Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II

Унылая, недоделанная, скучная игра

Worth playing overall. 7/10 on its own, 8/10 as a 40k title, 6/10 as a sequel. PROS: -Tight and creative tactical gameplay that gives you plenty of options -Customization options for your Techpriests/Necron Lords that don't break the game -AdMech AND Necron campaign, with great voice acting and interesting story for both factions -Cool atmosphere and premise, great if you just want to see the AdMech being AdMech and the Necrons being Necrons CONS: -Too long! Or rather, too much padding. The side missions are necessary to strengthen your characters and build up your faction strength, but they have a tendency to derail the narrative, which is pretty lengthy -The soundtrack, while good, doesn't really improve on the first game. It feels like "Children of the Omnissiah" got all the shine, while other bangers like "Noosphere" and "Millennial Rage" were tossed out. -On rails too often compared to the last game. This game is much bigger in terms of scale but you lose some of your freedom to min-max -Speaking of min-maxing, your customization options for Tech-priests are SEVERELY limited compared to the previous game. It really feels like there are only 1-2 viable builds per character and the game forces you down those routes, rather than letting you mix and match. Overall great game, TECHNICALLY "better" than the first in that it's bigger and more balanced, but it loses some of that special 'lightning-in-a-bottle' the first game had. Here's hoping for a good DLC!

I'd say this game is a solid sequel that builds on the first game and nicely continues the story. I got this within a few days of release and have chipped away at it over a few weeks. I've just finished both campaigns and really enjoyed it. Didn't have any technical or stability issues and the gameplay changes from the first game made it fresh. It's not the same, but it's a nice evolution that added enough to keep me interested through to the end. For those that don't know: the main gameplay change from the first one is that you now only take a single tech-priest (or necron lord) into each mission, and fill up the rest of your deployment budget with disposable troops, like skitarii or necron immortals. Each tech-priest or necron lord has their own defined upgrade paths, adding new skills and weapons, rather than the loot-based system from the first. There are a bunch of other changes, like how missions play out, and I'd say they're all either OK at worst or an improvement. For example, the events that happen during missions no longer just seem like a needless punishment system and let you play a bit more with risk vs reward. An absolute highlight was how pissy the necron lords are to each other. A nice change from the pompous mechanicus.

horrible ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game. I left it open and fell asleep or else id request a refund

I haven't played the Necron campaign yet but having finished the Ad Mech campaign, I am a big fan. I like this one more than the first. I am also a big fan of this level of combat games in general. I like squad level combat and having a leader. My hope is that eventually the games expand past this and we start getting this level of combat for IG, Tyranids, Tau, etc. I think this is a different game than the first though, some will like it and some will not. Overall, this is one of my most played games in months, which is saying something given the limited game time that is available to me. Solid 8/10 from me, maybe creeping towards 9/10.

Gameplay in Mechanicus 2 is horrible compared to the first game. The Necrons are a bit better, and you now get the option to upgrade your units as you like, but the game has huge problems with its design, and the music is practically non-existent. Don't waste your money.

原本一代好玩的部分這一代都不見了，關卡單調，作業感重

Games captures all of the spirit of the original and expands on it! Some great surprises. Soundtrack is excellent. Gameplay is fun.