During this year’s Evo, Arc System Works revealed the final team coming to Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls: The Midnight So – er, Samurai Outriders. Alongside Ghost Rider, it includes Blade, Deadpool and, strangely enough, Loki. Check out the reveal trailer below.
If that sounds like a motley group without any sense of cohesion, you’re right, and Episode Mode, the game’s de facto story, focuses on how they start working together. As for their fighting styles, Blade harnesses Muramasa, which must be unsealed to deal significant damage, but he can also throw a stake to stop enemies in their tracks.
Loki, just like in the MCU, is all about illusions and magic. When he’s not countering foes, he’s using ice and fire attacks while moving around quickly to take advantage. As for Deadpool, he’s about as you’d expect – specializing in guns, swords, and more, though you need to beware of self-damage. Why do some of his moves resemble other fighting game characters? A mystery for another time, perhaps.
Throughout all this, we can see one of the new stages, Asgard, which features iconic locations like Yggdrasil and the Bifrost Bridge. But perhaps the most exciting news coming out of this is an open beta from July 24th to 26th for PS5 and PC (which requires a PlayStation account). Loki and Deadpool won’t be available, but you can harness Blade.
It goes live a week before the game’s launch on August 6th, so stay tuned for more details and character guide videos. Check out Ms Marvel’s repertoire here in the meantime.
