I’ve had a sudden surge of pleasure for Marvel Rivals, NetEase’s swing at a superpowered hero shooter akin to Overwatch. Is it as a result of the sport is just a few days away from launching on December 6? May or not it’s as a result of it’s a recreation my mates and I’d truly play collectively after nearly all of them stopped enjoying Overwatch 2? Or is it simply because my relationship with Overwatch has grown so chilly that I’m prepared to hunt consolation within the heat embrace of one other hero shooter? Sure to all the above, however it’s not what’s fueling my newfound hype; it’s the anime OP-ass launch trailer NetEase put out over the weekend.
The trailer doubles as each a launch trailer and a reveal of the last 5 heroes becoming a member of Marvel Rivals’ launch roster. Iron Fist, Black Widow, Cloak and Dagger (assume Ice Climbers from Smash Bros. with two characters being one playable entity), Squirrel Woman, and Wolverine will all be part of the line-up of 33 heroes pushing legally distinct payloads. That’s all effectively and good, and I’ll most likely give comic-accurate brief king Wolverine a attempt, however what I’m most excited by immediately is how NetEase and vocalist Chrissy Costanza created the sort of hero showcase music video you solely see in entrance of an anime that makes you imagine within the energy of friendship. Costanza’s vocals on “Rivals ‘Til the Finish” soar over action-packed scenes of Marvel’s biggest heroes doing hero shit. All of the cool team-ups—like Hulk throwing Wolverine and Magik teleporting Psylocke up the facet of an exploding skyscraper—are sick, however each cool second is elevated by how good the music is. It’s peak anime opening, and I hope it performs once you boot up the sport, as a result of you’ll not catch me skipping it.
Fortunately, all this pleasure isn’t unfounded. I’ve already performed over a dozen hours of Marvel Rivals by means of its check phases over the previous few months. Proper now I’m planning on rocking Star-Lord as my primary, and swapping to Rocket Racoon when my workforce wants a healer, and I’ll forgive each of them being just about absent from this trailer as a result of it’s too good to nitpick.
