The strength of the original Marathon games came from the sheer level of depth the writing went to, including not giving a single shit if you ever read or found half of it.
That's a kind of game making passion that has long since left the industry, especially in any major company. There was zero chance this current Marathon would ever be anything but a skeleton wearing decaying skin of a nostalgic classic.
Every fuck up after has only proved that fact. The original game was so proud of itself it wouldn't have dreamed of stealing art because that was one less piece they got to fucking make for themselves!
The strength of the original Marathon games came from the sheer level of depth the writing went to, including not giving a single shit if you ever read or found half of it.
That's a kind of game making passion that has long since left the industry, especially in any major company. There was zero chance this current Marathon would ever be anything but a skeleton wearing decaying skin of a nostalgic classic.
Every fuck up after has only proved that fact. The original game was so proud of itself it wouldn't have dreamed of stealing art because that was one less piece they got to fucking make for themselves!