Marvel's Midnight Suns

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  • Summary: After centuries of sleep, Lilith, Mother of Demons, has been revived by Hydra through a twist of dark magic and science. Lilith stops at nothing to complete an ancient prophecy and bring back her evil master, Chthon. Pushed to the brink, the Avengers desperately look to fight fire withAfter centuries of sleep, Lilith, Mother of Demons, has been revived by Hydra through a twist of dark magic and science. Lilith stops at nothing to complete an ancient prophecy and bring back her evil master, Chthon. Pushed to the brink, the Avengers desperately look to fight fire with hellfire and enlist the help of the Midnight Suns - Nico Minoru, Blade, Magik and Ghost Rider - young heroes with powers deeply rooted in the supernatural, formed to prevent the very prophecy Lilith aims to fulfill.

    In the face of fallen allies and the fate of the world at stake, it will be up to you to rise up against the darkness!

    Marvel's Midnight Suns is a new tactical RPG set in the darker side of the Marvel Universe, putting you face-to-face against demonic forces of the underworld as you team up with and live among the Midnight Suns, Earth's last line of defense.    … Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Generación Xbox
    Dec 29, 2022
    90
    Midnight Suns is possibly the best Marvel superhero game thanks to the great work of Firaxis, who reinvents its formula of success and presents us with an ambitious title with a great turn-based combat system based on cards and skills.
  2. TheXboxHub
    Dec 7, 2022
    90
    Marvel’s Midnight Suns manages to thrill with exciting card-based antics while also ensuring strategic minds prevail.
  3. Xbox Tavern
    Dec 19, 2022
    90
    Marvel’s Midnight Suns is a game that you expect quality, and it delivers. When you aren’t crafting and battling with your deck of hero cards there is a deep story to progress and a world to explore. Not only does the exploration feel rewarding but so does the relationships you will be building with your fellow heroes. The best part is these relationships are optional if you are in it just for the card-based battling system, however I implore everyone to give that half of the game a shot. The missions you will be going on are where the game shines the most though. Gathering your favorite heroes and building their decks to work off of each other to pull awesome combos and KO as many enemies in one turn as you can is just so much fun. Very rewarding feeling when you win. Very little in terms of negatives and Marvel’s Midnight Suns is definitely in my game of the year conversations!
  4. CGMagazine
    Dec 14, 2022
    80
    Marvel’s Midnight Suns is a both a refreshing, lighthearted take on Firaxis Games’ XCOM formula as well as a shining example of how to faithfully adapt Marvel properties to new game genres that sit outside of the typical action-adventure wheelhouse, propped up by great writing, dialogue, and stellar voice-acting befitting the source material.
  5. Hey Poor Player
    Dec 31, 2022
    80
    Despite presentation that leaves something to be desired, Marvel’s Midnight Suns packs a ton of interesting strategy into its adventure, and smart writing around the edges helps to offset a main story that feels quite generic. Midnight Suns might be a flawed game in some ways, but I also couldn’t put it down, and it’s the rare game that made me truly want to run around collecting everything. Anyone who loves strategy games or Marvel should absolutely check it out.
  6. Xbox Achievements
    Dec 14, 2022
    80
    Marvel's Midnight Suns is a strangely complex game to explain. It’s equal parts isometric turn-based RPG, social simulator, and deck-building card game. But you know what? It actually works! Sure, it’s not as tense and as gripping as Firaxis’ XCOM series, but this is a nice action-oriented offshoot.
  7. Attack of the Fanboy
    Dec 14, 2022
    60
    Marvel's Midnight Suns has fantastic card-based combat, something it shares in common with Marvel Snap, along with excellent social features and deeply fascinating Marvel lore. It can engross you for dozens of hours with brilliantly layered, unique gameplay featuring just enough variety to make each battle run differently. But this doesn't mask its fatal flaws, namely some game-breaking bugs that'll prevent you from finishing a game with a clearly established ending.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. Cash_Mambo
    Jan 7, 2023
    10
    In a time where most games are buggy as hell or just overall bland Midnight Suns is a gem to me personally. As a marvel fan this felt likeIn a time where most games are buggy as hell or just overall bland Midnight Suns is a gem to me personally. As a marvel fan this felt like playing a marvel movie’s story with a perfect balance of zany superheroes and quips and a more serious and deep story between the characters as you get closer to them. My one warning is you can’t walk into this game believing its the next ultimate alliance because it really isn’t UA, it has it’s own deal as a sort of Xcom like tactics game and is more meant for people who either want to experience a new marvel story or simply enjoy a tricky sort of tactics game.… Expand
  2. crangus
    Mar 1, 2023
    10
    One of the most underappreciated games that I know of. The more I play, the more clever things unlock, and the deeper the game becomes.One of the most underappreciated games that I know of. The more I play, the more clever things unlock, and the deeper the game becomes. Writing seems very faithful to source material, and the variety of things to do and combat mechanics are impressive. Exploration could be better, the game crashed once or twice, and certain things can be repetitive, but to me, they're just nitpicks compared to what's offered.… Expand
  4. Aenarion87
    Dec 3, 2022
    10
    Most underated game this year! Perfect reinvention of the old XCOM Formular. Reminded me that I realy love the good old Marvel characters!
  5. Bartson
    Jan 4, 2023
    9
    Nahezu perfekt, bisschen feinschliff, dann gibt's zehn Punkte................
  6. kholland65
    Dec 11, 2022
    8
    I'm about 8hrs in an so far really like the concept of this game and see a lot of potential in it. It's not perfect, but I think the core gameI'm about 8hrs in an so far really like the concept of this game and see a lot of potential in it. It's not perfect, but I think the core game is good and you can spend a lot of time playing it which to me is money well spent.

    As a TCG player and fan of turn based rpg's like final fantasy, I really enjoy the combat of this game. It's sort of a multifaceted strategy game with marvel characters and lore which is fun. The combat also lets you play at your own pace with no real time limit so it's a low stress game.

    I also like that in addition to the strategy aspect of the combat, outside of combat the game functions like an rpg where you're collecting materials, leveling up characters, improving equipment, learning new abilities, building reputations, etc. I'm haven't played long enough to get a sense for the speed of progression but so far I don't feel I'm going to have to grind to progress comfortably through the story.

    My main issues with the game are more ancillary. I think the dialog is a bit cheesy and cliche at times. There are some moments where it tries to be cheeky and funny but the jokes fall flat. So overall the dialog and acting is a bit less than convincing, but it's hard to stack up to what we are used to with the MCU, and for me I this stuff doesn't take away from my ability to enjoy the game.

    Another issue I have is with the pacing between combat, and non-combat things. The combat is what makes this game unique and fun. But I find myself many times longing for when I can get on with the next encounter. I also find it interesting that so far, most of the "missions" are single encounters, though I have a feeling that's going to change a bit more as I progress. So it feels more like an rpg character builder, with a strategy game thrown in, than the other way around. Some of this is also I believe because in the beginning of the game, there are for more narrative based things to acclimate you to the games plot, and how things work. Once you get through the introduction stuff, it will probably speed up as you have a lot more free reign to do what you you want. If you want to just do a bunch of missions in a row you can do that instead of exploring the abby.

    Finally, I think the customization feel expensive and unfulfilling. I don't know where devs are getting this idea that gamers want to customize their house or room, or whatever. If I wanted to do that, I'd go play sims. What's the motivation for doing harder difficulties when essentially my only reward for doing so is table, picture frame, or t-shirt. I'm literally sitting on credits for this stuff because I just could care less about it.

    So for me this games combines to genres that I really like, sot of like what destiny did for mmorpgs and FPS games. If instead you are looking for a fast past action combat game like avengers was, then this is not it. If your're looking for strategy driven turn based game, like a card or table top game, then you'll really enjoy this game.    … Expand
  7. tom974
    Feb 27, 2023
    8
    In terms of Marvel games, it stands as high as Spiderman for me, given you like the turn based strategy genre. It contains all the mechanics IIn terms of Marvel games, it stands as high as Spiderman for me, given you like the turn based strategy genre. It contains all the mechanics I like in such a game and mainly what lacked in other productions like Gears Tactics or Triangle Strategy : the possibility to train your characters as you wish between two main missions and that changes everything. Besides, the whole system is well thought, graphics are just ok, the story is very Marvel-like. There are many things to do between fights, the cons being that once you finish you are just given to rush through the story which is rather short given the thickness of the gameplay. A must play for any strategy amateur.… Expand
  8. JohnJayRambo1
    Dec 9, 2022
    0
    Worst graphics I have seen in a very long time and the game is so boring but, on the bright side the micro transactions are not expensive

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