PL:
Here's the problem with DC Universe Online: do you score it for what it is, or for what it might have been? As a superhero MMORPG, it's a qualified triumph, taking the crown from the dated City of Heroes/Villains duo and effortlessly outclassing Champions Online. It's also the first MMO to hit the PS3, and as such it's a superb entry point into the genre. If we have reservations, it's just because the likes of Crackdown and inFamous have spoiled us, giving us new expectations of what to expect from a free-roaming superhero game.
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* Episode 46 is Justice League Dark Cursed
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WTMG's Thomas Medina: "As far as I’m concerned, console MMOs have always been in a weird place. PC is where the main game is most popular. MMOs were born there, work best there, and have the vast majority of titles. Mobile is then next in line, with touchscreens and portability that adds something new while functioning well. Console gaming, on the other hand, is not portable (for the most part). Plus, it uses a controller, which is not the best instrument when your control scheme requires a thousand buttons and a cursor. That being said, there is an audience, and where there’s money to be made, publishers find a way. So here we are with some of the biggest console MMO games and how I feel they handled 2021. "
From Xfire: "A lot of video games are designed to make players feel like a superhero. However, very few actually feature superheroes or have players take on the role of a superhero. What makes this even worse is that there are even fewer superhero video games that can be considered good."
"If we have reservations, it's just because the likes of Crackdown and inFamous have spoiled us, giving us new expectations of what to expect from a free-roaming superhero game."
By this logic would we compare WoW to Oblivion or Dragon Age since they are both fantasy RPGs?? If thats the case, WoWs combat and story lines are terrible.
Hmm. Review maybe looks at inFamous and Crackdown with some rose tinted glasses. Crackdown 2 all but killed the franchise last year so why even go there?
Collecting investigation markers and green question marks is infinitely more rewarding than the blast shards in inFamous because every single one has a mini audio story and they give you XP to level up and purchase skills for every 100 points. They're also grouped into their own little sets of 6 or whatever and when you get the set you get another bonus.
The hero/villain campaigns are distinctly different, everything changes from who you talk to to who you fight.
It's NOT grind heavy. There is no grinding. There are always stories open, sidequests to find, and more stories open as you level up just by beating the missions normally. Even at lvl 26, I've never had to grind once, and I have so much equipment I have to sell it.
The sense of exploration is a comic book one which the review misses completely by comparing it to WOW. If you know the DC license, there is so much to find, from Crime Alley where Wayne's parents died, Superman's statue after he 'died' to Doomsday, Arkham Asylum, the Watchtower, Mr Freeze's hospital where his wife is, Joker's Amusement Mile, Cadmus' labs at Area 51, even Smallville. I've run into Green Lantern Hal Jordan while strolling by the coast, and Solomon Grundy mauling players randomly by Poison Ivy's Botannical garden. Real locations and charachters from the comic and all for the 1st time in a real geography and reachable from one another. Booster Gold tours are even available to fill non-fans in on all these iconic locales. Even the Pillars of Hades are there. That's a kick and personality that Cole McGrath's Empire City never had.
I really want to play this, but most new MMOs die off so quick. I will wait and see if the player base is strong after a few months.
sigh don't you just love it when you get a hater, i played on dc universe and i have played on wow dcuo>>wow sorry, and infamous is a single player so how can you compare it, also crackdown is a shooter that isn't even that good, get real!!
I give it a 4.5/5 my score counts more.