Marvel Heroes New PC game

It has been three and a half years that a certain Marvel Heroes is being developed by Gazillion Entertainment, a time required to design a "Superhero MMO" that will stand up to other kinds of productions that have already arisen. While its creators are starting to see the end of the tunnel, gamescom allowed them to show us what they in store for us.

For Marvel Heroes, it's not as buzzwords. It is true that the project could have been content to rely on the headliners in the team, as David Brevik (lead designer of the first two Diablo) or the writer Brian Michael Bendis (the comic book fans Marvel probably know). But for drilling today, we need concepts, Marvel Heroes and hope to win against competition. First, it appears strongly the idea of having been designed from the basis of the project as a game free-to-play MMO where many comics sauce are first passed through the subscription box before arrive at this economic system. Of course, micro-transactions will be part of the experience and we do not yet know what form they take or their impact on the gameplay, although we are promised it will be quite possible to play optimally without spending a penny.



But the main leitmotif of Gazillion Entertainment rest of us the opportunity to play with the real Marvel superheroes. Iron Man, Captain America, Wolverine, Spider-Man or Hulk are part of the thirty saviors of humanity who can potentially move your hands. A rare choice in MMOs since it indicates that you can not create your own character. Of course it did not take long before one asks what dear Mr. Brevik how the scenario explained the presence of multiple copies of a single hero, but obviously the question does not arise for which the lead designer has opted for the pleasure of being able to control a character which we are a fan. Moreover, on the scenario, this is indeed the Dr. Doom who will take the role of the big bad, even though other villains will party like Toad, Magneto, The Blob or Madam Hydra, to name a few. The universe will also extend to places known Marvel series, including the X-Mansion, but Savage Land or Mutant Town.


In terms of gameplay, the message sent by the creative team could not be more directly: Diablo + Marvel on steroids. So we end up with an action-RPG from above, like a good old hack'n'slash old school. The decision is up is immediate since just left click on an enemy to swoop down like an eagle on its prey, while the right mouse button offers a more powerful attack but slower. You have access to some quick shortcuts to deploy your offensive skills, but also support as appropriate. Of course, as the superhero you take, you probably will not play the same way. During our test, we took Wolverine, which was necessarily prevail agility while another journalist who preferred the brute force of Hulk could regularly running into the pile. In any case, we could appreciate the liveliness of the gameplay that had persisted in his eyes. Rays, explosions, supersonic speed, the power spring to screen constantly and it really feels the power of our character. The amazing thing is that all remain legible despite the abundance of special effects!



In fact, we have seen during a meeting with four against Magneto. The latter did not hesitate to create huge domes of energy and could really put the chaos in the room all by himself. This does not prevent us from keeping an eye on our character and our three companions fortune. In this regard, since it is an action game, the placement of our avatar is always an important and there needs to dodge attacks from your opponents not to see your life bar by taking a blow. This gives a true importance of rapid movements of superheroes, thus bridging the gap with "DPS classes" that often dominate the MMO.


Since we are facing a hack'n'slash, you suspect it will take a loot system that makes sense to take the long term. Although Gazillion Entertainment still has some info below the elbow, we already know that the craft may have an important place in Marvel Heroes. The demonstration was made by us with the costumes. The enemies and bosses will indeed let go of parts of equipment that you can assemble to recreate some famous superhero outfits. Apparently, the costumes are very numerous and would therefore differentiate their avatar from the neighbor, important in a game where much play the same character. In this regard, the team said that the title was made to make us want to change regularly superhero, rather than simply not to get one as is the case in many productions . Chances are that it makes it for the fans, as the presence of cinematics, performed in the style of comics in motion, particularly stylish. In the end, Marvel Heroes could do well to mark his territory with its surprising and radical choices which give a true identity.

This is a very good feeling that we will have left the Marvel Heroes. Voluntarily abandoning many points of its kind to focus towards the direct pleasure, the title of Gazillion Entertainment offers a gameplay swift and simple access that blends perfectly with the Marvel universe. If the expertise of its creators was to go for its design, we can already imagine count on this MMO action / RPG in the coming years.