Monolith's Wonder Woman Game Has Been Cancelled.

Monolith's Wonder Woman game has been cancelled.

I’ll tell you why this is a terrible tragedy.

It would have been an open world single-player game set on Themyscira.

It would have involved Diana returning to Paradise Island to protect her home from an attack from an army of monsters. This would have created an interesting dynamic between Diana and her sisters, as she is now assumedly a member of the Justice League and very familiar with the world of men. Perhaps they would doubt her loyalty at first after her time away from home.

You would have been able to recruit other Amazons to fight alongside you in battle, Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood style. The concept art shows one of Diana’s allies using futuristic armor and weapons. It’s unclear whether or not these are other Amazons who have returned from the outside world or mortal women coming to the aid of the Amazons.

You would have fought manticores, orcs, Minotaurs, and various other creatures all being controlled by the evil goddess Circe. Concept art also shows Cheetah allying with Circe.

We would have likely learned about Circe’s history with Hippolyta and the Amazons and why she would want to destroy their paradise. After coming more into the public eye in Creature Commandos, this game could have shown the scale of threat that Circe represents as she conquers a nation of superpowered immortals.

This game would have been made by Monolith, a company I’ve loved since they made Tron 2.0 in 2004. They are most famous for making the Lord of the Rings game Shadow of Mordor and its sequel Shadow of War, which in in my top 3 games of all time. These games have beautiful open world maps that give us a bit of an idea of what Themyscira may have looked like. One of the coolest things I’ve ever done in any video game is to tame a dragon and ride it around an open world Middle-Earth.

The most unique thing about Shadow of War is the Nemesis system. Every villain you encounter is procedurally generated with unique aesthetics and abilities and immunities. Any time a villain defeats you, he gets a name, he grows more powerful, and he moves up in the ranks of the hierarchy of the enemy’s forces.

Killing enemies merely opens up their spot for another enemy to fill. But defeating them nonlethally and forcing them to pledge loyalty to you allows you to take control of all the forces under their command. The Wonder Woman game would have implemented the Nemesis system for Circe’s army.

Citadel strongholds are where the most powerful enemies fortify themselves. With the former enemy commanders and armies under your control, you lead assaults and take over these citadels, assigning one of your own commanders to be its new leader.

The combat system of Shadow of War is somewhat similar to Arkham Knight. Fast-paced and combo focused. Taming creatures also adds a fun layer to fighting large groups of enemies. It has my favorite sword combat in any video game and it would have been interesting to see how they would have incorporated the Lasso of Hestia into the gameplay.

We would have likely seen skins and customization for Diana.

Ferdinand the Minotaur could have been your first new ally to abandon Circe.

Kangas could have been a tamable creature type you could ride around the open world.

The Invisible Jet could have been used for fast travel.

We could have gotten some great exposure for some of the lesser known characters in the Wonder Woman mythos.

Rocksteady killed Wonder Woman unceremoniously in their suicide squad game. (And then said every other character who died was just a clone.) The failure of that game and the $200 million profit loss that it caused is the primary reason why Warner Brothers decided to kill Monolith Productions, a company that has been producing games since 1997.

Meanwhile, Rocksteady gets to make a Batman Beyond game.

This is one of the most regrettable missteps in gaming history.

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nyloww

1 month ago

NOTICE: As more and more fanfic writers are using generative AI for their works (you uncreative dweebs), I hereby swear on everything I hold dear that I have not and will NEVER use generative AI in ANY of my written work. Everything I post will be organically and creatively my own.

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nyloww

3 years ago

watching lord of the rings w my friends and

“granddaddy gandalf”

“no, he’s grandalf”

“this movie just makes me want to play elden ring you know that right?”

“i want to elden my ring”

“it’s bilbo baggins!”

“no, it’s dildo baggins.”

“nah, it’s didlo haggins”

“i want gandalf to open my door”

“it’s jesus!”

“it’s cate blanchett”

“who’s to say cate blanchett isn’t jesus?”

“pretty lady with a sword!”

“I murder spiders on sight this is my punishment” - friend who is terrified of spiders

“i am no man” - the movie

“marry me!!”

((pippin has just found merry after the battle for gondor))

“kiss him! kiss him!! tell him that you love him!”

((Sam has just stabbed an orc to save Frodo))

“It’s Sting!”

“FRODO ITS YOUR LOVER!!”

“but what if sam just wants to make gardens? i’d let him”

“aww, gimli and legolas are besties”

“yo, frodo just actually needs to go outside and touch some grass”

“he’s already outside he just needs to touch some grass”

“no this is perfect sam is like ‘i’m so gay for you’ and frodo’s like ‘i’m actually asexual but thank you’”

“… anyways now kiss”

“ORLAAANDO BLOOM”

“orlando blooom”

“i want him to look at me like that”

((frodo just woke up))

“imagine if random characters from pirates of the caribbean walked in”

“no no no imagine voldemort just fuckin walks through the door-”

((gandalf places crown on aragorn))

“ GRYFFINDOR”

“AWW THEY KISSED ON THE MOUTH! IN PUBLIC!”

“I would let him (aragorn) lick my teeth”

“why are hobbits so frikin hot?”

((elf says something in elvish))

“shut the fuck up i don’t speak french”

“how can you call this movie a masterpiece when no men kiss each other on the mouth?”

“straight people are still valid”

“no”

“NIPPLE DOORS”

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nyloww

7 months ago

a list of 100+ buildings to put in your fantasy town

academy

adventurer's guild

alchemist

apiary

apothecary

aquarium

armory

art gallery

bakery

bank

barber

barracks

bathhouse

blacksmith

boathouse

book store

bookbinder

botanical garden

brothel

butcher

carpenter

cartographer

casino

castle

cobbler

coffee shop

council chamber

court house

crypt for the noble family

dentist

distillery

docks

dovecot

dyer

embassy

farmer's market

fighting pit

fishmonger

fortune teller

gallows

gatehouse

general store

graveyard

greenhouses

guard post

guildhall

gymnasium

haberdashery

haunted house

hedge maze

herbalist

hospice

hospital

house for sale

inn

jail

jeweller

kindergarten

leatherworker

library

locksmith

mail courier

manor house

market

mayor's house

monastery

morgue

museum

music shop

observatory

orchard

orphanage

outhouse

paper maker

pawnshop

pet shop

potion shop

potter

printmaker

quest board

residence

restricted zone

sawmill

school

scribe

sewer entrance

sheriff's office

shrine

silversmith

spa

speakeasy

spice merchant

sports stadium

stables

street market

tailor

tannery

tavern

tax collector

tea house

temple

textile shop

theatre

thieves guild

thrift store

tinker's workshop

town crier post

town square

townhall

toy store

trinket shop

warehouse

watchtower

water mill

weaver

well

windmill

wishing well

wizard tower

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nyloww

6 months ago

now they’ve got the beginning stages of rendering and by god i’m losing my mind

i’ve seen so many sketches and drawings of fantasy deer people, but I feel like they’re always based on deer commonly found either in Europe or in the Northern United States, so here’s my OC Adimius but with features characteristic of Kenyan Gazelles, because I need more african-based fantasy art in my life

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nyloww

3 years ago

haven’t sketched traditionally in a while. i forgot how soothing it is :)

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nyloww

4 years ago

I’m so sad I tried to pull for Xiao and got Diluc instead :’(

Update: I GOT XIAO!!! :D

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nyloww

3 years ago