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So, I just came home from GamesCom in Cologne and while I was there I got to see a privat presentation of SPACE MARINE and boy, does this game look AWESOME!

In case you're wondering how I got in there, I'm writing for a German website called Gamersunity and I'm ging to write a longer text in German, but I thought I'll give you guys a quick rundown:

- The game can be compared to Gears of War in a way, since it is a very cinemativ 3rd-Person Shooter, but there's no Cover System and a bigger focus on melee.
- The campagin will be about 8-10 hours long
- There will be Co-Op and Multiplayer
- Vehicles are in the game, but you won't drive any.
- The player character is called Captain Titus and HE IS NOT BALD!!!
- There are 15 ranged and melee weapons in the game. I saw the Bolter, Heavy Bolter, Plasma Gun and Chainsword in action. I was also told there would be a power sword and a thunder hammer, they did not want to talk about a power fist though.

Until two days ago, the intro to the first Dawn of War was the best version of 40k in video I have seen so far. Now it is Space Marine. I can't even beginn to describe how awesome this game looks. We saw 3 levels. The intro, where you have to defend a squad of Valkyries against a Stormboy Attack, a level in a Sewer, where a Weirdboy teleports in more and more boyz and a fight on board a really large train.

Ask me if you want to know more.

Links to video!

I demand links to video of this game!

Wow that sounds awesome! Train levels, they are always the best.

Well finally there is someone that is saying IT IS AWESOME! I seriously cant wait to see it on my PS3. I hope they do a powerfist, because CMON! You just punch things to DEATH!

Ultrafool wrote:Wow that sounds awesome! Train levels, they are always the best.

They usually are, aren't they?

Plus, the irony of being on a train in a game on rails is nice too!

Looking forward to this one!

I love when you fight enemies on a large veicle.

two questions tho:

1: where any of the enemies hard to fight or were they easy?

2: is that spoony on your av?

@Blitza: It was "only" a presentation build, but the guy who played it almost died in the first level while fighting an Ork nob. From what I've seen therer were regular Boys, Grotz, Nobs and Flash Gitz as enemies, but we were told there would be a lot more in the final game.

And no, that is not Spoony, that is Dr. Insano. SCIENCE!


One thing I forgot, there's no regular leveling up system, instead you only level up your skill with a weapon depending on how often you use them. For example, when you're using the Plasma Gun long enough, you get a Charge Shot.

Awesome! Do you know which chapters are in Multiplayer (please don't tell me we all have to be Smurfs...I like 'em, but in, moderation ).

Also, as a side note-what wargear options is everyone going to be taking? I intemd to have a Jump pack+Bolter. I'll RULE!!!11!!1

Little lord Fauntleroy wrote:
Also, as a side note-what wargear options is everyone going to be taking? I intemd to have a Jump pack+Bolter. I'll RULE!!!11!!1

That seems kind of silly. Jump packs are for getting you into the thick of it, not hanging back and shooting (remember, they're not jetpacks).

Depending on whats available and seeing as this is kinda like gears with a different skin (kinda) I'll most likely end up with a sniper or some long range weapon equilivent. Bolter most likely.

Cheese Elemental wrote:

Little lord Fauntleroy wrote:
Also, as a side note-what wargear options is everyone going to be taking? I intemd to have a Jump pack+Bolter. I'll RULE!!!11!!1

That seems kind of silly. Jump packs are for getting you into the thick of it, not hanging back and shooting (remember, they're not jetpacks).

Possibly, possibly, but for me It'll depend on how exactly Jump-pack mechanics work. If they take a long time to 'recharge', as it were, or I have to use them all the time and can't walk normally with them, then I will be taking CC equipment. If, however, I can drop down frm a jump, fire off some bolter rounds and then jump back into cover, then thats what I'll be doing-Launching multiple hit and run strikes at the enemy whilst my brother marines exploit the advantage I create.

All I know is that I am having that fething Jump pack.

Did you see any cooperative done? From what I've read, apparently in 4 person co-op there will be Titus the Captain, a Tactical Marine, an Assault Marine and a Devastator Marine. Hopefully that's true, games like this are always great fun in co-op.

Damn, I totally forgot to ask about Jump Packs. Doubt it though, consering they don'thave any vehicles either.

And I do not know ANYTHING about Multiplayer or Co-Op. They didn't answer any questions about it, so neither can I.

Anyway, here's the GamesCom Trailer:

I AM A SPACE MARINE.

Oh man, awesome.

nice trailer.

I agree, that is just going to kick so much ass. GOD Im glad they took it away from that first company making it. That was looking pretty terrible TBH


Nice trailer, seriously this is going to be a gore fest

Pretty stoked for this game, better be a plasma cannon up in that bitch Also kinda hoping you get to rock some terminator armor at some point but im not gonna hold my breath.

KingCracker wrote:I agree, that is just going to kick so much ass. GOD Im glad they took it away from that first company making it. That was looking pretty terrible TBH

you mean fire warrior? from what ive read it sucks really badly...

The more i read about this, the more interested i am in it. WANT

Anung Un Rama wrote:
- The player character is called Captain Titus and HE IS NOT BALD!!!

Are you sure he's a space marine? did he at least point and scream?

Now that you mention it, he didn't do that either. But he did take out a whole squad of Stormboyz and several Ork flyers with a heavy Bolter before he jumped out of a crashing Valkyrie, so I guess that counts as something.

Blitza da warboy wrote:

KingCracker wrote:I agree, that is just going to kick so much ass. GOD Im glad they took it away from that first company making it. That was looking pretty terrible TBH

you mean fire warrior? from what ive read it sucks really badly...

The more i read about this, the more interested i am in it. WANT

Nope, not that abomination. The ONLY redeeming thing for that is you could use a bolter in multiplayer. And it blew gak up.


No Im talking Space Marine. It was originally being made by a different company and it was sucking something fierce. You used the boltgun to STUN!!!! the enemy so you could get in close to do the kills. Yes even on cultists.......stun......boltgun........on humans? WTF!?! And they even had this weird.....minigame thing where youd see a chaos marine up close, and youd be tying to punch his lights out or something. Just awesome.....ly bad.

If you care at all, spend a bunch of time on youtube, youll eventually see it. Sucked too because it looked just as nice as this game does now, but the way they were going about it was just aweful.

Ah I know what you're talking about, the lead designer kept going on about "orchestrating your ballet of death"...pass...