Marvel's Midnight Suns

Marvel's Midnight Suns is, without question, my Game of the Year and has quickly become one of my favorite games of all time.

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Marvel's Midnight Suns is a single player tactical role playing game. It was developed by Firaxis Games and was released on August 24, 2021. It received positive reviews from both critics and players.

Marvel's Midnight Suns Enhanced Edition is a tactical RPG where players team up with iconic superheroes and supernatural warriors to battle dark forces. Combining strategic combat with an engaging story, it offers deep customization and dynamic gameplay. Experience thrilling missions that challenge your tactics and hero management skills.

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The game features vibrant visuals and impressive combat animations that resonate well with fans, creating an immersive experience in the Marvel universe.
The character interactions and humor are engaging, adding depth and emotional resonance to the gameplay, making players feel connected to the heroes.
The unique blend of tactical turn-based combat and card mechanics offers a satisfying gameplay loop that encourages strategic thinking and character development.

The game suffers from significant performance issues, including stuttering, frame drops, and long loading times, which detract from the overall experience.
The story is criticized for being predictable and bogged down by excessive dialogue, leading to a slow pacing that interrupts the main plot progression.
Many players find the exploration and social interactions tedious, with a grinding aspect that feels bloated and detracts from the overall enjoyment of the game.

story
10,317 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story in "Marvel's Midnight Suns" is a mixed bag, with many players finding it engaging yet often bogged down by excessive dialogue and a slow pacing that detracts from the overall experience. While the narrative features a blend of familiar Marvel characters and supernatural themes, it can feel predictable and repetitive, especially with the mandatory side missions that interrupt the main plot progression. Despite these criticisms, the character interactions and humor resonate well with fans, making the story enjoyable for those invested in the Marvel universe.
- “The story is good, cutscenes are amazing, every battle is fun, requires strategy to win, Deadpool adds his dark humor.”
- “The story works well, in finding a reason for all these heroes to work together, and remains interesting throughout.”
- “The story is engaging and fun, lots of brevity and honestly probably the best marvel game I've personally played.”
- “The story is weak.”
- “The story is a let down mostly because of that.”
- “The story is fine, but the bad jokes get old, spend too much time in the house, and the combat system does get old after a while.”
gameplay
4,629 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay of Marvel's Midnight Suns has received a mix of praise and criticism, with many players enjoying the unique blend of tactical turn-based combat and card mechanics. While the core gameplay loop—consisting of missions, character interactions, and upgrades—offers engaging and strategic gameplay, some players find the extensive dialogue and exploration elements to be tedious and detracting from the overall experience. Overall, the game is noted for its fun mechanics and character variety, but the pacing and abundance of non-combat activities can lead to a repetitive experience.
- “Marvel's Midnight Suns combines simplified tactical gameplay with deck-building mechanics and almost persona-style friendship systems that encourage you to spend downtime with your fellow heroes in between missions.”
- “Fantastic game with a vast amount of tactics and strategy at your disposal. The card system makes the game dynamic by forcing you to adapt to situations with the options at hand, keeping the gameplay loop fresh and varied.”
- “The gameplay loop is deeply satisfying, with a focus on strategic positioning, resource management, and synergizing hero abilities.”
- “The gameplay is very much slay the spire meets xcom-style tactics.”
- “The gameplay loop is boring: once you understand that you'll go back and forth between doing things in the abbey and then doing missions, the gameplay loop becomes very boring.”
- “The gameplay is mediocre, the traversal is only fun because the walking animation is bugged, so you look goofy sliding all over the map while standing completely still, the collection is so tedious, and it doesn't tell you what you're collecting all this garbage for until a substantial portion into the game, and the writing is more than corny.”
optimization
1,584 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The optimization of "Marvel's Midnight Suns" has received significant criticism from users, with many reporting severe performance issues, including stuttering, frame drops, and long loading times. A common recommendation is to disable the 2K launcher, which many believe exacerbates these problems. While some players have found workarounds that improve performance, the overall consensus is that the game is poorly optimized, particularly in hub areas like the abbey, and requires further patches to enhance stability and performance.
- “It gives you something to sink your comic fan teeth into with great graphics, stellar audio engineering, and some desperately needed optimization for all systems.”
- “The majority of my playthrough was played at ultimate ii (2nd hardest difficulty) and I found that was a good level of difficulty, with ultimate iii (hardest) being just a bit too much if you don't have a fully optimized squad in my experience.”
- “The game presents itself with occasional performance hiccups, though none were severe enough to break the experience.”
- “Unfortunately, the optimization is horrible in almost every facet.”
- “The performance and optimization are shockingly bad, with constant frame drops, stutters, and crashes.”
- “I literally can't even play the game if for some reason I was feeling like torturing myself because it is so poorly optimized that every click of the mouse or movement throws the game into convulsions and mini strokes.”
graphics
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The graphics of "Marvel's Midnight Suns" receive mixed reviews, with many praising the vibrant visuals and impressive combat animations, while others criticize the inconsistent character models and performance issues. Some players report significant graphical glitches and stuttering, particularly in hub areas, which detracts from the overall experience. Despite these drawbacks, the game's aesthetic and comic book-inspired art style resonate well with fans, making it visually appealing during combat sequences.
- “The graphics are fantastic, the voice acting was on point and all the interactions with every character are memorable.”
- “The graphics and animations are beautiful, if you have a powerful rig - I'm running this on my 4070 super & 4080 machines at 4k and the visuals are beautiful.”
- “The graphics are stunning, bringing the characters to life in a way that truly immerses you in the Marvel universe.”
- “The graphics are also disappointing for a game this recent.”
- “It often feels like the game is asking too much from your system while delivering visuals that don’t justify it.”
- “The graphics are very poor, animations in cut-scenes are choppy and lip-syncing is very bad.”
grinding
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The grinding aspect of the game has received mixed reviews, with many players finding it tedious and time-consuming. While some enjoy the grind for character upgrades and resources, others feel that the excessive focus on farming and repetitive tasks detracts from the overall experience, making the game feel bloated and drawn out. The exploration and social interactions, while initially engaging, often become monotonous, leading to frustration for those who prefer a more streamlined gameplay experience.
- “Overall, I found the game engaging, not too grindy, and it had a great storyline.”
- “The gameplay loop is deceptively addicting, the character interactions get very deep and incredibly fleshed out, and it's worth exploring every inch, learning all of the history, reading all of the books, and just using it as a chance for an awesome immersive RPG experience, coupled with progression that isn't too grindy, very fun, rewarding, and clever deck-building.”
- “It only takes 5-10 minutes to complete these chores, so it's not too tedious.”
- “The game is a grindy experience that lacks respect for the player's time, yet the core gameplay loop is so addictive that you’ll find yourself finishing it despite the bloat.”
- “The forced RPG elements take as much time as the fights do, and boy are they tedious.”
- “The exploration and gathering aspect is tedious, yes, but it's optional content, so it can be put aside if you like.”
humor
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The humor in the game is a mixed bag, with many players appreciating the witty banter and character interactions that often evoke genuine laughter. While some find the dialogue clever and entertaining, others criticize it as forced or overly reliant on typical Marvel quips, leading to moments of cringe. Overall, the humor is seen as a significant aspect of the game, contributing to its charm, though opinions vary widely on its effectiveness.
- “The game is just so ridiculously luxurious, filled to the brim with funny banter and things to do.”
- “The friendships and dialogue between missions add surprising heart and humor, and the abbey hub gives the game a rhythm that makes you want to keep coming back.”
- “The dialogue is funny, and there is a lot of it.”
- “Some of the voice acting is great, but half the characters are written to be so snarky, quippy, and aloof that it feels like unfunny, tedious, 'beat you over the head' satire of the MCU.”
- “The dialogue is an onslaught of unfunny jokes.”
- “The dialogue is often super cringe and annoying, full of unfunny quips, stilted jokes, and awkward exposition.”
stability
400 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The stability of the game has been widely criticized, with numerous players reporting frequent crashes, freezes, and various graphical glitches that detract from the overall experience. While some users have noted improvements after patches, many still experience significant issues, particularly during key moments like loading screens and cutscenes. Overall, the game is considered buggy and unoptimized, leading to a frustrating experience for many players despite its engaging gameplay and story elements.
- “Looks great even with all the settings on low, runs great, no issues.”
- “Had some issues at launch but runs great now and is a fantastic puzzle/tactics/card/RPG/superhero game.”
- “The strategy gameplay is awesome and everything you would want, the graphics are fantastic, everything looks and runs great.”
- “Midnight Suns can be a fickle mistress when it comes to abrupt crashes and freezes.”
- “The sheer amount of glitches and frame rate instability are just not acceptable out of a triple-A title or studio.”
- “The game is plagued by hundreds of game-breaking bugs and glitches even after a year since release.”
monetization
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The monetization aspect of the game has drawn mixed reactions from players, with many criticizing the presence of microtransactions in a full-priced single-player title. While some players appreciate that these microtransactions are primarily cosmetic and do not affect gameplay, others feel that their inclusion is unnecessary and detracts from the overall experience, labeling it a cash grab. Additionally, concerns about aggressive data collection practices and the game's reliance on multiple currencies have further fueled dissatisfaction among users.
- “Fun game, no in-game microtransactions, not live service.”
- “The game is free of predatory microtransactions and everything can be unlocked through play.”
- “Microtransactions are strictly cosmetic, but you can unlock 99% of the cosmetics without them.”
- “The way they handled DLCs and monetization doesn't feel right.”
- “It's a single-player game with gross monetization.”
- “Microtransactions in a single-player game charging AAA prices and already planning DLC that will be charged full price.”
music
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The music in "Midnight Suns" has received mixed reviews, with many players praising its epic, cinematic quality that aligns well with the Marvel universe, enhancing the game's atmosphere and emotional moments. However, some users noted that the soundtrack can become repetitive over extended playtime, leading to a desire to turn it off. Overall, while the music is generally considered solid and fitting, it lacks memorable melodies that would leave a lasting impression.
- “The soundtrack is solid, with suitably epic combat music and more atmospheric tracks for downtime at the abbey.”
- “From the pulse-pounding beats during combat to the somber, introspective tones while exploring the abbey – the music of Midnight Suns serves as an aural backdrop that complements the game's atmosphere and pacing wonderfully.”
- “The music is fantastic, one of the best I’ve heard for immersion.”
- “The music gets crazy repetitive (turned it off after 5 hours) and some cutscenes are annoying just because it'll be maybe 2 to 4 lines of dialogue then you go through another short loading screen to progress.”
- “The soundtrack is surprisingly forgettable given how good the XCOM soundtrack was.”
- “The music is bland and the non-costumed character models look like uncanny valley approximations of their movie equivalents.”
replayability
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The game's replayability is a mixed bag, with many players praising its high potential due to diverse gameplay mechanics, multiple character options, and various modes that encourage different playstyles. However, some reviewers express concerns about linear story progression and repetitive missions, which may limit long-term engagement. Overall, while many find it enjoyable and replayable, others feel it lacks depth for multiple playthroughs.
- “Vast amount of content, replayability value, smooth frame transitions and model movement, different game modes with different points of view, a lot of collectibles with meaningful effects, some genuinely enjoyable character interactions, unlimited playstyle and cosmetic customization opportunities. Absolute steal of a game and with the discount, the value is insane.”
- “The world feels polished and real enough, and the game has good replayability value. You can take your time (as I have in my first playthrough) or rush through in like 40 hours.”
- “With new game plus, 8 difficulty levels, and mods available, there's also plenty of replayability.”
- “If you're more into gameplay and less into the storyline, or if you want big replayability, I can't recommend this game.”
- “The game has zero replayability as it is heavily linear.”
- “I can't say it has a lot of replay value past the first playthrough, but it is absolutely worth that first playthrough just for an enjoyable new Marvel story with little-used characters such as Magik and Nico.”
emotional
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The emotional aspect of "Midnight Suns" has garnered mixed reactions from players. While some praise the game for its heartfelt character interactions and moments of genuine emotional depth, others criticize it for overly sentimental dialogue and a lack of subtlety in storytelling. Overall, the game successfully creates a sense of connection with its characters, though the execution can feel uneven, leading to a blend of touching moments and tedious emotional exchanges.
- “The game told a better story than the MCU has in years - with actual character development, proper build-up, emotional payoffs... stuff Disney-Marvel seems to have completely forgotten how to do.”
- “Getting to know the heroes on a personal level makes them feel real and adds an emotional dimension to the game that is truly remarkable.”
- “It's this emotional resonance, this ability to make players care deeply about the fate of these fictional heroes, that sets Midnight Suns apart from other games in the genre.”
- “Overall, I felt that if I wasn't in a cutscene, I was being railroaded into a boring story filled with characters I don't care about with average gameplay.”
- “Imagine creating one of the most epic card battling turn-based strategy games ever set in the greatest IP available (Marvel universe) and then bogging the game down with a terribly boring story and endless amounts of cutscene dialogue.”
- “I love card games and this game had potential, but the team focused on useless features like going fishing with your friends and buying clothes for your character, and a boring story about random witches.”
character development
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Character development in the game is a mixed bag, with some players praising its depth and emotional resonance, particularly in building relationships with iconic heroes, while others criticize it for being shallow and slow-paced. Many reviews highlight the engaging story and meaningful interactions, though some feel that character arcs can be forgettable or hindered by poor dialogue. Overall, the game offers a blend of strong narrative elements and character progression, appealing to fans of both Marvel and RPG mechanics, despite some inconsistencies in character design quality.
- “The character development draws you in like no other comic-based video game - it's hard to explain, but the connection to the characters is at such a higher level than if you were playing the Marvel character, as in the Spider-Man games.”
- “What really stands out is the character development you get to build relationships with iconic heroes like Iron Man, Blade, and Captain Marvel, adding emotional depth to the gameplay.”
- “The character development is top-notch, providing players with a genuine connection to the heroes as they face the darkness that looms over them.”
- “The character interactions, character development, and relationships are all extraordinarily shallow, but they take an absurd amount of time to progress anyway.”
- “Many characters (Nico, Magik, Robbie, Morbius) were pre-destined to remain anti-heroes, despite efforts to positively influence their growth; they never grow or change, lacking any real character development.”
- “The character development within the story feels lackluster, with most of their arcs being forgettable.”
atmosphere
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The atmosphere in "Marvel's Midnight Suns" is widely praised for its engaging and immersive qualities, blending gothic and witch themes with vibrant visuals and a compelling soundtrack. Players appreciate the well-crafted environments, particularly the abbey, which enhances the storytelling and character interactions, despite some critiques of the writing. Overall, the game successfully captures a unique and enjoyable atmosphere that resonates with fans of the Marvel universe, making it a standout feature of the experience.
- “The soundtrack is solid, with suitably epic combat music and more atmospheric tracks for downtime at the abbey.”
- “From the dark and mystical atmosphere of the forge to the vibrant and dynamic battlefields, the game's visuals enhance the overall superhero experience.”
- “Absolutely love the narrative and atmosphere.”
- “But the obnoxiousness of the writing and the atmosphere of the game was repulsive.”
- “The atmosphere is bad... no passion to finish the game...”
- “The abbey is a neat idea but the spooky atmosphere that all the characters keep talking about just doesn't come across.”

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Marvel's Midnight Suns is a tactical role playing game.

Marvel's Midnight Suns is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Windows and others.

On average players spend around 59 hours playing Marvel's Midnight Suns.

Marvel's Midnight Suns was released on August 24, 2021.

Marvel's Midnight Suns was developed by Firaxis Games.

Marvel's Midnight Suns has received positive reviews from both players and critics. Most players liked this game for its story but disliked it for its optimization.

Marvel's Midnight Suns is a single player game.

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