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Friday 20 September 2019

Marvel’s Avengers: How Crystal Dynamics is crafting the ultimate Super Hero team

Source: blog.eu.playstation.com --- Wednesday, September 18, 2019
You might think you know what you’re getting from a title featuring the world’s most iconic heroes. But following Marvel’s Avengers showing at GamesCom 2019 it’s time to think again; these are unique and original versions of the characters with new powers, new abilities and, crucially for the wider storyline, a world that sees them in a new light. Developer Crystal Dynamics is set to release a game that takes everything you think you know and expand on it past anything we’ve seen before. “We stake our reputation on it!” Studio Head Scot Amos explains. “Just like we approached Lara Croft back in 2013, we want to show the world how we do things in a new and original way”. If that’s the driving force behind the team, it certainly shows in the early build showcased this week. There are five studios working on the game, which sounds huge, but Scot assures works “in an almost magical way.” “Four of the five studios have collaborated many times in the past, and the fifth is a new studio created by our people, so we know who we’re working with – if we didn’t have those relationships, it’d be tough”. So, is there a ‘Team Thor’, a ‘Team Hulk’ and so on, each focusing on their own Avenger? “Not quite” explains Scot. “Inside of Crystal Dynamics we have our ‘PET team’ – the Player-Enemy Team. They’re the heart and soul of all the character design, the move sets and the combat styles. Then you have the Heroic moves that you’ll have seen in th ...



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