What We Loved (And Hated) About The Marathon Alpha

What We Loved (And Hated) About The Marathon Alpha

Bungie's upcoming sci-fi extraction shooter has some good bits, but we aren't so sure about it yet

Marathon alpha players surprised by heavy aim assist on mouse and keyboard, and Shroud really hates it: 'PC players would rather improve their mechanics than have an assist'

Early Marathon players hope its generous PC aim assist doesn't stick around.

Marathon still has work to do to become the 'baby's first extraction shooter' it needs to be

It feels like Bungie's Marathon is facing an uphill battle if it wants to become the title that the studio and its owner at PlayStation think and want it to be, which is a successful live-service game that brings in steady profits. Marathon doesn't seem to have much of an identity in the extraction shooter genre thus far, which is fine for now because it's just in its closed alpha test phase. But with the game launching in about five months, it …