We rarely watch video game trailers more than once.Still at Bungie marathon Reboots, sequels, whatever, I found myself looping through its sleek and stylish announcement trailer. It’s not just because the trailer is flashy, but because Bungie looks like he’s one of the coolest shooters released in years.
On March 24, just before the incident, spiderman 2 The trailer is all-new “puddle gatebungee (Hello, Destiny) revealed The next big first-person shooter: marathon. If this name sounds familiar, it’s actually because this is his return to one of Bungie’s oldest series, his Mac-only shooter his game trilogy. marathon. You can read more about these old games, their lovable lore, and how they all connect. Hello and a modern extraction shooter This piece is by our own Claire Jackson.
But I’m not here to talk about it marathonAnything related to Bungie lore, history, fandom, or Bungie mythology. No, instead, I’d like to burst out in a few paragraphs on how fresh and awesome this game’s look and announcement trailer is compared to most other shooters and games out there today. And it looks like I’m not the only one who likes this trailer, as it has already gotten him 18 million views on his YouTube.
marathon Includes one of the best game trailers of 2023
from that moment The intense electronic music of the trailer begins at the beginning, I was engaged. Then we see someone running through a tunnel in a flashy sci-fi outfit of hers. Meanwhile, shots of brightly colored robotic insects create complex android-like beings. What is going on here? don’t know, But have you just heard that sickening part of the music??
Regardless, you’ll find the running characters exiting a dark tunnel and entering an incredibly bright world, rocking vibrant colors, including a bright neon pink helmet. The music increases as the camera moves closer and closer to the runner. Music evolves into digital chaos, and bang! That’s all she wrote for this runner, who is sniped from afar by her smooth-looking, paper-white androids. Our runner has already died, and is seen disintegrating into a milk-like substance in slow motion, with blue-stained blood mixing and swirling in the water around the corpse. As the robot sniper rips something off the dead runner, the music blares again, a glitch occurs, and bang! Bungie Reveals This Vibrant Trailer Is New marathon.
The key word here is exactly “lively”. Everything in this trailer pops out in a way we haven’t seen in most other shooters released in recent years. A lot of shooters these days seem to focus on realism, and while they look nice, they can also feel a bit monotonous. The popular color scheme often found in shooters also starts liking shooters. call of duty and battlefield blend together.Or maybe we’re all a little too similar fortnite, Although colorful, they are visually indistinguishable anymore. Anyway, I enjoy these modern shooters a lot. but, marathonthings are different.
In fact, it goes beyond colorful.this is largely Pink, yellow, green, and blue clash and are flashy in almost every frame. But it’s all balanced by surreal lighting, materials, textures, and models.The color palette is incredible to look at and some of us Kotaku I couldn’t stop staring at the trailer.
marathon‘s new art style is fresh and bold
Calling Bungie marathonof “Graphic realism” in the art style, as mentioned in a recent behind-the-scenes video about the rebooted shooter. Bungie developer girlfriend Emily Katske elaborated further on the game’s art, calling it “bold and colorful.” [and] stylized. “
Game director Christopher Barrett also said in the same video that the team wanted the art to be “beautiful”, “vibrant”, “mysterious” and “relatable”, “but also weird”. It is said that it was
Normally, I would be a little stunned by this kind of story, but after seeing the trailer and concept art for this new take, marathon,Yes, I understand. However, balance is important. Bungie has to carefully balance when and where to ‘dial’. [things] Up to 11 inches and timing a little pull so as not to overwhelm while playing.
Making bold remakes of popular series is a risky option.It’s also far from the original. marathon Games featuring more muted or grungy textures Doom– Things like sprites.I have already found long marathon Fans are upset about this new, more colorful and stylized direction. And you won’t know if this will actually work until you actually play the final game. Was this a big, expensive mistake, or a giant gamble that paid off perfectly? don’t understand!
but of the marathon The trailer, concept art, and overall style made me more excited than I expected to play this new extraction shooter.I’m not even a fan of the genre’s online FPS, but I’d love to see more marathon I’m going to try it because it’s so bad.I’m willing to play and explore as long as I can roam Bungie’s new incredibly beautiful world for a few minutes before I get killed. marathon every time it comes out.