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Re: FREE GAME: Marvels Midnight Suns

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Gottfried Neuner <smaug@ereborbbs.duckdns.org> wrote at 22:53 this Tuesday (GMT):
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> On Tue, 11 Jun 2024, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
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>> On Sat, 8 Jun 2024 14:29:18 +0200, Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> On 6/7/2024 8:40 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:
>>>> Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 16:20 this Thursday (GMT):
>>>>> * Marvel?s Midnight Suns
>>>>> https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/marvels-midnight-suns
>>
>>>> Well, I don't like fighting games anyway.
>>
>>> I think it was on Humble just a while ago, wasn't it?
>>
>> Yes, back in January of this year. It came with a free "Doctor
>> Strange" DLC too. I wasn't particularly sanguine about that one
>> either, but at least it offered a substantial expansion in the form of
>> the DLC. Which is more than Epic is offering.
>>
>> I wouldn't really describe "Midnight Suns" as a fighting game, though
>> (well, not anymore than any game with combat is a 'fighting game').
>> It's more akin to a tactical-strategy game, like "XCOM", "Jagged
>> Alliance" or "Phoenix Point". Yes, many of the combat manuevers are
>> melee attacks (supermen like going hand-to-hand when thumping other
>> supermen after all) but it's not like you're ordering each uppercut
>> and kick, Street Fighter-style. It's a game that has a lot of
>> potential and, in fact, was done quite well with the old "Freedom
>> Force" titles back in early 2000s. But "Midnight Suns" ruined its
>> gameplay with -you guessed it- grindy gameplay and lots of MTX.
>>
>>
> I guess most games would be fighting games if you just put your standards 
> right. Even chess is technically a big old fighting game between two 
> groups of bodyguards protecting their respective... uh... target?


I always thought chess was about two warring nations trying to
assassinate the other's leader. I mean, why else would there be a King,
Queen, and Knight?

also this is totally just "every game is a puzzle game" but fighting games lol
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FREE GAME: Marvel�s Midnight Suns Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2024-06-06 12:20 -0400
  Re: FREE GAME: Marvel’s Midnight Suns candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-06-07 18:40 +0000
    Re: FREE GAME: Marvels Midnight Suns Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> - 2024-06-08 14:29 +0200
      Re: FREE GAME: Marvels Midnight Suns candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-06-11 16:10 +0000
        Re: FREE GAME: Marvels Midnight Suns kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> - 2024-06-12 21:08 +0200
      Re: FREE GAME: Marvels Midnight Suns Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2024-06-11 15:34 -0400
        Re: FREE GAME: Marvels Midnight Suns Gottfried Neuner <smaug@ereborbbs.duckdns.org> - 2024-06-12 00:53 +0200
          Re: FREE GAME: Marvels Midnight Suns candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-06-12 06:45 +0000
            Re: FREE GAME: Marvels Midnight Suns kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> - 2024-06-12 21:08 +0200
              Re: FREE GAME: Marvels Midnight Suns candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-06-13 01:40 +0000
            Re: FREE GAME: Marvels Midnight Suns Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2024-06-13 13:27 -0400
              Re: FREE GAME: Marvels Midnight Suns candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-06-14 06:00 +0000
  Re: FREE GAME: Marvels Midnight Suns Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> - 2024-06-08 07:28 -0700

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