I've been meaning to start up the Marathon trilogy for a while now, and now I've finally started it up. And honestly, I had a whole lot of fun with this one!
I really like the combat and gunplay of this game. Each gun feels really good to use, and the flamethrower is easily one of the best guns in the game. I was never perfect at it, but dodging enemy fire was really fun. I also found the ambushes genuinely terrifying, which was thrilling, and it made that combat encounters tense, which was great.
Movement as well was something I had to get used to as well. It was a bit weird at first as it was movement I've never really seen. But when I got used to it, damn, it just felt so good. I love the fast paced movement, and the low gravity is really good too!
I know there were some segments in the game that people had issues with, and I can see why people have these issues. I think of "Colony Ship for Sale, Cheap" especially, I wasn't really that bothered by it, but I can see why people would be annoyed. I also enjoyed getting lost in the maze of the Marathon, even though yet again, I see why people wouldn't like it.
The story is so interesting, too. I definitely didn't see everything, but there's a crazy amount of world building here. So many philosophical ideas, and every moment with Durandal is amazing. I also think it's interesting that 90% of the story could completely be missed. Sure, that would mean some people would miss out on the story, but I really think there's something to be said about it.
I really loved my time with Marathon, and I definitely gotta play through its sequels at some point. I hear it only gets better from here, and I'm so damn excited.
I really like the combat and gunplay of this game. Each gun feels really good to use, and the flamethrower is easily one of the best guns in the game. I was never perfect at it, but dodging enemy fire was really fun. I also found the ambushes genuinely terrifying, which was thrilling, and it made that combat encounters tense, which was great.
Movement as well was something I had to get used to as well. It was a bit weird at first as it was movement I've never really seen. But when I got used to it, damn, it just felt so good. I love the fast paced movement, and the low gravity is really good too!
I know there were some segments in the game that people had issues with, and I can see why people have these issues. I think of "Colony Ship for Sale, Cheap" especially, I wasn't really that bothered by it, but I can see why people would be annoyed. I also enjoyed getting lost in the maze of the Marathon, even though yet again, I see why people wouldn't like it.
The story is so interesting, too. I definitely didn't see everything, but there's a crazy amount of world building here. So many philosophical ideas, and every moment with Durandal is amazing. I also think it's interesting that 90% of the story could completely be missed. Sure, that would mean some people would miss out on the story, but I really think there's something to be said about it.
I really loved my time with Marathon, and I definitely gotta play through its sequels at some point. I hear it only gets better from here, and I'm so damn excited.