The game isn’t that good. There isn’t even a horde mode in a co op action horde shooter. There time gating content that should’ve been in the game on release.
Thanks so much (from the CEO of Saber) for the support of this game. It really means a lot to us when we can spread positive word of the game to potential gamers. We obviously don’t have the COD budget to blast this out onto football commercials every Sunday so this is how we build community. Super happy that you like the game. A lot of us grew up playing games in a simpler era of gaming and we really wanted to revert to that feeling. It is hard to entirely ignore all the modern trappings (cosmetics help to fund more substantive free content) but we have done the best we can. I know some people feel the game could be longer, and that is in my mind the one criticism we are ok with. It means people are enjoying the content and finishing the campaign. More importantly this is just the beginning for this franchise. We will continue to support and react to player requests. Its been a totally crazy first week thanks to guys like you showing love and support for the game.
Thanks for making this sequel happen. I've been waiting for nearly 13 years to get back in the Rhino with Titus and company For the Emperor. Truly, this game was such a gift to wait for and I am honestly happy with it so far. Can't wait for Horde mode in a future update!
Thank you for this game! It's been the most fun I've had in years. Truly appreciate your time and efforts. Your team is incredible. Do not lose anyone. I'll buy anything you all create. ❤️
Slightly off topic but similar. You'd think the ps5 pro would try and make Spiderman NYC have more people and cars instead of "the trees look less blurry."
The RDR2 horse balls thing don't affect computer power as it's just a minor context-based (related to the weather of the area you're in) real-time animations people just retardedly use it as an "example of modern games obsession of realistic graphics" while it's just shows their ignorance of game development.
Titus being so straightforward is actually kind of refreshing. Chaplain- “We’re giving you a chance to regain your honor and rejoin the Ultramarines”. Titus- “Cool” Captain- “You’re demoted to Lt., is that a problem” Titus- “No” Some guy- “Wow, you’re not even a born Primaris Marine, and you were in the Death Watch like a dumb baby” Titus- “Yes” My dude is a professional and untrollable.
I really liked how Gadriel immediately apologizes when he realises he's been a dumbass and Titus just goes 'nah it's cool I get it' they're huge brainwashed child soldiers in diapers but damn it they resolve their differences maturely
40k actually is cheaper because there's no rarity element to it, but it's not cheap for sure. Once you have a armies worth of minis you pretty much are done if you want to except for the extremely overpriced codexs and rulebooks.
@@jaredmccain7555 True, but here's the thing. You complete one army then another one catches your eye. Then you hear about AoS and some of those miniatures are just as enticing. (Also, it's hard out here being into both Warhammer and MtG)
describing it as a 360 game in the golden era was perfect. that's exactly how I felt. I told my friend that we haven't had a game like this in awhile and it feels so good to have one again. A lot of it reminds me of gears of war in the 360 days of just pure testosterone and violence but turned up a notch.
“I might get me some miniatures” Oh no oh no oh no oh god Charlie please do not do that! You will never go back. Please do not begin a plastic crack addiction. Please bro.
“From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me. I craved the strength and certainty of steel. I aspired to the purity of the Blessed Machine. Your kind cling to your flesh, as though it will not decay and fail you. One day the crude biomass you call the temple will wither, and you will beg my kind to save you. But I am already saved, for the Machine is immortal… Even in death I serve the Omnissiah.” - Charlie, in his next video.
Listen as an Admech man myself i cant reallt see charlie as a fellow lover of the machine, now slanesh or Emperors children i could definetaly see that
Long answer: No game is worth buying day 1 , you are much better off playing an older game that is patched fully featured with all the dlc included in a discount price than buying a game full price day 1 to be a beta tester even if its a great game.
As someone who played the first Space Marine when it came out way back in 2011, it's been a very long wait for a sequel, and I am beyond relieved to hear that the wait was worth it.
I don't know a whole lot of Warhammer lore, but Chaos is literally the driving force main antagonist of the universe, how in The Emperor's name could that be a spoiler? They drop that name ever five seconds in Darktide more often than Jack Garland.
@@UltimaKeyMasteryou should rly get into the lore more it's actually quite good. The point about the whole franchise is.. there is no main antagonist. They are all evil. Chaos, dark eldar, eldar, necrons, tyranids, orks or the imperium itself. They all suck nd rock at the same time. Except the tau, i like the tau
@@UltimaKeyMasterWhile Chaos is one of the greatest threats to the Imperium, calling it "the main antagonist" is an exaggeration, though understandable for someone who's relatively new to the setting. Chaos and the Chaos marines in particular take up a massive portion of the lore, with the entire Horus Heresy series being focused on the origins of the 9 traitor legions, but it is only the "main antagonist" in the way that the Space Marines could be considered the protagonists of Warhammer. Chaos is overrepresented because the Space Marines get more attention than every other faction combined, and Chaos has Space Marines. It could easily be argued that the Necrons are more dangerous, or the Tyranids, or the Orks, or even the Tau. Chaos is one of many threats the Imperium faces, and inquisitors will rant about heretics constantly, but Warhammer is a grimdark universe with an overabundance of horrors capable of destroying worlds and threatening the Imperium, Chaos is merely one of many.
@@itcanbesoo 8-10 hours of campaign with an absolutely amazing story, unlimited hours in the pvp as its very fun, and many more hours in the pve operations mode, 6 missions each mission is 20-30 minutes each with randomized events, 4 difficulties, 6 classes which all have their own perk trees customization unlocks and weapons to lvl up, if im being completely honest here I think wukong is a bit over-rated its just another souls like with amazing graphics (story was mid) and very good gameplay
Titus is the embodiment of the warhammer community. The dude is focused on a goal above all else. His desire to uphold his beliefs and valor in his actions is the communities eternal flame of devotion to the material. There is a reason people who join the community find Kinship almost immediately. For in the grimdark you only have your battle brothers(sisters too)
One thing that floored me was that they absolutely NAILED the 40K vibe. The dialogue from NPCs. The environments. The visual storytelling within those environments. I loved it. Looking forward to Charlie doing painting 40K streams lol
Dude I know. I was expecting not to see many servitors or religious stuff but I loved seeing them everywhere! I love that Chaplain speech and it's all so well done. I really hope the Amazon series keeps that stuff too because it really drags you in
@@catcadev yeah same. I’m not ashamed to admit I spent more than a fair share of time just exploring and admiring the environments or walking new every single NPC I could find to see if they had some little conversation to eavesdrop on.
@@catcadev Amazon? Seriously? Look at the "Rings of Power" and stop talking heresy! These... creatures, marked by chaos, are not capable of anything good anymore.
The environment is just SOOOO on point. I feel like I'm the weird guy going around looking at every little thing appreciating the thought process of the art and this game delivered more than most others I've gone thru.
Warhammer is almost like chaotic corruption, people get a glance, a whisper of the lore, they overhear in internet corners about Warhammer. Then they actively look up and listen to lore. And they soon fall and join the ranks.
When I had a gist of the lore explained to me by someone over the course of 2 hours or so I ended up coming to the conclusion that the T’au were the best (well least bad) faction and he got really mad at me
@@epic3943 He is an idiot that is literally the purpose of the Tau to be the "good" guys to make the bad guys look worse. Tell him about the Necron silent king too and some of their nice dynasties see his mind implode XD
@@epic3943 Which is funny because it's just true by virtue of them being objectively the youngest faction. Their problems mainly come from being such a micro empire that any of the other major players could nuke them from existence if only they weren't so busy taking chunks out of each other. People also seem to have a problem just accepting that the Imperium is blatantly evil because they're the human pov. Literally look at their lore, they lobotomize "criminals" in masse, work their citizens to the bone, a corrupt government to the core, so ignorant and disorganized that they lose technology all the time, their very own beloved Emperor has been used and consequently existed as a tortured living battery for 10,000 years and in all that time not one of his "loyal" subjects has even bothered to try to find a way to save him instead choosing to pray to him as if that's what he wanted. Granted that if you compare this to straight up demon corrupted lunatics that literally eat kids it doesn't look so bad.
No, Charlie! Do not fall into that hole of buying miniatures. You will never see the Sun again if you do. And, for the Emperor's sake, learn to start thinning your paints when you do.
Some people were hoping for more character drama and a more complex story. This is however Space Marine, the protagonists have had their minds purged of most human emotions that aren't HATE, the enemies are mostly incapable of communicating (angry bugs and suits of power armour filled with psychic dust), and your sole mission is to murder the enemies of the Emperor to death as everything spirals into literal actual hell. What else were they expecting? The story is basically the equivilent of a particularly spicy Tuesday in the Life of an Ultramarine.
And while that's what this universe is all about, it's also why the game is getting mixed reviews. People like human-feeling characters, but the entire post of a Space Marine is to have all humanity purged from them in order to fight cosmic horrors, so it comes off as bland or one note to a lot of people not familiar with 40k
@@drpepperman2765 but that human feeling, hate, revenge, anger, brotherhood, suspicion, courage, bravery.... it simply not the sort of human feeling some want, like, love, respect and such, because it's a grimdark universe, they don't have time for this.... not in middle of a tyranid invasion. saying people are unhappy because they don't find what they expect in other universe into this one... is silly, if every game was offering the same experience, what the point? it's like saying i find this action movie lacking human feeling you can find in a drama.... because they are different and are means to be different.
I don't really think that covers for the poor writing though? even the emotions we can see displayed are not well written, characters often randomly acting aggressively or supportive with little to no incentive or reason. Gadriel is basically a cartoonish bastard the entire plot, then has an insane personality change after that one event where it wasn't particularly justified. His arc could have been cool but it was rushed and nonsensical. Chairon's whole purpose in the story is to be... a voice of reason? only for him to then do something really out of character that had no set up before hand because the plot demands it. The captain usually makes the dumbest decisions he can at the time. I'm hoping the PvE coop stuff or the multiplayer are better as the actual SM2 campaign is one of the worst I've played. I was so hyped for this game coming in.
@@drpepperman2765 Seems like what you really want is DEI, and quippy remarks. lol how many games do you play with these supposed themes, was doom like that? Its an excuse and you and everyone else who says that knows it. the people who hate it hate it because it doesn't toe the line.
@vaunthe_daun1809 it's rare in the past few years to get a AAA game that's not "cinematic" or "huge and expansive" or some other buzzword. Alot of times I feel like games would be on a much more solid ground if they were just fun
@jameszawislak436 most console people prefer a cinematic experience and how good looking you can make a game look, I mean space marines is fun but it's also a cinematic experience. Warhammer has to be cinematic because it's over the top.
when I got into the lore, I dropped 300 on the know no fear box set and the guides. never touched em though. But I wanted to support the company for the lore.
@wavyhermit5230 The comment is literally making a joke with Charlie buying warhammer figurines. It wasn't talking about the game nor stating an opinion on it. I may just be coming off as aggressive, but i just saw you on other comments calling the game "mid" (in which I objectively disagree).
As a 40k player, the amount of times I felt like I was teleported onto a table and seeing a game of 40k from my models eyes was so amazing. I can't wait to see what's to come with future DLCs.
2:31 I can attest to Co-op being really fun, played through the main game fully co-op from start to finish, was great fun murdering the filthy xenos and feeling the waves of blood cover my face in the name of the Emperor with friends!
1:18 It's so weird to me that what back in the early 2000s was just considered to be the definition of a video game, is today something to be surprised at for actually being made and releasing in this era. This type of game used to be the minimal standard at one time.
@@samtomkatt No, awful games will always exist and will probably be more prevalent with more and more people learning how to make games. But these types of games were still the norm, and I'm not talking about third person horde shooters, I'm talking about good single/Multiplayer games with short but fun stories, engaging combat and zero predatory practices. That used to be the norm, now it's a rarity.
You are correct, but I have a really hard time believing a GW game isn't inherently a ripoff. They're always insanely short, expensive, and DLC heavy. @@navtektv
It’s because the race for good graphics really slowed down development game . Now when a game comes out and it’s kinda stale gameplay wise the developers take longer to adapt to criticisms because it takes half a decade for a game to come out . Back then ppl actually only cared about improving gameplay elements like combat rpg and other stuff , now they only care about story and graphics and gameplay takes small steps to move forward
Hey Charlie, Target Stores have minis based on the video game in a board game of the same name for $40, that includes Official Games Workshop models of Captain Titus , and several Tyraninid models for him to beat up that if you were to go to any hobby store would cost you a lot more to purchase. You still need to get hobby tools like clippers, glue, paint, etc… but just as a place to start, it’s a great place to start coming from the game take it from a 30 year warhammer veteran who knows the tricks. Keep up the great work
My guy these streamers are just glazing this game like no other, I hated Black Myth Wukong because of the poor optimization but this game even though it has way better optimization by comparison, it's so much worse. You don't feel like a Space Marine in this game, you feel more like a helldiver but 90% of the time you're running around looking for ammo or stims. The Heavy class feels the best and most like an actual space marine. It even does more damage with the sidearm than some of the primary weapons on other classes. The campaign is great, when you're done with that, you have PVE co-op and PVP, the skills are nerfed in Operations mode............not worth the money
I gotta say Im glad I clicked your review. Not even for the game itself but I found it refreshing to see your face rather than some beta test clips on a loop like everyone else. You dont seem scripted and you can tell you are honest and genuinely excited for the game. Appreciate all that and will be back for more reviews in future. Thanks dude!
@@keeferChiefer Nah, way cheaper to do warhammer than a tcg. As long as you aren't going wild making multiples and multiples of armies at least. lol... Gives a solid fun hobby to construct too. Love it. Would love seeing warhammer streams. xD
Playing the campaign co op adds a whole layer of attention to detail you’d never get if you only played solo. For example when Titus is hearing voices you only hear them as Titus and friends playing as the other 2 characters don’t so it seems like Titus (or the person playing them) is losing their mind. They also have their own audial hallucinations that you’d never hear unless playing as P2 or P3 in a friend’s game
As a fan of 40k since age 7, it's so much fun seeing so many new people being introduced to the universe through Space Marine 2, I love watching people asking questions and seeing them realise how deep and cool the lore is
The fact that I had never heard of 40K and I went into the game, I loved that I felt like I was just Thrust into this universe without much exposition. I loved it
"I might even get some of those miniatures!" Imagine showing up to a Warhammer tournament and Charlie pulls up with his Space Marines and kicks your ass.
I feel the thing that made me happiest about this game is that it's not just a good game, but a good game that's complete on release. I paid for a full package, and got a full package. It's sad that's a positive that I feel is worth addressing, but a win is a win.
So is it a hard recommend? Because the only thing that’s putting me off is the lack of content, short campaign, PVP with 3 maps and 6 PvE operations iirc, granted I know they’re adding more in the future, but I wanted to know if it’s good enough to buy now because it looks really fun
@@thespaniard2792 there's a ton of replayability with PvE and PvP, there are 6 classes, both have separate progression, PvE has perks, gun talent trees, different difficulties, enemy spawn variations. PvP has 3 different modes, it's own progression that unlocks weapons There are plenty to do, hard recommend
I love they dynamically worked not only main story COOP, but also COOP with classes that are fleshed out and unique, giving the players customization while still feeling like part of the story.
Frfr. Just like big open useless worlds. Encourage tight nit presents, bigger and longer games physically cant have more content, they can just space it differently. Theres just so much you can do to stay competetive with your Budget you know
@@butter2556oh you think they will make a movie?😂 They will add gather quest, capture the point and stay in the circle X amount of times to get that 40hr mark
7:48 That's so insane to me! Remember when that was all a game used to be was a campaign, pve side content, and a pvp mode and literally no one had any problem paying 60 bucks for that but now people are so used to battle passes and skins and random events that turn you into Doom from a movie that isn't coming out until 2 years from now it's just insane how far we've come from that little set up you know campaign, pve side content, and pvp mode with maybe a couple DLC challenge maps for the pve side content or maps for the pvp mode to games basically becoming their own little virtual universes because of the advent of the live service model
I mean more is expected for that kind of money now, an 8 hours campaign is quite short. Especially when you can remove 90% of that campaign and literally nothing would change, it's mostly filler. It's a thinly veiled reason to be in a place killing bugs.
@@bradley6471astrobot is 8 hours to 100% costs more, no extra modes. Resident evil, 5 to 8 hrs, some soso modes. Doom 8 hours, pvp no one plays. Gow 1 to 3 6 hours each, good pvp. So by your own metric, sm2 is way better than all of them.
@@cirescythe astrobot I've never heard of. resident evil is 8 hours for one playthrough, a second is encouraged and supported with a second character and slight differences. Also that game is fucking ancient, less was expected then because of tech limitations. Doom eternal is apparently 15 hours to beat, though that is also a game that well justifies its price through its combat and aesthetic. In fact doom eternal and space marine are very similar in that they're short, primarily aesthetic and combat focused. etc. Except doom eternal has an actually good combat system, levels are mostly non structured so far more replayable. There is no replayability to the SM2 singleplayer campaign, 90% of it is filler. On top of that it is poorly written, it's only genuine saving grace is aesthetic and spectactle... which do not make for replayability. I'd sooner put my balls in a blender then fight imurah's first encounter a second time. The final mission admittedly, is one I might replay again but the rest of the game is a no go.
@@bradley6471lol look at you bending and reaching to justify your preferences. Im talking about the resi remakes. They encourage multiple playthroughs yes. Not as much as sm2 operations though :) doom eternal glitchless is doable in 8 hours easily. Speedruns on this platform are 5 to 6 hrs. And the combat, i wasnt a huge fan of. It was fun and fluid but the combinations you had to use for drops, felt a bit forced. Given the fact you (wrongly given the remakes) use REs age as an excuse for its length is hilarious. Going by your hypocrisy i bet that you are one of those that flipflop between "games where so much better back then" and "cmon breh its 2024".
"Live service" has been one of the biggest cancers in the gaming industry for years now. Literally just a way for devs to release unfinished broken piles of shit, and wildly overpriced cosmetic nonsense.
WHAT A GREAT YEAR OF GAMES DUDE we got: **Pokemon Simulator** (palworld) **ODST Simulator** (HellDivers2) **Kungfu Panda Simulator** (BlackMythWukong) **Buzz Lightyear Simulator** (SpaceMarines2) this is a genuine post, this year was a really good year of A tier and S tier games
I love running the operations, cause they’re always a little different each time. Like sometimes they just throw a random Carnifex or Lichtor at you and I love it.
I use space marines as military doctrine. They're like a general idea of armored combat infantry. And developing technology around these theorems is very beneficial. The most effective is the Devestator, with a Fusion Beam, and a Storm bolter, and some Sticky Grenades. You could level a building, and repel an infantry and tank attack with one of those. The other favorite is the Assault Squad. Plasma jets for jumping, and 2 power fists, topped with electric spikes... and equipped with a bolter on each wrist, on the outer side.... And a few grenades, can break cohesion of entire units of infantry.
Same here. Was introduced through the Magic X Warhammer Commander Decks and shortly after Darktide was released (which was on my Wishlist since the 1st trailer dropped) Played a bunch of the other games since and listen to lore videos almost every day
@@R3TR0J4Ndude dead space 3 sucked why compare a masterpiece like SM2 to DS3 the game that was so bad it killed the entire franchise. Cmon man the illusions you see in dead space don’t change anything and are mostly in side quests so you can easily miss it. DS3 is ass
I have not seen this level of FREE customization since Halo: Reach. There’s so much customization I feel like I can make my Space Marine look how I want when I want without having to use real life money, no micro transactions, just pure grinding.
People have gotten confused Long games with Good games. Just because a game can be played for 300 hours without no end doesn't mean that alone makes it good, they can be good but generally they aren't. If anything, most open world, 100+ hour games are trashy, McDonalds foods, rare outliers like Elden Ring have corrupted the minds of gamers making them think if a game is below 15 hours it's not worth the money meanwhile they're thinking of a singular game among a sea of Open world slop. I grew up playing these short games, in fact we didn't even call them short games, these were THE games. Of course we had endless or really long grindy games too but generally, these are the games the industry is missing. You knock em out for a good experience, people aren't looking for an experience, they're looking for SOMETHING to waste their life on.
I agree that we dont have enough oneshot story games that just tell a good story and disappear. I dont even think elden ring is a "good" long game. Mechanically it's terrible in nearly every way. During the first playthrough you can trick yourself into thinking it's the player's fault for not understanding the game, but on repeat playthroughs it just sucks. Skyrim and botw are better examples of great long games that shook the industry
But on the other hand are you REALLY going to play a game that’s $50+ for below AT LEAST 5 hours? Yeah it may be good but I don’t think that games are worth it if it’s really short but really expensive
@@connorgray6474 Thats honestly the biggest deal breaker for me. I would normally just buy it, play it and drop it. But something would feel off, like spending months learning a new skill, just to use it once and never again. I rarely buy AAA's and opt for discounts cuz money. That being said, if DLC becomes substantial and I got time and cash....
Don't forget, they still need to add the operations mission that is part of the last campaign mission, you know, transference of alignment. Looking forward to that.
4:54 Fun fact: The studio (Saber Interactive) was also the same studio that made war world z, most of there developer team from world war z actually helped out space marines 2's development.
40K fans are super protective of the ip and demolish stuff they don’t like (after spending big bucks on it lmao) so the positive reception to the game says volumes.
Love seeing you and others get into the Warhammer setting and also looking into the hobby. If you do decide to go down that rabbit hole, would love to see your progress as you do. Hobby TH-cam is awesome as well, so very much recommend looking into the various awesome mini painters, battle report channels, etc. that are out there.
Charlie: If you're going to start playing the tabletop games, I'd highly recommend starting with Kill-Teams or other smaller games before jumping into full 2000 point games. It's easier to narrow down the army and paint scheme you want to use by starting small. I've seen many jump into the hobby with both feet, and they wind up with a mountain of gray shame. They either get burnt out/discouraged from the shear numbers, don't like the army they chose, and/or wind up with a bunch of extra bits they didn't want or need. Some know the army they want to play IMMEDIATELY, and that's great. There are others that have wasted a lot of money, and time. Starting small can alleviate some of the stress and save money.
My dad essentially raised me and my brother on Dawn of War. I remember playing the first Space Marine game in like 2011-2012, I have all of the games on Steam still. It's been a while, so as soon as I saw the new trailer I felt like the Goblin Mask was talking to me.
One thing i think a lot of people are looking over is that it’s so refreshing to see that you can unlock cosmetics by doing in game challenges. None of that $20 skin bundle BS, it really reminds me of older games where the main focus was to have fun.
Im just in shock rn. That's literally how i feel. Every second of how moist was describing how he felt was exactly what i was telling my friend's. It literally took me back to the halo 3 vibes on xbox 360..... Man... Those were the days. Gamer Lore oml
@@LordCrate-du8zmob for fuck sake why did i get bored at act 4.5 . Why didn t i finished it wtf. I literally listened read and thought about every single line of dialog up until half the act 4 and somehow got derailed and deleted it because i had too many games.
@@darkdevil6508 Absolutely the same. Good to see that Iam not the only one, i thought dropping the game which hooked me so much in the veginning was due to my laziness and working IRL.
Pro tip I just discovered at the end of the game, those piles of green ammo/explosive crates made out of wood you see around can contain items. I just got a stimpack from one after smashing it. The piles are a bit shorter than a space marine usually and often in corners.
@@muddingbadboys Because it's particularly not obvious in this game. Cadian Green is painted on nearly everything the army is using, so it blends in well and is not advertised in anyway. I actually like that. Discovering a game mechanic naturally is such an enjoyable feeling
As someone who beat the game on Angel of Death (highest difficulty in the game)... Don't do it solo unless you're a masochist. Checkpoints are plentiful but a SINGLE hormogaunt can remove a whole armor segment. Also you only have two armor segments. Also you get focused by every enemy. I don't know how I managed to beat the whole thing before the official launch. There isn't even an achievment or cosmetic unlock for doing it.
They do that in normal too. Some of the attacks do not have the blue warning and they still remove an entire armor segment. I feel like only the blue warning attacks should do that much damage, and that it should happen more often. When you get surrounded, it is really hard to get out of the way. Also, fuck chaos minions, they are extremely annoying
3:20 this is exactly like how what black ops 2 did with their story with those side missions and how depending on if you did them or not it affefted what hapepened in the story and ending
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"and it just gripped me" what a way to start
So this is what that one j Cole song was talking about
The game isn’t that good. There isn’t even a horde mode in a co op action horde shooter. There time gating content that should’ve been in the game on release.
it did indeed grip him
Please try Max Payne 3 multiplayer
@@wavyhermit5230you’re smoking crack
Thanks so much (from the CEO of Saber) for the support of this game. It really means a lot to us when we can spread positive word of the game to potential gamers. We obviously don’t have the COD budget to blast this out onto football commercials every Sunday so this is how we build community. Super happy that you like the game. A lot of us grew up playing games in a simpler era of gaming and we really wanted to revert to that feeling. It is hard to entirely ignore all the modern trappings (cosmetics help to fund more substantive free content) but we have done the best we can. I know some people feel the game could be longer, and that is in my mind the one criticism we are ok with. It means people are enjoying the content and finishing the campaign. More importantly this is just the beginning for this franchise. We will continue to support and react to player requests. Its been a totally crazy first week thanks to guys like you showing love and support for the game.
Crazy your being slept on. Still not sure your the real CEO as I saw you comment about dual personality
@@carsandsports123No he is I looked it up
Thanks for making this sequel happen. I've been waiting for nearly 13 years to get back in the Rhino with Titus and company For the Emperor. Truly, this game was such a gift to wait for and I am honestly happy with it so far. Can't wait for Horde mode in a future update!
Hope to see the Green Boyz make a return in DLC, Everyone needs to know about Orkz.
Thank you for this game! It's been the most fun I've had in years. Truly appreciate your time and efforts. Your team is incredible. Do not lose anyone. I'll buy anything you all create. ❤️
"I might get me some mini's"
4 months later
"I am once again asking, for your financial support."
I honestly wonder what faction he would gravitate to
@Senor_Penor Probably custodes but idk I feel like he fucks with the Tyranids
@@Senor_Penor Death korps, any other choice and he gets a trench mace to the balls.
@@Senor_Penor Orks, I called it.
@@Ze_Borb 3 Words
"Praise the Omnissiah"
Finally a AAA game that doesn'T use computer power for horseballs and shafthair-animation, and instead uses it for SHITLOADS of enemies
Rdr2 is goated lmao and the horse balls are an important part of the gameplay
Slightly off topic but similar. You'd think the ps5 pro would try and make Spiderman NYC have more people and cars instead of "the trees look less blurry."
The RDR2 horse balls thing don't affect computer power as it's just a minor context-based (related to the weather of the area you're in) real-time animations people just retardedly use it as an "example of modern games obsession of realistic graphics" while it's just shows their ignorance of game development.
Shafthair animation is an attention to detail that needs to make it into more games.
Hey hey hey don't diss on the horse balls that is details we need
"I might even get some of those miniatures"
"So here is my 300,000 point army"
"So today I am making a Diorama"
Warhammer 40k unboxings coming in the future
“I Spent $5000 on Miniatures”
*has a 2000 point army*
Here's my White Dwarf collection, 1-504
"... and ive painted this one captain"
Titus being so straightforward is actually kind of refreshing.
Chaplain- “We’re giving you a chance to regain your honor and rejoin the Ultramarines”.
Titus- “Cool”
Captain- “You’re demoted to Lt., is that a problem”
Titus- “No”
Some guy- “Wow, you’re not even a born Primaris Marine, and you were in the Death Watch like a dumb baby”
Titus- “Yes”
My dude is a professional and untrollable.
"What part of 'I live to serve the emperor' do you not understand?"
I really liked how Gadriel immediately apologizes when he realises he's been a dumbass and Titus just goes 'nah it's cool I get it'
they're huge brainwashed child soldiers in diapers but damn it they resolve their differences maturely
Based Titus
“Where of the traitors”
Titus- “they’re everywhere”
primaris marines are still little children compared to veteran space marines since they lack experiens
MTG: I couldn’t drain his bank account
Warhammer40k: fine I’ll do it myself
Slips hand into a PowerFist
Cash in your warhammer 401k
40k actually is cheaper because there's no rarity element to it, but it's not cheap for sure. Once you have a armies worth of minis you pretty much are done if you want to except for the extremely overpriced codexs and rulebooks.
@@jaredmccain7555 Love me some Warhammer. Hate when GW fycks over whole armies in rulebooks or exterminatus (I shall avenge you my Deathwatch)
@@jaredmccain7555 True, but here's the thing. You complete one army then another one catches your eye. Then you hear about AoS and some of those miniatures are just as enticing. (Also, it's hard out here being into both Warhammer and MtG)
describing it as a 360 game in the golden era was perfect. that's exactly how I felt. I told my friend that we haven't had a game like this in awhile and it feels so good to have one again. A lot of it reminds me of gears of war in the 360 days of just pure testosterone and violence but turned up a notch.
Tyranid Situation is Crazy
Someone should really do something about that
Lets send them into another ork empire, that worked the first time.
It just got worse
Also supposed to be getting a new faction on there roadmap sounds really cool need some lore nerds to say what enemy it will be
Literally the first tyrannic war
“I might get me some miniatures”
Oh no oh no oh no oh god Charlie please do not do that! You will never go back. Please do not begin a plastic crack addiction. Please bro.
@DontReadMyBio777 one can only hope
@@Sefk76 Do not reply to the bots. It makes it harder for youtube to detect them.
Dude owns every Yugioh card and I think has some pokemon cards but im not sure. A month later and he is gonna have two complete armies.
Nah this will spread the WH40K love
He's already got an addiction to cards that look cool (me too), so I'm sure he'll fall into our hell with miniatures
“From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me. I craved the strength and certainty of steel. I aspired to the purity of the Blessed Machine. Your kind cling to your flesh, as though it will not decay and fail you. One day the crude biomass you call the temple will wither, and you will beg my kind to save you. But I am already saved, for the Machine is immortal… Even in death I serve the Omnissiah.” - Charlie, in his next video.
Charlie would be a Slaneesh player sponsored by Adam and Eve.
I am not complete without hearing this in Charlie’s voice
Listen as an Admech man myself i cant reallt see charlie as a fellow lover of the machine, now slanesh or Emperors children i could definetaly see that
Praise be to the mighty toaster
I could see Charlie as space wolves funny enough
"i might get me some minis"
"so this is my new warlord titan'
"I might even get me some of them miniatures"
Between this and Magic The Gathering, Charlie will be bankrupt within a week.
dont forget owning an esports org, bro is a case study on what you shouldn't do if money is what you care about xD
Warhammer is cheap compared to mtg.
@@YozoraKowareta Charlie just needs to turn on the camera and start talking to print more money
gonna start seeing a lot more raid shadow legends and nordvpn sponsorships on his videos
There's even a Warhammer MtG crossover set!
Short answer: yes
Long answer: GRIPPED BY THE EMPEROR
clipeo Imperatoris comprensus, as some high class snobs would say
😋 the emperor might gain a new janitor but, let me show my worth and I shall be like my black brother up in there
oh lol I also just replied a short and long answer haha
Long answer: No game is worth buying day 1 , you are much better off playing an older game that is patched fully featured with all the dlc included in a discount price than buying a game full price day 1 to be a beta tester even if its a great game.
@@silotxthere will be no dlc if no one buys the game at launch. Not the brightest.
Jumping in with no preamble?
Buckle up gamers.
Oh... great... the bots are saying the n word now... good job TH-cam!
He's skipping the millenial pause.
@@BotvsBots meaningless
more like shit editing lol
@@trexindominus8119incredible app thanks youtube
As someone who played the first Space Marine when it came out way back in 2011, it's been a very long wait for a sequel, and I am beyond relieved to hear that the wait was worth it.
Armored Core Fans waited 10 year for a game, SM1 fans got a sequel 13 years later, and they werent even expecting one to begin with
SAME
It isn't worth the wait.
@@travisharris172it absolutely is.
@@travisharris172 what kind of homosexual shit are you on mate, this game isnt a warhammer's fan dream, its peak male fantasy
“I’m not gonna spoil anything but there’s more than tyranids”
5 seconds later: “CHAOS”
Ya but walking though a fuckin tome world had me all fucked up
well the thousand sons marines were literally in the trailer so it was no secret that chaos would play a role.
I don't know a whole lot of Warhammer lore, but Chaos is literally the driving force main antagonist of the universe, how in The Emperor's name could that be a spoiler? They drop that name ever five seconds in Darktide more often than Jack Garland.
@@UltimaKeyMasteryou should rly get into the lore more it's actually quite good. The point about the whole franchise is.. there is no main antagonist. They are all evil. Chaos, dark eldar, eldar, necrons, tyranids, orks or the imperium itself. They all suck nd rock at the same time. Except the tau, i like the tau
@@UltimaKeyMasterWhile Chaos is one of the greatest threats to the Imperium, calling it "the main antagonist" is an exaggeration, though understandable for someone who's relatively new to the setting. Chaos and the Chaos marines in particular take up a massive portion of the lore, with the entire Horus Heresy series being focused on the origins of the 9 traitor legions, but it is only the "main antagonist" in the way that the Space Marines could be considered the protagonists of Warhammer. Chaos is overrepresented because the Space Marines get more attention than every other faction combined, and Chaos has Space Marines. It could easily be argued that the Necrons are more dangerous, or the Tyranids, or the Orks, or even the Tau. Chaos is one of many threats the Imperium faces, and inquisitors will rant about heretics constantly, but Warhammer is a grimdark universe with an overabundance of horrors capable of destroying worlds and threatening the Imperium, Chaos is merely one of many.
Black Myth Wukong and Space Marine 2 are so amazing, I feel like a breath of fresh air was taken by all of us.
We are blessed🤲
Uh what. I understand Wukong but Space Marines? Isnt it only 8-10 hours worth of gameplay?
@@itcanbesoo 8-10 hours of campaign with an absolutely amazing story, unlimited hours in the pvp as its very fun, and many more hours in the pve operations mode, 6 missions each mission is 20-30 minutes each with randomized events, 4 difficulties, 6 classes which all have their own perk trees customization unlocks and weapons to lvl up, if im being completely honest here I think wukong is a bit over-rated its just another souls like with amazing graphics (story was mid) and very good gameplay
@@harrywilson6385 so again, its just 8-10 hours of gameplay.
@@itcanbesoo you aren't that smart are you?
Titus is the embodiment of the warhammer community. The dude is focused on a goal above all else. His desire to uphold his beliefs and valor in his actions is the communities eternal flame of devotion to the material. There is a reason people who join the community find Kinship almost immediately. For in the grimdark you only have your battle brothers(sisters too)
Sisters? Heresy!
One thing that floored me was that they absolutely NAILED the 40K vibe. The dialogue from NPCs. The environments. The visual storytelling within those environments. I loved it.
Looking forward to Charlie doing painting 40K streams lol
Absolutely! they nailed the vibe to a tee.
Dude I know. I was expecting not to see many servitors or religious stuff but I loved seeing them everywhere! I love that Chaplain speech and it's all so well done. I really hope the Amazon series keeps that stuff too because it really drags you in
@@catcadev yeah same. I’m not ashamed to admit I spent more than a fair share of time just exploring and admiring the environments or walking new every single NPC I could find to see if they had some little conversation to eavesdrop on.
@@catcadev Amazon? Seriously? Look at the "Rings of Power" and stop talking heresy! These... creatures, marked by chaos, are not capable of anything good anymore.
The environment is just SOOOO on point. I feel like I'm the weird guy going around looking at every little thing appreciating the thought process of the art and this game delivered more than most others I've gone thru.
Warhammer is almost like chaotic corruption, people get a glance, a whisper of the lore, they overhear in internet corners about Warhammer. Then they actively look up and listen to lore. And they soon fall and join the ranks.
Or just be me and accidentally let your autism have a taste of the lore and now the only thing that youtube is is just lore
Down for war 2 was my gateway to the warp's corruption!
When I had a gist of the lore explained to me by someone over the course of 2 hours or so I ended up coming to the conclusion that the T’au were the best (well least bad) faction and he got really mad at me
@@epic3943 He is an idiot that is literally the purpose of the Tau to be the "good" guys to make the bad guys look worse.
Tell him about the Necron silent king too and some of their nice dynasties see his mind implode XD
@@epic3943 Which is funny because it's just true by virtue of them being objectively the youngest faction.
Their problems mainly come from being such a micro empire that any of the other major players could nuke them from existence if only they weren't so busy taking chunks out of each other.
People also seem to have a problem just accepting that the Imperium is blatantly evil because they're the human pov. Literally look at their lore, they lobotomize "criminals" in masse, work their citizens to the bone, a corrupt government to the core, so ignorant and disorganized that they lose technology all the time, their very own beloved Emperor has been used and consequently existed as a tortured living battery for 10,000 years and in all that time not one of his "loyal" subjects has even bothered to try to find a way to save him instead choosing to pray to him as if that's what he wanted.
Granted that if you compare this to straight up demon corrupted lunatics that literally eat kids it doesn't look so bad.
this is it boys, if TCG didn't break the bank warhammer will this time.
Nah tags are way more expensive the bigger problem with minis is there hell to store.
If having an esports org did not break the bank then warhammer has a real challenge here
He opened a sealed Magic Alpha booster pack. Any idea how much freaking Warhammer you can buy with that?
Not his bank account lmao
ICANT
No, Charlie! Do not fall into that hole of buying miniatures. You will never see the Sun again if you do. And, for the Emperor's sake, learn to start thinning your paints when you do.
Another brother joins our numbers!
Having Charlie on the 40k fandom was NOT on my 2024 bingo card for sure
Praise the Emperor!
What I have noticed, 40K addiction is like a genestealer cult, first we spread slowly and then why spring up every
Welcome to war 😁😁😁
MOIST MARINES
Some people were hoping for more character drama and a more complex story. This is however Space Marine, the protagonists have had their minds purged of most human emotions that aren't HATE, the enemies are mostly incapable of communicating (angry bugs and suits of power armour filled with psychic dust), and your sole mission is to murder the enemies of the Emperor to death as everything spirals into literal actual hell. What else were they expecting?
The story is basically the equivilent of a particularly spicy Tuesday in the Life of an Ultramarine.
And while that's what this universe is all about, it's also why the game is getting mixed reviews. People like human-feeling characters, but the entire post of a Space Marine is to have all humanity purged from them in order to fight cosmic horrors, so it comes off as bland or one note to a lot of people not familiar with 40k
@@drpepperman2765 but that human feeling, hate, revenge, anger, brotherhood, suspicion, courage, bravery.... it simply not the sort of human feeling some want, like, love, respect and such, because it's a grimdark universe, they don't have time for this.... not in middle of a tyranid invasion.
saying people are unhappy because they don't find what they expect in other universe into this one... is silly, if every game was offering the same experience, what the point?
it's like saying i find this action movie lacking human feeling you can find in a drama.... because they are different and are means to be different.
I don't really think that covers for the poor writing though? even the emotions we can see displayed are not well written, characters often randomly acting aggressively or supportive with little to no incentive or reason. Gadriel is basically a cartoonish bastard the entire plot, then has an insane personality change after that one event where it wasn't particularly justified. His arc could have been cool but it was rushed and nonsensical. Chairon's whole purpose in the story is to be... a voice of reason? only for him to then do something really out of character that had no set up before hand because the plot demands it. The captain usually makes the dumbest decisions he can at the time.
I'm hoping the PvE coop stuff or the multiplayer are better as the actual SM2 campaign is one of the worst I've played. I was so hyped for this game coming in.
You can tell who the true fans are versus those looking to bash on the emperors will
@@drpepperman2765 Seems like what you really want is DEI, and quippy remarks. lol how many games do you play with these supposed themes, was doom like that? Its an excuse and you and everyone else who says that knows it. the people who hate it hate it because it doesn't toe the line.
Can’t wait to see Charlie’s moist marines battling Grease Ball plauge marines in the table top
Real
Didn’t expect to see you here Krak Duk
Love your videos
KRAKDUK HOLY SHIT
Warhammer needs to make moist marines an official ultramarine chapter…
As someone who has been a fan of 40k for about 10 years, this game bringing in so many new people makes me happy
0:28 heretic
Emperors children behavior fr
More like emperors wives behavior
Came to say this
Call the Inquisitor.
Same thought lol.
As soon as I started playing this game, I *felt* that 2006 Gears of War gameplay for the second time in my life.
I said to myself the same thing, that’s great we got this
Dude, been trying to scratch that itch too. Glad we got the crack rock of crack rocks.
that's what it looked like. thanks for confirmation. gears 1 was an era of gaming all by itself. miss those days
I called Titus Marcus a few times
Hopefully they actually add content bf no one wants to play it anymore.
4:30 "its just fun" what a sentence in 2024
What does that mean
@vaunthe_daun1809 it's rare in the past few years to get a AAA game that's not "cinematic" or "huge and expansive" or some other buzzword.
Alot of times I feel like games would be on a much more solid ground if they were just fun
@@Lunchbox_games Agreed.
Just for once, let the game be a game.
@jameszawislak436 most console people prefer a cinematic experience and how good looking you can make a game look, I mean space marines is fun but it's also a cinematic experience. Warhammer has to be cinematic because it's over the top.
@thelitmango6333 same with Helldivers 2. It's cinematic and the way to play was a fresh way to enjoy a game
I relate so heavily to Charlie’s experience went from 0 knowledge to becoming a battle brother for the emperor who is thinking about trying the minis
O gee he's watching lore videos now, miniatures are 100% coming.
when I got into the lore, I dropped 300 on the know no fear box set and the guides. never touched em though. But I wanted to support the company for the lore.
I really want to see him learn how to paint miniatures
charlie : i might start getting into 40k miniatures
*3 months later*
charlie : i'll never financially recover from this.
The game is definitely mid. Warhammer is dope tho.
@@wavyhermit5230 Completely unrelated reply but okay.
It's call Warhammer 40K because it takes $40k to start the hobby.
@@jortx5578 how is that unrelated? That game has barely any content too offer. Warhammer has so much tho so idk why they didn’t go all the way.
@wavyhermit5230 The comment is literally making a joke with Charlie buying warhammer figurines. It wasn't talking about the game nor stating an opinion on it. I may just be coming off as aggressive, but i just saw you on other comments calling the game "mid" (in which I objectively disagree).
As a 40k player, the amount of times I felt like I was teleported onto a table and seeing a game of 40k from my models eyes was so amazing. I can't wait to see what's to come with future DLCs.
2:31 I can attest to Co-op being really fun, played through the main game fully co-op from start to finish, was great fun murdering the filthy xenos and feeling the waves of blood cover my face in the name of the Emperor with friends!
Bro i paid 90$ for the campaign in this economy and couldn’t be more pleased. Shit was so fun!
Same bro, they say money cant buy happiness but this game is so good
Thats actually sad
i waited for Sep 9 for the 35$ price tag
Is it worth $110? I paid for the ultra edition because ps store is complete trash and bought that for me instead of the standard
@@Slaughter_Hill hope that the DLC is going to add more, but if you play just single player content its a high price
One does not simply get "some" of the miniatures.
Thou shalt maketh a 300,000 point army.
1:18 It's so weird to me that what back in the early 2000s was just considered to be the definition of a video game, is today something to be surprised at for actually being made and releasing in this era. This type of game used to be the minimal standard at one time.
I think you are forgetting a TON of God awful games from the early 2000s.
@@samtomkatt No, awful games will always exist and will probably be more prevalent with more and more people learning how to make games. But these types of games were still the norm, and I'm not talking about third person horde shooters, I'm talking about good single/Multiplayer games with short but fun stories, engaging combat and zero predatory practices. That used to be the norm, now it's a rarity.
You are correct, but I have a really hard time believing a GW game isn't inherently a ripoff. They're always insanely short, expensive, and DLC heavy. @@navtektv
@@samtomkattthere was more good back then tho
It’s because the race for good graphics really slowed down development game . Now when a game comes out and it’s kinda stale gameplay wise the developers take longer to adapt to criticisms because it takes half a decade for a game to come out . Back then ppl actually only cared about improving gameplay elements like combat rpg and other stuff , now they only care about story and graphics and gameplay takes small steps to move forward
Hey Charlie, Target Stores have minis based on the video game in a board game of the same name for $40, that includes Official Games Workshop models of Captain Titus , and several Tyraninid models for him to beat up that if you were to go to any hobby store would cost you a lot more to purchase. You still need to get hobby tools like clippers, glue, paint, etc… but just as a place to start, it’s a great place to start coming from the game take it from a 30 year warhammer veteran who knows the tricks. Keep up the great work
"The Emperor sitting in his little chair" oh, if only you knew.
I honestly want to see this reaction to THE heresy
@@EDwith2ds"hourus situation is crazy"
explain
This is when the channel becomes a 40K channel and I'd have no complaints with that 😂
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Charlie enjoying a game this much? That's impressive. Buying the game right now.
@ANORMALCHANNEL-g7jnah wtf, you’re sick
@@maxwellhayton8135 Do not reply to the bots. It makes it harder for youtube to detect them. Simply report as spam and move along.
genuine soy mentality
My guy these streamers are just glazing this game like no other, I hated Black Myth Wukong because of the poor optimization but this game even though it has way better optimization by comparison, it's so much worse. You don't feel like a Space Marine in this game, you feel more like a helldiver but 90% of the time you're running around looking for ammo or stims. The Heavy class feels the best and most like an actual space marine. It even does more damage with the sidearm than some of the primary weapons on other classes. The campaign is great, when you're done with that, you have PVE co-op and PVP, the skills are nerfed in Operations mode............not worth the money
The game is excellent, don’t listen to the contrarians who feel it is their life’s goal to ruin an experience for everyone.
Charlie would fit well as a White scar
SPEED
Oddly enough, I think he would too.
I see him more as a Marine Malevolent, just running around blasting things with his Melta and having a grand old time.
well his name is Charles White after all LOL
White wcar or surpringly a death korp of krieg
I gotta say Im glad I clicked your review. Not even for the game itself but I found it refreshing to see your face rather than some beta test clips on a loop like everyone else. You dont seem scripted and you can tell you are honest and genuinely excited for the game. Appreciate all that and will be back for more reviews in future. Thanks dude!
Oh god now we’re going to see Warhammer 40k unboxing videos instead of cards
And assembly and painting
Oh no!
Charlie might actually go bankrupt considering how much he spent on yugioh cards💀
@@keeferChiefer Nah, way cheaper to do warhammer than a tcg. As long as you aren't going wild making multiples and multiples of armies at least. lol... Gives a solid fun hobby to construct too. Love it. Would love seeing warhammer streams. xD
“Hey guys, today we’re unboxing the brand new Leviathan boxed set. Holy shit that’s a lot of plastic.”
Playing the campaign co op adds a whole layer of attention to detail you’d never get if you only played solo. For example when Titus is hearing voices you only hear them as Titus and friends playing as the other 2 characters don’t so it seems like Titus (or the person playing them) is losing their mind. They also have their own audial hallucinations that you’d never hear unless playing as P2 or P3 in a friend’s game
As a fan of 40k since age 7, it's so much fun seeing so many new people being introduced to the universe through Space Marine 2, I love watching people asking questions and seeing them realise how deep and cool the lore is
Had a friend put me on the rts game Warhammer i wasnt the same since 😂
Bruh the lore is so interesnting lol
The fact that I had never heard of 40K and I went into the game, I loved that I felt like I was just Thrust into this universe without much exposition. I loved it
Congratulations. I can sense this means a lot to you.
@@jorgeencarnacion6291A shame they keep retconning the lore for no fucking reason.
1:27 I actually loled 😂😂😂
"I might even get some of those miniatures!"
Imagine showing up to a Warhammer tournament and Charlie pulls up with his Space Marines and kicks your ass.
Couldn’t be me. My Necrons never lose to Space Chuds
@@HisMagnificence until he pulls up with his moist marines 😂
I feel the thing that made me happiest about this game is that it's not just a good game, but a good game that's complete on release. I paid for a full package, and got a full package. It's sad that's a positive that I feel is worth addressing, but a win is a win.
And THEN we're also getting more stuff in the future on top of it.
It needs way more operation missions and pvp maps tho
@@theandice8152 which they already promised on their roadmap, so all good
So is it a hard recommend? Because the only thing that’s putting me off is the lack of content, short campaign, PVP with 3 maps and 6 PvE operations iirc, granted I know they’re adding more in the future, but I wanted to know if it’s good enough to buy now because it looks really fun
@@thespaniard2792 there's a ton of replayability with PvE and PvP, there are 6 classes, both have separate progression, PvE has perks, gun talent trees, different difficulties, enemy spawn variations.
PvP has 3 different modes, it's own progression that unlocks weapons
There are plenty to do, hard recommend
Was going to ask if it was grippy but you answered my question immediately, thanks
*Charlie starts buying miniatures*
*one week later*
"My financial situation is crazy"
I love they dynamically worked not only main story COOP, but also COOP with classes that are fleshed out and unique, giving the players customization while still feeling like part of the story.
Indeed I'm enjoying the secondary missions
People need to stop complaining about campaigns being too short unless there's simply not enough content. This how we end up with tedious padding.
Nah we clearly need another 40+ hour game that's a glorified movie.
Frfr. Just like big open useless worlds. Encourage tight nit presents, bigger and longer games physically cant have more content, they can just space it differently. Theres just so much you can do to stay competetive with your Budget you know
@@butter2556oh you think they will make a movie?😂 They will add gather quest, capture the point and stay in the circle X amount of times to get that 40hr mark
Absolutely. I'd rather a shorter campaign that leaves me wanting more over a long campaign that leaves me glad it is over.
$60 wit a 8 hour campaign and basically 6 more hours of the same levels from said campaign is kind of a stretch for that price point but it is fire
Getting Wukong and Space Marine 2 back to back was like having 2 early Christmases!
I brought both at the same time yesterday and I can't contain my excitement
Astro Bot too. You got a fantasy game, one hell of a shooter and a 3D platformer, a almost extinct genre.
@@ZakDinero be prepared to never leave your room brother
L Wukong
Indeed!
as an older kind of die hard fan of 40k, im so glad you are happy with the 40k universe, cant wait to see you explore the franchise more
I'll bring any newcomers up to date on the vast 40k lore. "There is only war."
Mr Horus Heresy decided to collect 40k Hammers for War
Can confirm, excellent recap.
@@BigasBorbathe hershey horse went bald so he took it out on his dad who is now a lighthouse and also the whole galaxy
Thanks for the quick recap, so it's just war
“and it just gripped me”
7:48 That's so insane to me! Remember when that was all a game used to be was a campaign, pve side content, and a pvp mode and literally no one had any problem paying 60 bucks for that but now people are so used to battle passes and skins and random events that turn you into Doom from a movie that isn't coming out until 2 years from now it's just insane how far we've come from that little set up you know campaign, pve side content, and pvp mode with maybe a couple DLC challenge maps for the pve side content or maps for the pvp mode to games basically becoming their own little virtual universes because of the advent of the live service model
I mean more is expected for that kind of money now, an 8 hours campaign is quite short. Especially when you can remove 90% of that campaign and literally nothing would change, it's mostly filler. It's a thinly veiled reason to be in a place killing bugs.
@@bradley6471astrobot is 8 hours to 100% costs more, no extra modes. Resident evil, 5 to 8 hrs, some soso modes. Doom 8 hours, pvp no one plays. Gow 1 to 3 6 hours each, good pvp. So by your own metric, sm2 is way better than all of them.
@@cirescythe astrobot I've never heard of. resident evil is 8 hours for one playthrough, a second is encouraged and supported with a second character and slight differences. Also that game is fucking ancient, less was expected then because of tech limitations. Doom eternal is apparently 15 hours to beat, though that is also a game that well justifies its price through its combat and aesthetic. In fact doom eternal and space marine are very similar in that they're short, primarily aesthetic and combat focused. etc. Except doom eternal has an actually good combat system, levels are mostly non structured so far more replayable. There is no replayability to the SM2 singleplayer campaign, 90% of it is filler. On top of that it is poorly written, it's only genuine saving grace is aesthetic and spectactle... which do not make for replayability. I'd sooner put my balls in a blender then fight imurah's first encounter a second time. The final mission admittedly, is one I might replay again but the rest of the game is a no go.
@@bradley6471lol look at you bending and reaching to justify your preferences. Im talking about the resi remakes. They encourage multiple playthroughs yes. Not as much as sm2 operations though :) doom eternal glitchless is doable in 8 hours easily. Speedruns on this platform are 5 to 6 hrs.
And the combat, i wasnt a huge fan of. It was fun and fluid but the combinations you had to use for drops, felt a bit forced.
Given the fact you (wrongly given the remakes) use REs age as an excuse for its length is hilarious. Going by your hypocrisy i bet that you are one of those that flipflop between "games where so much better back then" and "cmon breh its 2024".
"Live service" has been one of the biggest cancers in the gaming industry for years now. Literally just a way for devs to release unfinished broken piles of shit, and wildly overpriced cosmetic nonsense.
WHAT A GREAT YEAR OF GAMES DUDE
we got:
**Pokemon Simulator** (palworld)
**ODST Simulator** (HellDivers2)
**Kungfu Panda Simulator** (BlackMythWukong)
**Buzz Lightyear Simulator** (SpaceMarines2)
this is a genuine post, this year was a really good year of A tier and S tier games
Welcome to the rabbit hole Charlie.
Nice seeing you here
I hope he watches some of your stuff
HOLY SHIT IT’S WARRIOR TIER
Nice seeing you here
He is here!
Holy shit we entered a timeline where Charlie is a Warhammer 40k fan.
The beotherhood expands.
very minor weird thing i love is the shoulders on the suits, i hate when they are too wide space marine 2 did the size literally perfect
You’ll love the Primaris then. All their shoulders are like that.
heard they even try to figure how they walk since they've haven't thought of how
Every one of Charlie's hand gestures being accompanied by a deep bass hit is really getting me IMMERSED in this video.
The primarchs quivers when a named ultra marine takes his helmet off
I love running the operations, cause they’re always a little different each time. Like sometimes they just throw a random Carnifex or Lichtor at you and I love it.
Great take! Also to note, Operations will only improve exponentially.
We have work to do still, brothers.
Vile xenos and cowardly traitors do not take breaks. Vigilance isn't merely necessary, but mandatory.
@@chicog6295 Yeah, in the future we're getting *more* operations and *more* enemy types.
Charlies descent into Warhammer 40k universe would be one for the ages.
May The Emperor protect and guide him.
I use space marines as military doctrine. They're like a general idea of armored combat infantry.
And developing technology around these theorems is very beneficial.
The most effective is the Devestator, with a Fusion Beam, and a Storm bolter, and some Sticky Grenades.
You could level a building, and repel an infantry and tank attack with one of those.
The other favorite is the Assault Squad. Plasma jets for jumping, and 2 power fists, topped with electric spikes... and equipped with a bolter on each wrist, on the outer side....
And a few grenades, can break cohesion of entire units of infantry.
9:33 the bass HITS
I dived into 40k 2 years ago and i never looked back.
How much you in debt
😂@@fabianmunoz-barajas9043
You just looked back
Same here. Was introduced through the Magic X Warhammer Commander Decks and shortly after Darktide was released (which was on my Wishlist since the 1st trailer dropped)
Played a bunch of the other games since and listen to lore videos almost every day
Same maybe close to 3 years know
Back To Back Moist Uploads is crazyyy
This year has had some wild games that came out. From Lethal Company, to Helldivers 2, BMWK, SM2 and Astrobot.
the campaign has some unique dialogue for the second and third squad member. it is peak when you have a party of 3.
It's really fun to see a member talk about having visions while your friend has no idea what you're experiencing.
YEP! more comments has to mention this, its an authentic co-op experience it was reminiscent of Dead Space 3
@@R3TR0J4Ndude dead space 3 sucked why compare a masterpiece like SM2 to DS3 the game that was so bad it killed the entire franchise. Cmon man the illusions you see in dead space don’t change anything and are mostly in side quests so you can easily miss it. DS3 is ass
I have not seen this level of FREE customization since Halo: Reach. There’s so much customization I feel like I can make my Space Marine look how I want when I want without having to use real life money, no micro transactions, just pure grinding.
i was surprised to see that too until i saw Thor from PirateSoftware made a video stating he was involved in the customization for the game
People have gotten confused Long games with Good games. Just because a game can be played for 300 hours without no end doesn't mean that alone makes it good, they can be good but generally they aren't.
If anything, most open world, 100+ hour games are trashy, McDonalds foods, rare outliers like Elden Ring have corrupted the minds of gamers making them think if a game is below 15 hours it's not worth the money meanwhile they're thinking of a singular game among a sea of Open world slop. I grew up playing these short games, in fact we didn't even call them short games, these were THE games. Of course we had endless or really long grindy games too but generally, these are the games the industry is missing. You knock em out for a good experience, people aren't looking for an experience, they're looking for SOMETHING to waste their life on.
I agree that we dont have enough oneshot story games that just tell a good story and disappear. I dont even think elden ring is a "good" long game. Mechanically it's terrible in nearly every way. During the first playthrough you can trick yourself into thinking it's the player's fault for not understanding the game, but on repeat playthroughs it just sucks. Skyrim and botw are better examples of great long games that shook the industry
But on the other hand are you REALLY going to play a game that’s $50+ for below AT LEAST 5 hours? Yeah it may be good but I don’t think that games are worth it if it’s really short but really expensive
@@BearableMonk075 Exactly I’m sure the game game is great but I can’t justify spending $90 CAD after tax on a game that I can beat in 2 sessions.
@@connorgray6474 Thats honestly the biggest deal breaker for me. I would normally just buy it, play it and drop it. But something would feel off, like spending months learning a new skill, just to use it once and never again. I rarely buy AAA's and opt for discounts cuz money. That being said, if DLC becomes substantial and I got time and cash....
Gamers defending a live service game for being short, hilarious.
Tips hat to master. Now your become minis
I'll give you free minis
Don't forget, they still need to add the operations mission that is part of the last campaign mission, you know, transference of alignment. Looking forward to that.
4:54 Fun fact: The studio (Saber Interactive) was also the same studio that made war world z, most of there developer team from world war z actually helped out space marines 2's development.
40K fans are super protective of the ip and demolish stuff they don’t like (after spending big bucks on it lmao) so the positive reception to the game says volumes.
Love seeing you and others get into the Warhammer setting and also looking into the hobby. If you do decide to go down that rabbit hole, would love to see your progress as you do.
Hobby TH-cam is awesome as well, so very much recommend looking into the various awesome mini painters, battle report channels, etc. that are out there.
6:14 the higher difficulty really helps with this
Very true. Great difficulty curve, really punishing on the 4/4 hardest difficulty
1:28 I really want to see that
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😂😂😂
This is equivalent to a resident evil purchase imo. Short and sweet. High replay. Looks amazing and great story.
it doesn't have nearly as much replay as RE games
Charlie:
If you're going to start playing the tabletop games, I'd highly recommend starting with Kill-Teams or other smaller games before jumping into full 2000 point games. It's easier to narrow down the army and paint scheme you want to use by starting small.
I've seen many jump into the hobby with both feet, and they wind up with a mountain of gray shame. They either get burnt out/discouraged from the shear numbers, don't like the army they chose, and/or wind up with a bunch of extra bits they didn't want or need.
Some know the army they want to play IMMEDIATELY, and that's great. There are others that have wasted a lot of money, and time. Starting small can alleviate some of the stress and save money.
My dad essentially raised me and my brother on Dawn of War. I remember playing the first Space Marine game in like 2011-2012, I have all of the games on Steam still. It's been a while, so as soon as I saw the new trailer I felt like the Goblin Mask was talking to me.
Ah Dawn of War, still play 1 and 2 to this day, masterpieces 💥
CHARLIE 2000 POINTS ARMY WHEN
One thing i think a lot of people are looking over is that it’s so refreshing to see that you can unlock cosmetics by doing in game challenges. None of that $20 skin bundle BS, it really reminds me of older games where the main focus was to have fun.
Im just in shock rn. That's literally how i feel. Every second of how moist was describing how he felt was exactly what i was telling my friend's. It literally took me back to the halo 3 vibes on xbox 360..... Man... Those were the days. Gamer Lore oml
Alot of people saying Charlie will get addicted to plastic crack. Meanwhile the Gundam box on the corner shelves tells me he is arleady lost.
THAT ABOMINATION IS MINE!
IN THE NAME OF THE EMPEROR, I CAST YOU DOWN!
YEET
Holy Terra!
"Did he just yeet a tank onto that chaosdrake?!" 😂
*VILE SONS OF MAGNUS! IS HE HERE?!*
@@lieutenantartushe is not
@@Ferdy-c6wthe thousand sons become the thousand souls that day
Charlie on the MTG and Warhammer arc is crazy cool
I got into Warhammer through Magic and I don't regret it. Not playing the Tabletop for now, but definitely the games and listening to lore videos
PVP has me hooked. Super accessible to get into, and classes feel good.
Oh no we got Charlie into 40k
That's a good thing 😊
@@victorcharles27not for his bank account
At 1:01 he says "this ad". Freudan slip he was paid 500k to make this video
@@JmanHarboand? He’s not lying tho
@@Faketaxie it feels kind of slimy to make an ad without saying its an ad. Ive always thought this about Charlie regarding his takes on politics.
there is a whole 100 hours + RPG where you play as a galactic level nepo-baby in the 40k universe: Warhammer 40k - Rogue Trader
“Abelard, succumbing to Xenos mind control is against the Imperial Navy officer’s handbook. Stop breaking the rules.”
“Yes my lord.”
@@LordCrate-du8zmob for fuck sake why did i get bored at act 4.5 . Why didn t i finished it wtf. I literally listened read and thought about every single line of dialog up until half the act 4 and somehow got derailed and deleted it because i had too many games.
@@darkdevil6508 Absolutely the same. Good to see that Iam not the only one, i thought dropping the game which hooked me so much in the veginning was due to my laziness and working IRL.
@@darkdevil6508 ... where did this come from?
@@LordCrate-du8zm your quote reminded me why i loved the game rogue trader
“What is that?”
“Warhammer minis, you don’t want any part of this shit Dewey..”
Coop in this campaign made it 10x better, its so much more fun when your companions aren't useless AI
Pro tip I just discovered at the end of the game, those piles of green ammo/explosive crates made out of wood you see around can contain items. I just got a stimpack from one after smashing it. The piles are a bit shorter than a space marine usually and often in corners.
lol how do people not know that crates break? it's in so many different games
@@muddingbadboys Because it's particularly not obvious in this game. Cadian Green is painted on nearly everything the army is using, so it blends in well and is not advertised in anyway. I actually like that. Discovering a game mechanic naturally is such an enjoyable feeling
I demand to know what you said before "and it just gripped me"
Real gamers waiting for Concord 2
Weird ass bots
Anyways, Gamers are also waiting for Gollum 2
REAL gamers waiting on Skull and Bones DLC
@@vvasks forspoken 2 is gonna come around when gta 6 drops and get GOTY. I’m calling it.
@@vvasks Waiting for Redfall 2 myself.
Waiting for Kong 2
As someone who beat the game on Angel of Death (highest difficulty in the game)...
Don't do it solo unless you're a masochist. Checkpoints are plentiful but a SINGLE hormogaunt can remove a whole armor segment.
Also you only have two armor segments.
Also you get focused by every enemy.
I don't know how I managed to beat the whole thing before the official launch.
There isn't even an achievment or cosmetic unlock for doing it.
They do that in normal too. Some of the attacks do not have the blue warning and they still remove an entire armor segment. I feel like only the blue warning attacks should do that much damage, and that it should happen more often. When you get surrounded, it is really hard to get out of the way. Also, fuck chaos minions, they are extremely annoying
3:20 this is exactly like how what black ops 2 did with their story with those side missions and how depending on if you did them or not it affefted what hapepened in the story and ending