Marvel’s Avengers – Xbox One, Xbox Series X

TL;DR – If you are familiar with the Ultimate Alliance games and thought, “Man, I wish there was a Marvel game similar to this, but full on AAA style with better graphics and not a top-down button-masher for combat,” then you’ll probably enjoy this game. Story pulls from the many years of comic history, and while there are currently only the six launch characters they will be adding many more and all will be free to download. That being said, the combat can still be a little button-mashing, but various mechanics like dodging, parrying, etc, do help add some variety to it, and it might not be the easiest for some to get the hang of since each character has slightly different combat controls. Like most major titles, its got its share of launch glitches and graphical issues that are currently being patched out. It also is heavily an RPG, which is nice but can be overwhelming if you don’t normally play those style of games. So be prepared for a LOT of gear, stat management, resource management, etc.
Breakdown below
Pros:
Story – I am many hours into this main campaign and have absolutely loved the main quests and side quests. I feel they have done a great job capturing the characters and creating a world that is inspired by comics. There are also a ton of easter eggs, both comic and movie inspired. I was a Kamala fan before this game, so I will admit I might be slightly bias since she is an key part of the story.
Play style – Each character plays differently, but they did a decent attempt at making the core controls as similar as possible. It takes a little getting use to, but eventually it all clicks. There is also a TON of gear and stats to manage so you can always tweak stuff.
Cosmetics only – There are microtransactions, but they are thus far only for cosmetic outfits, nameplates, and emotes. You can earn some of the premium currency by completing daily/weekly challenges (unique to each character), and unlocking rewards on their hero card which also include nameplates, outfits, and emotes. It’s obviously not a lot, but they have stated it is enough that if they’re saved you can use them to unlock the premium challenge cards for future characters (they’ll have a free challenge card too it sounds like).
Expansion – The Devs have stated each post-launch hero will be free to download, and it appears each hero comes with their own added story missions as well. I am also a huge Hawkeye fan, both for Kate and Clint, so I am very excited to see Kate come to the game soon.
Possible drawbacks for some:
Combat can get overwhelming – While the controls are as unified as they can be while giving each character their unique style, the combat itself can sometimes get overwhelming, particularly when you are surrounded by enemies and/or playing on a higher difficulty.
Graphical errors – Personally, I have not encountered too many, but those that have shown up have mostly been during cutscenes. It is a massive game, and they have been putting out updates, so hopefully any potential ones out there will get taken care of.
Zero AI control – The game can be played without going into matchmaking or playing with friends, and the AIs have so far been ok in combat and will revive you if you’re downed. However, there currently doesn’t seem to be a way to give orders or apply any sort of tactics to combat when the other three characters are AI controlled. If there is, I missed it as it wasn’t apparent during the tutorial.
Revists – If you’re someone who wants every level to be unique, you’ll get that with the main quest line but so far a lot of the side missions will incorporate similar layouts and outdoor areas. It’s not really a /bad/ thing, since this is a large game and recycling level assets saves time, but I know it can bug some seeing the same factory space on multiple missions.
Campaign collectibles – If you’re someone who /needs/ to get all those extra audio files, data entries, etc is a game, there is currently no way to replay main campaign missions. Side missions yes, main missions no.

I had heard some negative critiques about this game when it first came out, but I’m such a Marvel geek that I wanted to give it a shot. I bought it on sale and have been really enjoying it. The characters are unique according to their powers and a lot of fun to play. I’m still getting into the game so I have yet to unlock Hawkeye or Kate Bishop, but all the other characters are fun and different to play. I prefer the fighting to the complex story, so I pass through that a lot. I’m still getting into the game, but I look forward to playing it a lot.

Thanks Best Buy for delivering this game a day before launch day 9/4/2020! Already started the campaign and absolutely enjoy this game! The preorder also included a $10 best buy credit and a limited edition Steel case which was shipped separate and didn’t come in the mail yet. The game was only 45GB to install and only had a 8.6 GB update which is way less than other video games.

IT’s a good game with a good story, nothing great but fun to play. Being a Marvel fan and loving I bought this remember ultimate alliance and ultimate alliance 2. This is not that game but the only game I have seen similar in awhile. It’s fun but not outstanding.