Midnight Suns is FREE on the Epic Games store until June 13. Grab it while you can! I was not paid to say that, I genuinely love this game and want more people to try it. If you liked this video, make sure to SUBSCRIBE for more! Link to the character doc I mentioned in the video: docs.google.com/document/d/1ZUL2aUlTM1H3FvXS79b9PjA6qG4NxSHyX0SPIYXCBgI/edit

@b1on1k638

Ай бұрын

How do you get it for free on Xbox? Can you? Do you know?

@ranieldale4842

Ай бұрын

Heyo, this is the guy that brought up that it's free on Epic. I decided to pick this game up, since I'm currently sick at home and I didn't really have much else to do. I remember brushing it off the second I heard it was a card game when it came out. Cut to today, I've played about 15 hours in two days... You were right, the gameplay is extremely engaging and entertaining, every single move feels like it's got such weight behind it, which makes every hit feel so satisfying. The social aspect is kinda growing on me too. I really like how all the characters have their little quirks. Blade being a bookworm and Strange worrying about Tony's depression really endeared me to them. Thanks for the recommendation!

@shaymorcormick8743

Ай бұрын

​@@ranieldale4842this is second marvel game(first bring guardian's) that has blown away my expectations. Why can't marvel market games

Was literally just about to go to bed when my KZread refreshed and I saw “Dorito God 15 seconds ago.” Bed can wait I guess

@Britestreak

Ай бұрын

For real

My favorite part was how the dlc characters actively interact with the story

I will never forget falling in love with this game for my 100+ hour playthrough, finally pushing to the gate for the final boss, talking with every character for the last time before the ending... and then FINALLY getting blindsided with *THAT* line from *THAT* character. They waited the ENTIRE game to pull that card and I needed minutes to recover. Such a cool game.

@thomasantrobus8261

27 күн бұрын

Sorry, which line do you mean?

@Pinkanator

27 күн бұрын

@@thomasantrobus8261 I'd really rather not spoil it for anyone going in blind and I don't think we can spoiler text on youtube ^^;

@evansellers5205

24 күн бұрын

​@@Pinkanator I'll say it then.. SPOILERS AHEAD! It's doctor Doom coming up to the book of chthon and he says "amateurs.."

@Pinkanator

24 күн бұрын

@@evansellers5205 Actually it's a little sillier than that, as I said it's BEFORE the ending. If you need a little more context, you can talk to every character one last time and then not interact with them further. This character in particular CAN be re-interacted with JUST so they can repeat this line however many times you want.

@evansellers5205

24 күн бұрын

@@Pinkanator Oh I did not read that correctly.

If anyone was wondering, yes. Iron Man's playstyle is intended by the devs. IIRC, they describe him as wanting to be the center of attention.

I’ve played this game already and I fell in love with its charm. The reaction to Hulk’s Worldbreaker card doing ridiculous amounts of damage will never leave me

I love how Robbie just constantly fanboys over Johnny Blaze

Love how this game understood PERFECTLY each one of the characters that were part of the plot, & having cool reference to obscure facts & moments of the OG comicbooks in the optional dialogue

@marcusclark1339

Ай бұрын

it didn't really

@lucky4d725

28 күн бұрын

@@marcusclark1339 Yes it did.

@electricfeverx976

19 күн бұрын

Venom especially. The poor guy has been misunderstood in a lot of recent adaptations. It's a nice when they remember Venom's whole motivation used to be about being Spidey's biggest op & how he eventually got his redemption thanks to Peter. Even remembered to add that bit about how Venom isn't just the suit or Eddie, it's both of them together.

I started my journey with the game a few months ago and man I’m glad I tried it out! What a great game! Very outside my comfort zone with run based combat but I grew to love it!

It's easier to put up with Magik's walls when you've read the New Mutants comic that turn her time in Limbo into a child being "bad touched" metaphor...

@chazikstan

9 күн бұрын

She got molested?

I'm a pretty big Magik fan and personally I really like her default costume in the game, I think it's a really clean design that works tonally for the game, I would've liked to see her more current outfit as an alternative though

This dude is COOKING on KZread rn. He’s breaking free from the avengers game sub to him

I bought the Legendary edition of this game on sale last year and had a blast with it! Ghost Rider, Ironman, Spider-man, Venom, and light side Hunter were my favorite characters to use. Midnight Suns it deserves more love in spite of its flaws.

It's interesting how you perceived Magik. I loved getting to know her and didn't find her grating at all. For me Nico was that character that I actively avoided and maxed friendship with last. She completely rubbed me the wrong way in every conversation and felt very entitled and over-the-top naive about everything. I hated how she straight up ignores you and Magik when it came to the birthday surprise. Plus her gameplay felt the worst to me.

@kermitgotthesickkicks4265

14 күн бұрын

Wellfamn if I ever get this game I know the character to avoid now

The marketing for this game was so bad, I was interested from the first announcement but had no idea what the game actually played like til I got it, and finding out it was a turn based card game, made me love it so much as RPGs and card games are two of my favorite things

@BonzerMrT

Ай бұрын

Lucky! I wish that was my reaction. I saw the first couple trailers and was on the edge of my seat. But then I watched the first gameplay reveal and immediately lost all interest. I never felt so disappointed in such a short span of time

Nico’s randomized card’s definitely fit her character in the comics and in the show. Due to her staffs very unique limit.

I revisited it recently after initially playing it for only about an hour because of your costume videos, and man I'm so mad I didn't stick with it initially. This game is great and sucked me in big time

I just got into this game, glad to see you review it!

I really liked Midnight Suns. From the gameplay to the “cheesy” character dynamics. Some of them were sitcom like and I was all for it. Like Magik’s birthday or Blade’s book club. Blade’s book club was hilarious to me. Blade creates a book club in an attempt to get closer to Captain Marvel and is sort of peeved when other people join. When Captain America joins he asks the hunter if Blade created this club because Blade wanted to be friends with him. Loving chaos I told Captain America he was right on the money. The game was full of those cheesy events and I loved it. My favorite character was Magik. Someone I didn’t know about until this game. She had her own story and interesting story and was voiced by the amazing Laura Bailey. Explaining why she was my best friend. She quite literally never let me down (In part to how she rolled 2 Limbo’s Grasp with Free on them early in the campaign. She was the only companion I was honest with before the final battle. While it was parties, sunshine, and rainbows with everyone else. I told her I might not make it back(the dark option) and what she said moved me more than what everyone else had to say. I will say as far as the gameplay goes I enjoyed the loop (except rolling for card mods but, Rng helps the game time go longer I guess) and if you put time into every character they can be great. All except for Deadpool. He rides a fine line and is rng heavy. As he wants to draw his own cards get a crazy amount of KOs to fill up his ever increasing meter. Even though you can get free on a card that gives him ressist, can draw a good amount of cards while giving the next 2 ally kills to count towards his stack count, as well as mods on his cards he falls flat. As you need to at least reach 3 full stacks for Deadpool to become a character as his damage and effects are so low prior. And with over leveling you will come to find (even with a mark support or if you run mark on his chain attack) even with other cards being quick or drawing cards on KO (even if you know them into another ally for card draw) you will always be running out of Deadpool cards and your action economy isn’t as efficient as other characters. You can actually finish missions well before Deadpool gets all his stacks. Most characters do have a character Identity. Even characters like Ghost Rider have a place as each character can heal passively each turn and he has a card that can make him immune to damage (that you can get free on) and heal him. There are a few rules in the game for every character. Everyone wants at least 1 Free card (you can justify more than just 1 free card at times)and 1 quick card. Everyone also wants a way to draw a card or 2cards. This can be draw last attack played on a card that is baseline free or another skill. Every team wants a mark support and preferably a way to get strengthen. When you reach “endgame” tanking stops mattering unless you want to play to a gimic. As you can win most missions in 2-3 rounds. My favorite gimmick character is from Nico and the DLC characters (aside from Deadpool). Nico’s double up skill is crazy. You can mod it to +2 redraws on card play or give it a redraw effect. If you roll double up all skills in hand, with 2 copies of double up (with skill on them) in hand you can duplicate some of the best skill cards in the game that are single use forever. Venom’s assimilation and Hulk’s always angry are my favorite to do this on. I once gave hulk 30K health just because I could. He had so many rage counters he hit the visual limit on them. As for venom more copies of his midnight suns card (it adds quick to all his cards and every card draws a venom card) allows him to clear the board as his cards can have thier modded effects (being draw cards on KO or gain strengthen). There is so much to say about this game. It’s kind of a shame this game didn’t do well enough commercially. As I’ve loved most of Firaxis’ games and I hope they continue to do so.

I’ve never really been into strategy games, but it’s kinda fun once you get the hang of it.

The game is free on Epic Game until June 13 btw

You upload this like a week after I finished my first (120 hour) playthrough. Incredible timing for an incredible game.

To address the alignment friendship thing - I wouldn't worry about the friendship being "dramatically" effected by your alignment choices; Any given dialogue choice (alignment based or not) will give approximately +1 to +2 at most with few exceptions; Training/complimenting/bringing on missions do that in a repeatable capacity and hangouts/hangs/gifts give WAY more than that. the 1 or 2 points from dialogues in a drop in the bucket

I really enjoyed this game when it came out. I love the Abbey and walking around talking to characters, I love my Hunter the customization options of the game. The story was okay, frankly. The gameplay itself is fun, though it has its flaws. I recognize its not perfect but I don't suspect they'll have a chance to make another. So this game, while not a diamond in the rough, certainly will hold a special place in my heart and my Steam library

Idea to fix Deadpool’s gameplay: Instead of Deadpool’s En Fuego being triggered by KOing any enemy, En Fuego is triggered by Deadpool KOing specific marked targets. This is to match Deadpool’s role as a mercenary. Basically, at the beginning of every mission, an enemy is targeted by Deadpool as his “mark.” Deadpool must then need to KO this enemy in order to gain 1 stack of En Fuego. Once the enemy is KOed, a new random enemy is marked at the beginning of the subsequent round. If Deadpool fails to kill his target by the end of the round, he loses 1 stack of En Fuego; Deadpool no longer loses his En Fuego by taking damage. Deadpool loses all of his En Fuego if he is knocked out, making his passive heal actually useful. All in all, this change to Deadpool’s playstyle now has synergy with his passive, as he is a progressive overload character that builds up more and more damage in order to eliminate more and more targets. This will never happen, but it’s a fun exercise.

@SorakuFett

Ай бұрын

I mean, Firaxis' games are no stranger to sweeping overhaul mods, looking at Civilization and XCOM. Could totally see a Enfuego rework or Scarlet Witch AOE buff mod.

its interesting to me that you list Nico as one of the weaker characters. she's a must-have on my team and has cleared entire levels on her own. she's fun and powerful to me!

@zzxp1

4 күн бұрын

Her problem is that her initial deck is pretty weak and heavy RNG dependant, you need to get her good cards to get her rolling unlike lets say Ironman who has all he needs from the get go.

6:45 "Sonic Frontiers-y" is literally the perfect term for an abundance of unnecessary references

Nice Dr.Strangelove reference ❤

8:43 All the YuGioh refence in other videos make so much sense now lol

That’s weird, I really liked that you had to actively make the asshole choices to get on Magik’s good side. Nico was the one character o disliked the most. She’s just so whiny constantly, always shitting on the Avengers

@colorweaver5070

27 күн бұрын

Funny enough I also really liked Magik and disliked Nico I wonder if that’s common you either like Nico but not Magik or like Magik but not Nico.

@oddmystic9343

23 күн бұрын

Can you blame her? The only thing the avengers cared about was bringing hulk back but never mentioned bringing Wanda back so I agree with Nico on that point

I loved this game SO much. A bit of the modern slag is weird, but aside from that, this game was insanely good and I'm so happy to see other people talking about it cause i feel like this one kinda flew under the radar for most people

I platinumed this game. Did like two and a half playthroughs I think. So I wholeheartedly agree with pretty much all the positives and negatives brought up in this review :P

It took me like two hours of feeling like quitting the game to become addicted to it and put in about 500 hours, I wish this game still got support or a second character pass considering big MS characters like Daredevil and Moon Knight didn't make it in

7:02 Personally I just don't like those types of games because I find them sorta boring, I enjoy strategy and I'm fine playing turn based games but I'd much prefer to just play other games 11:57 Damn, haven't heard that name in ages. Genuinely my only exposure to him is through the lego games haha Also, as someone else pointed out midnight suns is free on epic games store from now till 13th June, I literally just got it rn coz why not 🤷‍♂

I wonder if Deadpool could have been improved if his en fuego provided an additional bonus when the level went down. Lets say to get to Level 3 en fuego you'd need to kill 3 enemies, or go back down to level 1 if you take maybe 1/3 your health in damage in exchange for a different but equally strong bonus. Or perhaps he has two stats that scale based on how much en fuego, one scales upwards and one that scales downwards. This would encourage a reckless and carefree playstyle but I feel that's more appropriate for the character

@user-lj1nl3ml4i

Ай бұрын

He's fine the way he is. Just adapt to his playstyle

@tTaseric

Ай бұрын

@@user-lj1nl3ml4i It's not that his playstyle is hard to adapt to it's just that it doesn't fit the character very well.

@user-lj1nl3ml4i

Ай бұрын

@@tTaseric What would be better?🤷

@tTaseric

Ай бұрын

@@user-lj1nl3ml4i Well, I suggested what I think could be better in my original comment.

@user-lj1nl3ml4i

Ай бұрын

@@tTaseric Honestly, kinda useless. The current IS RISKY: play your abilities well while trying to K.O. with Deadpool abilities and keeping him untouched. Get good🤷

Also, i think that a big reason so many people dislike the card aspect for Midnight Sons is due to it being a $70 game at launch with multiple deluxe editions. Whereas in SNAP its a ftp mobile game with a monrtization scheme that isnt actually awful. But overall i gotta say Midnight Sons is my favorite Marvel game to date.

I bought the game last year second hand for 30 bucks and despite its shortcomings i loved every second of it

out of curiosity, are you planning to make a rating suit video (like the ones you did for Marvel's Spider-Man & Square enix Avengers) on the IRON MAN VR suits? because that game have such an awesome variety of suits worth of commenting on Specially the Gunsmith variants

Magik was my favorite character in the game! She was awesome!

I actually had an interview with the combat producer of this game on my podcast channel. It was interesting hearing the choices made to make this a card based game to limit the power level of these heroes to make an interactive experience for the player.

It's funny you said what you did about exploring the Abbey Grounds, cause that's my favorite part of the game. This is probably one of my favorite hubs in a game

Holy hell…I remember the trailers but didn’t know it already came out lol.

I think it's funny how my opinion on magik is total opposite of yours, since I like her a lot in this game to the point of her being my first maxed friendship character, even tho I'm way more of Spider-man fan and he got second maxed out (but I agree on her costumes tho) Something I find odd is Doctor Strange place in the story, he's sometimes treated as part of the Avengers by the Suns which is weird since I don't see him as part of the avengers and while he's not a core midnight sons character in the comics to my knowledge, he helped build the midnight sons team in Damnation and it was gonna lead to a midnight sons book after with him on the team so I don't understand why he is treated as part of avengers and cast out even tho he's part of the emo kids side plot

@DoritoGOD2811

Ай бұрын

As I said, I'm not very familiar with Magik, so it's nice to hear the perspective of someone who is. Also glad to hear I'm not alone in regards to her costumes😅 Yeah Doc Strange being associated with the Avengers is odd for sure, but that can be chocked up to MCU synergy.

@gz207

Ай бұрын

@@DoritoGOD2811 unfortunately MCU synergy will always be in other medias even if just by a little, like Peter in this game feels like it's leaning towards more of MCU Peter than 616 Peter but not a big deal The review is great, and I want to know if you have plan on doing more Midnight suns videos, like the concepts you had for other Marvel characters in this gameplay style or even a video ranking all of the suits in the game at least for all the Marvel heroes

@DoritoGOD2811

Ай бұрын

@@gz207 I'll make videos on the costumes for sure. I'll have more details in a community post in the next few days.

Yeah, magics comic suit gives her a GREAT “personality”

This video taught me not to judge the game on what I wish it was but for what it actually is In other words putting aside the game I want and enjoying the game I have

I had shoulder surgery last year and discovered this game. I was only able to use one hand while healing. This game kept me sane from boredom. I fully enjoyed the game. I loved Hulk, Deadpool, Dr strange and Wolverine. I wish we got Punisher and more DLC.

This game is genuinely amazing I still play it

I disagree about Nico. I think she's pretty valid on complaints. The Avengers came into their home, had war meetings without them about the state of things, and were giving orders. The Midnight Suns were supposed to work with the chosen on this. And honestly with them we were able to pull back Hulk and Scarlet Witch from Mother's control. Let's not pretend Tony and Strange weren't super pretentious to them throughout the story.

Currently watching this video, when I go to check what game is free on the epic games store... Midnight suns is free till the 13th. If this is just a coincidence that's actually wild.

Also, why is the best and most comic accurate Eddie Brock Venom adaptation in this of all things?

This game is surprisingly good. I just wished that more people would've given this game the time of day. Especially since it gives characters like Robbie and Nico the spotlight they basically never got. And yes, Magik is standoffish in the comics, too, BUT that's just the surface level of the character if you just get a bit more beneath the surface she's a lot better

Tbf I’m literally just now finding out this game is card/turn-base, definitely glad I didn’t pick it up when it came out lmao

To this day I always see "watch it be a card game 😂💀" in the comments of superhero game trailers. They'll never know how good this game was. Admittedly I was one of them until I got it on a sale.

@king_poyo64

12 күн бұрын

Anyone who doesn’t like card games are just unlucky, I know this because I’m the unlucky guy.

@nightwish1453

6 күн бұрын

I did see comments of people complaining it’s a card game and not an action game, which seeing how mediocre the recent action games for the last few years feels like dead end

I’d like a link to that google doc that you mention at the end, please. It’s a complete pipe dream, but I hope that a spiritual successor to this game using the same gameplay but starring the X Men gets made. Maybe lean full into the X-Com influence and have it be set in space among the backdrop of the “Shi’ar-Brood war” that is mentioned by Storm.

A bug I found on the ps4 version that was funny was when I played the dlc missions with the introductory characters. They immediately defaulted to their Midnight Sun outfits. But when I looked at the suit selections, they were still locked. So when I switched to another skin, I couldn’t select them again so I had to progress through the game to get the outfits I started out with. How does a bug like this exist?

I think I love this game for two major reasons, I love the comics and I came from 100s of hours in xcom. I’m not averse to turn based games inherently, and I liked the attention to the decades of material each character had. I remember in the early days of the mcu, when it wasn’t cool to be a nerd yet, and I would wait for each movie expecting some storylines are characters to be prominent or at least an obscure reference for the hardcore comic fans. Now it seems like the mcu wants to reference itself from the better times. I know there are rights limitations regarding the live action films, but the closed world settings of each movie make them feel too separate and not like a living world as it is in the comics, where anyone may show up if they are based in that area or passing through.

Midnight Suns is an underappreciated gem

This game is so underrated, I love it

I still don't have strong feelings for this game, but I can't deny it went super underappreciated.

"en fuego" does not make sense in spanish though.... they literally google translated on fire lool

I like magik. That original New Mutants run is amazing. She is extremely obnoxious in this game tho

I loved this game, one of the few I actually finished

Severely disappointed to hear this game doesn’t have any of Magik’s post-AvX costumes.

I'm glad to see ppl start to give this game a fair shake. It's not perfect but when you don't have mobs of ppl in your ear crying about it being a card game It's enjoyable.

Kinda wishing I watched this video earlier, I just got the game like an hour ago and I got it on the PS4 so we’ll see how that goes with the glitches and whatnot (I’ve got such great timing). But after this and all the gameplay I’ve seen, I’m looking forward to playing it especially since I got the Legendary Edition since it’s on a 75% discount right now so it was $25 and I figured “why not” (definitely gonna put Iron Man in the Bleeding Edge armor as soon as I’m able to, not big on that main suit)

YEAAAAH MORE CONTENT FROM YOU

Dorito God your opinion is sacred to me and therefore use this as my excuse to finally give this game a chance

I'm all about good stories and love games with the best graphics. That said, I loved this game so much, including the story.

This video made me try the game on PS+ and I bought the season pass cause I’m enjoying it so much! Really not big on the abbey friendship parts of the game or the writing but I’m hooked on the combat

While the complaint about magiks default suit is warranted, she has on several occasions worn a similar looking costume that was chosen as the default skin (I’m assuming it’s a nod to when she was apart of the new mutants group who all wore the standard X-men outfit initially) Also yeah the Abby isn’t the best, honestly it would a much better hub if you were only required to use the mission select station

Midnight Suns is so so good and I wish it was bigger

I've honestly been looking at this game from a distance just waiting to be sold on it, target audience found haha

Listening to this while playing midnight suns.

This game is a lot like Persona 5 in the fact that I originally put it off bc of the genre but I eventually learned to just get over it and Persona 5 is now my favorite game of all time.

Your opinion on the avengers A day spiderman combat mechanics would be amazing

i am glad people are starting to love this game

I play the game to this day, did it fell short yes, is it good yes, they should have not abandoned the game they should build on top of this and fix what was missing i still play it to this day and i think it was great not perfect but great

Tried it cause this video, it’s good 👍

Tbh I really like Deadpool’s En Fuego system

This game was sooo good. Beat it three times with over 300 hrs on Steam.

Im a big Magik fan, but this was my first introduction to her. I find it odd that you hated her where I felt she was my bestie. I also hated all her costumes, so you aren't alone there! I loved this game, I feel like its a really underrated, overlooked masterpiece.

@WizWiteKnight

Ай бұрын

I also felt the exploring the abbey grounds was one of my favourite parts too. We clearly came to the same conclusion from different paths! I think that's cool.

Would’ve played it on release off pure XCOM 2 Goodwill if they hadn’t cancelled the Switch version

I am someone who is in the "I don't hate card games" but never play them camp. I love the battles but the Abby drives me nuts. (not the most repayable part of the game) Good overview. Thank you.

I tried to play Midnight Suns recently on EGS but it wouldn't start even with changing the launch options and manifest

10:06 or an X-Com game with cards as the main abilities

title is genius

Thankfully a lot of the problems I have with certain characters are fixed with mods (PC, sorry console folk). DP keeping en fuego on damage, kills to stack is easier. There's also a big overhaul mod that changes lots of cards, like scarlet's cards letting her move and activate her AoE skills. I did my first playthrough before modding it, and maaan is it hard to go back xD

I love the dr. strangelove reference lol

I was going to get it because xcom but the price point and the story reviews deterred me. The concept is interesting and I hear gameplay was fun

It's a video game based on comic book superheroes, if you're expecting high level fair you're looking in the wrong place. The game is fun, the dialog is fun. I'm not usually into turn based card games, but within the context of comic book combat it works. Only complaint I have is that you can't jump while exploring the Abbey grounds... What kind of superhero can't jump?

I love playing with Nico you just have to build her deck just right so it takes out the luck aspect.

Legitimately fucking depressing there is/were more people willing to give Avengers/Suicide Squad a chance than this game somply because it isnt a big dumb action game

@joshieboy9727

Ай бұрын

Its because those games have actually fkn gameplay. Awful gameplay yes, but its better than cards

@16_bit_bungo

Ай бұрын

​@@joshieboy9727 And it being a Card Game/RPG outright invalidates it from having Gameplay... How exactly?

@joshieboy9727

Ай бұрын

@@16_bit_bungo no, it has gameplay, but very little, if u like it, then cool, more power to ya, but me personally, i hate it

@BonzerMrT

Ай бұрын

Yes because I rather sit around picking cards out for hours on end watching the game play itself, then actually running around and fighting with my character.

in my personal opain i love this game i love the storys the charater delvement and etc

I saw a card game so never even tried it, but heard it was actually a good game

Upload the video of the characters that could’ve worked in this game/combat system

I do like this game. I did like this video. I don't like your hatred for Magik lol. Everything else was spot on how I felt. Especially the abbey nonsense, after unlocking everything. It completely stopped me from doing a 2nd playthrough. I wish this game was a success. A sequel that could have streamlined things would have been awesome!

Venom was portrayed better in this game than he was in Marvel Spider-Man 2.

@user-lj1nl3ml4i

Ай бұрын

Oh sure, the cliché where Eddie is a loser trying to convince himself a hero. Annoying and washed take on the character

@pn2294

Ай бұрын

You mean how he’s an unimportant character here?

I feel like this game would have done better if they had released it for Switch like they promised to. But they didn’t, they disappointed me, made it clear they didn’t want to sell me their game, so fine. They can take their failure.

This game could've literally been perfect if it played more like KOTOR, you can roam around the environments you're in and when you fight it's fun and doesn't have a card system and that made the combat way more fun

Watched this because I saw it was free on epic and had zero clue what it was, I thought it was something like a xcom game based on the very little I actually saw of it. I still don't know if I'll actually play it but now I'm more inclined to