It's impossible to escape the Marvel Cinematic Universe. You can try, but there's no end to the movies and TV shows, their big marketing pushes and their disappointing stories. I've been reading superhero comics since, well, I could read, but even I wish they'd just stop. The one positive side effect I was anticipating was the re-emergence of superhero games. But I'm still waiting.
City of Heroes/Villains is the superhero game I will never stop putting on a pedestal. When I made my first supe, I wasn't the MMO fiend that I am now, but it became immediately clear how this shared, dynamic space was perfectly suited to superheroics. There was something infinitely compelling about developing a hero or villain not over the course of a handful of hours, but multiple years. Ever since it closed its doors, I've been adrift.
