First, Marvel is being petty as shit by not allowing the X-Men/mutants in any of the games, including the VS series. They are the most recognizable characters in the VS games and it would be strange to not see them, to the point of head scratching stupidity. No FF isn’t THAT bad of a blow, but we’d lose Doom, who is as integral to the series at this point as the X-Men/mutant characters are. We all know that its a continuous cycle of proving to Fox that the MCU films can stand the test of time (but can’t). No one who plays the VS series gives two shits about the Avengers characters outside of comic book fans and MCU fans. If Marvel wants to pretend it can throw it’s weight around and try to convince people that distancing the X-Men from Marvel is a good thing, then watch as MvC4 sells **WORSE **than SFV. It would take Mega man, Mega Man X, Zero, and other heavily requested Capcom characters just to salvage the game and the roster. No amount of Daredevil, Luke Cage, and Punisher would save it.
Second, I am skeptical as fuck about there EVEN being a MvC4. In development since 2015 no less. If there is an announcement, expect the game to be pre-beta or be happy to beta test the game’s servers for the devs who are being forced to push the game out the door incomplete as fuck at a $60.00 price tag with a bare bones selection of game modes that no one should purchase under any kind of circumstance. Its awesome (and I prefer if you did believe, because optimism) if you believe that an MvC4 is coming, but PLEASE temper your expectations. This isn’t 2010 Capcom and Marvel we are dealing with this time around (even if Capcom were practically dicks when MvC3 came out). I do get more excited about more discussion of the possibility of the game, but I remain very skeptical that the game is even happening.
I would rather see a collection of MvC 1 to UMvC3 with that awesome as fuck netcode Iron Galaxy put in Third Strike, DS Res, and MvC Origins. I would rather see that, then a new MvC game, because nothing good can come from a MvC4 that is basically a lazy, lazy upscaling of MvC 1, assuming the 2v2 rumors are true because we all know its just going to be a lazy rehash of MvC1’s battle system.
Marvel has She-Hulk, Deadpool, and Gwenpool (and sometimes Peter Parker, when it’s funny). But does Capcom have any fourth wall breakers?
I always kind of assumed that all Capcom characters have this awareness, they just choose not to speak of it because it’d be improper. Since it’s hard to make the case that all the Capcom games take place in the same universe, I guess it’s implied that they just sort of know that they’re from different games.
In fact I think Tron herself says “thanks for playing” to the player every time she’s called as an assist in MVC3.
About website registering i used to remember when mvc3 was announce. some guy a member of capcom unity forums had registered the website url/domain name to race with capcom and for him to be offered money then do business with them but he failed because Capcom just tried a different name.
As much as it would be cool to see these characters in Marvel 4, I don’t see the game getting 7 Street Fighter characters, especially if the game is being made from the ground up.
I still want to see Twelve in a Marvel game. Hes basically built for a VS fighter. Air dash, strange projectiles, air specials, perfect normals for space control and chain combos, potentially interesting X Copy super. Realistically though the 3rd SF character will be an SF5 rep. Either Rashid or Necalli.
I think they might do 30 characters per company this time. If they’re releasing the game piecemeal like they did with SF5 then chances are they’re going to go for the largest roster ever.
Supposing there were ultimately 60 characters, this is who I’d choose…
IIRC, last time Capcom asked the Monster Hunter team if MvC had their blessings to use one of their characters, the Monster Hunter team said no. Perhaps things will change this time, but if there’s a repeat of last game, then sorry no Monster Hunters. Maybe a Dragon’s Dogma warrior could make it instead.