Marathon, the new PvPvE extraction shooter from Halo and Destiny developer Bungie, is the first game to truly rival last year's juggernaut ARC Raiders in its genre. But make no mistake — that doesn't mean the two games play out similarly. In fact, in many ways, they're actually very different.
While both games feature the same overall structure — drop into a map, loot, contend with the risk of both PvE and PvP, and extract with your collected valuables — ARC Raiders is considered far more casual, with systems that encourage teaming up with other players. Marathon, on the other hand, has attracted a PvP-focused crowd, and its short time-to-kill (TTK) greatly rewards aggressive players that hunt down other Runners (especially on the new Outpost map).
