After its indefinite delay, Marvel Midnight Suns is actually coming out this year

After being indefinitely delayed, Marvel Midnight Suns finally has a definite release date. Although it was speculated to launch in 2023 thanks to the pushback, the game is still dropping before the end of the year with a release date of December 2. However, only the Xbox Series X, PS5, and PC version of the game will launch on that day. The PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch versions will not release that day and no date has been set for them yet. Marvel Midnight Suns was originally announced in August 2021. The initial launch date of the game was set for March 2022, as announced at Gamescom 2021. It was then pushed back to October 7, 2022, but once again delayed. Now, it’ll still release in time for the holidays. The delays are cited as simple polish additions for the game. Firaxis Games stated they were put in place “to ensure the teams at Firaxis Games and 2K deliver the best possible experience for our fans.” Marvel Midnight Suns comes from Firaxis Games, the team behind the revival of the XCOM series. Like those titles, Midnight Suns is a tactical strategy roleplaying game. However, the game has a few Persona-type elements thrown into the mix, as players have to socialize with Marvel characters to awaken them and the player-character to new abilities. The game is a lite adaptation of the Midnight Suns arc of Marvel comics which features characters like the Ghost Riders, Blade, Doctor Strange, and Morbius, who isn’t present in the actual game. The videogame adaptation does add in faces like Spider-Man, Scarlet Witch, Wolverine, Magik, Iron Man, and more from both the mainstream and underrated realms of Marvel. Marvel, XCOM, and tactical strategy game fans can finally play Marvel Midnight Suns when it launches on December 2 for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. Marvel’s Midnight Suns is not just XCOM with a Marvel Comics skin. It’s a card/strategy game hybrid that has players collecting cards, equipping each character with decks, and using those special abilities as they pop up during a fight. That then begs the question: Does Marvel’s Midnight Suns work as a card game? I’m dozens of hours deep into the game as part of the review process and can reveal that the answer is yes.
Dealt a good hand
Card games can be overwhelming to first-time players, as can strategy games, but Marvel’s Midnight Suns keeps things pretty simple. To start, players will only ever have three heroes come on a mission with eight cards each, so they are bound to see almost all of their 24 cards during a multiturn match. Players can also redraw two cards a turn, allowing them to get out of a situation where they have a terrible hand. Even as you get more powerful and diverse abilities later in the game, that never changes, making it somewhat easier to strategize than in some other card-based games. Players’ hands start an encounter with six cards, with two more being dealt at the start of each turn. There are three types of cards: Attack, Skill, and Heroic. Attack cards, as the name suggests, will damage enemies and can have various other effects like Taunt or Knockback, which lets players change their position on the field. Protagonist The Hunter has multiple Attack cards that let her whip opponents around the field. On the other hand, Skill cards are often more support-based. They can buff the player, debuff enemies, or help set the player up in a more strategic position. For example, Magik can create a Portal in the environment that she can send enemies through with a Knockback ability.