<p>In this episode of <strong>THE BURN</strong>, hosts <a href="https://twitter.com/Icel">Aviv Icel Manoach</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/yushuv">Yehuda Halfon</a> fight a demonic invasion with beloved Marvel heroes in Midnight Suns and discuss game announcements such as the Elden Ring expansion, Final Fantasy 16 previews and early access launch of Kerbal Space Program 2.&nbsp;</p> <p>Original recording date - February 28, 2023.</p> <h3><strong>Game of the Show: Marvel’s Midnight Suns</strong></h3> <p>Published by <a href="https://midnightsuns.2k.com/">Firaxis Games</a>, MSRP $60,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.humblebundle.com/store/marvels-midnight-suns?partner=icel">Buy the game</a> (Humble partner link).</p> <p><em>Midnight Sun</em> is a strange beast. It’s a roleplaying game, a tactical turn-based strategy game, and a deck-building game, all at once. And it works! The good people at Firaxis said to themselves “what if we made Dragon Age, but with Marvel characters and the combat uses cards!”.</p> <p>In the game, the world is under attack by Lilith, the mother of demons, and we play her resurrected child, destined to lead humanity in the battle against her. The Hunter is an original character made for this game and can be customised by the player. The rest of the crew is made of various Marvel comic characters, from the Avengers to Blade, some X-Men and others.</p> <p>The titular “Midnight Suns” are mostly those characters with something to do with magic or the occult, like Magik, Nico and Ghost Rider. The variety of characters is decent, although some of the adaptations are not to my liking - specifically Iron Man and Doctor Strange.</p> <p>Its combat system is exciting and captures well the comic book feel. It’s a tactical combat which uses a deck of cards for attacks, similar to games like Slay the Spire or Monster Train. Using regular attacks fills up the heroic meter for the entire party, which in turn allows you to use heroic ability cards. The game’s characters specialise in different areas of combat, such as single enemy attacks, crowd control, generating hero points, or environmental damage. Team composition becomes important.</p> <p>What the game is lacking compared to its predecessors is its limited combat arenas, which are always just as big as the screen and unlike XCOM have no element of exploration; and the lack of verticality which could have fit very well with the superhero genre.</p> <h3>On the News:</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://kotaku.com/microsoft-nintendo-activision-call-of-duty-xbox-switch-1850140199">Microsoft Signs 10-Year Contract To Bring Xbox Games To Nintendo Consoles</a></li> <li>DLC for Elden Ring: <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/elden-ring-expansion-announced-shadow-of-the-erdtree">Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Expansion Is Officially In Development - IGN</a></li> <li>People get preview copies of FF16: <a href="https://www.polygon.com/23617590/final-fantasy-16-preview-ps5-square-enix">Final Fantasy 16 hands-on preview: Square Enix’s FF16 is pure action - Polygon</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.pcgamesn.com/baldurs-gate-3/digital-deluxe-upgrade-free">Baldur’s Gate 3 digital deluxe upgrade is free as early access reward</a></li> <li>KSP 2 - is in early access but not in a very good state: <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/kerbal-space-program-2-early-access-review">Kerbal Space Program 2 early access review: a catastrophic re-entry | Rock Paper Shotgun</a></li> </ul> <p>--</p> <p>You can subscribe to the podcast feed at <a href="http://theburn.live/">theburn.live</a>, support our shows by visiting <a href="http://support.theburn.live/">support.theburn.live</a> and join our Discord community at <a href="http://discord.theburn.live/">discord.theburn.live</a>.</p> <p>Our theme was created by <a href="http://twitter.com/AnneDorko"><u>@AnneDorko</u></a> with vocals by <a href="http://twitter.com/FishyTwitch"><u>@FishyTwitch</u></a>.</p>