This is by far the WORST gamed i have ever played, bar none.
This is also coming from someone who loves warhammer 40kto the point that i have a hardcore bias to love evrything that is remotely 40k. But damn is this game bad.
Graphics: So bad that it would be considered bad if it was released in 2006, let alone 2016. why is everything so.,... glossy?
Animation: laughable. actually hilarious. Theres a line where the narration says "he was standing so still it seemed he had been standing there for centuries." as the person he is speaking about is flailing his arms around.
your character slides further than his footsteps should take him.
all mouth movements are as eloquent and expressive as a nutcracker doll.
although some of the animations used for combat are pretty good.
Lore appreciation: the only person who really understands the lore of 40k was the level asset artist. the sets are beautiful. everything else is taken exactly from the book without an appreciation for what it actually means. for example
Why does every enemy have a powersword? one of the rarest weapons in the imperium? surely a simple metal sword would have used less assets and would be more accurate.
game mechanics: probably the worst ive ever seen. half the game is sneaking, which is useless since you can run straight at an enemy and "assasinate"them in front of their allies who watch you but dont get alerted. plus crouch walking is slower than an orks wit. fighting consists of mashing the left mouse button, seeing as all range combat is dodged, your psychic push doesnt work, you cant block and dodging is pointless if the enemy is stunlocked from melee.
Hacking: are.... are you joking? everything is locked, and it is all 'hacked' by a timing game that a 5 year old could do? oh, and you get 4 chances and if you fail, nothing happens you just start again. its just... tedious, and an artificial game lengthener. lazy. oh, theres one variation, psychic hacking when you use your "will" this time, its a timing game of making sure the circle is the right size...,
stats in your menu makes no sense. there's no explanation as to what each symbol means. i'm 9 hours in and only understand half the symbols.
voice acting: the only good voice acting thankfully is the most important one. whoever voiced eisenhorn did a great job.
level art: honestly fantastic, book and lore accurate. whoever did this part deserve the only praise of this game.
level design: basic, simplistic, nonsensical. For example. health packs are NOWHERE whenever there is any large continous combat, but around every single bloody corner when you've just been going through room after room with no enemies at all.
Controls: SHIFT TO CROUCH? are you fecking with me? and you cant even let me rebind my keys??? have you guys, the game developers ever played a computer game? I mean at the very least you got wasd correct, but damn, shift to crouch is a first.
this game is just... BAD.
they faithfully stuck to the novel, but i get why GW doesnt want this game on steam...
i'd be awfully embarassed too.
