The choices reflects Firaxis' decision to adapt Marvel's Midnight Suns event from the early '90s - a somewhat obscure storyline that is nevertheless beloved by a certain segment of fans, including Solomon.Īccording to Solomon, Marvel approached Firaxis with the opportunity to make a game using its characters, offering the famed strategy developer carte blanche to create its own version of the Marvel universe. Strange, Iron Man, Wolverine, Captain America, Magik, Nico, Captain Marvel, and Blade. They are joined by 12 heroes including Ghost Rider, Dr. The Hunter will be able to channel light powers or dark powers, the latter of which can be be very potent but can potentially come at a cost.

Marvel's Midnight Suns casts you as The Hunter - a customizable character who is also the child of Lilith, the story's designated villain. 'The idea was to make the gameplay as fast as we could,' Solomon says, explaining that superhero battles have a certain kinetic pace and energy to them that Firaxis hopes to reflect in Midnight Suns' gameplay.Ī 2K representative describes Marvel's Midnight Suns as a 'single-player focused experience.' It will retain plenty of familiar features like destructible environments, but series staples like permadeath will be out, and many of the mechanics will be entirely new. Instead of a survival horror-like experience in which soldiers battle to stay alive against impossible odds, it will pit superpowered characters like Iron Man and Captain Marvel against large numbers of enemies, with the goal being to take out as many as possible. Subsequent rumors said the game would feature customizable superheroes.Īccording to creative director Jake Solomon, Marvel: Midnight Suns will indeed feature a customizable superhero, and will also flip the script on the typical XCOM experience.

Officially revealed as part of the Opening Night Live presentation leading into Gamescom 2021, the game was first rumored ahead of E3, when 2K's plans seemingly leaked, including a mention that the game would be 'XCOM with Marvel heroes' and would feature famous voice actors.

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