Ever since the Arkham Asylum games, there have been fans clamoring for a decent Superman game; and while we have no official update, TJATOMICA on Youtube has released some test footage of what a Man of Steel game could look like with the Unreal Engine 5.
Check this out:
Here’s the description:
With the release of UE5 and after being inspired by some amazing videos floating around, I decided to revisit my own Superman demo from last year and move it to the UE5 Matrix city…
This project was built simply as a test for what a future Superhero game like Superman might be like in a large-scale modern city running on UE5. This of course could work for anything, like Invincible, or The Boys. I dream of a modern Superman game and with the release of UE5, seemed like fertile ground for some experimentation with the amazing packages Epic has made available. I know from the video I made last time, that people were eager to play it as well… So I made this version playable! Enjoy!
We don’t know what kind of problems usually come up when developing a Superman game, but it’s likely traversal could be a huge issue. With Superman’s abilities, developers would have to find a way for players to move to multiple places pretty fast—and that’s what’s shown in this test footage.
Of course, there’s also the case of Superman’s multiple powers and general OP-ness, but at least we now have an idea of what UE5 is capable of when it comes to this specific issue.
Let’s hope WB Games is watching.
While a Superman game isn’t official yet, the character is set to appear in Rocksteady’s Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League which is set to release in 2023 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
