MARVEL'S AVENGERS: The Video Game's Creative Director Has Apologized For The Disappointing 2020 Release

MARVEL'S AVENGERS: The Video Game's Creative Director Has Apologized For The Disappointing 2020 Release

Marvel's Avengers proved to be something of a disappointment and the video game's creative director has issued an apology for how it turned out. Find more details on what he had to say after the jump...

By JoshWilding - Feb 20, 2023 11:02 PM EST
Filed Under: Avengers Project
Source: EDGE (via GameFragger.com)

There was a lot of excitement surrounding Marvel's Avengers prior to its release in 2020, but the game failed to live up to expectations. It boasted a fun storyline and some great performances from its cast, but a few standout moments weren't enough to make up for a poorly handled loot-based system and awful open-world maps. 

The game would prove to be something of a flop, with even the famous Marvel branding falling to help it turn a profit. 

During a recent interview with EDGE Magazine (via GameFragger.com), Marvel's Avengers creative director Cezar Virtosu pointed to a difficult development process being at the heart of the game's problems. 

"It was a challenging production, let's say," he said, clearly unwilling to divulge too much about where things went wrong. He did, however, add "I apologize for that" when asked for his thoughts on the finished product. Clearly, he's no happier than fans when it comes to how the game turned out. 

Virtosu actually left Crystal Dynamics to focus on The Lords of the Fallen reboot, so Marvel's Avengers is now a long-forgotten memory (or at least one he wishes he could forget). 

Not too long ago, we learned that active development for the game has ended, with support set to be discontinued on September 30 (the same day Digital purchases of the title will also end). While free DLC has rolled out on a fairly consistent basis since launch, Xbox owners were very upset when it was confirmed Spider-Man will remain a PlayStation exclusive. 

It's a shame Marvel's Avengers was such a letdown, but there are plenty of other games set in that universe on the way. 

Among them are Marvel's Spider-Man 2, along with untitled Wolverine, Iron Man, and Captain America/Black Panther titles. As for whether we'll see The Avengers assemble on consoles again, it probably won't be for some time. 

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AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 2/21/2023, 12:11 AM
Atleast he apologized 😐....



Wish Snyder would apologize.



Wish Peyton Reed would apologize.



Wish patty Jenkins would apologize.


Wish Ayer would apologize.






😑
dracula
dracula - 2/21/2023, 12:24 AM
@AmazingFILMporg - wish paul feig would apologize

cant really play the sexism card anymore after we got a good ghost busters movie with a female lead that actually saves the original cast and people loved it
dagenspear
dagenspear - 2/21/2023, 12:33 AM
@AmazingFILMporg - If Patty Jenkins had something to apologize for.
Spawnnn
Spawnnn - 2/21/2023, 12:36 AM
@dagenspear - She had the full creative control over WW84. It was one of the worst CBMs ever made.
Spidey91
Spidey91 - 2/21/2023, 12:14 AM
it's a shame this game was one of the first to be sacrificed in Square Enix's live-service altar, if those a**holes weren't chasing fads (and, to be fair, Disney letting them) this could've turn out at least a decent single player adventure.
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 2/21/2023, 12:20 AM
Some aspects of it was fine. The story was fun but it just got repetitive fast. Just felt like a cash grab and not well thought out at all
MrDandy
MrDandy - 2/21/2023, 12:34 AM
I never played it. Sounds like I didn’t miss out on much.
DENNISsystem
DENNISsystem - 2/21/2023, 1:38 AM
@MrDandy - Campaign is good
Spawnnn
Spawnnn - 2/21/2023, 12:40 AM
Sadly this game also buried the fantastic Guardians of the Galaxy, because everyone thought it would be the same shit.
DTor91
DTor91 - 2/21/2023, 1:47 AM
@Spawnnn - Such a damn good game.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 2/21/2023, 12:52 AM


I am considering getting into gaming. Is there any really good MCU based game out there?

TheSuperMex
TheSuperMex - 2/21/2023, 1:10 AM
@DocSpock - not MCU but there are some great Marvel games. Marvel’s Spider-Man, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Guardians of the Galaxy, Midnight Sons, Deadpool (can be hard to get), and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 2/21/2023, 1:59 AM
@TheSuperMex -

Hmmm. I will go check reviews & take a stab.

Thanks for the info!

TheSuperMex
TheSuperMex - 2/21/2023, 1:12 AM
The games has the best version of Modak in media.

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