AbsolutSurgen Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Marvel Rivals is a 6v6 hero shooter in development at NetEase, testing begins in May | PC Gamer WWW.PCGAMER.COM Once again, Doctor Doom is mad about something and he's making it everyone's problem. Quote Marvel Rivals is a free-to-play PvP team-based third-person shooter revealed today by NetEase that pits teams of six heroes and villains from the Marvel universe against each other in battles across multiple worlds ranging from Asgard to 2099 Tokyo. The whole thing is, of course, rooted in a Multiverse beef: A clash between Doctor Doom and his counterpart from the year 2099 has somehow caused a collision of universes in a "timestream entanglement," forcing heroes and villains into unexpected alliances and enmities as they seek to defeat both Dooms before either of them can take control of these newly-created worlds. Sounds a bit like Secret Wars, maybe, except the battle lines aren't quite so clearly drawn: Good guys and bad guys are all just cats in a bag. It's not the deepest narrative setup ever but it's also not entirely out of line with typical comic book fare—I mean, Secret Wars happened entirely because The Beyonder wanted to watch some fights. At the very least, it's a better justification for the chaotic brouhaha than we ever got from Overwatch. Black Panther Doctor Strange Groot Hulk Iron Man Loki Luna Snow Magik Magneto Mantis Namor Peni Parker Rocket Raccoon Scarlet Witch Spider-Man Storm Star-Lord The Punisher I have to admit, I struggle a bit to see how The Punisher fits into that lineup: He is, after all, just a guy with a gun. On the other hand, he's also the guy who singlehandedly killed the Marvel Universe. Maybe the smart play here would've been to let him handle the Doom situation while everyone else goes out for a nice lunch. One particularly interesting aspect of Marvel Rivals is "Team-Up Skills," which enables two characters to combine their abilities into unique powers and tactics: Rocket Raccoon can blast away at enemies while riding around on Groot's back, for instance, while Hulk can unleash his Gamma energy to supercharge Iron Man's armor. (I think it's fair to say that superpowers in Marvel Rivals don't hew too precisely to the previously established canon.) It's not clear at this point whether every character will be able to team up with everyone else, or if only certain heroes or villains will be able to get together Destructible environments will also enable players to "alter [the] environments, reshape the terrain, and craft a strategic advantage on the battlefield," Netease said. "Take cover to dodge attacks or use makeshift weapons to strike down enemies. Players will find countless ways to utilize the environment to claim victory." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cusideabelincoln Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Signed up for the alpha, hopefully it'll give me a nice change of pace from Overwatch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Marvel Overwatch…… Developed by NetEase….. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 On the one hand, Overwatch with Marvel stuff sounds fun. On the other...I can already tell that the reason it's third-person is because they are going to push skins soooooo hard and they want players to be able to see them. Can't wait for the $15 Wolverine character DLC and the $5 skins (32 in total!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 9 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: On the one hand, Overwatch with Marvel stuff sounds fun. On the other...I can already tell that the reason it's third-person is because they are going to push skins soooooo hard and they want players to be able to see them. Can't wait for the $15 Wolverine character DLC and the $5 skins (32 in total!). Characters will be free and the skins will be $20. Get with the program sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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