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It's decent but the launch was botched due to poor optimization and countless bugs and it really doesn't have the attention to detail or gameplay design of E.Y.E.

It's also meant for only coop since it really is a much harder game than what L4D is and the A.I sucks dick.

It was hot unoptimized repetitive garbage on release people only paid attention to because it was made by the people who made the buggy mindfuckfest that was EYE, though all this was was just a bugfest with less fucking around with cool powers and more straight up horde shooting.

It got a major update this year which added a proper progression systems, fixes a lot of the bugs, and properly optimized the game some more, but at that point nobody really cared about the game and doesn't take away from the inherent boring core design of the game

>>15694502

>>15694491

So as it turns out only AAA companies can get away with releasing glitchy messes and patching it later.

>>15694440 (OP)

>4 player max

>Boring levels

>repetative levels/game play

You'd think stomping around in Terminator Armor blowing shit up and killing aliens would be fun. But its sadly not as fun as you'd wished it was.

>>15694440 (OP)

>Wasn't it supposed to be Left 4 Dead repetitive shit in space but it was shit?

Truly no one could have possibly foreseen this turn of events.

>>15694491

> it really doesn't have the attention to detail or gameplay design of E.Y.E.

You are a retard beyond measure.

If it has anything then it's attention to detail.

>>15694952

>no u

>>15694440 (OP)

>Wasn't it supposed to be Left 4 Dead in space but it was shit?

I played it for something like 150 hours and lost interest, it was okay and the tanks vs horde aspect is pretty cool; but it lacked the murder sandbox aspect of EYE and the mod or dev support to keep the content rolling and invest more time playing this.

It gets a special mention for being the best looking WH40k game so far.

>>15694440 (OP)

It had a good single-player and good coop-mode, though relatively few levels and same-ish enemies (it's Space Hulk after all).

Some retards hated it because it wasn't a space marines versus all factions of 40k.

As a whole, it was a decently enjoyable game. It did suffer early from awful optimization issues, but the devs fixed up (last I played) quite a bit of it, re-released it as a separate game on steam, but also did the absolutely not shit tier act of ensuring everyone who got the original game got the new version completely free. It should be something that every dev does, but it doesn't happen often enough. Would it be better if the game came out optimized? No fucking question, but I'd rather they go back and fix the fuck ups than leaving the game as is or worse, releasing the game but making it so everyone has to buy it.

I'm not sure if they are still working on it but I also was lucky that my friends and brother had the game so we got to fuck around as space Marines for a while there. If you hated Vermintide or fighting off waves of enemies, steer clear. But it does look and feel good although I've heard people complain about melee weapons and how they feel If you can get it super cheap or free, get it and check it out.

I just wouldn't mind seeing another EYE game or more added to this to be honest.

>>15695035

Did they ever fix the animations? Nothing looked like it had any kick and the gameplay didn't make a lot of sense because, at least at release, it seemed that shuttering meant fuck all because of magic respawns.

Is it better than the old games or not? At a point this is like talking about MechWarrior.

Great atmosphere, its awesome. It just isn't replayable. There's no 'unique' experience left once you do all 10 or so Chapters, and some SM missions and the news mines map. Sure quests are random and you navigate differently, but there's no bite. Move from quest A to B, do the task move on. The most interaction you get is pressing a button or holding an area. I want to escort Mechanicus, destroy an entire section, seal off a hive nest, pop open the hull to vacuum, turn off gravity engines, magnetic walk on walls, more holes on ceiling for enemy entry which you can seal, etc.

>>15694440 (OP)

Western devs are all shit. That is what happened.

>>15695621

the guns and melee weapons felt great, dont know what youre talking about

>>15694440 (OP)

Western devs are all shit. That is what happened.

>>15695655

Yep, although for 20 or so bucks or even less during a sale it's still solid and the art direction and presentation are autistically detailed. Anyone who ever wanted to walk through an Imperial space cathedral will get a lot of enjoyment out of this.

>>15696219

Indeed. like I said with the visuals alone and walking you can be immersed.

>>15694440 (OP)

>prerelease looked breddy gud, it was pretty honest about being left for dead on a space hulk

>launch was totally fucked with awful bugs, awful optimization, awful design choices, awful netcode

>everyone got mad, sales tanked

>they apologized, later rereleased it, gave free copies of the rerelease to everyone who owned the original

>it's ok

>>15696588

>rerelease

that bad?

>>15696620

i'm not one of those "if it isn't perfect it's SHIT" people but the original release should not have cost money. it was just plain fucked in every single technical way, and i think i can honestly say the only good part of it was the atmosphere - the head bob, the big stompy sounds and the HUD really make you feel like a Terminator when you're moving around. the "Enhanced Edition" now actually works at a mechanical level but for me at least the damage was done; I tried to enjoy it but really it's not special outside of those same atmosphere things

>>15697351

Deathwing probably dampened their spirits quite a bit. Considering they are massive 40k fans, were then given an opportunity to make their 40k game and kind of fucking botched it, they probably aren't very happy.

>>15697214

>there was also a shovelware studio called Cyanide

this

multidev games are never a good idea, but on release it was buggy as hell, the campaign was pretty meh and they should have given you more control over your squad a la SWAT

that said, the game looked amazing and nailed the 40k aesthic

>>15697214

The game did well despite the botched release

>>15694502

Oh the big patch came out already?

>>15695621

Nope

>>15694491

>It's also meant for only coop since it really is a much harder game than what L4D is and the A.I sucks dick.

Not really. It's actually much easier solo (with AI) than L4D on the hardest difficulty, considering that I actually managed to beat the game that way after pirating it. You just have to learn how to abuse the right spells pretty much.

Why was the sound so fucking awful? I can sit through a lot of it, but I swear to god they are using stock effects.

>>15697214

>Cyanide

>shovelware

>Blood Bowl

>Impire

>Styx

>Call of Cthulhu

I'll admit I've never played their cycling games (which I think is how they pay the bills as sports games are rent) but I've played most of the rest and it's fucking good.

Cyanide is probably the most solid AA game company there is.

>>15699695

The new CoC is pretty much a walking simulator but they tried to hide it with a mix of things (stats checks and whatnot) and nailed the ambiance, which is THE most important thing BTW.

It's not as good as the first part of DCotE, but it's still pretty nice.

>>15694440 (OP)

The Enhanced edition was okay, but launch was shit and there's a bit of disappointment because it was fucking limited as shit, the turn-based tactics games were okay, but translate that to an FPS with the same rules (You better enjoy the same environment and fucking wave hordes over and over) made the game a goddamn chore, not even Gavin Thorpe's non-existent story for the game, can save it

>>15699707

It's a walking simulator with some hallmark RPG and Adventure game systems, but dear god, it kinda loses it's subtlety by mid-game. Still trying to see if the little choices matter.

>>15694981

Confirmed for never having played the fucking game.

I actually liked the game but won't necessarily recommend it to anyone for its gameplay. However, it is a

fucking requirement

for ANYone who is a fan of the WH40k aesthetic to play through this game, even pirated and on Easy settings. It's a fucking masterpiece of environment design, if not level design

>inb4 durr the layout is just grid-like half the time why isnt it more open world

It takes place on a fucking spaceship, so that critique is bullshit. It's actually way more open than any spaceship has any right to be, to great effect.

>>15694502

>doesn't take away from the inherent boring core design of the game

>>15698548

Did it, really? I really hope so. If they could build off of this and get more creative with a spiritual sequel or something The thought of open-field large scale terminator front-line battles with chaos makes me moist at least with the same characters I'd be super happy to hear about it.

>>15699719

>the same environment

IIRC every level had at least one significantly "Holy fuck this room" area in it. The engine room with those massive pistons and bull gears, the psyker containment facility in the Blackship, the cathedral of the Black Templars, etc…