Alright, so here’s what I make of this whole thing. First off, there’s this report — yeah, the whole thing’s worth diving into. But hang on, the part that seriously grabs me is about the Black Panther game. Why? They’re talking about using the Nemesis System! What’s that, you ask? Well, Cliffhanger, this team with folks from Monolith Productions, decided to zhuzh it up. These are the brains behind Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and, you guessed it, Shadow of War. So, these guys wanted to take the Nemesis System to a whole new level. Cool, right?
Now, let’s rewind a bit. Monolith’s Nemesis System, for the uninitiated, was this wild setup where enemies weren’t just random baddies. No, they had personality — specifically, grudges against Talion, the protagonist. Imagine someone you fought, who runs off only to come back all beefed up for another shot at you. Or, maybe even flipped it — they clobbered Talion, and boom, he’s back for more. And the best part? These foes climb the bad-guy ranks, turning the whole thing into some epic narrative of revenge or… personal vendettas. Whatever floats your boat.
So, picture this, they wanted to bring that to a Black Panther game. Pure chaos, right? According to Bloomberg, we’d have all these heroes — T’Challa, Shuri, even Killmonger (yeah, the one everyone secretly rooted for in the movie) — all gunning for the Black Panther crown. And just when you think that’s enough drama, toss in a Skrull invasion. These shape-shifters from Captain Marvel and other MCU bits were meant to spice things up.
Now, Skrulls — imagine them jiving with the Nemesis System. Enemy or ally? You’d never really know until you’re getting sucker-punched by your old buddy who’s actually a disguised Skrull bigwig. The mind games sound insane, don’t they?
And here’s where it gets annoyingly real. Along comes EA, fumbling around, and just like that, poof! No more revamped Nemesis System from Cliffhanger. Worse yet, those stellar devs who crafted this whole idea? Just left dangling, wondering where they’ll land next. Ridiculous, huh?
Anyway — that’s the scoop. Make of it what you will.
