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I’ve been waiting since late 2021 for this game, and now that it’s here, all I have to say is that Marvel’s Midnight Suns has been well worth the wait!
Taking on the guise of a tactical RPG with a Friendship system that helps determine what cards you and your teammates will get as the game progresses, the game narrates the action as Lillith, a demon from ages past, is resurrected by Hydra to help them take over the world. Doctor Strange, Iron Man, and some of the Avengers team with the Midnight Suns to resurrect the Hunter — Lillith’s child who had defeated her in the past. You take on the character of the Hunter and customize him or her, with the purpose of fighting alongside Marvel’s heroes to bring her down.
I’ve only played this game for a couple of hours, but I can already tell I’ll be playing it a LOT. Here are some of the many things I love about it so far.
- You can customize the Hunter: their gender, appearance, even their room and outfits. You can even give your female Hunter facial hair if you want!
- The characterizations are very well done. Tony Stark is his usual center-of-attention self, and Blade is terse-but-likeable.
- The combat is very clever! Card-based combat moves based on who’s on your squad, how leveled they are.
- The environment in combat is useable against your enemies (and vice versa).
- You can choose who you spend time with between missions and level up your friendship with them! I’m really excited to see how my friendship with Spider-Man turns out!
- Lillith is a good villain for a Marvel game, and she’s very under-used. She’s already wreaking plenty of havoc, and I’m not that far into the game yet.
- THE ABBEY. It’s the hub for this game, and it’s big and has plenty of areas to explore as you get to know your teammates.
- Tony Stark’s social network, Spark, which lets you and the other heroes chat on social media with one another. It’s not essential, but amusing.
- Strategizing will be a big of this game, and the cards reflect that. You may need to redraw some to get cards that will better benefit your hand. You’ll want a healing card after Venom gets his hands on you!
- This game just FEELS very Marvel. The characters are well detailed, the dialog is good, and people’s interactions are in turns funny and moody.
Early reviews have called Marvel’s Midnight Suns one of the best RPGs of 2022, which is crazy when you consider Elden Ring also came out this year. Still, I’m enjoying it immensely, and I think any Marvel fans who enjoy video games will be genuinely pleased with this entry into Marvel video gaming.
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