As a longtime Bungie fan, Marathon was my final frontier in gauging whether the extraction shooter genre was right for me. From Helldivers II to Arc Raiders, my interest in the extraction shooter genre has always been a mild fascination, but one that quickly petered out after a few hours of engagement.

Since the days of Halo: Combat Evolved on my Windows XP install, I have been a massive fan of Bungie, all the way to the end of Halo: Reach and then again with a collective 2,000 hours in both Destiny games. It is safe to say that despite my hesitation about the extraction shooter genre, I had to give Bungie’s latest attempt at a Marathon reboot a fair shot.

For those unfamiliar with Marathon, this latest iteration of the title is a pseudo-sequel and soft reboot of the classic 1990s franchise that started it all for the studio behind Halo and Destiny. While the original Marathon trilogy was mostly a single-player affair set in an atmospheric sci-fi world, featuring tight... Read more