Wait to Buy Marvel Midnight Suns - Review

Midnight Suns is an action-packed adventure that takes place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It features characters from the Marvel Comics Universe, including the Hulk, Iron Man, Black Widow, Captain America and more.
In this review, we'll be discussing the game mechanics, the graphics and the overall gameplay experience. Is Midnight Suns worth buying or waiting for a sale? Let's find out in this video!
In this video, we're taking a look at Marvel Midnight Suns, a new videogame released by the developers of the popular ACG (action combat games) series.
Midnight Suns is a superhero game set in the Marvel universe, and it features a unique combination of action and strategy. Do you buy the game and wait for a sale? Or do you rent it first to see if you like it? Or do you never touch it because you're scared it'll be terrible?
We take a look at the game and give you our opinion on whether you should buy, rent, or never touch Marvel Midnight Suns!
Marvel Midnight Suns Review - A Team Idea, B Team Result
Marvel Midnight Suns is a game some may like but insanely small locations, repetitive missions and some terrible out of battle graphics and voice, hurt it's delivery.
Marvel Midnight Suns is out soon for pc, and consoles.
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00:45 12:00 Gameplay and BIG Problems
12:01-20:15 Graphics - The Tale of 2 games...maybe 4
20:15-24:00- Audio and horrible voices and writing
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[@ACGreviews]

A difficult game to review. Up front in the first couple of hours its fun. But then it falls apart with repetitive brain-dead missions, the battle area is so small it feels right out of mobile. And then getting new cards many times revolving around text-based stations to send heroes out on jobs with no actual visual feedback much like an MMO. Also Lately. I really do feel like buying the games I review has offered a clarity that is simply paying off in ways that are like investments not only in clarity, like a normal consumer needs, but also in that continued confidence in what I communicate about games Thanks to those who understand how time-consuming it can be to explain the points. Hope you liked it! Join the ACG patron or become a youtube member for discord access! www.patreon.com/AngryCentaurGamin

[@davidvader8723]

Great character mustache, unfortunately I pre-ordered the legendary edition of this before watching this... Thanks for the honest review as always. Watched the developers talking about how great it's supposed to be and one lady was excited about the representation and mental health issues of the characters and I somehow knew THAT'S where the focus probably was!!!

[@ACGreviews]

@@jamespaul6315 O hell not. Not even in the level of botch ahahah. Not even in the level of rethink damn

[@shamelessplace11]

@@davidvader8723 NEVER pre order ever...maybe you can return it

[@shamelessplace11]

@@Foxanic to add to your note, it is the preference of the individual who has purchasing the game. They may not like what you like. You may not like what they like. I may not like what Karak likes, You may not like what he likes there. Again, you may. It's all a matter of preference . I Would say waiting for the game to go on a sale or if you can play it from somebody else that has it. Give it a whirl you may actually like it

[@the_zen_warrior]

We love your reviews, thank you for all the work you do

[@justicaar]

Thanks for the in-depth review, I always appreciate it! A little bummed that the game has so many issues, was really looking forward to it. Will take your advice and pick this up when it eventually goes deep on sale.

[@justicaar]

@@MorrisseyMuse I’ve watched / read a few different reviews now and it seems like there are some vastly different opinions. I think I’d ultimately enjoy the game, but will still wait for a sale + bugs to be fixed.

[@NorwegianImposter]

same :(

[@ACGreviews]

@@MorrisseyMuse You thought...insanely small locations and no movement systems, and terrible writing were notpicking? Does a game have to burn down your house for you to be accepting some people may just have felt felt as strongly?

[@jakestocker4854]

@@ACGreviews Midnight Sun's burnt down my house man... Not cool

[@goodguybrian9764]

@@jakestocker4854 we're u able to salvage anything?

[@Ray__E]

I was cautiously optimistic about this one. Seems like something I'll get on a deep sale. Thanks for the review

[@kabizmasshadow7850]

Been years and still watch every upload. I appreciate your channel so much! 🔥

[@Sanjarih]

How well do you think this will run on the Steam Deck? I might it pick it up for the platform when this game goes on sale.

[@burningking6428]

Nice review. I will say after playing a match it is great to wind down then the next day go and focus on the battle aspects and stats it is well designed this way. It flows after awhile when you know what you can and can't do activity wise. I do hope for more dlc content.

[@joshh535]

Yeah I actually felt the same about the day-to-day flow and the wind-down from missions. I just wish the missions were bigger in every aspect--larger battlefield, a team of 4-5 heroes, 8 or 10 card hands, more cannon fodder enemies (plowing through a handful of "minions" is always fun), etc. Probably the biggest disappointment for me though was the lack of hero combos... sure they have "combo cards", but they're all just basic "hero 1 takes a couple swings, hero 2 takes a couple swings, hero 1 lands a heavy blow" and always with the generic color flash backgrounds. I mean legit hero combos like in X-Men Legends and Marvel Ultimate Alliance--allow Iron Man to target Captain America with his blast, gain "Forceful" or extra damage doing so, and redirects so the knockback comes from Cap's direction. A "Fastball Special" with a strong hero (Cap Marvel, Hulk, Spidey) throwing Wolverine at an enemy. They missed some golden opportunities.

[@fieldengineer4692]

Thanks man! I appreciate you and your content. You're my #1 creator, my go to for new games I'm even semi interested in. From triple A to indie purchases you help with the decision.

[@MichaelCordeiro]

It didn't even cross my mind but you're so right, it looks like they designed this as a mobile game. Big turn off, thanks for the great review.

[@ACGreviews]

If very much does

[@thezahc]

Appreciate the in depth review. Still looking forward to playing the game for myself.

[@bentep0511]

The moment they said it was a card based game was the moment my excitement dropped down significantly. I hope they do XCOM 3 soon.

[@ShimaS-0079]

I felt exact same way

[@immersivegamer7640]

Yup - card game based, no range limitation is sadly a deal breaker for me too. Sad to see so much effort go to waste.

[@bushmonster1702]

We’ve waited too long for XCOM 3.

[@regnix]

I've been enjoying phoenix point

[@lokitv_1214]

Xcom will probably be the only thing to save them from this clusterfvck. A stain on a otherwise GREAT reputation

[@euroanez998]

Honestly, hearing you talk about the problems of the missions and all, sounds alot like Xcom issues which have not been adress and fixed, despite those issues i still love the gameplay of that, (when there are not bugging, in the case of Chimera Squad) might find someone to borrow the game for play test before deciding if buying. Anyways, thanks for your honest review, really love it :)

[@Quintzal]

Great review, thanks for sharing! Maybe a modder is out working on a full conversion of X-Com 2 to make a Freedom Force 3.

[@logixindie]

"A gift I didn't enjoy from a friend I love" A real ouchie considering this game is also about making friends and giving the right gifts to them

[@Shatterhand2049]

Saddened to learn of the many issues this game has, as I was looking forward to giving it a go. I think I'll just wait for it to show up on Game Pass, or for a deep sale.

[@chubacca8450]

Appreciate the honesty. You highlighted all my concerns about the game, despite being a longtime Firaxis fan. The studio has become noticeably greedier over the years, and the obsession with gameplay hrs over quality of time spent seems to be related to how they measure success internally. The recent livestreams also showcased a very bro culture within the studio, compared with a more inclusive one in Santa Monica. It’s no wonder they can miss the mark with their audience.

[@Chozo_hybrid]

Appreciate the review, one piece for feedback, you pros an cons list you show on the screen, get a black outline for the text, makes it easier to read across anything in the background.

[@eiadtarabulsi]

I was actually excited to play Midnight Suns, even though I'm not usually a fan of card based video games. However, unfortunately, the game is plagued by too many issues. For every step forward, it takes two steps back. I have no plans of purchasing it, until there is a huge discounted. At least, I have The Callisto Protocol to look forward to when it releases on Friday. Otherwise, thanks as always Karak for another honest, unbiased and detailed review! I really appreciate it! God bless and stay safe!

[@TheFoolTohru]

Unfortunately and ironically, the Calisto Protocol is doing even worse.

[@fairmonkey4786]

Callisto is worse lol

[@b1ist3rs]

Lol this comment didn’t age well. I love it!

[@jscriber100]

Remember reading about this in GameInformer. Training a team to stop your own evil mother, so cool. But they threw three game genres in a blender, and didn't mix well. I think the devs should've stuck to a similiar approach as Marvel Ultimate Alliance for gameplay. As for the script, guess the entire team was the lead writer. Pain, just pain.

[@yup9451]

Christ this looks so trash and soulless like everything else Disney poops out, I'm not even gonna waste my time watching this review

[@Americanbadashh]

The studio that made this has only ever made turn based games. If they tried to force themselves to make a game like Ultimate Alliance, it likely would have been a worse product for it.

[@michaelh3715]

I was already a bit put off because of the card system but this review has now saved me 70 bucks. Maybe I will give it a try when it’s half price

[@MrTheDarkKnightFan]

The developers confidence on putting this game for full price is quite laughable

[@qlasalle]

$70? Ew

[@Dead_Hitori]

This game is 70 bucks? HAHAHA

[@ExtraordinaryFate]

A lot of people don’t exactly have the brain cells for a game like this, if it ain’t button smashing for days, they get big mad and post angry comment with laugh emoji

[@michaelh3715]

@@ExtraordinaryFate or just maybe they just aren’t into these types of games. I love tactical games like xcom, Phoenix point etc, I don’t see the need for you to attack peoples intelligence. It’s just a game and is meant to be fun, if someone doesn’t have fun with these types of games why would they play them.

[@PuttyPalMusic]

Great review. I’m a big Marvel Fan so this is a game I will undoubtedly purchase but I hope that maybe through updates some of these issues (gameplay) can be ironed out. The dialogue well … can’t do anything about that.

[@TCBurns24]

Great game watch some other reviews alot of people have been liking it

[@Cxrriemc]

Haven't dappled in card drawing orientated games but they interest me enough where I'd be willing to try one. This could have been the game for me but it's a shame that it's in such a shambles, might get it in a few years from now on sale if I can be bothered. Thanks for the review!

[@tortoiseoflegends4466]

Slay The Spire would be my recommendation as an intro to card games.

[@Cxrriemc]

@@tortoiseoflegends4466 Didn't see this comment, thanks I'll definitely give it a look! :)

[@nightSean]

I just can't get over how the character low-key looks like Drake lol. Love the content always!

[@zachg4564]

Can you get the skins that are available in the legendary edition individually through the real money currency? I saw certain characters like Symbiote Spiderman or Cowboy Logan that I want, but I don't feel like dropping $100 just to get them.

[@jacobquinn12]

I can't remember the last time ACG tore into a game. He's usually pretty forgiving. This must be truly awful.

[@donaldderrickii5405]

Was super excited about this game and saw a review posted on ign so I came here to see if ACG posted and got even more excited....till the first 30 seconds of this video and then was sad by the loss of potential. Thank you ACG again for your honesty and awesome review

[@claystrohman]

It says "A Team Idea, B Team Result" right in the title. It's an overpriced phone game that somehow made it onto consoles.

[@HAL1138]

This feels like a mobile gotcha game that got to big in technical scope for that market. Strange package of ideas. Thanks for the review as always!

[@NostalgicRemedy]

No it's doesn't. Off yourself for this stupid comment.

[@Saetanigera]

I wish there was a bunch of difficulty that came from lots of optional objectives with an internal design objective of 'you can't save them all'

[@vullord666]

I was actually looking forward to this game based on the music in the trailers and the sole fact that the roster isn’t an MCU ad (at least not entirely). Its disappointing to hear it falls apart, but it does sound like the type of title I’d check out on Game Pass or during a free play/trial period. I was actually someone fine or optimistic towards the card based gameplay as someone who has found great enjoyment in card based rogue-likes (like slay the spire, monster train, rogue book).

[@jezzarisky]

Bummer, the simplistic battlegrounds were probably my biggest worry, and was hoping they expanded in size and complexity as the game went on. It seemed very limiting watching the live streams from the team, but thought it may have been only showing early missions.

[@XxShadowOfAgesxX]

Thanks for this review, Karak. Pretty sure diehard Marvel fans would get this. I’m gonna wait for a deep sale or Game Pass. Just can’t afford to drop AAA prices in this economy.

[@ArturoTM15]

Hi, do you know if I can replay history missions in the late game to get 3 stars?

[@stefanocasella7076]

Thank you for the honest review, I was thinking of getting into this since I love the XCOM series but now I see this is mostly a card game with character animations added to it.

[@blackflame4506]

Thanks for the detailed review ACG.

[@jameszgreat]

So glad I watched this one. I was debating between this and calisto on Friday. Guess I'll wait and see if I'm getting anything at all! Might check this out on sale instead.

[@markus7166]

There are so many better games on sale on the PS store right now

[@theovertaker40]

Wait how long? Have post launch updates fixed any of the issues mentioned here?

[@Oithissucks]

As a musician I have been in music my entire life and very much appreciate your expertise in the field.

[@mechasquirrels]

This really sounds and seems like a higher budget mobile game.

[@JewTube001]

yup, it's marvel version of gotham knights.

[@julianprofas]

it's bizar how a trash autoplay mobile game like Marvel Revolution NAILS Character Design, Animation, Cutscenes but both Marvel Midnight Suns and Marvel Avengers utterly fail on those points.

[@Luso1221]

@@julianprofas Who cares if the gameplay is on autoplay LOL

[@patrickwagner2284]

I appreciate the warning, but I feel the need to see this through given the 1,000+ hours I put into their last game. Any idea if they're including Steam Workshop support? Keep up the good work.

[@Barro1]

Imo very unlikely, since it’s Disney.

[@patrickwagner2284]

@@Barro1 Yeah, and from the looks of it, with the narrative focus and all, I am thinking it would be hard to shoehorn in new characters. I would love to see people workshopping the rest of the x-men or more obscure heroes.

[@Flaris]

I'll probably wait on a sale just because I've got enough to play and enjoy right now anyways. But good to have a glimpse at how this turned out. It is a bit too bad it isn't even better considering they did delay it a bit and the concept seems really fun. But at least it isn't terrible so I will certainly get it at some point.

[@davidsykes6584]

I was more excited by the promo cartoons they had for a number of characters, and I would be really interested if Marvel ever wanted to make a series of Midnight Suns (sans Hunter).

[@TheVVildHunt]

This sucks. I was already put off with the whole card system, but literally just yesterday I was still watching gameplay and trailers and was like "Man this could be cool, I may pick it up even though I feel like I won't like it but I been wrong before." Then this review comes out. Thank you ACG for confirming my suspicions and saving me some $$$ bones. Appreciate you brother

[@arkainjalex12]

I mean I like ACG but he's not the only reviewer out there. The metacritic/open critic averages are pretty high and a lot of people enjoyed the elements that people like ACG did not. Check out a few other videos and then make up your mind maybe.

[@Christian121]

Can you make your own decision? I like checking out ACG reviews, but he's not my goto, and very few I disagree with his take. This one, I'm still planning to get, because their are 30+ reviews that are rather praising the game. Just this particular review I just don't agree.

[@zakinorse3059]

You letting a random dude you don’t know on KZbin that does reviews be the end all be all on if you purchase a video game 🤣. You might have a different view than him. That’s how people work. Make YOUR own decisions.

[@Axis050]

@@Christian121 he certainly can, but when you find a couple of reviewers whose tastes align with yours extremely well, you might rely on them to break the tie when you're on the fence and hesitant to spend full price on something. IE: I'm not a big fan of card based stuff, but willing to be wrong. But when both ACG and Skillup are not thrilled? Deep discount or not at all. I probably won't like it, from correspondeng experience.

[@ExtraordinaryFate]

@@Axis050 lol depending on Shillup for an honest review is like throwing your money in a blender and watching it shred.

[@fatmanyrhaw9423]

honestly than spider-man, i wish they had daredevil also dr doom would’ve been cool as well

[@tortoiseoflegends4466]

So many missed opportunities with characters. You can replace Iron Man with Doom, put in Iron Fist, Moon Knight, Morbius (memes aside,) Pixie, Nightcrawler, Scarlet Witch, Elsa Bloodstone etc. There's a ton of characters who fit into the supernatural/magic elements better than Iron Man, Captain Marvel, Spiderman and Captain America (among others.)

[@Nightroadtube]

i was planning on getting this sometime in the first week or so, but yikes. Waiting for sale looks a lot more promising. Thanks for being so thorough on the parts that you liked and didn't liked.

[@jdsharbs]

Thank you so much for this. I always check to see if you have a review for a game before I buy.

[@saggyflapjax]

This is one of those games that is gonna be either hit or miss for most people i feel like cuz the reviews are all over the place. like death stranding, which had either super positive or super negative reviews

[@GamingandFrightened]

Right? Death Stranding is one of my all time favorites lol

[@FunNFury]

Death stranding was a overly hyped stupid game with good graphics that's all it was.

[@saggyflapjax]

@@FunNFury ^ this guy proves my point. Either super negative or super positive. Thanks, appreciate it man.

[@globalsaturation7333]

Exactly. Most people are put off because it’s a strategy game and everyone wanted a generic action game even tho it’s xcom creators and they never said it’s gonna just an action game . For me personally I’m addicted , put in 40 hours already and still addicted as hell . Once you figure how to properly play this it’s fun as hell and I don’t see any of the negatives that where mentioned here , feels like ACG just doesn’t understand or play strategy games

[@NeonNans]

Why they didn't make the playing fields different rather than just constant re-skins or even add some elevation is beyond me.

[@ChrisRstep]

Because… the games trash

[@XxWolfxWaRioRxX]

Yeah they were far too safe and clearly didn't know how to add verticality to the card combat

[@mbosu9121]

I was so excited about this game.... I'm going to wait for a sale now. Great review as always.

[@_win3433]

Yea I’m good on this one. Something don’t sit right with that currency MTX situation. All it take is for a few code changes and it can go left. Then with the replay ability or repetitive gameplay I’m not going to want to upgrade a character for one play threw

[@borislaans9343]

I was planning to buy the game, when weeks before the release date they were pushing the deadpool DLC. dat was a major red flag for me, so seeing this review i'm glad i waited.

[@drewdenneny]

1:07 obliviate is actually the memory erasing spell from harry potter

[@ACGreviews]

BOOM got one right. I was hoping it was that

[@joergbock1976]

Saw the trailer with Blade and Metallica playing in the background and thought, "Hey this looks pretty cool!" Then I saw half your video and was informed otherwise. Gonna wait for a discount.

[@ACGreviews]

THanks, Toran for the super comment. I think "looks pretty cool" is also how I went into it.

[@icebonekillah8529]

“A gift I didn’t enjoy from the friend I love” what a summary

[@Mr.Wayne.1]

I knew this would happen. Crazy thing is they’re asking full price for it!! I’ll pick it up when its between 30/20 bucks

[@jonr7364]

It’s got an 85 on metacritic

[@no1studios]

@@jonr7364 exactly, critics. not the actual ppl with good taste in games😂😂

[@jonr7364]

@@no1studios game is probably fine, imo acg has awful taste in games and has given dogshit games must buy ratings in the past

[@Yukimurasanada29]

@@jonr7364 also know for being payed for good reviews.

[@vectordream121]

Thanks for the review! Saved me money on this one! I love board games and I am a sucker for XCOM turn based strategy games. When I first saw this announced I was excited until I started to get more reviews and news about the game. I so wanted this to be good because I love marvel characters plus turn based gameplay but seems like so many games now are these shallow live service model games only designed to get more money instead of actually making a great game to start with.

[@michaeltschuertz]

Fair fair. A few issues with levels vs range of characters in them. I can see what you mean. The stream yesterday where the lead designer showed off a late game mission on the highest difficulty look good, though. And yeah The Team first RPG being not great. For me I think I will wait until bugs are dealed with. So I guess the game of the year Edition.

[@ACGreviews]

It did...weirdly enough those streams have showed just how ultra repetitive and small the battle locations are. Its a constant battle of...oh cool...hey wait a minute...

[@michaeltschuertz]

@@ACGreviews repetitive: what was your main issue here? Too few mission Typs and ways in how a mission can play out? Small areas: i can see the defender unit always being able to just run back and defend again as an issue. Movement seems mostly a tool for area effects. They didn't wanted Ironman missing a 95% to hit chance and covering behind a wall because of a guy with a machine gun. So "random" abilities, that I get. How do you think combat would have been more interesting for you? Or is there a problem with the core mechanic here? And RPG, yeah better writers and people who do story progression for the next part. What engine is the game in? Seems like xcom 2 one? Fixable for part 2.

[@Mandrake42]

Damn! This was the first review I watched for this game but afterwards I went and checked out some others and the feeling across the board is the combat is really good but the Abbey part is just busy work with bad writing that makes things you actually want to do, like making characters tougher and forging new cards needlessly complicated. Its like they have half of a great game here (the combat) then a whole lot of unnecessary bloat for no reason (everything else). I found it for 50% off and I am still iffy about getting it. I think I might wait and see what patches come out and what sort of content they add to it. Or whether they use the season pass to completely screw it up with microtransaction nonsense, in which case Im not getting it even on a deep sale.

[@7Beltane]

I'm not a big fan of these superhero games but my brother is. Needless to say, I'm gonna show him your review so he can have a heads up before he buys it. Thanks a bunch!!

[@jairbone3794]

Great review I don’t know what I would do without you guys 😅it still looks kinda cool so I’ll wait until this is on sale

[@farewelljupiter]

What a sheep

[@sikevillian]

Yea between picking this superhero/card game & Callista Protocol that releases right around the corner *Dec 2*, definitely gonna go with the latter especially when we talking about a 70$ price tag. 👀

[@themightyruler1319]

It's sad because they could've done some really epic stuff with this premise. It didn't even need to be Marvel affiliated, shows like invincible and the boys is the perfect inspiration, especially when your flagship IP is Xcom. Give us REAL consequences, Gore that befits a world of super strength, speed, powers, etc. fun engaging turn-based combat, give us some heroes, a big threat, and lots of customization and it would've been a 10/10 banger.

[@stormlord121]

I really really appreciate your reviews because you explain all of your criticism with precision and well given examples. I won't buy this immediately but maybe in a month or two to try it out.

[@Brekner]

Superhero games are always going to be a hard pill to swallow, you have some of the strongest heroes in the Marvel Universe teaming up to fight random street thugs that don't die in one hit...

[@mandisaw]

Yeah, it's a bit immersion-breaking to have fantastic cosmic-powers shoulder-to-shoulder with your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. I mean, I eat that stuff up in stories, but the last Marvel team-up game I played set up the combos such that you were encouraged to put similar-calber heroes together [Avengers Alliance, 2D social MMO from a million years ago].

[@wigglyjiggly4498]

I was very much hoping for something to rekindle my love for the Ultimate Alliance series. I don’t think this is really up my alley, but I might pick it up if the sale is reasonable enough. No reason not to try something new, and I’m a sucker for super heroes.

[@richardtasden4417]

Damn, I'll still probably buy it on release though. I REALLY want to like this game. Past lessons on trying to force myself to like something and it not working have not been learned.

[@alecrizzle]

Very interesting how people can have different opinions. Some other reviewers I've watched are really stoked for this and love it good to see different perspectives. I hope others do the same though and don't just go by what 1 person says whether it's good or bad. Currently sitting at 83 on metacritic which is pretty good

[@min0rmeme108]

Metacritic is wack

[@alecrizzle]

@@min0rmeme108 how? It's just a congregation of the averages of other outlets

[@min0rmeme108]

@@alecrizzle hardly anything to judge opinions on

[@alecrizzle]

@@min0rmeme108 what are you even talking about

[@min0rmeme108]

@alecrizzle saying something has a good score on metacritic is like saying it's 1# in the special Olympics it's nice but nobody cares

[@lexsteryo]

I was concerned about this game from the get go.

[@twilightparallax]

Thanks for the review. It definitely answered the concerns I have on it. Will wait for a deep deep sale. After XCOM 2 WotC, this is a big step down. Marvel IP and all.

[@thelastspartan87]

I was on the fence about this one, I appreciate the honesty of the review, and I'm definitely going to put off the purchase for now.

[@davidvader8723]

Great character mustache, unfortunately I pre-ordered the legendary edition of this before watching this... Thanks for the honest review as always. Watched the developers talking about how great it's supposed to be and one lady was excited about the representation and mental health issues of the characters and I somehow knew THAT'S where the focus probably was!!!

[@xvoidgamer]

Why the fk ppl still preorder....

[@JewTube001]

@@xvoidgamer a sheep is born every minute.

[@TheRoleplayer40k]

as soon as a game makes a selling pt representation you know it will be trash

[@fatknacker46]

THIS is a review, this is how games should be reviewed all the time. I wish I could subscribe again. Great stuff mate.

[@danteh4947]

Glad I saw your review before I bought. I was skeptical and the reviewers confirmed it for me.

[@SwashBuccaneer]

Was looking forward to this one. Bummer it doesn't seem to hold up.

[@pomps8085]

Ooof.i was REALLY looking forward to this, even if to play as wolverine and lay some smack down, but it all seems far from what I wanted. I might try a deep sale

[@Ryangubbs]

Thank you ACG for the excellent review content. Particularly appreciate the information on game sound design/quality. Being a bit of an audiophile I definitely appreciate it. Shame about the lack of quality of some parts of the game though.

[@TrueMarvellous1]

I really wanted this to be good, but the more I saw of it the more concerns I had and they seem to have come to fruition. Still want to play it but think it will be a rent or a bargain bin pick up.

[@positivevibesrfc]

I am not surprised Firaxis are one of those Devs who put games out in my experience and don't patch problems. The xcom games in and of themselves are good, but they are let down massively by bugs etc.

[@positivevibesrfc]

@@richardvye9958 Both Xcom 1 and 2 were bug laden not to mention they have left other games unfinished and unfixed and have moved onto other titles.

[@sheepfly]

@@richardvye9958 😂😂😂😂 there's always one like you

[@Yukimurasanada29]

Xcom have graphics bugs but never a game breaking bugs, played that game for how many hours now and the only bug I can remember is the Soldier foot bug.

[@GrimDarkNarrator]

Imagine if X-Com had a card based combat system 😂

[@jeffcarrier9808]

I was curious about playing this until the "horse race" / "automatic 3-speed transmission" part... the out of combat portions were already troublesome enough as it is. Perhaps it's so-bad-its-good territory though?

[@a.trance6997]

13:39 I cant unsee it, Tony looks like Phil Dunphy with a moustache

[@matvarela]

Seems like a very cool idea that they intended to make a mobile game with

[@bagginbrooks6573]

Was torn between this and Callisto Protocol. Definitely going Callisto.

[@GrohiikVahlokJul]

It sort of feels like they are testing out where the line is for grinding currency, wonder where they will use that info.

[@ududy22]

This seems like the highly detailed 3D map is only there to serve as visual background. Game would have worked just as well (or un-well, depending on your perspective) on an abstract 2D arena like many, many simplified tactics games on Steam.

[@ckmishn3664]

If "GOAT" is "greatest of all time", then is the greatest sex of all time goatsecx?

[@tylervincent2559]

Wow just from the first 30 seconds...so disappointing. This was one of the games I was most excited about.

[@brooklynbornn9488]

So play it for yourself . Why listen to someone else ? Have your own mind …. Just because I like lobster tail does that mean you have to like it too ? No

[@tylervincent2559]

@@brooklynbornn9488 Dude. I never said I wasn't going to try it.

[@tylervincent2559]

@@brooklynbornn9488 Also I get what you're trying to say but the way you say it is going to rub people the wrong way.

[@brooklynbornn9488]

@@tylervincent2559 yeah well people are soft nowadays . They can take it the wrong way . I know the way that I mean it and I mean no harm . I’m just saying . You shouldn’t have to baby talk people

[@tylervincent2559]

@@brooklynbornn9488 I usually look up multiple reviews as well as gameplay, then I'll make up my own decision. I just don't want to throw $60 at the wall for something I'll play for a few days. I've seen other reviews giving it a better rating so I'll be looking into those as well.

[@UncleSev]

So far, the only good Marvel game we have seen is Sony's Spider-Man game on the PS4/PS5. This is just sad. Thank you for your honest reviews as always.

[@originalbluethelion]

Firstly I have never played the game only watched developer live streams. I find it difficult to believe the characters all play the same due to combat restrictions @8:40 Spider-Man can't open up portals like Magik can, Iron Man can't use the environment like Spider-Man can, and no hero really benefits from redraws like Ironman. And aren't there cards in the game that mitigate damage, like block and conceal, helping to keep your characters alive, so they don't get wounded so often? Also when you highlight the enemies doesn't it tell you which hero they are going to target so you can plan your turns better, to help mitigate your heroes being wounded? I totally understand that combat is not for you which I respect 👍. "Slay the Spire" for me is an amazing game due to the depth of the card system, and I see similarities in here in Midnight Suns, but it's not for everyone. Still looking forward to the game and checking out the combat for myself. Ultimately I respect your opinion, and love your reviews.

[@ACGreviews]

Yep it was very sad. just completely fell apart even with the positives. Also knowing someone is attacking you doesn't stop it from hurting you. If you are out of cards you are out of cards. You don't get to call timsies sadly

[@ArthurGhoul3555]

@@ACGreviews depends if you have a blocking skill You won't take damage or if you stop that guy from attacking you won't take damage.

[@goodguybrian9764]

Was really excited for this, sad to hear it does not hold up like I wanted it to as a marvel xcom like game

[@brooklynbornn9488]

Bro . Play the game for yourself have your own mind … your steam or Xbox or PlayStation library must be very very low if you listen to every review you watch

[@R3TR0J4N]

Same

[@goodguybrian9764]

@@brooklynbornn9488 I literally bought Ragnarok for me and cod to play with the boys, I work on this thing called a wage which means I have to spend my money sparingly so of course I'm going to watch a couple reviews and read up on it before I buy it smh, I love how u come to reviews of games ur already gonna buy to justify your opinion... Kinda sad

[@brooklynbornn9488]

@@goodguybrian9764 I come to reviews to see if reviewers are going to say don’t buy . Which they normally do . Reviewers rush through games to get the reviews out you do understand that right ? It’s nothing “Sad” about it . I have my own mind but I also like to hear other peoples decisions and thoughts . But I don’t let their thoughts overlap my own thoughts

[@brooklynbornn9488]

@@goodguybrian9764 I just don’t like seeing people having their own mind… ahhhhhhhh damn this person said it’s not good so I’m not gonna get it….

[@romanharmon1417]

Another great review. Thanks ACG! It’s almost as if at the very early stages of development they planned for this whole game to be just a mobile game. Probably what they should have stuck with haha

[@ryanwade6052]

Thanks ACG. Taking this off thr wishlist.

[@wolverinescratch]

Are we getting a Callisto protocol review this week?

[@galvanston1]

Great review! I will have to pass on this one for now. Sounds like this is going to be a money pit.

[@emlyndewar]

Pass for now means you’ll buy later? So many games around these days, just forget about this one.

[@WebbyMcWebberson]

Just canceled my preorder, thanks for the review

[@fizzyshellfish5439]

Something I noticed from the clips in this review: Looks like every battle takes place on a perfectly 2-D game board. The fight is in a city, yet every character and enemy sticks to the flat asphalt. There's a fight in a mansion with staircases and balconies, and every character and enemy stays on the flat tiled floor of one level. I understand that a tactics game might not be able to incorporate a huge difference in heights during battles. But what kind of superhero never even jumps up a flight of stairs, or leaps up to a nearby fire escape? I have no interest in this game. But this video is another wonderful example of why ACG is the best game review operation working today. I don't always completely agree with Karrak. But that's fine! The important part is that ACG gets into detail about specifics and breaks those aspects up into digestible segments: graphics, mechanics, audio, storytelling, etc. The folks at ACG do spectacular work and I applaud them.

[@ududy22]

No long range vs short range abilities, no height differences, no size scales, no meaningful destruction, no line of sight... This is a card battler with very little beyond the cards.

[@wickedchymera]

Thank you for the non bias review Now days everyone wants to play a crappy game and not punish the publishers and creators for the unfinished games they put out and again asking for more money for more unfinished content . Guys this is unacceptable!!! If you have a unfinished project, don’t put it out and complain that people don’t like it or giving it thumbs down. Stop looking at consumers like they are only money, we deserve a quality game for the price they are asking

[@thefearmakerlive]

As a fan of Slay the Spire, X-com, and the Midnight Sons Comic run, this is my dream game. Already have the legendary edition ordered. You not liking the level design is a fair criticism, but I never enjoyed XCOM for the level design. I'm all about what can be done tactically, nor do I mind a grind in leveling up my deck over time, as in Slay, you unlocked stuff incrementally based on how far you progressed on a run. Still really excited.

[@dancingslonio]

I totally felt „passion project” vibes from this game so I was pretty optimistic. Sad to hear it’s super super not great.

[@claystrohman]

That's interesting because I got "mobile game" vibes from it

[@erdrick22]

It's actually a passion project like you suspected try it

[@deviantknight7009]

The one time Im gonna do a 180 frlm your opinion. Love the grind its been fun, building teams getting new cards having a personaesque cycle spending time with heroes. Its got heart

[@ahd1095]

Thanks for saving me money love your reviews!

[@hitzkooler15]

Interesting how ACG didnt like the battle mechanics while pretty much every CRPG youtuber agrees that Midnight Suns is excellent in that area

[@DeathCluntch]

Excellent in most boring lack based mechanics take was planning to monetise to sell you cards