Space Hulk: Deathwing

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5.6

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  1. XoKo5
    Jan 5, 2017
    9
    Finalizada la campaña, solo puedo decir que este juego es puro 40.000. Sombrío, tenebroso intenso por momentos, es la mejor representación del juego Space Hulk. Un trabajo artístico y de guión muy cuidado que denota que los creadores son amantes del cuadragésimo primer mileno. El apartado gráfico y la optimización después del parche que actualiza el juego a la versión 1.08 va muy fluido yFinalizada la campaña, solo puedo decir que este juego es puro 40.000. Sombrío, tenebroso intenso por momentos, es la mejor representación del juego Space Hulk. Un trabajo artístico y de guión muy cuidado que denota que los creadores son amantes del cuadragésimo primer mileno. El apartado gráfico y la optimización después del parche que actualiza el juego a la versión 1.08 va muy fluido y no baja de los 30fps aun cuando hay decenas de enemigos en pantalla y entornos enormes (como la catedral). Cierto que debió salir pulido y no con los fallos iniciales, pero se han puesto las pilas y los han solventado. Este juego ha sido injustamente puntuado y no lo pongo un 9 por la mala optimización inicial.
    ¡POR EL EMPERADOR!    … Expand
  2. Im0rtist
    Dec 14, 2016
    10
    Amazing game with attention to detail. If you're looking for PROPER co-op game this is your choice. Wh40k universe provides loads of gore and blood and this game is not soft on player. You have to think and talk and coordinate your movement. Small bugs not connected with game itself more with hosting is more than acceptable on release date. Other than this minor bug, its AWESOME
  3. RogalDorn01
    Dec 14, 2016
    10
    Wow! I was super nervous about this game after hearing all the whining about the Beta. This game is awesome and as a 40k fan I can really feel all the love and care that went into the title. Don't listen to the haters, the extra week of development clearly helped A LOT. I can offer up an unqualified recommendation for it. If you like 40k, this game is pure gold.

    Side note is that the    Wow! I was super nervous about this game after hearing all the whining about the Beta. This game is awesome and as a 40k fan I can really feel all the love and care that went into the title. Don't listen to the haters, the extra week of development clearly helped A LOT. I can offer up an unqualified recommendation for it. If you like 40k, this game is pure gold.

    Side note is that the game ran perfectly at high frame rates at the highest settings. Really not sure what people are complaining about.    … Expand
  4. faceless-1
    Dec 21, 2016
    8
    Solid game and it makes you really feel like a terminator in space hulk. I really like combat and single player is awesome. Multiplayer is weaker, but game is good as whole.
  5. Bruny
    Dec 17, 2016
    8
    You like space Hulk: the boardgame? This is the Real Time version, nothing less, nothing more. It is a perfect reconstruction of the ships illustration se saw in the 40k manuals since the '80s. You like shooting at xenos in the game of the emperor? Then this game is for you. Others stay away.
  6. schupuppy
    Dec 16, 2016
    8
    Technical Context:
    Phenom II X4 940
    8GB RAM GTX 1060 3GB Very few problems framerate-wise or with bugs/crashes, etc... loading times are long though but I think that's more a function of the older processor in my machine. Big mobs do drop my frames a bit but it's not that often... there are some other considerations with my particular setup but I'm not gonna get into it because it's    Technical Context:
    Phenom II X4 940
    8GB RAM
    GTX 1060 3GB

    Very few problems framerate-wise or with bugs/crashes, etc... loading times are long though but I think that's more a function of the older processor in my machine. Big mobs do drop my frames a bit but it's not that often... there are some other considerations with my particular setup but I'm not gonna get into it because it's not important, the game plays fine for me.

    I think a decision to buy or not on this title (assuming you can run it) is more based on how much you like the 40K universe. I'm an older guy and former table-top player and really like it, so for me this is a lot of fun just because of the environment presented. To call the detail level incredible is an extreme over-simplification. Like you can walk up to purity seals and read them in this game... little things like that are what I really appreciate about this title.

    The massive scale of the open areas vs. the narrowness of the corridors and the realistic feel of being in a place that is beyond ancient - and the mood and atmosphere of ever-present violent evil... that sort of immersion factor and the details presented in the levels are what I'm really happy about.

    I think the combat is probably what you would expect from the 40K style of weaponry and that's not a bad thing, but I wouldn't call it crazy exciting. The Heavy Flamer is just something you really have to try to appreciate hehe... if anything though, survival is more of a resource management problem - you can kill everything, but the little bits of damage from 500+ enemies per level is eventually gonna take it's toll...

    So you have to space out your heals and psygate trips to make sure you get can through everything and get your objectives accomplished and then hopefully have some sight-seeing and relic-hunting time left over as well...

    So to sum up - if you're thinking about this title and you have confidence that your machine can run it, the only question left is: How big of a Warhammer 40K fan are you?? If you love 40K, this is your game, big-time... If you love a crazy amount of environmental details in levels and are a fan of mood and atmosphere, then I also think this is a game you will like, even if you're not that into the lore...

    I gave it an 8 because I think it's solid and accomplishes what it was designed to do - provide a fun and immersive experience for fans of the 40K universe. To bash it because it doesn't live up to some other context, I think is a little unfair...    … Expand
  7. Chris_Rudecki
    Dec 20, 2016
    9
    i5 quad 2.8, gtx 980, win10, 16gb ram - 60 to 20 fps, but drops are not bad, apart from that a very well realised Space Hulk adaptation. The more I play the more it grows on me. I only play single player (not a huge MP guys) and what is there is easily worth the price of admission. It's not for everyone, and I read it can be buggy (haven't found many myself), but if it works for you andi5 quad 2.8, gtx 980, win10, 16gb ram - 60 to 20 fps, but drops are not bad, apart from that a very well realised Space Hulk adaptation. The more I play the more it grows on me. I only play single player (not a huge MP guys) and what is there is easily worth the price of admission. It's not for everyone, and I read it can be buggy (haven't found many myself), but if it works for you and you like the vibe, it's amazing, a wet dream for SH fans with the right hardware.… Expand
  8. sohei
    Dec 15, 2016
    8
    This absolutely is the Warhammer 40k FPS Ive been waiting for since my teenage years. I was concerned that the swaying motion and heavy metallic stomping of my boots might get tiresome early on but I find it really reinforces the sense of weight and sheer presence that I have in the environment. Stomping around in my sacred armour I absolutely feel like a Terminator doing the emperor'sThis absolutely is the Warhammer 40k FPS Ive been waiting for since my teenage years. I was concerned that the swaying motion and heavy metallic stomping of my boots might get tiresome early on but I find it really reinforces the sense of weight and sheer presence that I have in the environment. Stomping around in my sacred armour I absolutely feel like a Terminator doing the emperor's divine bidding as I mercilessly scythe the Genestealer hordes bearing down on my squad. As I look around I can see the edges of my armour infringing very slightly on my field of vision, a touch which adds to the immersion without being intrusive.

    My squad mates look superb and I've spent a fair bit of time just gawking in admiration at these beautfully detailed models wielding their assorted weaponry. Watching the pasable AI turning mobs of Genestealers to paste is a joy to behold. Like all game AI they do have moments of stupidity but all in all they're better than most I have experienced in other much bigger titles. No getting stuck in doorways here, and they generally respond well to unexpected threats so the single player experience works well enough that I'm happy to have my team around me.

    The space hulk environments thus far look simply fantastic. Gothic cathedral architecture sprouts from the walls of giant chambers and halls that throb with bizarre looking machinary, crackling with blue electrical energy. Religious scriptures adorn the walls and charcoal braziers and torches juxtapose against holographic displays and monitors displaying diagnostic data, dimly lighting the corners of these vast spaces while the detritus of war litters the floor around you. Although some of the textures are bit weak and generic the overall effect is convincing and immersive. There is never really a moment when you feel completely safe in the space hulk.

    The combat is basic, in this early stage at least, but great fun. The environments are designed such that there is nearly always the possibility that the enemy will come at you from multiple directions in three dimensions. The game does force you to think tactically, attempting to force the enemy into confined killing zones as much as possible. This can be augmented by sealing doors behind you and hacking the ship defences to work to your advantage, but you always feel that there is a vulnerability outside your field of vision. Careful placement of your squad means that they can cover the clear fields of fire while you assist and watch out for flanking attacks that might compromise your position. Inevitably at some point the swarms will overwhelm you and you will find yourself in midst of a wild melee while firing your psyker powers to push the horde back in the hope that you can buy a few seconds to reload your weapon. Some people have criticised certain details of the weaponry, for example complaining that the bolter should be less of an automatic weapon and more of a cannon. However it's easy to see why the devs chose not to follow the specifications of the weapons exactly. In real time combat you desperately need to be able to mow down Genestealer mobs as they can overpower your squad in seconds if you miss just one or two targets during an attack. It's not a case of 'if' your defences crumble, but rather 'when'. So far I've only encountered Genestealers and their hybrid colleagues so I'm not sure how combat will pan out going forwards. The current mixture of incoming rocket fire and close combat swarming is more than entertaining enough for the moment.

    My PC usually munches every game I throw at it for breakfast. The catch is that the card is a dual GPU Crossfire configuration, so it's very driver dependent if a game is to make full use of it. Fully maxed out at 3440 x 1440 resolution it runs quite smoothly until some of the bigger mobs of genestealers leap all over you, at which point the framerate drops significantly. Given the quality of the textures and the fact that this can occur in confined areas with limited draw distance I'm confident that driver updates and game patches will improve this issue. For the most part it doesnt bother me as this is often during a chaotic wild melee so pinpoint accuracy isn't required in these situations anyway.

    As for longevity, that's a hard one to comment on. I think this is probably going to be a fairly basic formula that doesn't deviate much throughout the game. I'm not expecting much character driven story development, but that can be overrated anyway. Doom's plot was basically one sentence long and we loved it regardless so go figure. I think this is a game I'm going to play through and then return to again simply for the joy of being a Space Marine Terminator tasked the glorious mission of squishing genestealers by the dozen.    … Expand
  9. Banana111
    Dec 16, 2016
    10
    Хорошая игра, не без минусов конечно, но у какой игры их нет.
    На данный момент лучшая реализация сеттинга Warhammer 40000 в компьютерных играх.
    Очень лорно и атмосферно. А баги и недоработки будут устранены патчами.
  10. StainlSteelRat
    Dec 15, 2016
    9
    Been playing for about 2 hours...a little bit of lag on loading screens.

    Not to be an elitist or anything, but anything less than 8gb of RAM and Nvidia 970 with a core i5 isn't going to cut it. My rig is 16gb, fast 1TB install from steam (thought about putting it on an SSD) and a year-old core i7. AMD won't cut it and ATI has the most complaints. I'm not a multiplayer guy, so the solo    Been playing for about 2 hours...a little bit of lag on loading screens.

    Not to be an elitist or anything, but anything less than 8gb of RAM and Nvidia 970 with a core i5 isn't going to cut it. My rig is 16gb, fast 1TB install from steam (thought about putting it on an SSD) and a year-old core i7. AMD won't cut it and ATI has the most complaints. I'm not a multiplayer guy, so the solo campaign has been fantastic so far. Mowing down Genestealers with an assault cannon? Yes please.    … Expand
  11. LuckyLuky
    Dec 18, 2016
    10
    Well, im playing on a Assus Rog Laptop with a GTX 980 and 32 RAM, and it plays very well on maximum at 1920x1080. Specially disabling antialising (in this game makes the textures blurry, go figure..besides above 1080 antialising needs are debatable..). the game is amazing. The attention to lore and level design deserves to be praised. Indeed the Devs. are to be commended for the effort.Well, im playing on a Assus Rog Laptop with a GTX 980 and 32 RAM, and it plays very well on maximum at 1920x1080. Specially disabling antialising (in this game makes the textures blurry, go figure..besides above 1080 antialising needs are debatable..). the game is amazing. The attention to lore and level design deserves to be praised. Indeed the Devs. are to be commended for the effort. And much major and larger companies could learn a thing or two from them, in relation to dedication and demonstration of a homework well done in terms of the lore. Thumbs up, if youre a W40K fan you really cant pass on this. Dont worry about the whiners and analfabeasts on W40K lore who compare this gameplay to doom or L4D, and the clows with their "my PC is UBER" show off thing, the game runs well and plays well, on req. settings, and its very tactical when you get the hang of it (as it should be). Squad mate AI is quite good, one of the best ive see. Besides that.. the emperor protects.… Expand
  12. Rioku
    Dec 28, 2016
    10
    The most important thing is that the game base is awesome. They have done a very good job with the high detailed maps and sounds, very inmersive.

    So in future update patchs, with a bit more time, they will make a very good game.
  13. WildCommoner
    Jan 29, 2017
    10
    Disclaimer

    The game is currently in the process of being patched and will not be suitable for all players due to performance optimization. The developers are fixing this and I will keep this review updated as they do. So at this time, buy at your own risk. I always recommend buying on sale anyway. Currently the game works fine for me. Positives * The story is good, the ending    Disclaimer

    The game is currently in the process of being patched and will not be suitable for all players due to performance optimization. The developers are fixing this and I will keep this review updated as they do.

    So at this time, buy at your own risk. I always recommend buying on sale anyway. Currently the game works fine for me.

    Positives

    * The story is good, the ending also made sense. Is it the best story ever? Hell no. It's a simple kill aliens on the hulk, get out of the hulk game. See additional notes for more info.

    * The voice acting is nice, and proper for space marines.
    * You feel like a space marine, you are powerful. However do not underestimate your enemy.
    * The environment / atmosphere. It does the job beautifully!

    * That said it is not perfect, but I still rate 9 out of 10. I will be playing this instead of left 4 dead, although Left 4 Dead does have alternative game modes which this currently lacks.

    Negatives

    * I don't think it's worth $50, maybe $30.

    * Command wheel is odd, but once you realize how it works, literally selecting something and letting go of space bar, not clicking. It's easy enough to use, though sometimes if you rush it, you'll hit an undesired option.

    * Making your allies in single player lock doors if you don't have them on the proper side can lead them to lock themselves on the opposite side, easily avoidable, though slightly annoying.

    * Had one bug where my A.I. companion got trapped temporarily on a stair case, walked back and reorderd him, problem solved.

    * Friendly Fire mode in multiplayer is a hazard with the current AOE radius of certain melee weapons. If you're 8 meters behind your tank who has a thunder hammer, you're going to die if he swings it once. They need to adjust the range to make it a forward facing cone or arc.    … Expand
  14. ChosenUndead99
    Apr 29, 2018
    8
    A fantastic shooter that allows you to shoot and slice hundreds of enemies throughout the missions. Unlock lots of weapons and perks as you are given various tasks to complete.
  15. Steyraus
    Jun 24, 2021
    9
    It been a bleak few year for FPS games if you arent into Multi player and the cookie cutter controls those games all share.. Luckily games Like Death Wing, Terminator Resistance, Alien Isolation and RE7 gave some variety. Death Wing might not do everything right, but it damn sure dose a great job of puting you in the roll of " An Angel made Flesh" , the Space Marine..
    One thing with giant    It been a bleak few year for FPS games if you arent into Multi player and the cookie cutter controls those games all share.. Luckily games Like Death Wing, Terminator Resistance, Alien Isolation and RE7 gave some variety. Death Wing might not do everything right, but it damn sure dose a great job of puting you in the roll of " An Angel made Flesh" , the Space Marine..
    One thing with giant Armour is that your slow and OP meaning alot of the confronations are head on assaults and theres not much room for tactics or manuverability.. I am personally fine with how the game plays.. Never once did I get bored with rain lead through the hordes.    … Expand
  16. Syscan
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    this game made me a terminator i really enjoyed this game, animation and visuals are incredible. movement and fighting is clunky and encumbered which is precisely what i expected being a walking tank would be like. difficulty story and multiplayer are spot on but i do wish the unlocks were are bit more accessible (maybe unlocking a bit faster to prevent the allure of a grind) amazingthis game made me a terminator i really enjoyed this game, animation and visuals are incredible. movement and fighting is clunky and encumbered which is precisely what i expected being a walking tank would be like. difficulty story and multiplayer are spot on but i do wish the unlocks were are bit more accessible (maybe unlocking a bit faster to prevent the allure of a grind) amazing attention to detail and lore from the Warhammer 40K added to the feeling of this awesome game.

    this game throws you in terminator Armour and lets you lose to kill the xenos scum, dark horror with immersive story and background made me feel like a death wing fighting to unlock hidden secrets in the background of awesome game play. exactly what i expected definitely not disappointed    … Expand
  17. TheTownDrunk
    Feb 5, 2021
    10
    SPACE HULK: DEATHWING ENHANCED EDITION is my favorite WARHAMMER game and one of my favorite games of all time. Think LEFT 4 DEAD in the WARHAMMER universe with zombies replaced by tyrannids.
    You play a SPACE MARINE of the Deathwing, an elite force of the Dark Angels, complete with power armor and the iconic bolter rifle, chain-swords or flamethrowers.
    Missions consist of exploring space    SPACE HULK: DEATHWING ENHANCED EDITION is my favorite WARHAMMER game and one of my favorite games of all time. Think LEFT 4 DEAD in the WARHAMMER universe with zombies replaced by tyrannids.
    You play a SPACE MARINE of the Deathwing, an elite force of the Dark Angels, complete with power armor and the iconic bolter rifle, chain-swords or flamethrowers.
    Missions consist of exploring space hulks, huge space ships that went missing in the warp and were melted together into a super huge spaceship with interiors that resemble Gothic cathedrals. If you've seen the movie EVENT HORIZON, they probably got the idea for that movie from the SPACE HULK source material.
    SPACE HULK: DEATHWING plays like a 1st person squad shooter and unlike crappy shooters like DOOM ETERNAL there is no platforming or even a jump button here. You're wearing power armor, not bib overalls, so no Super Mario acrobatics or bunny-hopping either.
    The environment and atmosphere is unique which is why this is one of my favorite games of all time. DEATHWING is also hard and does not allow you to save your game at any time. Later missions are a gauntlet and the game will make you fight for victory.
    The Enhanced Edition fixes performance issues. I run it on an i5-9400F CPU @ 2.90GHz with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 on maximum settings without any problems. At $30 regular price this is definitely a must-buy, especially for WARHAMMER fans.    … Expand
  18. WanderinMelmoth
    Dec 22, 2022
    10
    Space Hulk Deathwing is the best (tactical) shooter ever made - hands down! If you like Warhammer 40,000 this is a must own. It plays somewhat similar to 1996's Space Hulk Vengeance of the Blood Angels, a masterpiece as well. Deathwing nails the Space Hulk atmosphere and combines shooter with Left 4 Dead squad gameplay (solo gameplay with 2 bots is possible too).
    Visually this is the best    Space Hulk Deathwing is the best (tactical) shooter ever made - hands down! If you like Warhammer 40,000 this is a must own. It plays somewhat similar to 1996's Space Hulk Vengeance of the Blood Angels, a masterpiece as well. Deathwing nails the Space Hulk atmosphere and combines shooter with Left 4 Dead squad gameplay (solo gameplay with 2 bots is possible too).
    Visually this is the best 40k out there - the art style nails 40k. It takes itself serious (unlike Space Marine, which is a great game, too btw) which is a bonus.
    Being a 6-year old game now, it looks and plays better than the recently released Darktide.    … Expand

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 46 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 37 out of 46
  3. Negative: 5 out of 46
  1. PC PowerPlay
    Mar 21, 2017
    70
    A great game for dedicated fans of the Warhammer 40,000 setting, but a poor narrative and structure may get in the way for casual players. [Issue#259, p.55]
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  2. Worth Playing
    Mar 14, 2017
    60
    Space Hulk: Deathwing can't seem to win on either front. As a solo experience, the gameplay is mediocre, the AI is rather inconsistent, and the objectives lack imagination. As a multiplayer game, it is pretty much dead. There's stuff in here for a dedicated Warhammer 40,000 fan to be excited about, especially how the game looks, but it certainly isn't the best outing for the license.
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  3. games(TM)
    Mar 9, 2017
    40
    A really disappointing waste of the 40K license. [Issue#184, p.84]
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