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Will Marathon Review Better Than ARC Raiders?

Will Marathon Review Better Than ARC Raiders?

  • Marathon will review better than ARC Raiders (comment what review average you think it will receive)

  • Marathon will review worse than ARC Raiders (comment what review average you think it will receive)

  • Marathon will review the same as ARC Raiders (87)

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I mean...just like with the Vailgurad and cocncord...and in the opposite way with Arc...there are infiltrated people in games media that are going to push a narrative/agenda; fake review scores. Marathon screams like a 7/10 game anyway.
 
Marathon could review better and still not be better or perform better. I do not think it will be better than ARC raiders though. I thought ARC had great aesthetics and a good tutorial, but I hated the pvp aspect. marathon has no aesthetic appeal and has PvP that looks bad.
 
clarky said:
Eh?

Your post is making my brain hurt.

If you enjoy a game im fairly certain you'd be able to find a few players out of the 8 billion folks on the planet to play with regardless of review score.
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But if the game is not popular then there are less people play it I mean isn't what happened with game like Concord?
 
Danjin44 said:
But if the game is not popular then there are less people play it I mean isn't what happened with game like Concord?
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Concord just wasn't very good. Review scores are meaningless at the best of times, doubley so for MP games.
 
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BennyBlanco said:


Just look at the replies to this tweet. People HATE this game.
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I feel like all people do on that platform is talk shit and hate, lmao. It doesn't look as bad anywhere else. Majority probably aren't even real people at this point, lol.
 
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yurinka said:
No, because even it ends being the best game ever, as we already seen it will get shit from:
  • Xbox, Nintendo, PC fanboys hating whatever Sony does
  • Xbox fanboys who hate to see Bungie bought by Sony
  • PC fanboys who hate PlayStation
  • Bungie fanboys who hate to see Bungie working in something that isn't Destiny 2 or 3
  • Bungie fanboys who hate to see they sold the company to Sony
  • PlayStation fanboys who hate to see Sony releasing games (and day one) outside PS
  • PlayStation fanboys who hate to see Sony working on multiplayer games
  • PlayStation fanboys who hate to see Sony working on GaaS titles
Arc Raiders didn't have all that against it
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  • Players who hate forced brain dead aim assist(s).
 
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It's Bungie… I think the game will be good but the real question is will people be willing to abandon arc raiders, battlefield 6, Fornite or call of duty to start playing it?

And that's the challenge most of these online based games have now.
 
MatrixReloaded101 said:
It's Bungie… I think the game will be good but the real question is will people be willing to abandon arc raiders, battlefield 6, Fornite or call of duty to start playing it?

And that's the challenge most of these online based games have now.
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I think they'll get a small percentage from each of those games, but I think the bigger question is whether they can attract Bungie fans / Destiny fans / Halo fans. There's a significant market there if they can pull them in.
 
Mid 60s to low 70s. Game journalists will use the release as an opportunity to soapbox about Bungie's various problems and Sony's live service woes. But it's no more than they deserve.
 
Tiago Rodrigues said:
Your post has nothing to do with reviews.
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My post applies to both user reviews and gaming media reviews.

Tiago Rodrigues said:
Also, the bolded...how do you explain games like Helldivers 2?
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Opinions of anti-Sony fanboys and haters aren't representative of the whole playerbase at all, they are just a tiny noisy portion.

Helldivers 2 got a 82 MC metascore, 7.5 MC user score and so far 76.63% positive Steam reviews, which are pretty mediocre. Many people laughed at it before launch and said it was going to tank.

But in sales it has been the fastest selling Sony game ever and seems to be on track to be Sony's best selling and top grossing game ever.

Tiago Rodrigues said:
All your points are bubbles that are meaningless in the end.
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Yes, haters and fanboys are often noisy and toxic but a tiny portion of the userbase, whish isn't representative of the total gamer userbase, which explains the frequent big differences between media reviews, user reviews and game sales.

MiguelItUp said:
But I definitely think people should give up the whole Concord thing, go give that to Highguard, lol.
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Its reveal trailer got 20M views very quickly, over half a million people applied to its open alpha even if it was limited to NA. In a few hours Marathon got top 10 in Steam Global top sellers (top 5 if you only count paid games) just with preorders.

Make sure Marathon won't tank hard like Concord despite very likely is going to receive harsh and worse than deserved media and user reviews independently if good or not.
 
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I don't think it will, Bungie is a studio that people love to hate and criticize, its a Playstation studio, and the game had a few controversies surrounding it. But I want to believe the game will turn out good. The price point feels right and the impressions I've read so far is that the game isn't a disaster, even great at times. I want to say Bungie/Sony will support this game in the long run, but who knows after Concord. When their back is against the wall, Bungie can pull off really amazing things. I'm hoping Marathon is one of them, now that I've grown to enjoy extraction games thanks to Arc.
 
AllOuttaBubbleGum said:
Reddit has entered the chat.

At least on X you're not banned for going against the herd.
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Arc is lightening in a bottle, it's resonating with so many gamers that wouldn't usually touch a online only game nevermind an extraction shooter to boot. Everything shown so far from Marathon looks average and let's not forget it's a FPS Vs third person as well which limits it's appeal some what.
 
Reviewers rarely deviate from the mainstream except in cases of IdPol. I reckon this will get about 78-82.

Divisive but still pander to Bungie fanatics
 
Lol, not a chance. Marathon is dead at a minimum of 2 months. Just the most uninspired looking cash grab.

I miss when the good ol' days of Bungie made good single player games, and not live service shit.
 
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I have no idea. Gameplay wise, it will likely be solid as Bungie for all its flaws, tends to nail gameplay.

Whether they can wrap that up in a compelling game with rewarding loops…. Remains to be scene (see, Destiny for a 10 years of still not figuring out how to design loot consistently).
 
Physiognomonics said:
Yes, sub 80 metacritic score. 74-79
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It won't get this low because reviewers are pulled to 8 - 8.5 range.

Everyone knows Marathon has the potential to compete with ARC Raiders - Best case scenario.

Everyone knows Marathon has the potential to compete with Hunt Showdown - Worst case scenario.

That's why these games get so few 10/10s and so few 7/10s. Games critics don't understand PvP so they play it safe.
 
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yurinka said:
Opinions of anti-Sony fanboys and haters aren't representative of the whole playerbase at all, they are just a tiny noisy portion.

Helldivers 2 got a 82 MC metascore, 7.5 MC user score and so far 76.63% positive Steam reviews, which are pretty mediocre. Many people laughed at it before launch and said it was going to tank.

But in sales it has been the fastest selling Sony game ever and seems to be on track to be Sony's best selling and top grossing game ever.
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Sold more on Steam than on PS5 but somehow Steam players are anti-Sony fanboys and/or haters???
 
Raven117 said:
I have no idea. Gameplay wise, it will likely be solid as Bungie for all its flaws, tends to nail gameplay.

Whether they can wrap that up in a compelling game with rewarding loops…. Remains to be scene (see, Destiny for a 10 years of still not figuring out how to design loot consistently).
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Yep, pretty much.

Bungie might hit Marathon out of the park, if so then it should review very well. Its still a hyper competitive PvP game though, so its audience will not be as large as a more casual PvPvE game like Arc Raiders which caters to a wider range of audience. The hardcore aspect of Marathon could work against its player reviews, especially if people go into it looking for a casual fun game like Arc only to find its kill on sight everywhere everytime.
 
rodrigolfp said:
Sold more on Steam than on PS5 but somehow Steam players are anti-Sony fanboys and/or haters???
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I didn't say that the anti-Sony haters were only Steam players. Some are Sony fanboys, other ones are Nintendo fanboys, others are Xbox fanboys, others are PC/Steam fanboys.
RoboFu said:
It will be dead in 6 months.
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Updated PSN preorders rankings:

🇺🇸 USA: top 2 (deluxe edition), top 4 (standard edition)
🇨🇦 Canada: top 2 (standard), top 3 (deluxe)
🇩🇪 Germany: top 5 (deluxe), top 9 (standard)
🇫🇷 France: top 5 (deluxe), top 6 (standard)
🇬🇧 Great Britain: top 3 (deluxe), top 6 (standard)
🇮🇹 Italy: top 2 (deluxe), top 6 (standard)
🇪🇸 Spain: top 4 (deluxe), top 5 (standard)
🇵🇹 Portugal: top 5 (standard), top 7 (deluxe)
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: top 3 (deluxe), top 11 (standard)
🇯🇵 Japan: top 10 (standard), not in the top 72 (deluxe)
🇭🇰 Uncensored China (Hong Kong store): top 10 (deluxe), top 16 (standard)
🇹🇼 Uncensored China (Taiwanese store): top 13 (deluxe), top 45 (standard)
🇰🇷 South Korea: top 15 (deluxe), top 17 (standard)
🇲🇽 Mexico: top 5 (deluxe), top 7 (standard)
🇧🇷 Brazil: top 8 (deluxe), top 9 (standard)

Steam worldwide top sellers ranking:
💻Top Currently Global Selling Steam Games: top 21 (paid games only), top 33 (also including F2P & Steamdeck)
 
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RoboFu said:
It will be dead in 6 months.
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Updated PSN preorders rankings:

🇺🇸 USA: top 2 (deluxe edition), top 4 (standard edition)
🇨🇦 Canada: top 2 (standard), top 3 (deluxe)
🇩🇪 Germany: top 5 (deluxe), top 9 (standard)
🇫🇷 France: top 5 (deluxe), top 6 (standard)
🇬🇧 Great Britain: top 3 (deluxe), top 6 (standard)
🇮🇹 Italy: top 2 (deluxe), top 6 (standard)
🇪🇸 Spain: top 4 (deluxe), top 5 (standard)
🇵🇹 Portugal: top 5 (standard), top 7 (deluxe)
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: top 3 (deluxe), top 11 (standard)
🇯🇵 Japan: top 10 (standard), not in the top 72 (deluxe)
🇭🇰 Uncensored China (Hong Kong store): top 10 (deluxe), top 16 (standard)
🇹🇼 Uncensored China (Taiwanese store): top 13 (deluxe), top 45 (standard)
🇰🇷 South Korea: top 15 (deluxe), top 17 (standard)
🇲🇽 Mexico: top 5 (deluxe), top 7 (standard)
🇧🇷 Brazil: top 8 (deluxe), top 9 (standard)

Steam worldwide top sellers ranking:
💻Top Currently Global Selling Steam Games: top 21 (paid games only), top 33 (also including F2P & Steamdeck)
 
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yurinka said:
Updated PSN preorders rankings:

🇺🇸 USA: top 2 (deluxe edition), top 4 (standard edition)
🇨🇦 Canada: top 2 (standard), top 3 (deluxe)
🇩🇪 Germany: top 5 (deluxe), top 9 (standard)
🇫🇷 France: top 5 (deluxe), top 6 (standard)
🇬🇧 Great Britain: top 3 (deluxe), top 6 (standard)
🇮🇹 Italy: top 2 (deluxe), top 6 (standard)
🇪🇸 Spain: top 4 (deluxe), top 5 (standard)
🇵🇹 Portugal: top 5 (standard), top 7 (deluxe)
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: top 3 (deluxe), top 11 (standard)
🇯🇵 Japan: top 10 (standard), not in the top 72 (deluxe)
🇭🇰 Uncensored China (Hong Kong store): top 10 (deluxe), top 16 (standard)
🇹🇼 Uncensored China (Taiwanese store): top 13 (deluxe), top 45 (standard)
🇰🇷 South Korea: top 15 (deluxe), top 17 (standard)
🇲🇽 Mexico: top 5 (deluxe), top 7 (standard)
🇧🇷 Brazil: top 8 (deluxe), top 9 (standard)

Steam worldwide top sellers ranking:
💻Top Currently Global Selling Steam Games: top 21 (paid games only), top 33 (also including F2P & Steamdeck)
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Veilguard has jumped to No.1 best selling Pre-Order on Steam Global




every time the same baseless premature laurels or doom and gloom depending what you aim for. Throwing darts at numbers would have about the same chance of being right as any person here :)
 
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Even to a Gaas "indifferent" such as myself Marathon looks to be quite the fun. I wish I were able to play FPSs though; I get nauseaus because of the perspective...
I wonder if there are others who have had the same experience...
 
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