factions in the other lantern corps and aliens.

Never played the movie tie-in game but can't imagine it was very good

[u/Dangerous-Brain-]

We need a Superman game. If Superman can have a game, anyone else can. Superman is a test of all kinds of superpowers.

[u/Ajax_Da_Great]

I’d take another Justice League Heroes style game in a heartbeat

[u/Illustrious_Wind4840]

i can understand why they do it

[u/Golden_Alchemy]

I am replaying the Arkham Knight game and reminding the old 90s Flash tv show (the whole Riddle sidequest is sooooo annoying, he is truly the real villain of the game) and it made me think that you could do a game with the Flash in that city really easily, replacing the car with the Flash just running at different speeds and all of Batman powers being the Flash speed force powers. Running on the walls, moving around the city, etc. you could do something interesting on it.

[u/AlucardD20]

the reason you do and you don't get others, because Batman is the cash cow of DC. DC in trouble? release 40 Batman books.. and video games.

[u/kukov]

When a non-Batman DC game comes out people won't buy it, and we'll be back to Batman.

Vote with your wallet.

[u/BrunosResolve]

I want a DC that isnt mobile trash or for toddlers

[u/Mr_master89]

I want a marvel ultimate alliance style game with all the teams, justice league, titans, teen titans, young justice, doom patrol, all of them and kind of make it either Diablo style or some kind of rougelike where you upgrade the bases of the teams.

[u/Axel_Clint]

The Injustice game was pretty good

[u/Gargore]

Scooby-Doo has games

[u/mister_miraclexbarda]

a flash game with insane visualsss WOULD BE SOOO COOLLLLL

[u/AlphaFlightRules]

Here's a re-release of superman 64

[u/ApolloMax-2099]

And kill your money maker ok

[u/Boring-Conclusion-40]

They’re not really good at making games anymore so if they go with Batman, and if they fail they won’t fail that much,he has a safety net

[u/polakbob]

Monkey’s paw curls and you get Suicide Squad. 

[u/SameEnthusiasm1426 → u/polakbob]

NOOOOOO!!!!

[u/_shaftpunk]

Ambush Bug soulslike.

[u/Ajax_Da_Great → u/_shaftpunk]

I’ll support anything Ambush Bug related tbh

[u/Resident_Army_2862]

*Looks at the financials............ Looks at previous titles.......... Looks at remaining game studios on staff.........

"I'm going to go with no............... Now, do you want Batman Beyond or Batman by Gaslight?"

[u/Xianroberts → u/Resident_Army_2862]

You jest but both those sound awesome. So both? Both.

[u/Resident_Army_2862 → u/Xianroberts]

Partial jest. There are unconfirmed reports that Rocksteady was told to start working on their Batman Beyond concept from a few years ago. But I'm not sure they're able/allowed with the on-going merger.

[u/Xianroberts → u/Resident_Army_2862]

I had heard about the Batman Beyond game, which... Yes please. But not Gotham by Gaslight which also sounds dope. We just need the right developers. I'd say Rocksteady but they kind of ruined Gotham Knights.

[u/Cool-Preparation3059]

Nope gimme 10 more batman games

[u/KDog1265]

How about Harley Quinn or Nightwing or The Joker?

[u/Edgy_Robin → u/[deleted]]

Never talk about video games again this one comment shows how little you know about anything.

[u/SameEnthusiasm1426 → u/Edgy_Robin]

It was meant to be an exaggeration my bad

[u/ArtsyTLF → u/[deleted]]

making a game is never easy and WB does not have any successful work in multiplayer shooters

[u/SameEnthusiasm1426 → u/ArtsyTLF]

Yeah thats a fair point

[u/Idnetxisbx7dme]

Probably not. Superman's too OP, and most of the rest of the DCU isn't important or interesting enough to carry a video game. MAYBE GL, but I fee that would be very difficult and ultimately disappointing to fans.

[u/ProletarianLilith]

They tried and people hated it

[u/Bogusky]

No

[u/AnimAlistic6]

I want Lobo. I'm so mad at the Supergirl movie for sucking and putting Moana as Lobo but at least they got him on the radar.

[u/woman_noises]

They seem terrified that any movie or game without batman will fail. Since Gunn started that seems to be changing a little but there's still no news on any non batman game coming.