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Aug 25, 2021 19:38
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site posted:
Firaxis has confirmed that Magik is in the game but I also can't tell if that's supposed to be her or not.
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Aug 25, 2021 19:49
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i saw her in the trailer, it's just that that doesn't look anything like her so i wasn't sure. e: she does have the sword and arm though so i guess it must be
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Aug 25, 2021 19:50
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Probably a dumb costume for her, the end of the trailer advertised a skin for Blade, I'm betting all the black and gold costumes they're showing are optional.
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Aug 25, 2021 19:55
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Hey Magik and Nico. I'm in. Glad that it's not all OC characters and hopefully you can control and play as the Marvel people while still having the OC as the main protagonist.
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Aug 25, 2021 20:15
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Huh, Midnight Sons was not what I was expecting, but hearing that made that leak make so much more sense. I always liked the supernatural side of Marvel so I am glad its getting a spotlight. Those fancy black and gold costumes at the end were a little much, but all-in-all I'm very interested.
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Aphrodite posted:Here's the trailer too: "Hey we're spending a shitload of money on this Marvel video game, how about this iconic song?" "No, too expensive, just pay for a lovely cover" Looks kind of cool, but not seeing the point of the entire roster of heroes in a Firaxis tactics game unless you perma-lose them in death to "purgatory" or something edit: nevermind quote:In case you're wondering: no, this won't just be an XCOM game with capes. Game lead Jake Solomon told Polygon in an interview that Midnight Suns shares "zero mechanics" with the XCOM series. You'll play missions with up to three other heroes as you develop The Hunter's powers. When you're not in combat, an open-world area will help you form bonds with fellow heroes. And instead of the paranoia and fear that drive XCOM, you're rolling into battle with confidence — there's no permanent character death, for starters. So, they're aiming for a Bioware-esque rpg experience I guess.
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Aug 25, 2021 23:06
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In fairness to them when your roster includes a mutant who can come back from any injury, a man who regularly backs up his mind and a Hellspawned weapon for Heaven, the idea that your team could die just around the corner loses a bit of credibility. Though Marvel games with a bunch of established heroes and Player Insert characters are a mixed bag, I'm hoping less X-Men: Destiny and more Marvel: Avengers Alliance.
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Aug 25, 2021 23:46
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You’ll control your OC(do not steal) for the story, but they said you’ll also be controlling 3 other actual heroes in combat so it’s not that bad. I can hang with that
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JordanKai posted:Firaxis has confirmed that Magik is in the game but I also can't tell if that's supposed to be her or not. Flaming sword so probably.
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omg chael crash posted:You’ll control your OC(do not steal) for the story, but they said you’ll also be controlling 3 other actual heroes in combat so it’s not that bad. I can hang with that So just need to figure out which Marvel character not in the game that the mechanics support creating. Like a Jean Grey, or if the facial options are wild enough a Peter Porker.
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drkhrs2020 posted:"Hey we're spending a shitload of money on this Marvel video game, how about this iconic song?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF9Gr5waAJg See, that's why Paul Heyman had Motorhead record a cover. They coulda used this one.
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Aug 28, 2021 10:11
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I mean, Heyman didn't pay. Anyone. Ever.
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Aug 28, 2021 20:44
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Android Blues posted:That looks extremely cheesy and extremely fun, potentially. Now let me romance my roommate Wolverine, and I'm 100% on board. Basically same except Nico
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Aug 31, 2021 16:31
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Basing this thing off of a set of lovely team up books from the 90s because the lead Firaxis dev loved them sure is a thing. Good on them for coming at it with more of a hook than 'Ultimate Alliance, but XCOM' like I was expecting.
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Aug 31, 2021 17:00
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The cynic in me thinks that they had an idea of which characters they wanted to use and market, and then went looking for a team in the past that most closely resembled it.
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Lobok posted:The cynic in me thinks that they had an idea of which characters they wanted to use and market, and then went looking for a team in the past that most closely resembled it. "We really want to use Iron Man and Wolverine, have they been on any teams?"
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Aug 31, 2021 20:16
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If this game pans out it would be easy enough to make sequels focused on other groups of Marvel heroes. Like a Marvel Knights game with a bunch of the NY street level characters could be neat.
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Aug 31, 2021 20:29
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hcreight posted:If this game pans out it would be easy enough to make sequels focused on other groups of Marvel heroes. Like a Marvel Knights game with a bunch of the NY street level characters could be neat. I want an OG Defenders game where each of the four control wildly different (Hulk, Doctor Strange, Silver Surfer, Namor)
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Aug 31, 2021 21:19
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Retro Futurist posted:"We really want to use Iron Man and Wolverine, have they been on any teams?" Without just being another Avengers game, I mean.
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Aug 31, 2021 21:40
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I won't deny this is a bit of a histrionic reaction on my behalf, but finding out that the game is card-based crashed what little amount of good will I had left A bit ironic how they're trying so hard to go "It's not just Marvel XCOM!" when that's what I loving wanted.
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Sep 1, 2021 13:40
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Who's saying it's card based?
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Sep 1, 2021 13:47
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This got posted over in the XCOM thread. No idea where the screenshot came from, looks like it could be from a magazine.Chairchucker posted:Apparently this still is from Midnight Suns gameplay
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Sep 1, 2021 14:06
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I think there's also a new mobile game coming out, it might be from that.
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Sep 1, 2021 14:14
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I looked around, the gameplay demo is today so it probably got out early. It's effectively an action point system with a bit of RNG thrown in.
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Sep 1, 2021 14:32
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Oh wow, maybe they weren't kidding when they said this would be nothing like X-Com. I'm kind of curious to see how the game plays now.
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Veotax posted:This got posted over in the XCOM thread. No idea where the screenshot came from, looks like it could be from a magazine. it's apparently from the Game Informer cover story on the game. the new issue was released digitally to subscribers yesterday. I don't have a subscription so I can't check myself, but it seems to be real. but either way, the official gameplay reveal is in less than two hours
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eeGFDDU3Hg
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OnimaruXLR posted:I won't deny this is a bit of a histrionic reaction on my behalf, but finding out that the game is card-based crashed what little amount of good will I had left Yeah, I agree. I know it's my problem and all, but I loving hate card-based mechanics in video games, and especially when they are actually represented with cards. I was really looking forward to Midnight Suns, but I did kinda also just want Marvel XCOM.
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catlord posted:Yeah, I agree. I know it's my problem and all, but I loving hate card-based mechanics in video games, and especially when they are actually represented with cards. I was really looking forward to Midnight Suns, but I did kinda also just want Marvel XCOM. same. I know it's just the same thing as choosing skills, but something about *loving cards* is just a big turn off.
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I really hate cards. The little peek didn't look too bad though, but why cards instead of just regular menus? That actress for Nico sounded like the same person from the TV show. That would be cool if that's the case.
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Sep 1, 2021 21:57
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Codependent Poster posted:I really hate cards. The little peek didn't look too bad though, but why cards instead of just regular menus?
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Sep 1, 2021 22:20
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If I wanted to play cards I'd just...well...play some loving cards.
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Not knowing anything about cars mechanics work, it looks(???) like it's made to prevent the xcom problem of having best builds by randomizing what skills characters get, it just uses a really stupid looking ui for it? Am I in the ballpark with that interpretation?
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Card-based? loving barf.
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Genuine question: why is card-based gameplay such a turn-off for so many people? Is it the looming threat of microtransactions and pay-to-win design?
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Sep 2, 2021 00:42
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I’m even MORE excited because of the cards
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JordanKai posted:Genuine question: why is card-based gameplay such a turn-off for so many people? Is it the looming threat of microtransactions and pay-to-win design? For me, it's all to do with player agency. If I make a stupid choice and the game punishes me for it, fair cop. When my choices are artificially limited to begin with, I lose interest. I play video games to have the freedom and control that I might lack elsewhere in life, so being restricted to a few actions decided by RNG is a layer of bullshit I don't need in my entertainment. As has been said, Marvel X-com is a perfectly solid concept. Why can't we just have that?
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