Despite the cape fatigue zeitgeist, I think superheroes are a really underutilized concept or setting when it comes to RPGs. Despite the CRPG revival, nobody has tried adapting the Mutants & Masterminds systems. Barely anyone talks about Freedom Force even though the combat is funner than Baldur's Gate. The east is guilty of this, too. When My Hero Academia got popular, you knew they were going to make vidya using that IP. It sounds like easy money. Either an action rpg or turnbased rpg where you deal with school adventures or an original story. Maybe throw in dating sim autism so people can bang Mount Lady or Todoroki. That's at least a million copies right there. You want to know what they did? They made a generic anime fightan game and live service garbage.
So, what gives, anons?

>>3808492 (OP)
>the CRPG revival
*the Kickstarter Grift Era™

Superhero media fans are normies who hate RPGs. Midnight suns is a particular case of a disconnect between creator and target audience.

>>3808492 (OP)
There's been a few games that tried to be Freedom Force but none of them succeeded, usually because they had none of the charm... or the gameplay... or the funny characters... or the music... or anything else.

>where are the superhero rpg-ACK!

>>3808807
>still using a game nearly two decades old as the big gotcha
capekeks on suicide watch

>>3808807
This and X-Men Legends were cool and all, but they're more like beat-em-ups that have some RPG elements.

>>3808807
Not an RPG
OOT posters are so annoying holy shit.

>>3808749
>Superhero media fans are normies
This is a nonsense point. Not only do we know that RPGs can appeal to "normies" (BG3, Skyrim, Persona, Clair Obscura, ARPGs as a whole), but before Marvel shat out a billion films a year the only superhero fans were fucking nerds. That's the core RPG audience. Those fucking nerds still exist too, there's really no excuse.

>>3808492 (OP)
There's really a shocking lack of non-licensed cape games across all genres. I would kill for another game like infamous or prototype.

>>3808492 (OP)
>funner

>>3809000
>Not only do we know that RPGs can appeal to "normies" (BG3, Skyrim, Persona, Clair Obscura, ARPGs as a whole)
Fans of these games are not really normies as a whole
Superhero fans / MCUfags are the normiest of normies

Reminder that if you say "normie", YOU are a normalfag and don't belong here or have any right to talk about others.

>>3808749
You're a child.

>>3809374
Says the one getting a hissy fit over a word.
>>3809597
Touche, I guess?

>>3808803
I think Sentinels of Freedom was the single biggest ball-drop I've witnessed in that regard, because you can tell how badly they want to be Freedom Force and just how they fail in every single area.

I could see a rougelike arpg being a worthwhile development project. Batman to start.

>>3809617
It's "having" a hissy fit, retarded normalfag. Not "getting", unless you mean I'm getting yours over the use of fag.

>>3809679
Didn't expect another hissy fit, this time from a grammar police.

>>3809683
I'm sure you have virtually no expectations of yourself or anyone else, normalfag, only pathetic reactions based on false pride. It's "the grammar police", not "a", by the way.

>>3809684
Only normies/normalfags obsess over grammar such as you.
You're a hypocrite.

Also referencing popular animus isn't going to get any brownie points here. Sounds too much of a consoomer thread.

>>3808492 (OP)
Rent-A-Hero comes to mind, both Genesis and Dreamcast games. Though Genesis version is a tiny better, I think.

Basically, you get a superhero costume by mistake and use its powers to get a reputation for yourself - starting from saving cats and beating Yakuza by the end. It starts very slow though.

>>3809685
>everything i don't like or makes me look bad is normalfaggotry
Goddamn, you dumbass nunormalfags are truly pathetic. Keep dancing, this is hilarious.

>>3809688
This game is kinda unique since I never saw a combination of the top-down RPG exploration (talk, item, search) with a beat-em-up combat.

>>3809690
>no u
your attempt to fit in is more hilarious, tho

Superhero League of Hoboken is the greatest Superhero game ever made.

>>3809694
Brother, you can't even communicate. Just hold your tongue, peanut.

>>3809696
>just unleashing those normie-tier insults now

>>3809697
Yup, I'm normal. ;)

>>3808749
anon... RPG is literally the most popular tag on steam
RPGs are the normie genre
you ARE a normie, anon

seriously why the fuck does everyone want to be a special snowflake?
there are over 7 billion people on the planet
you are not special
no, posting on an anonymous image board, playing vidoegames all day long and doing nothing productive with your life is not special
get over it

>>3809721
nope, still won't buy your psyop without any proof
>RPG is literally the most popular tag on steam
Non-RPG Maker games are considered RPGs, this is not metric
>>3809722
>no, posting on an anonymous image board, playing vidoegames all day long and doing nothing productive with your life is not special
Not being a normie doesn't mean being special snowflake either.
Why would you need to throw a tantrum over this?

>>3809721
>anon... RPG is literally the most popular tag on steam
also this one is presented without proof

>>3808749
>Midnight suns
good game

>>3809729
That's because it's false. No matter what metric you use it's not even in the top three.

Still waiting for my Power Rangers Persona-like. Or X-Men. Either or both.

>>3808492 (OP)

>>3809657
A mutant or superhero Diablo-clone could be pretty fun. Every class could be a different set of powers, and you could have equipment and extra skillsets to further expand what abilities your characters have.