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That's a really good video and I think it covers everything needed about the game. I know I'm not getting it.

It sort of fits my theory that it was just one of a bunch of licenses handed out in an attempt to damage control the (possibly predicted) hobbit disaster for a quick buck.

After reading some people's negative response to Space Hulk I thought I would like to clear somethings up. Note that I AM a fan of the board game and this game. So it might be defending it more than a normal player would.

Quick summary is if you know the rules and have played the board game it will offer enough for you to give this a try. Don't expect exceptional value for $30 bucks thought. It is just marginaly enough to give you a good time. New players will find this game bad at $30 due to the lack of clearity of the rules and awarkward controls due to it being a faitful reproduction of the board game.

Price:
$30 is a lot for an indy game. if you base it on a computer game it is expensive for what it offers. If you base it on the GW miniture game it is a steal. 1 HQ figure from GW costs $30CAD.

awkward gameplay:
This is really made as a boardgame. but ended up not entirely pleaseing both gamers and wargammers. Gamers complain why no notification that some marines have unspent Action Points (AP). Wargammers complain why no 3 minute timer and why option to undo a move. Its a tradeoff the developer made. Learn to cope with it is my best answer.

Bugs/Glitches.
Most of these are small errors. Some are coding errors that forcues you to move your marines step by step. I have yet encounter those that are game breaking. But know there they do exists.

Why buy the game?
The gaming tiles really expands the imagination to those who have seen the board game. Terminator details adn the shoulder cam gives you a new perspective from the model's eye. You can play single player without a friend, but note the AI is not the smartest which makes the game much easier then with a smart friend. There is no need to set up the board.

Overall this is not a OMG need to buy now game, you will get the most milage on a Steam sale, however if you are a GW or SH fanboy I don't think a couple extra dollars will rob your enjoyment of playing it now.

You weren't kidding Ratius, that interviewer is horrible!

Thanks for evaluating the game/review with a decent set of logic

Ratius says: "Eyes Wide Open"......

The WTF is Space Hulk pretty much sums it up for me. As much as I'd want to dig into this and love a Space Hulk experience, the game just is, as TB said 'low rent.' There was no real care put into this whole thing, and it shows.

Is it gamebreaking bugs? Not so much, but just little things that show they were not really putting any love into the title.

This game is %$#$%#$% ...Hey but I never had any big expetations in the first place, so no bitter taste for me....

Crap graphics, poor performance, bugs, but hey, it's 40k!!! Buy now!

Sigh, I knew this was going to be a money grab :(

At $10, I would have grabbed it. $15, I'd most likely have grabbed it. After watching the full video and seeing the $30 tag, no thanks. Half that price would have been acceptable.

Yep, I fully agree. This game is far from being a 30$ title - keep in mind that 30$ is the retail price for relatively new games on Steam as they get discounted very soon.

yea I kinda feel foolish and ripped off ._. I guess I really wanted to play space hulk!


But, I'm not really caring about how good the graphics look. for me, it's pretty fun to play, so i'm pretty happy with that.

It's the fact there's no in game music that really kills it for me. It's the year 2013, they should know how to loop an audio track.

Serioulsy, no music?? That's a dealbreaker for me, at least at that price. This just seems more and more rushed into released.

If they spruce it up in the future, or if it goes on sale for cheap enough, I'll pick it up, but not as it is now.

http://www.teardown.se/

There. Worse graphics, no original license, but far superior game and free. Game's called Alien Assault.

Glad I held back from getting the game being I remember how unimpress I was on the first video game.

So...

Does anyone want to play with me? shoot me a PM.

I recommend cranking Chaos Gate soundtrack while playing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjrfAfbt72Y

I enjoyed it, some of the bugs are fething annoying though.

I play on difficult and that mission where you have to revive the unconscious terminators is crazy difficult. I finally got it cracked with the Libby and 2 guys still alive, backed the librarian onto the end zone before I was going to move the other two lads in, and then as soon as he hit the pad it went MISSION FAILED.

I presume you stupidly have to send the librarian last....

The game is decent to say the least, I would highly recommend it to any warhammer 40k fan. I played it for 2 days non stop and absolutely loved it (I never had a chance to play the actual board game so this was a great chance for me to make myself familiar with it in a way). Sure, some might argue that it is lacking and full of bugs but hey - what game isn't few days after the initial release? Game developers seem to listen to the community and actively answer most of the posts on the official steam forums. They already stated that they are planning to add a lot of FREE content (map editor, more customization for squad members and something else but I forgot what exactly). Other than that, they are also planning on releasing additional paid content such as new campaigns and adeptus astartes chapters. Pretty cool huh? Oh, and just so you know, two patches were released so far, fixing numerous bugs and more are to come very soon.

Though I agree that it is a bit overpriced, almost 30 euros is a bit too much given the amount of content present, perhaps wait for some sort of sale?

My final rating is:
6/10 for an average player.
7/10 for a fan of strategy, turn based game or a warhammer 40k fan.
8/10 for a fan of strategy, turn based games as well as warhammer 40k fan.

 mattyrm wrote:
I enjoyed it, some of the bugs are fething annoying though.

I play on difficult and that mission where you have to revive the unconscious terminators is crazy difficult. I finally got it cracked with the Libby and 2 guys still alive, backed the librarian onto the end zone before I was going to move the other two lads in, and then as soon as he hit the pad it went MISSION FAILED.

I presume you stupidly have to send the librarian last....

haha had the same problem got all my termies in, just 1 died(not the libirian) but still mission failed

but yesterday got all termies to escape and not a single 1 died


its kinda easy, you just need to place the lib there where the most nids come from, he kills them all with overwatch in 1 turn mostly^^

 Sigvatr wrote:
http://www.teardown.se/

There. Worse graphics, no original license, but far superior game and free. Game's called Alien Assault.

GW is going to sue a git...and fail horribly since they don't have a strong enough of a case and don't learn.

Ah well, graphics aside I like the tactics of that game, and how fun it is to squish bugs!

 Devizz wrote:
T Sure, some might argue that it is lacking and full of bugs but hey - what game isn't few days after the initial release?

How sad is it that THIS is the state of affairs?

 curran12 wrote:

 Devizz wrote:
T Sure, some might argue that it is lacking and full of bugs but hey - what game isn't few days after the initial release?

How sad is it that THIS is the state of affairs?

Eh, it's nothing new.

XCOM UFO defense had plenty of bugs. The more famous one is that the difficulty settings in the original DOS version was locked at beginner.

Fallout 2 wasn't designed with newer machines in mind, so random encounters were a rare occurrence after the year of it's release.

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fallout_2_bugs

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fallout_2_exploits




Don't even get me started on Terror from the deep.

Today all you have to day is just wait for an online patch. Back then, you had to jump through a bunch of hoops to get an update.

Patch 1.0.3 has just been released, they are doing a really good job so far if you ask me.

 Devizz wrote:
Patch 1.0.3 has just been released, they are doing a really good job so far if you ask me.

What's in the patch?

 Devizz wrote:
Patch 1.0.3 has just been released, they are doing a really good job so far if you ask me.

Does the patch add music and make optimize the game in such a way that it doesn't run like crap despite it's poor quality?

I've never had an issue with the game.
No bugs, quality seems okay to me, though I wasn't expecting much... AI isn't too bright but what can you do...
The only real problem I have found is that there's not a whole lot there...

Well, the Yogscast played it. That's basically a fantastic advert, so it should do ok.

Anyone wants to trade his or hers space hulk cards (I am missing two and got many doubles)? If so, please add me on steam: devisspl, I would greatly appreciate it.


Automatically Appended Next Post:
Apprently, they also want to improve the multiplayer experience (add certain features to it, perhaps some sort of ranking?) and are also planning on adding ten additional achievements that are to be obtained only through the online play. Cool right?

Wow.

Achievements.

 curran12 wrote:

 Devizz wrote:
T Sure, some might argue that it is lacking and full of bugs but hey - what game isn't few days after the initial release?

How sad is it that THIS is the state of affairs?

There is a difference between launch hick ups and terrible optimization, visual glitches etc...

 Soladrin wrote:

 curran12 wrote:

 Devizz wrote:
T Sure, some might argue that it is lacking and full of bugs but hey - what game isn't few days after the initial release?

How sad is it that THIS is the state of affairs?

There is a difference between launch hick ups and terrible optimization, visual glitches etc...

Have you ever been somehow involved in the game development? Or in creating any major mod perhaps? It is near impossible to release a game without some bugs simply because while editing the game code and fixing something it is extremely easy to mess up something else... Also, keep in mind that very often game is being rushed because developers of the game are given no choice but to release their product early onto the market (release company forces them to do so). Even independent companies that release their games online via something like steam... steam is also a company. The only way to have as bug free game as possible is to have it around for a really long time and to have a really big playerbase that can continuously report any bugs to you (as an example: blizzard games but they have bugs of them own as well so yeah).