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TopicPost Each Time You Beat a Game: 2019 Edition Part II
Simoun
10/21/19 2:41:02 AM
#109:


Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order (Switch)

Finished this with my bro yesterday as well as the first DLC with Punisher, Moon Knight, Blade, and Morpheus. I have mixed feelings. I feel like the game was rushed and too tainted by the MCU. It's funny in the first game, I didn't even know who Winter Soldier was until we fought him and all he did was give a one liner. But in this game, he's a good guy and we're all expected to know who he is without context. How the times have changed.

Our final team ended up becoming Captain Marvel and Cyclops for him, and Ms. Marvel and Elsa Bloodstone for me. The latter of which is a very interesting choice. What compelled Marvel I wonder. Is there a revival comic I haven't heard about? Is Nextwave a thing again? Either way, she's very awesome and I welcome her.

That said, the game itself could stand to be a bit longer. Plot wise, it's taking less of a risk than it ever did before with the plot and making it cookie cutter MCU. At times it just felt like a grand tour of the MCU than the game, with Thanos barely making an appearance so that when he did appear it felt like nothing was at stake and he was just another guy to beat up. The worst enemy in this game though is the camera. What we're they thinking removing the ability to move it around in local multiplayer?? That caused our deaths most of the time.

Coming from the makers behind Dynasty Warriors, I like the influences. The combat is now pretty damn good and the engine is able to handle hordes and hordes of mooks to beat up. The way combat works also encourages dodging which can make the game less boring at times especially in boss fights.

The story cutscenes could stand to be less cheesy but its DW so what was I expecting. The bosses are actually challenging now, albeit, challenging in a way that invites grinding at times and this is where my fanaticism for DW stops. I'm not too keen on the Infinity stuff. It's busy work, and the challenges are repetitive with nothing but cosmetic changes as rewards. It's got that stink of microtransactions but not exactly written all over it. I would have also liked a little more customization with moves and powers, and the first 2 games did this with loads of chars so it's not like it wasn't possible.
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