"Let's make a riff on Marvel vs. Capcom but do it with Mortal Kombat and DC characters!"
"Great idea! I can't wait to see Batman and Superman get fatalitied, that'll be sick."
"Oh, you see, the rightsholders don't want us doing anything too graphic with the DC folks, so the fatalities have to go."
"Um...ok. Well, we can still try to put together a compelling story about these two conflicting universes and the ways their respective philosophies are parallel but distinctly opposed, right?"
"Nah, I'm thinking we do some multiverse shenanigans where no one dies and everyone is friends by the end."
"...so then where will the good parts of the game come in so this doesn't feel like a soulless cash-grab?"
"Good parts?"
"Great idea! I can't wait to see Batman and Superman get fatalitied, that'll be sick."
"Oh, you see, the rightsholders don't want us doing anything too graphic with the DC folks, so the fatalities have to go."
"Um...ok. Well, we can still try to put together a compelling story about these two conflicting universes and the ways their respective philosophies are parallel but distinctly opposed, right?"
"Nah, I'm thinking we do some multiverse shenanigans where no one dies and everyone is friends by the end."
"...so then where will the good parts of the game come in so this doesn't feel like a soulless cash-grab?"
"Good parts?"