It does nothing to make the characters feel funny or relatable and often comes off as groan-worthy. Words like “boomer” and references making fun of the decade-old Twilight movies regularly come up in conversation, along with a poor imitation of Joss Whedon’s self-aware humor that the MCU pulls off much better. RELATED: New Marvel's Midnight Suns Trailer Highlights Combat System Most of the time, it's worth questioning why these characters are written this way. Characters regularly make jokes referencing pop culture or internet slang that often feel dated and can pull players out of the experience. The Hunter periodically has to deal with eventually having to kill their mother, but sometimes that plot point feels like an afterthought to quips and gags. The game regularly fluctuates between moody gothic themes featuring somber music and goofy character writing that never comes off as clever or funny. Midnight Suns is supposed to be a darker twist on the typically bright and cheery Marvel universe, but it can’t decide if it really wants to lean into those elements, and the final product lacks focus.
The story’s most significant issues come from its character writing and tone, which sometimes feels inconsistent. Newer heroes like Magik, Nico, and Robbie Reyes are here and get some time to shine, while villains like Sabertooth and Venom also get plenty of love along with a twist on staple heroes. A clear love for the comics is always present, and the story does an excellent job of bringing forward Marvel heroes and villains that have yet to be in the spotlight. However, comic fans may find themselves pleased with the main storyline of Midnight Suns. The main plot is an easily digestible, fun ride, but it can get repetitive as it bounces between tracking down and recruiting multiple side characters that could help defeat Lilith. Players take on the role of a new character, the Hunter: Lilith’s child and the key to stopping her, haphazardly resurrected after players use the bare-bones character creator to make a very generic-looking custom hero. Hydra, Marvel's recurring terrorist organization, has resurrected Lilith after getting its hands on the Darkhold, and now Lilith will stop at nothing to corrupt Marvel’s gallery of villains and destroy the world. Taking a trip to the occult side of the Marvel universe, Midnight Suns is an entirely new story bringing together the Avengers, the X-Men, and the Runaways as they team up to take down Lilith, the Mother of Demons. RELATED: Midnight Suns Has Around 65,000 Voiced Dialogue Lines
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Credit where it’s due Firaxis’ first attempt at a strategy RPG game under the Marvel license is great for a first attempt, but plenty of things on offer could still use some work. The former is fantastic, reworking the best parts of XCOM into a new type of tactical strategy game, while the latter comes up short in a few respects but still contains some great features to keep players coming back for more. Midnight Suns is effectively two games: first, a tactics strategy game based around deck building and team synergy second, a life-sim game where players strengthen their team of superheroes by building friendships and partaking in the day-to-day life of the Abbey.
As the first RPG developed by Firaxis Games, Midnight Suns certainly has a few growing pains and often feels awkward, but its rock-solid turn-based tactics and team-building elements are enough to make Firaxis' take on the Marvel universe feel refreshing and welcome. In a time when Marvel's Spider-Man and The Avengers exist, Marvel’s Midnight Suns might not be the high-octane third-person action game that most fans have come to expect from a licensed superhero game however, it does demonstrate that the incoming wave of Marvel titles has plenty of room for ingenuity.
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