Marvel's Avengers will be releasing for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia, and PC in May of next year. Players will be able to play as the iconic members of the titular team — Iron Man, Thor, The Hulk, Black Widow, and more.
It's the latter one of those heroes who has proven popular among the developers of the game. Recently Vince Napoli spoke to
VG247 and explained why Black Widow is Crystal Dynamics' favourite playable character. Being the lead combat designer for the upcoming video game, Napoli thinks that Natasha Romanoff's popularity comes down to how fun and versatile her gameplay is.
“I chalk it up to the fact that we get to play with her speed and finesse from an attack animation and ability standpoint and at the same time mix it with advanced tech and gadgets. The result is that she feels incredibly versatile, being able to deal with all sorts of combat scenarios and amazing critical strike moves.”
We found out more about Black Widow just the other day. There, Napoli explained that Black Widow's playstyle is partly inspired by her characterisation — meaning that she will be complex and hard to master. The developer explained something similar to VG247, as you can see below — along with a video which spotlights Natasha.
“I would say Widow’s inspiration is mostly based around realising the idea of Marvel’s Black Widow as a speedy rogue-like assassin. All of her attacks and abilities are designed around the concept of setting up enemies by putting them into exploitable states, which she can then use other abilities to take advantage of.”
Marvel’s Avengers begins at A-Day, where Captain America, Iron Man, the Hulk, Black Widow, and Thor are unveiling a hi-tech Avengers Headquarters in San Francisco — including the reveal of their own helicarrier powered by an experimental energy source. The celebration turns deadly when a catastrophic accident results in massive devastation. Blamed for the tragedy, the Avengers disband. Five years later, with all Super Heroes outlawed and the world in peril, the only hope is to reassemble Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.
Marvel's Avengers will be available for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia, and PC on the May 15th, 2020.