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[Damageinc103]

Man, I hate so much the fact that I don't like this game, more specifically the gameplay. The visuals are amazing, the setting, world and atmosphere, fuck, this I like so much, I haven't played a 40K game since the 1st Space Marine.

But the problem for me, comes from the gameplay loop, ok, there's the horde, all good, but when the big ones come in, then all things start to come apart. The parry doesn't work all the time, as it probably registers a hit from the countless other ones, and you have to constantly change your way between the two, it's like there are two different games.

And then, in the second mission I think, I was killed by one in a QTE moment, that's a major no no for me, that is such a turn off, I don't understand this implementation in game like this.

I see comparisons with Gears, but it's not the same, Gears doesn't have that many enemies and it's a cover shooter.

You might want to check your weapon as some have no parry and small parry windows.

 

[Damageinc103]

The thing that has most surprised me about this game is how much fun i have had in pvp.

Game is pretty amazing to me as i like all three modes.

 

[EekTheKat]

At the risk of pointing out the obvious - but Space Marine 2's character creator can arguably translate 1:1 to a mini that you could paint yourself that can be built with existing parts and bits from a 40k kit.

It even tells you the Citadel paint color names used in customizing your Space Marine.

Space Marine 2 is literally seeing those wargaming miniatures come to life, and so far it's been just delightful seeing how well everything is built/handled.

 

[Jesb]

Is there a hoard like multiplayer in this?

 

[Bartski]

I haven't touched PvP yet, but the operations PvE-only missions are amazing and arguably better than campaign missions. I'm wrapping up the second tier now and on to the third!

 

[Giallo Corsa]

I'm worried about the longevity gents, I mean, the MP seems kinda tacked-on and "filler" destined to die after a few months and the 8-9 hours of SP seems kind of short.
Is there any replayability whatsoever here ?

I really want to get it but if it's going to be 70 big ones for a nice-ish 8 hour campaign and some shallow, tacked on MP I don't know...

I'm between this and Wukong and I can't choose

 

[Bartski]

I'm worried about the longevity gents, I mean, the MP seems kinda tacked-on and "filler" destined to die after a few months and the 8-9 hours of SP seems kind of short.
Is there any replayability whatsoever here ?

I really want to get it but if it's going to be 70 big ones for a nice-ish 8 hour campaign and some shallow, tacked on MP I don't know...

I'm between this and Wukong and I can't choose

After 2 days with the game its the single player thet feels tacked on the multi longetivity wise

 

[adamsapple]

Bless gamefly for shipping out the copy 2 days before release. Should be playing this in a few days.

 

[Represent.]

I'm worried about the longevity gents, I mean, the MP seems kinda tacked-on and "filler" destined to die after a few months and the 8-9 hours of SP seems kind of short.
Is there any replayability whatsoever here ?

I really want to get it but if it's going to be 70 big ones for a nice-ish 8 hour campaign and some shallow, tacked on MP I don't know...

I'm between this and Wukong and I can't choose

70 bucks for 8-12 hours of entertainment is good value. Buy the damn thing, we need to show these pubs/devs we're sick of overly bloated Open Worlds and GAAS trash.

vote with your wallet

 

[gatti-man]

I'm worried about the longevity gents, I mean, the MP seems kinda tacked-on and "filler" destined to die after a few months and the 8-9 hours of SP seems kind of short.
Is there any replayability whatsoever here ?

I really want to get it but if it's going to be 70 big ones for a nice-ish 8 hour campaign and some shallow, tacked on MP I don't know...

I'm between this and Wukong and I can't choose

If you want content Wukong is the best value you can possibly get it’s insanely long and wide.

SM2 ‘s value is in the co-op for me. I have a literal blast in the 3 player co-op pve stuff. Each mission is 30-60 minutes long so the game is plenty long if that’s what you’re after.

Wukong however is easily the GOTY especially if you have a high end PC.

 

[Northeastmonk]

I would have liked more customization to the armor. I have the DLC armor so far. I also like him with the helmet on. My Plus is expired atm, so I keep getting that “Buy Plus” each time I launch the game. I wanted this for the single player campaign. I wasn’t going to use coop mode.

 

[gatti-man]

I would have liked more customization to the armor. I have the DLC armor so far. I also like him with the helmet on. My Plus is expired atm, so I keep getting that “Buy Plus” each time I launch the game. I wanted this for the single player campaign. I wasn’t going to use coop mode.

Customization is all locked behind co-op and PvP I believe and there is a metric shit ton of it

 

[SwordofOlympus]

Bring the original back as a remaster please ffs

No need. Just recently finished it playing it at 4k and it still looks beautiful.

 

[kittoo]

Bought this but the regular version. I am super excited but can wait till 9th as I also bought The casting of frank stone and Alan wake 2 DLC. They will tide me over till then.

 

[Katajx]

Is there a hoard like multiplayer in this?

Operations which have been giving me a similar feel. Actual horde mode in 2025 according to the roadmap.

 

[Northeastmonk]

Customization is all locked behind co-op and PvP I believe and there is a metric shit ton of it

Dang. I have the deluxe edition, so I have some time to jump back in with Plus. I’m really enjoying the more I play. It makes me want to start buying Warhammer figurines someday.

 

[Alex11]

I’d argue that Gears 2 did, and that’s why I did not enjoy it as much as Gears 1 and Gears 3.

I hope that they eventually patch out some of the issues you’re listing. They sound consistent with the PC Gamer review.

I don't even think these are issues or at least big ones, maybe I just don't like it, although the 1st one I liked.

Or the fact that this is 40K and it's such an awesome built universe, so let's put these aside and maybe the gameplay flaws would be more noticeable.

 

[SJRB]

It's a total bummer to see this game coming out 5 days early for people who are willing to fork over an extra 30 bucks.

My timeline has been flooded with Space Marine 2 gameplay for days and with a 6 hour campaign I've probably seen the entire game by now, albeit in 30 second gifs.

 

[KURDISTAN YPG]

Im huge 3rd person shooter fan, is this better then helldivers?

 

[FunkMiller]

It's a total bummer to see this game coming out 5 days early for people who are willing to fork over an extra 30 bucks.

My timeline has been flooded with Space Marine 2 gameplay for days and with a 6 hour campaign I've probably seen the entire game by now, albeit in 30 second gifs.

I’ve bought the standard version… but I also sailed the high seas to get a look early so it wasn’t all spoiled for me. Fuck ‘em for their greed.

 

[TheMan]

What do you guys think about the modding potential for the PC version? Contemplating getting this on PC since the PS5 and xbox are often in use by my kids.

 

[Sid Of Bee]

This game totally wasn't on my radar but I'm buying it Monday... Everything I've seen so far looks totally on point.

 

[flying_sq]

What do you guys think about the modding potential for the PC version? Contemplating getting this on PC since the PS5 and xbox are often in use by my kids.

My guess would be almost 0%. From what people and reviewers are saying I am interpreting the game as more like 40k Helldivers.

 

[TheMan]

My guess would be almost 0%. From what people and reviewers are saying I am interpreting the game as more like 40k Helldivers.

oh yeah, good point

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Is Space Marine 1 worth the $15 it's on sale for now? Does it hold up well? I'd just be playing the campaign.
I see it's been cheaper a few times, but it looks like it doesn't drop much more lately.

 

[jorgejjvr]

Can you play this in co-op?

 

[Bartski]

Can you play this in co-op?

You should play this in co-op

 

[Tokio Blues]

I'm waiting for the next patch arrives. It doesn't support widescreen yet.

 

[gatti-man]

Im huge 3rd person shooter fan, is this better then helldivers?

It’s not like Helldivers at all. Helldivers is like an orbital strike shooter that’s frenetic on a giant scale. SM2 is more like Gears than Helldivers. Think of an evolution of gears 2 with countering and class mechanics. Mix in coop with randomized boss encounters (randomized in type and area/time of entrance). Some outstanding voice over work and story. Tons of unlockable skins.

It has a ton more content than HD2 but they are really very different games. Graphics are better in SM2.

 

[Trogdor1123]

Customization is all locked behind co-op and PvP I believe and there is a metric shit ton of it

Is there black templars?

 

[Buggy Loop]

I agree with him, PCgamer is out of their fucking mind. Gollum high rated than Space Marine 2

game "journalists"

 

[saintjules]

 

[CAPSOL]

Anyone else love this game and setting so much you started getting into painting minis, lore and table top game? I'm fkn obsessed now

 

[Stafford]

Bought the game because that sale price is quite nice.

As a big audio fan I am super disappointed with the audio mixing though, wtf is this? Footsteps, attacking etc all sounds very distant, weak I guess, there's some bass but overall it's not great by any means. If I were to compare this to many other games.....hell even demos of indie games have better mixing.

Googled it to see if I was the only one, nope, plenty people noticing the same and that was back in September, so a fix for this doesn't seem hopeful to me. What a shame. Also no HDR, but I can live with that.

 

[ViciousAgenda]

I'm having a lot of fun with this. It feels like a PS3 game and I mean that in a good way.

 

[PeteBull]

I agree with him, PCgamer is out of their fucking mind. Gollum high rated than Space Marine 2

game "journalists"

PC gamer are known shills for wokeism, Space Marine 2 making male audience their primary target(no female marines, full on brutality, and men being men) are all massive trigger factors for them to lower the review score.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

If Space Marine 2 had a protagonist who looked like that ^ it’d be getting 8s and 9s from the legacy gaming sites and would be in all their 2024 top 10 lists.

 

[Sanepar]

Finished this game today. Easily on my top5 of 2024. I had a blast playing this.

 

[Self_Destructive]

I beat it yesterday. Quite enjoyed it, although the gameplay and level design is quite basic and repetitive. The visuals are gorgeous though, despite also having some issues. The lighting in this game is not anything close to current/next gen.. but it makes up for it in strong art and some amazing textures, especially with the 4K texture pack on PC.

I took a bunch of pics of my playthrough, and here's just some of them. The game can have an insane amount of objects, enemies, and particle effects going on simultaneously.. it looks really incredible sometimes!