This is how silly Marvel looks detached from the characters
>>150675244That looks cool as fuck though.
>>150675244Freedom force is still fucking awesome Zoomie.
>>150675244Imagine being so miserable as to hate this aesthetic, also the game would never be made today
>>150675244This was based I remember making a gamma based bero who could just laser shit to death. Good times
>>150675441DC heroes have different themes with a unified template, Marvel is such an oddball hodgepodge
>>150675618It’s the opposite really. Kirby is all over marvel, even after he left there’s characters designed with his aesthetics through the 70s. Ditko is the only other significant stylistic architect.DC is like 2 or 3 eras plus various other companies in a blender.40’s DC is pulp, 60’s is sci-fi leaning, 70s has a bunch of fantasy and horror. something like Adam Strange and Swamp Thing feel totally different
>>150675690Batman, Superman, Flash all have simple spandex pajamas with symbols on chest and chins. Compare to Cap, Iron Man, and Hulk....
>>150675244Freedom Force was the shit, you fucking child.
>I am.. Energy Xmindblowing.
>>150675690True. Marvel was mostly SF until Dr.Strange and even then, he usually tangle with foes from other dimensions.
>>150675618>an oddball hodgepodgeThat's fineI get to play with the characters I want and avoid the characters I don't instead of missing out entirely if all the characters use the same shit templateIf the template is good then cool but sometimes I don't want to play the oddsAnd this goes double for videogames because the variety of characters allows for a variety of gameplay, playing with the FF team on the cover is a lot more interesting than playing with five variations of Minuteman
I love Freedom Force so muchAnd I love the AntI hold out for a spiritual successor to this day (or a sequel/reboot but they'd probably screw it up)
>>150675244I know this isn't /v/ but superheroes are /co/ enough...I just tried installing and playing this for the first time in 20 years. There's some bug with the mouse, you're stuck in attack mode. Is there a fix for this or do I need to run it on a Windows XP VM or something?
>>150675976Go check GoG, they did a release of it and they might have patches and such to make it run better on a modern system.https://www.gog.com/en/game/freedom_forceThey might just have a patch for it, or else, it appears to cost 1.24 right now.
>>150675997GoG does what GabenDont.
>>150675976Check the Steam and GoG forums, there are a few patches and solutions thereI can't remember what patch I grabbed for mine
I fucking loved this game as a kid.Really wish there was a remake/reboot and thought there'd be one because of the super hero fad but alas here we are. Doubt it'd be any good considering how things are.
>>150676030Eh, it's not the concept that matters it's the people behind it. The folks at Irrational are gone now, we can appreciate that we were blessed enough to have them at all.
>>150675244Imagine try to make Freedom Force look bad XD
>/co/ in my /v/is there a better combo out there?
>>150675618>thinking DC isn't an oddball hodgepodge
>>150675244Other than cap the others dont look so bad. In fact Spidey-ant and Mexican Ironfist looks pretty likeable.
>>150675244KINO
>>150677366Its a mexican human torch anon
>>150675748Stuff like that is only because characters like The flash got revamped. 40's Flash sticks out next to more established, later designs from the 50's-70s.
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>>150677366>Antman but actually Spider-Man>Iron Man but always in Hulkbuster armor because he's constantly exploding>Captain America but with a staff instead of a shield>The Human Torch but Mexican>Scarlet Witch but a Southern BelleFreedom Force has a pretty rocking line-upOther than The Ant, my favourite guys are Microwave, an actual Skynet Terminator who drops in unannounced in the middle of a chapter about a bulletproof 50s gangster and immediately kicks ass, and Sky King, who is just the Rocketeer but played by Joe Quimby
>>150677417wasent he puerto rican?
>>150677538Its not the Hulkbuster armor, its just classic Iron Man
>>150675244So would this be Image?
>>150677557Whoops should have been linked to >>150677536
>>150675748Batman superman and flash were all created around the same time. Cap, Iron man and hulk have a 20+ year gap between them. Not exactly the best comparison. Tastes change, expectations for comics changed artists evolved, etc.
>>150677564>>150677222Never heard of this but this design goes insanely hard
>>150675244
>Where Nathan Graves once stood, only Tombstone remainsFucking loved these games.
>>150677612You missed such a great era, anon.
>>150677564MDK was kino. And available on MacOS when only a few games were being ported.
>>150677644damn even a castlevania crossover?
>>150675928Closest we got are the Marvel Ultimate Alliance games, even if they don't play 1:1 like the Freedom Force games. But yea, I'd love to see a proper third game since they left us on a major plot hook like a being claiming to be Energy X itself
I liked that you could create your own heroes.
>>150675244This game was fucking great. Up there with City of Heroes for off-brand capeshit kino.
>Man-Bot's origin
>>150679021Yeah. That was indeed saddening.
>>150678993Definitely had some nice customization. Though I recall it was easy getting lost in the weeds making their design and powers, then finding out they're either busted or near-impossible to use. Can only wonder how the custom hero system would work now. Would love to see a way to create an intro for the character, even if it didn't have the narrator VO
>>150676030We need anything that shows pure unfiltered love for superheroes like that and not need to streamline everything for normies out of fear of being campy.
>>150679089Make me curious what the tone of the series would have been like had they not stopped after the second, which had gone for slightly "darker" characters, and seemed to be moving from era to era with its tone, which I assume would mean had they reached a fifth or sixth game,we might have gotten something with an approximation of 90s style over the top edge with the filter of the original's tone and more tongue in cheek attitude
>>150678993I used to cheese that one Clone villain mission to rack up thousands of points to bring in something OP or fully upgrade heroes
Loved the destruction you could cause (even if it did penalize you for it in a lot of missions). Just imagine a new game with the same setup, but graphics that could make the buildings get progressively torn up as you have the juggernaut characters bash one another through walls and bring whole infrastructures down on them.
I want a superhero videogame that lets you populate a city with custom created heroes (maybe custom villains too); set up teams and relations between them then just have a sandbox where you fight crime and solve emergencies.
>>150679808The Sims, but with superheroes would be pretty awesome.
>>150679149What would Bendis era Freedom Force be like?
Alchemiss sexo
>>150679149>the second, which had gone for slightly "darker" characters>Green Genie>Aztec Captain Marvel>Shakespeare>Clone High Rocketeer>"We have the Comedian at home">One of the villains is just PavarottiI'll grant you Tombstone, but even he has pistols that are also tiny winged skeletonsI do think it would've been a fun follow up game to do different eras of comics, I know multiverse stuff has been done to death but it'd be fun to see different incarnations of the FF but in different times (Manbot being the head of a Cinematic Universe-type universe, Ultimate Freedom Force, The Ant: The An(t)imated Series, that kind of thing)Plus you could mix and match, like Dark Age Freedom Force having to deal with Silver Age Freedom Force's world and vice versa>>150679273Map destruction is a lost art, Freedom Force and Red Faction were supposed to be the future
>>150675244I like this game but it doesn't really work well anymore
>>150679808Fuck you that sounds awesomeNow I want it too :(
>>150680331Yeah but this caracters are golden age tropes.Anon want more 90's iron age caracters... and drugs in the game.
>>150680331FF civil war might have half a chance of not being total bullshit.
>>150675244I've seen sillier
Being oddball hodgepodges is one of the better qualities superhero comics have. Swamp Thing dealing with traditional horror monsters (werewolves, vampires, ghosts) one month and then meeting a pulp Barsoom stand-in like Adam Strange the next month is awesome. And there are examples like this in most long running superhero series. If you don't like this, maybe you don't like superhero comics? There are other genres. Or you can stick to TV.
>>150682843Would it still be Minuteman vs Man Bot? Would they still be fighting over a Registration Act?I'd feel even worse for Man Bot if he had to come back from everything that's happened to him only to wind up having to deal with this petty bullshit
>>150677536Irrational comics Lol
>>150680331That new Bond game by the Hitman devs might be bringing back some environmental destruction. Granted it's mission based and not open world, but hey, I'll take SOME destruction to the world rather than setting off a small nuke-sized explosion and the surrounding area at worst having some cracks and a few charred spots
>>150679959>The Ant, but he's black>Black Ant>but everyone still calls him The Ant, even though The Ant is still around
>>150684992I could maybe see something based around the idea of people in favor of giving up their powers vs those who believe there needs to be super powered humans to ensure threats never come to earth. Think a bit like the few X-men plots where a cure is possible and causing a schism, but framed more around the societal issue of superhumans in a world that already had enough problems before world conquering aliens, time travelers, and crazed supermodels starting fucking shit up.
>>150680331That's why I said slightly. It wasn't a full blown shift in tone like all the game making GTA clones, but it was clear they wanted to make things a bit more serious with some of the darker characters, and even giving Alche-Miss a Dark Phoenix style alter ego, and that Energy X being was basically Dr. Manhattan, at least in terms of design.
>>150679808That could be cool, maybe a 4X style game system or even a bit like Wasteland. Have just the right amount of customization for the characters and a solid enough plot, would be fun.
>>150678879they made the first x-men legends because of the popularity of this game I believe
I would unironically read a comic about Tombstone and his Vincent Price ass voice
>>150680331>Green GenieA relic of the time where you could criticize Islam, or its treatment of women at least
https://gog-games.to/game/freedom_forcehttps://gog-games.to/game/freedom_force_vs_the_3rd_reichhttps://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/99-freedom-force-patch/https://www.gog.com/forum/freedom_force_series/freedom_force_fixhappy gaming
>>150688553Interesting if true. Either way, shame there aren't more games like that, either licensed with existing heroes or just using OCs
>>150689378Yea, I remember hearing the Steam versions are borked for some reason. Strange, given Steam usually runs most stuff pretty well.
>>150686457>Also has electricity powers for no reasonSounds like a bad custom hero alrightSomehow Freedom Force's two original black superheroes don't have any electric powers, can you believe it>>150686652In fairness those world conquering aliens probably would've visited Earth eventually anywayI would fork out money for a "Mentor did nothing wrong" or "Mentor was right" shirt though
>>150690389Well it was Lord Dominion's plot that kicked off the events with Mentor trying to undermine it by finding worthy heroic humans. Though at the same time, it's clear that by introducing Energy X, it caused shit that even Dominion couldn't have anticipated like summoning timelord Galactus
>>150688745I always took Green Genie as being a I Dream of Jeannie referenceShe's kinda cute, it's a shame the expansion pack storyline is jumbled and more focused on the less interesting WW2 heroes>Tombstone is cool but his main contribution is telling Sea Urchin she'll marry El Diablo in the future
>>150675618WhatDC is pure oddball hodgepodge, a lot of their characters are literally just stuff they bough and randomly chose to include into a shared universe.
>>150679078It was just for fun. I dont think anyone ever thought that creating your own character was to play a challenging game but have fun creating.And maybe you could use AI to make some custom narrator stuff?>>150679220Dont remember that mission. But it sounds as if you had fun. So character customisation was 100% successfull done.
>>150691204 It was this guy https://freedomforce.fandom.com/wiki/Deja_VuFrom what I recall. The first time you encounter him the clones don't give points but the second mission at the university(?) is the on I would farm.
>>150675244Capeshit is liberal tranny slop meant to make you considerate of others. Stop enjoying it!
>>150675618>>150690483Captain MarvelPlastic ManGen 13Blue BeetleStaticThe QuestionCaptain AtomPeacemakerThere's so many examples DC absorbing unrelated characters into their universe, it's genuinely absurd.
>>150691324Tbh, Marvel does by absorbing the Eternals, Conan and Marvelman.
>>150691356It's not really to the same degree though, most of those characters are kept firmly in the background. Also lets be real here, they only ever wanted Marvelman for the name.
>>150691376I dunno, the celestials from Eternals pretty much altered the ""lore"" of the Marvel U.And
>>150675928There was a sequel where they go in back time and fight the Axis powers during WWII.The introduce a edgy Punisher type hero with guns called Tombstone, he has a pretty rad origin.https://youtu.be/nacRQBgyBVQ?si=_qrdNZtlJ-AA-52g
>>150691707I know, Tombstone and Sky King were the highlights of that oneI said it before but it's a bit of a mess in terms of story, the WW2 stuff loses all steam when they decide to pivot to the Entropy stuff, then the game just endsI'd want a sequel on top of that one, or a successor since I doubt anyone outside this thread cares enough about FF for a third game
>>150691833Apparently Red October is popular as a ship for Minuteman.I don't see it personally.
>>150688745Minutemans origin snitching on commies in the Manhattan Project probably wouldn't go over great either
>>150691356The Eternals, being Kirby characters, look like Kirby characters. Not that different from the Asgardians.
>>150692819IIRC when he interacts with her it's the most he ever smiles, that's about as good as FF can do as far as relationships go outside of Man-Bot and Alchemiss (which even that felt a bit hackneyed)This is a game that drops "Diablo and Sea Urchin might get married in the future" near the end out of nowhere, Freedom Force is a silly place>>150692861Here I was thinking about how Minuteman is actually an old man who got de-aged (as opposed to Captain America who skipped aging by being frozen), so the modern nonsense about age gaps might find him and Red Oktober
>>150692955I've found the concept of a grouchy old dude suddenly regaining the sharp mind and sound body of his youth but retaining the wisdom of years to be interesting.Basically you have Captain America who knows how to defuse an atomic bomb.
Has anyone played this?
>>150692819Its a Batman/Catwoman thing, she gets some sympathetic screentime allying with the heroes
>>150693032I agree, and it adds extra layers to his interactions with the rest of the cast since he has all that life experience, he grew up with America and the world as it changed, he didn't skip out on any of itAgain if we compared him to Captain America, Cap is a guy still in his 20s-30s but Minuteman is really somewhere in his 60s-80sI think he's the oldest member of the team, though complete unknowns like Mentor and Supercollider might have him beat
>>150690427Sure, but do you know her backstory?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czLGAUHnA2o
>>150693102Played it on Steam
>>150693149I'm pretty sure people are still bothered by Islam's treatment of women, even if the media doesn't shine a spotlight on it as much these daysMight also be country dependent, they'd probably get upset about people talking about it in the UK, but not where I'm from>>150693187>RoboMop>Tropical Oil ManNow I'm intriguedHow is it?
>>150693200Its an oldschool adventure game/rpg but with mutant superheroes in a wacky city.You fight battles against enemies with the party while travelling across the citymap to different locations to find items to defeat the villain's plan at the end of each episodeThe powers of different heroes are used for both battle and stuff like world movement, you get some consumable items allowing you to permanently bestow the powers to a hero who doesn't have it normally.It might be a bit oldjank for modern kids, dunno what your personal tastes are like.
I always love a good /co/ adjacent property thread. Quick shout out to the best OC creator out there, City of Heroes.
>>150693258Sounds cool, I might grab it at some pointThis thread is tempting me to do another FF playthrough on top of everything else in my backlog though
>>150693279CoH Homecoming is good for that, since it lets you use all the cosmetics from the start. No purchase or bullshit requiredThe only problem is eventually the inherent issues with it being an MMO turned me off playing.If the thing was just a standalone hero design generator that would be perfect.
>>150693334I was on Thunderspy for a short while, myself
>>150693334>The only problem is eventually the inherent issues with it being an MMO turned me off playing.Oh yeah, it's absolutely a classic MMO with everything grindy that entails. But the sheer freedom of character designs...I don't think I ever ran into anyone who looked like me during gameplay. The only thing it lacks is a variety of body shapes, and that's again just a limitation of its age.
>>150693362
>>150693406Love that wrapped chain and lock costume. Memento Mori was my attempt at an edgy 90's villain, a mindless, supernaturally powered killing mission. The idea is that he's barely in a costume. Just prison orange and the chains they used to bind him.
>>150693455>missionI meant 'machine.' You know what, I think I might be having a stroke.
>>150693455She was a City of Villains character (originally just someone who discovered her supernatural powers then created a villain alias so she could browse underground blackmarkets selling magical things but when it got raided she was sent to the slammer which led to the prison break origin mission and ending up in the city of villains, since Homecoming let you choose which version of the intro you wanted to ise) then later switched to a remorseful heroic vigilante as Penitentia.Here's a Hero I never really played, just designed for a laugh.
>>150693512I could absolutely see him in a GLA type team, or in the Tick universe.
>>150693334>a standalone hero design generatorIs stuff like Hero Machine a thing anymore? Or do braindead brats just use AI for everything these days instead.
>>150693656Hero Machine still exists, but yeah, you're more likely to find people using AI. For example on this character >>150693279 I shoved the pic into ChatGPT and asked for a modern superhero style as an experiment. What I got was pretty unsatisfying. I'm sure someone with prompting experience could do better, but at that point, I'd rather go to one of my artist friends and commission it.
>>150692955>Man-Bot and Alchemiss (which even that felt a bit hackneyed)I will say they did at least kind of slow burn that one. They had the early hints with Alchemiss being flirty, and then the sequel has off and on moments. Definitely better than just dropping it into the audiences lap and going "maybe we'll follow up on it, maybe we won't."On the subject of Diablo and Sea Urchin, it's definitely curious since that happens when one of the two is effectively erased from existence, which makes one wonder if it's just wires getting crossed from all the timey wimey stuff, or if it's a legit and serious lore drop the writers would have followed up on had they kept going with the series
>>150694546I don't want Diablo near that childHe can get one of those Ice Queen henchwomen that Nuclear Winter employs because it'd be funnier
>>150691270Oh, i remember that mission. It was rather early on.
>>150693279Never played it. All the MMRPG made me avoid it. It sounded too time consuming.
>>150694802Well, now it's free to register for on Homecoming or Rebirth or one of the others, and you can just use the character creator!
>>150694802it's really not grindy at all, especially on the private servers with adjusted XP rates
>>150694697What is the exact age difference with those two? I would think Sea Urchin was like 12, but Diablo struck me as at least 20 something or so. Yet they drop the marriage line like they're not that far apart. And while; I could maybe imagine Diablo was a teen when he got his powers, it's definitely an odd thing to drop even if the difference isn't that radical as the art and voices imply.
>>150695070I don't think there's anything specific unless there's some Prima strategy guide or artbook with those kinds of details, so I think all we can do is inferThere's a good chance El Diablo is a teenager, he was in a street gang and hadn't left his turf until he got his powers, I guess between the mustache and his VA making him sound older makes him come off like how teenagers are portrayed as actorsSea Urchin's definitely a kid in her secret origin cutscene and 3D model but she might be anywhere between 10 and 13I guess presentation more than anything makes it weird
>>150679808good news anon.Monkey's paw half curled?
>>150695375Don't you put that evil on me anon!
>>150693362Masterminding with the soldier henchmen and traps was fun, was good when the fan servers made it a class heroes could use.
>>150695657that was a thing from live
>>150693279I remember Champions Online being pretty okay. I really should get back into one of these games
>>150693656
What are other good superhero videogames that aren't tied to major comicbook companies
>>150675244Played through both of the games recently and I think they're subtly bugged on modern computers. Might have to try running them in a VM>flying characters take forever to land and are vulnerable the entire time, so jumping is the best power>ranged attacks miss half the time and sharpshooter only makes this a little better, so direct attacks are the way to goIt was fun to break the game with a busted hero with direct attacks and a lot of HP + the direct healing ability>>150695757Talk about a game being skullfucked by bad decisions. The character creator is leagues better than CoH but it never found its footing and had really awful monetization. The most bizarre thing is that the game locks freeform (picking your own powers) behind $20 and only lets new players pick from like 7 archetypes out of 30, and half of the 30 are either bad or unplayable (and they expect you to either pay or grind FOMO events for these.....). I still love the game regardless, especially the fast-paced MMO combat that feels like WoW after 10 coffees, but the new player experience is so bizarrely bad. Fuck, it had so much potential.
>>150693656>>150696296This should be a /co/ project to make a new character creator.
>>150687601Modern Xcom games were already a bit superheroish when it came to the expansion content of genemodding/meccing etc.If you took it further could actually work as a superhero-based game, and there the small squad size taken on missions would actually make sense (a 6-man team is actually pretty big for a superhero adventure).Would certainly be better than the fucking cardbased-tactical Marvel game they put out, that killed Firaxis and chances of an Xcom 3.
>>150697306Midnight Suns was actually really fun gameplay-wise, it was everything else that was the problem
>>150697373Too many MCU-Synergy Avengers on the team for one
>>150697450>buhyeah that's part of the everything else
>>150675244>This is how silly Marvel looks detached from the charactersMarvel looks silly even with the classic characters
>>150697450They didn’t even bring in Moon Knight with the DLC, instead they went with fucking Storm for some reason…
>>150698547the DLC was focused on vampires, and she's got some vampire stuff going on now and then
>>150699563do Deadpool or Venom have any history with them?
>>150700688no but the people love them so they get to come along to make money
>>150695219Yea, definitely tricky with the latter's voice and overall mannerisms. I could almost entertain the idea if we knew what kind of result that would have, like if they were to produce some busted OP kid. Though that gets into a whole other matter regarding whether Energy X would empower offspring or not. As it is, the line just seemed like a surprise because of the unlikeliness of it
>>150678879X-Men Legends/Ultimate Alliance are more 3D beat 'em ups with RPG elements (that were deemphasized over time), you only ever control one character at once.Freedom Force is very much a tactical RPG, you can set characters to perform certain tasks on their own but generally you'd expected to multitask and direct all four squad members at the same time. We've never really had a spiritual successor in that sense.
>>150679021Man-Bot is genuinely such a cool character, very obviously borrows from several "tragic Marvel hero" tropes but still feels like his own unique character that could very easily be part of either of the Big Two.Honestly though all of the characters are such loving homages to capeshit (more Marvel but you get some DC as well) that it just oozes charm.
>>150700835It helps that his tragedy is kept simple, but relatable. His brother was genuinely trying to help him, he got worked up because the solution wasn't going to be quick, and paid the price. It not only keeps in tone with the simpler origin stories of classic comic characters, but it's also handled in a way where Ted's hubris cost him dearly, it hits just the right level of cheesiness and dramatic that you can't help but really feel for the guy. It's one reason I wish we could get another game since it'd be cool to see him grow further as a character.>>150700789True, but at least those games and the more recent Midnight Suns have at least kept the genre on life support when it's otherwise untapped even with the mad money both Marvel and DC could be making with such games.
Don't worry, Freedom Force! I shall use my incredible mental might to-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGH
>>150701479God forgive me for saying this, but here’s hoping that some decent indie devs might give it a spark of life sooner rather than later.
>Get Microwave>He just deletes everything for you. Hell you can even get a cloning power on him which just allows him to delete shit even harder.If he wasn't so energy hungry and didn't require his teleport to actually get anywhere at any pace faster than "snail", he'd be the only character you actually need.>>150702315Mentor was always the first one I'd sub out when I got to the five character benchmark. He has cool powers but they're so damn inaccurate and he's so fucking slow. Completely useless against robots as far as I recall too so he sucks for certain missions.
>>150702321I'd be down for that, especially if it were a team made up of Former devs who made the games. Wouldn't be the first time since we've had things like Yooka-Laylee being made up of Banjo-Kazooie devs and Phoenix Point being by the dude who made the original XCOM games from the 90s. Would definitely be more in support of that since whatshisname from 2K would probably ruin Freedom Force the way he ruined Bioshock with his stupid daughteru bullshit
>>150702424He was decent early game, but yea, almost no point in keeping him for the later stages, especially as other heroes could by then tank the stuff he was useful against.
>>150675618Thats what makes superheros and superhero teams especially awesome retard, theyre all completely detatched in terms of powers and origins but still band together because they share the same core morals and ideals of protecting the innocent.
>>150696850Yeah, before it got raped by bullshit I actually used to spend a lot of time just fucking around with the character generator.
>>150702321We know from the Insomniac leak that they're making an X-Men game after Wolverine. I'm kind of curious on what they're approach is going to be because I know they won't be making a isometric game. Probably something like the Final Fantasy 7 Remake would be my guess.
>>150703106That, or it'll be something like the Spider-Man games, which were heavily inspired by the Bam Ham games, which had pretty cool transitions for the characters during battles. Something like that could be pretty dope. Though I definitely would be more for something where you can pick your X-man and explore the game world using their powers to get past obstacles
>>150675244weird how little games there are that mimic kirby's style, wish there were more
If the series were revived, should it stick to the purely mission-based/episodic style, or would it be more interesting to have some exploration aspects? I don't quite mean full sandbox world, but maybe being able to embark on patrols through the city and find crime to stop in between the main story stuff.
>>150700835I just like how matter-of-fact all his voice lines are, he's a guy who knows anyone fighting him is going to come out a lot worse, because he's a walking talking bomb wrapped in a tank>I'm sorry, I have to do this. *BOOM*>>150702424Microwave is so fucking coolI wish we got to see the timeline where Microwave robots took over, could've had a Freedom Force of Future Past mission
>>150697373Mostly agree, though I think the combat stuff would've benefited from more enemy and environmental variety, it becomes apparent pretty fast that there are only so many setups of enemies and barrels so you run out of challenges and interest even on the hardest difficultyNico's cute though (once you mod her hair, anyway)
>>150703949Having Patriot City and other places to explore during downtime would be cool, I always wanted to see more of the Freedom Force HQ too>Pick a hero or a team of heroes to go out and explore>Solve minor crimes for civilians, get cats out of trees>Beat up random thugs and other minor villains>Find clues hinting toward bigger villains, unlock side missions>Collectibles everywhere>Can run into other heroes out on their own patrols/downtime, listen to some banter>Maybe even recruit non-FF heroes running around>Can test all your powers and abilities freely and even level the city if you want, someone else will fix it up for next timeWould be a lot of fun
>>150702520>Phoenix Point being by the dude who made the original XCOM games Too bad it turned out to be crap
>>150704029That would be pretty cool. I could see either randomly generated events like robberies, fires, etc, and then calling in the heroes that could work best to resolve the matters (water or even fire heroes for burning buildings, speedsters for crooks fleeing in vehicles), and of course maybe secrets that could unlock by either assembling the right team that can take on a special threat, or managing to overcome a challenge and leading to special rewards like new heroes or otherwise inaccessible events.
>>150704088I heard it wasn't too bad, just very rough around the edges since it had a lot of neat ideas, but very so-so results. Like the whole evolution of the monsters changing depending on your choices and ultimately being very exploitable, and likewise the factions you ally with being a matter of "these guys will help best with this enemy variant" or whatever.
>>150675244I wish Marvel looked like this. Fuck DC too. This is ridiculous in the best way. Would love a comic of this.
>>150675244Its the best hero game every made. You will never experience downloading shit tons of easy to install mods off yahoo groups and geo cities. Then being able to perfectly replicate DC/Marvel/Image/etc battles.
>>150703949Apparently someone put out a mod in August that changes the campaign into a free roam around the city fighting different kinds of bad guys, it's over at ModdbI might have to check it out after doing another campaign playthroughCrazy that there's still a trickle of mods coming in for this game
>>150704630Damn, that sounds fucking awesome.
Freedom Force was my first PC modding game ever, I have distinct memories of modding in Juggernaut.
>>150675244>sillyweird way to spell "awesome"
>>150705072 same. i remember going to the library with stacks of floppy disks trying to download as many custom characters and mods as I couldshame all the old resources are dead and there's very little now
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>>150705094They used yahoo groups and if I remember right yahoo dumped all file storage with little warning, also all the modders were and are old so the OG mods just got annihilated in one blow.
>>150702315Did he ever have a Martian Manhunter/Xavier moment due to his psychic powers in game?
>>150703106Do you really think that’s a good thing after what the last few insomniac games have been like :(
>>150693656>>150693832How long ago was it that HM used to be a thing used by /co/Might have been the precursor to the /coc/ threads
