As is usually the case with any remotely controversial game, Marathon is falling victim to review bombing. While Bungie’s new extraction shooter certainly has some fans due to its challenging-but-rewarding gameplay, unique art style, and deep lore, Marathon clearly has plenty of haters as well.
In the lead-up to Marathon’s release, there was plenty of concern that the game would end up like Concord or, more recently, the failed live-service title Highguard. Some were worried about whether another extraction shooter could thrive in a scene ARC Raiders has been dominating, others wrote the game off due to Marathon’s art theft controversy, and there was worry that Marathon could be punished for being part of Sony’s unpopular live-service push. While these could all be factors in the review bombing the game is currently receiving, they aren’t the primary reasons being listed by those leaving unfair scores on the game’s Metacritic page.
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When looking at Marathon’s numerous negative user reviews, most of the complaints fall into one of the above categories (there are...
