DC followers are spoiled for alternative these days. Batman’s nice and all, however after greater than a decade of Batman video games, a bit of selection is welcome, and the following two years is wanting different certainly. After Gotham Knights and Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, Marvel Girl is subsequent in line. The Marvel Girl sport was a shock announcement throughout the 2021 Recreation Awards. Writer Warner Bros. has enlisted Monolith Productions—greatest identified for Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War—to develop the sport.
It’s truthfully stunning Marvel Girl hasn’t obtained a solo sport prior to now. Beforehand Diana of Themyscira has solely appeared as a facet character or as a part of an ensemble forged, and that’s borderline prison. Being one of many workforce in early Justice League video games, defeating her evil counterpart in NetherRealm’s Injustice sequence, or making unlikely cameos in Scribblenauts and LittleBigPlanet simply is not the identical as getting the starring function.
However it’s kind of early to get excited—we haven’t seen a lot from the Marvel Girl sport past that preliminary teaser trailer. Hell, we don’t even know what platforms it’ll launch on, although contemplating Warner Bros. normally goes multiplatform, we are able to’t think about they’d skip PC. That stated, given Marvel Girl’s comedian guide historical past, we’ve bought just a few theories about the place Monolith’s taking Diana’s newest journey. For now, right here’s the whole lot we all know.
What’s Marvel Girl’s launch date?
We do not know. Warner Bros. hasn’t even given a broad Marvel Girl launch window. One factor we are able to safely assume is it is not launching this 12 months.
Talking in a Twitter thread, WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar outlined plans for 2022, saying they’d be delivering “a full slate of extremely anticipated video games.” Nonetheless, solely Hogwarts Legacy and Gotham Knights have been named. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League was meant to launch in 2022, however has likely been delayed to 2023.
As a triple-A mission in early growth, we in all probability received’t see Marvel Girl till late 2023 on the very earliest, maybe pushing into 2024.
The Marvel Girl trailer did not present a lot
We’ve not seen any gameplay from Marvel Girl but. All we’ve had is that this transient cinematic teaser trailer throughout The Recreation Awards, which is narrated by Diana’s mom, Hippolyta, and provides an excellent take a look at Diana’s armor. You possibly can watch that above.
What story will the Marvel Girl sport inform?
Marvel Girl has an authentic story and Warner Bros. confirmed that it’ll “permit gamers to turn into Diana of Themyscira within the struggle to unite her Amazon household and the people from the trendy world.” That’s a imprecise description, however our largest story clue lies inside the trailer. Hippolyta states “my daughter, a brand new risk involves our shores, and I need to name you house. Restore what has been damaged, unite previous enemies, forge new paths. You’re a hero, however you will be extra.”
So we all know Diana’s already left house and established herself as Marvel Girl earlier than heading again to Themyscira, which means this received’t be an origin story. As for the risk, that’s harder to foretell, as Diana has accrued a considerable rogues gallery during the last 80 years.
If this villain instantly threatens Themyscira, one potential candidate could possibly be Barbara Ann Minerva, former archaeologist and treasure hunter often called The Cheetah, who not too long ago appeared in Marvel Girl 1984. One other potential candidate is Ares, the Greek god of battle (no, not that one) and distinguished adversary of Diana.
Who’s taking part in Marvel Girl?
No casting bulletins have been made proper now, although for Marvel Girl, I’d speculate Susan Eisenberg is a possible candidate. Eisenberg’s voiced Marvel Girl for over twenty years throughout animated TV reveals, movies, and a number of other video video games, together with Injustice, Lego DC Super-Villains, and DC Universe Online.
Certain, Gal Gadot portrays Diana within the live-action DC Extended Universe however given Eisenberg’s historical past—and the actual fact Gadot’s by no means labored as a voice actor—she appears unlikely. Elsewhere, the one different confirmed character is Hippolyta, and Warner Bros. hasn’t revealed who voiced her within the teaser.
What ought to we anticipate from Marvel Girl’s fight?
Warner Bros. launched a number of particulars within the trailer’s description, confirming this’ll be a “singleplayer open world motion sport.” Clearly we’re taking part in as Marvel Girl, and there’s no suggestion of different playable characters.
Going off the comics, Diana’s proficiency in each armed and unarmed fight means Monolith is probably going specializing in melee fight augmented by varied different weaponry. Her indestructible Bracelets of Submission might doubtlessly parry assaults, and whereas the trailer showcased her iconic Lasso of Fact, what you can do with it’s at the moment unknown. We might have a showdown between Marvel Girl and Indiana Jones on one of the best whip physics in the event that they arrive in the identical 12 months.
Past hypothesis, our solely extra trace comes from that preliminary press launch. Warner Bros. and Monolith confirmed that “players will forge deep connections with each enemies and allies as they progress from a heroic fighter right into a confirmed chief” utilizing the Nemesis System.
What’s the Nemesis System once more?
The Nemesis System was famously utilized by Monolith in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War, introducing a procedurally generated hierarchy between enemy orcs. Uniquely, that gave them particular person strengths, weaknesses, and relationships with fellow NPCs. You might kill a captain, just for a grunt to take their place. Or, if a grunt killed you, they could possibly be promoted to Captain, taunting you after they’ve come again stronger.
Elaborating in a press launch, David Hewitt, Vice President and Studio Head at Monolith, confirmed:
“At Monolith Productions, we consider within the energy of player-driven storytelling to unite individuals. The tales our gamers share encourage us day by day, and we’re honored to take gamers on a novel private journey, pushed by the values embodied in Marvel Girl. The Nemesis System raised the bar for player-driven storytelling and we’re excited to push the open-world style ahead, combining cutting-edge motion with creative narratives to create a Marvel Girl sport everybody will wish to play.”
Wait, so we’re gonna struggle orcs?
No. Properly, I imply, in all probability not?
I don’t recall seeing Diana ever struggle orcs within the comics. Perhaps some monsters which can be vaguely tied to Greek mythology? In truth we simply don’t understand how Nemesis performs into Marvel Girl, so these wider particulars are at the moment a thriller.
