Anyway, onto the news!
Infinite Frontier is DC’s Next Big Thing
It goes beyond the one-shot and the banner at the top of
covers. Infinite Frontier is the next big event by Joshua Williamson and
Xermanico. They will be exploring some plot points from the #0 issue, including
the cliffhanger—more on that in Sunday’s Featured Review. Williamson taking a
bigger a bigger role in the DC universe is exciting as he has been given those
second tier series (And The Flash) despite being largely successful. He
is a little more Geoff Johns than Scott Snyder in style, which will be a nice
change after Snyder’s hit and miss time at the top. I look forward to it.
Tom King’s next award-winning comic is Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow
I am…not a fan of Tom King’s work. What I read of his Batman
was fine but dull, Omega Men was uninteresting, and Heroes in Crisis
was, as longtime readers will know, one of the worst comics I have ever read. Because
of this, I have stayed away from his work, but I am willing to give him another
chance with Supergirl. The series has a near-identical premise to that of her
previous solo comic, but that one was middling, and I just want her to have
another good series. At least Tom King once again has a very good art team to
work with; this time its Bilquis Evely and Mat Lopes. At the very least, this
should be nice to look at.
J.J. Abrams and Ta-Nehisi Coates are making a Superman film
This pairing seems confused. J.J. Abrams will undoubtedly
aim to make something that is a throwback to the ‘80s films with little
substance while I imagine Coates has a story in mind that is more focused on
current events and political commentary, especially given the rumors the plan
is to cast a Black actor as the next Superman. Having said that, Abrams’ best
films are largely those he did not write himself so there is potential here. He
is a gifted director on a shot-to-shot basis. I have some hope for this project.
New Mutants is coming to HBO Max
Finally, the finale of the X-Men franchise arrives somewhere
I can watch it. I was extremely excited for five years ago when it was being
filmed the first time. Over time, the number of reshoots, delays, and negative
reviews have decreased that excitement significantly. However, there is a
chance this film, like Dark Phoenix before it, surprises me. It is full
of talented actors I like (and that white guy playing Roberto) and has an
interesting premise so there is potential. Guess we will see in April.
Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis is coming
This is a strange one. It is another remake of Final
Fantasy VII, this time for mobile phones. It also includes remakes of the
entire Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, including Advent Children.
It will be released in monthly episodes beginning sometime in 2022. How big
those episodes will be and how many there will be is unclear. It features a
more traditional battle system, which could go either way given FFVII
has really bad combat.
I am excited for this because it will finally give many
people a chance to experience Crisis Core, my favorite of the games
being reproduced here. I imagine it will come to consoles eventually given its similarities
to Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition so I may wait for that. Either way,
it should be an interesting game at the very least.
The Final Fantasy Remake Series Has A New Director
Naoki Hamaguchi, Co-Director of the first installment, is
taking over as the primary Director of the next game. What exactly that means
for the end product is unclear, especially with Tetsuya Nomura staying on as
Creative Director and Producer. I would imagine it leads to some of Nomura’s idiosyncrasies
being toned down but not removed.
This is all due to Nomura working on an “unprecedented
amount of games”, possibly the most concerning and exciting phrase I have ever
seen in a Square-Enix interview. Can’t wait to see what it means.
Pokémon is getting Gen 4 remakes!
Finally, the best generation is coming back. Interestingly,
this game is emulating the visual style of the originals as opposed the other
remakes, which have adopted a version of the most recent games’ visuals. It
seems like that is due to the incomprehensible negative response to the Let’s
Go, which allegedly strayed too far from the typical formula.
Also, this game is being made largely by an outside studio
so they may have been inclined to play it safe. Of course, most of these games’
big flaws are easily fixed so I expect these to be some of the best the
franchise has to handle.
And yes, the art style is good. Pokémon fans need to stop
being such weirdos.
But Wait! There’s More Gen 4!
So, uh, I guess we are finally getting that open-world Pokémon
game people have been asking after forever. It is interesting it is set in
Sinnoh. Is that simply because the Arceus was introduced there? Or maybe it is
just intelligent synergy with the remakes. Nevertheless, 2021 (Or 2022 in this
case) is the year of video games made for me and this is no exception. Hopefully,
the development team can make the game run at a reasonable framerate before it
releases because it looks atrocious in this trailer.
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