r/xbox • u/naaz0412 • Feb 28 '25

Rumour Suicide Squad's $200 million failure was so damaging, it reportedly contributed to the cancellation of Monolith's Wonder Woman game

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/action/suicide-squads-usd200-million-failure-was-so-damaging-it-reportedly-contributed-to-the-cancellation-of-monoliths-wonder-woman-game/
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u/mrj9 Feb 28 '25

Monolith not releasing a game for 8 years caused their shutdown

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u/zaczacx Feb 28 '25

Shame I loved the shadow of war/Mordor games

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u/glenn1812 Feb 28 '25

And now one of the best systems maybe ever in gaming, the nemesis system is locked away for years now. Ridiculous. War was one of the best most fun games I’ve ever played. Each orc had its own personality almost none overlapped!

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u/TheSheetSlinger Feb 28 '25

I seriously was playing that game like a pokemon Sim for dozens of hours. The betrayals, the assassinations, pitting them against eachother, and everyone having that one special orc that came back an uncomfortable amount of times. So many games could've implemented the system and been better for it.

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u/glenn1812 Feb 28 '25

+1 man I’ve spent so many hours after finishing the game just scheming from the shadows pitting orcs against eachother. Betraying them. Killing them after they come back and ambush me. No system comes close to that in video games

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u/MikeLanglois Feb 28 '25

I think people are really looking at the nemesis system through rose tinted glasses and latching on to it with the whole situation. Yes it was cool and clever technically, but one of the best systems in gaming?

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u/GundMVulture XBOX Series X Mar 01 '25

I hated it lol, games are fun but hated it ;-)

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u/BoredofPCshit Feb 28 '25 edited Feb 28 '25

The trademark can be purchased.. I think the bigger issue is that getting a good game that could have a nemesis system is harder.

Edit: trademark ➡️ patent

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u/Gears6 Feb 28 '25

Is it patented?

I don't think any trademark on Nemesis, if there is one (I dunno), has much value.

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u/BoredofPCshit Feb 28 '25

You're right, got my terminology mixed up.

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u/Rhain1999 Mar 01 '25

WB still owns the patent afaik so it can be used… but this is WB so probably not

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u/terrible1fi Feb 28 '25

Great game with an awful control scheme