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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine |OT| No mercy. No retreat. No remorse.
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Alienshogun said:
Final Liberation was released in 1997 and it is a lot closer to anything that Blizzard was doing with Starcraft/Warcraft approximations.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Liberation
With that said, for those looking for a good table top esque experience (turn based, randomly generated terrain, great skirmish mode with a lot of options), Final Liberation is a grossly under-rated game. Just a shame it has a lot of problems on modern computers.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
RyanDG said:
I got your back, here's some gameplay.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJfV0Cpm0Dw&feature=related
I didn't understand what the fuck happened in the end. What happened to the Hydra conspiracy?daedalius said:
I know this is ancient history and GW doesn't give a fuck anymore but I love that story arc. It was so much more that the fan fic wank that the Black Library puts out these days.
DennisK4 said:
Well, Jaq invoked Tzeentch after whats-her-face ran off in the eldar's body, and the Imperial Fist shot him in the face, the end.
While I really enjoyed Jaq's story, I have to say I enjoyed Eisenhorn's and Ravenor's stories more from the perspective of the Inquisition. There are a lot of good books from BL, just nothing from Goto, and some of the HH books are kinda meh.
fizzelopeguss
Banned
bigdaddygamebot said:
Not gonna happen, they have an outright monopoly on a market that's giving them revenues of over a £100 million a year. To rewrite the rules of the wargaming/miniature market by going completely digital is opening the door for a company with even MORE clout to wipe them out. ie blizzard/wizards of the coast Hasbro.
They've found their niche for the forseeable future. little toy soldiers, plastics tooling technology that gives them an edge over their competitors and farming out their highly valuable IP to videogame companies for big rewards, and practically zero risk.
fizzelopeguss
Banned
They made a profit and paid a 5.6 million dividend this year. the main issue for their financials is that in the UK, the retail sector has been hammered in recent years and GW has a large presence in that sector.
Woooo soundtrack preview!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeznCFqZ3X0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeznCFqZ3X0
mickcenary
Member
God. I have never played a demo so much. I really need to stop, lest I want to sour my full-game experience. IT'S THAT GOOD, THOUGH.
Feels like more a pad game to me. Analog movement is really nice to have, button mashing melee feels better with face buttons, and none of the shooting is twitchy or precise enough that the analog stick is a huge detriment. I'd reconsider this while playing a Tac Marine in multiplayer, but I'd go pad for campaign at least.Snuggler said:
Did not enjoy the demo at all. Combat felt sloppy. Like they were trying to mesh Dynasty Warriors with a shooter, with neither the melee or shooting mechanics feeling strong. It just felt awkward while playing it.
At best, its looking to be a 5$ steam sale a year from now if I want to give it a full try.
At best, its looking to be a 5$ steam sale a year from now if I want to give it a full try.
Barack Lesnar
Banned
Hahaha nice!Snuggler said:
shintoki said:
Sorry to hear that.
I've been playing the demo and the first thing that strikes me about it is how fun I find the combat. Blasting Orc's feels great but I like that it plays like an action game as much as a shooter. I can dart around and tear them bitches up with my chainsaw as I occasionally dish out some pain on distant enemies with my bolters, the flow of combat seems great.
jediyoshi
Member
shintoki said:
I don't follow the Dynasty Warriors point. They clearly aren't throwing unmanageable mindless hoards of enemies at you and you never have to resort to flailing the melee button until they're all gone.
I'd say they nailed the shooting all the way down to the minute details of how the camera zooms in and out of aiming and how hefty all the shooting feels. It's really unlike Dynasty Warriors in that it's actually satisfying to kill dudes when their bodies explode into clouds of blood.
8BitsAtATime
Member
What would be a good Warhammer book to start reading from?
8BitsAtATime said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horus_Heresy
Read at least the first three books in order, and then go crazy.
Alex Connolly
Member
Bufbaf said:I guess I keep waiting for the Warhammer 40k strategy game of my dreams, featuring round battles, a virtual movement ruler and the original rules from the tabletop game, together with awesome animations, missions and storyline.
On PSP Warhammer 40K: Squad Command does an admirable job of transferring a lot of the elements of the tabletop game into a digital format. It's not perfect - the lack of a free-rotatable camera for one is the egregious of omissions - but it's damn fine regardless.
Fuck-awesome Trailer
It was released on DS as well, but it's a much better title on PSP.
8BitsAtATime
Member
Thanks my local BaN has them so I'll pick them up tomorrow, I dont know anything about the series but Its always caught my attention. I'll be picking up the game for sure.Salazar said:
Is this book any good?
Alex Connolly
Member
Salazar said:
Outside of Catachans, it's not hard to revel in the pyrrhic glory that is the IG. If the battlefield isn't littered with your fellow guardsmen upon your victory, it just isn't as sweet.
Don't get me wrong, Space Marines of any sort are awesome, but it's the little fellows of the Imperium that are my personal heroes.
8BitsAtATime
Member
I'll check these books out as well,Ichor said:
I dont know much about any of warhammer stuff...The only thing I know is people play a tabletop game that has kick ass miniature figures that everyone paints up to look badass. So im just kind of looking for a starting pointing.
MesserWolf
Member
I'm really excited for this game although I must say that I'm a bit disappointed by its cinematic trailer .
Dawn of war games used to have awesome cinematic trailers in cg .
exhibit A: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX2v_cTG3K8
exhibit B : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu4ABhVd28U
and this is the one for SM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zhGQqJu7BQ .... meh. not terrible , but not great either.
Dawn of war games used to have awesome cinematic trailers in cg .
exhibit A: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX2v_cTG3K8
exhibit B : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu4ABhVd28U
and this is the one for SM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zhGQqJu7BQ .... meh. not terrible , but not great either.
FieryBalrog
Member
I really don't think an electronic version of the tabletop game (a la MTGO) would take off unless prices were substantially lowered.
Even more than MTG, Warhammer is about physically owning the collectibles and painting them yourself and displaying them. Not nearly as much about the game itself (for many reasons including obvious ones such as being much, much harder to get a game going).
I doubt GW would regard an electronic tabletop game as a threat to the core business.
Even more than MTG, Warhammer is about physically owning the collectibles and painting them yourself and displaying them. Not nearly as much about the game itself (for many reasons including obvious ones such as being much, much harder to get a game going).
I doubt GW would regard an electronic tabletop game as a threat to the core business.
HeadlessRoland
Banned
DennisK4 said:
He realizes how corrupt and insane he has been acting and wants to die. So he says a bunch of stuff to get the SM to kill him.
There is nothing to understand about the last books plot beyond Jaq going insane. Book is so weird its disorientating to read. It is the best representation of what going insane due to the influence of chaos I have ever read.
MesserWolf said:
These are awesome.
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/08/20/four-space-marine-trailers-four/
I wouldn't compare a CG intro to a pre-release trailer, but the announcement trailer from 2009 is still the best imho. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSOp3mMcYdUMesserWolf said:
FieryBalrog said:
I agree, 40k is expensive, I don't buy the models just to play a game, I buy them for the entire experience of assembling and painting them and having my own personal badass army of future soldiers.
Like the Eldar Guardian I just assembled, sure they're not the best unit in gameplay, but this squad leader looks like a boss ready to fuck you up.
MesserWolf
Member
derFeef said:
I didn't see that one ! already better
Althogh the ones from dawn of war are still superior .... in my opinion
daedalius said:
Game predates DoW2, apparently.
The music in the youtube link is pretty good, but the cinematic feel they're pushing really lightened the music as far as comparisons to DoW2 go. And someone's gonna get punched if I don't hear at least one organ for the Chaos.
I got my pc version yesterday (holland). So hopefully steam unlocks it tuesday, releasedate on the site of a major online retailer over here also gives the date 6/9/11Herla said:Apparently the game comes out on the 6th in some european countries, can anyone confirm that?
Now I really hope they send me my key in time
Herla said:Apparently the game comes out on the 6th in some european countries, can anyone confirm that?
Now I really hope they send me my key in time
Yes, the German release is on the 6th.
There also is now special edition or pre-order bonus in Germany so the standard edition comes with the golden Bolter, the Space Marine skins and the Chaos Marine skins.