Arc System Works has apologized for the troubled PC launch of Marvel Tokon: Preventing Souls, and admitted it would now be “extraordinarily tough” to regain participant belief.
Producer Takeshi Yamanaka supplied a autopsy on the discharge of the studio’s new superhero preventing recreation throughout an interview with VGC. He famous that, in the case of the content material itself, followers have largely good issues to say about Marvel Tokon, however the positivity is not being shared by customers throughout all platforms.
“They’re enjoying matches each day, they’re in coaching mode, they’re arising with new combos, and we see them posting these on social media,” Yamanaka mentioned. “Nevertheless, on the identical time, sadly, within the PC model of the sport, there have been in-game points skilled by many gamers, which we actually apologise to the participant base for all of those issues.”
Marvel Tokon introduced tag-team gameplay to PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Sequence X/S August 6, 2026. Whereas reviewers largely lobbed excessive scores its means (IGN gave it a 9/10), these on PC as a substitute took to Steam to go away critiques of their very own.
Arc System Works’ new preventing recreation plummeted to “Blended” critiques in all languages lower than 24 hours after launch as gamers reported stuttering points and compelled PlayStation sign-in necessities. The weekend following its launch on PC was solely tormented by extra negativity as the issues endured, with the one message from the studio on the time being its promise to “examine” experiences of “efficiency points.” The state of Marvel Tokon on PC reportedly was so dangerous that even famed preventing recreation neighborhood content material creator Maximilian Christiansen (a.okay.a. Maximilian Dood) uninstalled the sport in entrance of 1000’s of livestream viewers.
Arc System Works was capable of speedily push out an replace the next Monday, fixing lots of the efficiency points gamers had reported. However whereas Steam critiques have barely rebounded, it is clear there is a lengthy street forward not just for Marvel Tokon however for the studio itself.
Yamanaka mentioned “the crew is difficult at work to proceed engaged on resolving remaining points,” noting two of the patches which have arrived since that early August launch date. He additionally admitted that getting the Marvel preventing recreation in tip-top form is just a part of the battle.
“I do suppose that it is an especially difficult activity that we have to undertake,” he mentioned when requested about regaining belief, “the place we sincerely wish to put all of our effort ahead to create an setting the place the gamers can expertise this recreation that we’ve labored so arduous to create, and that we do have quite a lot of confidence that the sport itself will likely be actually enjoyable for them.”
Yamanaka once more apologized for Marvel Tokon on PC after it “created quite a lot of bother for the gamers.” He and the remainder of the crew are hoping the neighborhood will stick round not just for these incoming fixes however extra for the sport itself, too.
“I wish to simply say that I really respect each single participant who bought the sport across the launch,” he added. “And to some gamers on the PC who had been variety sufficient to buy the sport, however then they skilled these points and had been unable to play the sport in its greatest means, and perhaps left the sport for the second and even refunded. I might similar to to precise my honest apologies for all of these points that they’ve skilled.
“I do really feel that it’s going to not be a simple activity in any respect to regain the belief that we have misplaced from this. Nevertheless, this is a matter that we’re dealing with head-on, and we’re attempting to deal with it on to attempt to proceed working with all that we now have and to offer an setting the place gamers will be capable to easily expertise the sport.
The Arc System Works producer continued, saying, “I really feel that’s the most that we will do.” As extra updates are launched, he mentioned, “all we will do is do our greatest and pray that that sentiment will attain the participant base.”
Both means, Marvel Tokon: Preventing Souls is simply getting began. DLC content material is confirmed to be within the works, with Phoenix Cyclops already announced as a playable character set to hitch the roster this fall. Dataminers uncovered 5 extra potential fighters earlier this month.
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