Cryptic Studios is taking great pains to let gamers know the company’s City of Heroes and City of Villains lines will not take a beating following the big announcement that Cryptic will be developing Marvel Universe Online for the Xbox 360 and Windows Vista.
Next Generation is reporting that leader designer for CoH and CoV, Matt Miller, is assuring fans that Cryptic can handle both. “We have a full team of programmers, artists, designers, and producers devoted to creating and maintaining the best experience in the ‘City of’ world of games. This team is, and will remain completely separate from other teams working on other games at Cryptic.”
And, on Cryptic’s web site, there is a FAQ about the upcoming title and its impact on CoH and CoV.
In regard to the future of the two City of titles, Cryptic had this to say: “We are absolutely committed to our loyal fans of City of Heroes and City of Villains. We are dedicating our own resources to keep both games exciting and fresh for our players for years to come. As a company, we’re thrilled at the prospects of the City franchise. It shows no signs of going away! We have plans to continue its growth for years to come."
As for the potential for the Marvel title to replace the two cities: “No! The comic book hero is its own genre, capable of supporting multiple titles, just like fantasy. Currently there are numerous successful fantasy massively online games in the market, and we are confident that the market can support more than one game based on the pages of comic books.”
This should be good news for gamers who have been loyal to the titles or who have just recently discovered them. My husband and I personally play CoH on occasion and he’s just recently gotten hooked on CoV. The missions, graphics and comic book fun just keep us coming back and it looks like none of that will change.
However, Marvel with Cryptic handling the development is shaping up to be one heck of an interesting title in and of itself.
There are some who are questioning the ability for the new title to thrive, but if anyone can make it happen, Cryptic can. Granted Marvel's heroes might not have the worldwide recognition of DC's Superman, but Marvel's got Spider-Man and the X-Men so it's not like the game will be devoid of major lore. It might not land the numbers the DC creation will and it's doubtful it (or anything) can compete with WoW, but it should have an instant following.
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