Superhuman: The Potential Beyond (Game Archetype Library)

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Sailing Hound

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Published on January 5, 2024 10:00:03 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a8_in1w_Uw

Game:

Mortal Kombat 11 (2019)

Duration: 11:12

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Superhumans have abilities that exceed the normal human limitations, usually achieving this with the help of some kind of enhancement. Based on multiple ideas that suggest the possibility of humanity transcending beyond their current limitations, this archetype is widely used in fiction. In this video, we take a look at some of the kinds of superhumans that appear in videogames.

0:00 - Intro
0:41 - The idea of the superhuman
2:48 - The super soldier
3:46 - Supernatural superhumans
4:56 - Cyborgs
6:19 - "Mutants"
7:24 - "Born this way"
8:24 - Conclusion
10:50 - Outro

Cave paiting from UNESCO Photobank by Yvon Fruneau

Music used

Battle 10 (Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel soundtrack)
Relatively Despair (Hilda's theme) (Under Night In-Birth II [SYS:Celes] soundtrack)
VersaLife (Deus Ex Soundtrack)
Uncommon Sense (Melty Blood: Actress Again: Current Code soundtrack)
Snowland (Necro and Twelve's theme) (Street Fighter III: Third Strike soundtrack)
Battle 13 (Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel soundtrack)

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