Board 8 > How was Midnight Suns?

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I was just going through my PSN wishlist and noticed I had put it in there are some point, so now I'm curious

I feel like this game came out and disappeared into the aether. I know it's only been a couple months, I vaguely remember some people thinking the game wasn't as advertised?

It got a lot of praise, but there were many people who saw "cards" and instantly wrote it off despite it not really being a card game in the same way as the current fad genre.

Like with the XCOM games though I'm waiting for a bundle of all content to come out a year from now before I buy it

WazzupGenius00 posted...

Like with the XCOM games though I'm waiting for a bundle of all content to come out a year from now before I buy it

Me too. Venom is one of my favorite Marvel characters and I don't replay games so there's no point playing it now until all of the DLC is out that adds more characters: Deadpool, Venom, Storm, and Morbius.

I haven't played it personally but everyone I know that bought it (both personal friends and streamers/youtubers etc) love the game.

There are some mixed opinions on the social aspect in the base writing quality wise, though. But the actual gameplay seems well liked.

I wonder how much Firaxiss reputation of waiting until additional content/an expansion is out hurt this game

LiquidOshawott posted...

I wonder how much Firaxiss reputation of waiting until additional content/an expansion is out hurt this game

They actually said a week or two ago that Midnight Suns underperformed but they 'expect it to have a long tail like most of our other games'

So it wouldn't surprise me.

I havent played it myself, but heard it was good. I wouldnt be surprised if some are waiting for a version with all the DLC though. I know I am

It's all I want to play, but my computer can't run it. The card battle aspect was suspect at first, but watching gameplay has been very fun and very strategic. Things can turn bad real quick.

Just announced that Jake Solomon is departing Firaxis. Did this underperform that badly, or was he planning on leaving after this game shipped to begin with?

I heard it was free to play on Steam until Sunday morning, in case you want to try it out yourself.

I only saw this today, but I absolutely love this game!

They take a lot of characters from Marvel and humanize them all so well. I completely adore how each character is just an imperfect person who clashes with one another in some way, while also ending up being incredibly likeable. Somehow they make Captain America even fit in this team of weirdos and select Avengers extremely well too. I can't say enough good things about what they do with the characters.

Your self insert character is also charming and fun as well. I find myself laughing as some of their lines often, and somehow they end up relating to a lot of the heroes well. It does a great job using this character to help dig into every other character's personality and backstory, and you end up caring about them as well.

The combat, as well, is awesome. There's something extremely satisfying about taking this game with all of this really clever strategy and making some badass moves with it. Yes, it has cards, but it's not a typical card based game or anything like that. They're just actions you can do on the map, and it by no means ever feels restricting because they have so many robust actions you can do, and the system is so well thought out.

I also love when they throw new mechanics into the mix where you have to severely alter your play style and decide your plan of attack. New bosses you end up facing just make this game awesome, and it's so impressive when they give you a new way to fight, or something else to worry about.

And most importantly, every character feels so great to play. I can actually say there isn't a character I shy away from using because they all look and feel awesome and play differently. I fucking love playing Iron Man and blasting people. I love playing Cap and tossing my shield around and punching folks and being a giant meat shield. I love playing Magik and kicking fools through portals and into explosives. And let me just be Doctor Strange and use ridiculous boosts and nonsense magic. I love getting gritty with Wolverine and just stabbing anything that moves. It rocks and everything makes you feel like you're in the middle of a giant heroic fight.

I haven't beaten it yet, and but I started playing again with the Deadpool DLC and he's extremely fun too. They even got his personality down and it isn't overbearing or anything. He's just a rascally goofball.

I can't recommend the game enough. It's free to try on Steam right now! They also said they're now optimized for Steam Deck, but I haven't tried it yet. But damn, play this game if you love Marvel or you love strategy games.

Sadly I haven't had a PC in years, so I can't try the free demo. I've been convinced to pick it up once it gets a DLC collection edition, though.