I was watching a video of someone playing Superman Returns the Videogame on Gametrailers (link below) and I realized what the main problem facing a Superman videogame is.
Now, most people would say Superman is too overpowered, has nowhere to progress to or (and this might have been a legitimate hurdle until recently) that a Superman level character would feel "boxed-in" in an videogame world of loading screens and invisible walls.
Nope. None of that is the problem of a Superman game.
Overpowered? As opposed to what? So many videogame characters are OP that when something like the Souls games come along it's a breath of fresh air. Throw Doomsday, Darkseid et al into the mix and suddenly Superman is the underdog.
Progression? Master Chief and Mario never progress in their games. And it's not like Superman doesn't have room to grow either:
Scale? Hello Games are BUILDING AN ENTIRE UNIVERSE in No Man's Sky.
No. None of those are the problem. This is:
Morality.
The gametrailers video exposes the fact that most people weren't raised by the Kents and there is no agency to be "good" in a videogame in the first place. And forcing morality isn't the answer as videogame are increasingly about choice.
I have the answer. You are Superman for PS4 and XB1.
The game opens with a character creation screen where you can mod a base Superman into any race, age or gender and even mod the suit. Because this is
your Superman/boy/woman/girl.
Then you walk out of the fortress and the game goes from there. You can choose to be heroic, good, bad, indifferent or downright evil.
You can go anywhere on Earth or go to Apokolips, Daxam et al and not look back. You can wait for something to happen or go looking for trouble. All possible because gaming tech has finally reached the point where you can have a universe with full size planets without walls or loading screens. No Man's Sky is just the start.
And no matter what you do, the universe would adapt to you. Be a hero and found the League or be a villian and fight them.
In short, You are Superman.
Sound good? Let me know in the comments.