Marathon Is Both a Miracle and a Monster
From The Besties by Russ Frushtick, Chris Plante, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy
March 27, 2026 · 54 min · Episode 491
About this episode
The episode discusses the appeal of Bungie's new extraction shooter, Marathon, and its challenges within the genre.
Frushtick and Griffin were Destiny dudes, and yet it's Plante who has fallen in love with Bungie's new extraction shooter. What's so appealing about Marathon? Is the extraction genre's difficulty a dealbreaker? Who is this game even for?
People in this episode
Hosts: Russ Frushtick, Chris Plante, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy
Topics covered
- video games
- extraction genre
- game design
- Bungie
- Marathon
- Destiny
Keywords
- Marathon
- Bungie
- extraction shooter
- Destiny
- video games
- game appeal
- game difficulty
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Bungie
Products: Marathon, Destiny, extraction shooter
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