New Marvel fighting game leaves players divided over PC performance, gameplay

Players quick found things to love and hate about the upcoming fighting game This weekend, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls received its first public playtest across PlayStation 5 and Windows PC, drawing in Marvel fans and fighting game enthusiasts alike. It didn’t take long for players to dive headlong into its depths, posting involved combos and flashy sequences. However, as it tends to go, many were similarly quick to get into online arguments about whether the game is good. Unfortunately, Marvel Tokon's playtest got off to a bit of a rocky start. Almost immediately, Sony's PlayStation Network suffered an outage that made the game unplayable for many. Later that afternoon, there were several hours of server maintenance. Afterward, many players found a much bigger, potentially more long-lasting problem: Marvel Tokon's PC port is in very rough shape. Players posted videos of glitchy visuals and massive frame drops, with many complaining that the game is incredibly demanding on PC despite utilizing non-realistic, stylized visuals. Booting the game from a fresh install can lead to a choppy PlayStation Studios intro that takes several minutes to load due to hitches and stops. While playe