Have you ever been questioning what a full match of Marathon seems like? We partnered with Future YouTuber Skarrow9 to carry you simply that, which you will discover within the video linked above.
It’s been a wierd two weeks for Bungie’s Marathon, the extraction shooter the Future studio simply re-revealed on April 12. After largely constructive (although skeptical of the sport’s means to achieve the present market) previews — together with ours — sentiment across the reveal even has been fairly low.
One of many greatest fears gamers appear to have is that the sport shall be too intense and too excessive octane for the common fan to take pleasure in. However whereas the sport is hardcore, there may be loads of downtown for gamers to catch their breath and loosen up away from the specter of different gamers. Sadly, resulting from Bungie’s group spotlight video in the course of the reveal, flashy trailer, and time restrictions on content material creators’ video lengths, the high-stress participant versus participant fight is all followers actually noticed over the course of the reveal weekend.
After seeing the confusion across the sport’s identification and speaking to our stellar video crew right here at epicgamejourney, we determined the very best route was to take the footage I seize throughout my time at Bungie for the sport’s preview occasion, and switch it over to a channel and creator that focuses on Marathon content material. I reached out to YouTuber Skarrow9.
Skarrow is understood for fixing a few of Future 2’s most concerned secrets and techniques after which creating guides on how different gamers can observe in his footsteps. He’s additionally been concerned in Marathon playtests on and off for months and has been one of the outstanding and profitable solvers for Bungie’s extraordinarily detailed Marathon ARGs.
The aim with Skarrow was to point out a single match with no cuts* (three minutes of looting are lacking from the video resulting from time restrictions, however the move of the match stays unchanged). As somebody who didn’t know what to anticipate once I first performed the sport at Bungie, I felt folks ought to see what it seems like from the second you drop into the map to the second you extract.
The video additionally options commentary from Skarrow and myself, discussing issues we thought warranted additional clarification. All of it comes collectively to point out a reasonably good illustration of a mean Marathon match, with loads of looting, taking up PvE enemies, and clearing out different squads of gamers.
As for when different gamers can get their palms on the sport, the primary official Marathon alpha check begins on Wednesday for gamers in North America, and has restricted entry. Bungie has, nonetheless, promised that extra gamers will have the ability to check the sport out earlier than its Sept. 23 launch date.
Disclosure: This text is feasible resulting from footage epicgamejourney was capable of seize at a Marathon preview occasion held at Bungie’s headquarters in Bellevue, Washington, from April 2-4. Bungie supplied epicgamejourney’s journey and lodging for the occasion. You could find further details about epicgamejourney’s ethics coverage right here.
