HOPEFUL
Is what I feel after spending the past two days roaming Cryptic's comic book universe, vanquishing the forces of evil alongside friends and strangers alike. Despite it's bumpy (and that's putting it very politely) start, once you actually gain access to Cryptic's spandex-clad RPG, it's quite enjoyable. The storyline and world that support it are classic comic book fare: you have your good guys and your bad guys, your Avengers and your Sinister Six (albeit under different monikers), your evil plots to take over the world and valiant efforts to defend it and so on and so forth; and thankfully, the writers at Cryptic clearly never took the subject matter or themselves too seriously.
The combat system, despite having some bugs to work out here and there and not being all that inventive (abilities are still assigned to number keys, the tab key targets enemies, etc.) is solid and relays the necessary information loud and clear via crisp character animations that, with the exception of the odd hiccup, begin and end exactly when they're supposed to.
All-in-all, if Champions can overcome its technical failings, I can see nothing else stopping it from having a successful future and bringing a little (much needed) variety to today's MMO scene.
Thanks for reading,
End Boss.
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