That's a price worth paying. (Gaming)

by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Sunday, April 26, 2026, 10:44 (2 hours, 7 minutes ago) @ cheapLEY
edited by Cody Miller, Sunday, April 26, 2026, 10:47

I think this is probably true.

Marathon is fun for a while, but it just gets old and pointless pretty quickly. I've spent far more on games that are fun for far less time.

When did we stop playing games just because they’re fun? I’m over 80 hours in Marathon, and still loving every second of it. I’m still working through contracts and upgrades, but mostly I’m just playing to play at this point because it’s fun.

You should always play a game if it's fun.

I'm saying the fun wore out pretty quickly for me in Marathon. Great shooting mechanics just aren't enough anymore. There are so many games today that provide really rich, multilayered experiences, that a lot of these games with a singular focus on the PvP combat just don't interest me anymore.

PvP was great in Destiny as a part of the whole. PvP on its own is pretty boring. Maybe if this game came out 20 years ago I'd feel differently. Maybe if Marathon's story weren't told through talking heads and lore entries I'd feel differently. I can't think of a worse focus for a game creatively these days than hardcore PvP.