marathon Originally Expected to arrive this year. Instead, Bungie’s new sci-fi extraction shooter has been delayed until 2025 and still hasn’t launched with new gameplay since its original launch at the PlayStation Showcase. However, at least for now, we do have a new development update from the project’s game director, Joe Ziegler. It details what fans can expect from the bold reboot, including “grim” survival mechanics that may not be for everyone, but there’s surprisingly little information about the game that’s expected to launch within a year .
A new YouTube video outlining the core mechanics and gameplay loop that players can expect to delve into sometime in the near future. The core gameplay revolves around a customizable character called the “Runner”, who the player takes into a race to collect loot and fight off opponents in order to escape alive and avoid losing everything gained during the outing. If you have played Escape from Tarkov or Hunt: Showdownyou probably already know what to do.
“It’s not a game for everyone, but if you’re interested in getting that intense survival experience and having a game where the stakes are really high and you’re faced with surviving in a very, very harsh and interesting world challenge, then marathonRight up your alley,” Ziegler said. He added that the world marathon, The game is based on Bungie’s classic 1990s sci-fi trilogy, which was recently re-released on Steamwill evolve as fans play so they have new things to learn and discover.
By now, this is all old news. The first thing we got from Ziegler were a couple of prototype runners codenamed “Thief” and “Stealth.” What exactly they’ll do remains a mystery, but the concept art, like everything else in the game, looks pretty neat. He also gave a very brief update on the state of development, including that the environments are “coming together” very well, while character models aren’t “quite there” yet, and enemy models are still in their early stages. “It’s too early to show everyone everything,” Ziegler said, which isn’t entirely reassuring to gamers who are expected to see it at the PlayStation State of Play in September.
marathonMajor delays for the company come a year after Bungie made its first major round of layoffs following its acquisition by Sony. Ziegler previously worked on Valuation Riot Games was announced as its new game director earlier this year, but he just Report later Burundi Former director and Bungie veteran Chris Barrett was fired for inappropriate conduct. Meanwhile, rumors of a $40 price point and new game tests have been rife, but questions have been raised about whether marathon It’s actually not really on track yet, or it’s still up in the air.
“We’ve made a lot of positive changes to the game over the past few years, and we’ve been doing a lot of iterations,” Ziegler said today. This certainly paints a picture of a game that’s still in the middle stages of development. Perhaps not a cold launch in 2025, but a series of closed and open tests to gain player feedback and grow a fan community around the game. harmonyThe latest failure may put new pressure on the prospects of live streaming services marathonalso Destiny 2An ever-evolving future. Ziegler ends the video by asking players to add the game to their PlayStation Store wishlists so they can see how interested everyone is.
You can watch the full video below:
