Marvel's Avengers

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4.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2537 Ratings

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  1. Captiosus
    Sep 5, 2020
    4
    If I were to write a short summary, it would be: "Anthem, but with a better single player story."

    The single player story is decent enough. Typical superhero fare, better than amateur fanfiction, passable as a story in its own right. Had the rest of the game been this way, it probably would have been much better. Instead, this game is like Jekyll and Hyde (or Banner and Hulk): Two    If I were to write a short summary, it would be: "Anthem, but with a better single player story."

    The single player story is decent enough. Typical superhero fare, better than amateur fanfiction, passable as a story in its own right. Had the rest of the game been this way, it probably would have been much better. Instead, this game is like Jekyll and Hyde (or Banner and Hulk): Two disparate experiences that only have strands of similarities.

    Once you get through the relatively short campaign, you hit the live service grind and, well, that's where all the Anthem comparisons begin. Sluggish, buggy combat. Boring, generic locales. Uninspired gameplay loop and reward designs. Braindead, predictable AI, both enemy and ally. Buggy textures and models. Broken matchmaking and multiplayer. Framerate drops. Shoddy camera. SYSTEM CRASHES.

    The game tries too hard to be a live service game, throwing everything and the kitchen sink at you -- but they forgot to include rewarding gameplay. All of these games are repetitive by their very nature but the best live service and looter style games find ways to make these loops enjoyable and something you WANT to come back to. With Avengers (much like Anthem), the combat and loot loops are so mundane, so boring, and so buggy that you'll become numb to them within a matter of hours. Not days or weeks or months -- hours. And that's where the real disappointment begins to set in.

    I can't help but wonder how much better this could have been if Crystal Dynamics had been allowed to make this game in the same style as their Tomb Raider series instead of having to push the "live service" model. Just as I often wonder what could have been with Anthem had BioWare been able to just make it a standard BioWare RPG rather than EA's attempt at a Destiny clone. And that's the final, possibly most damning, comparison: Avengers is CD's 'Anthem' in that their publisher wanted a game to try and suck up those live service dollars going to Destiny and Division and others, so the publisher pushed their dev studio into a game genre they have little to no experience in. The end result shows. This is no longer 2014 and 2015 when we were at the start of a new console generation, looter shooters were still new (-ish, Borderlands notwithstanding) and people were willing to give games like Destiny and Division time to right their wrongs and mature. No one waited for Anthem to mature, and no one is going to wait for Avengers to mature -- especially not with the new generation of consoles right around the corner and new experiences to be had.

    I give the game a 4 solely for the story mode. It's not worth anything higher than that. If you want to play the story, give it a month and it'll be on sale. Give it two to three months and, like Anthem, it'll be bargain bin.    … Expand
  2. M0ty
    Sep 3, 2020
    4
    Normally it's a 7. Janky combat and ok story.
    But exclusive costumes and characters, lots of bugs, f2p payment model inside a full priced game and uninspired game-as-a-service missions bring it down to 4.
  3. knoxin
    Sep 6, 2020
    4
    So they delayed it to fix polish it, but I got the paid early access and got a game breaking bug, Asked for help on it nothing back, so I see they've taken 2 days from me, the only way to get around the bug was to delete my save and in this time they had patched 2 times, the game story is really good and there is some ace moments it is fun, but Crystal Dynamics CS is poor and even onSo they delayed it to fix polish it, but I got the paid early access and got a game breaking bug, Asked for help on it nothing back, so I see they've taken 2 days from me, the only way to get around the bug was to delete my save and in this time they had patched 2 times, the game story is really good and there is some ace moments it is fun, but Crystal Dynamics CS is poor and even on Twitter didn't want to know, there little touches missing all over like markers of other people to see where the team is, should have been delayed longer to fix the game… Expand
  4. FreedomFighters
    Sep 15, 2020
    4
    Where do I even begin with the new “Marvel’s Avengers” game? I remember being very excited for this when it was first announced back in 2017 (at the time, it was known as the “Square Enix Avengers Project”), as it came at a time when Marvel made it known that they wanted to work with trusted developers to make games based on their properties (like Insomniac Games with “Spider-Man”). So,Where do I even begin with the new “Marvel’s Avengers” game? I remember being very excited for this when it was first announced back in 2017 (at the time, it was known as the “Square Enix Avengers Project”), as it came at a time when Marvel made it known that they wanted to work with trusted developers to make games based on their properties (like Insomniac Games with “Spider-Man”). So, when I heard Crystal Dynamics was working on this, I thought “well, these guys have had a lot of success with the ‘Tomb Raider’ reboots, so I bet they’ll do great with ‘Avengers!’” And even with the mixed early reception, I continued to hope the game would defy the odds and blow us out of the water. And this is why I don’t get my hopes up anymore because, when I do, they tend to get crushed. Case in point, “Marvel’s Avengers.”
    In terms of the few positives, the game’s writing is solid. The story isn’t the greatest thing ever, but I liked the characters (especially Kamala Khan) and I felt like the voice acting was solid enough. Also, I thought the game’s concepts had some potential early on. I immediately took note of each Avengers’ “quirk” and felt that would be a good point for them to build off of, and it got me excited for the rest of the game.
    However, the game becomes a crashing bore once it throws you into the “we’re clearly trying to rip off ‘Destiny’ or ‘Anthem’” world where the mission structure feels so lackluster. While the game is more cinematic and story-driven than such game, the mission structure reeks of the “live service” titles it’s clearly trying to emulate, and it almost feels like a blatant attempt to rope you into the multiplayer. While playing the game, I kept feeling like the campaign worked in service to the multiplayer, but not the other way around, and that’s a shame because, if they focused on a single-player experience, this would’ve been much better. But instead, the game structurally fell flat, as did the combat. While I liked each hero having their own “quirk,” the combat got stale incredibly fast, and it felt like each Avengers’ “quirk” was utilized as well as it could’ve been. Also, wow, this game runs horribly. The frame rate is absolutely atrocious with numerous bad dips, and the glitches...oh man, the glitches. I had more than a few times getting locked out of missions because the game glitched or something (I even got locked out of one of the final boss fights in the game because of glitches), and it just felt like the game lacked any form of polish.
    Yeah, “Marvel’s Avengers” is a soul-crushing disappointment. I wanted to love the game, but Crystal Dynamics really dropped the ball on this one. If the team had focused their efforts on crafting a great single-player experience, this game could’ve been a worthwhile adventure, but instead, it just doesn’t stick the landing. I genuinely can’t recommend it to anyone, though if you‘re feeling that curious...just watch a walkthrough online. You'll have saved your money, and you'll walk away from it with the assurance that you really aren't missing all that much.
    Final rating: 4 out of 10 “Bad”    … Expand
  5. ArkHamSandwich
    Sep 21, 2020
    4
    4 hours into the campaign, and I'm already playing a "new mission" set on a map that I've already played previously in the campaign. They recycle levels, the gameplay is very repetitive, and combat is pretty lackluster. What I dislike most is the gear system; it's very confusing and it seems totally pointless. Bottom line, they should have focused more on diversifying the gameplay and less4 hours into the campaign, and I'm already playing a "new mission" set on a map that I've already played previously in the campaign. They recycle levels, the gameplay is very repetitive, and combat is pretty lackluster. What I dislike most is the gear system; it's very confusing and it seems totally pointless. Bottom line, they should have focused more on diversifying the gameplay and less on the loot boxes.… Expand
  6. sgy0003
    Sep 2, 2020
    4
    It's kinda fun, the VAs are nice, and the suits look cool... but that's about it.

    The story is meager, the graphics aren't impressive, the enemies didn't have any characters (just robots), I can't take MODO seriously,

    The game is horribly buggy (wtf facial animations), the multiplayer is a mess, and I doubt new heroes will make the game any better
  7. OllyNorton
    Sep 7, 2020
    4
    Even at it's best it's not very good. I'm really disappointed in this game and it's probably the worst purchase I've made in some time. The idea of a cooperative avengers game, with the ability to upgrade your heroes sounds great but after 9 hours of play (which I'll admit is probably not a huge amount for GAAS game) I'm thoroughly worn out. The game starts out great, Kamala is part of aEven at it's best it's not very good. I'm really disappointed in this game and it's probably the worst purchase I've made in some time. The idea of a cooperative avengers game, with the ability to upgrade your heroes sounds great but after 9 hours of play (which I'll admit is probably not a huge amount for GAAS game) I'm thoroughly worn out. The game starts out great, Kamala is part of a great introduction to the universe with a small level exploring and picking up comic books. I get the feeling that this first level and a few subsequent ones were designed with a linear narrative driven game in mind and it really works. Unfortunately then come the bland open sand boxes littered with inane objectives from, beat up these guys for a chest, or stand in this circle while things attack you. Remember that amazing comic scene where Iron Man and Thor defended a circle for 40 seconds, yeah me neither. The game is very much at odds with it's source material and the game struggles to really set an engaging pace. The flight controls are a mess, the melee combat lacks impact, and the objectives are boring. The story is kind of interesting but you have to wade through a poor game to experience it. Do yourself a favour and save your money.… Expand
  8. Outrage
    Sep 14, 2020
    4
    The game is boring. It has many bugs preventing gameplay. I was fooled again.
  9. HunterSeeker
    Sep 7, 2020
    4
    The game is fairly fun but gets repetitive quite quickly. The game is riddled with bugs that make the gameplay experience bad. I've seen a bug where the starting mission doesn't show up which pretty much is a soft lock situation. I've seen bugs in the HARM room where the AI doesn't attack you at all. The campaign story is fairly mediocre. All of the Avengers have somewhat of a differentThe game is fairly fun but gets repetitive quite quickly. The game is riddled with bugs that make the gameplay experience bad. I've seen a bug where the starting mission doesn't show up which pretty much is a soft lock situation. I've seen bugs in the HARM room where the AI doesn't attack you at all. The campaign story is fairly mediocre. All of the Avengers have somewhat of a different gameplay style but what's missing is that some of the Avengers don't have a move that breaks walls. This means that if you are playing solo, you miss out on any loot/secrets that require wall breaking since your AI companions won't break the wall for you. Another sad thing is they only really put 4 villains in the game as fights, but only 3 of them are actually unique. There's 2 other bosses but those are generic and annoying to fight.

    Overall, the game is average and still really needs bug fixing. It's one of those games that shouldn't have been released yet because it feels so unpolished. There's some really good ideas here but not enough variety post game.    … Expand
  10. winzentween
    Sep 4, 2020
    4
    This game is ...a missed opportunity. It should and could have been good. But it's only so so. Average and meh. Despite the game being not bad or good it is riddled with microtransactions and what is basically a loot box and many currencies. It's not a kid family game due to the heavy handed extras. The graphics are ok but uninspired and run ok but a little glitchy. Sound is genericThis game is ...a missed opportunity. It should and could have been good. But it's only so so. Average and meh. Despite the game being not bad or good it is riddled with microtransactions and what is basically a loot box and many currencies. It's not a kid family game due to the heavy handed extras. The graphics are ok but uninspired and run ok but a little glitchy. Sound is generic but music is ok. Gameplay is solid at times but often becomes a repetitive doing the same few missions again and again. Sadly it's all stuff we did in anthem so nothing new. The single player is rubbish with a poor story. The multiplayer is fun with friends for a day or two but quickly grows stale.

    Overall it's just so last gen but with this gen business models. Wait for deep sale. Do not be tricked into a full purchase and if you don't get Spider-Man just hard pass.    … Expand
  11. spwittbold
    Sep 2, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I had pre-ordered this game on the back of Crystal Dynamics proven talent with previous titles like Tomb Raider and to get early access to the beta. This was a gentle reminder not to ever pre-order something you haven't at least played in some form before. One of the most disappointing games I've played in a long-time and I wasn't even expecting anything super-amazing.....just average. This game is so dull and boring in its gameplay I can't comprehend how they failed this miserably.… Expand
  12. JowDF
    Sep 5, 2020
    4
    Pontos positivos:
    Jogo visualmente bonito.
    Heróis da Marvel com a mesma dublagem dos filmes em alguns personagens.

    Pontos Negativos
    Controles e jogabilidade ruins, repetitivo ao extremo, microtransações, história OK, jogo serviço.
  13. arostislavna
    Dec 18, 2020
    4
    December 2020: I must commend SE/CD for making fixing the the game the top priority, albeit my own personal hype or interest in Marvel's Avengers has waned it is nice to pick it up from time to time and play. Frankly, I believe I have looter fatigue from Destiny 1 and can't play Avengers for long periods because of it.
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    Campaign was ok, just ok... it wasn't mind blowing, but it was    December 2020: I must commend SE/CD for making fixing the the game the top priority, albeit my own personal hype or interest in Marvel's Avengers has waned it is nice to pick it up from time to time and play. Frankly, I believe I have looter fatigue from Destiny 1 and can't play Avengers for long periods because of it.
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    Campaign was ok, just ok... it wasn't mind blowing, but it was serviceable to the Avengers, I did enjoy all the banter that Kamala had with everybody. Her voice actor is PERFECT for her character, unfortunately it seems there is no way to replay the story.

    The post-game grind is not bad. BUT and a huge BUT, is that matchmaking for whatever activity you want to play is either broken or just doesn't work. I have yet to be able to get into a squad of 4, and at most was able to get a squad of 3 together once.

    The social hubs were pretty hidden, and not easy to find at first, they should be available to the campaign playlist too.

    Lastly, there are quite a bit of bugs, considering most of the pre-alpha was done from home, this does not take away from the score, but other decisions are baffling and not okay.

    Buying this now is effectively entering into a early access build.    … Expand
  14. eroenR8knight
    May 7, 2022
    4
    First some positives, the story was good and Kamala was a great character. The gameplay however was insanely boring and repetive. Overall just not a good game which is dissapointing being an Avengers game.
  15. CoreGamer1408
    Apr 14, 2021
    4
    Not the movie MCU characters, oh well. Kamala Khan who? So no wider general audience recognition. One for the comic book nerds I suppose? Gameplay + currency = cash grab. Experiences like this don't warrant or are worthy of in-depth review. Game was purchased pre-owned 40% of retail price and borrowed it off a family member. Time wasted, but at least no money wasted. People will forgetNot the movie MCU characters, oh well. Kamala Khan who? So no wider general audience recognition. One for the comic book nerds I suppose? Gameplay + currency = cash grab. Experiences like this don't warrant or are worthy of in-depth review. Game was purchased pre-owned 40% of retail price and borrowed it off a family member. Time wasted, but at least no money wasted. People will forget this game faster than they forget what they emptied in to the trashcan.… Expand
  16. NumOfADevil
    Sep 8, 2020
    4
    Just a oke, unpolished, average story with oke combat, boring enemy and env design and repetitive gameplay. I never thought anyone can make a loot system this boring and uninteresting, they definitely raised the bar in wrong direction.
  17. Ciarocchi
    Sep 9, 2020
    4
    Avengers has a decent single player campaign but a couple hours in you start to see where the games as a service idea hurts it. Throughout the campaign there are glimpses of how great this game could of been but each time it is quickly overshadowed by the cut and paste boring mission structure. It seems as if they started making a story driven action game and midway through were mandatedAvengers has a decent single player campaign but a couple hours in you start to see where the games as a service idea hurts it. Throughout the campaign there are glimpses of how great this game could of been but each time it is quickly overshadowed by the cut and paste boring mission structure. It seems as if they started making a story driven action game and midway through were mandated to change to a games a service. This game is book ended by some great missions but in the middle of the campaign it gets pretty bad. Avengers is also very buggy and has terrible frame rate for most of the game. I played on a pro with performance mode and it didn't seem to help.… Expand
  18. PanTac
    Sep 18, 2020
    4
    After trailers I didn't even look forward to play this game, but my wife bought it. So what.. I played that game.
    My expectacions were very low and still I am disapointed.
    Story is OK, but sometimes it's not that good. Side missions are boring. Leveling your characters is not interesting and getting new equipment from loot or merchants is not displayed. Looting is not fun. When you die    After trailers I didn't even look forward to play this game, but my wife bought it. So what.. I played that game.
    My expectacions were very low and still I am disapointed.
    Story is OK, but sometimes it's not that good. Side missions are boring. Leveling your characters is not interesting and getting new equipment from loot or merchants is not displayed. Looting is not fun.
    When you die in jumping sequence, you need to wait a long time to get back to playing. Better looking games get this faster. I have PS4 Pro and there is a lot of framerates drops and when playing the game, it looks like I have my own quinjet in my livingroom.

    Long story short.. it is not that good as they are trying to sell us.    … Expand
  19. TrophyEmpire
    Sep 2, 2020
    4
    Believe the reviews. 4/10 is generous. This Game. This **** game. It seemed like there was no way it could lose. But here we go, watch it fail on every point. Look this game up in the dictionary under Squandered Opportunities.

    The worst part of this game is the story. Instead of playing as the Avengers you play as a new character trojaned into the main slot, a character you never heard    Believe the reviews. 4/10 is generous. This Game. This **** game. It seemed like there was no way it could lose. But here we go, watch it fail on every point. Look this game up in the dictionary under Squandered Opportunities.

    The worst part of this game is the story. Instead of playing as the Avengers you play as a new character trojaned into the main slot, a character you never heard of and don't care about. I call her Manhands, based on her power of making her hands gigantic. She is an unknown wannabe who spends most of the game fawning over a group she calls “the resistance". She is the center around which revolves a shallow, hamfisted story as boring as the gameplay it accompanies.

    In the first 40 minutes prepare to be lectured heavily with SJW cliches, the message delivered awkwardly and without finesse. Rote repetition of chanting mantras that were played out in 2019 take the place where an Avengers story should be. Awful story. Awful, awful story without craft or storytelling expertise. It just keeps getting worse the longer you play. This story is not fire. It's not awesome. It’s not intriguing, it doesn’t draw you in. The terrible cringe of the writing won’t grow on you. IT SUCKS! Hard.

    The gameplay is no better. Remember PS4 Spider-Man? You really got the feeling you were spidey with access to his unique movements and moveset. You don’t get that feeling in Avengers. No matter which hero you choose, they all feel kind of the same. What would have been great is a well designed level, where each hero’s unique abilities allowed them access to different sections of the level or approach challenges in a different way. Even Banjo-kazooie on N64 got that concept. But that concept is not understood in Avengers where everyone moves, plays and feels pretty much the same.

    The levels are mainly nothing but basic hallways, sometimes pretty, but you can’t escape you are basically in a square box. There was an old hulk game on Playstation 1 that had more hulk-like feels than hulk in Avengers. Square square triangle. Square square triangle. Over and over. And over and over and over. The longer you play this game the worse it gets. This game is the worst kind of grind, a boring and inane mashfest. A fact only made worse by the potential their exciting characters promised, a promise undelivered by the devolopers.

    It’s important to understand before you buy this that even though the game is called Avengers, familiar characters take a backseat to SJW inspired Kamala who is the center of the main storyline. THE AVENGERS ARE ONLY BACKGROUND CHARACTERS. This is a Kamala Khan game. Which would be fine if that’s what you bought, but you bought an Avengers game. You know damn well you didn’t buy this game for this spotlighted little chick, you wanted Cap, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk and Widow. The stupid main character Kamala robbed you of that game. Even when you do get control another character, she pipes in constantly with annoying and disruptive chatter to spoil the mood. Seriously, Kamala Khan is one of the most irritating and unwelcome characters ever invented.

    Random villains show up randomly, just to pad the roster. Think it will be cool to play a game with all those old familiar villains? It won't be. Pointless plot structure. The Avengers themselves, when you do see them look less like a movie or comic book counterpart and more like millenial day at the cosplay convention. Except cosplayers would look much better. These soy-soaked Avengers-style placeholders don't look heroic. Maybe it's a blessing you don't really get to play as them that often.
    Love microtransactions? so does marvel/square-enix! Really really love them! A lot! Don’t worry about it though, after playing this crapfest a bit you won’t be back to purchase more.

    This is by far the worst Square-enix game I have ever played. I wanted to love it. But the idiots that made this just weren't going to let that happen. The fact that they are locking out reviews after the game has been made playable is proof they don’t want the verdict on this game revealed. It’s bad. I can’t believe this is from Square, it is a game so far below their normal standards they should be ashamed. Go ahead, don't believe it. After all, you like the Avengers. So did I, friend. So did I. Don't cry you weren't warned. This is the worst game I have played all year, the biggest disappointment of 2020.    … Expand
  20. johnwilliamross
    Nov 22, 2020
    4
    Bought this because I loved Marvel's Spider-Man. The combat in that game was challenging yet satisfying. Not so here. First of all, you're supposed to be able to block, dodge and counter, but good luck executing any of those when you're being targeted by turrets, missiles, freeze rays, lasers, rockets and grenades all at once. It's so chaotic, I can't even focus on one enemy longBought this because I loved Marvel's Spider-Man. The combat in that game was challenging yet satisfying. Not so here. First of all, you're supposed to be able to block, dodge and counter, but good luck executing any of those when you're being targeted by turrets, missiles, freeze rays, lasers, rockets and grenades all at once. It's so chaotic, I can't even focus on one enemy long enough to contemplate what I'm doing. And when you're playing with four people, there's so much **** happening on the screen you can't even see where anything is. So you're forced to either a) mash buttons and unload your special abilities as soon as they're charged in the hope you might survive, or b) run away and use ranged attacks while you wait for your teammates to thin out the soup. It's sometimes impossible to tell what's killing you--the chaos starts and the next thing you know, your health bar is almost empty and your character's saying something like, "I'm not doing so good." And guess how you're supposed to fill your health back up? Yup, by carefully executing moves. I'm in hell.

    The gear is absolutely pointless which makes it all the more annoying when you can't progress to the next story mission because your gear isn't upgraded enough to make the mission not a total nightmare. It's nothing but a tedious chore to have to keep checking the gear screen to make sure you're using the highest level stuff. And when you're in combat, you don't notice the difference the gear makes except that maybe you might die slower.

    One more complaint: the jumping. If you're jumping a long distance, just one too generous a nudge of the thumbstick is enough to send you careening over a cliff, then you have to stare at that loading screen for practically a whole minute before you can try again.

    It doesn't work as either a mindless beat-em-up or as a looter shooter, which is a shame because I like the Kamala Khan character, the acting is good, and the graphics are good. Very disappointing.    … Expand
  21. waddon1
    Sep 8, 2023
    4
    When I first saw this game I was very sceptical. I thought it was gonna be very grindy and didn't look fun. However this is not the case. I have found the game to be very fun the campaign is a bit short but the main meat and gravy is the coop anyway. I would recommend this game to anyone who has at least 1 friend to play with otherwise it may become boring quickly. I have amended thisWhen I first saw this game I was very sceptical. I thought it was gonna be very grindy and didn't look fun. However this is not the case. I have found the game to be very fun the campaign is a bit short but the main meat and gravy is the coop anyway. I would recommend this game to anyone who has at least 1 friend to play with otherwise it may become boring quickly. I have amended this review I initially gave a 9 as I thoroughly enjoyed the game and my comments above are accurate. Since then support has been completely stopped and they made the game more grindy, by increasing required xp to level up. This has since been reverted, but is unacceptable in the first place.… Expand
  22. sheporgan1
    Sep 3, 2020
    4
    Basically anthem in a super hero coat. It feels like ELements have been stripped so the can add them in later as part of a live service.
  23. LastHope17
    Sep 6, 2020
    4
    Destiny/Anthem/Ghost Recon/ Warframe again why is every game a loot shooter trying to make more money on people? This has so much potential, but has so many flaws. Wish Crystal Dynamics just stuck to Tomb Raider.
  24. Ruzaky
    Mar 19, 2023
    4
    Combat sometimes is fun? You can actually see sometimes it could be fun. Some missions getting really close to be good. Sad, we could have aaa avengers game like Arkham serier or Spider-man ps4
  25. HugeyBear
    Sep 5, 2020
    4
    Generic and boring world design. Nothing particularly innovative about combat. It’s ok for a single play through but lacks replayability. I’d definitely wait for a big price drop.
  26. Victus
    Sep 7, 2020
    4
    We waited this long, and this is what we get?

    I'm really rather confused as to how this game was allowed to be released to the public in its current state. I'm rarely, over my 20+ years of gaming, having ever run into bugs, and that includes games from Bethesda. I, in fact, openly admit I would be a horrible game tester because of how often I seem to have no problems while others run    We waited this long, and this is what we get?

    I'm really rather confused as to how this game was allowed to be released to the public in its current state. I'm rarely, over my 20+ years of gaming, having ever run into bugs, and that includes games from Bethesda. I, in fact, openly admit I would be a horrible game tester because of how often I seem to have no problems while others run into a surplus. This game, however, is polluted with bugs, I truly wonder who (if anyone) was hired to do any sort of alpha, beta or bug testing before this games' release. Audio bugs, cosmetic bugs, combat bugs, the game crashing at random moments. You name it, the game'll have a bug affecting how enjoyable that aspect is.

    The combat, for all its positives have an equal amount of negatives; It's *too* chaotic and at the best of times, simply unfair, and that's not even including how awful your AI partners are. When you've got 2 of them off in a completely different zone running around in circles (literally) and one of them just staring off into space, meanwhile you have to fend off 20 machines that all spawn at once, some of them being gigantic damage-sponges, even without the 10000-damage shields some of them come equipped with, needless to say, you're pretty screwed and you're going to have to die to reset the AI so they do what they're supposed to. That's the tip of the iceberg with the combat. Never mind the off-screen turrets of which there is a surplus is every level, flying enemies with ranged weapons with bullets all traveling at varying speeds, so the attack indicators on them do you absolutely no good. Then you have enemies with incredibly broken mechanics, featuring god-levels of tracking on their attacks, stun locks that last a good 2 seconds, then they proceed to 2-shot or 1-shot your character, even playing as the Hulk. Again...not even the tip of the iceberg with combat....

    The story thus far, granted I haven't finished it, has many parts where it simply feels very disjointed. Events happen that you are not privy to and you're just left wondering, "how exactly did that character accomplish this?" The world may never know because the devs designed a contrived, cheesy, cliché, and half-assed story that, amid all the time they had, and still feels like it's missing a lot of parts and context.

    It needs so much work still that again, I'm brought back to my original point and question of why it was released in its current state. Maybe down the line, after the team has had a LOT of time to work out these bugs, fine-tune the experience, add more characters, maybe fix the story by adding in some necessary cut-scenes? Truly, I don't envy the team with how much more work needs to go into the game - I just regret buying it on release.    … Expand
  27. ChumaGG
    Oct 6, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Debe ser el juego mas aburrido de superheroes que he jugado. La historia es mala, casi tan mala como el dieseño de niveles.

    Mientras en algunos juegos (Hades) basicamente puedes jugar los mismos niveles una y otra vez, y TODAS las veces se van a sentir diferentes. En Marvels Avengers pasa lo contrario, puedes jugar TODAS las misiones del juego y TODAS te pareceran la misma.

    Y por ultimo Kamala Khan...

    ¿A QUIEN EN SU SANO JUICIO, SE LE OCURRIO METER ESE SUBTEXTO (NADA SUTIL) EN LA TRAMA, DONDE COMPARAN A LOS INHUMANOS CON LOS MIGRANTES, MINORIAS O LO QUE SEA?

    A MI QUE CHOTA ME IMPORTAN LOS PROBLEMAS SOCIALES GRINGOS!

    YO SOLO QUIERO REVENTAR ENEMIGOS CON THOR O LLENAR ENEMIGOS DE AGUJEROS CON BLACK WIDOW!

    NO ME VENGAS A DAR CLASES DE MORALIDAD DE ALGO QUE TODO EL MUNDO SABE!    … Expand
  28. rajones51
    Sep 20, 2020
    4
    Enjoyed this game greatly at launch despite the numerous bugs and issues. After getting one character to max power, two weeks after launch this game is still riddled with bugs, some game breaking still. The insanity for also having weekly missions where, unless you're maxed on all characters, you have to restart progress if you get downed. This is for a piece of yellow gear, which isEnjoyed this game greatly at launch despite the numerous bugs and issues. After getting one character to max power, two weeks after launch this game is still riddled with bugs, some game breaking still. The insanity for also having weekly missions where, unless you're maxed on all characters, you have to restart progress if you get downed. This is for a piece of yellow gear, which is the average drop. This game had no end game, piss poor matchmaking, and riddled with bugs still. Buy in the bargain bin, if ever.… Expand
  29. DSMovieReviewer
    Jul 10, 2021
    4
    First off, it had a good campaign and good DLC and okay gameplay and i am excited for more to come but I have noticed a lot of glitches in my gameplay and the graphics are very mediocre. And the fact they kept trying to put Kamala out there kind of ruins it but very good campaign overall. But the Multiplayer is overall not very good at all, the missions are very repetitive and getsFirst off, it had a good campaign and good DLC and okay gameplay and i am excited for more to come but I have noticed a lot of glitches in my gameplay and the graphics are very mediocre. And the fact they kept trying to put Kamala out there kind of ruins it but very good campaign overall. But the Multiplayer is overall not very good at all, the missions are very repetitive and gets annoying and I wish they put fun and value into them. And they should’ve improved their power system because it gets too greedy at times and drains the energy and fun out of you and if they fixed all that, maybe the game would’ve not flopped. I am very disappointed that this game fell. Hopefully they’ll improve in their GOTG game.… Expand
  30. matiosao
    Sep 24, 2020
    4
    First 2 hours of gamimg, its ok, looks like a good game, then, all becomes about dealing with hordes and hordes of enemy droids....im sure there is a game in this pile of microtransations.
  31. Matchwood
    Sep 7, 2020
    4
    Dieses Spiel bietet mir leider keinen Anreiz es zu spielen. Das Kampfsystem ist langweilig, da man einfach nur schlagen muss. Die KI hat mehr K als I, man muss sich meistens nur auf ein hohes Objekt stellen und schiessen und die Gegner können nichts dagegen machen. Die Story könnte gut sein, aber leider hat mich das eigentliche Spiel dermaßen gelangweilt,dass ich keine Lust hatte das SpielDieses Spiel bietet mir leider keinen Anreiz es zu spielen. Das Kampfsystem ist langweilig, da man einfach nur schlagen muss. Die KI hat mehr K als I, man muss sich meistens nur auf ein hohes Objekt stellen und schiessen und die Gegner können nichts dagegen machen. Die Story könnte gut sein, aber leider hat mich das eigentliche Spiel dermaßen gelangweilt,dass ich keine Lust hatte das Spiel zu spielen. DIe Grafik ist gelungen ,wenn nicht ganz originalgetreu. Es kann sein dass ich einfach nur das Genre nicht mag, aber Spiderman fand ich auch gut. Das Review basiert auf der Beta des Spiels… Expand
  32. flanders78
    Sep 7, 2020
    4
    A good premise spoiled by greed, a game tied to a service model. A lost opportunity.
  33. Bosanac71
    Sep 4, 2020
    4
    It’s more a bad mobile game, than a game that should represent “the Avengers”
    It’s a try to make a cash machine out of very loved and popular franchise.
  34. HyyBall
    Sep 4, 2020
    4
    As it stands, I cannot recommend this game. Numerous functional issues including local save only (cannot Steam cloud save), complete inability to replay the campaign so then locked into 'end game' multi-player, disappearing inventory and collectible items, incomplete/inaccurate animations and cut scenes, subtitles which outright do not match dialogue, and extensive bugs and crashes... EvenAs it stands, I cannot recommend this game. Numerous functional issues including local save only (cannot Steam cloud save), complete inability to replay the campaign so then locked into 'end game' multi-player, disappearing inventory and collectible items, incomplete/inaccurate animations and cut scenes, subtitles which outright do not match dialogue, and extensive bugs and crashes... Even if looking past the gameplay knocks for minimal playstyle variance between heroes, and an equipment grind so unnoticeably rewarding it rivals Destiny, this game is rife with issues enexcusable from this tier of studio.

    How anyone can reasonably rate this higher than a 6.5 baffles me. As it stands, I could not grant it more than a 4. I would note that if all the functional issues gets changed, it would skyrocket to an 8+, but that is hopeful and minimally months away.    … Expand
  35. Vixit
    Sep 6, 2020
    4
    Нет оптимизации, проблемы с переводом ужасный, проблемы с геймплеем. Игра сырая и своих денег не стоит
  36. ThisIsABot
    Sep 5, 2020
    4
    Loot is bad. Progression is almost a crawl. I didn't cancel my pre-order after a terrible beta and I payed the price. **** you Square Enix, first Just Cause 4, now this? If you aren't a *SERIOUS* Marvel fan, I'd skip this one.
  37. nickxnothing
    Oct 28, 2020
    4
    Marvel's Avengers was hyped up to be the new Ultimate Alliance and had everyone at E3 buzzing about it.
    All of that goes out the window when you finally get your hands on it, so here's a spoiler-free rundown:
    -The game should be called Kamal Khan, since she is the only thing the game focuses on and NOT the Avengers. -The game play feels clunky and button-mashy' from the start all the    Marvel's Avengers was hyped up to be the new Ultimate Alliance and had everyone at E3 buzzing about it.
    All of that goes out the window when you finally get your hands on it, so here's a spoiler-free rundown:
    -The game should be called Kamal Khan, since she is the only thing the game focuses on and NOT the Avengers.
    -The game play feels clunky and button-mashy' from the start all the way to the finish and never has that fluid, smooth, organic feel to it.
    -Instead of using movie rights or anything Marvel has ties to they used different actors and faces to mash-up the best similarity they could come up with for the characters and it didn't work well. Like, at all.
    -The story all the way through the game including the side quests feels like a rollercoaster that eventually falls flat.
    -The visuals can be great at times but dont really hold the game up with its lackluster elements.
    -The music flows really well however, the soundtrack I found very fitting.
    -The additional content felt forced filled with ads and not very exciting to work towards.
    -The combat system felt highly flawed, enemies felt overpowered at times and the heroes felt quite literally the opposite.
    -The gear not changing appearances was also highly frustrating.
    -The fact alone I had to force myself through the 12+ hours of this game was agonizing,

    Huge thumbs down.    … Expand
  38. Acsent
    Sep 6, 2020
    4
    Doesn’t live up to potential, shameful display of greed and divisiveness, I would not recommend this game.
  39. WellingtonLopes
    Sep 12, 2020
    4
    O jogo é mal polido, todo cagado no frame rating, animações horríveis, gráficos medianos bugs de textura horrendos e som com diversos erros de sincronia.
  40. CauzeMythical
    Sep 3, 2020
    4
    this game falls short of being a great hero game like the arkham series. the whole game is bland and too many microtransactions repetive missions and so on
  41. NotSteve
    Mar 3, 2021
    4
    I was extremely excited for this game to drop, and after playing the beta, I was optimistic, assuming that some of the clunky menu mechanics were some sort of placeholder and the real experience would be more streamlined. Even on release day, I was so excited by the idea of the game that I think I was allowing my perception to be pretty generous in overlooking flaws.

    Honestly, I had a    I was extremely excited for this game to drop, and after playing the beta, I was optimistic, assuming that some of the clunky menu mechanics were some sort of placeholder and the real experience would be more streamlined. Even on release day, I was so excited by the idea of the game that I think I was allowing my perception to be pretty generous in overlooking flaws.

    Honestly, I had a lot of fun with this game for about a day or two. The campaign was short, but I was excited to get through it to get into what I assumed the "real" game was: Playing online with friends. That proved to be wildly underwhelming, as each mission felt almost identical and the grind of leveling characters just somehow wasn't satisfying enough.

    A couple of the characters are fun to play as, namely Thor, but playing as him really began to solidify the problem of feeling underpowered, as a lightning charged hit from Mjolnir only dinks away at a basic enemy's health rather than shattering them. The enemy units are wildly uncreative, just an assortment of the same few robot and armored troop designs, and they just aren't satisfying to fight.

    The cosmetics are another huge problem with the game, as most of the upgrades for your characters don't apply any cosmetic changes, and the skins available are all somehow more goofy looking than anything from the classic comics.

    The new Hawkeye/ Kate Bishop update seems to be too little, too late, but I may check it out if it's free. I've already thrown away more money than this game deserved.

    Also... where's that PlayStation exclusive free Spider-Man DLC I was told about??    … Expand
  42. Ivan2099
    Nov 1, 2020
    4
    A lot of bugs, micro transactions, repetitive maps, and a base loot completely unnecessary. Crystal Dynamics doesn’t understand what an Avengers game has a to be. I MUST SAY THAT I WILL HAVE TO STAY WITH THE THOUGHT OF WHAT THIS GAME COULD HAVE BEEN
  43. fedehorn
    May 25, 2021
    4
    I've no doubt this is the worst video game i've ever played, after 8 months from the relise the game is still full of bug and the worst part is that seems that no one of the developers cares about it. Mostly of the mission in the end game have mission objectives that don't appear and you are forced to reload the checkpoint and in the worst cases enemies are not spawning and you are forcedI've no doubt this is the worst video game i've ever played, after 8 months from the relise the game is still full of bug and the worst part is that seems that no one of the developers cares about it. Mostly of the mission in the end game have mission objectives that don't appear and you are forced to reload the checkpoint and in the worst cases enemies are not spawning and you are forced to restart the mission. There is no a form you can fill online where you can report all those issues, you can try through Twitter but they don't really care, they are using that only to promote their glitchy game. I'll give up on this and please do a favor to yourself, save your money.… Expand
  44. LazyNinjaUK
    Jul 28, 2021
    4
    Bought this game for £20 and I still feel ripped off, why Square Enix / Crystal Dynamics felt an Avengers game needs to be a live service looter is beyond rational thought. The core gameplay is a monotonous trudge through the same corridors and levels, doing the same capture and hold points or defeat all enemies objectives. Melee combat which is 90% of this game feels spongy as all hell,Bought this game for £20 and I still feel ripped off, why Square Enix / Crystal Dynamics felt an Avengers game needs to be a live service looter is beyond rational thought. The core gameplay is a monotonous trudge through the same corridors and levels, doing the same capture and hold points or defeat all enemies objectives. Melee combat which is 90% of this game feels spongy as all hell, like your attacks aren't even connecting. In a world with God of War and the Arkham series, how you can screw up melee combat this bad is baffling. The worst crime this game commits other than the live service nonsense is that it makes all your heroes feel weak as candy floss in a bucket of water - if even basic grunt enemies are as little as 2 power levels higher than you, you die in a just a handful of hits. The Hulk should not die in 3 hits. Well done Crystal / Square - you took the hottest property in the past 20 years and p*ssed all over it.… Expand
  45. strfeb
    Sep 4, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This review is for the campaign mode not multiplayer. Some of the combat is fun but a lot is really repetitive. Don't really like the whole run to a room to fight waves of generic enemies just to run to the next room where you rinse and repeat. Seemed to be a lot of mindless button mashing. Being forced to switch characters so often was a drag too. Just when you start enjoying the game play of one you have to switch. Maybe the campaign is just an intro into the multiplayer. Do yourself a favor and play Ghost of Tsushima instead.… Expand
  46. king_slayer
    Sep 3, 2020
    4
    just for the games creators gameplay is borring fights will be borring after a while
  47. 18Xq8Rtutehc
    Sep 21, 2020
    4
    As a fan of the MCU, I really tried to enjoy this game. I played it for 2 days straight and I felt lucky when I could trade the disc in.
    The gameplay is atrociously boring. It fells like the LEGO games, without the fun part.
    The story is okay-ish, but I was not compelled to finish it. The game heavily wants you to focus on multiplayer and microtransactions. The characters design are so    As a fan of the MCU, I really tried to enjoy this game. I played it for 2 days straight and I felt lucky when I could trade the disc in.
    The gameplay is atrociously boring. It fells like the LEGO games, without the fun part.
    The story is okay-ish, but I was not compelled to finish it. The game heavily wants you to focus on multiplayer and microtransactions.
    The characters design are so poor, that it feels like a remastered ps3 game... They feel even worse because the world itself is gorgeous and well crafted.
    The dialog is so bad that it could be used in a classroom.
    I am not sure who the target audience for this game was, maybe it was teenagers, but it definetely wasn't me.    … Expand
  48. Boogiewoogie
    Sep 26, 2020
    4
    They really messed up making this a looter game. Theres so much saturation already in that market. People just want awesome Avengers action. Not to be staring at menus and numbers half the time. What a shame. The combat is okay and the story was short but good. They just messed up so bad making it a multiplayer focused looter game.
  49. ehtaco
    Aug 13, 2022
    4
    One of the worst AAA games ever made. What a disappointment. What a missed opportunity.

    All of the Avengers are boring or just not likable. I think Ms. Marvel was done well enough, but even she was almost ruined at some points. The updates w/ new characters suck and are mostly just lazy reskins of characters in the base game. It's also terribly buggy. I had to restart the campaign    One of the worst AAA games ever made. What a disappointment. What a missed opportunity.

    All of the Avengers are boring or just not likable. I think Ms. Marvel was done well enough, but even she was almost ruined at some points. The updates w/ new characters suck and are mostly just lazy reskins of characters in the base game. It's also terribly buggy. I had to restart the campaign halfway through due to a game-breaking bug, and I had to restart so many missions so many times during that 2nd playthrough due to glitches and bugs. The "DLC" campaigns for the new characters are also terrible and half-baked. I am straight-up not able to advance past the Hawkeye / Black Panther campaigns due to a game-breaking bug in both of them, but I'm not restarting because I can't tolerate this game anymore.

    Get ready to fight hit sponge robots for 95% of this game. Pure laziness and wasted potential.    … Expand
  50. Beachy66
    Sep 2, 2020
    4
    Local saves for multiplayer....absolute waste of time. Story is alright, game mechanics are trash tier.
  51. Hozuki
    Sep 3, 2020
    4
    Uma pena, fico triste de ter que destruir o jogo assim... Mas vamos lá.
    Ao que parecia ser o jogo perfeito dos Vingadores, se tornou uma completa catástrofe, não se deixem levar pela capa bonita ou pelos heróis de cinema, o jogo é RUIM, e eu pontuarei a seguir desde problemas técnicos a problemas de marketing, ele NÃO vale o dinheiro de lançamento, quem avisa amigo é...
    1- PROBLEMAS    Uma pena, fico triste de ter que destruir o jogo assim... Mas vamos lá.
    Ao que parecia ser o jogo perfeito dos Vingadores, se tornou uma completa catástrofe, não se deixem levar pela capa bonita ou pelos heróis de cinema, o jogo é RUIM, e eu pontuarei a seguir desde problemas técnicos a problemas de marketing, ele NÃO vale o dinheiro de lançamento, quem avisa amigo é...

    1- PROBLEMAS TÉCNICOS
    Otimização terrível mesmo com requisitos acima dos recomendados.
    Stutters, quedas bruscas de FPS e Crashando em momentos completamente aleatórios
    ________________________________________

    2- PROBLEMAS NO JOGO EM SI.
    O jogo começa muito bem em uma forma linear, mas sua qualidade despenca a partir das primeiras missões na Mesa de Guerra, o jogo se torna completamente maçante e com uma narrativa fraca, com mapas cheios de informações na tela, chegando a deixar o jogador tonto...
    O combate é excelente... nas primeira horas...
    Inimigos se resumem apenas a robôs, robôs e robôs genéricos, e são sempre o mesmos que aparecem ao longo da campanha inteira, fora os mesmos 2 tipos de Boss que são reciclados o tempo todo.

    Os objetivos das missões? Geralmente ir do ponto A ao ponto B, matando e matando mais robôs, com alguns “puzzles” simples e porcos pelo caminho apenas para dar uma falsa sensação de diversidade, alem de ter muito grind, tudo é EXTREMAMENTE REPETITIVO.

    O mapas são simples e sem graça, repleto de plataformas flutuando sem sentido, causando uma confusão visual enorme, trazendo uma ambientação tecnológica genérica e o sistema de Gear é desnecessário e raso, tendo que trocar a todo tempo a cada 4 minutos...
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    3- EXCLUSIVIDADE SPIDER-MAN

    Gostaria de pontuar um problema que alguns podem julgar como “pequeno”, mas convido-lhes a analisar comigo.

    Práticas de exclusividade em jogos multi-plataforma não devem ser vistas por jogadores como algo “normal” nos dias atuais, pois se trata de práticas ultrapassadas, gananciosas e abusivas, visando apenas lucro das empresas e desrespeitando os fãs. Além de desmotivar completamente a compra do jogo em outras plataformas...

    A Sony ao contrário do que muitos acham, detém apenas os direitos dos filmes do personagem, todo o resto envolvendo Games, HQs, Brinquedos e etc, cabem unicamente a Marvel, real detentora do Cabeça de Teia.
    A exclusividade sem sentido foi anunciada sem aviso ou explicações por parte da desenvolvedora (CD) ou da distribuidora (SE), um dos maiores descasos com os jogadores que presenciei em toda minha vida acompanhando a indústria dos Games, uma completa falta de ética profissional excluir cerca de 60% da Playerbase do jogo, beneficiando apenas a Sony ($$$$).

    Aos que acham besteira toda essa reclamação sobre a exclusividade de um único personagem (é apenas uma DLC eles dizem), eu lhes digo; um jogo ao estilo “Live Service” onde absolutamente TODO conteúdo lançado posteriormente é tão importante quanto o jogo base, trancar um personagem em uma plataforma é LITERALMENTE CORTAR grande conteúdo das outras, tendo em vista que não apenas o mesmo será exclusivo, como também sua missão especial contando com um vilão único.
    além de tudo isso, Spider-Man é o super-herói MAIS popular da Marvel, tentam nos empurrar de que não pretendiam coloca-lo no jogo e então “veio a Sony chegando sem ninguém esperar e propondo o financiamento do personagem”... patético... Apenas vejam como exemplo o LEGO Marvel, Super Heroes 1/2 e Avengers, Marvel vs Capcom Infinity (todos multi plataforma) e também o Ultimate Alliance 3 exclusivo do Switch, o aranha está EM TUDO.
    NÃO ACEITEM ISSO, NÃO ACEITEM MIGALHAS, NÃO APOIEM ESSE TIPO DE PRÁTICA NA INDUSTRIA, POIS SÓ TENDE A PIORAR....

    Fora a exclusividade e otimização porca, nota-se um desrespeito gigantesco com os jogadores de PC.
    Eu nunca me senti tão destratado, apenas por ter escolhido uma plataforma diferente para jogar...
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    4- CONCLUSÃO
    Marvel Avengers é um jogo medíocre, sem alma e sem amor, feito nas pressas com o objetivo de lucrar o MAXIMO de dinheiro possível, apoiando-se no nome “Vingadores” que é extremamente popular no mundo todo e sugando os fãs o máximo que podem.
    (Acordos de exclusividades e microtransações já anunciadas comprovam isso.)

    Uma pena, pois o sonho da Kamala de conhecer seus heróis era parecido com o meu..
    Quem dera poder conhecê-los através de sua gameplay e de uma experiencia agradável com cada personagem.
    Um sonho de infância que é destruído com tanto egoísmo e práticas sem sentido.

    É como se a Kamala quisesse conhecer seus heróis.. mas um deles está preso em um lugar distante sem acesso, e os outros estão completamente deturpados e usados como máquinas de fazer dinheiro....

    Obrigado por lerem...    … Expand
  52. Luc0300
    Sep 2, 2020
    4
    You can have fun playing the game but the expressions are nothing natural, the game is so repetitive, just missions that requires you to go from the point A to point B.
  53. Ducklan
    Sep 4, 2020
    4
    This game is certainly rough in many spots. The visuals while good looking in spots, eventually I find areas of the game that look horrible. Poor texturing on some of the scenery. The combat is generic and lazy and the animations are jarringly robotic. The story seems to be the strongest part of the game, but honestly with the repetitive and lazy combat, I have no desire to see this gameThis game is certainly rough in many spots. The visuals while good looking in spots, eventually I find areas of the game that look horrible. Poor texturing on some of the scenery. The combat is generic and lazy and the animations are jarringly robotic. The story seems to be the strongest part of the game, but honestly with the repetitive and lazy combat, I have no desire to see this game through to the end.

    Beyond the game play as a whole I'm going to criticize the way this game is being advertised and monetized. With companies like Verizon and Intel having skins in the game like one big advertisement for the companies and only giving people who use these products/services the chance to get these special skins. PS4 users are also getting Spider-man locked beyond some terrible console exclusivity. Insomniac already showed how to make a proper super hero video game and now Square Enix is shoveling out this embarrassment as an easy cash grab.

    I would only recommend this game to someone who is purely looking to play it for the story, but honestly no matter how good the story is you'll be suffering through the excruciating painful combat.    … Expand
  54. CherryPoptarts
    Sep 4, 2020
    4
    Mixed emotions on the game. The story starts off pretty fast & interesting but quickly finds itself sinking and it struggles to pick itself back up tho it does manage to at least try a few times. The multiplayer aspect of the game finds itself getting in the way of the single player experience. The story itself isn't necessarily a bad one. The game just gets in its own way its pretty hardMixed emotions on the game. The story starts off pretty fast & interesting but quickly finds itself sinking and it struggles to pick itself back up tho it does manage to at least try a few times. The multiplayer aspect of the game finds itself getting in the way of the single player experience. The story itself isn't necessarily a bad one. The game just gets in its own way its pretty hard to feel connected to the story tho I do love the direction they took with Ms Marvel. The whole gear & loot stuff is pretty dull and beyond pointless & can somewhat get confusing as to wtf its purpose is. The live service doesn't do the game any justice what so ever. I dont think the game is bad but I do feel like its a game that would of definitely benefited from keeping the single player aspect of the game separated from the multiplayer aspect… Expand
  55. Raving-Badger
    Sep 4, 2020
    4
    The game has been made not for the fans but for the corporate suits. It is constantly wanting to dip into your wallet whilst giving nothing worthy in return. The campaign is very short but ok. Once u have finished the campaign there is nothing left to keep u interested unless u enjoy fighting the same enemy types over and over and over again is boring environments. Anybody who isn't sureThe game has been made not for the fans but for the corporate suits. It is constantly wanting to dip into your wallet whilst giving nothing worthy in return. The campaign is very short but ok. Once u have finished the campaign there is nothing left to keep u interested unless u enjoy fighting the same enemy types over and over and over again is boring environments. Anybody who isn't sure whether to buy this game i would say wait until it has a couple of price drops, maybe £20 and it would be worth it for the story. If u like grind, spending money on finishing moves and poinless loot then this game might be good for u, otherwise leave it. Aint worth the £50… Expand
  56. pacv23
    Sep 4, 2020
    4
    the game has too many drops of frames and bugs in some parts, I expected more from an avengers game
  57. Gamedizer
    Sep 5, 2020
    4
    Glad Stan Lee didn't have to witness one of the most interesting story telling super heroes and fictional characters be represented as lame as this game could anyone get due to greed and microtransactions
  58. rolltide0074
    Sep 5, 2020
    4
    Could have been so much better. Short, unfulfilling campaign, arcade style interface, bland combat.
  59. LudoSgeEsports
    Sep 5, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jeux sympa mais répétitifs depuis le temps qu'on attendez un jeux avec nos héros favoris… Expand
  60. ArdaParys
    Sep 6, 2020
    4
    The game looks really good but the gameplay gets really boring and on controller are some heroes like Iron Man unplayable. The idea of playing the heroes that everyone knows and everyone likes yourself in a video game gets completely destroyed from the fact that non of the characters feel special.
  61. Lebassin
    Sep 6, 2020
    4
    It has a "good" but extreme short campaing.

    Loot os Very generic. The end game is a repetitive boring experience..

    A shame. The Avengers world has s Lot of potential
  62. sillyphilly
    Sep 7, 2020
    4
    I have no motivation to keep playing this game. Every time I force myself to boot it up I get so bored within minutes. It just the same thing over and over again. Repetitive combat might be forgiven if the level design wasn't also reused shamelessly. This game just feels like a licensed movie game that would've came out 12 years ago (honestly the 2008 Iron man game is shockingly similar toI have no motivation to keep playing this game. Every time I force myself to boot it up I get so bored within minutes. It just the same thing over and over again. Repetitive combat might be forgiven if the level design wasn't also reused shamelessly. This game just feels like a licensed movie game that would've came out 12 years ago (honestly the 2008 Iron man game is shockingly similar to this). I personally don't see all the praise for the campaign either. It started out really strong, but a third of the way in, plot points seemed glossed over and artificially escalated. And man, the "gear". The only way the pointless gear systems engages you is by reminding you your inventory is full every two minutes. I've been so excited for this for years, and have never been so let down by a video game. I know CD put in a lot of hard work, but this this just went down the wrong road to early. I'm replaying MUA 1 and 2 to get my fill, they miles better than this.… Expand
  63. Gamingdojo
    Sep 7, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Woefully underperformed. A sad misstep in the Marvel Universe. A game corrupted by greed and turned into a live service has, once again, failed. I forgot I had pre ordered the game when it was first announced and forgot to cancel it. I was disappointed when I first saw it on my library. This game failed to do the one thing that it was supposed to do and that is to entertain. It provided a meaningless and uneventful 6 to 7 hours worth of campaign gameplay that was marred by bugs, glitches, crashes and just an utter mess for the Marvel community.… Expand
  64. Goldenchild930
    Sep 7, 2020
    4
    I was expecting better. To be honest they shouldn't have made an avengers game, I think there's just too many characters to develop and balance out. They clearly can't handle telling epic stories for all six heroes. What they should of done was make a game surrounding one hero(in my opinion Captain America) i really think they could of told a really solid story about just him. Instead ofI was expecting better. To be honest they shouldn't have made an avengers game, I think there's just too many characters to develop and balance out. They clearly can't handle telling epic stories for all six heroes. What they should of done was make a game surrounding one hero(in my opinion Captain America) i really think they could of told a really solid story about just him. Instead of an entire roster of heroes.… Expand
  65. Juniofrtk09
    Sep 7, 2020
    4
    JOGO Muito Cru e Sem Graça, Não Sei pq pra Square Enix FAZER essa Porcaria, Sem Contar que um jogo de 60 dólares Tem Microtransacao, parece uma Cópia de Destiny
  66. IamMattman
    Sep 9, 2020
    4
    Marvels Avengers was what I hoped would of fulfilled my childhood dream. This should of been a masterpiece in the superheroes gaming genre and followed the likes of the Batman Arkhams and Spiderman. It is anything but.

    Pros. - Character play styles are unique and true. - Skill trees offer decent depth. Cons. - Graphically the game is terrible (dropping frames, glitches and freezing to    Marvels Avengers was what I hoped would of fulfilled my childhood dream. This should of been a masterpiece in the superheroes gaming genre and followed the likes of the Batman Arkhams and Spiderman. It is anything but.

    Pros.
    - Character play styles are unique and true.
    - Skill trees offer decent depth.

    Cons.
    - Graphically the game is terrible (dropping frames, glitches and freezing to the point I had to restart the game on multiple occasions).
    - The story contains only 3 supervillains (2 of which are hardly utilised at all).
    - The story itself is short and unsatisfying.
    - The war table missions are tedious, repetitive and offer no real sense of achievement after you’ve smashed through waves of the same mindless AIM robots.
    - Base/Standard costumes are locked away after the first story mission. How the developers dared to release this title under the condition it is in and represent Marvel like this is beyond me. Either they don’t care or they are deluded to the point they think that what they have produced is worthy enough to carry a powerhouse name such as The Avengers.    … Expand
  67. Fitz_Chivel
    Sep 8, 2020
    4
    Добрый день. Мне, как поклоннику Marvel, очень грустно оставлять негативный отзыв. Но другого я сделать не могу. Я ждал эту игру, я смотрел новости по этой игре, я смотрел стримы ЗБД популярных стримеров. В итоге, вы не оправдали мои ожидания. В игре ужасная оптимизация, куча ненужных спецэффектов, которые могут вызвать припадок. В моей квартире два компьютера: современный и чуть поДобрый день. Мне, как поклоннику Marvel, очень грустно оставлять негативный отзыв. Но другого я сделать не могу. Я ждал эту игру, я смотрел новости по этой игре, я смотрел стримы ЗБД популярных стримеров. В итоге, вы не оправдали мои ожидания. В игре ужасная оптимизация, куча ненужных спецэффектов, которые могут вызвать припадок. В моей квартире два компьютера: современный и чуть по старее. Знаете в чем отличия между ними при игре в данный проект? На современном, при геймплее игра не фризила, но могла просто на ровном месте зависнуть. При этом или она просто вылетала, или вовсе помогала только перезагрузка компьютера. На компьютере по старее - кроме вышесказанного ещё фризил геймлпей, фризили ролики, которые иногда были черно-белые. Поэтому для меня главной проблемой этой игры является - оптимизация. Но могу так же добавить спорную механику вещей. Большая куча мусорных вещей, которая просто дает какую-то призрачную мощь. Ноль влияния на облик, ноль влияния на тип анимации скилов, сетовых эффектов - просто призрачная мощь...серьезно? Боевые пропуски в покупной игре? Интересный ход. Ну допустим вы будете "качественно" поддерживать игру долгие годы и это будет ваша плата, но подождите, вы даже вложенные 2000 руб. за покупку не оправдали. Какие боевые пропуски? Ребята, исправьте оптимизацию, уберите кучу ненужных эффектов (или сделайте так, что бы они не уничтожали ПК) - оправдайте, вложенные 2000 руб. и тогда, можно будет в это играть, тогда можно будет задуматься о боевых пропусках. На данный момент вы выпустили сырой, багованный до чертиков проект, которые требует не один патч. 4/10 с с призрачной надеждой, что вы всё это исправите. Иначе вы заслуживаете просто 0/10, так как нормально в этот проект мне поиграть не удалось.

    P.S.: Ах да, плевок в сторону людей, которые играют на ПК эксклюзивом ТОЛЬКО ДЛЯ SONY - вы только ухудшили к себе отношение.    … Expand
  68. TheAmericanCow
    Sep 8, 2020
    4
    TLDR; It’s painfully average, almost impressively so. It’s like a perfectly polished ball of dirty, you will be impressed at the lengths this game goes to underwhelm you.

    The story is pretty poorly written, but considering Marvel comics haven’t been the paragons of good writing recently it wasn’t surprising. Ms. Marvel is the merriest of Mary Sues, she is instantly loved by all the main    TLDR; It’s painfully average, almost impressively so. It’s like a perfectly polished ball of dirty, you will be impressed at the lengths this game goes to underwhelm you.

    The story is pretty poorly written, but considering Marvel comics haven’t been the paragons of good writing recently it wasn’t surprising. Ms. Marvel is the merriest of Mary Sues, she is instantly loved by all the main cast, is caring, confident, intelligent, wise, powerful, and competent from the very beginning, when she is a child. Her story arch is summed up with the phrase, “Good isn’t something you are, it’s something you do”. It’s ironic because she isn’t a good character. The rest of the story is inoffensively predictable, nothing will surprise you.

    The game as whole is a glitchy mess, the default camera angle make combat unbearable as your camera gets dragged into the ground. Use the wide combat camera in the settings. If you want to know more about how the game plays, go play some destiny and that should give you a good idea. I refuse to put more effort describing this games combat than the developers put into it.

    Micro transactions are atrocious. $20 for a single skin is insane for a game I just spent $60 on. Remove them.

    I’m sure this game will be awesome in a year, maybe we will have another battlefront 2 on our hands. Let’s hope because right now it’s not worth the money.    … Expand
  69. Retro_samurai45
    Sep 9, 2020
    4
    Cons:
    - Kamala Khan (very annoying and barely has an arc)
    - Predictable story
    - Frame rate issues
    - General bugs and glitches (quite a few)
    - Boring gameplay - Unrewarding - Short story
    Pros:
    -good final mission - can play with friends
    - good iron man interpretation
  70. HanzeKochi
    Sep 20, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. You will hop in a cash grabbing hamster wheel that does not even rotate. Do not buy.… Expand
  71. Natesmith1121
    Sep 24, 2020
    4
    Single player campaign will bore you to tears. I cannot believe the lead designers did not realize that searching for comic books, and items as a single player, crouching and using stealth etc. is not a good gameplay design for a multiplayer co op action game. It's inexcusable how dumb of a game design decision that was. Online multiplayer will entertain for a few hours then it's justSingle player campaign will bore you to tears. I cannot believe the lead designers did not realize that searching for comic books, and items as a single player, crouching and using stealth etc. is not a good gameplay design for a multiplayer co op action game. It's inexcusable how dumb of a game design decision that was. Online multiplayer will entertain for a few hours then it's just gets dull and repetitive.… Expand
  72. thayde
    Oct 4, 2020
    4
    This game was such a waste of money. It’s also another showing of companies taking the audience for granted and misleading the consumer. Dropping Spider-Man news that late? Releasing it in that state? This seems like another long con for microtransactions
  73. Tbrown5
    Oct 31, 2020
    4
    This game is literally anthem all over again, a huge fail and corporate piece of trash, this game is literally an anthem avengers edition, don’t buy this garbage
  74. middle324
    Nov 10, 2021
    4
    It's literally Garbage, I recommend LEGO Marvel’s Avengers
    that's much better
  75. atmoore10
    Oct 13, 2020
    4
    Insanely repetitive and horrendously buggy. This game had so much potential and has been an incredible letdown. Waste of money.
  76. daysandnights
    Oct 31, 2020
    4
    Extremely low effort video game. Like seriously, wtf happened? You have all these cool characters and you waste them on some mindless hack/slash bs.
  77. clanky9
    Feb 15, 2021
    4
    This game is really bad dont buy spend your money on better games. This game belongs to trash can.
  78. Souzadjede
    Nov 18, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game was a waste for characters like the Avengers. The story doesn't bind you to median battles and all this with insects for a R$ 250.
    I consider it a unfinished game, badly polished, badly done and launched anyway.
    The "positive" points are the controls until good, take 3 platforms, ps4, xbox and pc and freedom in the game.    … Expand
  79. mvpolivko
    Dec 3, 2020
    4
    I was really excited to pick this game up, being someone who thoroughly enjoys the MCU and was looking forward to a new universe and interpretation of the characters we all love. However, I really didn't find Khamala Khan to be a stellar addition to the Avengers. She has some great qualities to her character. For one, she's very down to earth and relates to the audience extremely well, andI was really excited to pick this game up, being someone who thoroughly enjoys the MCU and was looking forward to a new universe and interpretation of the characters we all love. However, I really didn't find Khamala Khan to be a stellar addition to the Avengers. She has some great qualities to her character. For one, she's very down to earth and relates to the audience extremely well, and she seems to have realistic reactions when it comes to meeting other cast members or confronting conflict. On the other hand she can be quite whiney and annoying at times too. This all goes without saying I would overlook this if the gameplay were something of substance. It really isn't. They start you out with the Hulk as your second character with Khamala, or Ms. Marvel, and he has the most rudimentary moveset out of the whole cast. The most entertaining was definitely Iron Man, but even he is lacking in the fun factor. The Batman games have a good "Beat em up" system in place where you feel like countering and dodging enemies is calculated, but here it just feels like you're mashing the heavy or light attacks. Not to mention that 99% of the missions are either defend an area or "go get those guys over there". Not very fun. I honestly didn't get past the first half of the game because it became too difficult at a certain point. I was only on normal difficulty and had tried going back to earlier missions just to get some more loot in order to make my character more powerful in hopes of making the level easier. I watched YouTubers play it and it seemed normal to them. The mission that really made me lose it is where you are infiltrating a complex as Iron Man, fully suited up, and you have to stand in a very small circle in order to hack into the computer system and get into the building. The circle is so small and hard to defend that I frequently found myself outside flying around, as that is Iron Man's main feature, he can attack at a distance and nimbly juke out your opponents. I realized too late that the enemies can also capture the circle and I failed over and over and over again. After an hour or so on this single mission I simply stopped the game. I hadn't been extremely entertained with the game in the first place since it is so repetitive but this was the straw that broke the camels back. Also a minor thing I would have overlooked if the gameplay was better but the menu/homebase system is so slow and I found myself wandering around the helicarrier trying to find each individual place to either equip armor or even load up another mission. It's all too complicated and slow. I would just try and play the campaign but it takes up so much time just with explaining how every single mechanic works. To their credit, it is very intricate and although I tried paying attention I still don't fully understand all of it.
    Overall, I really was disappointed with this game, especially because it appeared on the surface to be quite good. The first mission was the highlight of my experience and it was all downhill from there.    … Expand
  80. TheClassic
    Dec 12, 2020
    4
    Le jeu meme 3 mois après sa sortie est toujours aussi beugué le jeu est pauvre et vide l'histoire est trop courte et limite très moyen pour ne pas dire très faible meme si il est pas a la hauteur donc aucun effort sur l'histoire narrative le seul moment qui était bien c'était la mission du A-DAY sur le pont de San Francisco au tout debut du jeu après le reste est bof , niveaux gameplayLe jeu meme 3 mois après sa sortie est toujours aussi beugué le jeu est pauvre et vide l'histoire est trop courte et limite très moyen pour ne pas dire très faible meme si il est pas a la hauteur donc aucun effort sur l'histoire narrative le seul moment qui était bien c'était la mission du A-DAY sur le pont de San Francisco au tout debut du jeu après le reste est bof , niveaux gameplay mission trop répétitive, pauvres et très ennuyeux et chiant de farmer des coffre pour augmenté sa puissance pour pouvoirs faire les mission qui demande un certain niveaux de puissance puis une fois le jeu terminé tu n'a rien d'autre a faire que de refaire et refaire encore et encore refaire les memes missions , les memes choses sur la meme map et surtout le jeu n'est pas finie .
    C'est extrêmement très décevant le jeu n'est pas hauteur digne d'un Marvel's Avengers .
    Pour moi le jeu est a refaire de A à Z et retiré la charge a Square Enix ( Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montréal, Crystal Northwest, Nixxes Software) pour le donné a un autre studios qui sauras en faire un jeu digne d'un Marvel's Avengers surtout au niveaux de l'histoire .

    - Apres niveaux point positif :
    - l'IA est pas trop mal
    - on ressent bien la puissance des coup de certains personnage
    - gameplay des perso pas mal pour certains
    - ...

    point négatif :
    - jeu très pauvre
    - beug
    - gameplay et ressentie de certain perso catastrophique
    - histoire très limite et peu travaillé
    - histoire trop courte
    - trop répétitive
    - jeu pas fini
    - gameplay du jeu en général
    - performance
    - loot , farm
    - ...

    Et je donne la note de 4/10 qui est assez généreux meme si il mérité un peu moins selon moi mais sa reste quand meme juste et pour moi il mérite pas plus de 4/10 .
    4/10 c'est la limite qu'on peut donné comme note a ce jeu .    … Expand
  81. SgtSocks
    May 12, 2023
    4
    Game is repetitive, Takes to long to start up, filled with microtransactions, but hey it could be worse
  82. Maxgames12
    Jan 9, 2021
    4
    Sinceramente el juego es muy corto respecto a la historia y en el online los servidores son pesimos,los graficos no me quejo,las misiones son algo repetitivas,y la jugabilidad es un poco floja
  83. yertre
    Feb 15, 2021
    4
    As many have said, I can't find any LIFE in this game. Some passion, some originality or some sincerity.
    Anything. Nope. Just bland, lifeless characters in bland, lifeless missions taking place in bland, lifeless levels.

    Also, it's got more bugs than a 3rd world country bathroom.
  84. JoystickJihad
    Feb 23, 2021
    4
    Such a shame that the beloved Avengers were subject to a marketing ploy that is this game. If you are over 10 years old and are any kind of gamer above the most casual level, avoid this waste of time.

    The executive douchebags who decided to make it a "live service" game should be ashamed.
  85. da_auge_9907
    Jul 24, 2021
    4
    The power of the avengers decreases strongly in this game. So disappointing.
  86. m3lihragip
    Mar 31, 2022
    4
    I dont know, ı guess playing mmo rpg. Why do i need to collect items, such a bad game for this budget. The only good thing is that Kamala's character was made into the story. There is also an optimization problem, i'm getting fps drops in some places. If i collect it, it was a terrible production. I hope Square Enix and Marvel never work together again.
  87. Xx_ammar10
    Feb 11, 2023
    4
    Very boring and spammy and of course full of glitches the story is boring the game is just not worth it it's mid at it's best moments
  88. blueninjaturtle
    May 26, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I had not played video-games for a while. It was weird to see how much content had to be unlocked through repetitive gameplay or purchasing credits/content. The repetitive gameplay would be more bearable if the levels were more varied with different bosses. I beat the campaign but I do not have an interest in same gameplay experience with different characters or worse different skins. It would be better if they stripped this game down to its core campaign, added the other characters to the main story, and unlocked more content up front or more quickly through combat. You can tell there were some good ideas but this game is bloated and a lot of cool content requires an unreasonable time commitment unless you spend money or simply do not care about the time sink.… Expand
  89. Psyclerk
    Sep 12, 2020
    3
    As a lifelong Marvel fan, I desperately wanted to love this game. I found the early previews alarming but still purchased it on the strength of a review by a streamer I trust. Having finished the single-player campaign, I can say with confidence that this game is a mess.

    The good: the characters play and feel like they ought to. There is no PVP mode forcing character balance, and that's    As a lifelong Marvel fan, I desperately wanted to love this game. I found the early previews alarming but still purchased it on the strength of a review by a streamer I trust. Having finished the single-player campaign, I can say with confidence that this game is a mess.

    The good: the characters play and feel like they ought to. There is no PVP mode forcing character balance, and that's a good thing. It also avoids the pitfall of using heroes' powers as add-ons, instead of making them the base gameplay. Sadly, that's the end of the good points.

    The bad: the story is based on the flimsiest of premises. It also relies heavily on Ms. Marvel, a character I didn't care for before, but after playing this game, have grown to really despise. Her power set is derivative and her backstory appears to be some Marvel writer/editor's self-insert dream. The supervillains, regular enemies, and stage backdrops are extremely limited, 3-5 of each. The loot system is not compelling in any way. It uses the standard white-green-blue-purple-orange color system to denote rarity, but none of that seems to make much difference. There are no cool cantrips or bonuses, and no buffs on the loot seem to do anything. The multiplayer matchmaking is awful, and for a game that is built around playing with other people to accomplish objectives, that alone is killer. The load times are also some of the worst in recent memory, rivaling Horizon: Zero Dawn for most time spent not playing.

    The ugly: So, so many bugs. Others have said this game should have stayed in development for another 1-2 months. That's being nice. They should have taken at least six months to polish this up. So many graphical bugs, disappearing loot, rolled back microtransactions, game-breaking gameplay bugs...you name it, Avengers has a bug for it. For a game to have had such a big beta test, it is astounding that it was allowed to release. It's bad enough that going forward, I would never pre-order a SquareEnix/Crystal Dynamics game. Yes, it's bad enough to be that drastic.

    Further ugliness: microtransactions. I might get some hate for this, but I'm ok with microtransactions as long as they are done right. I have 1200+ hours sunk in Marvel Heroes and spent heavily on that game. Even more so for games like Marvel Future Fight. But even I couldn't justify spending real money on what Avengers has on offer. $14 for a single skin, and of course you can't just buy $14 in currency, you have to buy $20. The skins are unimpressive for the most part. There's also a lot of 'garbage' items for sale like emotes (have yet to see one used) and nameplates for your online profile. There are skins and the like available for 'free', as long as you grind through a character's "character card". Unfortunately, many bugs revolve around undoing card progress, so good luck with that.

    Overall, the game has some appeal for big Marvel fans like myself, but the many limitations, missteps, and severe lack of polish cast an inescapable pall over the proceedings. There are is a lot of potential here, and future updates could pave the way to a really enjoyable Marvel experience. I just can't recommend it in its current state. As this game is supposed to be a 'games as a service' platform, maybe they should have just released it for free. Regardless, wait for a severe price drop if you are curious, or at least wait until you see that patches have addressed the bulk of the dozens upon dozens of bugs.    … Expand
  90. Lluch
    Jan 25, 2021
    3
    This game is a hard pass if you are not a huge Marvel fan, def not worth the full price, maybe for 10 or 15€ its duable. Gameplay wise the game feels boring and not a challenge at all...graphics are okay and sound/music its acceptable but one the worst things in the game is the IGC (in game currency)...like wth dude...devs went crazy, everything is expensive and you get 0 to none whileThis game is a hard pass if you are not a huge Marvel fan, def not worth the full price, maybe for 10 or 15€ its duable. Gameplay wise the game feels boring and not a challenge at all...graphics are okay and sound/music its acceptable but one the worst things in the game is the IGC (in game currency)...like wth dude...devs went crazy, everything is expensive and you get 0 to none while playing...and you know why...worst square enix game of my life. Sold after 3 days...… Expand
  91. andy_indierock
    Sep 2, 2020
    3
    Always hate looting system. Thought some company already learnt the lesson in star wars. Let Arkham knights and suicide squad game show them a good comics game for today.
  92. Djigabon
    Sep 4, 2020
    3
    Everything about this game is mediocre. The story, the gameplay, the loot system, even the voice acting. It's one of the most uninspired and soulless games I've ever seen. It has no personality of it's own. I can feel that the people who worked on this game didn't want to do it. Doesn't have the passion or respect for it's characters or story like other superhero games like Spiderman orEverything about this game is mediocre. The story, the gameplay, the loot system, even the voice acting. It's one of the most uninspired and soulless games I've ever seen. It has no personality of it's own. I can feel that the people who worked on this game didn't want to do it. Doesn't have the passion or respect for it's characters or story like other superhero games like Spiderman or Batman Arkham. This game should have been made by other studio, with less greedy objectives.… Expand
  93. Kai82
    Nov 15, 2020
    3
    It is a clear case of the „Release it now and fix it later“ mentality. Because of this the game is being repetitive, has bugs and fails to deliver. I think they should had more content and fixed some issues before release. In this state it looks like they want to use the Avengers franchise and its appeal to just get extra money out of gamers. The story is not related to the movies andIt is a clear case of the „Release it now and fix it later“ mentality. Because of this the game is being repetitive, has bugs and fails to deliver. I think they should had more content and fixed some issues before release. In this state it looks like they want to use the Avengers franchise and its appeal to just get extra money out of gamers. The story is not related to the movies and starts on A-Day which is a celebration of the Avengers getting a new headquarter and a helicarrier powered by a Terrigen crystal (Mutagen that activates random superpowers in humans that have Inhuman genes / ancestors). Because of some tragic events the crystal is destroyed, a Terrigen mist is created and the Avengers disbanded. Years later superheroes are treated as criminals while an organization named A.I.M. (comic fans will say uh oh now) is tasked in policing and healing the victims of the “Inhuman Disease”. You start as Kamala Khan on her heroes journey. The story itself is decent but some events / twists you can see coming from miles away and there are many out of character moments or characters feel like lesser versions of the originals. Kamala Khan itself is a great character and I like that they chose her (She won me over in all the years). Later you get more characters to use with a good variety. However the gameplay is mixed. There are some annoying bugs, crashes and the AI is not really good. The missions have not much variety and they should have more villains as enemies. You notice the games as a service approach. It is a role model for repetitive gameplay. The loot is also unrewarding as it is the character customization. I expected more and most fans agree. Then there is the monetization. There is so much stuff to buy and there were paid gaming passes for each character. This is a shameless approach and there is no hiding or defending this. The interest for the game is already dwindling towards zero and I read that Square-Enix had lost somewhere between 48 to 65 million dollars from different sources. They also failed in adding more content as soon as possible to stop the downwards spiral as the next (content) DLC was delayed. Even as fan of Square-Enix I said they deserved it. Overall this is more of a money grab than a videogame. Avoid it as it is not worth your time and especially your money.… Expand
  94. darkrepast
    Sep 2, 2020
    3
    Alright, let's do this.

    Avengers pulled a fast one on me. The beta was fun. It used a couple of the earliest missions to snare me. I preordered and finished the campaign today. The first 5 hours were some of the best gaming I've had in a long time. And then the next 7 were among the worst. I forced myself to finish it because I paid 80 bucks for it. Had I received it for any less than    Alright, let's do this.

    Avengers pulled a fast one on me. The beta was fun. It used a couple of the earliest missions to snare me. I preordered and finished the campaign today. The first 5 hours were some of the best gaming I've had in a long time. And then the next 7 were among the worst. I forced myself to finish it because I paid 80 bucks for it. Had I received it for any less than 60, I would've just given up.

    I loved the story, aside from a few plot points specifically designed to make characters do blatantly stupid things. I would've rather watched the campaign as a movie like Avengers Confidential. Mostly because the game play itself is either buggy or inherently flawed. I'm talking about dodging and evading. It seems to not do a damn thing.

    And then there's getting saddled with an underpowered hero for missions. Those were insanely frustrating. Getting hit 3 or 4 times and put down just became annoying. There WERE side quests to try to boost people but let's talk about those next. They're terrible.

    Waves of enemies, capture the point, whatever. The load times don't justify how short and ultimately pointless they are. Then let's toss in some Destiny style bounties that have no good point to them...and a gear system that doesn't add cosmetics (along with being so totally generic, they are meaningless) and you've got a lot of problems.

    I bought for the campaign. It was at least 13 hours long (would've been 10 I think if some of the systems in the game worked properly). I wish that the game play hadn't tainted the story for me because I was really loving it until I had to struggle bus through their bad systems (jumping and wall running was probably the worst).

    I would return this if I could. I'll likely never load it up again. Regardless of whatever 'plan' they have for keeping it going for years, it won't justify grinding with a game play system that's only a shuffle step above Anthem's horrible setup.

    All around, I say this is a straight do NOT buy. Save yourself from the frustration OR let them work out the bugs they should've been working on since the first closed beta but ignored.    … Expand
  95. cbhaase94
    Sep 4, 2020
    3
    Disappointing. A few days of play and honestly its just sad how much of a cash grab this game is.
  96. 4tonmantis
    Sep 3, 2020
    3
    I thought this game was going to be my new Destiny. It is nothing like Destiny, the graphics are ok, but I really wish they'd pony up for the real characters. I also wish the combat was more satisfying. It's a little dull and gets stale remarkably fast.
  97. Borgoros
    Sep 8, 2020
    3
    Some cool bits and pieces in the campaign, but with all the repetetive endgame-stuff is NOT good at all. I didnt have high expectations, but still it doesnt impress me. Microtransactions and exclusive stuff is also stupid as hell.
  98. HTGamer
    Mar 22, 2021
    3
    Marvel's Spider-Man (and spin-off Miles Morales) on PS4 and PS5 is a marvel of a game. Marvel's Avengers is the exact opposite of a marvelous game.

    The problem is that Crystal Dynamics wanted to make a live service game without knowing how to actually make it. And because they designed it as a GaaS, there is no skill in this game's combat system, unlike the 2 games developed by    Marvel's Spider-Man (and spin-off Miles Morales) on PS4 and PS5 is a marvel of a game. Marvel's Avengers is the exact opposite of a marvelous game.

    The problem is that Crystal Dynamics wanted to make a live service game without knowing how to actually make it. And because they designed it as a GaaS, there is no skill in this game's combat system, unlike the 2 games developed by Insomniac Games. You just have to deal damage to sponges, unleash powers and ultimates, and heal yourself, just like you would if you were playing a MMO. This design decision contradicts the very nature of superheroes. Can you imagine, for example, the Hulk being kicked in the ass by puny robots one quarter his size and them not being smashed with one hit? Or Thor swinging Mjolnir into human enemies and them still being alive after the hit? That's what we see in this game.

    I managed to play just the intro (which is easily the best part of the game) and a couple early missions where I had to deal with waves of spawning and re-spawning enemies in enclosed arenas for an eternity. Then I had enough. And that little girl Kamala Khan aka Miss Marvel is actually very annoying, on top of being a forced diversity/woke/SJW BS.

    On PS4 performance is capped at 30 fps, but good luck with all the 20 fps drops when the action really heats up with dozens of enemies on screen.

    Yeah, I hate MMOs and loot-based games such as Destiny and The Division. But I'm pretty sure even people who like these genres would really dislike Marvel's Avengers. And I'm surprised we got a GaaS game by Square Enix instead of EA or Activision. I just wish Disney had allowed Sony to make an Avengers game.    … Expand
  99. commandercool
    Sep 7, 2020
    3
    The story is trash, very politically correct for 2020 cristal generation. Action is pretty decent, but man ms Marvel as main character feels like Abby 2 if you know what I mean
  100. laudnm
    Sep 9, 2020
    3
    Grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind grind....
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#10 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2020

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 91 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 91
  2. Mixed: 56 out of 91
  3. Negative: 5 out of 91
  1. CD-Action
    Nov 16, 2020
    65
    It could’ve been a great single player title. The publisher chose to go down the game as a service path though, and those who prefer to play solo need to tackle run-of-the-mill co-op missions. The multiplayer on the other hand is messy, chaotic and in the long run boring. When the developers manage to fix the most pressing bugs and find a way to bring more variety to co-op, this might become a solid game. Right now, I can only recommend it to the biggest fans of the Avengers. [11/2020, p.26]
  2. Cubed3
    Nov 2, 2020
    70
    This is the perfect example of "Games as a Service" done right. Marvel's Avengers offers up a superb campaign story to play through that is promised to be expanded on in the future. The gameplay may be repetitive, but it includes just enough to keep players interested and invested in the endgame content that is available now to keep this game going until the next step in its roadmap. The possibilities and potential in the future here are hugely exciting.
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  3. GamingBolt
    Nov 1, 2020
    50
    There have been plenty of moments during my time with Marvel's Avengers where I’ve genuinely had a great time. But this game keeps finding ways to drag itself down- at times it almost feels like it goes out of its way to do so. There’s just so much here that I can’t overlook, no matter how hard I may try. An unnecessary and broken loot system, a litany of horrible technical issues, uninspired and one-note mission design, and a story that fails just as much as it succeeds- it doesn’t matter how mindlessly fun the combat is, it isn't enough to overcome such a heavy list of problems.
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