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Game Information

Game Title: Marvel's Midnight Suns

Platforms:

• Xbox Series X/S (Dec 2, 2022)
• PlayStation 5 (Dec 2, 2022)
• Xbox One (Dec 2, 2022)
• PlayStation 4 (Dec 2, 2022)
• PC (Dec 2, 2022)
• Nintendo Switch (Dec 2, 2022)

Trailers:

• Marvel's Midnight Suns | Darkness Falls Trailer | 2K
• Marvel's Midnight Suns | Deep Dive Gameplay Trailer
• Marvel's Midnight Suns - 'The Awakening' | Official Announcement Trailer

Developer: Firaxis Games

Publisher: 2K Games

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Critic Reviews

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AusGamers - KostaAndreadis - 8 / 10

Marvel's Midnight Suns is huge, not only in terms of the apocalyptic demons and Elder Gods story it tells over the course of several cinematic story missions but in how the relationships between all the superheroes and The Hunter develop over the course of dozens of hours. In Midnight Suns you take on the role of The Hunter, a superhero and partial blank canvas that you can define the look of, choose all of the various outfits they'll wear, and even decide how best to decorate their room at The Abbey.

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Checkpoint Gaming - Charlie Kelly - 9 / 10

Marvel's Midnight Suns is a fantastic tactical adventure that adds much-needed depth to the superhero genre. Taking advantage of deeper-cut characters and lore, a heartfelt and sweeping story is told, even finding a way to make an entirely new character fit into the fray. Accompanying that are engaging and curious mysteries to find around the Abbey grounds and a nice feeling of found family among friends. Losing track of time as I had talks with my favourite superhumans, doing whatever menial task at hand too was a particular highlight. Even in these moments of charming oddities, characterisation is stellar. Rounding it all off is another superb tactical experience from Firaxis Games, this time going all in on approachability and options to dominate the battlefield in your own personal ways. This is one of the best tactical games of the year. Marvel as a franchise still has some fight in it yet, and I can't wait to have more experiences like this from them in the future.

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Dexerto - Lloyd Coombes - 4 / 5

Marvel's Midnight Suns shines brightly in a year full of excellent strategy RPGs thanks to a heartfelt love for the license, and a huge roster of fantastically realized characters to go along with a unique card-based battle system.
While there's definitely some filler to be found within the walls of the Abbey, this is an interesting new take on Marvel's mystical side, and one I can't wait to see more of.

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Eurogamer - Christian Donlan - Recommended

Great tactical fun nestled in a sweet-natured superhero dollhouse

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Gamepur - Dave Rodriguez - 9 / 10

Marvel's Midnight Suns has a fun campaign packed with really in-depth systems. Every facet of the social interaction and the card-based combat system should clash, considering how far apart they are in presentation and function. However, the two halves come together to create a great Marvel game. It lives up to the legacy of tactical depth Firaxis is known for, without copying and pasting XCOM with Marvel heroes and calling it a day.

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GamesHub - Leah Williams - 5 / 5

While its ideas may be supernaturally-charged, and inspired by one of the strangest periods in Marvel Comics, it remains grounded and personal – imbuing its excellent tactical combat with high emotions and stakes. In dark times, light can still shine – and in Marvel's Midnight Suns, you and your team of heroes are that light.

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Geek Culture - Jake Su - 9 / 10

To sum it all up, Marvel's Midnight Suns is everything a licensed game can be with a sprinkling of Firaxis magic in many areas. The action is bombastic and great to see in action, the top-tier tactical depth and strategic play deliver near-infinite replayability, and the narrative does consistently surprise in the most pleasant of ways. While there are areas that can be further refined, it shouldn't take too much away from what is a quintessential turn-based affair, and a true superhero fantasy come to life.

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One More Game - Chris Garcia - Buy

Marvel's Midnight Suns is a stellar outing from Firaxis, and it's a great choice for those looking for a deeply strategic game that has layers of systems working together to provide an engaging combat loop that will keep you looking forward to the next one.
Depending on your tastes, the Abbey section may or may not be to your liking. Due to the fact that it was a section that required a lot of reading and dialog, the bad writing really struck a nerve with me and made the whole experience quite tedious. In the end, though, the fun of the combat sequences can make you overlook all of this, giving you that "one more game" itch to scratch.

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PCGamesN - Samuel Willetts - 9 / 10

A superhero game that teases the brain as much as it can tug at the heart, with rich strategy mechanics, great writing, and wonderful characters. A few bugs and visual problems aside, this is a great tactical RPG.

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VGC - Jordan Middler - 5 / 5

Marvel's Midnight Suns combines addictive, deep strategy gameplay with a cast of characters that make the moments outside of the action just as rich and enjoyable as those in it. A lengthy campaign packed with missions to go on and relationships to form with Earth's Mightiest Heroes make Marvel's Midnights Suns a modern strategy classic and one of 2022's biggest surprises.

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WellPlayed - Nathan Hennessy - 6 / 10

A tight card-driven skirmisher is the beating heart of a deeply troubled Marvel game, burdened by feature creep and endless hours of terrible dialogue.