Exterminatus Released for PC & PS3
In news for people who prefer killing with, and in front of friends, Relic has released the free co-op DLC for Space Marine, Exterminatus, for the PC and the PS3 with the Xbox Live version coming soon.
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine
Players: 1 Player Offline, 16 Online Players
Publisher: THQ
Genres: Action, Third-Person Shooter
Publisher: THQ
Genres: Action, Third-Person Shooter
Release Date: September 6, 2011
Developer: Relic Entertainment
MSRP: $59.99
Developer: Relic Entertainment
MSRP: $59.99
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine takes place in the brutal, science fiction setting of Games Workshop’s Warhammer 40,000 universe. In the 41st Millennium, humanity faces extinction at the hands of horrific aliens and demonic hordes. Only one force offers salvation, the superhuman Space Marines. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine is an intense Action-RPG featuring epic battles where players take direct control of the ultimate defender of humanity, the mighty Space Marine.
Top 5 Reasons Space Marine Kicks Ass!
Posted By AngryJoe about 8 months, 4 weeks ago
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Warhammer 40K: Space Marine Review
In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only WAR. Where the forces of the Xenos and the legions of the Heretics spread their decay and ruin, the Adeptus Astartes will be there to repel the invaders and punish those who dare set foot on the lands christened in the Golden Emperor's kingdom. This is the life, of a Space Marine.
Space Marine Brings Exterminatus on October 25th
For those in service to the Emperor, free downloadable content will be coming.
Relic Entertainment Holds Charity Auction for Fallen Developer
Dedicated to Brian Wood, Relic is holding a charity auction that many will find too heart-felt to pass up.
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine Review
In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only WAR. Where the forces of the Xenos and the legions of the Heretics spread their decay and ruin, the Adeptus Astartes will be there to repel the invaders and punish those who dare set foot on the lands christened in the Golden Emperor’s kingdom. This is the life, of a Space Marine.
Top 5 Reasons Space Marine Kicks Ass!
Angry Joe has the worst luck in the 40k tabletop game. Will Joe’s luck change
A Look at the Space Marine Demo
With early access to the demo having been released to pre-purchasers of certain editions of Warhammer 40K: Space Marine, Johnny takes a quick vid-cap jaunt through a forgeworld and puts a lot of orks to death, while chatting and drinking a cup of coffee. Black unsweetened really HOT coffee! ‘CAUSE THIS IS SPACE MARINE!
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine Trailer is Cinematic, Full of Gunfire
Blood for the blood god! Trailer for the spess mehrens!
Space Marine Requirements Arrive
The system requirements for Relic’s upcoming Space Marine have been released to the public. PC gamers looking to get more use out of their bolt-guns may want to have a look.
New Space Marine Screens
New screenshots for Warhammer 40K: Space Marine. Grab your lightning claws and let’s go!
Exterminatus Released for PC & PS3
In news for people who prefer killing with, and in front of friends, Relic has released the free co-op DLC for Space Marine, Exterminatus, for the PC and the PS3 with the Xbox Live version coming soon.
Space Marine Brings Exterminatus on October 25th
For those in service to the Emperor, free downloadable content will be coming.
Relic Entertainment Holds Charity Auction for Fallen Developer
Dedicated to Brian Wood, Relic is holding a charity auction that many will find too heart-felt to pass up.
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine Review
In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only WAR. Where the forces of the Xenos and the legions of the Heretics spread their decay and ruin, the Adeptus Astartes will be there to repel the invaders and punish those who dare set foot on the lands christened in the Golden Emperor’s kingdom. This is the life, of a Space Marine.
Top 5 Reasons Space Marine Kicks Ass!
Angry Joe has the worst luck in the 40k tabletop game. Will Joe’s luck change
A Look at the Space Marine Demo
With early access to the demo having been released to pre-purchasers of certain editions of Warhammer 40K: Space Marine, Johnny takes a quick vid-cap jaunt through a forgeworld and puts a lot of orks to death, while chatting and drinking a cup of coffee. Black unsweetened really HOT coffee! ‘CAUSE THIS IS SPACE MARINE!
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine Trailer is Cinematic, Full of Gunfire
Blood for the blood god! Trailer for the spess mehrens!
Space Marine Requirements Arrive
The system requirements for Relic’s upcoming Space Marine have been released to the public. PC gamers looking to get more use out of their bolt-guns may want to have a look.
New Space Marine Screens
New screenshots for Warhammer 40K: Space Marine. Grab your lightning claws and let’s go!
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine Review
Posted By James C. about 8 months, 1 week ago
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine Review
In the universe of man, there is only one place for the xeno filth of the universe: Dead at the bottom of a ditch. In the fringes of space, humanity finds itself in a neverending war with aliens and deities the likes we’ve never seen. There is no pity from the Legions of Chaos from the Eye of Terror, as they seek to raze the imperium of man to dust, and there is no remorse from the Necron, a race of skeletal cyborgs subservient to the cause of wiping out all living life forms across the stars. There is no end to the Tyranid horde, a massive wave of predatory primordials that exist to feed on all living tissue, and there is no hope to stop the Ork WAAAAAAAAAGH, the battlecry that heralds the downfall of countless settlements in systems as the Orkish hordes ravage and raze everything in sight to fuel their bloodlust maddened rampage.
When you’re up against odds like this, throwing in the towel seems like the best strategic option. However, the forces of man have more than enough assets to keep these threats at bay. The one we’re going to talk about today is none other than the Adeptus Astartes, the superhuman walking tanks that show no fear and destroy any threat to the sanctity of humankind in its path.
Today, we read of one of the many legends of the Space Marines.
| PROS | Tough as nails shooter, Exhaustive multiplayer, Impressive presentation |
| CONS | Incredibly predictable story, Chaos felt somewhat tacked on, Simplistic |
| WTF?! | What’s the level above “Ultraviolence”? |
On the Forge World of Graia, one of many factory planets that supplies the war effort of the kingdom of men, an invasion force of over a million Orks has set down upon the planet to ravage and loot materials from Manufactorum Ajakis. This industrial sector of the planet produces multiple types of war munitions ranging from bolter rounds to automatic turrets and houses a manufacturing plant for Warlord Class Titans, gigantic mechanical biped walkers that can change the tide of battle in an instant. While the strategic value of this asset is extremely high, using the extreme force of Exterminatus, a last resort to scorch a planet of xenos infestation, or orbital bombardment would prove to be more harm than good even if the world is recaptured to the strategic assets.
Therefore, the Adeptus Astartes Ultra, the Ultramarines, are deployed to Graia to cripple the invasion forces before the liberation fleet arrives to retake the planet. While the armored men in blue begin to repel the greenskins, a man named Drogan, a high ranking Inquisitor in the Ordo Xenos (Alien Hunters), requests the aid of the Space Marines to secure high risk Imperial assets that are vital to the struggle against all xeno encounters across the sector. Little do they know that by helping the Inquisition, they risk switching this planet’s demise from that of the aliens to that of heresy.
This isn't your flamethrower, this is your shotgun. Let that sink in a little bit.
While the story is a little fluffy, and will only tide you over for about 8 hours of total play time, it is also a basic story that the Space Marines of the 40K Universe have to deal with on a constant basis, and one I will probably revisit more than once: The Xenos invade, the Astartes arrive, ultraviolence for the Emperor, go home for some supper, repeat. One of the stinging problems that hovered over the campaign on top of this is how incredibly predictable it is. I was playing through the campaign with my friend looking on and we were both calling out the plot twists within hours of them happening, so don’t expect a Pulitzer from Space Marine.
You take control of Captain Titus, leader of the Ultramarines incursion on Graia. With the products of the manufactorum at your disposal, you must prevent the looting of the Titan war machines and repel any greenskin forces. Flanked by Sidonus, Veteran Sargeant of the Ultramarines with greenskin blood on his mind, and Leandros, a new inductee to the order that goes out of his way to let the Codex Astartes guide his hand rather than his battle experience, the Ultramarines work in tandem to help the Imperial Guard root out the Orks and reclaim Graia for their own.
8/10
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine Review
In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only WAR. Where the forces of the Xenos and the legions of the Heretics spread their decay and ruin, the Adeptus Astartes will be there to repel the invaders and punish those who dare set foot on the lands christened in the Golden Emperor's kingdom. This is the life, of a Space Marine.- December 04, 2011 at 10:44pm
I just don’t understand how this game got so many good reviews. (Warhammer fans are that prevalent?)
Besides the lackluster story and poor, downright POOR design for levels, (hey look the entire area is gray that’s been splashed over with orange, now check out your armor it’s all blue and everything that’s important glows a bright blue from new guns to ammo) and the straight as hell no surprises mechanics of a boring hack n’ slash there’s just something about this game that screams no originality.
People down rated a poster here that noted the similarities between this game and the Gears series but I seriously don’t blame him.
- September 12, 2011 at 03:08pm
When I played the demo, I wasn’t that impressed. I am vaguely aware of the 40K Universe and heard the lore of the Space Marines and while I can see it in the game, the demo couldn’t hold my interest.
Thankfully, this review has slightly changed my view and I might try to seek out this game in the future. Someone has to begin a PS3 Division for Angry Joe’s 40K forces. XD - September 12, 2011 at 03:10am
Pffft Legiones Astartes thats so M .31
It’s Codex Astartes for the last 10 000 years. Hollyness of Space Marines could be far and widely disputed. (For one they aren’t zealous at least in religious sence. The don’t see emperor as a god, but merely as an exceptional man. They aren’t very holly. While they are essentialy his product, there arent holly as such, since he wanted to free mankind of religgions and superstitions and such.
Besides the Imperium of Man does have real holly warriors. Adeptus Soorias are so holly they have an invoulnerable saves (even the vehicles). - September 10, 2011 at 12:01am
I like the game a lot, and I agree with some of the points made here. I think the main problem people will have with it will be the repetition in the Single player. I really didn’t have much of a problem with it, as I like that sort of “Kill it if it moves” mayhem. But I could see where someone into traditional third person action/adventure games may tire of it. The Multiplayer on the other hand has been a lot of fun for me. I feel it gives something to the Arena shooter crowd, while at the same time keeping the levelling system for fans of modern wartime shooters. At the same time going from shooting to slaying to shooting is really smooth, and doesn’t have a disjointedness to it. I do hope they will add more WH40k character types to it. I Would love to use Orks, Eldar, etc.
- September 09, 2011 at 11:54pm
The only Con i think sould be added is that MP is Port to port, people keep saying its good for cobnsoles…but i dont know why.
- September 09, 2011 at 03:24pm
ok i just want to say that multiplayer is awesome and it has customization
- September 09, 2011 at 10:16am
i am currently working my way thougt the story and so far the game is really soild the only thing i have notied is it becomes extremly easy if you stand at range and pot shot them in the head sens they die from 1 shot and if you get one of the big once change to the uber sinper rifle 2 shots in the head and dead and you take almost no dmg
and for ppl who say this is a gear of war rip off, it is not the only thing in commen is the third person prespetiv. the way you do combat, the way you get hp how the weapons feel all very very diffrent (i’d like to see sombody just rush and melee ppl in gear of war and see how that works out)
there are a few thing that nags at me with the PC port, no windowed mode that i could find, not option for me to change with screen it was gonna use for full screen no private servers all small nagging points in the back of my head that disspoint me
- September 09, 2011 at 10:03am
Okay, after checking back after I posted this, I am dumbfounded that I didn’t put this as a MUST BUY.
THIS ERROR IN JUDGMENT HAS BEEN CORRECTED.
FOR KHORNE!
- September 09, 2011 at 08:36am
I’m getting kinda tired explaining this to people so I’ll just say 40k came long before gears did also this isn’t a cover based shooter and is fundamentaly nothing like Gears of War.
- September 09, 2011 at 09:55am
Oh you, you’re so silly, thinking this game is even close to Gears of War in any way.
On topic, this game is far more than a try it out. My brother, who has never done anything with the tabletop game, thoroughly enjoyed this game. Maybe you didn’t want to let your love of the TT game color your review, but in this case, it wouldn’t have mattered. Because this game is honestly the most fun I have had in a video game in a long time.
- September 09, 2011 at 05:40am
I love that one of the tags is “death to the corpse emperor”.
Know this heretic you will feel the pain of my power axe FOR LEMAN RUSS FOR THE EMPEROR! - September 09, 2011 at 10:13am
Impurity shall be my armor.
Hate shall be my weapon.
Immortality shall be my reward. - September 09, 2011 at 04:32am
Oh, and i’m sure there are many others who wish to fly the Awesome Company and Sons of Blister colors. So if you could, please post the details.
- September 09, 2011 at 10:18am
I will make a post in the Community forums under the Guild/Clans section about the color scheme. Hopefully I can get a good picture of it from my iPhone, because I have this for X360.
Basically, a lot of Bolter Grey for primary, and Sunburnt Yellow/Gore Red for trimming. I was mainly trying to emulate the yellow, white and red on a gray background that’s on the Blistered Thumbs logo.
- September 10, 2011 at 02:35am
I’ve got a simple but neat looking design for yah. With the space marine i go all battle damaged parts except for the standard breastplate with colors of black and grey, then make the right arm pure brandished gold with the relic armor forearm and master crafted shoulder.
- September 09, 2011 at 03:25am
I can only guess that you decided on the “try it out” recommendation is because you felt your WH 40k fandom may have affected your review. I can honestly say that as someone who was never a fan or had much of any interest of the table top game or the other games that this game deserves nothing less than “Buy it now.” It is simply glorious. From the instant i played the demo to my first game in the multiplay i could not stop squealing at the awesomeness this game bleeds. To the point that i am now seeking out how to start playing the table top game.
Oh, and i disagree that the chaos feel tacked on to the game, it felt more like the equivalent to the flood in Halo. A sort of kill all the Orks(covenant), oh holy hell the Chaos(flood) are coming we are boned. Not that i’m saying one is a rip off of the other, i’m just comparing them from a storytelling standpoint.
I’m Kuro92 and just like the advertisements i find myself saying “I am a Space Marine”
- September 09, 2011 at 10:25am
I just felt that they paced their arrival poorly. In part III, BAM, Chaos arrive. What happens in part III/IV? Lots of Ork killing or Ork/Chaos fighting each other.
While I didn’t mind this at first, Relic put Chaos as not as immediate a threat in contrary to when Nemeroth appears in TERMINATOR ARMOR ready to pull your spine out your ass with his mind. It’s basically “HEY! WE’RE HERE TO FUCK YOUR SHIT UP, but we’re not going to be an immediate and present threat until the endgame.” If they made it so that Chaos was more visible in III, and then move the Warboss fight to near the end of IV, that probably would have been better pacing.
- September 09, 2011 at 02:40am
@Hidden Distance: Far worse when you Are an Australian, with probably 14 other Australians, and there’s one North American with host : | (Actually I only had troubles the first two games, haven’t had bad lag since)
P.S. Compared to other Relic DoW storylines this one is complex! Or at least subtle… see Kyras! - September 09, 2011 at 02:21am
After spending a good 8 hours slogging through the campaign on Normal… I am sorry but Space Marine did not do as well as it sounds. The story is not engaging, there are not enough moments like the death of the warboss. Chaos was poorly implemented to the point that several of their fights felt very rough and as if Relic had not really play tested them. The characters are flat for the most part, Mira was one of the very few characters with any depth or emotion. Personally I feel the story side of things is due to the game focused on the most bland and horrid of the space marines. If we had gone with any other chapter so much more depth and feeling could have been pumped in and made Space Marine more enjoyable. Then again what do I know I just play the tabletop and read the fluff for the universe.
- September 08, 2011 at 11:07pm
I just have to say too, Titus is voiced by Mark Strong.
How badass is that? That guy’s voice is packing so much timbre it might as well be a lumber mill. - September 09, 2011 at 09:58am
Say what? Oo
Damn German dubbing!
Does anyone know if the EU version supports multiple languages?
- September 08, 2011 at 10:36pm
I enjoyed the campaign and am enjoying the multiplayer, but the P2P matching system on PC was a thorough disappointment. I often find myself matching with someone hosting on what I can only imagine is a 386 on dialup, and he’s playing with 15 of his friends along with me, but they all reside in Australia.
P2P aside, if I at least got a browser so I could vet which games I would want to join and which games I wouldn’t based on ping/server performance, that would be nice but the ‘join game’ wait & hope plan really sucks.
- September 09, 2011 at 10:29am
That’s sadly a location thing, because while there is obvious game lag, there is no problem with hosts or host transfer on 360. Everytime a host would disconnect, it would probably only take a couple of seconds for the game to secure a new player to host. I was honestly impressed by it as I know well how bad host migration can be (See: Monday Night Combat).
- September 09, 2011 at 02:17pm
A few of the host transfers have.. well – just simply not happened. It goes to transfer, two minutes later you just decide to chuck it and join a different game.
This is my first experience with a P2P matching environment and I’m not impressed.
- September 10, 2011 at 05:20pm
Well so far I’ve had only one lag match like that on PC multiplayer, and that one was able to be migrated to a better host.
I would have liked Dedicated Servers or even a LAN mode on PC but it is what it is.
I will say the P2P is not as problematic as Modern Warfare 2 was when it came out.
That game host migrated every few minutes no matter who I was paired with.All of that said, I’m in New England, I don’t know how well traffic is in your neck of the woods.
Top 5 Reasons Space Marine Kicks Ass!
Angry Joe has the worst luck in the 40k tabletop game. Will Joe’s luck change
A Look at the Space Marine Demo
With early access to the demo having been released to pre-purchasers of certain editions of Warhammer 40K: Space Marine, Johnny takes a quick vid-cap jaunt through a forgeworld and puts a lot of orks to death, while chatting and drinking a cup of coffee. Black unsweetened really HOT coffee! ‘CAUSE THIS IS SPACE MARINE!
maybe the bloody thumbs would be a nice chapter name also i´d like to know how its going to be the organization
p.d: big fan of 40k love the demo and i dont think its like GoW because thats a small universe compared with 40k
Tried the demo, didn’t like it.
I’ve played the demo and I’m not impressed. There doesn’t seem to be any impact to the combat at all. Shooting orks or hitting them with your chainsword doesn’t seem to phase them at all until they die and grenades are woefully underpowered. The only thing that has any impact are the dedicated stun moves and groundpounding with the jump-pack. Likewise, I hardly ever notice when I get hit because there doesn’t seem to be any effect other than draining my health.
Ok, my earlier post was more about silencing the nonbelievers, so this time I’ll answer Joe’s question, indeed I have more reasons why this game will kickass. It’s the attention to detail that Relic is putting into it. The Chainsword feels, sounds and tears through flesh like a chainsword should. The Bolter blows up in flesh making explosions of blood wherever it hits. The Axe deals lovely lovely shockwaves of energy and makes these awesome humming sounds whenever you slice something.
As far as I have seen on the videos, my favourite weapon, the Meltagun, is pure awesome shooting out a wave of heat and melting everything in it’s path.
But the weapons aren’t the only thing that gets the attention, Relic put a lot of work into making you feel like a heavy but elegant mass of murder. Each footstep you make gives you the sound signifying you are friggin HEAVY and you definitely can’t move as fast as some ninja freak, but damn do things fly when you shoulderbash them! I could go on and on and on about how I love every little thing they’ve made, but I’ll stop here for now.
If you’re reading this and haven’t tried the demo, DO IT NOW, THE EMPEROR DEMANDS IT!
PS. As for you Joe, you’d BETTER play on the PC so I can kick your marine’s behinds in the name of the dark gods! (as far as I can tell you’re playing the loyalist scum, right…?)
I can’t try the demo, I’m based in England -_-
Nethertheless, I did pre order a collector’s copy of the game. I also agree with the way the weapons are depicted – NOTHING has depicted the firepower of the 41st Millenium this accurately since Fire Warrior (dreadful as it was, and even that had some dubious weapons – since when was a Lasgun more powerful than a Pulse Rifle?)
Mr joe of the angry kind, your works continue to raise in production value and quality.
That intro was awesome!
Joe, I really like the new effects and graphics for the numbers of this top 5 list. You’ve given it a personal touch that goes along with your overall show’s theme instead of numbers popping over a black or space background like most do. The metal plate with the bolts and the welding effect underlining the numbers looks great. It’s nice to see someone continually trying to improve his craft in every area.
I’ve never really gotten into warhammer 40k, but I’ve seen my friend play. I preferred the Chaos Marines, but this top 5 list got me interested in at least giving this game a shot. Thanks Joe.
First off, let me note that there hasn’t been any hint on “Project 10$” just yet.
As far as I can tell, the co-op mode is not finished yet and will be released for free at a later date after the game is released.
Actually, Relic has a history of doing the same thing with The Last Stand mode in Dawn of War 2. You don’t seem to pay for it even if you buy the game now, so why would you start worrying now?
Place a little trust in the guys who give you this kickass slaughter fest!
Another thing I would like to note is that with Space Marine, Relic Entertainment is testing the waters, so to say. Of course, they could make a game about the Dark Eldar, but how many people would actually catch on? Face it, when a noob thinks “Warhammer 40k” they think “Ohhh, it’s those blocky big blue guys, right? Fighting orks and those red guys?” Think about it. I know I was like this before I got into Warhammer. They need to release a game that more people can recognize, so that later they could maybe release a simmilar game but with some other race in the main scope. It also could work as further promotion of Warhammer 40k in general, so it’s a win-win.
PS. JOE, I want those damn demo impressions RIGHT NOW!
I know mine are over the top, as should be x3
PS2. The game sure as hell doesn’t get old fast, at least for me… must have played the demo at least 10 times now.
Oh, and did you know we have a Chapter-specyfic mod-pack on Relicnews? Playing as an Angry Marines Titus is so awesome
I am sure he has tried the demo by now, its god damn awesome.
what platform will you be playing this on so that i might join The Angry Joe Legion
Xbox users have to be Gold members in order to get the demo.
That’s a low blow Microsoft…
The game looks very promising but after having played the demo I’m concerned it’ll get old fast. I think I’ll wait for the reviews before buying it.
Reason no. 2: Used buyers will have to pay extra, huh?
Well, then, I’m not buying it.
The demo was fantastic. I’ll be getting this for PC.
WHERE ARE THE TYRANID. WHERE ARE THE TAU. WHERE ARE THE ELDAR AND NECRON?!?!?!?!??
If your going to do a 40k video game, you should at least have all the races included.
and what about the tanks. I didn’t see any tanks in the game footage.
They were going to include tyranid in the game, but they cut them out for some reason.
Despite the fact that I would love to see a warhammer game with every playable faction I can kind of understand why they didn’t do that here. I think it would be better to use a few for different games (they need to give a Tau game a second shot) having a ton of races to choose from in this game would result in it being a mess to play in multiplayer.
Because this is Warhammer 40k Space Marine, not Dawn of War.
…………No Necrons……. Ok fine but they better get their own game, be in space marine two or be in a DLC.
Looks awesome Joe hope it comes out for wii or i get a Xbox Ill gladly wear your chapter colors any day.
As much as I would love a game focused around (or about) the Necrons, I really can’t see it happening. Besides the C’tan and Necron Lords, the Necrons don’t really have minds of their own, so being able to control one isn’t likely, unless its a Necron Lord. They could be the focus for a game staring Eldar or so though, since they have a rather large history together.
Right… until this day, I’ve always considered the Space Marines the most boring races of all. A basic space marine suit is something I can imagine an 8-year old trying to draw to a homemade sci-fi comic. Their fanatical hold on their religion annoys me, and their racism against alien races even more.
Not that it’s not cool in a fictional world, it’s just over the top to me. Imperial Guard has personality with their tough control with the comissars and everything, added to the fact that they’re normal humans, and not built precisely for war. IG-TAU-Chaos was always my scale of favorites.
But now that I saw this vid… well… I feel that Space Marine might change my views on space marines. And it does have the chaos there. I might actually come to like this game. Can’t wait for a chance to try out.
Try the demo. It may open your eyes up a bit.
One thing though. Why is Co-op mode DLC? I know it’s free and all but I’m really getting sick of game content being made available after the game has come out. Things like map packs in Halo or CoD or hats in Team Fortress I get, but the whole co-op mode? Come on guys, that’s just annoying.
Man I laughed at the intro. Every 40k player have been there just rolling 1,2 for important rolls.
I didn’t know the customization was so big, To be able to create your own chapters that’s pretty sweet. You are right joe it’s gonna kick ass!
Is that Dragon’s Lair in the beginning? Looks familiar for some reason.
Angry Marines are the best chapter by far. If anyone disagrees you’ll have to contend with the Sack Of Power Doorknobs.
Joe you do know that there is an Ultramarine film right?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vF_VLZotWc
http://ultramarinesthemovie.com/home
Its an okay movie not the greatest but okay.
Before I say what I’m going to say, I would like to clarify that I REALLY want this game to be good. I’ve been dying for a good Space Marine game that makes the player feel like the invisible bad ass of 40K lore.
That being said, Reasons 4 and 3 on your countdown are going to f*** multiplayer over a barrel. When dealing with a class-based team multiplayer experience, the most important aspect is the ability to not only recognize another players team at a distance, but also what class they have. The differences between the classes seem minute at best and with sixteen people all sporting completely customized armor schemes, how in the name of the God Emperor of Mankind am I supposed to tell if the giant pink and black beast charging towards me is a friend trying to hand me a health pack or a enemy about to tear both of my hearts out?
Can these issues be fixed? Yes, of course they can. However, unless Relic makes a concerted and creative effort to do so, Space Marine’s multiplayer community is going to fall apart like demon standing next to an Untouchable.
I dont think that is a problemm, from what i can see the castumization won’t brake the characters outline, seeing how different the space marins and chaos general form is, and the huge models that belongs only to certine classes (jumpacs to asoult marins and reptors, to hand held cannons and heavy bolters to devestators ect) indifing wont be to hard.
I’ve played the multi-player demo on the gamescom, while I don’t know how final the version was I’ve played, I had no problems recognizing any enemy players. Your team had symbols above them, the enemy didn’t.
And for the classes… that quite easy, jump-pack=assault, big-gun=Devastator, No-jumppack and no big gun= tactical marine.
The demo I’ve played convinced me in the end, to preorder the game.
I have only one question sir. Where do you live, an actual gaming store. Shoot, I haven’t seen a gaming store since I was a teenager. Walmart, Target, and Hasting put most of the local game shops out of business in my area XD.
I played the demo on Steam. So far I like what I see. There are three minor concerns, and one complaint.
Concerns:
1.) If this is all there is to the single player, I could see the gameplay getting repetitive for some people. I happen to like games like Serious Sam, and Painkiller where slaying hundreds of bad guys is kind of the point. But those who like slower plodding action/adventure hybrids with lulls where you puzzle solve may feel a little meh. So I hope the full game is just the right length, and if it is a huge campaign, finds a way to change it up a bit for those other players
2.)If you’re right Joe, and it’s only those two factions for MP I hope THQ, and Relic add the other races Orc/Eldar/etc. into the mix for fans of those races for MP.
3.) Stage 1 demo has a very set path, and a lot of invisible walls. Admittedly, this is a negative trend with videogames these days. But after all of their RTS work which featured huge terrain, I’d hoped levels would be a little less restrictive or hide the progression better. Still it’s a minor quibble.
Complaint (And full game may address this)
The demo on PC forces you to disable the gamepad (If you have one) before you can tweak keyboard, and mouse settings? WTH!?!?!? Also the resolution, and other graphical settings were very limited. You could pick aspect, and only a few options for resolution for each. Why can’t I just crank it to 1680×1050? The other settings were very minor. So I hope the full game lets us tweak AA, Vsync, Texture quality, HDR, etc. etc.
Other than that liking what I see so far.
There’s a Demo on Steam? So how come Europe (or just England – not sure if the French and Germans can try it out) don’t get the Demo Valve? Was there some kind of upset between the Valve Corporation and the BBFC/European Union?
I don’t know the specifics of why one regional market would get a demo over another. My guess would be international publishing rights, or some other legal issue where Relic/THQ can put it out here on Steam (USA) but another country may have a law or clause that impedes their ability to put out a demo in that country (ie: UK, Germany, France, etc.). I don’t know, I’m not a lawyer.
But that would be my best guess. I suppose it could also be some kind of hidden tarriff on downloads. Again I don’t know, you’d have to contact the publisher.
In any event, seems cool so far.
For some reason it dissapeared for UK users..
Here’s the article with the workaround link: http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/08/24/space-marine-disappears-from-uk-steam-store-demo-out-now/
Downloading the demo now, cheers.
And yes, this does smell like exactly what happened with Brink.
Why does my badge keep showing up every were >.o.
please no DRM.
please no Games for Wincrap live, Uplay or other 3rd party Access Software
please no 6 hours SP Gameplay
Hey Joe, are you going to do a Demo impressions video?
I’ve just played the demo and think it’s pretty amazing, fun and brutal, the space mariens feel heavy, and the game runs smoothly.
I don’t care how many dislikes I get, I am so tired of games based on Space Marines. Granted this game looks amazing and at least we can play as Chaos..
Why can’t we have more games like Fire Warrior? Not necessarily how the game played, I found it a bit generic, but that game had you play as a Tau Shas’la. I suppose the Space Marines are more marketable though…oh well, one day.
Not all Space Marines are created equal you know, sure they’re not THAT different conceptually from your Master Chiefs and what not, but they have a ton of interesting lore and history backing them up that the other ones lack, that plus they have chainswords, let me repeat that CHAINSWORDS!!!!!!!
I don’t see why you get so offended by “Project 10$” type content being free for new copies and being a paid DLC through Xbox Live/PSN for used copies (At least that way the devs see some profits, even from used game sales which usually go solely to the store in question). As for the game itself, I think it will be very good and easily a must have for WH40k fans.
I’m gonna be recreating the Emperor’s Children Pre-Heresy chapter fo sho.
Wow.. i didn’t really look much into this game up until now..
But i must say this looks sooooo badass! Definitely going to pre-order this badboy!
Nice paint job btw!
I look forward to seeing this game when it’s released to the masses.
Angry Joe Legion………………THAT’S FUCKING AWESOME! I know many who are getting that game. I’ll see if I can recruit them to your Angry Joe Legion.
I think if they keep in the formula after Spacemarine is released, with a new game in the style based around each race, with their distinct differences in the forefront, they could use these games as a kind of lore initiation for potential Warhammer 40k players who are sitting on the fence about whether or not to invest in the admittedly expensive tabletop strategy game. I know if I had the money, I’d get into Warhammer 40k and the only lore I’ve really been introduced to is the Orks (which are awesome) because of a roommate who picked the game up in college.
No Eldar? meh
Althought I’m sure that Space Marine could be fun game to play its just not for me. I’m sorry but games like these don’t fit to me game taste. And I’m sure I’m getting lot of thumbs downs from people that are fans of games like these but I could not care less.
what the hell Joe? Only 5!?
Reason #6 Let’s you handle some of the iconic 40k weapons, like chainswords, power swords, plasma pistols and thunder hammers.
Reason #7 We get to kill new orc designs. Loved the riot shield orc.
Reason #8 We get to visit a forge world.
Reason #9 We get to see how space marines fight, the look extreemly bulky, and i doubt i am the only one who wondered how they manage to kick ass.
Reason #10 Ork nobs also have execution moves to make the 40k battles more awesome and 40k.
Reason #11 The game supports a TON of different screen resolutions which will make pc gamers happy.
Reason #12 The bolter actually SOUNDS and feels like a bolter. On the down of war series the bolters sounded like regular machineguns and it was crap. Those of you who think otherwise must be slaped. For those of you who are unfamiliar with 40 k lore, the bolter is basically a high rate of fire rocket launcher, bolts are chemical ignition propelled at super sonic speed and explode once inside the target. (in this demo)These sound powerful and stompy and just feel right.
Reason #13 You must brutally kill to regain healt to continue brutally killing for the sake of mankind.
Reason # 14 Games workshop actually helped the designers invent some new weapons for the game.
Reason # 15 I am positive that i missed something very important and awesome here.
Reason # 16 Because i said so, and i’m a necron.
Am I the only one for whom AJs videos have turned somewhat into slideshows a few months ago? I don’t have this problem with anyone else, be it on blip or YouTube… I haven’t seen any complaints so I guess I’m the only one but something about the res or encode really disagrees with my system. Makes me sad
Great points, Joe. I’m rely looking foreword to this game. Now, of they would just make a Imperial Guard game…
The guy playing the commissar in Liberation was freaking awesome. He held up that game by himself pretty much.
I’ve never gotten into WH40K, be it previous video games or the tabletop game, but this one definitely has my interest piqued. It’s something I’ll at least consider for my Christmas wishlist.
Not to say I know nothing about 40K, though. I’m guessing I’d go “Salamander” as my default chapter.
Wow you can tell there putting a lot of effect into this game..Any game with customization and co-op grabs my attention immediately…Ill be checking out the demo soon…Anyways the lighting of yours should have obliterated that space marine haha…Your video’s continue be funny and informative as always Joe
I hope Space Marine 2 has some Space Wolf Terminators.
Have you seen how gorgeous them miniatures are? Talking about bad-ass man.
Can’t wait to play the full game.
Well Joe, Always a pleasure. Till next time.
Greetings from a Dutch Jedi with controllers primed and ready.
To be honest I don’t plan on buying this, but it does look rather good. I also know that if i do end up getting it i have to buy it new. I find it bull that we can’t buy it use. Games are expensive to some people with the economy sucking, the games that weren’t “I MUST GET THIS DAY 1″ games, but ones i wanted to see (mortal combat being one i got yesterday and loving it) i had to buy a pass. i think in doing this they are emlimating gamers from playing their games at all. Game developers should just want people to play their games and enjoy them and that may get them to play their later titles. and if we do buy it used dont forbid us from playing online, maybe give the new copies like extra armor or items or something, ur taking out a good 40% of the game
Looking forward to playing the demo on my PS3 after watching this. Couldn’t find much info on the game before now, but after hearing all the positives news from the early demo players and seeing all about the customization, definitely making this a priority buy and looking forward to joining the Angry Joe Marines. Though the name might need a little distinction unless we want actual Angry Marine Power feet kicking down our doors…..
… I would kill to see powerfeet in this game. And the Adamantite sack full of power doorknobs.
I’m not a fan of Table top games, but I do like the Warhammer 40K universe. This game has caught my interest because of the mixture third person shooter action, and Hack n’ Slash action gameplay.
Usually when a game has both, one over shadows the other, but Space marine looks very promising about. I’m egger to see just what this game has to offer.
“They came to Steel this world… Let them try!”
I am looking forward to this game more than ever. Although, having just played the demo on the PC, DO NOT PLAY THIS GAME WITH MOUSE AND KEY BOARD!
I too am hoping for a PSN division and the Blistered Thumbs Chapter. However, Idk if this is what you meant Joe, but there is already an Angry Marines chapter. For those who don’t know (and I’m surprised if you haven’t) This is what we would have to live up to.
http://www.google.com/search?um=1&hl=en&client=firefox&rls=com.yahoo%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&biw=1360&bih=624&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=angry+marines&oq=angry+marines&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=2153l2153l0l2927l1l1l0l0l0l0l183l183l0.1l1l0
I loved it with mouse and keyboard, myself.
I will say, I may have never played Warhammer games but I must say. The Customization SOUNDS BAD ASS! Just what you would expect from the game in real life. Though it does sound like the Multiplayer sounds like its copied from War For Cybertron but that’s not a bad thing.
I just got finished playing the Space Marine DEMO on Steam!
THIS GAME IS ABSOLUTELY FUCKING AMAZING!!!!! =D
I already had some interest in this game, but now I’ve seen you can customize your marine THAT much, that has pretty much made this a day 1 buy for me.
Games these days do not give enough player customizing and it annoys me when it’s such a big part of games now and can really drive people to buy.
So AJ, what format will you be getting the game on?
all he has is a 360
I first heard about this through Steam’s News updates, and it looked surprisingly good.
I’ve always liked the designs of WH40,000K but I never got into the games because
I’m not a big fan of RPG/RTS math, and management.
The Video games were a little better about that, but again I didn’t get into them. That,
and while I would try those sorts of games just for the experience, most of my friends/relatives
never would. So I think this will be a great game for people like me. Who know what the universe
is, who love the characters, maybe even did the collecting/painting but never got into the
P&P or RTS games, or just gave up on them out of frustration.
It could possibly attract RTS fans who normally would never play an action game.
I don’t know that it will do gangbusters but it is something different in terms of atmosphere.
With everything being WWII, or Modern War scenarios people who don’t even know what Warhammer is may be willing to give it a spin on just the fact it isn’t yet another Call of Duty or Battlefield clone.
I’ve heard tales of the Warhammer series, but I’ve never played it myself. This is all I needed to hear. I will have to check this out.
I really admire the new effects used in this video. A serious step up from your previous “Top 5 Reasons” videos.
BTW, if you have a PS3 division, I’ll be more than happy to actively participate in the conquests of the Angry Joe Army.
Just sayin’.
I had the opportunity to play the multiplayer at Gamescom and it did NOT disappoint. I was excited before but now I’m HYPED.
So… we’re putting together a Blistered Thumbs chapter or something… right?
We will definitely put up a Section in the Forums for getting together to play, clan up, post color and armor designs for both the Angry Marines and the Blistered Thumbs Chapter!
[SotB] (Sons of the Blister)
Chaos.
We will expose the corpse god for the FALLACY THAT HE IS!
Filthy heretic! You shall pay for your disloyalty against the forces of Company Awesome of the Beseeching Thumbs Chapter!
We are the emperors finest and you shall be found wanting!
sssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Lucky creatures, necrons shall help you embrace death.
I suppose the Sons of the Blister follow Nurgle?
*Ahem* Firewalkers take out those mad Gue’la!
WE R TEH SPESS MERHENS, WE R TEH EMPRAH’S FRUY!!!!
in all seriousness though, i need to start saving money to try and get this game very soon D:
Loved the dramatic opening scene… truly hilarious!
Reason why Space Marine will suck:
Fucking QUICK-TIME EVENTS!
Sorry, relic, but i fucking hate those things. Promise you won’t put them in the next Company Of Heroes, k?
I really don’t get the sudden hate QTE’s have gotten. It used to be well recieved.
Personally I have a bigger problem with cover-based shooters, they’re so rarely entertaining.
I have always hated them. They just really take you out of the world, you know? Plus they’re cheap..
What QT events? You mean the “bash the B button” when you finish an Ork Nob? That’s hardly a QT event.
I saw quick-time events in a preview video a while ago. I’m not sure where it was, so i can’t link it, sorry.
Great video, great reasons.
I remember from the first trailer it somehow made me think it was gonna flop and I ignored further news. Then I for some reason chose to watch the multiplayer trailer, and got hooked. I could kick myself for ignoring it. I’m so looking forward to it and I’m definitely getting it on Steam (pre-purchase) for the Blood Ravens chapter. Dark Angels have always been my favorite chapter and in DaW: Dark Crusade I made the Machine Head chapter. This is going to be awesome.
Dark Angels FTW!. I’d love to see a new Codex (as if GW would), but I would be willing to settle for a DLC for Space Marine xD.
I’m also a big WH40k fan, currently building an Ordo Hereticus army.
Really looking forward to this game, and I also have to metnion the Demo will be on steam too.
and the pre-order gives you a free copy of Darksiders as well as a Blood ravens chapter pack.
Steam is great!