ARC Raiders is the first game since PUBG that makes me feel how I felt about PUBG. It's *great*, even in this limited playtest. The pace is much quicker, but the extraction mechanics, questing, and skill tree provide that hook that could make me play hundreds of hours of this.
[You know, if PUBG had a mode with all these elements, and not just shrinking circle gameplay, I would probably put hundreds of hours more into that, too]
I also like how readable the ARC Raiders UI is at a glance, which is something I can't say about Marathon
(Though maybe Bungie will steal a better design language by the time it ships 😛)
The average ARC Raiders play experience. Bit of diplomacy, bit of combat, a lot of escaping from robots.
(No voiceover)
This session in ARC Raiders was one of the most PvP-heavy I've had, but the kill count of that Rocketeer drone is *terrifying*. Every time it unloads, a player goes down.
Can't wait for the full game at the end of the month 😄
Meanwhile, in games I actually did enjoy my playtime in…
30 million matches sounds like a lot in 3 days 🫨
Very thoughtful 30 minute interview over at Skill Up with ARC Raiders executive producer touching on everything from the game's development and roadmap, to Bungie's Marathon and how the two games compare
Just a couple days to go!
I had more interesting moments in my first 11-minute ARC Raiders solo match than I did in 17 hours of Marathon's playtest 💀
Speaking of! The game's out! And doing some pretty hefty numbers for a $40 title (and before the US has fully woken up yet)
Quest complete! Turns out those Snitch parts are useful after all…
If you let me be a sniper in your game, I will be a sniper in your game.
ARC Raiders makes sniping so satisfying. The sound design is excellent; you can *hear* everything happening on the map even in the far distance, you will always know if a hit registers, whether it knocks out somebody's shield, or knocks them down. Every single map has high vantage points and wide open spaces to allow for sniper gameplay. And the rifle is one of the first weapons you're given in the game. It's awesome
Saved by noble savior Faund, then gunned down by dirty traitor Ghost 😑
New map tease 👀
I was just minding my own business when I came across a man chasing a roly-poly robot in the middle of the desert. He asked for assistance…
*cue Benny Hill music*
We safely extracted together afterwards 😂
The new map in ARC Raiders was unlocked by the community effort this morning, and it's quite the change of pace. A tense, spooky, cramped indoor facility that's filled with so many nasty enemies that players don't even want to risk PvPing 😂
There's a whole new progression system and rewards track to go with it, too. It's a lot of new stuff for a game that's only a couple weeks old
Steve Troughton-Smith
Paul Stockton