Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra A single year and firmly planted in place as to whether or not players actually get to see and explore Wakanda. It looks like Wakanda won't be part of the equation Marvel 1943: Rise of HydraHowever, at least in the context of Azuri's Black Panther and Nanali in the most recent cinematic trailer covered in snow and captured in Paris, France. Either way, Skydance has pigeonholed the game's story by restricting it to a specific time frame as opposed to the 1940s in general, and sequel potential is limited as a result unless it abandons its naming convention.
This may be precisely Skydance's aim, and a genuine attempt to strengthen its vision by putting its foot down. Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra With no idea where the story will go after the credits roll. It seems strange for a Marvel entity not to assess the franchise's potential, given how it is a primary crux of popular culture, and is still evolving. Marvel 1943 As a standalone game that doesn't depend on future sequels or related spin-offs it can give it a level of authenticity that few Marvel efforts have these days.
Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra's natural next step could undermine its signature base
Giving itself such a specific setting and specific title, Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra declaring that it is inextricably linked to WW2. Right now it's hard to imagine how Skydance could hope to make a series of related games based on this particular premise, and it's unclear if that's the goal or intent, but then again it would be worrying if sequels weren't already being made in theory. However Skydance chooses to end the story Marvel 1943. Of course, not every game with a huge IP needs to be its own franchise.
However, if any mythology likes and exploits the potential of continuity and franchise it's Marvel, and it's something to be wary of just how small in scope it is.
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Knowing that Steve Rogers' Captain America is essentially frozen during WW2 and, once thawed, reawakened in the present day, it might be impossible for Skydance to resist the urge to have that post-credits scene if nothing else. Doing so suggests that a sequel could depict the beginning of the Avengers game as how the titular MCU film was established and increasingly built, and that could be a huge mistake if it was meant to be made. Marvel 1943 special
A Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra Sequel Might Create an Awwward Narrative and Gameplay Dissonance
Here's how Skydance is making its ensemble WW2-era Marvel game fun with four playable characters that all seem to be polar opposites of each other in gameplay. Meanwhile, a sequel going that route with The Avengers would threaten Rarity Marvel 1943's titular era also threatens the uniqueness of its playable cast, which will make for an interesting choice in terms of which characters are chosen to join the Avengers roster.
Hawkeye and Black Widow may be Avengers affiliates that don't have their own powers or iconic devices, but they're more popular than Gabriel Jones and Nunnally, who at least have the ambiguity to make them narratively compelling characters. Marvel 1943. Skydance will hopefully watch Rise of the Hydra As a stand-alone game it can't even justify sequels in the 1940s – if not, it risks bleeding into the same Marvel uniformity that lacks an inspired, original take on mythology.