The Flash's Cancelled Open World Video Game - Unseen64
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This video details the development of an open world Flash video game. The project was developed by Bottlerocket Entertainment, who was mostly comprised of ex-staff members from Sony San Diego. The project also had involvement from Warner Brothers, who had the license for DC Comics’ franchise and character of Wally West. Through Liam's analysis, it’s easy to see the title's gameplay was ambitious even in its prototype stage. In its earliest stages, the developers even considered having cameos from other super heroes such as Batman and Superman. The target platforms for Battlerocket's game were the Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3) and the Nintendo Wii.
Liam Robertson is a video game researcher and archiver. In his spare time, Liam creates videos and articles for Unseen64, but will also be contributing to the DidYouKnowGaming channel.
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seriously, this idea, the fighting mechanic and the overall way they approached this game looks amazing...such potential....so sad it was cancelled
i wish we had a flash game on the same level quality as the Arkham games
Honestly; This sounds way better than a simple Arkham clone. A morality system, open world mechanics, speed demons but most importantly a speedster multiverse.
RAZOR The Hedgehog I agree
Man the more i see this vid the more I get disappointed it did not come to fruition.
I also like the cartoony aesthetic as well. It's fits the cheesy nature of The Flash's world better than Arkham visuals would.
It’s difficult to make something like this, I’m not gonna type all of it but it’s not that simple.
Barry needs to change the timeline again
Luis Moreno Sadly he won't.
Luis Moreno yea but the speed force will get pissed and send black flash on his ass
That is the funniest thing ever yes he needs to
Luis Moreno "you need to change time so Alvin and the Chipmunks, the video game is a hit"
@@hansolo6779 Black Flash will change his mind when he finds out that he's a playable character.
I HATE that this game was canceled, I want a good Flash game so badly
Same it looked really good and it could have brought in a lot of sales
Playing as Flash in Lego Batman 2 and 3 pretty much does the job...
aaa nope
pulphope Hell no. He was sooo slow and only used like 2 speed abilities. We need a full on Flash game with a dope ass speed system and great story
www.change.org/p/warner-brothers-restarting-production-for-flash-the-fastest-man-alive-game?recruiter=682823177&
We need to sign this petition of the flash
Brash software: the studio that caused many others to go bankrupt, cancelled games that looked amazing, and made the Alvin and the chipmunks game.......They're clearly the best video game company ever
Ed ward LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
+JuLayLee Bee What does LMFAO stand for?
Ed ward Laugh My Fucking Ass Off
I think their strategy might have worked a little better in today's gaming environment. If they were able to actually fund smaller scale games that were good, they would be able to distribute them digitally. But they ran out of money making jumper. Oops.
+JuLayLee Bee ok
I can't believe a game like this got cancelled. I hope that Warner Brothers tracks down the people who've held onto the game assests and gives them to a company that cares about good quality games, so we can see this project fully realized in all its glory!
JCBro2014 According to the original creator he had deleted the assets years ago.
No, I really hope that's not true! This game could've been like "Arkham Aslyum" and the Telltale series for Batman, it could've opened the doors for other developers to try their hand.
JCBro2014 It's true though. The team split up as well.
Somebody must still have the assets, or this video wouldn't have been able to show anything. Liam contacts staff of the studios that were developing these games to see if they have any assets or information, as most of the time this stuff isn't publicly available, so somebody must have given the assets to him.
DominateEye No, this is the videos of gameplay that got released on UA-cam by one of the guys who worked on it.
I wish Sonic Team would study this prototype Flash game to learn how to do a better Sonic game.
GreyWolfLeaderTW That's actually a pretty good idea.
i been telling people for years that in order to have a good sonic adventure game sonic should have 3 shifts in speed like a manual car and it looks like the flash game was going to do just that
yeah totally true
I wish you'd actually play Sonic Team games before jumping to conclusions because they've already made games better than this.
Unfortunately people hating on Sonic games is the popular thing to do now, despite there being a lot of fun, recent Sonic games.
I wouldn't be surprised if a game like this is still in development by another studio now that The CW Flash TV show is so popular. I'm kinda shocked DC hasn't tried cashing in with some kind of game based in the "Arrowverse" already.
Iron Seagull fr
I would pre order that shit in a heartbeat
there is fan game being made by youtuber called tecosaurus and bunch of other people
David14 he's in the comments section of this video quite a bit (pretty sure he got inspired from this video)
God a free roam Green Arrow game would be the shit!
This is one of the coolest games I've ever seen in this series to bad it failed.
It didn't get a chance to fail, though
Sometimes the Unseen64 videos make me sad. This is a game that I would have gladly bought.
Finalarchfiend amen to that, buddy!
Same here too.
I mean there are rumors of a Flash game in development so maybe...one day...
It's a shame this game never saw the light, it looks like it would've been a lot of fun.
HoLLy_HaCKeR looks like shit
Opinions, I guess.
Jacko Ludvich thats coz it was made in 2008
It's only the prototype. The finished game would have been potential way more polished and refined
@@dylang2255 graphics weren't finished it was a prototype.
damn. Shame it was cancelled, I would have played the SHIT out of this game.
OH MY GOD WE NEED THIS GAME
All I need is a time travel machine and a drivers license.
I feel like Brash and Bottle Rocket were involved with a lot of these cancelled games.
Hey, everyone. I'm Liam, the creator of this video! Apologies in advance for the way I sound in the video. I've been really sick lately. If you have any questions about the game or the video, please do let me know and I'll be happy to answer them.
lol ur a fake
Liam Robertson - Video Game History Guy hi
Liam Robertson - Video Game History Guy get better soon ;)
Liam Robertson - Video Game History Guy bro no problem
I sincerely hope that you will be able to keep doing these in the future, they are always so interesting to watch
"It would end up being Brash Entertainment"
Well, I know his this one's gonna end...
Oh man, something like this NEEDS to happen! Tell Rocksteady to put their Damian Wayne Batman game on hold indefinitely and take a crack at an open-world Flash game like this!!
Damian Wayne Batman game?
Current talk of the town is that WB Montreal (not Rocksteady, oops) was working on making a Suicide Squad game and a Batman game where Damian is Batman, but now they've scrapped the Squad game to focus on the Damian Wayne one. It's apparently gonna be a sort of Batman Beyond situation (ten years in the future, Damian's Batman, and an elderly Bruce will be mentoring him) with stuff like the Batcycle, an upgradable Batcave, more obscure villains and "future" versions of classic ones. I think it sounds like more of the same (assuming it's true) and that we'd be better off focusing on new characters instead of just milking Batman even further, but that's just me.
Numbuh1NerdX
I hope thats true. That sounds cool.
Numbuh1NerdX that's exactly what I was thinking!
look, even a lot of batman fans hate damian wayne. to hell with annoying pipsqueak.
This make me sad to hear again, I would so loved to play this game.
Common we need good superhero games besides batman what else is there?
Yo Momma dr fate/strange both captain marvels
A few of the Activision Spider-Man games, Injustice, Marvel vs Capcom, Raven Software's Wolverine Uncaged and Marvel Ultimate Alliance
The Movie Planet There's also the non traditional superhero games like Infamous, Viewtiful Joe, or even Prototype (which isn't really a HERO game but you get superpowers).
Yo Momma The Lego superhero games are pretty good, The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction is pretty good, and deadpool is a fun game to play if you're just looking for mindless action. I also heard telltale is making a few marvel games, and i know for a fact one of them is Gaurdians of the Galaxy. Hopefully the new spider man ps4 game is good, and whatever warner bros montreal is working on.
I played a little of the Wonderful 101 for Wii U. That seemed like a fun game, though not perfect. It's also not licensed I think. ;)
This is a shame, the game sounds really damn good.
Wow. What a let down. If it wasn't for the foolish mistakes that Brash made we could have had amazing Comic Book Video Games.
Closest thing to a Flash experience is playing Fetch in Infamous: First Light
Still not the same given that the flash is on another level.
"My Name is Barry Allen and I am the Fastest man alive".
...except possibly, you know, Wally West, Reverse-Flash, Professor Zoom, and several other male speedsters out there.
Shhh let him have his moment lol its a catchy line!
I wish this game came out it looks so good
keyblade wielder24 IKR
You know... I've put it on record multiple times that it would've been impossible to make a good flash game, but looking at this makes me wrong, I really wish they could have released this game
Regardless of if this game was good or not its fucked up on WB's part to not take a chance on ANY DC character who isn't named Batman. Infuriating.
Jonathan Byrne YOU WILL DEAL
Are you trying to play a card game?
Jonathan Byrne I'm so sick of Batman...
Metoo, while many people would argue with me, there ARE actually more interesting heroes.
Seeing how Flash's series has been doing it'd be no surprise if they made a game. The thing is if it's good.
Shit. Am I the only one who is depressed that this game will never be in our console?
i just watched this video and realized that i was watching it saying: ''can't wait to play this game''
No
TheUnholyOne never say never
Khaled Mourad dude what we saw wasn't eve a beta
TBF, it would've looked pretty good for 2009, which again, is when it WAS supposed to be released.
I've always wanted something like this! I had no clue it had already been attempted. It seems like a perfect proof of concept that a Flash game like this is possible. I really hope the next game developer to attempt a Flash game takes notes from this.
Saints Row 4 was the best Flash game.
Agree
Except Flash doesn't have telekinesis or hit people with dildo bats.
His loss.
are u dumb, yes he does
anxietydown hey I want superpowers, here have em
It's nice to have a Liam video where the words "Factor 5" aren't mentioned for once
Kevin Thompson Fucktor Five
Fucktor yourself
ProjectFalconPunch Fuck you. Do you even know what I'm referring to?
Dude he's just referencing the way Liam pronounces Factor 5 he's not insulting you
goddammit, that hurts. That game really looked nice.
You know what DC character would make a great game? Vandal fucking Savage. Imagine playing the game as an immortal caveman, going through time to build a timeless empire.
Empire Earth. There you go.
+TheAnesthetics At this point I would be hype for any DC character that is NOT Batman. Wonder woman could make for an awesome God of War hack and slash. Battling beasts and Gods from Greek mythology.
So... The Civilization game?
I can't believe this was cancelled :'(
Man, I'd have loved to play this. Flash is becoming a small favourite of mine and there hasn't been a game that captures the feeling of being a speedster quite right as yet. Prototype and DC Universe Online come close but don't quite scratch the itch.
Legather True
How about "Sonic Adventure"?
Man this games sounds amazing, shame it was canceled
Tyke How about Superman 64? That sounds amazing too 😉😂
This game sounds like it would have been amazing.
Damn... that's a sad end to such an amazing project... well, at least there's still the Lego Batman games.
Alexander Potec L
Yeah.
LEGO Batman games are pretty good. Flash is definitely one of the funnest characters
Zoom and Professor Zoom are separate characters. The former is the one featured here, named Hunter Zolomon, while Professor Zoom's alter ego is Eobard Thawne.
Josh Yord not hate or saying you're wrong but I thought Eobard Thawne was reverse flash
TitanDTheLegend reverse flash and professor zoom are the same thing
Professor Zoom and Zoom have both been called the Reverse Flash, and both have been called Zoom, but only one has been called a professor.
The TV show separated them further because they thought it would be confusing. And then they merged Hunter with Earth-3!Johnny Quick, the black Flash, and the Anti-monitor because ... Reasons, I'm assuming.
TrolleyMouse thanks it's just the show made it more confusing
Comic Drake thanks
I'm really sad this was canceled. It sounds awesome and I absolutely love The Flash.
Chance Gibson same
That could've been a good 'Flash' game. :-/
Rem Tilak You mean a good Flush game
Maybe an open world sandbox game in the style of Spider-man web of shadows based on the CW series could be a winner.
This fucking sucks. We could've had a serious classic on our hands here.
I feel like Brash Entertainment is just a black hole of disappointment and failure. That Flash game looked really good
Yes
And this is why, prior to WB games being formed, and Eidos being bought by Square, all comic book games should have just been published by Eidos.
I mean, Arkham Asylum was out in 2009, it was a huge hit. Why not just hand over other DC licenses to them? I actually hope WB looks into making a Flash game in the future. Maybe revive this for the PS4, XB1, and the Switch.
Oddly enough, the combat in this looks like what the combat in Sonic Boom Rise of Lyric should have been.
10:16 Top Right, Flash Dabs.
You're welcome.
FluFFy ToasterZ Hi there! Notice you're trying to "trigger" me. Well, sorry, but the classic "death threat" doesn't work on me. But I'm sure you can do better, I know it. I believe in you!
William Breen-Harris die is not a death threat...
Name_taken no its not a death threat is telling someone you are going to kill them. Die is not a death threat...
FluFFy ToasterZ Well, true, but still, telling someone to kill themselves can be considered around the same thing. But eh, who cares, amirite?
Name_taken thats telling someone to kill themself and would technically be a death threat...
this looks like some kind of arkham batman + infamous combo. that sounds too awesome. what a shame :(
bruh this game looks like it would have been dope
Josiah Baumgartner the game should have been like sonic unleashed
Would someone tell WB and DC to stop with all the shit load of Batman games and actually make a game like this based on the Flash or other characters. Batman games are cool but, come on. WE NEED A FLASH GAME.
ik this comment is old but its so funny cause the gotham knights was just announced
@@joefarted 3 years later and they're still milking the life out of the Batman franchise. It's even worse now, considering they even made a TV show based on freaking Alfred. Shows the lengths they will go to
if WBIE decide to make a The Flash game in the future, they should copy the run, jump, and glide mechanics from Volition's Saints Row IV, that is a perfect mechanic for The Flash
Those are all already copied from Prototype and Prototype 2 ^^
Oszy oh yeah, the first time i play Saints Row IV, i realize the style and animation is very similar with Radical's Prototype. But the control is quite confusing in my opinion.
What the fuck is it with Brash and having superheroes grind on rails?
Brash Entertainment....
......It's always Brash Entertainment
I was about to write the same. lol
I guess they have an "inside man".
Mr Joel at least it wasnt EA
Yes,
It' always that goddamn Brash Entertainments
T not B
damn I would love an open world flash game.
We need a good Flash game that stays true to the comics. A good inspiration would be Spiderman 2 or deadpool but we just need a damn good Flash game!
Rocksteady should make a Flash game. Instead of fucking Batman AGAIN
Superhero Fan They... *aren't* making another Batman game.
i agree but i can see how it can be hard to make a flash game how are you supposed to go so fast i mean like passing a whole city in the matter of seconds and still be able to control the character
+WarTech Gaming Well, Sega did a good job with the concept in the "Sonic Adventure" duology before they made 3D Sonic too hard to control in later games.
Well, they're supposedly making a Damian Wayne game, so technically speaking they're making Batman again.
Why this flash game looked terrible and you could never make a flash game that functions well with a good story and the gameplay is true to the character
If there is a God any God that can hear my wish make a open world flash game that's based off the TV show
Well It seems like the CW show took some story beats from this especially regarding the use of Professor Zoom they just basically swapped him with Eobard Thawne for all intents and purposes
Nah. We need "The Flash"/Comics not Flash, even doe the TV Show is good, but he is not The Flash, just Flash
John Chung I want to run fast in the game not slower then quicksilver
Rasmus Skardenni well who IS The Flash to you ? lol
Jeremiah Vink Not The Flash on the TV show, that's for sure.
At least they didn't make him another character like "Green Arrow" became Batman.
GA is nothing like the TV Show.
And I said Flash from the Comics is The Flash. Not moody and never happy Flash
Why are a lot of these cancelled games superhero related? I know this and the Superman game were under the same publisher, but all this feels rather coincidental.
DC might have an idea to make a flash game because we know that the flash TV show is popular as hell and marvel might do the same daredevil because fans want to see a daredevil video game
The problem with marvel is that they might put certain characters before daredevil for their own solo title with dc i don't see a flash game ever happening unless RS is working on it
So Excited come on the flash must get his own new game
God this game looked pretty fun. I can't believe something like this was never released. Wow, imagine a Flash that sounds like Deadpool. 😱
It's not too late to make a game like this *cough cough* Rocksteady *cough cough*
The concept of doing multiple missions at the same time sounds really interesting. I hope someone makes a Flash game with this mechanic
Some ideas I have for a flash video game would be having several gears of speed but also gears of perception the higher up your perception was the slower the world around you would become and your speed would level out to. This could keep the flash comic accurate as well as letting players find there own personal speed since, also I think it could be cool if by the time you unlock top speed by the end of the game if you turn your perception all the way up it would still be nearly uncontrollable. Second idea would be to have fuel system just to balance the game at least a little bit, it would allow over powered abilities like phasing to be possible while not making the game piss easy. Final idea is for enemies, I would give them extremely fast guns that shoot out waves that disable certain levels of speed.
This game sounds like it could have been amazing. Shame nothing happened with it.
I am so depressed right now because I just finished watching this video about a cancelled Flash game for the xbox 360 and right before I saw the cancelled Superman and Justice League video games for the 360
There was a cancelled Suicide Squad game. I hope you talk about that soon!
It seems to me like half of all games based off of Comic Book Heroes get cancelled mid-development
Colton Patterson IKR
+Colton Patterson Comic book companies are control freaks. They don't want there properties misused and get over protective.
If only "Superman 64" HAD been cancelled mid-development...
How about we just give all superhero properties to Rocksteady for DC characters and NaughtyDog for Marvel.
Kavi Khan YEASSS!!!I feel like rocksteady could be great at daredevil tho
Marvel is making a universe for videogames starting with the new Spider-Man made by Insomniac Games.
Rocksteady is not on the same level as ND please stop it.
So Excited exactly, because Rocksteady is better
So Excited Arkham Asylum is GOTY 2009 and City 2011 tho
Ah hearing these stories always depress me :(
Having Flash turn 90° with a push of a button would’ve been really smart!
This was my favorite one of these episodes so far. Thanks for the great detail and the effort put into the vid was apparent.
Man this game had more plot, features and content than any of the Arkham games!!!
+Xenonuke, No it doesn't
I'd say it's equal
take it easy, take it easy.
This game looks like it would have been really fun.
I want this game. Make this game.
OMG they so need to make this game now!!!
Back with "The Flush", Hero of the water closets!
Really sad that this was cancelled
My name is Barry alien I run fast for I am RUNFASTMENN
paul fairweather my name is Barry Allen I am the fastest man alive for I AM FASTERTHANNORMALRUNNINGANDALSOCARSMAN!
paul fairweather MY MUMS DEAD
my name is Barry Alan Fraser
My name is Barry Allen I'm the fastest person alive for I am. The Running Man
Am Barrett Hannigan, the Fastest Person who lives, but refuses to move faster than the average human.
Rocksteady please make a version of this game. Use the similar Arkham mechanics in this and we'd have another goldmine.
Minetic You mean they would have a goldmine
Joetuss lmao
Wow, that looked like an awesome game! I'm so sad it got cancelled!
Yes z😭🥺
Man this game looked sick sucks when companies make bad choices and we the gamers suffer :( RIP Bottle Rocket
Another awesome sounding game, canceled because of stupid people
Would have loved to see this game actually come out.
This game sounds like it was almost finished. I wonder if they'd ever re-visit it. I would seriously buy it.
This would be a good game design for a Sonic game
Precisely!
The increasing mass as opposed to vibrating through things is consistent with the comics, as Wally always had trouble phasing through things and tended to make them explode on accident, and he was the one to invent the Infinite Mass Punch.
Wow, this game sounds like real love letter to flash fans. I would have loved to play this game. I mean, imagine the possibilities with the flash.
Was a great concept, rip
Ryan Reynolds as The Flash? Hell, Yeah! I’d pay for this!
7:49 That pop in building.
Sounds like this game could have been cool.
After the snyder cut Flash travel scene, I'm demanding a AAA The Flash game
This looks fucking amazing! Why is it that the most passionate developers always end up being screwed by shitty publishers? :(
that's a shame, sounded like it had potential
Dude could you imagine a Flash game with a massive map, something like 50 hours worth of content, and incredible physics and controls. Heaven.
That's sad. Looks like it could've been a great game.
DAMN, this game looked AMAZING as well! Wish this was made. :'(
Rocksteady please make one after the rumored batsman beyond game
Something I kind of funny is that the building you show whenever you mention LA, like at 14:56, is actually the film school i'm currently going to, LA film School.
One problem. Zoom (Hunter) was crippled by Grodd. He also does not tap into the speedforce. Rather, he has been literally separated from the timeline.
This game took place within its own universe. They were taking liberties.
Fair enough. I really do hope that a game centered around the Flash makes its way to us. So many possibilities!
WHYYYYYYYYY I WISH IT WAS STILL HERE I WANT TO PLAY IT
i could see this sort of game working well with the arrowverse series of shows starting with the flash
I've never really been into The Flash, but this game looked kinda awesome. Too bad it never came to be :(