New Deadpool game trailer aka how to please a fanbase

*Zulithe* · 03-06-2013, 12:46 PM

I'm not the world's biggest deadpool fan but he has a certain charm. I'm sure most if not all of us have seen the first Deadpool trailer which showed a lot of promise.

So there is a new trailer. Check it out.

Now to me this trailer represents the epitome of catering to the property's fanbase when it comes to translating a character from one medium (mostly comics in this instance) to gaming. It gets the character down very well, the tone is pefect, the humor is exactly what it should be and appropriate for the audience. Oh and graphics-wise it looks quite good.

Then you look at the new TMNT trailer released days ago and wonder: Why can't that be us? Take eveything fans love about TMNT and put it into a finely crafted game. No reinventing of the characters appearance or anything, just a straight up faithful rendition built to be awesome. Just like the Deadpool game. Except maybe not Rated M (though I'd love that.)

Now we don't yet know how well this game will sell, or if it will even be good--but it sure has every Deadpool fan on the planet excited. Wish we were getting the same treatment.

I just thought these two trailers, both released so close-together, represented almost two different minds when it comes to creating a licensed game. If nothing else it's interesting. For the record, if you've seen my posts in the relevant threads, I plan on getting Out of the Shadows. But I'd be lying if I didn't say I feels lacking.

*Allio* · 03-06-2013, 04:06 PM

I like dead pool, but I'm not excited for this game...

I need some actual details for me to get behind it

*Cure* · 03-06-2013, 05:51 PM

http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=38283

Also that trailer tried way too hard to be funny.

*Brodie* · 03-06-2013, 09:11 PM

Couldn't be any less funny than Borderlands 2.

*The Stryker* · 03-06-2013, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Brodie

Couldn't be any less funny than Borderlands 2.

I think it pulled that off.

*Ninjinister* · 03-06-2013, 11:32 PM

We get it. You don't like Deadpool.

*The Stryker* · 03-06-2013, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Ninjinister

We get it. You don't like Deadpool.

So I'm not allowed to respond to a friend of mine because you're all sensitive over it? Please.

Also, I've said something negative about the character here.....what? Like twice?

*Cure* · 03-07-2013, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Ninjinister

We get it. You don't like Deadpool.

Spoiler:

Touchy, touchy. He wasn't even the only one to express something negative.

*Jephael* · 03-07-2013, 10:56 AM

I really like Deadpool, but I don't play video games much anymore, so I think I'll pass on this one.

03-06-2013, 12:46 PM	#1
Zulithe Ninjutsu Master Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 6,418	New Deadpool game trailer aka how to please a fanbase I'm not the world's biggest deadpool fan but he has a certain charm. I'm sure most if not all of us have seen the first Deadpool trailer which showed a lot of promise. So there is a new trailer. Check it out. Now to me this trailer represents the epitome of catering to the property's fanbase when it comes to translating a character from one medium (mostly comics in this instance) to gaming. It gets the character down very well, the tone is pefect, the humor is exactly what it should be and appropriate for the audience. Oh and graphics-wise it looks quite good. Then you look at the new TMNT trailer released days ago and wonder: Why can't that be us? Take eveything fans love about TMNT and put it into a finely crafted game. No reinventing of the characters appearance or anything, just a straight up faithful rendition built to be awesome. Just like the Deadpool game. Except maybe not Rated M (though I'd love that.) Now we don't yet know how well this game will sell, or if it will even be good--but it sure has every Deadpool fan on the planet excited. Wish we were getting the same treatment. I just thought these two trailers, both released so close-together, represented almost two different minds when it comes to creating a licensed game. If nothing else it's interesting. For the record, if you've seen my posts in the relevant threads, I plan on getting Out of the Shadows. But I'd be lying if I didn't say I feels lacking.

03-06-2013, 04:06 PM	#2
Allio Foot Elite Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4,208	I like dead pool, but I'm not excited for this game... I need some actual details for me to get behind it __________________

03-06-2013, 05:51 PM	#3
Cure Y'all need Jesus Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,938	http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=38283 Also that trailer tried way too hard to be funny. __________________

03-06-2013, 09:11 PM	#4
Brodie Certified Teacher Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bizarro Metropolis Posts: 6,495	Couldn't be any less funny than Borderlands 2. __________________ Stupendous Monster

03-06-2013, 11:32 PM	#6
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	We get it. You don't like Deadpool. __________________

03-07-2013, 10:56 AM	#9
Jephael That whack job behind you Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Carlisle, Pennsylvania Posts: 8,143	I really like Deadpool, but I don't play video games much anymore, so I think I'll pass on this one. __________________ "I like it. Simple, but effective!" Raphael; The Mean Machines - 1988