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Subject: Bungie's Next IP - Marathon Continuation?

Posted by: ElementalRunner

Posted by: Commander Stroll
Still using a pump-action shotgun over 500 years in the future I see.

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I apologise if this discussion has been brought up before, but I have started my trek into the world of Marathon recently by downloading and playing the first Marathon game. Being a slice of Bungie's past, it got me thinking about the future. This isn't going to be some theory that has wheelbarrows of goodness like Cortana 5's thread!

As I say, I've had my first foray into the Marathon Universe recently by downloading Aleph One. It's an oddly gripping game with a fair chunk of fiction so far, and it doesn't feel dated which is really strange.

Anyway, onto the point. I was reading up and discovering more about Marathon online, particularly Marathon Infinity (I wasn't too bothered by the idea of spoilers). The plot to Infinity is fairly complex, I've learned from other people's statements; and one thing that did trigger my attention was that veterans of the game said that Infinity hints at the Security Officer being "a reality-hopping manifestation of destiny".

Now that's interesting; the tagline for Bungie's next project is "Destiny". Whilst the S.O being referred to as "destiny" is only word of mouth between long-time veterans of Marathon, it is a possible link. Add to that the tagline "See you Starside", a phrase uttered be Marathon crew in Marathon: Durandal if memory serves me correctly, is a phrase seen at the end of Halo: Reach, the last step from Halo into their future, but also we see a somewhat similar phrase "Per Audacia Ad Astra", a phrase I'm sure we're all familiar with, meaning "boldly going into space", alluding to See You Starside again.

To me it just feels like we've been dropped several hints as to the idea of Marathon being the future IP; all these themes of space-faring and destiny feels like some kind of continuation of the Marathon arc. I'm hoping some die-hard Marathon fans can help in either supporting or (constructively) criticising these thoughts!

  • 05.13.2012 5:24 AM PDT

This does actually seem very possible, although, their games early names are usually completely irrelevant to the actual game.

  • 05.14.2012 6:26 AM PDT

The Marathon Destiny quote to which you are referring is the final screen from Marathon Infinity. Also the Security Officer does jump between realities in his attempts to stop the release of the W'rkncacnter. There are many interesting coincidences that give Bungie fans justification to stop and think about connections.

Though I personally do not want Bungie's next project to be Marathon related. First of all because the Marathon series has a definite conclusion which literally brings closure to the universe. Secondly, after more than a decade of nothing but Halo I would much rather see what new game will spring from the creative minds of the Bungie crew. I think a return to Marathon (or any old series) would be a step in the wrong direction.

  • 05.14.2012 8:03 PM PDT

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Is it possible to continue Marathon after Infinity's ending?

  • 05.14.2012 8:10 PM PDT

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Posted by: Boba_Fett
Is it possible to continue Marathon after Infinity's ending?
The Eternal mod/conversion did this, and I say it did well. (I think Rubicon did too).

  • 05.14.2012 8:16 PM PDT


Posted by: Boba_Fett
Is it possible to continue Marathon after Infinity's ending?
Not really, with the closure of the universe and all. Though there are many areas of Marathon's timeline before the closure of the universe which were never really explored very deeply.

  • 05.14.2012 8:19 PM PDT

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Posted by: Boba_Fett
Is it possible to continue Marathon after Infinity's ending?

That's why a level editor came with Infinity. Bungie is done with it and the future of Marathon is squarely in the hands of its fans.

Also, I know a place where you can continue to play Marathon even when you've finished Infinity's campaign.

  • 05.14.2012 9:00 PM PDT

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Bungie said new universe, no re using universe.

  • 05.14.2012 9:08 PM PDT