How Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order’s roster was determined

In the latest episode of the Game Informer show, Marvel Games VP and creative director​​​​​​​ Bill Rosemann explained the approach to deciding the roster in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order. Rosemann mentioned a few factors, but emphasized the importance of having characters that fit the gameplay and story.

He explained:

“It all comes down to gameplay and story. And we wanted to look to the past and be true to the experience, but also look ahead to what’s happening now in Marvel and looking ahead to what’s coming from Marvel. It was really balancing all of that. What characters were in the game in the past that people really liked? What characters are rising stars now at Marvel? What are some new characters that have never been in the game that are gonna be really fun to play? And what opportunity do we have to introduce gamers to some new characters they may not know about? And also, gameplay – how the characters work by themselves, how they work when they combine together in twos and threes and fours. Then overall for the story, what really cool story additions? At the end of the day… what can we really smash together that you won’t expect to see? X-Men with Guardians of the Galaxy – what?!”

Over 30 playable characters in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order have been shown, including staples like Iron Man and Spider-Man. There have also been some under-the-radar inclusions such as Ms. Marvel. Expect to learn more about the roster prior to Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3’s launch on July 19.