At E3 2019, players were treated to some awesome footage from the upcoming game from Square Enix. It revealed some plot details and also displayed some gameplay and characters. The main premise of the game is that the Avengers have disbanded, and five years later Khamala Khan embarks on a quest to assemble them again. There will be an offline story mode as well as an online multiplayer option. This suggests that players will be able to take control of a number of different characters from the Marvel universe, including fan favourites such as the Hulk and Iron Man. They will also have the option to upgrade the characters’ abilities through a skills tree.
Avengers is certainly an ambitious project, with past superhero games usually choosing to focus on one or two main characters. It will be contending with the like of Spider-Man PS4 and Batman: Arkham Knight for a place in the list of the greatest superhero games of all time. Both of these titles had intriguing storylines and gameplay but were criticized for being slightly repetitive. Perhaps with Avengers’ varied characters, this won’t be a problem.
With the Avengers being such a well-known and beloved set of superheroes, an open-world offering with them all in could be amazing. Players will be able to control the likes of Thor and Captain America for the first time, and this may end up being Eidos Montreal’s finest work to date.
