Four Crazy Crossovers In Gaming In November 2023

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This is a listicle that features one announcement trailer that contains blood, a depiction of murder and moderate censored profanity. Reader discretion is advised.

There has been quite a lot of cartoony crazes in gaming this year [57] [58] [59], including the collaboration between Fall Guys and Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtles and the Happy Tree Friends edition of The Crackpet Show [40] [56] [61]. Furthermore, moments like those can be considered a little crazier if there happens to be a crossover. Those who were bewildered at the fanmade crossover between Helluva Boss and Murder Drones from MORØ Productions may understand where I am coming from [35]. To an extent, a crossover can be a little more ambitious if a fan is able to interact with it. By now, Fortnite fighters are familiar with that feeling, yet there have been some crossovers in Fortnite: Battle Royale that made less sense or just turned out to be less satisfying than others [54]. After all, the collaboration with Rick and Morty missed the mark for how the art style of Rick and Morty rendered in the 3D world of Fortnite looked a little too bizarre and the skins got banned for several months after the arrest of Justin Roiland, the series’ creator [24] [30] [54]. On a lighter note, could these new crossovers that are about to be analysed be considered right up your alley of quirkiness…or scariness? Fasten your seatbelt before we proceed to analyse the first crazy crossover to discuss.

A month ago, there was a Toy Story-themed event in Fall Guys [21], but who is collaborating with who this month? [21]

Let us start with the next big step of Lightning McQueen’s career outside of Pixar Animation Studios in Rocket League [46]. It is quite bizarre to put an anthropomorphic car in a world of realistic vehicles that cannot talk or sense anything at all, yet it is meant to be after the celebration of Halloween with the main cast of The Nightmare Before Christmas [44]. Nevertheless, a previous racer could sense the thrill of racing as no other than Bumblebee from the Transformers franchise back in June [45]. I have been hopeful for a second season of Cars On The Road, a spin-off series on Disney+, but rumour has it that it might have been cancelled due to the streaming platform’s apparent downfall [20]. But who knows? The trailer for it might just pop up any day near the Christmas break or in early 2024 [17]. In addition to a lighter note, Mr. McQueen is looking quite expressive in the twelfth season of Rocket League [46]. Furthermore, there is hype for Elsa and Kristoff from the Frozen franchise to let it go in a new way and no longer feel lost in the woods in the fifth season of Disney Speedstorm [18] [19] [25] [26]. Vroom vroom!

Ka-Chow! [46]

Secondly, let the force of a Minecrafter be with you in Minecraft x Star Wars: Path of the Jedi [39] [50]. This is the second time there has been an official Star Wars showcase in Minecraft as some of you may recall the adventures based on the original trilogy and the Mandalorian series three years ago [32]. Despite the ambitiousness of the new DLC, I still stand by how Minecraft seems to have become a little too reliant on crossovers to stay relevant and hip as we have witnessed a lot of third-party collaborations in Minecraft, including the Disney: Worlds of Adventure update and the co-operation of the Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtles back in August [38] [40] [59], along with the collaborations with Batman and Avatar: The Last Air Bender from last year [33] [34]. Nonetheless, the originality of Minecraft still peeps through the number of third-party collaborations in terms of the creativity and open-world exploration that lies in the gameplay [43]. As for the crossovers, they can still provide some creativity and adventurousness to an extent, especially if the character skins and buildings are very well done for the fans of the franchises. Now is the opportunity for a Minecrafter to strive from a Jedi knight’s perspective with Padawan and encounter other characters, such as Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi [39] [50]. 

I am aware that the Star Wars films are live-action films [23], but because of how cartoony the characters look in the Minecraft style in this crossover [39] [50], it can still technically be counted as another cartoony craze. Well, that is probably just my artistic tastes telling me that. Aside from that, let us continue to show support for Ahmed Best and Jake Lloyd as they continue to personally progress from the unfair backlash they received from their roles in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace [3] [23] [52]. [39]

Near the end of this November, SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Star and Sandy Cheeks will become the newest third-party brawlers in Brawlhalla [7]. SpongeBob’s primary attacks are the way he wields his spatula and his jellyfishing net. He can also do his karate moves with his karate gear on. Patrick can also wield a jellyfishing net and one of Sandy’s weapons is her guitar. Of course, this is not the first time SpongeBob has been in a fighting game as those who have fondly played Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl and are currently tuning into its sequel know [27] [28]. It can be argued that Brawlhalla is also coming a little too relevant on crossovers to appeal to players outside of its own fanbase as there was a crossover with Aang, Toph and Zuko from Avatar: The Last Airbender a year ago [5]. Nevertheless, these crossovers can still be enjoyable, depending on the player’s interests. During the wait for four new brawlers, including Mr. Krabs joining the roster of Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 in 2024 [37], the jolly sponge, his dim-witted best friend and the intelligent squirrel from Texas shall be the newest competitors in Brawlhalla after its crossover event with Roblox [6] [7]. 

Who’s going to kick some butt under the sea? 
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!
All ready and cheery and feisty is he!
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS! [7]

Uh oh! Halloween may be over, but it looks like there will be a SCARY special guest appearance in Dead by Daylight on the day before SpongeBob becomes a playable character in Brawlhalla [7] [12]. Wanna play with Chucky [9]? Well, as one can tell by the first-person perspective in the trailer, he ain’t gonna play nice [12]. A new challenge awaits the survivors (and slayers) of the previous collaborations, including the wrath of Naughty Bear as The Trapper during this year’s Haunted By Daylight event [13] [14], the galactic terror of a familiar being in Nostromo Wreckage from the Alien franchise in August and the moment of Nicholas Cage playing the role of a fellow survivor in July [11] [15]. It appears that the soul of Charles Lee Ray in the body of a cutesy doll will be a skin for the killer in the brutal game of hide-and-seek that has been terrorising survivors and feeding the inner demons of slayers since June 2016 [4] [7], which is another sign of a crossover being taken seriously with a certain character being portrayed spectacularly besides the collaborations with Freddy Kruger from the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise [9] [10] [16]. Whether Chucky will be the killer in his regular attire or an outfit inspired by his bride Tiffany, just watch your back later this month…

Looks like not every crossover has to be cartoonish to be crazy [56] [57] [58] [59]. Chucky could be your friend…’til the end…[9] [12]

In conclusion, these crossovers are quite simulating on their own accords [7] [12] [39] [46], but it can be considered more vital to see already existing properties continue to flourish on their own, such as Sonic Prime being renewed third season and to make room for brand new ones to shine in the spotlight for the first time, such as Disney’s Wish [36] [55]. Nonetheless, there might as well be a few new crossover events, as well as other things to look forward to or at least give a chance in 2024 [53], such as the highly anticipated Deadpool 3 and the upcoming reboot of Mean Girls based on its musical adaption that was established in late 2017 [8] [31] [42] [47] [60]. We must be mindful of how effective these crossovers can be, especially when a pinky promise is made to portray certain characters convincingly and respectfully [51], even though that would not always be in case as Deadpool was completely muted for his participation in Fortnite: Battle Royale and Sonic the Hedgehog’s portrayal in that episode of OK K.O. was considered…quite a downgrade [29] [48]. Until then, best of luck to those in the role-playing Grand Prix within the theme honouring Super Mario RPG in Tetris 99 and feel free to express the impact the described crossovers just left or could leave on you [41]!

And speaking of respectfully portrayed, please do not fall for the YouTube channels that are harmfully mocking and misrepresenting me, especially if they are planning to tarnish my new username “LadyLaurapop” [1] [2]. On a lighter note, I hope my fiancé’s fellow Sonic supporters have fun with the LEGO Fun Pack for Sonic Superstars [49]! Stay safe this Black Friday! [49]

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