Space Marine - Relic goes 3PS console action

[Azazel]

OK, Point taken.


Anyone here likely to pick Kill Team up and play it? (besides me, I mean) Maybe we can get some multiplay on.

[Cadaverine]

I'll probably nab it on PSN.  Would be nice if I could play something other than a space marine, but I'll live.

[Azazel]

Kill Team is out tomorrow, according to Major Nelson.

I'll be on it right away, though it appears to pnly have local co-op and not online. Which is going to be slightly not as good as I'd hoped.

[Azazel]

20 minute video of Space Marine's customisation. Interesting for the first 10 minutes or so, then becomes tedious. Might be less than 10 minutes of interest for those of you who aren't 40k geeks.

http://www.g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/62098/warhammer-40000-space-marine/articles/75061/warhammer-40000-space-marine-multiplayer-hands-on-preview/

Also hearing mumbles that they're promising co-op, though no details as of yet, so I'd expect some kind of Horde Mode tacked on instead of actual campaign co-op. When will they learn?

[Ghambit]

I know this is buried in the Steam forum, but I do indeed believe this deserves its own thread.  The pre-order demo cut today and the rest of us can demo tomorrow.
So, I'll just leave this TB review right here (arguably the best I've ever seen him do):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb50aAFiOpM&feature=youtu.be

p.s.
Get your wallets out

[Rasix]

35 minutes long? Too long, didn't watch.

[Vaiti]

These new fangled intertube vidya's have pause, skip and stop features.

No need to watch it all. 

[Ghambit]

It goes by very quickly, which is a good sign for the game imo if not a testament to TB's skillz sans WH fanboism.
It's a fun review, really.

I'm definitely picking this up but I'm not sold on the PC version.  Still feels like a console rental romp to me.

[Hawkbit]

What's their focus - single player, co-op, or PvP?  I gather it might be a smattering of all three, but is there one that the team is focusing on?  Looks pretty badass.

[Ingmar]

Upgrading this to buy.

[Vaiti]

Going by the demo, they have put ALOT of polish into single player. Video mentions that there is indeed going to be multiplayer. I don't know if it will be PvP or Co-op however.

[Lantyssa]

Does he ever fucking shut up?

"Listen to the Bolter! BAM! BAM! BAM!"

I can't hear it because you keep talking, moron.  Couldn't watch any further.

[Ghambit]

Going by the demo, they have put ALOT of polish into single player. Video mentions that there is indeed going to be multiplayer. I don't know if it will be PvP or Co-op however.

*Features list says pvp and coop

[Strazos]

Managed to watch the first half of the video.

Looks similar to GoW, without a cover system but more of a focus on visceral melee and run-and-gun.

[kildorn]

It captures the warhammer vibe really well. The structures are all comically huge, and the health regen model makes you feel like a space marine, instead of looking for cover.

However, dodge rolling space marine = loooool

edit: he has those detail settings on low as hell in that video, huh.

[Ingmar]

Probably can't FRAPS it at a decent framerate at the higher settings.

[climbjtree]

Looks like Gears of War with a WH40K skin.

That said, I'm a total WH40K fanboy and will be buying this one.

[kildorn]

Looks like Gears of War with a WH40K skin.

That said, I'm a total WH40K fanboy and will be buying this one.

It really isn't, unless Gears 3 really changed things up. Try the demo out (it's supposedly open to all now?), and you'll understand why I forgive TB for sqeeing his way through that. I was pretty much doing the same thing when I figured out how the stun/execution stuff works. Q is grenades, I think T or F detonates the vengeance launcher charges, but who cares you should be using a bolt pistol and power axe!

[Ghambit]

To get the demo right now:
-Join the honour guard at spacemarine.com
-Then go here:  http://www.spacemarine.com/Demo

[kildorn]

Apparently it's just open to all tomorrow on PC, wednesday for consoles.

[ffc]

Short walkthrough with commentary.

Looks more fun than Gears: less emphasis on paintball cover, more emphasis on melee, melee recovers health, and overall faster gameplay.  Looking forward to the demo.

[Ghambit]

Christ it's fun.  Way better than GoW and actually it feels a bit tougher (ultramarines rely on positioning more than anything else).  My fav. combo so far?  Lay down some vengeance fire, stick it to em, and then hit em with melee fury in the horde.  Tootal Carnaage!  Coop is gonna be a blast.    Definitely gonna buy, just gotta figure out for which platform.

[Ingmar]

My review of the demo:

 

Only concern I have is that I'm not going to be super surprised if it is pretty short.

[NowhereMan]

Based on that video and reaction my opinion of this game has gone from "Probably going to be Firewarrior Mk.II" to, "MUST BUY FOR THE EMEPEROR!" Thank God I'm actually getting a new video card already or my system would be crying at the prospect right now.

[Setanta]

Will wait for it to hit the steam sales in 12 months because I'll be damned if I'm going to fork out 90USD for it.

















ok... I may weaken and buy it

[Vaiti]

After the demo I'm convinced they will screw up Co-Op. Because otherwise the game will be too awesome. And I know how companies feel about making their game too awesome.

This and good co-op would just be too much 

[NowhereMan]

I am kind of hoping they do a Space Wolves DLC mission or two where you just go all viking crazy on shit for fun. I say this as one of the seemingly few people who actually prefers the Ultramarines as a chapter. Also I really don't like Total Biscuit all that much, mostly just his voice. Lucky for me the demo seemed awesome enough that I could overlook that.

[kildorn]

Relic seems to have fully embraced their new role as "the only people who can do anything worth a damn with a Warhammer license"

Sadly, this does not bode well for my desire for Homeworld 3. It DOES bode well for Homeworld: Battlefleet Gothic however! HINT HINT RELIC

[NowhereMan]

I would fucking love an WH40K Epic RTS to follow on from DoWII, massive scale with battlefleets dropping Emperor Titans onto planets. I'm not going to hold my breath on that front though, frankly a decent FPS is more than I had ever hoped for.

[JWIV]

Sadly, this does not bode well for my desire for Homeworld 3. It DOES bode well for Homeworld: Battlefleet Gothic however! HINT HINT RELIC

FUCK YOU FOR THE OVERWHELMING GLEE THAT JUST FILLED MY HEART TO ONLY LEAD TO DARK DESPAIR AT THE MERE THOUGHT OF THIS GAME

[Sky]

I am kind of hoping they do a Space Wolves DLC mission or two where you just go all viking crazy on shit for fun.

Spaaace Wooolves in Spaaaaaaaace! I love the Space Wolves. Give me a Terminator covered in some glowing runes, please! And a power axe!

The part where he's all "Ok, I've got the Nob stunned, I'll go try a finishing move" and the Nob wakes up, lifts him and slams him to the ground was 

[Modern Angel]

I would fucking love an WH40K Epic RTS

The old Epic RTS from 1999 or so is surprisingly good if you can track it down.

[Azazel]

merge threads?

360 demo is for Gold subscribers only for now. Fuckers. Mine ran out a couple weeks ago, and since I don't have time to play much of anything I haven't re-upped.

[Rasix]

Threads merged.

[NowhereMan]

I would fucking love an WH40K Epic RTS

The old Epic RTS from 1999 or so is surprisingly good if you can track it down.

I am now going to have to track this down. I've got a sneaking suspicion that Relic's artwork has spoiled me a bit for visuals though, as has the more recent design style 40k's taken, which I do prefer to the older ridiculously gothic stuff. Though I don't think that does describe the 99 designs now that I think about it.

Edit: Don't know if it's just me but I can't seem to find any mention of the game on the Steam program. Have been able to get it following the pre-order link for Steam on their website (which took me to the net browser page, which had a link for the demo) but it isn't appearing in the Steam store accessed through steam.