Action games may be the obvious choice for digitally representing Marvel superheroes, given that their world-saving antics usually come down to smashing up amassed evil‑doers. But Firaxis shows with Midnight Suns that turn-based strategy can be an equally effective vehicle for showing off the dynamism of these mask-wearing champions. Add in a generous helping of lore and quality time to get to know an assortment of Marvel’s finest up close and personal, and you have an especially rigorous treatment of this well-trodden source material.
The loop of Midnight Suns is divided into days, and each of those into three phases – an early morning session of resource management at home base, the Abbey, then a mission centred on a turn-based dust-up, and finally an evening of extracurricular activities (except when…
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