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The end of MultiVersuslives at a weird intersection of completely surprising and everybody saw this coming.
On the other hand,making the game enjoyable seemed kind of secondary to the first part.
Actually, thats not fair.MultiVersuswas actually pretty fun.
MultiVersus was once my favourite live-service game, but its demise was simply inevitable.
The Bittersweet Existence Of MultiVersus
Theres something a bit bittersweet to me about MultiVersus.
Batman fighting LeBron James is weird, butthatll all just happen in Fortnite now anyway.
Its not like customers are turned off by IPs converging.
That aint what went wrong.
I know its been thirteen years, but I think about that game at least once a month.
Not because it was a particularly good game.
Dont get me wrong, it was… fine.
To be clear, Im excludingCapcomfrom this since both MultiVersus and PlayStation All-Stars were trying to eatNintendos lunch here.
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale Walked So MultiVersus Could… Also Walk
Thats not important.
It was almost comical for both.
Link hitting Solid Snake with a Poke Ball is normal.
MultiVersus and PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, however… Theres a little too much winking at the camera.
Its funny that Smash Bros. lets you play so many different characters from different IP.
But thats never the big focus.
The game knows you know its goofy and leaves it at that.
Simon Belmont and the dog from Duck Hunt get the same amount of gravitas.
MultiVersus and PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, however, almost carried this weird embarrassment.
A kind of theme park-y Isnt this wild?!
Wouldnt it be cool to have Arya Stark fight Scooby Doo?
is an easy question to answer yes to.
The harder gameplay question to answer is Why?
Theres more shoehorning and Be sure we get this one in for the convention audience!
PlayStation Needs Its Magic Back
So why does this make me miss PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale?
Well, because I feel like it fell into many of the same problems as MultiVersus.
At least, it did 13 years ago.
In 2012, on thePlayStation 3, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale felt a bit weird and out of place.
MultiVersus seems to be shuttering for two reasons.
In my flawed, unjustified opinion PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale struggled for the second reason.
It was fun second, an IP showcase first.
But it doesnt have to be anymore.
Again,Astro Bot has shown us that Sony is stepping up on the IPs.
So maybe thats a chance to make a new PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale.
If I did, I wouldnt have spent my own money on MultiVersus and PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale.
But it would be nice.
Cosmic Collapse costs just $5, and is calmingly simplistic.
