Marathon

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀𝐈 𝐦𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀    ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀       𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐭 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀    ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀    𝐍𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀      𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐤 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 𝐀 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 𝐖𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐩 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐲𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐞 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀     𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀    ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀  𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐝 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀    ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀    𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀    ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀     𝐌𝐲 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐎𝐳𝐲𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐬 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀    𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀    𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀      𝐘𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐲 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀       𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀    ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀      𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀    ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐤 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 𝐁𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐞 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   

bruh

Sux

The lore, art style, and gameplay is all great. There's supposedly a problem with too great a divide between the sweats and the casuals, but it's mostly online.

I NEED 100000000000000000000 MG OF MARATHON INJECTED STRAIGHT INTO MY BRAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This game is a buggy trash fire. while the visuals and gameplay are decent, its overall performance is nothing short of embarrassing.

Maybe the worst UI in a game I have ever played. How Bungie keeps setting new lows for UI design, I do not know - but they still do. The shooting mechanics are great. However... this game is soulless. The loot feels like random icons, random names, random descriptions. You can't really "target" a particular type of loot for a faction. You just kind of hoard everything until you have what you need. Enemies also feel dull and lifeless, but are tough enough to be punishing. The PvP has such a fast time-to-kill that engagements are typically over before they begin. Maps also feel uninspired. Like a limited few assets were given AI textures and called a day. I have never played such a lifeless game. It feels so uninspired. So much that the good, fun, core shooting mechanics that Bungie is known for cannot make up for how dull the rest of the game is. The game lacks character. Make it free to play if you want to save it. But nobody should be dropping money to try this game out.

In short: Great game and I cant wait to see what's next. Do not believe what's online this is a great game and for 40 bucks and getting free additional content in a world of AAA 80 to 100 dollar games. I think your money will be spent well. Look Season 1 was a lot a struggle for a guy who mostly plays alone. Season 2 has had its ups and downs but Solo was implemented and has been a blast especially Dire Marsh Night. I have not done the end game as I have been trying to learn it via videos but its not a solo game mode and makes sense. But mid season they are helping with that problem with end game having a PvE mode. I would say overtime things will get better, marathon is a blast and I think it will become a great game. But I want to enjoy this till the very end. Hopefully as long as Destiny 2. Hell I am looking at the statue bundle. Read the codex as a book, hear the audio logs and what the factions are saying, watch YT vids about the lore. Tau Ceti has layers of events you might be interested. What I am trying to say is this game rewards learning the map, hearing movement and noise and your aim. Also if you are a rook don't kill other rooks. Work together.

Where do I even start with this review? Been looking forward to this games release for years before it came out, played server slam, and since season 1 dropped I have now clocked just over 750 hours in this game. Since this game has come out I have almost lost will to play any other game that I used to grind before this game released. Despite the rage inducing bugs, unfortunate timing, misplays, skill issues, coping, I still just find myself wanting to play more. to challenge myself and improve upon my skills in this game. No more hero shooters, no other extraction shooters, no more arena shooters, no story games, just marathon and the occasional chill 1-2 hour DbD, OW, or Rivals session with the homies that don't play this game. There has never been a game that gives me the rush that this game gives me, that makes me feel as good as this game does, that makes me yearn and strive for improvement that this game does. It is truly a one of a kind game, with an insanely cool aesthetic and art style, buttery-smooth yet impactful gunplay, skill ceilings for so many different aspects of the game itself let alone each shell. (Don't get me started on the lore, this game is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ awesome to any sci-fi nerd). And this is just season 2, I know a huge amount of players gave up after barely even dipping their toes into the water that is this game, but I believe Marathon will have a huge regrowth and resurgence of players as the game goes on and improves upon what it already is with the addition of new modes and more ways to play. If you think it's a skill issue, it is. If you think you can't bridge the gap, you're wrong. This game is just as much strategy and map/environmental knowledge if not MORE than it is gunplay and "skill". This game is a masterpiece in the making. Stop sleeping, stop hating. ESCAPE WILL MAKE ME GOD.

play it after a years, maybe the servers will be better, ladders will work, i might be able to play in the region of my choice, wont grief my friends experience by disconnecting Pros - game feels great when that doesnt happen to me