It doesn't take a rampant AI super-intelligence to notice that Sony's State Of Play showcase last night had a conspicuous absence: Bungie's extraction-shooter reboot of classic FPS series Marathon, which recently landed in hot water thanks to much of its striking new aesthetic being directly plagiarized. Those disappointed in Bungie (or just wanting something closer in spirit to the classic Marathon trilogy) shouldn't sleep on Supplice over on Steam—French for 'Torture' and a personal early access favourite—which just rolled out its spicy fourth episode.
For those unfamiliar (and I can't blame you, the game has flown under the radar), Supplice wears its Marathon inspirations proudly. On top of being a fast, aggressive retro FPS with an incredibly beefy shotgun, it also punctuates its downright labyrinthine levels (expect to consult your map screen regularly) with exposition-filled terminals, often delivering several pages of well-written prose at a time.
