Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2's Success Harkens Back To An Underrated Era In Gaming
Although there were high hopes for the game, has smashed almost all expectations since its release while introducing many newcomers to the brutal setting that is the universe. Not only is the game a graphical marvel, but its art design faithfully recreates the unique style set by the models and miniatures seen in the tabletop game. With current gen hardware, can finally be brought to a video game format in all its glory, but that doesn't mean that the game falls into the same pitfalls that other titles have created.
Despite having very impressive graphical fidelity, and looking like a true, current gen title that pushes the boundaries of what hardware can do, there is something so brilliantly retro about the game. Although it doesn't bring players back to the times of the original or, it does have many elements that remind players of the early to mid-PS3 and Xbox 360 era of action shooters. There are many elements that reinforce this in and its success could herald a comeback to this underrated era in gaming history.
Players have often called for games to go back to the way they were ten-odd years ago, when microtransactions were purely cosmetic and games came as complete packages, rather than needing a myriad of patches after the fact to function. delivers on this front with plenty of content, but also the style of gameplay that was common around that time. This is partly due to being true to its predecessor, which came out thirteen years ago in this period where action shooters were common place.
was released in 2011, thirteen years before its sequel's release in 2024.
Other than just the gameplay, which is an evolution of the action shooter gameplay that ran rampart in the seventh generation of consoles, it also presents itself in a way that calls back to this generation. While almost all games released now rely purely on real-time graphics, will sometimes cut campaign gameplay with pre-rendered cutscenes to help sell the impact of certain moments. The arrival of
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