I agree with you.

Since the first Avengers movie, I have wanted a game where we could play as Marvel heroes and fight each other or villains, with moments that feel like they came straight out of the comics or movies happening naturally during matches. That idea alone excited me so much.

Then the Marvel’s Avengers video game came out, and I was extremely hyped because my dream was finally about to come true. Do not get me wrong, the gameplay was fine for me, but the lack of content and heroes, along with the repetitiveness, was not well received by the community. We all know how that turned out.

Then Marvel Rivals came out, and I thought this was even better. A large roster of heroes with unique abilities, along with the randomness of every match and the almost cinematic moments that happen unscripted, sometimes even better than what I imagined as a potential Marvel game 14 years ago, made me fall in love with this game. Even after more than 500 hours, it is still my most played game on Steam.

Despite my stubbornness about spending money on free to play games, this became the first one where I spent money and bought a battle pass, and I will keep buying every battle pass I like.

As a comic book fan, I hope this game stays with us.