I wasn’t positive about Marvel Rivals after its preliminary announcement and previews, however the closed beta is giving me hope that one thing acceptable may come out of this one regardless of some evident points that must addressed.
It is laborious to disclaim Overwatch 2 has been struggling for a very long time now, and relying on who you ask, the identical might be mentioned about Blizzard’s as soon as astonishingly engaging hero-shooter IP as an entire. The reality is that issues began to spiral downwards after the primary two years or so of Overwatch, after the powers that be deemed it wasn’t sufficient to welcome gamers of all talent ranges and develop from there, and as an alternative began chasing eSports-related progress. Now, OW2, regardless of some current wins, continues to really feel like a shell of its former self, and Marvel and NetEase’s shameless tackle the method may simply be what many people have been lacking for years.
I have to agree with my mate Connor in that Marvel Rivals very a lot seems like a reskin of Overwatch, however relying on which stage of Overwatch it is making an attempt to repeat, that may be a great factor, as the present iteration of OW2 (it even feels improper to deal with it as a sequel) is not superb. Marvel and NetEase are simply on the lookout for that candy hero-shooter cash, proper as most hero shooters and different live-service gambles are visibly beginning to die out. All these current developments are laborious to foretell, nevertheless, and more durable to anticipate if we think about how lengthy AA and AAA improvement normally takes these days except you are a studio filled with dev wizards (there are some fascinating instances).