{"id":231042,"date":"2024-06-11T18:29:49","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T18:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/11\/the-biggest-threat-to-marvel-rivals-is-all-the-other-rival-team-shooters\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:17:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:17:20","slug":"the-biggest-threat-to-marvel-rivals-is-all-the-other-rival-team-shooters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/11\/the-biggest-threat-to-marvel-rivals-is-all-the-other-rival-team-shooters\/","title":{"rendered":"The biggest threat to Marvel Rivals is all the other rival team shooters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>Marvel Rivals <\/em>pits its greatest heroes against each other and it\u2019s a lot of fun. It\u2019s also a familiar kind of fun if you\u2019ve ever played <em>Overwatch<\/em>. As <em>Overwatch 2 <\/em>fights<em>\u00a0<\/em>to hold onto players (and attract new ones), there\u2019s no shortage of new games with similar team PvP dynamics, modes and characters. Like Valve\u2019s leaked <em>Deadlock<\/em> title, or PlayStation\u2019s <em>Concord<\/em>, or <em>Star Wars: Hunters<\/em>. Add the now console-bound (and more strategy-heavy) <em>Valorant<\/em>, and yep, there are a lot of team shooters on the horizon. Oh and I forgot <a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/square-enixs-splatoon-like-foamstars-will-debut-on-ps-plus-on-february-6-165837776.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Foamstars;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Foamstars<\/em><\/a><em>,<\/em> like most of us.<\/p>\n<p><em>Rivals<\/em>, made by Netease, has a headstart, however, with a roster of characters that most of us have heard of. These are also heroes whose powers and abilities we <em>already<\/em> know. And it\u2019s certainly a roster: 19 characters, expanding now to 21 for the next wave of tests.<\/p>\n<div class=\"caas-iframe-wrapper\" data-embed-anchor=\"e88bb27c-87f5-59aa-8478-a92ee89349cc\">\n<div class=\"caas-iframe youtube\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%\" data-type=\"youtube\">\n<blockquote data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XOrp5HeY6U8?rel=0\" scrolling=\"no\"><p><noscript><iframe title=\"Marvel Rivals | Console Announce Trailer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XOrp5HeY6U8?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><\/noscript><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>I <em>was<\/em> going to complain that this is a heady number of characters and combinations to learn, or at least get used to. But, well, Overwatch launched with 21. One leak, data-mined from the closed alpha, suggest there are plans for up to 39 characters. Oh my.<\/p>\n<p>Briefly playing this alpha-build demo at Summer Game Fest offers a glimpse at the game, and nascent metas (combinations of characters and team builds), but it takes time to evolve and coalesce. It also takes time for me to get good at a new team shooter.<\/p>\n<p>Like the original <em>Overwatch<\/em>, <em>Rivals<\/em> pits six heroes\/villains against six other Marvel characters, with familiar team goals of escoring a slow-moving object, or protecting zones from the opposing team. It\u2019s not all <em>Marvel Presents\u2026 Overwatch<\/em>, though.<\/p>\n<p>I liked the destructable environments, with some walls taking only so much damage before crumbling and exposing your hero. It kept me on my toes. Other unique gameplay features include &#8220;Dynamic Hero Synergy,&#8221; a sort of baked-in meta where two (sometimes three) characters can augment each other in battle.<\/p>\n<p>One example of this happened as I found early success with Groot. Groot is a tank-type player, with the ability to make Mei-styled walls, just made of plants, not ice. However, if Rocket, his Guardians of the Galaxy team-mate, is on the same team, it increases the duo\u2019s damage output. And Rocket can ride around on Groot\u2019s shoulder, too. Cute.<\/p>\n<p>I mentioned the Groot-Mei connection, but other skill overlaps with <em>Overwatch<\/em> characters are obvious, but with a twist. Hela, queen of Hel, has a few similarities with<em> Overwatch 2<\/em>\u2019 s Kiriko, with the ability to escape tight spots, but swapping healing for a focus on damage dealing.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Black Panther\u2019s lunge attack gets an instant cooldown if you hit an enemy, mimicking Genji\u2019s dash attack that recharges if you get a kill.<\/p>\n<p>The third-person perspective, which a few early testers found divisive, takes some getting used to. Look, I get it: when the core USP of a game is the global juggernaut that is Marvel&#8217;s intellectual property, you want to see what you paid for. You want to see Iron Man blasting Magik from the skies, Loki faking his death as he circles back around to attack Namor\u2019s weak spot. In first person, a lot of that character design is lost, and your team mates and enemies rarely stand still in order for you to appreciate their character designs and lore.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not sure why, but playing this kind of game from a third-person perspective made movement feel, somehow, sluggish. Unless you\u2019re Spider-Man, who has an uniquely high level of mobility and speed compared to the rest of the current roster.<\/p>\n<p><em>Overwatch 2 <\/em>struggled with a lack of PvE features as well as the major change to 5v5 team battles. For a lot of Overwatch players, the game has fallen out of favor. However, for a lot of people it\u2019s still the team shooter to beat. Will the draw of Marvel\u2019s greatest heroes (and villains) be enough of a draw, and can NetEase sustain <em>Rivals<\/em> appeal when it launches? A closed beta test, which will include PS5 gamers this time, is scheduled for July.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em>Catch up on all of the news from Summer Game Fest 2024 <\/em><a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/summer-game-fest\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:right here;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>right here<\/em><\/a><em>!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/the-biggest-threat-to-marvel-rivals-is-all-the-other-rival-team-shooters-182005638.html?src=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Marvel Rivals pits its greatest heroes against each other and it\u2019s a lot of fun. 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