FORMAT PS5, PS4 / ETA 7 OCT / PUB 2K GAMES / DEV FIRAXIS GAMES / PLAYERS 1
Delaying Marvel’s Midnight Suns from its original spring release to October was the right call. Not only has it given developer Firaxis Games more time to make its game the best it can be, but a launch during spooky season is perfectly fitting for a title that leans on the dark and supernatural side of the Marvel universe. On top of that, as the Fates would have it, Phase Four of the MCU – namely WandaVision and Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness – has helped prime us for the deepest cut in Marvel’s back catalogue to date to get the triple-A treatment.
It’s a crossover that sees some of the most iconic Avengers team up with a group of lesser-known heroes with ties to the occult, while Doctor Strange’s sorcery makes him the perfect bridge between these two worlds. Don’t expect your typical superhero game; here combat favours tactics over action, and brains over
