Sony would possibly personal Bungie, however that doesn’t appear to be stopping Bungie from saying its newest mission for Ps, Xbox and PC. In a somewhat stunning reveal in the course of the Ps Showcase, the legendary studio that introduced us Halo and Future is returning to its oldest sequence, Marathon. This might be their first new mission in a decade, so the hype is actual.
The primary Marathon recreation was launched again in 1994 and Bungie would comply with it up with two sequels earlier than being purchased by Microsoft. Within the first recreation, gamers took on the position of a safety officer trying to repel an alien invasion onboard a colony ship named Marathon.
However this new recreation is a bit of totally different. In a small interview on the Playstation Blog, Bungie’s Christopher Barrett says: “We now have an amazing quantity of respect for the unique Marathon video games and, from the very begin, we’ve wished to honor that, particularly the mythology, story, and themes of the world. On the identical time, our imaginative and prescient for this recreation is one thing new. It’s not a direct sequel to the originals, however one thing that definitely belongs in the identical universe and that seems like a Bungie recreation. “
The most important change is that this new Marathon recreation received’t have a singleplayer marketing campaign, focusing solely on participant versus participant motion.
“Marathon is designed from the beginning as a PvP-focused recreation and received’t have a single-player marketing campaign.” mentioned Barrett. “As an alternative, with the PvP expertise as our basis, we’re creating alternatives for player-driven tales to unfold, tales which are built-in with the overarching recreation narrative. We’re constructing a world stuffed with persistent, evolving zones, the place gamers create their very own journey with each run they take. That may imply an unforgettable firefight in opposition to one other crew vying for a similar loot, or a last-second extraction whereas beset on all sides.”
There’s additionally an emphasis on gamers with the ability to impact the world. Barrett offered this instance; “we need to give gamers the prospect to have an effect on these persistent zones and the bigger world consequently. For instance, think about a crew discovering a beforehand undiscovered artifact that, when activated, opens a brand new space of the map for all gamers to discover. In essence, we’re making a recreation the place the actions of gamers can have ramifications for the world and gamers with every unfolding season.”
Barrett wrapped up the quick interview by saying that whereas they don’t have any launch date to share, the following time we see Marathon might be after they have gameplay prepared to point out.
Given Bungie’s success with Future 2 as a live-service recreation and Sony stating that one of many causes they purchased Bungie was to assist out with their quite a few upcoming live-service titles, I feel we are able to safely assume Marathon might be a type of live-service initiatives.
Personally, I’m a bit of deflated. When the Marathon emblem popped up I used to be extremely completely satisfied to see Bungie returning to the sequence and even happier to see them sort out a brand new, singleplayer shooter after so lengthy engaged on Future. The announcement that Marathon will really be a PvP recreation burst my bubble, although. Hopefully as soon as I see the gameplay Bungie will make me a believer.
