Marvel Rivals showed up atGamescomthis week with some major announcements.

Here are my early impressions of Cap and Bucky.

He joins with his iconic shield, which can deflect incoming projectiles back toward enemies.

He also has a dash ability on a short cooldown.

His ultimate ability, Freedom Charge, provides a speed boost and overhealth to everyone in his wake.

The key to success is weaving between shots and abilities so you don’t waste time in reloading animations.

Winter Soldier’s ultimate ability, Kraken Impact,has two unique mechanics.

The ultimate launches him in the air before crashing down on a target area, damaging and marking enemies.

Winter Soldier, like Captain America, is a bit in between the play styles of other duelists.

The key is to know when to use each part of his kit.

Rivals has a pretty diverse set of damage-focused characters, and Winter Soldier adds to that diversity.

The only thing left is to see how much time off I can build up by then.