WH40k: Space Marine

[ShadowTail]

Has anyone else tried the demo? I've had a lot of fun it. So much so that I've gone from a 'meh' to a pre-order.

It looks very much like Gears of War, but plays very differently - there's no cover and the close-combat system is nice. There's lots of baddies on the screen at once, and chopping through them with a chain sword is very satisfying. It doesn't look particularly deep, I can imagine it might get repetitive - but on my 5th playthrough of the demo I am still grinning like a loon.

A friend of mine who played it on PC said the keyboard/mouse control system seemed quite awkward - but it was all very fluid and natural (as soon as I got used to using R2 to reload) on the PS3 controller.

[Mark]

The demo could have done with explaining itself better, but once I'd read the controls and figured out the health regen melee thing I had an absolute blast (and I have no background in Warhammer whatsoever, so there's no fanboy spin here). The demo was good enough that my pre-order should, fingers crossed, turn up tomorrow.

From the reviews I've read so far, it sounds like it's simple, empowering fun, awesome for a while, but stretched out a bit too far for its own good, and in repetitive environments. I can probably live with that. I generally don't need novelty if I'm having fun feeling like a bad-ass.

[Ratsoap]

Enjoyed the demo a lot. Slightly disappointed to hear that there are no dreadnought or titan sections, but I think I will purchase when I get a bit of spare cash.

The multiplayer looks like it could be lots of fun.

[Guru-Meditation]

Too many people saying the full game is just a 10 hour version of the demo

[Tepic]

I didn't like the demo. I have been gifted the game by 2 friends (I am a bit of a 40k fan boy) and the game is fun. I have it on 360 and PC.

[korruptor]

Completed it and ended up really enjoying it. There's a bit too much repetition, but it totally sated my repressed 40k fanboy. Some really lovely bits in there, particularly some of the environments. Not perfect, but a real laugh.

Fingers crossed that they make a sequel.

[Jonesey]

Exterminatus has finally made it to the 360 version - essentially 2(?)-4 player co-op a la Horde. Simply launch the game and it will update automatically.



Any PC/PS3 players out there been giving it a whirl?

[Tepic]

Anyone on the 360 want to team up for a few games?

[Jonesey]

I gave it a whirl on the 360 last night - (it's actually a free 350MB download from the store) and it really is horde mode at its most basic.
It does, however use multiplayer character stats and since I've never really played it online my starting character was frankly a bit shit - basic loadout, no perks or executions. I don't think I survived beyond wave 3.
Level 5 now, though so all of the classes are unlocked as well as a gun or two and some basic perks.
Nothing revolutionary (it's certainly no Horde 2.0) but probably OK with some friendly Warty-K types.

(Last night I was mostly distracted by Uncharted 3 on the PS3...)

[Jonesey]

Lazarus time!

It's back, baby!

[Misfit]

Oh! That looks nice.

And Game Pass too, so why not?!