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How the great Marvel Comics writer inspired the new mobile game, Marvel Future Revolution. <\/p>

By Rob Leane\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 27 August 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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A brand-new mobile game called Marvel Future Revolution<\/a> launched this week, developed by Netmarble and published by Marvel Games. It does an impressive job of cramming an open-world experience with high-quality graphics onto handheld devices, complete with voice acting and a musical score \u2013 it\u2019s an achievement that wouldn\u2019t have seemed possible a few years ago.<\/p>\n

The opening level of this RPG introduces the player to a multiversal cataclysm where multiple realities are merging into one Prime Earth, which is now made up of several recognisable locales from Marvel lore \u2013 there\u2019s a Hydra Empire, an Asgardian settlement and a heaving metropolis called New Stark City, as well as communities from the planets Sakaar and Zandar, all jostling for space in this fledgling world.<\/p>\n

During an exclusive interview with RadioTimes.com<\/a> alongside his colleagues and collaborators, Marvel Games VP of Creative, Bill Rosemann enthused about just how groundbreaking Marvel Future Revolution is. He told us: \u201cThere\u2019s many layers to what\u2019s revolutionary about it \u2013 the gameplay, the open world, the amazing graphics that you\u2019re seeing on a mobile device, and also the story.\u201d<\/p>\n

Making such an ambitious project for mobile isn\u2019t easy \u2013 especially when you\u2019re creating a story campaign alongside a whole bunch of PvP and PvE multiplayer experiences \u2013 and there were plenty of challenges along the way.<\/p>\n

Joe Lee, Production Designer at Netmarble, explains: \u201cComing from the game-creation perspective, when you go for all of this \u2013 this huge gameplay experience, and all of the top-notch graphics and visual stuff \u2013 you always have to go for the quality and the performance, and you balance this out for your given play environment.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou actually have to start making a lot of compromises, especially earlier on in the game-making. But then, later in the iterations, you actually come to a point where you start feeling that you are actually reaching the target quality that you set early on. And I think we actually came up with a pretty good achievement. I\u2019m pretty proud of what we actually created.\u201d<\/p>\n

When you\u2019re creating a game that is so revolutionary \u2013 you could say futuristic, even \u2013 sometimes it helps to look to the past. This is the story of how the late, great Stan Lee \u2013 the legendary Marvel Comics writer and editor, who you\u2019ll recognise from his movie cameos \u2013 inspired this project with some of his fondly remembered wisdom.<\/p>\n

The \u201cvery, very challenging\u201d task of getting everyone on board<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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The key art for Marvel Future Revolution.<\/span><\/figcaption> Netmarble\/Marvel Games<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Introducing the Marvel Future Revolution gameplay experience and its multiverse-mashing story in a way that would entertain fans both new and old \u2013 as well as pleasing hardcore gamers, without alienating casual players \u2013 came with its own challenges.<\/p>\n

Simon Sim, President of Netmarble US, tells us: \u201cMarvel is a worldwide popular IP, from Marvel Comics and also Marvel Cinematic Universe. Some users are very, very familiar with the details [of Marvel] and the deep core mechanics [of gaming], but some users might not be. Some gamers might very casually play games.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo we put a lot of effort [into working out] how to meet those broad audiences. That was rather challenging \u2013 to make this big scale game but at the same time [make it] easy to get onboard from a less-familiar gamer\u2019s perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sim says that Netmarble was trying to make a game that would work for \u201csomeone who knows the Marvel Cinematic Universe or enjoys Marvel movies\u201d as well as casual gamers and \u201cmore in-depth gamers\u201d, which he described as being \u201cvery, very challenging.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did a lot of user tests and then iterated again and again,\u201d he says. \u201cWith Marvel, together, we debated a lot, and now we believe our onboarding process is very well tailored.\u201d And there\u2019s some Stan Lee wisdom that sounds like it came in handy, too.<\/p>\n

The Stan Lee wisdom that \u201cwe always keep in mind\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Stan Lee passed away in 2018, but his legacy is still being felt.<\/span><\/figcaption> Getty<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Rosemann also spoke about \u201ccreating something that connects both with really hardcore gamers and also super Marvel fans,\u201d mentioning that Marvel Future Revolution is \u201cpacked with Easter eggs and Marvel lore.\u201d And when it comes to including all that in a way that doesn\u2019t alienate newcomers, well that\u2019s where Stan Lee comes in.<\/p>\n

Rosemann revealed: \u201cWe always keep in mind what Stan Lee said. Stan Lee, who was one of the founders of Marvel, said, \u2018Any comic could be someone\u2019s first comic.\u2019 Right? And so, by that we mean we don\u2019t dumb anything down. You know, we always engage the reader.\u201d Or the player, in this case.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always remember when I was young and I read comics,\u201d Rosemann continues, \u201cthey always asked me to step up and learn that vocabulary and learn about this world-building. And we apply that through everything we do.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd so, in the game, yes, it\u2019s filled with Marvel lore, but we make it very clear who everyone is, where you are, what are the relationships\u2026 so even if your Marvel knowledge isn\u2019t vast, it will all make sense to you.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd then the more you play, the more you get into it, the deeper you can get. So in both gameplay and story it rewards both casual players and really in-depth veteran hardcore fans and gamers.\u201d<\/p>\n