Reddit Link to China hands-on of Marathon
First hands on event outside of NA, indicating Bungie's emphasis on the Chinese community.
• Blown away most by the expanded worldbuilding/narrative. The tutorial & faction intros give clear origins and motivations. Players can even discover the will of Dr. Strauss, a key-figure who connects many narrative threads from the original Marathon games.
• Personal impressions are that the PvE is extremely challenging. AI is constantly calling in reinforcements as time goes on so there is no "clearing the map". Environmental hazards like poison gas vents, perimeter turrets and landmines everywhere as well.
• Meds/shields are expensive to buy from vendors that by the end of the play session, the reviewer could not even afford them unless he sold all of his buffs
• Early combat or PvP is almost guaranteed to be a net loss, expects the high-risk exploration experience to push players to focus on missions to upgrade base stats. Expects there to be little to no player co-operation, calling every enemy player a loot pinata
• As for objective improvements since alpha, UI seen a massive overhaul but still finds the UI logic a bit awkward
• In-game visuals also seen a massive upgrade, environments giving off a much darker and mysterious tone comparing it to Pathways into Darkness and the original Marathon trilogy
• Skill distribution across all classes is fairly balanced allowing for flexible team compositions (multiple Shells have movement abilities). Cosmetic shop and battle pass were unavailable at the event but each runner has six base appearances tied to each faction
• 28 guns and each has 2 or more skins with some even altering the weapon model. Each gun has one charm slot and three sticker lots which player can unlock by completing challenges
Source 全面翻新？《失落星船：马拉松》最新线下试玩报告【UCG】_哔哩哔哩bilibili_光环
First hands on event outside of NA, indicating Bungie's emphasis on the Chinese community.
• Blown away most by the expanded worldbuilding/narrative. The tutorial & faction intros give clear origins and motivations. Players can even discover the will of Dr. Strauss, a key-figure who connects many narrative threads from the original Marathon games.
• Personal impressions are that the PvE is extremely challenging. AI is constantly calling in reinforcements as time goes on so there is no "clearing the map". Environmental hazards like poison gas vents, perimeter turrets and landmines everywhere as well.
• Meds/shields are expensive to buy from vendors that by the end of the play session, the reviewer could not even afford them unless he sold all of his buffs
• Early combat or PvP is almost guaranteed to be a net loss, expects the high-risk exploration experience to push players to focus on missions to upgrade base stats. Expects there to be little to no player co-operation, calling every enemy player a loot pinata
• As for objective improvements since alpha, UI seen a massive overhaul but still finds the UI logic a bit awkward
• In-game visuals also seen a massive upgrade, environments giving off a much darker and mysterious tone comparing it to Pathways into Darkness and the original Marathon trilogy
• Skill distribution across all classes is fairly balanced allowing for flexible team compositions (multiple Shells have movement abilities). Cosmetic shop and battle pass were unavailable at the event but each runner has six base appearances tied to each faction
• 28 guns and each has 2 or more skins with some even altering the weapon model. Each gun has one charm slot and three sticker lots which player can unlock by completing challenges
Source 全面翻新？《失落星船：马拉松》最新线下试玩报告【UCG】_哔哩哔哩bilibili_光环
excited for the beta
