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10/20/2022 2:11:47 PM
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Good news for fans of Bungie's Marathon games.
"According to sources, Bungie is set to bring back the Marathon series with a new game that will be a 3-man squad extraction-based shooter.
The title is in a pre-alpha state, sources said, but it could be announced at any point given the industry’s competition for talent.
Marathon takes place on a planet that was previously home to a human colony that vanished, with humans (now sparse) using highly-customization cyborgs called “Runners” to gather loot, it was said.
It’s understood that the gameplay loop of Marathon is similar to most extraction-based shooters; choose a mission, buy and choose your loadout, drop into the map, hunt for loop and complete missions, and then extract safely.
Just like with most extraction-based shooters, it’s understood that you lose all of your loot if you’re unfortunate enough to die.
The game is intended to be the “ultimate example of a living game”, it was said. Seasonal rewards and progression will be a huge part of the game, which isn’t surprising considering Bungie’s success with the Destiny series and its live services.
This will be the first non-Destiny title the studio has developed in over a decade.
Marathon was first released in 1994, with two sequels to the title coming in 1995 and 1996. The original title achieved around 200,000 units sold by 2002.
In 2019, Bungie CEO Pete Parsons suggested in an IGN interview that the studio will have a new game by 2025. “So, by 2025 we have a pretty specific path to make sure we transform Destiny and that we have other franchises within the marketplace.”, Parsons said.""
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I'm excited to try this newly announced Marathon!
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Huge W. The art style of Marathon is incredible, I can’t wait to see how it translates today. Current Bungie gunplay in a more grounded game has the potential to feel phenomenal. Extraction is an interesting take and can work, I do hope it has straight PvP modes as well to compliment it though. The amount of disdain on here is scary and unhealthy, if you hate a dev so much hop off of their forums.
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Edited by f3: 10/20/2022 6:28:57 PMRetelling the story of the Marathon Trilogy with modernized gameplay would’ve been really cool. This live service thing does not sound really cool. It’s gross that this is what they chose to do with the IP. We could’ve had a nice, self-contained narrative, but no. It [i]has[/i] to be another shitty live service. “Good news” my -blam!-. I bet they won’t even make control the run key, the heathens.
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It's not a traditional Marathon game. Everyone who worked on Marathon is gone. How is this exciting news for Marathon fans?
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3 RepliesIf it was old bungie (with the actual creators of Marathon) I’d probably be more interested in it
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Shove it. Oni when?
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Love how all the responses are just "ew, live service." Proud of you Offtopic :)
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You had me in the first half, not gonna lie.
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2 Replies[quote]It’s understood that the gameplay loop of Marathon is similar to most extraction-based shooters; choose a mission, buy and choose your loadout, drop into the map, hunt for loop and complete missions, and then extract safely. Just like with most extraction-based shooters, it’s understood that you lose all of your loot if you’re unfortunate enough to die.[/quote] So, Division Dark Zone with missions but no PVP.
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1 ReplySo in other words they're going to wreck it. Marathon is not team-based. It's not an extraction shooter. It was one of the first good 3D games. I don't hold out much hope for it being any good under current Bungle management. Oh yeah, it didn't have an Eververse either.
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[quote]The game is intended to be the “ultimate example of a living game”, it was said. Seasonal rewards and progression will be a huge part of the game, which isn’t surprising considering Bungie’s success with the Destiny series and its live services.[/quote] Welp, I was thinking it sounded pretty nifty until you said this. I’ll pass.
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1 Reply[quote]The game is intended to be the “ultimate example of a living game”, it was said. Seasonal rewards and progression will be a huge part of the game[/quote] Gross, I'm out.
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[quote]It’s understood that the gameplay loop of Marathon is similar to most extraction-based shooters; choose a mission, buy and choose your loadout, drop into the map, hunt for loop and complete missions, and then extract safely.[/quote] So, GTFO... but Marathon flavored. [i]Gross[/i]
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Live service. No longer hyped.
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🙀 [spoiler]desriny kwiller?[/spoiler]
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I saw this yesterday - very excited. Never played an extraction shooter and live service is definitely different for the series but I’m interested to see what they come up with. Destiny 2 is one of the only live service games I try to keep up with, and I still play the old Halo’s practically like they’re a live service, so I trust Bungie enough to pull it off well
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It’s the next Destiny killer.
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Bungie games have always been bad and they always will be
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eeriearcade🔫🦇 - old
So, Marathon revival, Destiny transformation and Matter (whatever that ends up being). They’ve got a lot going on. Is it planned to be 3 franchises by 2025 or is there something else I’ve missed? -
Edited by Ion, Disciple of Melvin: 10/20/2022 3:20:38 PMIt was going good till it said live service. It’s hard enough playing one…
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They talked about a second game a while back. Guess this is it.
