When it comes to video games based on the "Warhammer 40K" franchise they always hit or miss; this game is thankfully one of those hits. It's understandable why it can be hard to make games based on Tabletop franchises as each of them have loads of content that just keeps adding up more and more throughout the years, so we're not going to have everything. But to me I'm never sore about this because I know that fact, what really matters is taking what you can and do your very best to make a playable game.
I really love the graphical presentation of the game, it really looks and feels like a PC game from the 90's, makes me wonder why the franchise never made a first-person shooter game back then. This game goes along the current "First Person Shooter" subgenre called "Boomer Shooters" which have being booming. There is always something great about playing "First Person Shooters" of yesteryear because of their simplistic nature and none of the complexity which I'll admit can really hinder the action a bit. Like in all those games you simply point, shoot, and survive, which I'm fine with as sometimes that's all I want and ask for.
The presentation captures the dark, gritty and dangerous medieval world/s of the "Warhammer 40K" universe, from what happens in that universe makes me always wonder how the heck anyone can live regularly as you can barely survive for a mere second. Like the designs of the enemies along with bosses as each of them are familiar faces you've probably seen had you played the Tabletop game, and there is also a new enemy or two added to the roster as you progress, which isn't surprising for a "First Person Shooter" as it's just a way to raise the stakes. And of course, this game has loads and loads of gore, which is what I expect in a "Warhammer 40K" series.
Music is good as it's heavy metal which fits, there aren't any tracks that made my favorites list but still their good listens and really help in putting you in the mood for immediate fast hard-hitting action which really does happen, which is why you should be on high alert throughout the game. Gameplay is solid as it's the kind you'd expect from a first-person shooter, but what I love is the fact you're finally using some of those weapons you could only imagine in the Tabletops. Here you get a real feel for them, you can hear the sound they make which is music to my hears, and the major damage they all do; being a fan of the "Warhammer 40K" series this in a way makes the game a bit of a dream come true.
But the game does have a few misfires, like the game can feel a little redundant in places as there are some situations that just feel the same but just dressed up differently. Even those chaotic situations you get thrown into get a little old as it happens just a bit too frequently. However, the main misfire is that the game might be a tad too long which makes the game lose a little of its momentum. Though these misfires don't bother me all that much, as those are fundamental problems that sometime occur in first person shooters, though mainly in the old ones, so I can easily let the misfires slide.
Overall, this game is solid, if you're a fan or even a non-fan of either or both "Warhammer 4K" and "First Person Shooter" genre, then this game is worth a shot as it's as solid as a bolt.
Rating: 3 stars.
