I don’t think that the video game version of The Avengers needs to take after the movies. I’m left feeling like this is a pale imitation of the real thing. It’s especially glaring when the actual Marvel movies are really good at giving us quips between characters. When Stark stops to ask about Thor’s joke in the reveal trailer, it’s meant to be a lighthearted moment, but instead it falls flat. This version of Tony Stark has little charm. For instance, I’m a little more fond of what Stark looks like post-Avengers disbandment - the long hair gives him a softer look than I’m used to - but part of what’s influencing my negative reaction of the heroes also comes down to writing. I don’t dislike everything in the trailer. In some cases, like with Black Widow, the graphics seem to be an issue - her hair is too blocky, and that makes it hard to look at anything else. In terms of faces, some of the men look like what you expect buff-and-gruff video game characters to look like, a design decision that strips away the rich character that many of these heroes normally carry. There’s not enough color for some of the suits, which makes characters look monotone and drab. Some suits look bulkier than they need to, for no apparent reason. The character designs definitely take after the depictions in Marvels’ cinematic universe, which makes comparisons inevitable, except these iterations are tweaked in bizarre ways.

They look almost like knock-offs of the real thing. There’s something off about our favorite gang of superheroes.

Instead, I was fixated on the way the cast looks.

Marvel’s Avengers was one of the most anticipated titles at this year’s E3, but I wasn’t exactly excited when Square Enix finally revealed footage of the co-op game.

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