A Warhammer 40,000 space marine is not just your usual sci-fi super soldier. They are hulking behemoths, 10 feet tall (and about 10 feet wide too). They don’t move like people, they move like freight trains. They have the physical bearing of an industrial freezer unit and the emotional intelligence of a crocodile. They do not retreat and they do not surrender, and their 9-to-5 is fighting the worst things you can possibly imagine over and over in a completely futile forever-war.

  • Wrufieotnak@feddit.org
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    1 month ago

    Remember: WAIT!

    They cancelled the beta. So something was SO wrong with the game, that they didn’t want the public to find out about.

    I hope it will be a good game, because the first was fun to play, but we will find that out after it released.

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      I hope it will be a good game as well, I do like the Warhammer 40K universe (fascinating, as it paints a grim dystopian future which humanity has been entrapped within). Cancelling a beta is a dire move, I feel like they’re trying to hide something as well. It’s best to wait and not let excitement overrule being wise.

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    Is this game accessible for someone who knows absolutely nothing about the series?

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        Was the first one any good? I’ve played a couple of 40k games that were meh. I like the lore, but the story and gameplay have to be up to par also.

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          Yeah it’s basically like Gears of War with more melee.

          One of the best games after Dawn of War in the 40k franchise

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      So you see it all started with space frogs hundreds of millions of years ago…

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      I would recommend playing the first game (it’s good, though it is showing some age). Apart from that: no, you don’t really need to know the lore to follow along. And the comments in this thread have given more than enough background to follow it.

      That being said, if you’re interested in the lore I’ve been listening to a podcast called “Laying Down the Lore Warhammer 40k”. I found it entertaining and informative