Overall it looks like the re - reveal of Marathon is being met with some positive sentiment.

An open beta the week before its release is going to be pivotal. Arc Raiders opening up the market for extraction shooters should also benefit Marathon when it launches.

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.

Oh good more characters coming. Figured that was the case anyway, but was surprised there wasn't any character teases over the past couple of months or even at TGA.

I actually think the last Marathon video was good, the maps 4 and specially 2 with the open marsh and somber feel look good. The corpses decomposing and this being a hint of how long the player died there sound clever. Making floors levels have different materials so you can know which floor the enemy is into by listening to it is cool.

But I went to the recent posts in social media and... exactly like I expected, it was basically only people rooting for it to fail and bringing Concord up.

Concord is not their fault, but it's a reality they will have to deal with, so a $40 day one price... yeah, mostly only people already into Bungie and following it should be comfortable to spend this when "Sony multiplayer" pretty much brings at least some concern.

It puzzles me they still haven't announced more, I mean, it has 8 chars since the first announcement, of course they'll have more lol.

I wonder if they read my feedback already... loved the beta.