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InsertPotPun posted:if they did nothing but make dlc for this game i would buy it all but google and youtubes tell me it failed? Yeah. Large chunks its potential audience, being Marvel fans and XCOM fans, didn't want to give it a try for various reasons.
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Burning Rain posted:I just wish they'd have done a roguelike mode dlc or patch before moving on... I could see something like this if they got to do a second DLC season, but that was never in the cards. The first round was stuff already in the pipeline before launch, and it was clear shortly after release that the game was gonna flop.
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love it. almost to the end. the friendship thing is tedious because the answer is always obvious and there's no rewards for making enemies. there's no variety. i should be able to get different rewards for losing friends. like the light and dark system. i avoided this game at first because i'm bad at deck building. but it's easy to use and the difficulty isn't xcom levels, thank god. i was expecting to constantly be one mission away from losing at all times. it's actually flexible and the added environmental things were fun too. i still hate pulling a bad hand. it's rare you'll get a useless hand but you can, and will, pull bullshit hands. that's another reason, the randomness of card based games always falls against me. i have NO luck. they did tease daredevil, i'm mad that's not happening. it seems a good "hype" property for marvel? you know they release a new dlc right around the time they release a new show about lesser known character? because i can see this being a constantly updated game like they tried to do with the "avengers" game. you know what i would like? walls. i want to be able to batter someone through a wall. i will throw someone into an aquarium. i want to punch a gorilla through a window so he gets hit by a car. anyway: A++ would reccomend
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May 16, 2024 01:52
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Codependent Poster posted:Magik is not ace in the comics. She's bi or possibly pan. She's most likely Pan, due to, I think it was an x of swords issue of New Mutants where she's literally walking up to people going "Do you want to make out?" and them all turning her down for reasons, except for one whos just to busy. There was also her and Leah in that secret wars wall series where they ran off together to be together, but that doesn't really count. One thing the game does do, is have her be a level of autistic. That way that's hard to pick up, but her reaction to the party reminded me of how a coworker explained why she wouldn't' come to the xmas party. Just overwhelming in so many ways. Though she would just curl up on a corner rather than destroying everything.
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May 16, 2024 04:45
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She literally pounces on Kate Pryde when Kate is resurrected, and people were reading into their relationship decades before the Krakoa era
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May 16, 2024 07:58
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The deck really isn’t a deck builder in the intimidating way that something like Slay the Spire is where to properly execute you have to keep your deck size low and think about what cards are where. It’s more like an ability selector then the game randomizes when you can do them. You aren’t punished for building your deck too big because you can’t and it’s much more about which heroes you bring. I’d say it’s a lot closer to an action economy game similar to xcom rather than slay the spire. I know it’s a mashup between those two (and I love it) I just think people bounce off the idea of a deck builder when really that’s not what the game is about.
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I said this on fb, but I've met a surprising number of people who honestly thought midnight suns was like Hearthstone or Gwent. They just heard card and thought it was a gatcha or something. And my headcannon is Illyana and Kate are totally gaybones for each other. Also Kate and Rachael. Xmen is just a giant polycule off panel.
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May 16, 2024 13:37
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Tom Tucker posted:The deck really isn’t a deck builder in the intimidating way that something like Slay the Spire is where to properly execute you have to keep your deck size low and think about what cards are where. It’s more like an ability selector then the game randomizes when you can do them. You aren’t punished for building your deck too big because you can’t and it’s much more about which heroes you bring. I’d say it’s a lot closer to an action economy game similar to xcom rather than slay the spire. That randomness with the abilities was the dealbreaker for me. Although, since the heroes can't miss, the RNG needs to be elsewhere.
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I remember finding a deck building guide for the heroes and it clicked how they were supposed to work and some heroes (Ghost Rider) really shot up in effectiveness for me. Sadly Captain Marvel still kind of drops off by mid-game.
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Sandepande posted:That randomness with the abilities was the dealbreaker for me. Although, since the heroes can't miss, the RNG needs to be elsewhere. The randomness inherent to your hand is ok (especially since it opens up Redraw as a mechanic) ; but the random affixes to cards outside of battle is awful. The only thing I really disliked about the game - grinding resources so I can upgrade upgraded cards in the hope of rolling a good modif oh gently caress you +1 Heroism generation AGAIN ?!
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May 27, 2024 19:36
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Searching for RNG in all the wrong places. I want my missed 95% chance shots back.
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May 27, 2024 22:26
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A new "what if XCOM but supers" game is coming out tomorrow: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2081080/Capes/ It got an 80% from PC Gamer: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/capes-review/ Hope it does better that MS. Kobal2 posted:The randomness inherent to your hand is ok (especially since it opens up Redraw as a mechanic) ; but the random affixes to cards outside of battle is awful. The only thing I really disliked about the game - grinding resources so I can upgrade upgraded cards in the hope of rolling a good modif oh gently caress you +1 Heroism generation AGAIN ?! Yeah, that was hosed. Megazver fucked around with this message at 22:37 on May 27, 2024 |
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Yeah I played the Capes demo in one of the steamfests and thought it was great. Really looking forward to it.
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Deptfordx posted:Yeah I played the Capes demo in one of the steamfests and thought it was great. I know ChristopherOdd who's a big XCOM streamer seemed to enjoy it. And one of the first comments on his first episode on it said it looked cool but worried about the Cultural Marxism because the only two heroes he got to use in the first mission were respectively black and a lady. 
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May 28, 2024 13:34
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Dawgstar posted:I know ChristopherOdd who's a big XCOM streamer seemed to enjoy it. And one of the first comments on his first episode on it said it looked cool but worried about the Cultural Marxism because the only two heroes he got to use in the first mission were respectively black and a lady. Me walking out of a maternity ward: gently caress, whole lotta cultural marxism in these hospitals, ay!
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May 28, 2024 13:38
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Dawgstar posted:I know ChristopherOdd who's a big XCOM streamer seemed to enjoy it. And one of the first comments on his first episode on it said it looked cool but worried about the Cultural Marxism because the only two heroes he got to use in the first mission were respectively black and a lady. Only 9 of the 16 heroes are white men? Help, help, I'm being repressed!
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hello thread I'm loving LOVING this game, what a surprise. X-com + Superheroes + TCG? the nerd trifecta please don't spoil if it sucks after hour 50 or whatever, I'm 5 hours in and I'm enjoying it a lot. I got it as a gift, otherwise it wouldn't be in my radar until it was free on GamePass or something. couple questions: - I have the regular edition, but are the DLCs/Season Pass worth the extra $$$? or is the base game enough content? I'm kinda interested in Storm, but the rest of the guys I could do without. (Morbius? cmon). The Legendary Edition is currently on sale but it's a full purchase, I don't get credit for owning the base edition, so it would be like buying the whole thing again... - I've been getting choices for Dark/Light, what are these affecting? Seems like Light is just "Do-gooder" responses, and Dark is "antihero seriousness", and maybe these will unlock powers? Will Dark turn me evil or change the story in any meaningful way?
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I keep meaning to buy this game. how does Midnight Suns stack up to the Ultimate Alliance series? what I like about MUA is collecting the dudes, making cool teams of dudes, unlocking outfits for the dudes, leveling up the dudes what I like most tho is super hero video games where you make your own OC looking dude from costume elements and weird powers, a la City of Heroes. I think there is a blank slate main character you build up on, but how much customization does it have?
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It's as cool as the first two ultimate alliance games, the third was was garbage.
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Comfy Fleece Sweater posted:
The DLCs as a whole add a whole other series of main quests while adding 4 characters to the roster (Deadpool, Venom, Morbius, Storm). The added characters are pretty good mechanically, with the exception of Deadpool IMHO. They all bring in more upgrade options to the Abbey which are all pretty good. I played through the DLC on a second playthrough of the whole game and thought it was well done - but I wasn't wanting for content from the base game when I played it at launch, the game is long and has a lot of depth. Dark/Light will unlock different Cards for the Hunter. Dark cards typically do a lot of damage but can add drawbacks to the Hunter, Light cards are typically focused around buffing the team and heals. There are also more neutral "Power" cards for balanced Hunters that are focused around Knockback and battlefield control. My favorite Hunter build was focused on a "power" build, not light or dark. Being Light / Dark can also have benefits in your friendship growth with the other Heroes, some like Light side responses, while some appreciate dark responses. Storywise, I wouldn't really worry about it, there are different lines depending on whether you're Light or Dark, but the story is largely the story. wizard2 posted:I keep meaning to buy this game. how does Midnight Suns stack up to the Ultimate Alliance series? Lots of outfits and color palletes for all the heroes. Both for battle and casual outfits for hanging out in the Abbey between missions. In terms of making your own OC, that's not really in Midnight Suns. The character you play, The Hunter, is truly a character - not a silent protagonist. They have a personality, a history, and a story. The Hunter was born in 1694 and was a legendary hero in the 1700s that has been brought to the modern era. They have a defined power set utilizing the magic in their bloodline, their magical training from being raised by two witches, and they dual-wield swords. You can customize their appearance, and develop a more granular build by choosing what cards you bring into battle. You can change the Hunter's outfit - whether that outfit and their swords are medieval themed, tech-themed, or something more exotic - but fundamentally, they're a hero that uses two-swords.
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Manually save in a new slot at the start of every day. There's still a bug or two around. Here's a good post with a list of mods you might want to consider: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3978943&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=84#post536951128 Start off without them at the start and start installing them once you understand why someone would want to install one. I installed them one by one during the course of my game until I ended up with almost of the ones in that post. The resource economy in this game is kinda messed up. (They keep claiming they've never-ever-ever planned on MTXing them and I still don't believe them.)
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wizard2 posted:I keep meaning to buy this game. how does Midnight Suns stack up to the Ultimate Alliance series?
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Inferior posted:You can’t change the protagonist’s backstory or power set, but you can give them an incredible 1980s bouffant hairstyle. sick! thank you  Azubah posted:It's as cool as the first two ultimate alliance games, the third was was garbage. I disagree on 3 and I actually had a lot of fun with it... but I respect your opinion on Midnight Suns MORE because you DID hate 3, if that makes sense. sold! 
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Inferior posted:You can’t change the protagonist’s origin story or power set, but you can give them an incredible 1980s bouffant hairstyle. Although you can focus on one side of their powers and neither side I feel like is demonstrably worse than the other, save maybe if you get into the min-maxing weeds which you don't need to worry about except on the highest level.
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The game is easy enough that you can gently caress around with pretty much any heroes and still have a good time.
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Megazver posted:Manually save in a new slot at the start of every day. There's still a bug or two around.
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Air Skwirl posted:Thanks for linking back to that, because it meant I got to rewatch this gem. It works for both Midnight Suns AND Guardians of the Galaxy.
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The guardians game was pretty drat good too.
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Guardians was so well written it's kind of crazy
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I didn't understand the gameplay elements of the guardians game. I only played it an hour or two but it seemed shallow enough that you might as well watch someone else play the game instead. What was I missing?
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KPC_Mammon posted:I didn't understand the gameplay elements of the guardians game. I only played it an hour or two but it seemed shallow enough that you might as well watch someone else play the game instead. What was I missing? Starlord himself is a bit lame especially in the very beginning. But you get abilities to command your team to do stuff. Those attacks inflict stuff like debuffs which have synergies.
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Yeah, it's fun calling in the rest of the team for the different attacks and the Huddle Up mechanic is a delight. The first time I got Never Gonna Give You Up I about fell out of my chair.
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Star lord is there to be a lens to see the rest of the characters and then be the emotional heart for the finale so it feels a bit like you were bringing that family together. Game was amazing. The mic drop going into the final mission was amazing. Has anyone here played capes? May just do a second Midnight Suns run or a 15th xcom2 run feeling that squad strategy itch.
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Tom Tucker posted:Has anyone here played capes? May just do a second Midnight Suns run or a 15th xcom2 run feeling that squad strategy itch. I've only got three of the characters thus far but I'm really enjoying it. Enough so that when I quit I think "Man, I wish I was playing Capes." Some people don't like how the in-game models look when they're used for cutscenes or the voice acting, but I think that's just being overly critical about a studio with their level of resources. It doesn't detract and the acting's honestly not bad for my money. (If they'd gone with all comic art for the cutscenes instead of just some of them, that would have been preferable.)
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Just another vote for Guardians of the Galaxy being a superb experience. It’s an ok “game” at best, and I ran into a few bugs in the endgame levels, but the dialogue and the characters are so much fun, it was better than any marvel movie since… well, since <whatever you think the last good Marvel movie was >
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