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Subject: Should Bungie Make Another Marathon Game?
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Poll: Do you think Bungie should make another Marathon game?  [closed]
Yes:  50%
(7 Votes)
No:  36%
(5 Votes)
Don't Care:  14%
(2 Votes)
Never Heard of Marathon:  0%
(0 Votes)
Total Votes: 14

Over the past few months the Marathon series got a bit of a revival with more immersive chatting of Marathon fans. For those who had never heard or played Marathon before they all wanted the game. Soon Rip Saw, goweb and other members of the Bungie.net forums were posting links and download sources for Marathon titles and other old-school Bungie games. For those gamers that don't like to play these older titles because of the older graphics and visuals they were probably asking themselves, "I wonder if Bungie will ever make a new Marathon game with better graphics?"
Well all you Marathon fans(new and old), you loved the Marathon series. But would you want another game for the Marathon franchise?
Post why or why not, and other comments here.

  • 07.10.2004 9:38 AM PDT
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In one way it could be fun if Bungie made a Marathon 4 with better graphics ore connected Marathon to Halo so it would be a giant serie (the best and longest ever!). But some things are just supposed to be as they are and not beeing touched ore changed I think that's the case with Marathon it should not be disturbed... It would be like changing something old and precious like feeding a bunch of sleeping cavetrolls... hehe... I've gone nuts...

[Edited on 7/10/2004 9:55:00 AM]

  • 07.10.2004 9:54 AM PDT
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Not with new 3D graphics like Halo. That would ruin the awesomeness that is Marathon and just turn it into the crap that is Halo. A new Marathon in the same style as the old ones would be amazing, though.

  • 07.10.2004 10:30 AM PDT
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There are some things that just should be left the way it is. Making Marathon 3D, instead of 2.5D would be cool, but it would make it different.

And ForceMorph, just because Marathon is way better than Halo doesn't mean it's crap. Nothing made by bungie can ever be crap...even crap...

  • 07.10.2004 11:24 AM PDT
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I've already voiced many of the problems associated with a new Mara game in other threads, but I have a new one.

they would probably have to re-create the original. story wise, it can't possibly continue on from Mi, and besides, nobody apart from us, the small fancore, would understand if it did

and it'll be upsetting if they rework the original and ruin it by changing too much...

that said, marathon in 3D would rock!

  • 07.11.2004 4:52 AM PDT
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I don't think Bungie should make another Marathon game. Gamers today are different from the Power Mac and Win 98 users of years past. Like a moderator said in another thread, it'd be beating a dead horse.

  • 07.11.2004 8:31 AM PDT
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"crap that is Halo", ForceMorph?

Dont get me wrong I love all the old Bungie games; I have the original Marathon and Marthon 2 discs, not to mention every other Bungie game excluding O:DS and Gnop.

Marathon is easily on my favorite games of all time list. But topping that list is Halo. Marathon was the best FPS of its time. I still play it today. But its time to move on, my friend.

  • 07.11.2004 10:07 AM PDT
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I'm just stating my opinion, bud. Halo is utter and complete crap to me.

  • 07.11.2004 10:28 AM PDT
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Posted by: ForceMorph
I'm just stating my opinion, bud. Halo is utter and complete crap to me.

No matter your opinion, this is still a Bungie forum about Bungie games. I doubt we would put up with someone flaming Marathon, so I don't see why we should put up with anyone flaming Halo. I admire your dedication to older bungie games (and it is true that I prefer them as well) but that still doesn’t give you the right flame their post 2000 stuff.

  • 07.11.2004 12:03 PM PDT
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Yeah, I respect your opinion that Marathon is superior to Halo, I just dont understand it.

To each his own, I guess

but let me ask you, just out of curiosity, why do you think Marathon is better?

  • 07.11.2004 12:19 PM PDT
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I'm still a fan of Bungie. It's my opinion for not liking Halo, there is no right to flame one thing but not the other, it's all equal and subjective.

As for why I prefer Marathon... I've stated it way too much in way too many places to type it all out again. Marathon is a lot more of a mature game for real gamers who can appreciate story and complexity and not just point-your-big-gun-and-shoot-aliens.

  • 07.11.2004 1:11 PM PDT
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I also am one who prefers marathon, and have posted it many places as well... I think if they tweaked up the in game story a bit more and made it less of an arcade game it would do better... I'm just sick of watching how easy it is to do things, watching kids run in like martyrs only to come out the other side... I takes away from the realism.

But that said... it is one of my favourate games... up there with the marathon series, the prince of persia series, the first two fallout games, etc. (just trying not to sound like I hate halo here, cos I don't) I for one hope to see an improvement in the ingame story in Halo 2 because the first one didn't hook me enough to ever go out and buy any of the books.

But I have one opinion I need to voice about Halo... I HATE IT IN HERE! I put up a thread that is really philosophical and gets people thinking... I get 11 replies and 2 of them are my own... somebody puts up something stupid like "excuses not to go to work/school til november 9" and they get 74 replies! I just wish there was a section for real thought provoking argument to get away from all the kids who say "blah blah HALO blah HALO HALO blah" cos the underground is the only place we can talk about marathon, and its overrun with halo people who have another 3 forums dedicated to their game of choice!

*deep breaths* I'm ok now... just needed to snap somewhere

[Edited on 7/11/2004 5:54:31 PM]

  • 07.11.2004 5:05 PM PDT
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It's o.k Mr. durandal...we all feel yar pain laddy.

  • 07.11.2004 6:13 PM PDT
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thanks for the support Dill ;-)

  • 07.12.2004 12:12 AM PDT
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How about "excuses not to go to work/school and stay home playing Marathon?"

  • 07.12.2004 1:03 AM PDT
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Yeah that's why I don't like Halo and most of Halo's fanbase, they act just like any other FPS fanbase since Halo is just another FPS; the same immature trigger-happy kid base who don't care about story or complexity but just want cool guns, cool vehicles, and a cool character.

  • 07.12.2004 9:00 AM PDT
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Fair enough, forcemorph.

I agree that Halo's fanbase is typically more 'mainstream' and the game itself is definetly more mainstream than any of Bungie's past products.

But you should give Bungie a LITTLE more credit, man. Halo's story does go deeper than what you see in the first game. And yeah, Im really hoping Halo 2 goes MUCH more into the storyline within the game itself. We shall see.

I hope it has a really big gun that goes boom! too...... ;)

  • 07.12.2004 10:48 AM PDT