VGR: I’ve enjoyed the past X-Men games like Marvel Ultimate Alliance and its sequel. A mindless brawler is just what I need sometimes. So, I was looking forward to playing X-Men Destiny when I saw it at E3 this past summer. While originally touted as an X-Men role-playing game I don’t see that X-Men Destiny really qualifies. It is more of an action brawler where you can pick a couple of upgrades and a faction for your character. There are three characters to choose from but there is not stat or inventory management. Don’t get me wrong, I like the option of picking a character and their abilities, but this is not an RPG.
This week Junae(@JunaeBenne) from Black Girl Gamers(@Official_BGG) joins Mike (@AssaultSuit), Tiny (@Tiny415) and Aaron (@Ind1fference) to talk about: 60 Parsecs, Avengers Infinity War, Thor Ragnarok, Black Panther, Beauty and the Beast, cosplay, Solo: A Star Wars Movie, Childish Gambino, Donald Glover, Lauryn Hill, Pacific Rim 2, Spider-Man Homecoming, Prowler, The Dragon Prince, Jack Ryan, BumbleBee, Predator 2, Black Lightning, AMC Stubbs, Movie Pass, Fortnite, Jeopardy, HQ, Marvel's Spider-Man, 60 Parsecs, Crash Insane Trilogy, Marble It Up!, God of War, Metroid Samus Returns, The Messenger, Obi-Wan, Jaws, Hover, Marvel Nemesis, X-men Destiny, Necessary Roughness, Neo-Geo pocket color, Chrono Trigger, Pilot Sports, Wandersong, The Garden Between, MagiCat, Super Punch-Out, Creed, The Smurfs, Aggretsuko, BoJack Horseman, Telltale Games, X018, Oculus Quest, PS Now and more.
Mrs Nesbitt from BBG writes: "The superhero genre is massive in the movie industry with MCU dominating the scene with several Avengers movies and other subsequent titles. So, what about video games? Similar to the game to movie transition, movies have not always transitioned very well. (Dare I mention Charlie’s Angels for GameCube?) Luckily for us, we have had some spectacular superhero games, and equally, some downright “what were they thinking” titles."
PS1 Spider-Man Wins it for me because Stan Lee narrated it all, his opening speech alone gets you pumped, also Worst: Spider-Man: Web of Shadows...ew
I agree with the 1st spiderman. I have it on DC though. Hulk UD is a fun game as well.
Probably in the minority but I really enjoyed Batman Begins before the Arkham series came along.
Deadpool was trash though, it's surprising to me that Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker isn't on the list but then again that's probably a good thing.
Ah yes and Spider-Man (2000) man that game was my childhood but the sequel Enter Electro was so underwhelming.
Neocrisis - Does the emphasis on "choice," as opposed to a more traditional linearity, make Destiny stand out from the rest? Or does Destiny fall short of its potential?
