Post by spidershinobi on Feb 14, 2018 10:31:04 GMT
I'll preface by showing you this:
For most of my life I never cared for the specific companies producing the stories of the super heroes I knew about. But things that you enjoy as a kid will often be shunned by you in your teen years, right? Well, when I finally became an adult I began to rekindle my liking for super heroes such as Batman... And Bat... man... Yeah, I couldn't really bother much with other superheroes a bunch of years ago, but at least I began distinguishing publishers and writers. What really got me back full on - or at least as "full" as someone who doesn't read much can go - on superheroes was DC Universe Online, a game that isn't really that good anymore, but because of how we as players can interact with the lore and DC characters I was drawn inside this magic universe of superheroes again.
And then Marvel began releasing their amazing, amazing movies. The approach all of their movies have had, or at least tried to have, is that dynamic approach constantly trying to make each superhero and the associated lore more exciting. And that worked out for them, Ironman is a really good character in everyone's eyes, the Guardians of the Galaxy are a phenomenon, and even Thor became not-lame!
But as much as I really enjoyed many of their movies whenever I got home and decided to research a little bit more on them I found that the movies were a far cry from the source material, and that has always disappointed me.
Around the same time as their movies peaked, Marvel proceeded to become overly protective of their franchises in the video game space, removing games from digital stores sometimes less than 3 years into its lifespan; for comparison, a modern mobile game is expected to last at least 3 years. This over protection of their properties is actually a direct hit on the consumer base more than anyone else.
You may even think Capcom is "sad", but they're probably relieved; those who are sad are the players who have been enjoying the game and now have to deal with the fact that even the promised added content won't be released.
But yeah, this has really been just a rant. I love Guardians of the Galaxy and I'll probably never miss the chance to watch another movie, but I don't think well of Marvel, and whenever I want to get my superhero fix I'm always looking forward to DC material first.
For most of my life I never cared for the specific companies producing the stories of the super heroes I knew about. But things that you enjoy as a kid will often be shunned by you in your teen years, right? Well, when I finally became an adult I began to rekindle my liking for super heroes such as Batman... And Bat... man... Yeah, I couldn't really bother much with other superheroes a bunch of years ago, but at least I began distinguishing publishers and writers. What really got me back full on - or at least as "full" as someone who doesn't read much can go - on superheroes was DC Universe Online, a game that isn't really that good anymore, but because of how we as players can interact with the lore and DC characters I was drawn inside this magic universe of superheroes again.
And then Marvel began releasing their amazing, amazing movies. The approach all of their movies have had, or at least tried to have, is that dynamic approach constantly trying to make each superhero and the associated lore more exciting. And that worked out for them, Ironman is a really good character in everyone's eyes, the Guardians of the Galaxy are a phenomenon, and even Thor became not-lame!
But as much as I really enjoyed many of their movies whenever I got home and decided to research a little bit more on them I found that the movies were a far cry from the source material, and that has always disappointed me.
Around the same time as their movies peaked, Marvel proceeded to become overly protective of their franchises in the video game space, removing games from digital stores sometimes less than 3 years into its lifespan; for comparison, a modern mobile game is expected to last at least 3 years. This over protection of their properties is actually a direct hit on the consumer base more than anyone else.
You may even think Capcom is "sad", but they're probably relieved; those who are sad are the players who have been enjoying the game and now have to deal with the fact that even the promised added content won't be released.
But yeah, this has really been just a rant. I love Guardians of the Galaxy and I'll probably never miss the chance to watch another movie, but I don't think well of Marvel, and whenever I want to get my superhero fix I'm always looking forward to DC material first.
