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#40: Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine

It's crazy how licensed games can sometimes be really good.

This is the definitive Warhammer 40k video game- if you have any interest in or nostalgia for the setting i would consider it a must play. When I was a kid I wished I had the money for miniatures. As an adult I wish I had the space for them.

I say it's the definitive game of Warhammer 40k- even though you're not commanding any troops- because Warhammer 40k isn't about the tabletop game- it's about the galaxy, the history, the brutality, the splashy colors and overly hardcore quotes of the distant future. It's about squatting down next to those minis, closing one eye and trying to imagine whether your Termagant has line of sight to those Imperial Guardsmen and whether that Termagant feels fear.

The meaty melee finishers, the orks shouting "Spoice Marine!", the accurate characterization of the three (or i suppose four) factions represented, the set pieces including the final boss, the shitstorm that is the chaos, the necessary hypocrisy of the empire, the regular old doomed soldiers, the appropriate ending twist (maybe not that much of a twist for those familiar with the lore)... I dunno.

The plot is solid and well encapsulated. I would absolutely be down for a sequel if everyone got their licenses all in a row, but I'd be surprised if it ever happened.

This game is on the list because of the quality under-10-hour single player mode, but I was surprised to see it had a healthy multiplayer upon reinstalling it last year. Unfortunately, it seems plagued by a call-of-duty style weapon/class unlock system, but if I didn't already have multiplayer monsters in my life I could see myself getting sucked in. There are clearly jetpack classes. That is sweet.
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