Warner Bros. Games had a crack at the Super Smash Bros. formula with MultiVersus, and while it was largely successful in many ways, the game has now gone back into development hiding. The platform fighter was playable in a long-lasting open beta, but this has now officially come to an end.
Back in March, it was announced the game's beta test would finally come to a stop, with developer Player First Games pulling the plug on the servers on 25th June. This allows them to fully focus on improving and refining the game without having to worry about the live experience. The plan is for MultiVersus to make a grand return sometime in "early" 2024, new and improved thanks to the feedback of players.
Featuring a wide spread of familiar characters like Batman, Shaggy, Bugs Bunny, Rick and Morty, and many others, the game tried to walk the line between being accessible and being quite technical. We'd say they mostly struck a nice balance, though every update to the game came with a swathe of alterations in an attempt to fine tune each character and level the playing field.
If you have the game installed, you can still play it in a limited capacity. You'll have access to local matches and the training room, but obviously, all the online modes and features are no longer available.
Hopefully, the game bounces back when it re-launches next year. Are you looking forward to seeing MultiVersus return? Send us some toast in the comments section below.
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Fine, it was a beta and now they're putting it offline to finish it. It's the fact that they filled their unfinished game with microtransactions that makes this annoying. Not only annoying, but bothersome to see how easily someone can lose the stuff they paid for. At least offline play seems possible.
good game. really bizarre to run a beta so long, I just assumed it would have a big patch to V1.0 rather than going offline. wonder what theyll add
Sort of feel like this may be destined to flop at rerelease, which is a shame because it was a solid title. It ran out steam though, so hopefully they integrate a campaign of sorts to draw more of the casual crowd in
Don't know, it was ok. But there's something special about Smash Bros that no one was able to replicate yet.
I’m honestly not sure if it will come back.
It's never been more over
Needed unrestricted local play/ local and online (what's a fighting game that doesn't let you play locally with friends?); way more characters, stages and customisation options, that aren't all paid for battle-pass nonsense, and a much more steady and consistent content update, to keep it fresh.
The game was fun, when it worked, but they failed to deliver on many promises, (the 'story'/ arcade mode was terrible) and it ultimately stagnated under a super grindy service model, that felt incredibly unrewarding.
Unless they bring this back with a hell of a lot of promotion to grab people’s interest again, this just seems destined for a quiet death on release.
It’s Warner Bros, so they have the money, but whether they can be bothered to spend it is another question.
@Frank90 I still want a Playstation Allstars 2 I had a blast with it even platinumed it the only thing we need is more refined gameplay and more characters.
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