The Cancelled Superman Game no one Remembers

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  • @crimsonshifter5338
    @crimsonshifter5338 Рік тому +174

    A Superman game really isn’t as impossible as some people think.
    1. It’s not that hard to manage how powerful he is. There are many versions of the character that can’t destroy planets in a single punch. We feel powerful as Kratos even though he can likely destroy continents within lore
    2. His powers can be organized in weapon wheels and have a cool down. Maybe some are unlocked throughout the game
    3. He may not be able to fight normal humans but you can easily make him fight super humans, robots, guys with kryptonite weapons
    4. Flight isn’t really that hard to implement. Plenty of games have done it pretty well. The only challenge is making a player feel fast without crashing into buildings constantly
    Superman isn’t impossible to make a game out of, he just needs a group of passionate and great game developers with a good track record. Rocksteady would have been perfect

    • @andyloya3041
      @andyloya3041 Рік тому +7

      I think it’s more just the technical aspect as well where it may make it complicated to make. Programming must be hell for flight and many other things in gameplay

    • @savagelogic8674
      @savagelogic8674 Рік тому +9

      Kratos literally can kill gods capable of universal/multiversal power, and time breaking speed. Stuff not too far off from what Superman has done, yet they still made it work.
      Same thing for Dante, Doomslayer, Asura, and Bayonetta yet people still make this stupid excuse.

    • @nkemnoraulmanfredini7286
      @nkemnoraulmanfredini7286 Рік тому +3

      @@savagelogic8674 batman has more feats than dante,kratos,asura ,doomslayer and bayonetta. same for superman

    • @nicksrandomreviews
      @nicksrandomreviews Рік тому +2

      If people want even further proof, DBZ Kakarot is pretty well what a Superman game could be.
      Granted, I'd want a far more technical combat system, but that alone is proof that Superman could work in a game.

    • @JayVentura
      @JayVentura 10 місяців тому

      ​@@andyloya3041enter insomniac:

  • @amon__7187
    @amon__7187 Рік тому +169

    Further evidence of how WB treats Superman as an afterthought

    • @WarpingFist
      @WarpingFist  Рік тому +53

      One of the most recognizable heroes in the world and they do jack with him.

    • @OvertheHedge06
      @OvertheHedge06 Рік тому +36

      ​@@WarpingFist WB made Rocksteady work on a Suicide Squad game instead of Superman one
      How the Suicide Squad is more of a priority at WB than Superman I will never know

    • @WarpingFist
      @WarpingFist  Рік тому +19

      Well, after the release of Arkham Knight, I guess WB thought SS was the more profitable IP.

    • @nalday2534
      @nalday2534 Рік тому

      wow the epitome of privilege

    • @Periit8644
      @Periit8644 Рік тому +2

      ​@@WarpingFist I'm glad we are getting suicide squad and maybe it could set up a superman game?? Hopefully

  • @Bat_goat77
    @Bat_goat77 Рік тому +60

    I don't think that a Superman game is as complicated as people make it out to be. Most people don't read his comics so they assume that he's virtually unkillable when he's really not.
    Over the past almost 85 years of his existence, he's faced MANY villians who came close to killing him and gave him a good fight. The whole "he's too OP" excuse is really stupid considering he has a full blown rouges gallery designed just for him lol
    Great video man

    • @WarpingFist
      @WarpingFist  Рік тому +7

      Plus, there are many versions of Superman who aren’t overpowered such as the one from the animated series.

    • @Bat_goat77
      @Bat_goat77 Рік тому +2

      @@WarpingFist EXACTLY! You get it lol that and the New 52 as well as DC Rebirth Superman whom are both fairly doable for gameplay

    • @baki484
      @baki484 Рік тому

      The arkham knight engine mandate was mentioned.

    • @samuelhunter4631
      @samuelhunter4631 Рік тому

      The problem is that you'd have to explain how he could "lose" to grunts and robot enemies, unless you plan to feature only boss enemies in the game

  • @JoeChillton
    @JoeChillton Рік тому +24

    Ya know, the more I see of Squad Kill the Justice League, the more I'm getting the suspicion they had a Superman game and they just morphed it into that that'll be. Fucking unbelievable

    • @WarpingFist
      @WarpingFist  Рік тому +17

      It’s possible. Arkham Knight had so many Superman Easter eggs that I was convinced Superman was their next game.

    • @JayVentura
      @JayVentura 10 місяців тому

      They had an alpha developed I think. WB rejected it in favour of a live service title..m

  • @dynaguy3
    @dynaguy3 Рік тому +21

    A Superman game can focus on Clark’s life as Superman as well his job as a reporter to break up the action. The story Clark is investigating could tie into the main villain. So much potential. I hope Gunn will allow for one to be made that is on the level of Rocksteady’s Arkham series and Insomniac’s Spider-Man and not like the other superhero games we get these days. Hopefully the Wonder Woman game is great. And I’ve used that concept art of Superman flying through Metropolis at night as my wallpaper for years

  • @noahfejeran2632
    @noahfejeran2632 Рік тому +14

    If Spider-Man and Batman can have an awesome gaming franchise, than so can Superman. I don’t care what studio makes it, Santa Monica, Naughty Dog, Insomniac, ioi, Square Enix, whoever makes it, they better make it great. Superman deserves more respect just as Batman and Spider-Man, instead of being tossed around and treated like a toy.

    • @WarpingFist
      @WarpingFist  Рік тому +3

      Now that you mentioned it. I think Santa Monica would be a brilliant choice to make a Superman game. They know how to handle powerful characters.

  • @OvertheHedge06
    @OvertheHedge06 Рік тому +13

    People keep saying it's impossible to make a Superman game because he's invincible
    But I can literally get on Injustice 2 right now and beat the ever living shit out of Superman as the TMNT

  • @KratosisGod
    @KratosisGod Рік тому +5

    Superman gets shafted in favor of a suicide squad live service game, WB is back at their bullshit again.

  • @whatseatontim918
    @whatseatontim918 Рік тому +30

    We need a really great Superman game, it's been way too long and it's about damn time we get one!

    • @WarpingFist
      @WarpingFist  Рік тому

      We won’t be getting one any time soon unfortunately

    • @JoeChillton
      @JoeChillton Рік тому

      The best ones are the Lego games, check em out especially Lego Super Villians

    • @Bat_goat77
      @Bat_goat77 Рік тому +3

      ​@@WarpingFist WB Montréal are working on another game that sounds like it could be a Superman game.

    • @whatseatontim918
      @whatseatontim918 Рік тому

      @@WarpingFist Even so, but saying we ought to get one by now. The last Superman game I played was "Superman Returns." No love for Supes..

    • @whatseatontim918
      @whatseatontim918 Рік тому

      @@JoeChillton Not into Lego stuff no offense; not my cup of tea.

  • @andyloya3041
    @andyloya3041 Рік тому +41

    I could understand how it’s tough for developers to create a good Superman game due to basically being invincible and too easy for any player but I personally would have had the game have a story where Superman loses his powers but throughout the game he’s gaining it all back more and more giving the player focus on all his abilities and at the final gaining everything back making it exciting for players to look forward to and even keep everything permanently and go do Superman stuff open world or even replay the missions with all your powers if you wanted to

    • @onyxt3589
      @onyxt3589 Рік тому +3

      “invincible” Bro, Superman literally has hundreds of enemies that can kill him

  • @rodrigomarcondes5857
    @rodrigomarcondes5857 Рік тому +19

    Why modern day developers are so obsessed with making the heroes go bad? We already got evil justice league with Injustice, and now with the upcoming Suicide Squad as well. I just wanted a Superman game equivalent in quality to the Arkham series, story wise and gameplay wise

    • @WarpingFist
      @WarpingFist  Рік тому +5

      It’s a cool concept but evil Superman has overstayed its welcome 😒
      I still remember how much my heart sank when Sefton Hill announced that they weren’t making a Superman game.

    • @Vendaxel
      @Vendaxel Рік тому +2

      wb executives claim to love him but they treat him otherwise

  • @brandonspain12345
    @brandonspain12345 Рік тому +10

    This, and another video talked about unmade games today. The other one was Justice League: Mortal, the video game that was tie-in for the 2007/2009 movie by George Miller and revealed many concept art.

    • @WarpingFist
      @WarpingFist  Рік тому +2

      WHAT?! I didn’t know it had a tie in game. I have to go check it out.

  • @KingOfTheMonsters07
    @KingOfTheMonsters07 Рік тому +5

    Sucks that Superman hasn't gotten a good game yet.

  • @dysonwitwer6430
    @dysonwitwer6430 Рік тому +18

    Always wanted to know what happened to this game. Superman has been mistreated in most media for decades. Shame a game got cancelled. A. Great game could really bring him back in favoritism with the public. When the most popular Superman stories are Injustice and Man of Steel, you know truth, justice, and the american way has lost its way

  • @PepicWalrus
    @PepicWalrus Рік тому +4

    I'm fairly certain the Brainiac in Metropolis for Suicide Squad KTJL is a hold over from the Superman game.

  • @Eleyrica
    @Eleyrica Рік тому +3

    I wish that insomiac and rocksteady were the only ones allowed to make superheroes games.. Imagine an insomiac related to iron man and a rocksteady game about flash,superman or even green lantern

    • @WarpingFist
      @WarpingFist  Рік тому +10

      I get where you’re coming from. However, personally I don’t think its a good idea to restrict cb games to just them. Remember, Arkham only exists because WB took their chance on a small indie studio. Insomniac were also a pretty unorthodox choice to create a Spider-Man game but they managed to pull it off beautifully. Taking risks with new studios is a good thing in my opinion.

    • @ShortCoder616
      @ShortCoder616 Рік тому +1

      Idk man rocksteady may have lost their touch when it comes to superhero games
      I mean just look at suicide squad it looks like Avengers 2.0

    • @Eleyrica
      @Eleyrica Рік тому

      @@ShortCoder616 I agree but i'll watch other people play suicide squad and then maybe i'll change of opinion but i think judging by only the trailers is not a good thing,many games had bad trailers of gameplay but they were amazing in the final product

  • @phantom3146
    @phantom3146 Рік тому +3

    Rewatched the video again , so sad that the next possibility of getting a Superman game might be another low budget movie tie-in due to James saying some games will connect to the movies , I really hope that isn’t the case with Superman .

    • @WarpingFist
      @WarpingFist  Рік тому +3

      Right, I think James Gunn potentially making tie in games is a big mistake.

    • @DatPRGuy2017
      @DatPRGuy2017 Рік тому +1

      James Gunn literally said Superman would not be getting a tie-in game. Y'all blew the news out of proportion. He said games would be expanding upon the universe nor readapting the movies. Star Wars has been doing this shit for years where shows and games expand the universe and this is basically the same thing

    • @phantom3146
      @phantom3146 Рік тому +1

      @@DatPRGuy2017 he never said Superman would be an outlier , it could still be canon to the DCU and that means you have to be constrained to the rules of that universe and can’t tell your own stories since he said it’s morel like filling in stories between movies . If James had plans to introduce brainiac as a character in a second Superman movie for example then that game won’t be able to include him , you are still limited creatively .
      There’s a big difference between Star Wars and DC . DC movies adapts comics Star Wars movies are Star Wars movies and have most of their comics as adaptions of the movies .
      It’s like saying you’re getting a John wick game , of course it will be related to the movies because the movies are essentially the source material

    • @baki484
      @baki484 Рік тому +1

      This goes for many DC games going forward after wonder woman's game it could be curtains for original games.
      How does a studio breaking the mold and showing us that you don't a movie tie-in to be successful with the arkham series to falling back into the same trappings? It's restricting creative freedom.

  • @bigcock8900
    @bigcock8900 Рік тому +1

    Hell yeah, do more video game videos please! And more Superman and Justice League content in general would be awesome!

  • @Minty0091
    @Minty0091 10 місяців тому

    Factor 5 was going to make a Superman video game but the company sadly went under.

  • @kaijuthunder4626
    @kaijuthunder4626 Рік тому +1

    That intro was incredible!

  • @OvertheHedge06
    @OvertheHedge06 Рік тому +1

    After years Marvel finally got their shit together with Spider-Man 2018 and yes while the Avengers game was a disaster we still got great Miles Morales and Guardians of the Galaxy games with Triple A Spider-Man 2, Wolverine, Iron Man, and a WW2 Captain America/Black Panther games on the way
    Meanwhile after Arkham Knight DC had an Arkham-lite game that bombed, a live-service game Suicide Squad that'll likely go splat because it HAS to be played online enable to work, and a Wonder Woman game that we know nothing about
    And absolutely nothing on Superman. He is the gold standard on superheroes yet WB won't let him have his own big Triple A game
    They won't let Rocksteady make a Superman game but they'll make them do a live service generic shooter Suicide Squad game
    We live in an injust timeline

    • @WarpingFist
      @WarpingFist  Рік тому +2

      I have confidence that the Wonder Woman game will be great but yeah, Rocksteady making a Live Service game is not the direction i wanted to see from them.

    • @baki484
      @baki484 Рік тому

      Then you'll be left fuming if you knew about the flash game by bottle rocket they canceled back on 2008 or 2009. Same goes for superman these game had working models and flash's speed was nailed

  • @manat31790
    @manat31790 8 місяців тому

    The #1 roadblock to making a Superman game is an assumption that Superman is almighty and powerful enough to break gameplay, when in reality he's not. Western developers really need to learn how Japanese people perceive their superhero-like characters. They aren't afraid to showcase their characters' might and let them go on the wildest adventures while also pitting them against worthy foes to accommodate the power scaling and turn the hero's abilities into crucial gameplay features and selling points.
    There's also an entire franchise of video games where god-like super robots are paired up with some military hardware robots without any problems, just by clearly defining their strengths and weaknesses and then turning those into gameplay balance. People are more than willing to suspend their disbelief on "power level" as long as the games are fun.

  • @curiousconsultant7922
    @curiousconsultant7922 9 місяців тому

    I will never understand why a superman game is such a tough concept to adapt.
    He is far from the only canonically OP protagonists to be featured in a challenging game.
    The best example (others have stated too) is Kratos: a litteral god who cannot be killed without climbing back from the depth of hell, capable of lifting a million times his own weight along with a long list of powers and abilities yet the God of War games are a complete joy to play.
    And if the devs insist on nerfing down superman they can go for an origin story, kinda like the tv show Smallville where Clark unlocks his powers one by one as he gets older, he even doesn't have flight until the later seasons. They could make a game where Superman slowly becomes the unbeatable juggernaut we know. And even then he doesn't have to be completly OP he could face stronger and stronger foes and in the end have enemies that do require some work to beat. The comics are full of moments where superman is outmatched it's not such a foreign concept

  • @mickeymouse7726
    @mickeymouse7726 Рік тому +2

    Superman, flash, green lantern, Daredevil, punisher, blade and Hulk need new great games

  • @pizzatime4204
    @pizzatime4204 Рік тому +2

    we better get a superman game in the next 5 years

    • @WarpingFist
      @WarpingFist  Рік тому

      Almost 0% chance that’s gonna happen but we can dream

  • @juanwick1570
    @juanwick1570 Рік тому +1

    We doing good bro and man u keep it up with these videos

  • @zashi4805
    @zashi4805 Рік тому +1

    Damn love these vids keep ‘em coming the spider man ones were amazing

  • @ic3_115
    @ic3_115 Рік тому +1

    Bro was too strong for gamers to handle 💀
    BTW: That intro is super cool

  • @batboythecool
    @batboythecool Рік тому +1

    It's a crime that we don't have a new super man game

  • @JoaoGuilherme-hp6zs
    @JoaoGuilherme-hp6zs Рік тому +1

    There were plans for a flash video game

  • @Socksydeeryenaboi
    @Socksydeeryenaboi 3 місяці тому

    Insomniac should make a Superman game

  • @Shunnnn.
    @Shunnnn. Рік тому +1

    WBGM had a lot of cool projects that got canceled before Gotham Knights. I wish they went with that Arkham knight sequel snce that looked awesome.

    • @WarpingFist
      @WarpingFist  Рік тому

      Yeah, seems like all the cool projects were abandoned in favour of something safer

  • @Socksydeeryenaboi
    @Socksydeeryenaboi 3 місяці тому

    We need a proper Superman game

  • @mickeymouse7726
    @mickeymouse7726 Рік тому +1

    Do a video on the cancelled Avengers game from thq Nordic it looked really cool to me like the story being based on secret invasion and first person gameplay looked unique it was like left for dead with marvel characters

  • @luckyplvys
    @luckyplvys Рік тому +1

    this is so depressing realizing we got a live service SS game instead -_-

  • @theepoopydoodoo
    @theepoopydoodoo Рік тому

    4:34 is it just me or is that just Injustice 1's alternate New 52 Superman skin?

  • @BIGwillTHEGAME
    @BIGwillTHEGAME Рік тому

    It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Superman

  • @Marnie_C
    @Marnie_C Рік тому +1

    WB really does keep shooting their own foot. Whenever I hear about WB and what they're doing with their properties, specially with DC, it really feels like they're an unorganized mess. Its a constant battle with creators and corporate

    • @WarpingFist
      @WarpingFist  Рік тому +2

      With James Gunn on board maybe those days are over.

    • @Marnie_C
      @Marnie_C Рік тому +1

      @@WarpingFist I hope so along with the shake up after the discovery merger. A single visionary can still be ruined with meddling by the people who own the property. I just want proper representations of these characters

  • @baki484
    @baki484 Рік тому

    Factor 5 came close. The project was only canceled because of the publisher and WB not wanting to support the project.
    There's even a canceled flash (Wally West) game by bottle rocket under Brash entertainment.

  • @thetalisman963
    @thetalisman963 Рік тому

    7:42 that creeped me out dude

  • @Dontcareidc
    @Dontcareidc Рік тому

    They canceled the Superman game just to go work on a shit suicide squad game that’s crazy

  • @TK-xi4vn
    @TK-xi4vn Рік тому +1

    The Superman Model in the VIdeoGame Menu looks almost identical to the model used in Injustice, which also came with a New 52 suit. Its possible they used the model as a placeholder to come up with a mockup of the menu, but to me it all points to the Menu being fake. Also the 2nd Menu "leak" is using the BvS suit, without really pointing out its that suit/incarnation, which is odd if its supposed to be a skin. So yeah, maybe it could be real, but I think the easier explanation when considering these is that its fake.

    • @WarpingFist
      @WarpingFist  Рік тому +1

      Regarding your second point about the second menu "leak" a lot of the screen is cropped out so we don't actually know what skin is being used. Also, I don't think it's the BVS suit. The cape seems to almost envelop the front of his body unlike the bvs suit, the patterning on the suit is missing, and the opening around the neck is completely different. The only similarity I can find is maybe the S symbol, but even that has slight differences
      You're right, There's the possibility that it's just a placeholder model that would be replaced later. Remember that the game was never greenlit and everything we've seen was a prototype meant to be pitched to WB. Plus, even if it looks like the injustice new 52 skin, we can easily explain it. Maybe the developers modelled the suit after it because they didn't have time to craft a brand new 52 skin. The menu could very much be fake, however, personally, I don't think it is. Plus, no one ever came out and claimed ownership nor do I believe we've seen those particular menu models of superman somewhere else. Obviously, I could be wrong.

  • @anothercolby1848
    @anothercolby1848 Рік тому

    your vids are really good

  • @savagelogic8674
    @savagelogic8674 Рік тому

    It’s so tiring seeing Superman get shafted for either Batman for upteenth time, or D-listers like Suicide Squad.
    The most iconic character in American pop culture, and yet it’s been 17 years without a proper Superman game IF you want to be nice to Superman Returns, despite it being ANOTHER rushed movie tie-in. You could make the argument that we’ve NEVER have had a proper Superman game due to all of them being tie-ins, which makes it all the more worse considering he’s been around for 85 YEARS.

  • @navylaks2
    @navylaks2 Рік тому

    And then what, Wonder Woman ?

  • @tobiaspegues7318
    @tobiaspegues7318 Рік тому

    It's sad that we have good Batman and Spider-Man games but not a good game for Supes.

  • @btwskate1
    @btwskate1 Рік тому

    DC needs to make a Superman and a flash game and marvel needs to make a daredevil game

  • @phantom3146
    @phantom3146 Рік тому

    Sick intro

  • @BrokenNooby64
    @BrokenNooby64 Рік тому

    superman gaming

  • @JoaoGuilherme-hp6zs
    @JoaoGuilherme-hp6zs Рік тому

    Also can you the cancelled Daredevil game tie to the 2003 movie

  • @wood2kConqueror
    @wood2kConqueror Рік тому

    Great content.

  • @ezzahhh
    @ezzahhh Рік тому

    I hope all the execs at WB are patting themselves on the back for making the "right" call in cancelling Rocksteady's Superman game for Suicide Squad: KIll The Arkhamverse

  • @chemostar2361
    @chemostar2361 Рік тому

    why is it that every big project that uses brainiac as the main villain gets cancelled?

  • @emeraldphoenix5868
    @emeraldphoenix5868 Рік тому

    Such great potential wasted.
    7:27 What Song did you use in that part of the Video?

    • @WarpingFist
      @WarpingFist  Рік тому +1

      ua-cam.com/video/-lU2aC3bPQ8/v-deo.html&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE

  • @JacobyJ56
    @JacobyJ56 Рік тому

    Save me

  • @darf3475
    @darf3475 Рік тому +2

    5:28 Would've been crazy if this came out and had a Superman X skin that had the Solar Shields and Kryptonite Blasts/Immunity. Or a Kingdom Come suit that's just maxed stats.

    • @WarpingFist
      @WarpingFist  Рік тому +2

      Im just imagining how a cosmic armour superman skin would be like, or superman prime 1 Million.

  • @mtakid
    @mtakid Рік тому

    Great vid 😊👍

  • @LONGLIVETHEKING1933
    @LONGLIVETHEKING1933 Рік тому

    Can you do a video on unmade Godzilla content please!

  • @reidcunningham5906
    @reidcunningham5906 Рік тому

    I think the new 52 skin menu is fake, since the model looks near identical to the new 52 skin in for Superman in the first injustice game.

    • @WarpingFist
      @WarpingFist  Рік тому +2

      Maybe. There's also the possibility that it's just a placeholder model that would be replaced later. Remember that the game was never greenlit and everything we've seen was a prototype meant to be pitched to WB. Plus, even if it looks like the injustice new 52 skin, we can easily explain it. Maybe the developers modelled the suit after it because they didn't have time to craft a brand new 52 skin. You're right. The menu could very much be fake, however, personally, I don't think it is.

  • @thirdplanet4471
    @thirdplanet4471 Рік тому

    It wasn't perfect but I think the superman returns game is great

    • @WarpingFist
      @WarpingFist  Рік тому +1

      It was enjoyable when I played the demo. Flawed for sure though

  • @albertovargas2261
    @albertovargas2261 11 місяців тому

    Si después de Batman Dark Tomorrow que es considerado uno de los peores juegos de todos los tiempos y el peor juego de Batman jamás hecho salió la saga Arkham ¿por que después de Superman 64 con el Hombre de Acero no han hecho algo similar?

  • @upcomingmovieclips_officia1758

    Yo my g are you ignoring me or something I commented on your last video’s about the cancelled Batman triumphant and Nicolas cage Superman how come you don’t reply my g

    • @WarpingFist
      @WarpingFist  Рік тому

      ? Well, if I didn’t reply then It’s likely because I didn’t see it. I get dozens of comments a day so it’s likely that I never noticed. Anyways, Batman Triumphant is not really something I find interesting so I’d probably never cover it. Superman Lives already has a documentary covering everything we need to know about it. If I were to make video covering it, the video would have to be elaborate and the best thing i’ve ever made.

    • @upcomingmovieclips_officia1758
      @upcomingmovieclips_officia1758 Рік тому

      @@WarpingFist oh oké thats cool my g idk it just came up to me about Batman triumphant because there are rumors going around about George Clooney reprising his role as Batman in the up coming flash movie you know so yeah

  • @keanucooper2103
    @keanucooper2103 Рік тому

    What is the Superman game at 1:35?

  • @CanineLupus0114
    @CanineLupus0114 7 місяців тому

    If DBZ/S and OPM can make games then why should it be impossible to make Superman? lets be honest Goku has more powers/technique than Superman and Saitama's power compared to his verse is bigger than Superman to his own verse i.e Saitama is more overpowered relative to his own universe than Superman
    the excuse of "Superman is too OP to have a good game and story" is as it is, a EXCUSE

  • @veryupstandinguy
    @veryupstandinguy Рік тому

    Man of steel on mobile is the best superman game