My Unfiltered Thoughts on Marvel Rivals - Worth The Hype? 

Props to dex for not signing it and calling out the contract.

People hating so much on something they haven't even played is wild

I think I understand why they don't want any criticism/comparisons to be made from the content creators. The publisher of Marvel Rivals is NetEase, the same chinese company that for years partnered with Blizzard to distribute WoW, SC and OW in China. This partnership ended in January 2023, leaving mainland chinese players unable to play on local servers. This can only mean to me that the similarities between the games are intended, almost like it's gonna play the role of a "OW substitute" for China's playerbase. And of course comparing these two products would be bad rep for NetEase, "copying" a game that they had to pay a license to distribute

While not perfect, the game has been a ton of fun for me personally

This game is fun, but there are a few issues that really stand out. They'll add more flyers, and they have characters that can't really interact with them.

glad you’re bringing awareness to the contract thingy the game looks fun would definitely love to see some gameplay from you!

The contract aside, as well as the _alleged_ investigations internally that are looking into said contract supposedly not actually meant to have that "no criticism" thing (which I'm skeptical but open minded about), the game has a lot of potential and already seems really fun. There's a couple of problems here and there, but those can be fixed later. This is, after all, just the beta. What game doesn't have issues when it's starting out? Remember when Bastion had a Brig-like shield while in turret form? I am skeptical because Netease is involved, but I'm also trying to keep an open mind, partly because I feel like some folks within Marvel games has to have seen the failure of the Avengers game and think "We need to redeem ourselves for our multiplayer audience, we can't mess this up!" But also because I genuinely hope this game can succeed. It doesn't have to be "High level and high paying Esports" level of success but enough that it will have a consistent and large amount of players playing every week and gets enough updates to satisfy a majority of it's player base But that's me trying to be optimistic because I love Marvel characters

they just shot theirselves with that contract, but good thing is they didnt force it on everyone on the CAT - its a very good game and fun

Thankfully, that contract clause is getting revised and creators are being unbanned. That kind of response and transparency is honestly refreshing to see

So excited to play- can't wait u tim the alpha beta is over and were ready to launch!

Still haven’t gotten a alpha code but from the gameplay it looks fun and I’m hoping they have a release date out after the alpha is over

thanks for the review and mad respect for not signing and being ur own voice

I think the presentation and art style is really cool. If the game remains not P2W and if the devs can balance the characters a bit better, I would say this game's got a chance to attract lots of new players or even OW2 players who are looking for something fresh.

The only thing I hate about this game right now is that I don’t have a pc lol

Is there talk of when the next play test is and if it is on console

Massive props to you for not signing that horrific ”contract”!

Starlord looks like fun

Did your friends sign it? Or did u let them know before hand

if this captures the magic of OG OW1 when that first came out i am all for it. these day OW2 doesnt feel like it has the same fun factor anymore it just feels toxic...

Ive had fun playing marvek rivals

I think the ults carrying over adds a whole new layer of complexity to the game like in overwatch you just ult dump last fight but in this game you still have to worry about your teams ult economy because if you over ult you will get rolled the begining of the next round.

More Rivals Content!!!

Im a little concerned about character unlocks with the current hero balance in the heroes menu it lets you toggle unlocked but they’re all unlocked for the alpha

DeraJN catching strays

Hmm... The Debrii... 🤔

When is it coming out for everyone?

The game has infinite potential, lets continue the hype!

I've been enjoying snap as my phone game as someone who has never really been into the marvel scene but I'm about 90% sure i would rather pull my hair out than play another arena shooter

So... who came up with the idea of this crazy contract? Disney or Netease?

some nerfs and buffs i think that is needed scarlet with ultimate nerf, its basically a bomb in an area which practically one shots everyone and is very op nerf damage of starlord but keep shooting speed same peni parker definetly needs a buff punsher is balanced ig but his shotgun is just crazy good characters like black panther and namor need some advantage over others cause specially black panther cant hit flying targets at all and his attacks based upon hitting the spear first most support are completely balanced but expected rocket racoon to have more damage based on his marvel character like explosives grenades or anything Magneto definely needs an ult buff , his ult hardly does any damage, the prob is some characters ults r like super op and then their is magneto and black panther so yeah

I thought the contract was the barrier to entry for the key?

FINALLY someone giving a real opinion. Thank you for not signing that bullshit contract

Moment they bring Ghost rider into this game..........OOOOOOOOH ITS ON

MAN I CANT GET THE CODES OMG

So if you’re still able to play the game, what is stopping everyone from not signing the contract? What’s the point of the contract if it’s optional?

I sometimes feel like they did the contract thing intentionally to get more hype around the game as they knew they were launching a banger!

I think Spidey is meant to flank and bully supports and get out, Star Lord has good dps but Spidey’s movement is just god tier

I agree with the the imbalance. Really want to see Black Panther have shorter cool down

Game is so lit

The game is really fun, but do not stay optimistic. The reality is: they’re the same creators of Diablo-Immortal (or at least they helped with the development). So I’m just praying that I can play the game before they screw it up.

Not something I'm interested in but looks like could be a cool game for those who are.

PLS DONT SUCK PLS DONT SUCK....

People saying its a clone of overwatch powers when the powers are literally just "aoe shots" is ridiculous. Zarya gives people shields = anyone who gives shields is zarya clone Man has shield = either rein or sigma Duel pistols = tracer. Like are these powers so unique that they cant be used ever again otherwise its a clone?

Don't join a creator program if its Netease. I saw how that panned out for EVE Echoes.

Is this game going to console

Man I want to play it so bad as a hardcore overwatch fan, but i didn’t receive a key 😔

This is an amazing looking Alpha

Nice mobile game, what phone are you playing it on?

Ayyye, you can see me getting washed in the gameplay footage

If they listen to the community and reward the player base well and bring good heroes, they will 100% surpass OW2

looks and feels like Suicide Squad as a hero shooter.

My biggest issue so far would be that I'm not a huge Fan of 3rd person pvp shooters despite it making so much sense here

why dera catching strays 😭

Game is 60 fps but doesn't look very fluid? I can't explain it

Played against y’all last night my name was “The Goob” and my buddy was “Pom” had a very intense match with you guys hope y’all are enjoying the game as much as we are.

The game looks nice, but i'm sure the monetization will be a problem...

People complaining about this contract after they already admitted it was an autopilot mistake and they won't be coming for creators over it. They've already said they welcome good and bad feedback.

Contract is ruining my willingness to want to try the game when it releases.

can anyone gave a a key ?

If this is Overwatch 2 but fun, then I’m in.

It's an Alpha, not Beta btw

In my opinion Iron Man and Namor need to be buffed in the game Iron Man needs double health and damage also faster flight speed Namor needs to be able to fly im disappointed he can only hover in the game he also needs his bubble ability reworked like maybe after you use it you get triple health and damage for him

Sure there are problems with the game but for AN ALPHA this is pretty great

The way you used spider man isn’t how your meant to play him, meant to use him more like genji on ow2

This game seems really interesting, hopefully the don’t just copy + paste Overwatch because I would just prefer a new unique game. Unfortunately a lot of the abilities I have seen so far is just straight up rip-offs lol. But I still have hope

Funny thing, I just asked a content creator about this and they deleted my comment on the RU-vid section. Shady AF

look like an alternate version of Overwatch with better chr.s cause we know them

Can someone help explain what's so different about the NDA that people are signing with this game from other ndas when a new game comes out because it seems fairly normal practice to have a stipulation that stops you from critiquing the game in a disparaging way. Regardless of how dumb that is, I would think that that is fairly normal, right??

anyone knows if this game will be released in consoles too?

Just wanna play the game someone give me a code already

Looks fun but the DPS seems way out of whack

I'm so confused. This game looks just like a reskin of Overwatch? is this legal?

Please be on PS5!...

I will not stand for this slander spiderman is a demon in skilled hands

dera sandbagging...

No Venom/Carnage/Deadpool/Wolverine ?....guess they are 20+Euro "dlc" Packs in the Future right ?

I hate Overwatch and the direction they went , the game just became less fun. I’m glad this is coming out so I can get into this genre of game again

It looks almost exactly just like overwatch but with marvel characters. How are they not being sued? I don’t care as long as it’s fun, but wow. It even sounds like it.

If they dont launch this game simultaneously on consoles and PC, then i expect it will die. A game like this needs to feed off of the casual console playerbase to compete. If it does launch day 1 on console, I think it will succeed off of casual console players alone due to the Marvel IP. Especially if the gameplay is solid.

Looks kinda cool but it’s netease. Expect a lot of bullshit

This comment section did not pass the vibe check

They NEED to reduce the voice line frequency. Its so ungodly annoying.

How does a game that's not even out yet published by Tencent already have a replay system, whereas VALORANT, which has been out for 3 years now, owned by Riot (which is owned by tencent too btw) does not? Fucking lazy developers focusing on microtransactions.

i havent played it, but it just looks to slow and clunky and im not a third person pvp guy

recolored skins for battle pass is just really bad. RIP Ne tease

The whole "this game is gonna be ruined by microtransations" is ridiculous to me, the game is gonna be free to play so whats the issue with microtransactions. The only issue i could see is if the hero's are paid for but even then that isnt a big issue depending on price.

HULK definitely lands too softly. This is typical of mediocre video games.. but yeah this is an ALPHA? So they have year(s) to fix

they put a lot of effort in copying overwatch XD looks basically like overwatch with marvel character mod XD

Awesome thing about the contract man. I was hoping you guys weren’t gonna be shady about it. The game look likes it sucks.

Im boycotting this game because of the contract, this level of BS will only turn out catastrophic down the line

It looks clunky as all hell, I miss quake. Watched about 7 characters and I just don't think this is a good fps. But ppl who like it seems to like it a lot. I think it says more about love of superheroes than this being any good

Praying on ow2s downfall

It definitely looks like worse Overwatch, but that's kinda to be expected. You can't just roll in with a new game that will measure up to one that's had significantly more years of development. It'll definitely catch the attention of the huge group of gamers that like/liked Overwatch but need something just a little different to liven things up. The question will be can they retain the audience, or will they ruin their one big shot with poor balance or monetization.

I see it now. Dekkster spams Rivals for next week. All his viewers move on to other players during that week. Dekkster comes back to less viewers. Fans are fickle and once they replace you they replace you for good. It's why dera kinda took over the #1 streamer spot already. Now putting rivals content on your snap channel. You're going to end up like MobileGamer/Valley flyin from Marvel stirke force. they never recovered.

I got off this game after 2-3 hours it’s so clunky compared to overwatch. I hope you make a new channel if you’re going to make content for it. Don’t want to turn off notifications but idc about rivals

Firstttt!

Just please don’t put the new character in the battle pass.

You could get sued for this

I don't have faith in Netease. The game might last a year max.

The cheap unpolished version of Overwatch lol