After Wolverine, Insomniac Should Take Black Panther For a Spin

Insomniac Games will expand its Marvel series with Marvel's Wolverine sometime in the future, and Black Panther should be adapted soon after.

[ApocalypseShadow]

Black Panther would be cool. Representation is always great. But...

X-Men would be way better. See if Insomniac can handle multiple characters in one game backed by a great story. More inline with the classic teams. Who wouldn't want to see Professor Xavier leading the band of Mutants: Cyclops, Marvel Girl/Phoenix, Wolverine, Ice Man, Beast, Storm, Colossus, Night Crawler, Angel and maybe Banshee doing what they do. The epic roster of heroes and powers going up against a web of Mutants either backed by Magneto and his Acolytes or Apocalypse and his Horsemen, would be "uncanny." Uncanny X-Men that is.

More star potential. More sales potential. A great game could easily match Spider-Man sales. Even have Spider-Man do a cameo in it.

[Godmars290]

Right now, aside from insistence that they be in the MCU, there's not much call for the Xmen.

Oh, and of course everyone's excited for the cartoon remake/continuation.

And then there's the Wolverine game...

...

Know what. F**k what I said: there need to be an Xman Game!

[xHeavYx]

Wouldn't a Black Panther game be just like a Wolverine game? They are pretty much the same character (gameplay wise)

[JimmyDM90]

I really wish the Midnight Suns game had been an X-men game. It would have translated perfectly since MS already has a bunch of heroes hanging out in a mansion, building bonds, honing their powers and acting like teenagers.

[sadraiden]

I don't know why you typed out 75% of your comment. TONS of people would play an Xmen game. Even the GotG game was well received. I don't believe there "isn't a call". Do you talk to everybody?

[senorfartcushion]

Black Panther is more of a household name now than X-Men.

[GhostScholar]

I didn’t enjoy the black
Panther movies at all, but if it’s more comic book like im down.

[Unknown_Gamer5794]

Eh…I wouldn’t go that far. The MCU has certainly brought more and more heroes into the spotlight, so Black Panther is certainly more well-known now than they were, but X-Men is a long-established household name with or without the MCU.

[RedDevils]

Black Panther the movie was a borefest.

[sadraiden]

Only because of the overhyped movies and Chadwick Boseman's death. The movies are....fine.... but Xmen has decades of cultural saturation that BP just doesn't.

[shinoff2183]

Id love to see a xmen game but my only thing, I would be scared theyd turn it into one of those online multiplayer games . I just like single player games myself. Hope that makes sense

[JackBNimble]

Considering the times we live in, I'd be more worried about a complete rebranding and name change. How long before the woke culture destroys the franchise over the x-men name?

And don't think it ain't coming because it is.

[ApocalypseShadow]

Single player but you get to play as any of the heroes. It would give gamers endless fun from the different powers.

And as an extra bonus, a Danger Room that you can change the parameters from Sentinels to evil versions of the good guys to any of the Evil Mutants in the game.

Danger Room could have a two player though.

[neutralgamer1992]

X men would be awesome

[Vengeance1138]

Not even close to being a strong enough character to sell millions, the last movie didn't even do as well as the first. Far too many more popular characters to play around with.

[SullysCigar]

Agreed, there are far better options.

I'd rather they got the opportunity to try something outside of the superhero genre after Wolverine anyway. I realise that's sacrilege, with them being the best in the business, but they're bloody good at other types of games too! They even made a couple of great VR games a couple of years back.

[senorfartcushion]

Lord of the Rings had Shadow of Mordor and that was a GOTY contender than made loads of money. Who was the main character in that again?

[shinoff2183]

Black panther would definitely sell millions. I think itd be dope.

[shinoff2183]

The 2nd movie probably had issue with idk the main character from the first movie passing away.

[lodossrage]

EXACTLY

If Chadwick didn't pass away that movie would have more than likely done better than the first. Shuri wasn't popular in the comics when she took over the panther mantle, which is why T'Challa was given it back so fast by the writers. Shuri was only the main character in part 2 was because they had no choice due to the death circumstance.

Black Panther as a character game would do just fine. I will say though, game play wise he'll be too similar to Wolverine.

They should try to give the Fantastic Four a shot. The Avengers and the X-men get enough love, try the FF for once.

[Vengeance1138]

Sounds like excuses for failure. Pretty sure it wasn't a secret that Chadwick passed away, still have to find a way to improve on the original in any way they can. In the end they didn't as awful writing once again got in the way, case of the shoulda, woulda, couldas.

Also Fantastic Four??! Nobody on the planet cares about that dead team, how many attempts have they made to try to make them relevant and failed, 3? 4? There is a very good reason why we don't see an FF game and its exactly that they aren't strong enough.

[lodossrage]

@Vengeance1138

What excuse? The LEAD ACTOR died.

YES, they still have to try to make quality movie. But guess what, they STILL have contracts to maintain. And I'm sorry, even if Shuri was great, she would still have fallen short simply BECAUSE she isn't Chadwick. And that alone hurts ANY movie

And as for the Fantastic Four, the reason I say them is because they NEVER got the same level of love that the Avengers or the X-men have. They're only a "dead" team because they aren't presented as important the way the Avengers or X-men ever were. Just because they made movies out of them doesn't mean REAL effort was made to make them relevant.

The reason I bring up making a game about them is because how many times do we have to keep seeing the Avengers or X-men?

[Terry_B]

No thank you, let them do Blade or Deadpool instead.

[senorfartcushion]

Deadpool I would play. The first game was even fun to play 😅

[Terry_B]

Lets say..it was well done ..especially when it comes to fan service :-)

[solideagle]

I would want them to revisit Resistance series :)

[Terry_B]

Everyone who is not a giant Marvel fan would want that..me included. But the question was about them doing another marvel game after their next two ^^

Would love a reboot of Resistance.

[badz149]

now that MS is buying ActiBliz and making CoD a hostile product for Sony, we might see them revisiting their own FPS IPs like Resistance and Killzone. include SOCOM in that too for good measure. we can dream

[Inverno]

I think they should tackle something original rather than be turnt into a Marvel game studio.

[isarai]

Same, i dont want to see them turned into a one trick pony for licensed marvel games.

[shinoff2183]

I think they've proven themselves to be more then just a one trick pony we'll before Spiderman. I don't think it would hurt whatever route they go but let's not act like they cant get bigger. They could get to a point where their working on 2 different games at the same time.

[darren_poolies]

Completely agree

[jznrpg]

I’d prefer them to do a non super hero game

[Flawlessmic]

No thank you, I don't want jnsomniac to become a marvel machine.

After spider man 2 and wolverine I'd like to see them stretch there legs with a new ip.

If they were to do another marvel series then please make it xmen but yea preferably a new ip would be my first preference.

[badboyz09]

Spawn😢

[Anunnaki]

No. They should make something original. A new IP.

[gangsta_red]

Black Panther just isn't a great enough character to pull it off in his own game. As much as I talk about DC giving other heroes a shot besides Batman, they have to at least have some appeal with a good supporting cast and some memorable enemies to fight.

I mean Black Panther could fight some Avenger enemies since he is an Avenger and all, but then I would just want to play a good Avengers game and not solely Black Panther.

[senorfartcushion]

Isn’t being an Avengers like the biggest you can get in comics?

[gangsta_red]

Yes, but I mean solo wise, who would want to just play as just Black Panther? That's like playing Green Arrow only from the Justice League.

[lodossrage]

Ok in some ways I see your point.

But the reason for that is the rogue gallery. Spider-man and Batman are what they are because their enemies are so popular and varied.

Outside of Klaw, Man-ape, Killmonger, and sometimes Sauron, Panther doesn't have many enemies of his own. Hell, even Sauron is more tied to the X-men than Panther.

If they give some of these solo characters their own enemies, they'd grow in popularity.

[zaanan]

I am really looking forward to Wolvie but, the next thing they need to work on is…

RESISTANCE!!!

[Aloymetal]

Bless you!;)

[JEECE]

Unfortunately Wolverine will probably sell as many copies in its first 12-18 months on the market as the entire resistance series has sold all time.

[Mr_cheese]

I'd rather they rebooted Resistance! That franchise is screaming for a redo

[GruntboxWizard]

Shut up shut up shut up shut up. Enough capeshit. Make something original.

[MIDGETonSTILTS17]

I’m don’t think Black Panther would work as well for a video game.

Yes, it could be a great game, but he isn’t really a “solo hero” like Batman and Wolverine, or even Spider-Man.

These heroes have a few people in their lives, but just enough to naturally allow opportunities for side missions.

Black Panther is the king of Wakanda. If you make a game for Black Panther, then you need to be prepared to bring that entire city to life. That is a tall order for any dev.

[senorfartcushion]

Assassin’s Creed with claws? How would that not work?

[MIDGETonSTILTS17]

Because in AC you are not king of the city.

A fairer comparison might be Fable 3, albeit I didn’t play it. I did read that Fable 3 felt shallower than its predecessor due to the vast amount of game mechanics associated with being king.

Obviously I can envision it, the same way I can envision a Cyberpunk with actual branching storylines. The real question is the amount of work.

I just think it would take more work to create Black Panther’s Kingdom of Wakanda than the likely-linear world of Wolverine, or even a city as iconic as NYC for Spider-Man. The latter because you don’t really need to interact with a lot in the city as just being a kid that is secretly a superhero. Black Panther would have a connection to a lot more characters, which means alot more work in the form of writing, voice acting, and motion capture; and potentially doubling production in areas to accommodate branching story lines, since kings make decisions.

Totally doable, but they would need to have a good plan from the onset to avoid going over budget. In other words, don’t let Ken Levine direct it ;)

[MIDGETonSTILTS17]

Also, I think Black Panther deserves more than a copy+paste approach from AC that Spider-Man leaned on.

[Stanjara]

On no!

[MadLad]

Or work on a new IP. I hate watching creative studios relegated to just churning out licensed products the moment they do one and it's successful.

Monolith Productions. They were going to try to do it with Eidos-Montreal before they were acquired by Embracer.

Doesn't help I'm not much of a super hero guy. I'm interested in what they'll do with Wolverine here. I also wouldn't mind another Dead Pool either. Would like more Guardians of the Galaxy but, funnily enough, the game was only as good as it was BECAUSE it was Eidos-Montreal. Not sure if they would be able to match the quality.
Kind of like the South Park games. Stick of Truth and FBH. Both are good games, but that's only because Obsidian did so well with writing and designing the original game that all Ubisoft's internal team needed to do was copy from it and expand a little when it came to the sequel.

[senorfartcushion]

I’m choosing to see the word “spin” in the title as a pun for Wolverine and Black Panther’s spinning abilities

[GamingSinceForever]

Assuming Spiderman 2 and Wolverine meets or exceeds expectations first.

[repsahj]

Iron man pls!

[z2g]

Or…. They could move on from yet another super hero game and try something else….

[Mr Logic]

I feel like I'm taking crazy pills. We already have a Black Panther game on the way from Amy Hennig's studio. Did everyone just miss that announcement?

[GoodGuy09]

Nah. I want infamous back.

[JokerBoy129]

Why? We're already getting that Captain America and Black Panther game...

[GhostScholar]

I want a daredevil game personally

[Unknown_Gamer5794]

The potential exists for a whole Insomniac Marvel Videogame Universe, or MVU. As long as the games are good, I’m cool with whatever choices they make regarding which heroes to focus on.

[Retroman]

I rather they go back to Ratchet and Clank series back to its original format not open world like Rift

[hangdang]

I'd prefer they leave the capeshit behind

[MadLad]

Monolith Productions
Rocksteady
Eidos-Montreal (that changed only because of their recent acquisition)
Now it seems like Insomniac might be headed down that route.

I'd like to see them do another original IP as well, but you seem to get pigeonholed when you show you can handle large licenses well. There's a lot of money in it for the publishers.

[refocusedman]

how abt they finish developing wolverine so that we can determine if it's a good game.

[Crows90]

No I don't think so. Black panther isn't all that great. It's definitely nowhere near as popular as something like Superman, wolverine, Spider-Man or even other Marvel heroes like iron Man.

[VivaLaManual]

Or perhaps they should take a break from super hero games and do something else.

[Traecy]

Nope. Give Marvel a break & work on a new I.P. or do a new Resistance including remastering the first 3 games for PS5.

[hotnickles]

Nah. Waste imo. Insomniac is top tier. I’d really like to see them make a hulk game but that’s also a waste. Anyone could make a good hulk game. We need a complex classic character with good enemies. Spider-Man and Wolverine are definitely in that bracket. Black Panther though? Ehhh..

[HeliosHex]

Black panther game would not be a great seller at all. He's not Spiderman, batman levels of popularity or even a highly sought after character. Not too mention his move/attack set would likely be too similar to wolverine minus berserker mode. The villains are lackluster and the stories would likely be dull and cliche like wakanda being in peril or something. Black panther is better off in a fighting game or as a cameo character in mainstream game.

[P_Bomb]

No thx!

[Knightofelemia]

I'd like to see what Insomniac could do for DC.

[badz149]

why not ask Microsoft? Apparently, they have so many devs under them doing nothing thus they have to buy ActiBliz to keep the competition alive. or is MS not known for making good games?

[Armyofdarkness]

No, do something that’s not Marvel!

[aaronaton]

The 1st black panther film was full of anti western and white sentiment. Not forgetting that the black community didn't want white ppl to watch it during the 1st month.
So good luck selling that outside of America!

[MightyHealthy]

A fully fleshed out AAA Daredevil is my personal preference but I wouldn't argue with Black Panther