Marvel’s Midnight Suns, also known as “the people who make XCOM, did a Marvel game”, is out this Friday, and reviews have rolled in overnight.
I can’t find any super-negative words when discussing the game’s combat. Everyone loves the deckbuilding from what I can sell, albeit some complaints about the slow way you build out each character’s deck and their moves. However, if you’re a fan of Fireaxis’ Games work on XCOM, and like Marvel superheroes, you’ll enjoy the combat here. The point of contention with reviews seems to be around the narrative, characters and the amount of time you spend interacting with them in The Abbey. While some write that it helps humanise and get to know the cast, others find it to be a horrible bore. So this will be the decisive point of the game.
Here’s what Australian critics are saying about the game.
KOALATY CRITICS – AUSTRALIAN CRITICS
AusGamers – 8/10 (Kosta Andreadis)
“Thankfully, the deep and rewarding combat more than makes up for the sometimes sexless superhero daytime soap opera and the sometimes engaging story you get to watch play out. Marvel’s Midnight Suns is at its best when it has all of the various superheroes do what they do best.”
Checkpoint Gaming – 9/10 (Charlie Kelly)
“All in all, Marvel’s Midnight Suns is one of the most readable and approachable deck-building and tactics games ever. Environments aren’t broken into grids and movement and attacks are clearly depicted with radials. Leading HUD lines help guide the player to where they’re moving towards these radials at any given point. There are no secret dark and challenging mechanics under the hood and what you see is what you get.”
GamesHub – 5/5 (Leah J. Williams)
“Midnight Suns is a game of two disparate halves, but they work together to become something truly great. Each system feeds into the other – with the relationship-building aspect contributing directly to combat wins, finding new cards, unlocking character potential, and developing team combos on the battlefield.”
Maxi-Geek – 9.5/10 (Luke Henderson)
“2K’s Marvel’s Midnight Suns is one of the most refreshing superhero games I have played in a long time. It offers up an interesting story that plays out over a long time, giving you plenty of time to get absorbed into the world, but beyond that, it offers up gameplay that is fun.”
Player2 – A (Matt Hewson)
“The wonderful rollercoaster of a story, the tight turn-based combat, the puzzles and the exploration all tap into the things I love most about gaming. This allowed me to get lost in an adventure, that while sharing DNA with games that came before it, is an experience that I have never had before. Firaxis, in its first new IP since taking on Xcom 10 years ago, have only further cemented its position as perhaps the best strategy game developer on the planet.”
Press Start – 6.5/10 (Brodie Gibbons)
“Midnight Suns is a toxic marriage between two ideas that, in theory, should work. Firaxis’ ability to iterate on their distinguished brand of turn-based strategy, through the implementation of free movement and a deck system, is undeniable and clearly is this particular game’s strength.”
Stevivor – 8/10 (Stuart Gollan)
“So who is Midnight Suns for? Those looking for a deep story experience in the Marvel universe are well served, provided they can also handle a complex deck building, turn-based strategy game. Those looking for a fun turn-based strategy game will find what they are looking for, provided they can cope with the heavy dose of Marvel flavour, a cumbersome system of card upgrades and movie nights with Captain America.”
WellPlayed – 6/10 (Nathan Hennessy)
“This romantic, card-battling Marvel superhero title presented through a millennial sitcom, developed by turn-based tactical masters Firaxis has everything I want on paper – corny, visual novel-esque dialogue to break up tight and challenging card fights against lightweight Marvel goons. Instead, I began to abhor everything to do with the terribly unfunny Abbey social side game and was disappointed by this game’s chronic time-wasting and lack of variety.”
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