Marathon's self-appointed "fontslop merchant" says "don't think for a second we'll remove the sauce" from the new shooter's controversial UI, even if "there's plenty of work" to do
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Anthony McGlynn
2026-03-03
Players were quick to leave feedback on several things during the Marathon server slam, one of them being the UI. The colorful, slightly retro-futuristic menus do take some getting used to, but as changes are made ahead of launch, a developer is clear that he will not be altering the amount of fonts being used.
On Twitter, Elliot Gray, a UI designer at Bungie, commented on the studio's plans for alterations to the extraction shooter. "All jokes aside there's plenty of work we can and will do as a team to respond to player feedback about inventory management, navigation, density of info, etc.," he says.
"But don't think for a second that we're gonna remove the SAUCE from the UI," he adds, definitively. He includes a hashtag for "Fontsloptakeover," making it clear he's referencing the numerous typefaces Marathon utilizes.
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Gray's responding to a mock-up from another account that cleaned up Marathon's menus to a severe degree, making them seem much more humdrum, with plain text and simply grids. Easier to navigate? Sure. Much less vibrant? Absolutely.
There's work to be done on making Marathon a little more streamlined - I did find myself scanning the screen for useful info once or twice when I started playing - but that shouldn't come to the detriment of the game's visual identity. If looking distinct from Arc Raiders, Battlefield 6 and the other competition means a little font chaos, then so be it. Who needs another basic interface, anyway?
Marathon is the third-best-selling game on Steam after its big server slam, only trailing Resident Evil Requiem and Valve's eternal Counter-Strike
cloud9
Mar 03, 06:52 PM
_Time sink, not fun. maybe worth it. Fairly decent. hi spot on
wifiToast
Mar 03, 05:12 PM
brooo Depends on your taste.
chillDonut
Mar 03, 01:22 PM
Could be awesome, yeah This is unbalanced. Good tutorials. hot
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