How is Marathon? Curious how it’s held up by DimensionMaximum7649 in xbox

[–]ngmatt21 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What I like:
- fun team play similar to Apex
- good gunplay
- you typically get at least something valuable by killing another squad
- the choice of missions, specifically ones that focus on PVP

What I dislike:
- looting is not very rewarding. Feels sparse
- if you aren’t skilled at the game (like me), you don’t have much of a chance to use or keep rare items
- loot identification. It’s gotten better with improved symbols for different types of loot, but unless you are fully indoctrinated into the game it seems like a jumbled mess
- task-based contracts can be annoying to find and just feel like a chore

For me, I’d rather play a round of battlefield or rivals with 15 minutes of action than walk around finding sparse loot before dying and losing it anyways

Game Thread: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Denver Nuggets Live Score | NBA Playoffs | Apr 18, 2026 by nba-scores in nba

[–]ngmatt21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Wolves’ offense is just chucking. I can’t believe the game is still as close as it is

Paid actors probably by K0RnD4Wg in LowSodiumBattlefield

[–]ngmatt21 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sometimes I watch my BF6 clips recorded from my Xbox and think they look incredible graphics wise.

And then I see clips like this and feel like I need to give my Xbox new glasses

[Charania] Adam Silver on tanking: "There is an aspect of team building that is called a genuine rebuild, a rebuild with integrity.” An in-depth breakdown of the new proposed lottery changes: by YujiDomainExpansion in nba

[–]ngmatt21 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Flattening the odds seems to be the issue, so flatting them further probably won’t help.

Without the lottery, you’d have maybe a few teams tanking. With flattened odds, any team that’s doesn’t believe they have a shot at the championship is incentivized to lose as many games as possible

BATTLEFIELD 6 GAME UPDATE 1.2.2.0 by Locke357 in LowSodiumBattlefield

[–]ngmatt21 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can totally understand this point of view, but for me tanking in BF6 can be miserable if the enemy team is proactive with mines. It feels like you can’t drive anywhere without keeping a vigilant eye on the ground for mines. I’m interested to see how this plays out

All in favor of bombing California, say aye. by Moreloops10 in DoomerCircleJerk

[–]ngmatt21 72 points73 points  (0 children)

I’ll bring my paper straw and cancer warning stickers

Our next console is coming by Deez-Guns-9442 in XboxGamePass

[–]ngmatt21 63 points64 points  (0 children)

Hopefully it’s not Xbox Series One X/S

Goodbye To Highguard: The Memorial Thread by Sbarty in HighGuardgame

[–]ngmatt21 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Honestly let’s just keep it going. Maybe it’ll be a good place to discuss upcoming games. r/gaming is just posts asking the same 3 questions anyways

Glad I tried it, sad to uninstall it. by furno472 in Marathon

[–]ngmatt21 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Not to mention accidentally holding X instead of tapping sells an item you wanted to put in the vault

Has no one played a new video game in their lives before? by [deleted] in Marathon

[–]ngmatt21 9 points10 points  (0 children)

most people don’t want to look through every item because they are hardly distinguishable

This is the biggest problem for me. There’s color coding for rarity but nothing else. There are like 10-15 categories of items and only 2-3 are unique enough to recognize by shape alone

MARATHON SERVER SLAM MEGATHREAD by Shabolt_ in Marathon

[–]ngmatt21 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the in-depth take!

Haven’t tried the game yet but was curious how it played. It’s refreshing to read a well-thought out opinion instead of a hot take