Welp. (Gaming)

by cheapLEY , Sunday, April 13, 2025, 08:51 (1 day, 18 hours, 18 min. ago) @ Coaxkez

I admit to being disappointed, despite already anticipating that I would not be playing Marathon anyway. Like, despite all my issues with the direction Bungie took Destiny, I was interested in seeing them tackle an extraction shooter. Those games are extremely fun and tense and thrilling, but they lack long term stakes and goals. We obviously don’t know everything and maybe Bungie will figure it out, but I haven’t seen any real indication that they have.

I do think it’ll be fun, and maybe even something special. I can imagine cool scenarios. Can you imagine having to complete the equivalent of a toned down Dungeon or Raid encounter while also contending with possible PvP encounters? Because I can, and it sounds awesome. And maybe that won’t happen either, but that’s where my mind goes when I think about Bungie making an extraction shooter.

At the end of the day, I’m just out because of what we all know it’ll be. A $40 game, with $20 seasons, $20 skins, lord only knows what else. I’m not paying $100 again to grind out daily objectives. It’s just not an appealing prospect anymore.