Yesterday the reveal trailer for Marvel Rivals was launched, showcasing the 6v6 hero shooter for the primary time. With a model as large as Marvel connected lots of people are excited by the probabilities of what seems to be Overwatch however with Marvel characters. Nevertheless, after watching the trailer my first thought was that it is a sport that’s arriving 5 years too late and will likely be lifeless on arrival.
There’s no argument that attending to run round as your favorite Marvel characters and combat others is enjoyable, numerous video games over time have confirmed that and I’ll nonetheless argue that Marvel Heroes, the ARPG from the mid-2010s was nice enjoyable and didn’t need to be shut down so quickly. However the footage from the reveal trailer for Marvel Rivals appeared underwhelming and eerily near early Overwatch footage, simply not pretty much as good.
We’ve seen numerous video games attempt to copy the Overwatch components and solely a handful of them have discovered any type of success, with many equivalent to Battleborn dying inside months of launching. The one ones which have succeeded within the hero shooter style have introduced one thing new to the desk, and aside from the Marvel license I’m struggling to see something within the trailer that appears distinctive. Actually, plenty of the skills proven off look precisely the identical as ones in Overwatch, which is able to solely additional the comparisons.
Displaying precise gameplay as a part of a reveal is a courageous transfer, and one which will have backfired on Marvel Rivals, because the footage didn’t look nice. One of the simplest ways I can describe it’s janky, it didn’t look easy, with skills seemingly not connecting with enemies as they need to, and motion trying gradual and boring. If Marvel Rivals desires to make an impression on this crowded hero shooter style then it’ll must rival Overwatch 2 and that’s not going to be a simple activity if thats how the ultimate sport finally ends up enjoying.
Then we come to the timing drawback. All of those points would nonetheless have been an element if Marvel Rivals launched 5 years in the past, however within the present local weather launching a mediocre sport with a elaborate licence simply isn’t going to chop it within the dwell service period. I’m certain 5 years in the past Marvel Rivals can be being marketed as the subsequent main esport, touting its aggressive play with a significant licence to entice in viewers. However with curiosity in all however the prime aggressive video games waning, there’s virtually no probability that Marvel Rivals could make any type of impression within the esports world.
You solely have to have a look at different related video games, even ones which have executed properly equivalent to The Finals, to see that holding a participant base proper now’s exhausting and even the smallest errors can lead to an enormous drop off of gamers. And The Finals was a sport that did issues in a different way and introduced one thing new to the desk, which at first look Marvel Rivals doesn’t appear to do.
I, in fact, hope to be confirmed incorrect and that Marvel Rivals seems to be a very progressive and thrilling hero shooter that’s extra than simply an Overwatch clone with a Marvel license. However on first viewing, it seems that is strictly what the sport is and whereas which will have stood an opportunity at carving out an honest area of interest 5 years in the past, now the trade is ready the place these sorts of video games can’t be supported long run.