Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters Review
After a successful launch in 2022 on Steam, Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters made its way to consoles last month. Now, you can pursue the demons of chaos with the illustrious Grey Knights on PC, Xbox, or PlayStation. If you’ve ever wanted to try XCOM with a side of Space Marines, now is your chance!
Blood for the Blood God
Almost ironically, the first mission of Chaos Gate has your squad of Grey Knights facing off against a massive Bloodthirster. However, we soon find out that the main focus of the game will be hunting down agents of Nurgle (Lord of Decay) and not Khorne the Blood God.
Shortly after the tutorial mission, your ship the Baleful Edict will be commandeered by a wayward inquisitor looking to investigate a mysterious message she received. Shortly after, you’ll discover that a new plague is being spread in your current sector and your job is to stop it at all costs.
One of my favorite things about Chaos Gate is how cinematic everything about it feels without things becoming overly cheesy. The voice acting is solid, the cutscenes are nicely rendered, and the dialogue fits universe almost perfectly. However, even outside of the story elements, there are clever uses of camera angles and animations that make simple acts like throwing a grenade or busting down some doors feel impactful. These little acts make your little squad of Grey Knights feel that much more powerful, even in the most routine missions.
As the Emperor Protects, So Must We
The majority of your time in Chaos Gate will be spent on ground combat, turn-based tactical RPG missions spread throughout the galaxy. The gameplay is quite similar to other turn-based tactical games, such as XCOM. You’ll start off with a squad of 4 Grey Knights that each gain 3 Action Points per turn.
Action Points are used to do nearly everything in the game including moving, healing, attacking or using special abilities. After each round of combat, or when an enemy force is completely eliminated, action
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