DISCLAIMER: I played the Beta, but considering this releases in two weeks this shit is literally a demo stop capping.
Marvel’s Avengers represents pretty much every problem I have with the gaming industry in 2020. The idea of “gaming as a service” has grown exponentially within the past couple of years with the success of Fortnite, and has significantly devalued what your $60 purchase is actually worth. For battle royale games like Fornite and Apex Legends, it’s not as big of a deal since those games are free-to-play. But for Marvel’s Avengers this practice has reached a peak that I hope no game in the future tops, because it’s getting ridiculous at this point. In Avengers, you have to pay for a $10 battle pass for EACH individual hero added post launch in order to unlock cosmetic and other items for them. It’s rumored there will be 15 or more heroes added post launch, which brings the price of the full experience up to $210. This is bad even for a live service game.
The rise of “games as a service” is quite literally affecting the quality of new games that could’ve been fire, but are ruined by corporate greed. It’s becoming increasingly hard for studios to sell their games to publishers if it’s just a one time $60 fee, since the publishers see the insane amount of money they make from the live service format. The only way to stop it is to not buy these trash games. Supporting Marvel’s Avengers will only make this practice worse.
Talking about the actual gameplay, this felty very much like a cookie cutter cash grab, with very little original gameplay to offer. The graphics looks like they’re from the Xbox 360 era. The fact that they made this a looter shooter baffles me. A big budget, single player/co-op Avengers game could’ve been so fire, but this just feels really shallow and incredibly undercooked. It's sad too because this has an incredible lineup of actors (Laura Bailey, Troy Baker, Nolan North, Travis Willingham). It's a shame to see the wasted potential.
Marvel’s Avengers represents pretty much every problem I have with the gaming industry in 2020. The idea of “gaming as a service” has grown exponentially within the past couple of years with the success of Fortnite, and has significantly devalued what your $60 purchase is actually worth. For battle royale games like Fornite and Apex Legends, it’s not as big of a deal since those games are free-to-play. But for Marvel’s Avengers this practice has reached a peak that I hope no game in the future tops, because it’s getting ridiculous at this point. In Avengers, you have to pay for a $10 battle pass for EACH individual hero added post launch in order to unlock cosmetic and other items for them. It’s rumored there will be 15 or more heroes added post launch, which brings the price of the full experience up to $210. This is bad even for a live service game.
The rise of “games as a service” is quite literally affecting the quality of new games that could’ve been fire, but are ruined by corporate greed. It’s becoming increasingly hard for studios to sell their games to publishers if it’s just a one time $60 fee, since the publishers see the insane amount of money they make from the live service format. The only way to stop it is to not buy these trash games. Supporting Marvel’s Avengers will only make this practice worse.
Talking about the actual gameplay, this felty very much like a cookie cutter cash grab, with very little original gameplay to offer. The graphics looks like they’re from the Xbox 360 era. The fact that they made this a looter shooter baffles me. A big budget, single player/co-op Avengers game could’ve been so fire, but this just feels really shallow and incredibly undercooked. It's sad too because this has an incredible lineup of actors (Laura Bailey, Troy Baker, Nolan North, Travis Willingham). It's a shame to see the wasted potential.
Nottutum
3 years ago