Warhammer 40k Space Marine

In the future, there is only war. And that's a very good thing in
Relic's upcoming Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine. The developer, best
known as a creator of real-time strategy games and, in 40K circles, as
the minds behind the two Dawn of War games, is stretching its
development muscles with Space Marine, which will be an action
role-playing game that aims to give players an immediate and
action-soaked look at the Warhammer universe.
Today, behind closed doors, Relic developers showed a
four-and-a-half-minute trailer of Space Marine. Although no concrete
gameplay was shown, producers made a point of saying that all of the
footage shown in the trailer came from in-engine action, which was
impressive, considering the visual quality on display. The high-level story of Space Marine will follow your character as he
and his fellow power-suited badasses try to stem the tide of an
invasion by the green-skinned Orks on a forge planet (the planetary
factories where space marine weaponry is created). Beyond that
overview, we don't know much else about the story in the game.But,
honestly, when the rest of the trailer was filled with action-packed
shots of Space Marines and Orks mixing it up in glorious fashion, who
really cares about the story?
Combat will be one of the key factors in Space Marine, and though the
specific control mechanics are still under wraps, Relic reps told us
that they intend every button to be capable of a violent action. We're
not quite certain if means that you'll be able to decapitate your foe
with a press of the select button, but we get the point. One thing we do know is that your space marine will have access to
plenty of different weapons at hand, including energy swords, chain
blades, and huge, electrical hammers that will be effective for dealing
with swarming enemies. There will also be ranged weapons, of course; we
saw one marine picking off Orks with a pistol, and another spraying
bullets out of a belt-fed machine gun. Choosing which weapons you wield
will be only part of the customization options in Space Marine; the
footage also showed some leveling aspects, wherein the player will be
able to upgrade attributes such as strength, attack, and defense.
So far, only space marines and Orks have been confirmed to be
in the game but, given that the game is early in development, there's
always the possibility that could change in the future. From the demo,
the Orks look to be ferocious (and slightly stupid) enemies, perfectly
in keeping with their "chop first, never ask questions" approach to
battle. Relic is also being tight-lipped about online options in the
game, but hinted that they look to do justice to the Warhammer
universe's tradition as a shared experience.
We can't wait to see how Space Marine shapes up, particularly
with regard to the customization elements of your space marine, which
has always been a 40K hallmark. No release date has even been hinted at
yet, but here's hoping the hard-hitting combat that 40K tabletop
players have always envisioned in their mind's eye will be brought to
life in the game. Stay tuned for more Space Marine coverage in the
coming months.




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