Injustice: Gods Among Us – Tournament Players Part of Development Team, EVO-Level Competition in Mind

by iantothemax on June 2nd, 2012 at 3:57 pm

The latest entry in the Mortal Kombat franchise has been a main part of the tournament scene since its release in early 2011, and it seems NetherRealm Studios is hoping to continue that trend with the recently announced Injustice: Gods Among Us.

In a recent preview by Kotaku, Ed Boon makes statements regarding the game’s depth, mentioning that they had tournaments and “those EVO guys” in mind during Injustice’s development. And those aren’t just empty promises. Names aren’t disclosed, but the team reportedly has a few tournament players aiding in the creation of the fighting system, which bodes well for its future success on the tournament circuit. We’ve included the portion mentioned below, and you can head over to Kotaku to check out the entire article.

And there’s also this from Boon regarding the game’s depth: “There are guys on our team who are tournament players and there are certainly layered features for those EVO guys and all that stuff in there. That’s a big part of our strategy.” Boon and his Netherrealm studio’s Mortal Kombat games have never been the fixture of fighting tournaments like EVO the way Street Fighter has, but it sounds like he wants to edge into that scene more, with the most recent MK and with this one.

We’ve also included a few new screenshots that Warner Bros. sent our way, depicting a few of the already announced characters in some nice high-resolution shots. These also provide great looks at the Metropolis and Bat Cave stages, the latter of which may showcase an early look at Joker.

Source: Kotaku via iPlayWinner, images via Warner Bros.

http://www.facebook.com/Telepunk Will Parker

Your link is broken….
- iantothemax
  
  Which one? They’re all working for me.
  - http://twitter.com/WalterJKovacs Walter Joseph Kovacs
    
    The one that gives Kotaku more hits.
- iantothemax
  
  Which one? They’re all working for me.
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=523310988 Justin Cotter
  
  Really, we’re going to start calling stuff broken before the E3 demo?
  - http://www.facebook.com/josepht.medina Joey T Medina
    
    You’re either full of stupid or full of genius.
    - http://www.facebook.com/people/Gethoff-Mahfacebuk/558552166 Gethoff Mahfacebuk
      
      The important thing is that we were amused, in the end.
    - Jackakhan
      
      I know. It’s the mysteriousness of it that makes it so sexy:)
MuhhPhukka

“Those” next time it better be “The”, better step correct Boon.
http://profile.yahoo.com/ZKKJEJHF2IXICE44GK2MY264ZY Drifter

Imma LMAO when EVO doesn’t feature this game. Looks gimmicky and super noob friendly.
- http://twitter.com/HooliganCombo James Reilly
  
  LMAO at you judging something from a handful of screenshots and a teaser. such a “super noob friendly” mentality
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002626482972 Rem Sevreign
  
  I’m just taking a shot at the dirt here, but I’m pretty sure the same was said about SFxT, and it has already secured its spot in EVO. I wouldn’t count this game out so quickly.
  - Louis Lam
    
    SFxT made it to EVO but it has everything wrong with that people predicted, and worse.
  - Awsumpossum12345
    
    SFxT was determined to be at evo before it was even released
    - AnaboliChris
      
      hope mr.wizard learned his lesson.
      
      unless of course SRK got paid.
      - http://www.facebook.com/people/Gethoff-Mahfacebuk/558552166 Gethoff Mahfacebuk
        
        Capcom is a big sponsor, so they get what they want. Cannons make damn good money off of this event, this isn’t some little mom and pop “please donate to us!” deal, they make hella profit off Evo now. So it shouldn’t surprise anyone that money came before principles in allowing SFxT to be in the event.
      - RenegadeVA
        
        This statement is completely false.
        
        No games are “bought” into EVO. Never has.
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002626482972 Rem Sevreign
  
  I’m just taking a shot at the dirt here, but I’m pretty sure the same was said about SFxT, and it has already secured its spot in EVO. I wouldn’t count this game out so quickly.
- JasinWalraven
  
  are not a few of 2012 evo games gimmicky and noob friendly as it is? Most likey this will replace MK since capcom seems to be the only company with multiple games at evo….
  - http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TIC7WNRSMFBSCLF6OR6JQJAAZA sb
    
    replace MK i think not with SCV in the line up that game will mos def get replaced
    - http://www.facebook.com/DarkObliske Caleb Scottie Spicer
      
      MK9 wont be at evo next year, skullgirls,DOA5 or/and TTT2 will replace it
      - Jake Long
        
        If I had to call it, I think TTT2 will replace T6, DOA5 will replace SFxT (unless something drastic happens), and this will replace MK9, with Marvel and SF4 staying in.
      - http://twitter.com/GrapeATL Grape 포도 약탈품
        
        Skull Girls isn’t replacing anything.
      - Louis Lam
        
        What a shame, it’d make me so happy if Skullgirls took out SFxT.
      - http://twitter.com/HooliganCombo James Reilly
        
        I would not be so sure
      - SovietGrammar
        
        if skullgirls gonna replace SFxT then theres nothing to left shit on in chat for Stream Monsters, only MK9
    - http://www.facebook.com/people/Gethoff-Mahfacebuk/558552166 Gethoff Mahfacebuk
      
      Namco has had either a Tekken or a Calibur game at all recent Evos, this trend isn’t going away any time soon. Tag 2 will likely replace SCV.
  - http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TIC7WNRSMFBSCLF6OR6JQJAAZA sb
    
    replace MK i think not with SCV in the line up that game will mos def get replaced
- David Curry
  
  yo momma is super noob friendly
  - Awsumpossum12345
    
    *Nods*
  - Awsumpossum12345
    
    *Nods*
JasinWalraven

Great another NR game with it’s never ending “why are you picking on my favorite game” type player when it gets made fun of and ignoring the fact that EVERY game gets made fun of by somebody on this site.
http://twitter.com/HooliganCombo James Reilly

Got to say until we see actual gameplay footage on how this looks with their “gimmicks” calling it a fail now exposes you as a moron.
http://www.facebook.com/dustinmcelwain Dustin McElwain

Stage specific moves? sounds trash to me…
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000504766571 Milton O’Bannon
  
  If its not OP or broken, it could work. Lets just wait for gameplay first.
  - http://www.facebook.com/people/Gethoff-Mahfacebuk/558552166 Gethoff Mahfacebuk
    
    We’ve waited for the gameplay on Ed Boon games before. The dude flat out does not know how to make a fighting game. If it’s good it’ll be because of these unnamed “tournament players” hand holding him through the process. And that’s still a big if.
    
    MK9 is a pretty good game, it’s not my style but it’s tournament worthy. VERY little of that had to do with Ed Boon himself.
    - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000504766571 Milton O’Bannon
      
      You do know that the main system engine of mk9 wasn’t created by boon right? Boon is more of a figurehead at NRS now than he was when he first created MK.
AriesWarlock

I guess the possibility of having Power Girl and a Red Lantern is low…
- Edward Davis
  
  What makes you say that?
  - AriesWarlock
    
    Well, Power Girl would be too similar to Superman, so I take they rather have someone different.
    As for Red Lanterns, they usually spit burning blood, but I think I have seen one use constructs like a Green Lantern. I dunno what moves they could have a Red Lantern.
    - http://www.facebook.com/people/Jake-Melvin/100001455796179 Jake Melvin
      
      Sakura is highly similar to Ryu in SF, so don’t rule out that Power Girl won’t be in there. Still, I can’t wait for this game. Even if this game isn’t EVO caliber, I am still gonna hop on it.
      - AriesWarlock
        
        True that about Sakura, but this is NetherRealm, not Capcom.
      - Bavo Bruylandt
        
        who has 5 ninjas in each game
      - Jackakhan
        
        Yes there’s 5 “ninjas” in each mk, but unlike all the shotos in sf, they all have totally different styles. So that really doesn’t apply here. I WOULD live to see powergirl in there though….
      - http://twitter.com/HooliganCombo James Reilly
        
        True say what you will about the MK ninjas but they never literally made a separate 100% copy of a character (SFII Ryu/Ken were EXACTLY the same)
    - http://www.facebook.com/people/Jake-Melvin/100001455796179 Jake Melvin
      
      Sakura is highly similar to Ryu in SF, so don’t rule out that Power Girl won’t be in there. Still, I can’t wait for this game. Even if this game isn’t EVO caliber, I am still gonna hop on it.
    - http://www.facebook.com/people/Jake-Melvin/100001455796179 Jake Melvin
      
      Sakura is highly similar to Ryu in SF, so don’t rule out that Power Girl won’t be in there. Still, I can’t wait for this game. Even if this game isn’t EVO caliber, I am still gonna hop on it.
    - thehappyemo
      
      atrocitus the leader of the red lanterns can create red light constructs.
      other than that, i dont remember if any other ones can.
  - AriesWarlock
    
    Well, Power Girl would be too similar to Superman, so I take they rather have someone different.
    As for Red Lanterns, they usually spit burning blood, but I think I have seen one use constructs like a Green Lantern. I dunno what moves they could have a Red Lantern.
- Edward Davis
  
  What makes you say that?
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=12600764 Burton Kotti
  
  Jimmy Palmiotti is involved with the development and he wrote Power Girl for a few years. I’m sure she’ll make it into the roster. Kryptonians can be the new shotos. haha.
  - AriesWarlock
    
    I didn’t know that. I guess we’ll see.
  - http://twitter.com/windsagio windsagio
    
    In that case they need Zod as Akuma
  - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=523310988 Justin Cotter
    
    Seriously? I loved his PG writing!
- http://twitter.com/WasiKaBooM WasiKaBooM
  
  Sure sure, the biggest boobs in the DC universe WILL NOT make it into a Netherrealm Studios game …
  
  Come on. Ed “Boob” Boon won’t let us down
http://profile.yahoo.com/CRFY6QCPPSWE4KRLCZ4RBBX4NA Kevin H

I will definitely play this for fun like I do MK9. It’s ok for a fighter not to be competitive if it is at least a fun experience. Which brings up the question of why SFxT is neither competitive nor fun….
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Timothy-Ian-McMillan/100003757326579 Timothy Ian McMillan
  
  ‘cept it draws more numbers than MK9. Thus, it’s either one or both.
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Timothy-Ian-McMillan/100003757326579 Timothy Ian McMillan
  
  ‘cept it draws more numbers than MK9. Thus, it’s either one or both.
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Timothy-Ian-McMillan/100003757326579 Timothy Ian McMillan
  
  ‘cept it draws more numbers than MK9. Thus, it’s either one or both.
  - http://twitter.com/HooliganCombo James Reilly
    
    Thats a given since of the big fat “Capcom” label and the fact they are whoring out the tekken characters as well for added effect.
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Nic-Holley/1371451240 Nic Holley
  
  …And more people SFxT than MK9 STILL. Jelly?
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Nic-Holley/1371451240 Nic Holley
  
  …And more people SFxT than MK9 STILL. Jelly?
  - Rahavic
    
    I dont even play MK but I think there are more MK players than SFxT players. Biggest difference being really is that MK players actually like playing MK, most SFxT players don’t like playing SFxT.
    - http://www.facebook.com/people/Gethoff-Mahfacebuk/558552166 Gethoff Mahfacebuk
      
      This sounds a lot more accurate. Lot of sponsored players right now are gonna enter a game like SFxT just for a shot at the money. Since most of your good players that aren’t sponsored have already dropped it, it’s just gonna be them vs the scrubs. Makes perfect business sense.
    - http://www.facebook.com/people/Nic-Holley/1371451240 Nic Holley
      
      I suppose that’s also why more people are watching SFxT when it’s on stream, too, huh? Nobody’s watching it for the money.
      - http://twitter.com/HooliganCombo James Reilly
        
        stream monster count is not a valid argument lol
      - http://www.facebook.com/people/Nic-Holley/1371451240 Nic Holley
        
        What I pointed out is more people are playing it at tourneys, and more people are watching it during tourneys, as opposed to MK. If my argument isn’t valid, the MK argument isn’t either, because I was only responding to previous claims. That’s just a cop out.
      - http://www.facebook.com/people/Nic-Holley/1371451240 Nic Holley
        
        What I pointed out is more people are playing it at tourneys, and more people are watching it during tourneys, as opposed to MK. If my argument isn’t valid, the MK argument isn’t either, because I was only responding to previous claims. That’s just a cop out.
    - http://www.facebook.com/people/Nic-Holley/1371451240 Nic Holley
      
      I suppose that’s also why more people are watching SFxT when it’s on stream, too, huh? Nobody’s watching it for the money.
    - http://www.facebook.com/people/Nic-Holley/1371451240 Nic Holley
      
      I suppose that’s also why more people are watching SFxT when it’s on stream, too, huh? Nobody’s watching it for the money.
  - TheAquacharger
    
    most people I know who still play SFxTK is because of tournies. They’ll stop once tournies for it stop. They seem to hate the game all around. Then again I don’t know of many people who like MK either.
chrobaciky

Too excited about the game to get upset with people crapping on it. Go for your life… I’m just too hyped.
http://twitter.com/Ruffaelle_ Ruffaelle

Nightwing
Mabans

Doing this with EVO in mind? RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!!!
- xShonuffx
  
  Ummm MK9?
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1015718011 Eric Malone

So, it’s DC Universe, the fighting game? It seems like a poor choice for a game title, but hey, I’m all for it taking off. I hope it does well, but I’m just not a huge DC fan. Having said that, I’d totally pick up the game if it turns out to be amazing.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Leandro-Moreira-Duarte/1271321402 Leandro Moreira Duarte

Why are the super-heroes fighting each other? Why does everyone look so angry? What the hell are those costumes, completely different from the ones the characters are actually wearing nowadays in the comisc? Everything so grim and gritty, is this really how DC wants their characters to be perceived?

Well, I can’t hate on the game mechanics based on a trailer and a couple of screenshots, but I do thing that the game aesthetics and tone are pretty bad: bland and boring, and a very bad idea in terms of expanding the mainstream appeal of these super-sad, angst-ridden “heroes”.
- Dynami
  
  Angst is tres chic in comics, didn’t you know? Also, story arcs wherein heroes are in conflict with one another are usually among the best selling. I mean, look at Marvel’s recent successes: Civil War, Avengers vs. X-men, Secret Invasion. People are always asking “Who would win in a fight, Batman or Superman?” and other such questions.
  
  Additionally, many of these costumed are variations of the most recent revisions brought about by the DCnU, and are likely closer to accurate than what you have in mind. I’m really glad that they brought back the pants-design of WW after it got trashed right before the reboot, actually.
  
  As far as why these variations exist: Redesigns are commonplace in DC media outside of comics. Movies and videogames alike do this not only to simply explore other ways to present the character, but to emphasize that these games/movies are outside the “canon” universe.
  - http://www.facebook.com/people/Leandro-Moreira-Duarte/1271321402 Leandro Moreira Duarte
    
    Yes, angst indeed seems to be the norm in comics these days, as if what every potential customer could want to experience in a fucking super-hero book is a good healthy dose of bleak desperation. No other human feelings seem apt to be the basis of a super-hero tale, not at all. No wonder comics have such a widespread appeal nowadays, especially among kids (Kappa). Just keep this escapist misery out of my Daredevil and Journey into Mystery.
    
    I also agree that conflicts between super-heroes have always been a part of the super-book, and I have no problems with that. And I also agree that those conflicts have traditionally bred very commercially successful stories. Unfortunately, though, sales numbers don’t often translate to story quality. While there have been various fun stories featuring punch-ups between super-heroes, a lot of stinkers have been produced in the name of the “how would win” debate. I don’t know if you have been following Avengers vs. X-Men but the way the conflict has erupted and the way most characters are acting are just obnoxious.
    
    Anyway, the fact that the super-heroes are shown fighting each other in this game’s trailer doesn’t bother me as much as the grim faux-dramatic tone with which everything has been presented. On the other hand, look at a series of games like Marvel vs. Capcom: it is a brawl fest between super-people, but it is all presented in a whimsical, fun, not overtly serious way, which is one of the factors why the series has thrived for so long, I believe. Those are also characteristics that have been at the heart of most of Marvel’s multimedia outings. Just look at their movies and the success something like The Avengers (a true pop production that marries widespread appeal and high quality) has achieved.
    
    I, too, have no problems with redesigns of costumes. It’s just that random redesigns weaken the worth of a given brand, in this case by making the characters and shared universe harder to recognize. I also can’t see how the redesigns would have helped this game in the first place, as they seem unnecessary and look pretty uninspiring (Flash’s looks rather atrocious).
    
    (As an aside: I also once thought that giving Wonder Woman a pair of pants was required in order for her to overcome the cheesecake visuals usually associated with the character. But Cliff Chiang’s recent work with the character has proven that the problem was not with the pantsless costume, but with the hands drawing it.)
    - Kaihedgie
      
      It’s been the norm since Rob Liefeld :V
- Dynami
  
  Angst is tres chic in comics, didn’t you know? Also, story arcs wherein heroes are in conflict with one another are usually among the best selling. I mean, look at Marvel’s recent successes: Civil War, Avengers vs. X-men, Secret Invasion. People are always asking “Who would win in a fight, Batman or Superman?” and other such questions.
  
  Additionally, many of these costumed are variations of the most recent revisions brought about by the DCnU, and are likely closer to accurate than what you have in mind. I’m really glad that they brought back the pants-design of WW after it got trashed right before the reboot, actually.
  
  As far as why these variations exist: Redesigns are commonplace in DC media outside of comics. Movies and videogames alike do this not only to simply explore other ways to present the character, but to emphasize that these games/movies are outside the “canon” universe.
- AriesWarlock
  
  From reading the Justice League from the New 52, the setting is grim and gritty.
  
  The costumes were designed by developers themselves.
  - http://www.facebook.com/people/Leandro-Moreira-Duarte/1271321402 Leandro Moreira Duarte
    
    Man, I think Justice League was such a letdown. I still can’t believe how the creators behind that book managed to have such a terrible take on a brilliant character like Darkseid…
    - AriesWarlock
      
      I think his appearance was too short to judge, but he got pretty beat up.
  - http://www.facebook.com/people/Leandro-Moreira-Duarte/1271321402 Leandro Moreira Duarte
    
    Man, I think Justice League was such a letdown. I still can’t believe how the creators behind that book managed to have such a terrible take on a brilliant character like Darkseid…
  - http://www.facebook.com/people/Leandro-Moreira-Duarte/1271321402 Leandro Moreira Duarte
    
    Man, I think Justice League was such a letdown. I still can’t believe how the creators behind that book managed to have such a terrible take on a brilliant character like Darkseid…
  - GC001
    
    Bad character design and even poorer writing and editorial direction are the norm at DC Comics now… It’s been that way for well over a decade now… It’s just that the mediocrity and overall cluelessness and bad sense to taste has really accelerated in the past year or so.
    I’ve followed this stuff for decades but have never seen such a regretably bad choice of officers for any publisher. Johns I believe wanted to do right but it’s just beyond the guy’s talent and he’s frankly overworked… Didio’s utterly clueless and probably the least-liked editorial guy at any major comic publisher now. Absolute B.S. comes from this guy and you can’t trust a word this guy says. Jim Lee — decent artist on monthly comics but his original character designs are awful… should definitely NOT be the senior art editor at any company. That’s just not in his skillset.
    
    Like it or not, the fact that this trio are driving the DC Comics bus makes it that much surer they’re going to have a bad crash sooner rather than later.
    The sales don’t reflect this yet but all the stupid hype and lame character revamps are certainly wearing on the older fans of the characters.
    There’s no room left for tradition, light-heartedness, and rainbows in the DC Universe. Nosirr! It’s gotta be like news reports at Saigon circa 1968 non-stop 24/7… Absolutely the bleakest, most miserable trash that’s come out of a major company in years.
    
    Thank god they keep these people away from the animated TV shows!
    Much, much better treatments of the characters in the 1990s Batman and Superman animated series, Justice League, and even Young Justice which is picking up storywise after a half-rough first season.
    
    The DC powers-that-be do enough damage on the live-action stuff they’ve touched like the Green Lantern movie last year… I don’t have much hope for the next Superman movie, to be honest. DC has forgotten HOW to portray Superman in the light of all the legal fights and concerns about what they’re allowed to show in comics. The film’s DOA if it’s anything like the comics of the past 20 years…
    **************
    Wish the Midway developers would have used more traditional character designs for the upcoming DC fighter… as it stands — big pass. I was honked at Boon & Co. for the awful character designs in the MK Vs DC game. If they can’t get that part right why expect the gameplay to be much better? Never has been great in any MK game I’ve played… Lousy controls, hard to execute super moves, and so forth do not make a game I’ll play for too long.
    - shadow111431
      
      Did you just call Mortal Kombat super moves hard to execute? You must only have 1 hand with 3 fingers on it.
      
      You not liking new character designs =/= bad design.
    - http://twitter.com/HooliganCombo James Reilly
      
      Its not just DC lol Marvel comics is facing similar situations. Ultimate Marvel universe anyone? lol
  - GC001
    
    Bad character design and even poorer writing and editorial direction are the norm at DC Comics now… It’s been that way for well over a decade now… It’s just that the mediocrity and overall cluelessness and bad sense to taste has really accelerated in the past year or so.
    I’ve followed this stuff for decades but have never seen such a regretably bad choice of officers for any publisher. Johns I believe wanted to do right but it’s just beyond the guy’s talent and he’s frankly overworked… Didio’s utterly clueless and probably the least-liked editorial guy at any major comic publisher now. Absolute B.S. comes from this guy and you can’t trust a word this guy says. Jim Lee — decent artist on monthly comics but his original character designs are awful… should definitely NOT be the senior art editor at any company. That’s just not in his skillset.
    
    Like it or not, the fact that this trio are driving the DC Comics bus makes it that much surer they’re going to have a bad crash sooner rather than later.
    The sales don’t reflect this yet but all the stupid hype and lame character revamps are certainly wearing on the older fans of the characters.
    There’s no room left for tradition, light-heartedness, and rainbows in the DC Universe. Nosirr! It’s gotta be like news reports at Saigon circa 1968 non-stop 24/7… Absolutely the bleakest, most miserable trash that’s come out of a major company in years.
    
    Thank god they keep these people away from the animated TV shows!
    Much, much better treatments of the characters in the 1990s Batman and Superman animated series, Justice League, and even Young Justice which is picking up storywise after a half-rough first season.
    
    The DC powers-that-be do enough damage on the live-action stuff they’ve touched like the Green Lantern movie last year… I don’t have much hope for the next Superman movie, to be honest. DC has forgotten HOW to portray Superman in the light of all the legal fights and concerns about what they’re allowed to show in comics. The film’s DOA if it’s anything like the comics of the past 20 years…
    **************
    Wish the Midway developers would have used more traditional character designs for the upcoming DC fighter… as it stands — big pass. I was honked at Boon & Co. for the awful character designs in the MK Vs DC game. If they can’t get that part right why expect the gameplay to be much better? Never has been great in any MK game I’ve played… Lousy controls, hard to execute super moves, and so forth do not make a game I’ll play for too long.
  - GC001
    
    Bad character design and even poorer writing and editorial direction are the norm at DC Comics now… It’s been that way for well over a decade now… It’s just that the mediocrity and overall cluelessness and bad sense to taste has really accelerated in the past year or so.
    I’ve followed this stuff for decades but have never seen such a regretably bad choice of officers for any publisher. Johns I believe wanted to do right but it’s just beyond the guy’s talent and he’s frankly overworked… Didio’s utterly clueless and probably the least-liked editorial guy at any major comic publisher now. Absolute B.S. comes from this guy and you can’t trust a word this guy says. Jim Lee — decent artist on monthly comics but his original character designs are awful… should definitely NOT be the senior art editor at any company. That’s just not in his skillset.
    
    Like it or not, the fact that this trio are driving the DC Comics bus makes it that much surer they’re going to have a bad crash sooner rather than later.
    The sales don’t reflect this yet but all the stupid hype and lame character revamps are certainly wearing on the older fans of the characters.
    There’s no room left for tradition, light-heartedness, and rainbows in the DC Universe. Nosirr! It’s gotta be like news reports at Saigon circa 1968 non-stop 24/7… Absolutely the bleakest, most miserable trash that’s come out of a major company in years.
    
    Thank god they keep these people away from the animated TV shows!
    Much, much better treatments of the characters in the 1990s Batman and Superman animated series, Justice League, and even Young Justice which is picking up storywise after a half-rough first season.
    
    The DC powers-that-be do enough damage on the live-action stuff they’ve touched like the Green Lantern movie last year… I don’t have much hope for the next Superman movie, to be honest. DC has forgotten HOW to portray Superman in the light of all the legal fights and concerns about what they’re allowed to show in comics. The film’s DOA if it’s anything like the comics of the past 20 years…
    **************
    Wish the Midway developers would have used more traditional character designs for the upcoming DC fighter… as it stands — big pass. I was honked at Boon & Co. for the awful character designs in the MK Vs DC game. If they can’t get that part right why expect the gameplay to be much better? Never has been great in any MK game I’ve played… Lousy controls, hard to execute super moves, and so forth do not make a game I’ll play for too long.
Sage_Areli

They’ve shown the trailer with gameplay. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand this is MKvsDC part 2. From the gameplay in the trailer you can already tell this game doesn’t fit the criteria to be accepted at EVO. Casuals will play this. Nothing wrong with that. I don’t need to “wait and see”. I’ve seen enough.
- AugustAPC
  
  You’re an idiot.
http://www.facebook.com/josepht.medina Joey T Medina

As long as there is solid frame data and good hitboxes, I’ll be more than happy to give this a go.

There are elements on stages, but those elements on the stages never magically CHANGE their position or what they are anytime you pick the level. It’s not like items in Smash Bros where there is a random factor of where and what you get. It’s like a special move that could only be used in a certain position so it adds more to the spacing game in a way fighters never have.

It sounds interesting guys…. hate all you want…. but so far the most I could say is that it has potential.
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000009808232 Luke Steiger
  
  That’s a good way to look at the stage elements. Its similar to corners in SF. Only every stage will have unique “corners”.
http://www.twitter.com/bobbie_fiasco Robert Bratcher

Give me Green Lantern and I will be champion for this game’s scene. Period.
AugustAPC

Anyone already writing is off is an idiot. Close minded fighting gamers are pussies. Who knows, perhaps this game will introduce entirely new strategic elements to fighting games. Or maybe it’ll just end up being a fun game without a competitive scene. No one has any fucking idea at this point, so reserve your judgement for when you actually have a clue. Dimwits.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Michael-Caraballo/100000479022737 Michael Caraballo

I can’t help but think of MK vs. DC (aka one of, if not THE worst fighting games of all time) when I look at this game. I pray to god they don’t shit all over this, it could be a really fun game.
- http://mummysaysimspecial.com/ Wild Bill Howlett
  
  MK vd SC is actually a lot of fun. Playing it drunk at a fightnight has been a favourite of me and my friends for a while now, just to play as the DC characters. Looking forward to this game as a result.
- http://mummysaysimspecial.com/ Wild Bill Howlett
  
  MK vd SC is actually a lot of fun. Playing it drunk at a fightnight has been a favourite of me and my friends for a while now, just to play as the DC characters. Looking forward to this game as a result.
- Kaihedgie
  
  How is it bad? Because no ultra-gory Fatalities?
Cain_Marko

Man, I already find myself wishing they would just forego the over-the-top “punch through a building” / throw buildings / break buildings over their knees” and just make a solid 2D fighting game with a huge DC cast.
- rjm924
  
  You can’t make a superhero game that isn’t ‘over the top’. Being solid isn’t enough.
- xShonuffx
  
  Your thinking on the level of MvC. But if you ever watched a super hero movie, cartoon or read a comic book, someone is almost always flying through a building. Would’nt be a DC game if you did’nt have that. And your talking about Neitherrealms aka Midway, they are ALWAYS over the top.
http://twitter.com/raz0rw0rk Ramon

The Flash is in this so no matter what I’ll play him and win EVO.
lokigod53

like Howard replied I am shocked that any body can profit $5623 in 4 weeks on the internet. did you look at this webpage

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samirerre

waiting for deathstroke and joker
http://www.facebook.com/people/David-Cox/100000802824269 David Cox

It better not be Tom Brady and Perfect Legend. Sure they can play MK well, but their comments on game balance and other shit are fucking retarded at times…specifically Tom Brady’s
- http://www.facebook.com/AL.x.and.her Alexander ‘Al King’ Clay
  
  Well we all know what happens to players that think they figured the entire game out…they publicly get blown up at a majors by players that keeps on learning
http://www.facebook.com/people/David-Cox/100000802824269 David Cox

It better not be Tom Brady and Perfect Legend. Sure they can play MK well, but their comments on game balance and other shit are fucking retarded at times…specifically Tom Brady’s
David Curry

turn the saturation up on this fucking game, why does dudebro culture hate color so much
- http://twitter.com/Adnan199X Adnan
  
  Dark and gritty is in these days, atleast as far as comic book stuff is concerned. The Avengers movie was pretty light-hearted though, hopefully it’s the beginning of a change or something.
http://www.facebook.com/AL.x.and.her Alexander ‘Al King’ Clay

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to tell you: If this plays anything remotely like MK9, it will sell probably twice as much if not more than MK9 sold, triple the amount of players MK9 has as well. Combine current players of MK9, with fans of the DC, a younger audience because of a T rating, and a bigger audience because of the T rating. Here’s looking at you Australia. Hot of of the success of MK9 and the launch of The New 52, you can expect a lot more eyes outside of the FGC to be on this one.

Using existing mechanics from MK can assure you there will be consistency and innovation as well. Imagine Mortal Kombat 9 with maybe faster gameplay or/and or bigger hitboxes. Another example comes from his talk about stage specials, think small scale stage fatalities that are balanced and have their own hitboxes and combo/damage properties based on the character used; more so Tekken 6/TTT2 stage interaction not Smash. From what i saw and heard from the Boon interview, having this game set purely in the DC realm will give them the liberty the fully modify game mechanics to better represent DC heroes and villains. I drew comparisons to Street Fighter Alpha and the Marvel series already, think Tekken to Soul Calibur as well. Having a system that already works, gives them time to perfect what already lies in the engine and to add more to it. It’s possible this game will play better than MK. Whether it plays similar or not, it’s pretty hard for them to fail at this point unless they scrapped everything built for MK9 and start over.

this is going to be interesting
http://www.facebook.com/people/Nathan-Pitts/731605811 Nathan Pitts

Hopefully Raven is in, if not then it’s Bruce and Diana.
- AugustAPC
  
  Raven is my favorite DC character. I’m absolutely DYING for her to be in this game.She would be my main no matter what.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Nathan-Pitts/731605811 Nathan Pitts

Hopefully Raven is in, if not then it’s Bruce and Diana.
http://twitter.com/PANDEMlC Nayr

There are going to be a lot of casual features in this game but all it takes is a tournament mode or an option to disable the unskillful features. So far the only things I’ve heard of being really stupid are the map specific stuff and the anti cornering features. Although I’m not completely against a game utilizing things you can pick up from the stage. I think that’d be pretty interesting depending on how they work.
http://twitter.com/PANDEMlC Nayr

There are going to be a lot of casual features in this game but all it takes is a tournament mode or an option to disable the unskillful features. So far the only things I’ve heard of being really stupid are the map specific stuff and the anti cornering features. Although I’m not completely against a game utilizing things you can pick up from the stage. I think that’d be pretty interesting depending on how they work.
http://twitter.com/LordKurow Kurow Akutenshi

This game would be better without the stage gimmicks. Hopefully you can turn those off.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1375172674 Pol Subanajouy

Zatanna would absolutely make my day, though I could always work with Wonder Woman (sword and board stance vs. lasso stance sounds cool.)
lokigod57

just as Shirley responded I’m alarmed that a student can make $7748 in a few weeks on the internet. did you read this link

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YuriGotBack

MARVEL > DC
http://www.facebook.com/people/Yan-Zhao/10516382 Yan Zhao

They gave Wonder Woman pants I see.

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