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[Hemingwayoffbase]

Ya ya, I know there are a couple b-tier ones like X-Men origins: Wolverine or the Ultimate Alliance-style top down clickers.

And ya ya, I know that Wolverine is coming out as basically the next Spider-Man game (which is looking less and less interesting after all the leaks).

But IMHO the best one out there is Midnight Suns, and even that was half awesome turned-based scenarios mixed in with half absolutely terrible “friendship simulator” crap.

Where is the X-Men game that finally puts you in control of the team and let’s you kick some Marvel bad guy ass??

 

[Guardian Monkey]

The arcade game?

 

[Mister Wolf]

 

[Danjin44]

Do we really need more Marvel crap? Isn’t Insomniac already making X-Men and Venom games?

 

[Ozzie666]

Yes it's all down hill since Konami's 2 player and 4 player arcade versions.

 

[Hemingwayoffbase]

The Arcade Game was 1992
The Genesis game was 1993

So 31 years ago there were two mid-at-best beat ‘em ups? For the X-men??

They’re one of the most popular comic book teams of all time! Where’s the X-men’s “Arkham Asylum”?

 

[Quantum253]

I still have this cart. It was a great game. I don't want a modern audience Xmen game

 

[Bitstream]

This one too!

 

[Fake]

Don't you worry, we gonna get a crispy modern take on alpha male Wolverine game.

 

[RoboFu]

The 2 genesis games were great imo

 

[Archaic101]

Honestly, I'd buy the hell out of a X-Mansion simulator in the vein of Midnight Suns. The X-men are 60% drama/40% heroics anyway, so the Midnight Suns "friendship" stuff would fit them perfectly.

 

[Roni]

X-Men Legends is pretty dope. Fun with a friend too...

 

[Megatron]

Do we really need more Marvel crap? Isn’t Insomniac already making X-Men and Venom games?

He’s not asking for crap, he wants good Marvel games. Pay attention !

 

[March Climber]

Where is the X-Men game that finally puts you in control of the team and let’s you kick some Marvel bad guy ass??

 

[pqueue]

Do we really need more Marvel crap? Isn’t Insomniac already making X-Men and Venom games?

we do not need any more ugly character model and woke Insomniac garbage, thank you.

 

[Sooner]

we do not need any more ugly character model and woke Insomniac garbage, thank you.

You guys sure like to throw that word at everything. Black person = woke! Woman = woke! Can't think of any valid criticism = woke!

 

[adamsapple]

What about that Dennis Dyack one?

 

[simpatico]

 

[Bruno_Arrais85]

Capcom's Children of the Atom was a cps2 powerhouse in 1994.

 

[Northeastmonk]

A lot of the best X-Men stuff is from the late 90’s. Legends was the last X-Men game that was decent.

The crap they pulled with X-Men Destiny on 360 was embarrassing. Only Capcom and Konami could do something with the X-Men. Everything else seems to be trash. The Wolverine game from 2009 was not bad either.

I don’t think writers and game designers understand the X-Men due to all the Marvel movies and the fascination with Guardians/Avengers.

 

[Ulysses 31]

At least on SNES we got a good title song!

 

[Danjin44]

He’s not asking for crap, he wants good Marvel games. Pay attention !

 

[Mister Wolf]

You guys sure like to throw that word at everything. Black person = woke! Woman = woke! Can't think of any valid criticism = woke!

The female character models looking the way they do like Mary Jane for instance are the direct result of feminism ideology.

 

[Doom85]

Do we really need more Marvel?

 

[Ristifer]

This one too!

The best one for me. Wish they hadn’t cancelled the sequel.

 

[Guerilla Munch]

There were great X-Men games every generation starting with the Genesis. If there haven't been many in recent years it's because X-Men was supplanted by the godawful Avengers series that normies refused to stop slopping up for the past decade.

 

[NeptuneCL]

The arcade game from Konami is still very good

 

[Werewolf Jones]

 

[Hollowpoint5557]

Xmen COTA. It's a kick-ass arcade fighter.

 

[EDMIX]

Trying to turn it into a action game imho is suicide. I'm willing to even say squad of some sort.

I feel maybe it makes sense for an RPG as we sorta have RPGs with different magical effects, characters that fly or have projectiles etc

I think a CRPG might make mores sense like having Night Crawler use his power to move across a map, Storm can do some weather shit to hurt enemies and alter terrain, character like Morph can pretend to be the enemy for a few turns, allowing you many move points, can steal, back stab etc

It can work tbh

 

[Megatron]

Not everyone wants hentai games man, what can I say? You do you.

 

[Danjin44]

Not everyone wants hentai games man, what can I say? You do you.

Please inform me which “hentai game” did I played? Stellar Blade? Are you gonna say any game with sexy design is porn game?

 

[Tunned]

Today the X-Men would consist of brave and stunning trans women, and would be called the eX-Men....

 

[coffinbirth]

PS5/PS6 cross-gen

 

[cireza]

COTA exists. Best Capcom fighter in my opinion.

And as noted, both MegaDrive games were very good.

 

[Larxia]

Midnight Suns was absolutely amazing to me, I didn't mind the dialogue, I really loved the game as a whole and it's indeed probably the best "x-men" game there is so far, especially if you have the DLCs.
I would have really loved a sequel set in Xavier's school, the concept was absolutely perfect for a X-Men game. It's my favorite marvel game by far.

 

[Larxia]

You laugh but you love RPGs, and I think Midnight Suns has the best turn based system I ever played!

 

[Fortress of Regrets]

I'm sorry, but the next one you'll get is X-THEM. I fear that X-MEN isn't all that inclusive in 2024 and beyond.

 

[The Cockatrice]

I didnt like it. I gave it a 6 but I did play it twice for the full achievements and you can theoretically consider it an x-men game.

 

[PianistaMacabro]

Trying to turn it into a action game imho is suicide. I'm willing to even say squad of some sort.

I feel maybe it makes sense for an RPG as we sorta have RPGs with different magical effects, characters that fly or have projectiles etc

I think a CRPG might make mores sense like having Night Crawler use his power to move across a map, Storm can do some weather shit to hurt enemies and alter terrain, character like Morph can pretend to be the enemy for a few turns, allowing you many move points, can steal, back stab etc

It can work tbh

Pokémon style. Each mutant as xaviers personal pocket monster.
But I agree...a story focused RPG would fit the best, a mix between Persona and Disco Elysium

 

[Codiox]

Still the GOAT:

 

[cormack12]

Needs to stay in the lego games where it works best.

 

[yurinka]

How are there still no great X-Men games?​

This one for arcade was awesome, but for some reason all the videos I found on internet with 6 players there's really a single player using all characters with a single controller:

Where is the X-Men game that finally puts you in control of the team and let’s you kick some Marvel bad guy ass??

We saw in the leaks that the sequels of the Wolverine game being made at Insomniac are planned to be X-Men games. Sony got the rights for Wolverine and X-Men games for the next decade or so excluding family stuff or games like Marvel Alliance that include many Marvel IPs at the same time.

 

[Susurrus]

I loved that not only did this come to the PS3, but the PS3 version even supported 6 player local that I actually managed to use and play before.

 

[SmokedMeat]

I can see X-Men working well in a CRPG style game where you utilize your team’s powers, but not in an action game.

 

[SportsFan581]

I'll have to try and play these with an emulator at some point. Never played them on Xbox at the time and I don't think they are BC.

 

[March Climber]

I'll have to try and play these with an emulator at some point. Never played them on Xbox at the time and I don't think they are BC.

There was a rumor last month that Marvel and Microsoft were looking at the catalogue of old Activision Marvel games in order to potentially do some remasters/re-releases.

I think the new guys in charge of Marvel Gaming have been much more open to reviving some of their older beloved games for a quick buck. I’m hoping the rumor turns out true.

 

[Saturn Dragon]

This one too!

As much as I don't like western games from the 90s (especially 8-16 bit... ) This one was pretty good.
And probably one of the most interesting Marvel adventure games.

 

[Maitre_Piccolo]

X-Men Legends 2 was the one for me, even though some aspects were pretty low quality and you could guess development time was short. Still its qualities made it great.

 

[FeralEcho]

X-Men Legends and Legends 2,X Men Origins Wolverine.

And a personal favourite for me is X2 Wolverine's Revenge,really underrated and unconventional as it's more of a stealth game with action scenes.