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Otter said:

BraLoD said:

Regardless of how good or not this game turns to be, it'll carry the Concord mark with it, at least during the first months reception. Putting it behind a $40 paywall will surely bring even more insecurity during launch.

I dunno what they could have done, but if it fails early on like Concord, even if not in the same level of failure, it'll fully consolidate a lot of people perception that Sony multiplayer = failure (even as Helldivers 2 is a massive success) and this will snowball out of control.

Being free to play would certianly be a no way back situation too, but I guess they could make it really cheaper for the first 6 months to see if they can bring an audience and plan ahead from that.

Everytime I read about this game it feels like a big failure in the making, even if it turns out to be a decent game, which Concord actually sounded like it was too.

I wouldn't make comparison to Concord which had a lot less going for it. The closed beta for this had 80k players, there's clearly an audience eager to try it and see what becomes of it, which is not the same for Concord. It helps that its not exclusive (less online negativity) and that there isn't much culture war debates making it a target of even more negativity. Ultimately though it's not really my genre so I won't speak much on its potential

Yeah, the big difference, aside from genre, is that Concord came from a new and unproven studio. Marathon, on the other hand, even if reception is lukewarm at best, has the Bungie name is behind it. It's a company name that still carries a certain amount of weight.

I played the game yesterday before this, I'm assuming, final closed beta, and I can only say it is substantially better than the last beta. However, is the game better than Arc Raiders? Currently, no. Not by a long shot.

It will really depend on how much worthy content is available at launch and if there's any hidden aces up Bungie's sleeve that they're holding close to the chest for now.

Another big thing Marathon has going for it unlike Concord is that for the most part, the hero shooter genre had grown cold by the time the game released. Other than Marvel Rivals. The extraction shooter genre on the other hand is currently gaining major momentum.