If you were thrilled by last week’s announcement of a tactical role-playing video game starring Marvel superheroes, the good news is: you’ll stay excited. 2K Games has revealed the Midnight sunshine‘first game trailer, featuring an unlikely variety of Avengers, X Men, and more against the demons …from hell. But why worry when you share a community bathroom? Ghost rider?
As the trailer shows, once the best Marvel character is awakened by the best of Marvel to stop the demon queen Lillith, will you all move to a headquarters called Abbey, where everyone just got together? I mean, look at this picture above: Dr. Strange is reading a book. Robbie Reyes (the current Ghost Rider) and Runaways witch Nico Minoru creep into the bar. Captain Marvel is checking his phone. Guys: A demon invasion is currently taking place and Captain Marvel is checking his phone.
For me, this is amazing. Apparently, not only will you hear small snippets of conversation with your roommates between missions: the other roommates are Iron Man, Wolverine, Doctor Strange, Captain America, Blade, and X-Men Magik, but you develop relationships with them. the course of the game, which seems crucial to improving your arsenal of moves and powers. Look, I should just let him see it (here’s one shorter version if you have little time):
The idea of “leveling up” walking in the backyard with Tony Stark and doing yoga with Magik sounds fabulous. As for the combat itself, it looks as exciting as any direct action video game. I’m a little wary of how the player’s moves and attacks are defined by a random assortment of cards, but the way you use the environment to your advantage adds a layer to the tactical game you didn’t expect. If you are wondering why the hell this game is called Midnight sunshine, by the way, is because it is based on a rather dark Marvel comic book series from the 90s, where a group of significantly lesser-known heroes fought Lilith and her army of demons. Don’t worry.
Midnight sunshine it is currently being released next March.
Wondering where our RSS feed was going? You can choose the new one here.
G / O Media may receive a commission