Marathon is good, actually: the Arc Raiders-rivalling extraction shooter proves Bungie has still got what made Halo and Destiny great

Marathon's Server Slam was a strange experience for me. I went in with all expectations swept aside, a clean operating table on which I could dig through the guts and bones of Bungie's upcoming extraction shooter, sterilised from pre-conceived scepticism and optimism alike. After around 20 hours with the game over the weekend I can tear off my gloves and say with confidence Marathon is riddled with premium, top-shelf Bungie gunplay.

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