Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III

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Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 499 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 70 out of 499
  3. Negative: 265 out of 499

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  1. vonfidde
    Sep 8, 2023
    6
    Downgrade from Warhammer 2, not sure whats going on at CA. The increase in DLCprices won't help.
  2. Nexon22
    Aug 27, 2023
    7
    Игра не заслужила хей1та который обрушился на нее. Хоть 3 часть не такая же крутая как 1 и 2, но она довольна не плохая. Одним не нравится что она довольно яркая. Другим прыгающий Ангелос в термоарморе. Хоть я не оправдываю Relic по этим критериям. Но как игра она нормальная. И атмосферу Warhammer я почувствовал. Уклон в героев мне лично не понравился, да и цвета немного потемнееИгра не заслужила хей1та который обрушился на нее. Хоть 3 часть не такая же крутая как 1 и 2, но она довольна не плохая. Одним не нравится что она довольно яркая. Другим прыгающий Ангелос в термоарморе. Хоть я не оправдываю Relic по этим критериям. Но как игра она нормальная. И атмосферу Warhammer я почувствовал. Уклон в героев мне лично не понравился, да и цвета немного потемнее желательно. Но главная проблема игры что Relic перестали ее поддерживать. И это довольно печально… Expand
  3. marcinek74
    Aug 20, 2023
    0
    Every time I was trying to play this game a had a server issue and lost progress. Always connected retirement is a pathology. Game should be banned because of that.
  4. Naked_Snakee
    Apr 7, 2023
    3
    Just text (crutch) to save the game to the list. Such things. Maybe I'll do a review later.
  5. Giero
    Jan 4, 2023
    4
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  6. Chowjust
    Dec 5, 2022
    2
    Well it looks great......but does not play well. Most people will expect this game to be similar to the previous entries but it isn't. It removes all features that made the previous games good and definitely feels like a half baked moba game.
  7. HoboVaca
    Aug 12, 2022
    10
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  8. denisc205
    Jun 28, 2022
    10
    Всё потому что это Warhammer Warhammer WarhammerДа здравствует Великий пират
  9. RusMakh
    Jun 24, 2022
    4
    The players who wanted to get a full-fledged RTS did not get it. And the audience that likes to play the MOBA genre is not interested in a PAID game, when most games of this genre are FREE. The very spirit of the original from the previous parts is lost.
  10. La0RiX
    Aug 17, 2021
    0
    Played almost every Warhammer game but this... It's soulless money grab (40 euros for unfinished game), Unenjoyable from the very start, changed visuals (unfitting for this franchise), bugs, boring combat system and base building. Sadly I can't recommend it.
  11. Hostani
    Apr 20, 2021
    3
    The disappointment of the year and the death of one of the most beloved series of games. F
  12. MechaManekiNeko
    Aug 6, 2020
    5
    Big fan of the DoW 40k series and I have to say I enjoyed the updates both graphically and tactics wise. That being said Relic really **** up when the programmed the AI. Simple to beat (on all difficulties) if you push hard early and keep pushing. impossible to beat if you want to build up a base and dominate the map(on all difficulties). This normally would not be an issue, but as manyBig fan of the DoW 40k series and I have to say I enjoyed the updates both graphically and tactics wise. That being said Relic really **** up when the programmed the AI. Simple to beat (on all difficulties) if you push hard early and keep pushing. impossible to beat if you want to build up a base and dominate the map(on all difficulties). This normally would not be an issue, but as many have stated the community really didn't get behind it so activity is low. This makes the AI even more crucial and draws even more attention to its piss poor programming. Could be a great game if you get a large enough active community, but as it is now, its just a waste of cash.… Expand
  13. Scorpion1980
    Jul 19, 2020
    4
    sigh, they ruined it, dammit, stupid rts moba combo, i truly hope if there ever is a dow4 that it is better, back to old school rts.
  14. Kotofon
    May 9, 2020
    2
    Обожаю мультяшного габрика из расы дредноутов и всё что с ним связано. Нет серьезно, игра то еще дерьмище, на которое я потратил косарь с лишним. Но местами когда на экране сталкиваются 2 огромные армии и происходит какой-то непонятный пи*@!~ из взрывов и летящих снарядова, габрика раскидывающего всех супостатов вокруг себя это даже... как-то начинает походить на старый добрый... А такОбожаю мультяшного габрика из расы дредноутов и всё что с ним связано. Нет серьезно, игра то еще дерьмище, на которое я потратил косарь с лишним. Но местами когда на экране сталкиваются 2 огромные армии и происходит какой-то непонятный пи*@!~ из взрывов и летящих снарядова, габрика раскидывающего всех супостатов вокруг себя это даже... как-то начинает походить на старый добрый... А так профукали все полимеры которые у них были. ГОВНО.… Expand
  15. Skyware
    Feb 11, 2020
    5
    Down of war 3 была надеждой на воскрешение жанра RTS,в глазах массовой аудитории.Как вы поняли ключевое слово здесь "была",ибо третий ДоВ с треском провалился.Игра постоянно пыталась найти идеальный жанр,и казалось бы второй ДоВ,вот оно!Всё же нормально!Просто берите и улучшайте,но нет,они выбрали другой жанр.Что и сказалось на качестве игры.
    Бонусом в русской локализации перевод делали    Down of war 3 была надеждой на воскрешение жанра RTS,в глазах массовой аудитории.Как вы поняли ключевое слово здесь "была",ибо третий ДоВ с треском провалился.Игра постоянно пыталась найти идеальный жанр,и казалось бы второй ДоВ,вот оно!Всё же нормально!Просто берите и улучшайте,но нет,они выбрали другой жанр.Что и сказалось на качестве игры.
    Бонусом в русской локализации перевод делали не иначе как под тяжёлыми веществами,с такими чудными примерами как "Тигры серебро","Карсотка морконавт" и "Страж воронов"...
    А ведь были надежды...    … Expand
  16. Ricardd
    Feb 9, 2020
    10
    This game is the best of all saga, haters have made a boycott to game but is very very good
    A pity because of fault of haters relic left game and they won't add new factions
  17. OrigNightRaven
    Aug 31, 2019
    10
    This an amazing game i am a die Hard DOW fan and this game is amazing love the concept relic should keep making more content all the other crits can go fist themselves. all blah blah blah only useless people will crit others good work! i love this game thank you relic
  18. Krisowski
    Aug 7, 2019
    0
    Huge dissapoinment. This game was dead really soon after premiere.
    Gameplay is boring, unbalanced, there is no tactical aproach to fights. How could they ruin this after making such a good game as CoH2?
  19. ComandanteCobra
    Apr 4, 2019
    5
    Plain, it's a step back from the great "Dark crusade" (that has lots of strategy and re playability) or Dawn of war 2 simpler fun.
    CONS: I find: actual combat boring, base building slow and dated, only 3 races. There are too many units to micro-manage at once. ....so you'll easily forget about units unique skills to just send hordes of troops to destroy the opposition, great intro movie    Plain, it's a step back from the great "Dark crusade" (that has lots of strategy and re playability) or Dawn of war 2 simpler fun.
    CONS: I find: actual combat boring, base building slow and dated, only 3 races. There are too many units to micro-manage at once. ....so you'll easily forget about units unique skills to just send hordes of troops to destroy the opposition, great intro movie but almost no other fmv.
    PROS: Great voice dubbing faithful to past DOW games, Gorgutz!!!! , Second half of game...where missions (from about mission 10 to 17) are better where we have elite characters engaging in special missions with different objectives (like escape form a zone, escort, exploration and so on).
    I didn't agree with "it's a Moba not an rts" debate because i didn't find those change annoying..but    … Expand
  20. BigBadButtermil
    Dec 6, 2018
    10
    Love this game. They really brought this a step forward. **** the stupid grandpa haters
  21. HanselTW
    Dec 2, 2018
    3
    The soundtrack is great. The game has probably the best intro trailer ever made. However, the game itself is a massive disappointment. It is inferior to original Dawn of War, and one of the few games that made feel like refund was justified.
  22. FrostormNidhegg
    Nov 16, 2018
    2
    Говно. Хотите хороший обзор на эту игру - посмотрите его на канале Spaceman, "забытый обзор Dawn of War 3" называется - там все досканально разобрано. Игра ужасна, это не ДоВ. Играйте в 1 и 2 части, они прекрасны. А это стороной обходитеГовно. Хотите хороший обзор на эту игру - посмотрите его на канале Spaceman, "забытый обзор Dawn of War 3" называется - там все досканально разобрано. Игра ужасна, это не ДоВ. Играйте в 1 и 2 части, они прекрасны. А это стороной обходите
  23. hongkong_tea
    Sep 10, 2018
    2
    I'm a DOW fan. I do like the game, but I would never crecommend anyone to buy it (do play if you have it cause there are no players online for the multiplayer).
    - It's a buggy game that crashes randomly.
    - It's a unbalanced game that will never get updates. - It's dead already. There are a phew players and most of them drop a game after 5 minutes if they don't see a clear victory. So    I'm a DOW fan. I do like the game, but I would never crecommend anyone to buy it (do play if you have it cause there are no players online for the multiplayer).
    - It's a buggy game that crashes randomly.
    - It's a unbalanced game that will never get updates.
    - It's dead already. There are a phew players and most of them drop a game after 5 minutes if they don't see a clear victory. So you wait 10 to 15 minutes for a game that lasts 10 or 15.

    Big let down from Sega and Relic. Epic fail guys.    … Expand
  24. DontBeNasty
    Jun 17, 2018
    4
    Unfortunately, DoW 3 Sacrifices story, lore and a compeling campaign for a multiplayer focused cash in on the e-sports trend. But one can't just force a game into e-sports and certainly not in the expense of the universe. DoW has always been about story campaings on the DoW universe. Let e-sports to blizzard. These are not empty words either the game floped hard and is now consideredUnfortunately, DoW 3 Sacrifices story, lore and a compeling campaign for a multiplayer focused cash in on the e-sports trend. But one can't just force a game into e-sports and certainly not in the expense of the universe. DoW has always been about story campaings on the DoW universe. Let e-sports to blizzard. These are not empty words either the game floped hard and is now considered abandoned by relic. It joins star wars the old republic and simcity, not just by trying to ride the multiplayer trend just because, but also flopping hard.… Expand
  25. HolyKeep99
    Mar 4, 2018
    0
    In 2016, Relic announced Dawn of War 3. I was very happy, because I´m a huge fan of Dawn of war franchise since I have played Soulstorm and other DoW games in my childhood. As I was counting every day until release, Relic uploaded a couple of videos, which consist alpha game-in view. The graphics looked awkward and kinda plastic, but I believed, that they will polish it and they actuallyIn 2016, Relic announced Dawn of War 3. I was very happy, because I´m a huge fan of Dawn of war franchise since I have played Soulstorm and other DoW games in my childhood. As I was counting every day until release, Relic uploaded a couple of videos, which consist alpha game-in view. The graphics looked awkward and kinda plastic, but I believed, that they will polish it and they actually did that. Final version outstands with its visual, however it is maybe the only thing, which actually works.

    So there was the day, which proudly holds date 27th of April 2017 and that day also remembers one fool, who had preordered DoW 3 two month before release and then went in local gamestore to pick up his order. He started playing the game and he actually completed it on normal difficulty.
    But he realised that:

    - game lacks any replay option since it is boring and repetetive as hell (I mean campaign)
    - has a unbalanced MP and devs are refusing to admit it
    - few buildable object in each race as well as low number of units
    - no RPG elements at all(and no, fokin doctrines are cancer and only sink the game deeper, we wanted some wargear similar to DoW 2)
    - ONLY 3 races in 40k universe at the beginning!
    - no cover system, bad optimision, no 3D camera, no key-bindings, lack of font scale
    - ugly main menu, no turrets(f*ck doctrine!)
    - teased Necrons that will never appear in the game
    - monthly ration of ugly skins, which are useless

    I could have written more, but I think, that those facts are good enough to understand, that this game is a moneygrab garbage. Yea, ok, we got some maps, new elites, deleted skull system, ladder(which should have been in the game at the very beginning) etc. But it is not enough.

    ->YOU RUINED DAWN OF WAR FRANCHISE!    … Expand
  26. xincognitox
    Feb 8, 2018
    0
    Only 3 races and no further support from the developers. Better play first or second DoW.
  27. nevercroft
    Dec 24, 2017
    2
    As a Dawn of War game? This is really bad. Tons of features cut for the sake of accessibility and streamlining of concepts to appeal to a burgeoning Esports community.

    Coming at it independent from it's predecessors? Less bad, but still not good in any shape, form, or fashion. Very simple gameplay - more reminiscent of early SC2, really. That is, if Starcraft 2 were forced to mate with    As a Dawn of War game? This is really bad. Tons of features cut for the sake of accessibility and streamlining of concepts to appeal to a burgeoning Esports community.

    Coming at it independent from it's predecessors? Less bad, but still not good in any shape, form, or fashion. Very simple gameplay - more reminiscent of early SC2, really. That is, if Starcraft 2 were forced to mate with a half-done MOBA concept. It's a poor man's Starcraft 2 DotA mode.    … Expand
  28. Psheshlov
    Nov 21, 2017
    0
    Insane failure. Just read other reviews. This game doesnt have any obvious type of gameplay. It's stupid mix of 1st game and 2nd. And yes, better try their other RTS games.
  29. azncandyman
    Oct 21, 2017
    2
    77 metacritc score? Please fix that broken rating system. Looks like people got paid to write good reviews.

    According to players this game is bad. I played it, it's pretty bad. No tactics, boring game play, clunky UI, terrible terrible story... What happened to the Relic games that i loved? How about take remake DoW 1 with the latest coolest graphics, add a lot of blood and    77 metacritc score? Please fix that broken rating system. Looks like people got paid to write good reviews.

    According to players this game is bad. I played it, it's pretty bad.

    No tactics, boring game play, clunky UI, terrible terrible story...

    What happened to the Relic games that i loved?

    How about take remake DoW 1 with the latest coolest graphics, add a lot of blood and crazy cool kill animations with all the races. BOOM, sure success. Focus on the genre's strengths, don't worry about what the other guys are doing.    … Expand
  30. robkiller10
    Oct 19, 2017
    0
    i would like to know how this game got the best pc game of 2016 e3?????????
    this game has not live up to it hype and brought the worst game play in dawn of war history and disgraced the Warhammer 40k name.
    they shouldn't show there gaming awards that they don't deserve. the graphics are not the best company of heroes 1 and 2 got better graphics and a better story line. I wish    i would like to know how this game got the best pc game of 2016 e3?????????
    this game has not live up to it hype and brought the worst game play in dawn of war history and disgraced the Warhammer 40k name.

    they shouldn't show there gaming awards that they don't deserve.

    the graphics are not the best company of heroes 1 and 2 got better graphics and a better story line.
    I wish they make this game better. I know they can do better a lot better    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 76 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 55 out of 76
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 76
  3. Negative: 0 out of 76
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jul 5, 2017
    60
    The new Warhammer is a classic strategy in core, but simplified to MOBA elements. It combines the gameplay of the first Dawn of War with the latter, and it certainly works nice. [Issue#275]
  2. GameOver.gr
    Jun 30, 2017
    65
    DOW 3 is trying very hard to satisfy many target groups -RTS players, online competitors, mobs fans- but in the end it fails to deliver something memorable.
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  3. games(TM)
    Jun 23, 2017
    80
    The games that play out as intended - courtesy of the twists that Relic has brought into the franchise this time around - well, those will stay in your mind as some of the most intense RTS games you'll ever have. [Issue#188, p.74]
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