By See you starside
Bungie is venturing into the extraction shooter realm with Marathon, a PvPvE reinterpretation of its beloved sci-fi franchise from the 1990s.
It was thrilling to finally witness the game in motion during the recent presentation, but truth be told, we feel Bungie did not adequately articulate the deeper complexities of this forthcoming shooter.
Although we didn’t get to engage with the game at the recent previews, we’ve been combing through various articles and videos from those who did, and it was at that moment we truly began to feel enthusiasm for Bungie’s new journey.
Be it the runner abilities and their unexpected departure from typical hero-shooter tropes, or the mechanics of loot acquisition and its connection to overall game progression, we’ve condensed all essential information about Marathon into a comprehensive yet concise video available on our YouTube channel.
While there’s a lot more we are eager to discover about Marathon, we are anxious to try it ourselves. Yes, it’s a daring frontier, and Sony is likely still feeling the repercussions of Concord.
Nonetheless, Bungie may be aiming for a three-peat in transporting a primarily PC gaming experience to console. They succeeded with FPS games like Halo; they did it with looter shooter MMOs such as Destiny; can they now achieve it within the extraction shooter category?
We are aware that there are impressive extraction shooters available on PS5, like Hunt: Showdown 1896, but this genre has yet to gain traction on consoles as significantly as Escape from Tarkov has on PC.
It’s quite a niche genre, we must admit, but if anyone has the potential to create an engaging and intricate extraction shooter experience, it’s Bungie. Based on everything we’ve gathered about Marathon, it certainly seems to have a strong foundation. Take a look at the video and share if it shifts your perspective.
Will you be purchasing it upon its release on September 23rd, 2025? Or is the yet-to-be-revealed price a significant hurdle for you? Share your thoughts and stash them in the comments section below.
Having pledged allegiance to PlayStation with the launch of the PS4, our resident content creator and Irn-Bru enthusiast prides himself on being a modern-day Sony aficionado. However, despite completing eight playthroughs of The Last Of Us, the absence of a Platinum trophy remains his greatest embarrassment.