In the greater DC mythology scope, especially recently, it seems as if the Teen Titans team has been slept on. Of course, the Teen Titans are likely most popular in their Cartoon Network iterations, Teen Titans and Teen Titans Go!, and their source material is more obscure. The DC Universe and Max series Titans then took a starkly opposite route with its interpretation as it went decidedly dark with its subject matter, particularly with the polarizing choice for Dick Grayson’s Robin to cuss out Batman in the pilot episode.
The Teen Titans took a hit via this underwhelming show, but there is hope for that perception to change in the near future. Raven was recently added to MultiVersus as a Season 4 DLC character with more Titans possibly following her in the future, for example, while James Gunn’s DCU is scheduled to feature a live-action Teen Titans adaptation. Though it’s not confirmed or even announced, it’s also possible that NetherRealm could have an Injustice 3 in the pipeline and might include Teen Titan characters itself. As stars seem to be aligning perfectly, now would be the time for a proper, modern Teen Titans game.
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A Teen Titans Game May Be Risky in DC’s Ensemble Game Climate
One reason why a AAA Teen Titans game developed today would be divisive is the poor precedent set by previous superhero-related ensemble games like Marvel’s Avengers, Gotham Knights, and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. Consequently, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy’s reception seemed publicly favorable and yet it apparently didn’t perform well, with the assumption being that players were a bit perturbed by Marvel’s Avengers. This argument doesn’t make much sense given that Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy is purely a single-player game, but it is then unclear why it would fail as it did if it wasn’t for preconceived notions of what a Marvel ensemble game would deliver.
Likewise, DC has been in the same boat, and it’s unlikely that any upcoming ensemble games will be met with massive enthusiasm unless studios can tap into the perfect affiliation or group of characters with a setting or narrative that’s legitimately novel. In this case, with DC likely to want to capitalize on anything popular that its games or media churn out, it would be ideal and opportunistic to get a Teen Titans game out from under a rug with an authentic, original story before the DCU propels the teens into a skyrocketed level of fandom.
Teen Titans Can Soar Where Gotham Knights Plummeted
A modern Teen Titans game could realistically be either single-player or multiplayer, and taking inspiration from Gotham Knights wouldn’t at all be a misguided notion. In fact, if Gotham Knights had actually committed to Bruce Wayne being dead and polished its story with a legitimate emphasis on the Court of Owls, it could have been quite special as an RPG-inspired take on the Bat Family.
A Teen Titans game could have a more whimsical and comedic tone, too, and distinguish itself from other DC properties like the Arkham games. A Teen Titans game taking place in the Arkhamverse isn’t out of the realm of possibility, either, but Dick Grayson’s career path between being a Boy Wonder to Bludhaven’s black-and-blue guardian is rather quick and it’d probably be difficult to carve out a space for him to have had a Titans team of his own.
- Released
- October 21, 2022
- Multiplayer
- Online Co-Op
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- ESRB
- m
- How Long To Beat
- 17 Hours
- X|S Optimized
- Yes
- Number of Players
- 1-2 (Campaign); 1-4 (Heroic Assault)
- OpenCritic Rating
- Fair