Marathon Review - Endless Runner

Review Code Provided by PlayStationA copy of Marathon's Deluxe Edition (MSRP $59.99) was provided for review. While I am grateful and humbled, this opportunity did not influence my review of Marathon. Bungie and PlayStation did not see this review before going live or offer any input or guidelines beyond a standard embargo. Thank you for understanding. Ya boy's budget was stretched. "We create unmatched entertainment experiences designed to inspire friendship and lifelong memories." You'd be forgiven for not recognizing that quote. It is from the top of Bungie's Careers page.1 When I peel back the corporate hiring layer, the core of the statement stands. If you are of a certain age, titles like Halo and Destiny elicit formative memories with friends.2 And if you are of another certain age, you might be taken back to playing 1994's Marathon "at the Drexel student newspaper on Power Macs." Thirty years later, Marathon is back as an extraction shooter set on the planet of Tau Ceti IV…