Marvel's Midnight Suns Review - An Excelsior Tactical Strategy RPG

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Superhero mania has taken the world by storm over for more than a decade, and it seems as though there are no signs of that slowing, as we’ve seen a plethora of popular Marvel titles hit the scene, with plenty more on the way. Marvel’s Midnight Suns stands apart from the Marvel’s Avengers and Marvel’s Future Revolution as a game that provides robust strategy, a nuanced story, and one thing that few Marvel games, if any, have – character creation. Despite the stark departure from the other Marvel games on the market, how does Marvel’s Midnight Suns stack up against other Tactical Strategy RPG’s? Let’s dive in with our Marvel’s Midnight Suns review.

Midnight Suns is a game based around the original comic book team the Midnight Sons that hearkened back to a 90s crossover between several popular heroes including Blade, Ghost Rider, and Morbius, and has since evolved over time to include many other primarily magic-based and demonic characters, such as Doctor Strange, Elsa Bloodstone, and Nico Minoru. The latest version of the team that has been assembled in Marvel’s Midnight Suns is more of a capitalization of popular characters. Iron-Man and Hulk sit alongside series regulars such as Blade and Ghost Rider, (although this time around they are utilizing Robbie Reyes instead of Johnny Blaze.

The story follows the reawakening of Lilith, the Mother of Demons, as she attempts to open up a portal and unleash, you guessed it, Hell. In order to stop her, Doctor Strange, Caretaker, and more magical heroes resurrect The Hunter, who was able to best her hundreds of years ago. This is essentially where the real story begins, and about as far as the spoilers will get. There are some twists and turns throughout the story, many of which are