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http://store.steampowered.com/app/363680/Battlefleet_Gothic_Armada/
Very well worth it if you like a real time "squad size" tactics game with the Battlefleet Gothic flavour. A bit repetitive but nicely presented and quite moreish. Manowar Corsair just isn't looking that great any more: http://store.steampowered.com/app/344240/Man_O_War_Corsair__Warhammer_Naval_Battles/
It was looking good as an early access / alpha thing as long as they were going to improve the pre-2000 GFX and super-clunky controls, but apparently little change. So that's off the radar. OTOH, Total Warhammer 2 seems to be doing it's thing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-8RQCwevAk https://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&boardid=1&threadid=183493
If they L4D2 the shit out of this, I'm in. Vermintide was not amazing but good enough to have me up for playing more of it, and if they improve it all round then I'm game. Steam sale on Focus Interactive games, lots of Warhammer games on sale
http://store.steampowered.com/sale/focus_weekend Warhammer RPG Books - Bundle
Never played it, but looks like a quality stuff. Sadly it requires you to meet and interaction with humans in person, so you guys will have to leave your troll caves. ps. Hint: Maybe playing via Skype/Discord will work. [21:43] Shambler: fuckity fuck fuck mcfuck [21:43] Shambler: my 2nd leader died in fucking mordheim [21:44] Shambler: so i now have a level 8-9 warband with all warriors at that level and a level 0 leader who will keel over a die if a fucking empire bunny rabbit just farts at him [21:44] Shambler: FFFFFFS You guys really need to give Mordheim a go. It's a great cure if you aren't stressed or tense enough.... Just waiting for the last mission to spawn on Normal/Hard skill not fucking Deadly/Brutal. In the meantime levelling up my warriors and hoarding wyrdstone like fuckery. It is still frustrating and still addictive/really worth trying. My review from Steam:
Hard but addictive and inspiring. A classic turn-based-tactics mix of keyboard chewing rage and fist-pumping exhilaration. More on that later. This game is unforgiving, RNG-driven, and distinctly un-casual. You gotta focus and get as much right as you can and grit your teeth when it goes wrong. Here's a few tips to start: Gang up on enemies all the time --- Avoid the more scattered deployments --- Always Launch AND DEPLOY to keep your warband close together --- Only collect Warpstone / Loot if it's en route to joining up to gang up on enemies --- Ditto with secondary objectives --- Loot all enemies if you have inventory space, once you've learnt what loot is valuable --- Don't buy skills until later in the game --- Don't forget to switch your weapons around if you're having to put reserves in --- Don't worry if you have a small warband due to injury, it will be more manageable small vs. small --- Take heed of the initiative order and consider using delay or disengage to maximise your combat situations (but beware of missing dodge / parry stances) --- Be wary of ambush stances pulling your units out of group position --- Enemy impressives get stuck a lot, cheese them --- NEVER Abandon Mission --- Scout carefully to avoid ambushes. Etc. So yeah it's tough. But THERE are tactics to use to deal with it, and take into account the RNG, mostly stacking the odds in your favour with what you can control. And then it works and it's got the classic XCom EU thing of shouting at the screen "YES F**KING COME ON DUDE YOU NAILED HIM"....not many games have that much engagement and satisfaction when your little dudes get it right. (I'm playing Skaven, which might make me more emotionally attached). Seriously. It really is worth the effort. I left it alone for months after I royally screwed my warband by Abandoning a main mission (do not do this). Came back and got hooked again. I have to really focus each mission but it's rewarding. What else? The movement system is really novel amongst turn-based strat and can be used pretty well, as well as adding immersion. The warbands have plenty of character (my Skaven certainly do, I wish they had Orcs and Gobbos tho). The graphics are distinctly previous-gen BUT are well themed and stylish. The city is proper warped even if it is quite repetitive revisiting the same areas. In short it's presented well for turn-based tactics. Give it a go :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPbXOHZW8co
Hyped. First one was a good solid "squad-size" streamlined real time tactics game, a bit repetitive but fun, characterful, and moreish, definitely happy to play another. (Give the first a go: http://store.steampowered.com/app/363680/Battlefleet_Gothic_Armada/ ) Not sure it's entirely needed, there are more of their IPs they could do more with, but....
https://www.bluesnews.com/s/187621/space-hulk-tactics-announced [20:08] Shambler: so
[20:08] Shambler: turns out the latest incarnation of inquisitor early access is really pretty cool [20:09] Shambler: well presented, interesting perspective (not isorpg like d3, much more like guild wars), and pretty fun [20:09] Shambler: gets u sucked in nicely. Dumped 3 hours into this this evening. Latest video on twitch.tv/customshambler - will be pretty slow, but honestly, I was impressed how well it's come on. Spermintide 2. I have it, willing to give it a go. Am ready for action when you scum are. Will be able to play until Sat Pm then away for a week so whatevz.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=418M4RpDW24
Yup, count me in. Also Spernintide2 is ace now the balance has settled. Beautiful maps, best dark fantasy pr0n since Dark Souls 3. Inquisitor Martyr was quite cool but repetitive, I played 30+ hours but didn't feel like finishing. Battlefleet Gothic 2 is out now....the first was samey but moreish and nicely presented, I will probably get 2 when the price comes down. https://store.steampowered.com/app/774241/Warhammer_Chaosbane/
Will be playing and streaming later or over the weekend. I am surprised it is based on Warhammer and not on Age of Sigmar, even more as it is based on a part of the history that only people with one of the older army books for the Imperium and a few more know.
Just hoping it is not so much arcade like as Diablo 3 neither the first acts are like tutorials. As Age Of Sigmarine is the stupidest thing GW have ever done and the death of a great fantasy universe.
It's very trimmed down and arcadey, HTH. it from the standpoint that it should be a more obvious choice, given that it will give GW more money and Warhammer not as it has been abandoned, but there is also the side of the money it will give the videogame company, as Warhammer has more fans and it is recognized better, also due to WH40k, than AoS.
About the background of AoS i agree with you, it is hilarious and almost non existant, but the ruleset seems better than WH's. https://www.twitch.tv/videos/433144968
Still shallow (although a skill tree has opened up), with no exploration. But still decent combat and good gfx. Seems to be a bit of a sleeper hit, a low-key XCom with Techpriests vs. Necrons. I got it on a half-price sale whim (maybe a fair price ;)), and spaketh thusly:
Right so yeah. If you like 40k stuff or turn-based strat, I reckon Mechanicus is well worth a look, pretty much on the gameplay alone. The theme is fine, for sure. The characters are fairly characterful. But the background fluff, set-ups and inter-combat stuff is bland and drags on. But the combat just seems genuinely good and satisfying - turn-based, but a bit different to xcom, myz, btech, mordheim etc, because you get a lot more options and freedom in combat, at the same time as managing resources Your chars end up with a lot of things they can do and it's quite fun working out the best options and combos (rather than just move / shoot) There's also some solid, if lengthy, background char development/customisation to support that The whole thing feels a bit "gamey" rather than exploratory or immersive, but it is pretty rewarding and more-ish. https://store.steampowered.com/app/673880/Warhammer_40000_Mechanicus/ https://www.pcgamer.com/warhammer-40000-mechanicus-review/ - fair review although the difficulty has been toughened up.
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