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Marathon Is Both a Miracle and a Monster

Podcast: The Besties
Published: Mar 27, 2026
Duration seconds: 3256
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Summary

Frushtick and Griffin were Destiny dudes, and yet it's Plante who has fallen in love with Bungie's new extraction shooter. What's so appealing about Marathon? Is the extraction genre's difficulty a dealbreaker? Who is this game even for?