The game that "ruined" Deadpool

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Do you guys think a piece of media can ruin a character? Let’s say we have a beloved character, and a new story with them becomes so popular that it acts as the blueprint for the character going forward; and let’s say that new, mainstream version is inferior to the way they were before that character changing story. Is the character ruined? This is a question I have seen raised so many times when people talk about the Deadpool movies. Movies that are incredibly popular, and thrusted the character from a character known only to comic book fans to a character that my grandma has heard of. Many fans don’t like this interpretation of the character because too much focus is given to the humour, without the tragedy, of which the humour is attempting to avoid. Further within this subset are people who aim to prosecute not the movies for the beginning of this trend, but the 2013 Deadpool video game.

This game… is something, but let’s get it straight, this is NOT a proper story game, there is no narrative here deeper than the spandex on top of Wade's disfigured face, or at least, I’d argue that's the case. With a game like Deadpool, starring a character that is almost always aware of where they are, be that a comic, a movie, or game, there's always room to think about the game as a meta piece, with the presentation of the character being in and of itself a critique of the characters state; but we might be getting a bit ahead of ourselves. Let’s be real, most of the people who bought this game because it’s the epitome of insane fun. Deadpool is one of the funnier games I’ve played in a while. Is it a constant stream of gut busters? Not really, and when a game is hurkling punchline after punchline for five hours straight you’re bound to have a few stinkers, but there were just as many jokes that I genuinely laughed out loud at. While millennial humour is definitely the topic of choice for many of these, some of the jokes are timeless all the way from cute cutaways to a shockingly topical reference to Dr. Disrespect

Deadpool is a character that is far more popular than he was when the Deadpool game released. The Deadpool 2013 game was the first mainstream attempt at sanitising Deadpool, which would be followed up in the Deadpool movie, Deadpool 2, and eventually Deadpool 3 or officially Deadpool and Wolverine. The Deadpool PS4 game, though because it is an old Deadpool game it was released on earlier generations too, is often cited as the game that ruined Deadpool. Well, did this game ruined Deadpool? That Boy Aqua attempts to answer that question by analysing wade wilson, the mask, and the deadpool gameplay to find out. Aside from Deadpool DLC in other games, we have yet to see another deadpool game this funny. The Deadpool game gameplay is likely responsible for this, but the best deadpool game moments make this Deadpool look good years later. This is not a Deadpool review, simply a Deadpool game review. Though it will discuss the Deadpool origin, and ultimately Deadpool will be explained.