Marvel's Midnight Suns - Review

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Marvel's Midnight Suns Game Review - A surprisingly moreish tactical RPG

A surprisingly moreish tactical RPG

Marvel has had a rocky ride in 2022, with its current crop of movies under re-evaluation after Phase 4. Meanwhile, the TV shows have failed to break into the top 5 on the Nielsen ratings. The gaming side of things has been equally as rocky, with highs like Guardians of the Galaxy and Spider-Man somewhat overshadowed by stinkers like Marvel's The Avengers. Midnight Suns then is a surprising way to round out 2022, with an accessible and surprisingly addictive tactical role-playing game that's certainly one of the better offerings this year.

Midnight Suns is far from perfect though. The title suffers from a lack of enemy variety, some repetitive mechanics and a social system that's good in theory but undermines some of the characters as they act completely differently to their comic or movie counterparts. Thankfully, this is leagues ahead of Square Enix's game and even if you only having a passing interest in Marvel, Midnight Suns is definitely worth checking out.

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Overall Thoughts
Midnight Suns is very moreish and as an accessible tactical RPG, this one has a lot going for it. You can tell that developer Firaxis Games have put a lot of thought into this one, making sure the game strikes a balance between offering tactical battling with some depth and being easy enough for newcomers to jump in. For the most part, the game does get that system right but as I said before, enemy variety and some of the battle mechanics are a bit problematic.

Despite all these gripes though, Midnight Suns is definitely worth checking out. The game has a lot going for it and the story is actually pretty interesting across the board. There's a lot of scope for the future with this one and with DLC promised for the future, including playable characters like Venom and Morbius (not to mention THAT teaser after the final battle!) this game may just be the brightest star in a dark Marvel sky this year.

Score: 7.5/10

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[wolfgrimdark]

I am really hoping for a MS2 if only because of how things ended. Either way this was one of those games I almost ignored and was very hesitant about buying. Turn based card combat? Uggh, I was like no way. I am so glad timing, and a sense of boredom, and a few reviews, got me to try it. Of course what I loved so much about the game was what a lot of "alpha male nerds" didn't like about it. Glad to see more people who are liking it and giving it a decent review. I thought they made a very nice balance between combat and non-combat activities. I ate it up.

 

[Ravn7]

I am really hoping for a MS2 if only because of how things ended.

Sorry, but it seems extremely unlikely. The game achieved only 1/5th peak players count of that of XCOM 1 and 1/10th of that of XCOM 2.

 

[Ravn7]

And personally, I'm happy about it because I wanted an XCOM game, and I was up to my ears with the superhero motives in XCOM 2. I wished them to just stop with it.

But I understand someone can like Midnight Suns. If only they wouldn't force it so hard on the XCOM series, I could even try Midnight Suns for myself.