Bungie is bringing Marathon back as an extraction shooter
Bungie is best known as the studio behind Halo and Destiny, but before it did any of that, it made Marathon, a groundbreaking FPS released in 1994 for the Apple Macintosh. During today's PlayStation Showcawe, the studio made the surprise announcement that Marathon is coming back, but it won't be quite the game it was 30 years ago.
«A massive ghost ship hangs in low orbit over a lost colony on Tau Ceti IV,» the Marathon website says, setting the stage for the game's narrative backdrop. «The 30,000 souls who call this place home have disappeared without a trace. Strange signals hint at mysterious artifacts, long-dormant AI, and troves of untold riches. You are a Runner, venturing into the unknown in a fight for fame… and infamy. Who among you will write their names across the stars?»
That's right, Marathon is now an extraction shooter, in which players will «compete for survival, riches, and renown in a world of evolving, persistent zones, where any run can lead to greatness.»
«We have a tremendous amount of respect for the original Marathon games and, from the very start, we’ve wanted to honor that, especially the mythology, story, and themes of the world,» game director Christopher Barrett said on the PlayStation Blog. «At the same time, our vision for this game is something new. It’s not a direct sequel to the originals, but something that certainly belongs in the same universe and that feels like a Bungie game. Finding those opportunities to nod to the universe’s lore, while also getting to build something different and new has been one of the best parts of developing this game so far.
»Marathon is designed from the start as a PvP-focused game and won’t have a single-player campaign. Instead, with the PvP experience as
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