{"id":350514,"date":"2025-10-20T07:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T14:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=399526"},"modified":"2025-10-20T07:47:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T14:47:32","slug":"the-director-of-arc-raiders-confirms-where-their-success-comes-from-they-have-done-the-exact-opposite-of-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-director-of-arc-raiders-confirms-where-their-success-comes-from-they-have-done-the-exact-opposite-of-marathon\/","title":{"rendered":"The director of Arc Raiders confirms where their success comes from: they have done the exact opposite of Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The extraction shooter genre continues to show untapped potential, reflected in the imminent release of two significant titles: Marathon from Bungie and Arc Raiders from Embark. <strong>Both games have conducted playtests simultaneously, providing developers the opportunity to compare their decisions and player reactions to their respective approaches<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Between doing it one way or another, they chose better<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Virgil Watkins, design director of Arc Raiders, commented on the coincidence of the tests, highlighting that it turned out to be an excellent opportunity for a comparative analysis. <strong>\u201cIt was a great A\/B test for us, as they made decisions that we did not, and vice versa,\u201d explained Watkins<\/strong>, suggesting that the opportunity to observe how players responded to different design decisions was enriching.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pre-Order Trailer | ARC Raiders\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XE0y_K8-iSQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite this promise, not all analysts are convinced. <strong>Tyler Wilde, editor-in-chief of PC Gamer, has expressed his skepticism about whether the market can sustain two extraction shooters, a genre that, by its nature, is not particularly casual<\/strong>. &#8220;Both studios need their extraction shooters to be a success,&#8221; Wilde stated, adding that there might be insufficient demand for both games.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, the design director of Arc Raiders praised the artistic style of Marathon, expressing curiosity about its future evolution. <strong>\u201cI found the artistic style very evocative\u2026 I hope to see more of that in the future,\u201d he commented, highlighting the importance of aesthetic value in video game development<\/strong>. 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