Marvel fans will soon be getting yet another addition to their video game collection of the superheroes and supervillains league: Marvel Rivals. But this new Super Hero Team-Based PVP Shooter video game, which has only been revealed recently, seems to have more than one thing that gamers are concerned about.
For instance, the fact that Marvel’s planet-eating cosmic deity Galactus has been introduced in this too, but only in the form of a female character. Yet, even that’s not all that concerning, considering how fans and gamers are even more apprehensive about one other character of this game: The daughter of Galactus, Galacta!
Marvel Rivals has Fans Concerned About Galacta Ahead of its Release
@MarvelRivals on X recently took to the social media platform to release the first look at Marvel’s next upcoming game: Marvel Rivals. The tweet included a trailer of the video game along with the caption claiming it as being “the greatest Super Hero Team-Based PVP Shooter” game.
The greatest Super Hero Team-Based PVP Shooter is coming!
Behold: Marvel Rivals!👇Stay in the loop!https://t.co/KNj6GzEd0z#MarvelRivals #MarvelGames #Marvel pic.twitter.com/La0AxUU1ZB
— Marvel Rivals (@MarvelRivals) March 27, 2024
But this game has one too many concerning features, as fans pointed out in the comment section. One of these is inevitably the fact that the game introduced fans to a female Galactus, i.e. one of the lesser-known characters from Marvel: Galacta.
Since there may be many who may be unaware of who she is, here’s an overview: She’s the teenage daughter of Marvel’s planet-eating cosmic deity but is inevitably the complete opposite of him in her personality.
In the comics, she is more loving and caring towards humanity and all creatures, and despite being almost an equally great cosmic powerhouse herself as her parent, prefers to make use of her hunger for better causes than her father.
Because of this and the infrequency with which she has been mentioned throughout this time, some fans are worried that including Galacta in the game might not be the best choice as she may not align with the canon of the comics. Here’s what those fans are saying:
Surprised y’all are using Galactus’s daughter
— Caster with a blaster (@NE0GE0_222) March 27, 2024
Galactus’ daughter is the last character I expected to see
— Lo’ai ☆ 🇨🇦🍉 (@CrossoverNexus) March 27, 2024
Y’all just had to make galactus a woman
— Mr. Miss By 1 Leg (@rendon2timess) March 27, 2024
LMFAOOOOOO IS THAT ANIME GIRL GALACTUS?
— Jikan (@jikanstorio) March 27, 2024
What did they do to Galactus 💀💀💀💀
— Cheeto (@UTDCheeto) March 27, 2024
Someone exlain why Galactus is female?
— 𝕄𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕒𝕤 (@Mathias99091520) March 27, 2024
Yet, since this was only an overview, and the game is yet to be fully received, nothing can be said for sure now about how this infrequently brought-up character could affect this particular one of Marvel’s upcoming video games.
But there is more to this story than that. And by more, we mean all the more problems that fans and gamers have been pointing out about this game even before its release.
Fans are Pointing Out Marvel Rivals‘ Flaws
While Marvel undoubtedly may have expected this game to become a fan favorite, a majority of the responses that it is getting are unarguably on the downfall side. This is because while some fans are indeed anticipating this, others are greatly put off by one too many features of it.
For instance, the fact that it will only be available to be played on PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, and not on consoles, has fans complaining how they had been waiting so long for it, only to be faced with such a disappointment.
Again console players are being left out. I was really excited for this but I can’t even play it
— ozan (@_ozan_av) March 27, 2024
Adding to this are multiple other complaints from gamers about how it looks like it is AI-created, and is actually a third-person shooter, along with problems related to how disconnected it feels. All in all, here’s how some of the fans are reacting to this game:
Kind of reminds me of a typical web3 game. It looks like they spent a year on it. The characters don’t seem to flow with the actual set. You can see the disconnect between the two. A lot of these type of games struggle with balancing the characters too. Free to play at least?
— Boodle (@BoodleNft) March 27, 2024
When are companies going to realize that releasing only on PC never does a game well??
— Sunny (@Akpochimara1) March 27, 2024
Looks mid. Hard pass.
— The Supreme Medjay (@SupremeMedjay) March 27, 2024
This game looks very interesting from gameplay and it being a third person but two issues this is a game limited to only PC and not consoles and will this game provide content in a long run or will it be like overwatch with too many microtransactions and overpriced items to play
— Nightnetic (@nightnetic) March 27, 2024
Was Ai used in these artworks? Cause imma say yes pic.twitter.com/bymlG1FoN9
— Jake Manzo (@JakeManzo) March 27, 2024
Please be better than Overwatch. Please be better than Overwatch. Please be better than Overwatch. Please be better than Overwatch. Please be better than Overwatch 😭
— SpectrumDiff (@cockroach69764) March 27, 2024
To put it in a nutshell, Marvel Rivals’ first look has put off a lot of players, especially console gamers. But considering how many fans are still hopeful nonetheless, landing the final verdict seems a bit too soon now, so we’ll let time do the talking.
Marvel Rivals is yet to announce an official release date.