Bungie confirmed off its extraction shooter Marathon on the weekend and eventually give it a launch date – September 23. Naturally, of us had ideas about what they noticed, and a good few instantly began evaluating it to final 12 months’s massive Sony live-service shooter, Harmony. Spurred by that, a former Firewalk dev has taken to Reddit urging individuals to present Bungie an opportunity.
For those who want a fast refresher, Harmony fell flat in unprecedented time following its launch final August, being pulled from sale in lower than two weeks after bombing fairly arduous out of the gate. There was some debate as as to whether Sony may decide to carry it again with a recent coat of paint additional down the road, however that ship sailed when the console maker as an alternative determined to shutter developer Firewalk Studios.
Quick ahead to now, and a submit on the Marathon subreddit by Stephan Williams – a former Harmony developer who’s at present working as a senior VFX artist at Warframe studio Digital Extremes – below the username ‘-MrSpug-‘.
“I’ve been a very long time lurker for a few years, and infrequently submit to reddit/any social with regard to what’s going on with my life as a developer/artist,” reads his submit, “After studying the feedback about Marathon being Harmony 2.0 on Reddit, YouTube, and Twitch, I simply needed to share a bit of perception into what a forty 12 months previous man is feeling after dedicating a big portion of his life to creating videogames.”
Outlining that it was “intestine wrenching” to look at Harmony undergo the destiny it did, and being fairly open concerning the elements of the sport which may have contributed to what occurred, Williams wrote that: “Nobody feels as dangerous because the individuals who put their time on the road, hoping it can entertain the lots of avid gamers throughout the globe.”
“Seeing the faces of the builders on the Bungie stream gave me hope, and pleasure for what’s to come back for Marathon,” he continued, “I commend them for taking an opportunity, making an attempt one thing international to them, that is not confirmed, nor assured to succeed. It takes a whole lot of braveness.”
“I actually didn’t need to be ‘that’ dev, calling consideration to myself as if I’ve a horse on this battle,” Williams added in a reply, “However to name this recreation a failure earlier than it’s even out is wild to me.”
What did you consider what you noticed of Marathon through the reveal? Do you suppose Harmony comparisons are truthful earlier than it is even arrived? Tell us under!
