What am I fucking looking at?!
One of his goals for the project was to show Marvel and Capcom that the franchise still had value.
The program allowed potential modders to bypass the usual asset-swapping methods and make changes to the game itself.
Morrigan and Spider-Man in ‘Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite + Beyond’Courtesy of David Liu
As Christiansen puts it, That was a big deal.
I wanted it to be on a larger scale.
We needed, effectively, a genius to figure out how to break that.
What if Infinite was cool?
Despite the overall public opinion ofMarvel vs. Capcom Infinite, it always held a special place in Christiansens heart.
Many people are upset we didnt add a 3v3 mode, we didnt add certain characters, etc.
This is the game that sucks, according to many.
This is the game that nobody likes.
That was, I think, the personal goal at the end of this whole thing.
The team, however, wasnt worried; they knew they were in the clear.
Braving the legal minefield
Christiansen is no stranger to the powers-that-be at both Marvel and Capcom.
However, that doesnt mean there arent certain rules to follow.
One major sticking point, as Christiansen tells it, is simple: Dont charge for the mod.
Another pitfall involves putting the game or its characters in any negative light.
We wanted to avoid stuff like that, Christiansen says.
The main goal of the project was to just make an existing product better.
I knew what we were getting into, Christiansen says.
At that point, it was over, he says.
It took up so much of my time.
It really was taking everything, from physical fitness to personal and mental health, Christiansen says.
The separation from his family, despite being home, also played a huge factor in his decision.
When you have a three-year-old thats turning four, that doesnt feel very good.
Round 2?
Would Christiansen, should the opportunity arise, lead a project as robust asMarvel vs. Capcom Infinite + Beyondagain?
On the Capcom side is the number-one fighting-game character ever made, Strider Hiryu.
On the Marvel side is the coolest 2D sprite ever made in afighting game, and thats Gambit.
