Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr

 PC
Metascore
67

Mixed or average reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. Ragequit.gr
    Jul 18, 2018
    73
    Even though Inquisition-Martyr does a lot of things right, the surprising technical issues and the combat gameplay, which is more superficial than it actual looks like, do not do it any favors. However, and despite the issues, it remains the best representation of the W40K universe lore in videogames.
  2. MMORPG.com
    Jun 19, 2018
    72
    What does it do well? It does a number of things right. Necore nailed the look and feel of 40K. The many weapons and gear pieces are accurate in name, description, and functionality. The enemies, factions, and lore details is immaculate. If any game deserves a “10” in this area, Inquisitor does.
  3. Games Master UK
    Jul 14, 2018
    71
    Held back by bugs and boredom, Martyr can still sometimes be fun - especially with three others. [Aug 2018, p.74]
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  5. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Sep 26, 2018
    70
    NeocoreGames masterfully channels the grimdark atmosphere of Warhammer, but the actual gameplay is very barebones. There are three different classes, but they play pretty much the same, and most of the perks only add 1% to this or 1,5% to that. Oh, and that "open-world sandbox" you see on Martyr’s Steam page? It actually means "procedurally generated missions with simplistic objectives." [Issue#231, p.60]
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  6. DarkZero
    Jul 19, 2018
    70
    Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr is mostly a good title that comes with some innovative ideas, but falls short in other areas regarding its performance and level design. Warhammer 40k fans will get a kick out of it, and its long life through random missions means content is in hundreds of hours for people who enjoy working towards the highest achievements. Others will eventually grow bored of the repetition, but will easily have gained enough hours out of the title to not be short changed.
  7. CD-Action
    Sep 27, 2018
    65
    NeoCore noticeably put a lot of effort into Inquisitor – Martyr, but sadly that does not change the fact that the game lags two divisions behind the genre’s greatest. [08/2018, p.66]
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  8. IGN Spain
    Jun 20, 2018
    65
    Warhammer 40.000: Inquisitor - Martyr is a nice attempt to create an immersive adventure in its universe. Although beautiful in its craft it fails to create a smooth ARPG game. Some ideas, and some classes, just feel a bad design choice since the beginning of pre-production.
  9. The Games Machine
    Jun 15, 2018
    65
    Neocore offers a fascinating story based on the universe of Warhammer 40,000, but wastes his chance with a heavily imperfect technical system.
  10. GameWatcher
    Jun 12, 2018
    65
    For all its strengths, Martyr fails to impress. While the meaningless loot system and slow progression are clearly an issue, it is the uninspired control system that never really comes together that drags the game down to limbo.
  11. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Dec 31, 2018
    60
    A game full of potential, which will be probably appreciated only by the WH40K universe fans. A decent Diablo game with a number of shortcomings which provokes the desire to play it for a longer time only because of its world. [Issue#287]
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  12. Riot Pixels
    Nov 5, 2018
    60
    The ever-increasing level requirements force players to grind. These side missions are all too similar in their look and design. Varied, exciting combat could have been the game’s saving grace, but, alas, it leaves a lot to be desired.
  13. GameStar
    Jul 30, 2018
    60
    Martyr catches the original theme stylistically well, but fails due to generic gameplay and the weak story.
  14. Games.cz
    Jul 13, 2018
    60
    The NeocoreGames studio tried to refresh the functional concept we were used to by making it less fun and less interesting. The playgrounds are great, and the Warhammer world can pull you in, but the gameplay is quickly depleted due to "innovations" and the Martyr turns into a boring grind.
  15. PC PowerPlay
    Jun 21, 2018
    60
    A gorgeous game in looks, but repetitive and miserly in its gameplay. And that voice acting - UGH!
  16. IGN
    Jun 19, 2018
    60
    Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr gets a lot of things right, but drops the ball where it matters most for an action RPG. We’re left with a repetitive, not very tactically exciting combat system and itemization that arbitrarily forces you to gear for item level rather than better stats. Everything else is just a nice house built on a shaky foundation at that point. Even the Emperor can’t protect this clumsy shoot-em-up from its own sins.
  17. TheSixthAxis
    Jun 5, 2018
    60
    Martyr isn’t bad, but it feels like it’s missing that spark to be really enjoyable. When playing with hack-and-slash action you want to feel involved, but the fights in Martyr feel like someone else is playing the game. Sure there are some fun moments and maybe it will grow into a more enjoyable experience post-launch, but for the here and now, it probably isn’t worth your time.
  18. PC Gamer
    Jul 29, 2018
    59
    Too much games-as-a-service cruft gets in the way of a potentially decent action-RPG.
  19. New Game Network
    Jul 3, 2018
    56
    Though the idea of a Warhammer 40K themed ARPG certainly seems appealing, Martyr largely fails to capitalize on this potential due to unfocused design, clumsy gameplay and an abundance of technical and performance issues, despite boasting strong audio-visual presentation.

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User Score
6.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 117 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 67 out of 117
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 117
  3. Negative: 30 out of 117
  1. gambidt
    Jun 7, 2018
    4
    I created an account here just to write this review and warn people.
    So it started when i went on here (metacritic.com) to check the reviews    I created an account here just to write this review and warn people.
    So it started when i went on here (metacritic.com) to check the reviews for this game and then i bought it and had high hopes that this game would be the game to end my diablo 3 days. i was so, so wrong. this is the first product i have ever requested a refund for on steam (having over 300 games). I am a veteran of the ARPG genre, having over 4,000 hours logged in diablo 3, PoE, and Torchlight. I will explain, in detail what is so bad about this game. (i got to lvl 12 btw)

    1) First off (and my biggest issue) is that the characters aren't what determine your skills. so i picked a sniper character thinking 'oh cool, ill be able to level up my snipe skills and get really good at going in cloaked and then surprise attacking!' nope. the skills are attached to the weapons that you swap out every mission for upgraded weapons, and there's no way to upgrade those skills. the only things that you have upgrades to are a really weird skill tree system that gives you small non-game-changing bonuses like +1% dmg. cause ya know, that's fun.
    If you get lucky you can find a weapon with a set of skills that your really like, like the sword i got had a leap with a poison AoE, but then i was stuck using that weapon and didn't want to swap out for the weapon that i knew was better, and had higher dmg and power level. really seems like the core of the game was made wrong.

    2) second reason is that the game feels extremely slow. the hack & slash game play of the great ARPGs is not present in this game. you start a level where you walk very slowly through hallways (they say this is tactical) and pick off very small groups of enemies (groups of about 2-3). and after about 20 minutes of this, you eventually run into an elite guy that can take a few shots. this guy isn't fun either though.. you can either just LoS (line of sight) him until you wither him down, or just face tank him because he doesn't actually hit hard (even on hard difficulty). If you happen to encounter a boss enemy you might actually get to use your skills!

    3) third reason is the loot... or i should say the lack of loot. it really feels like they just put random colors on the items and had them be generated from a pool of randomly selected stats with no balance. like i said before i come from the diablo 3 community and it seems like there should be certain stats on certain items and not on other items, but instead, i got grenades that regenerate my health. yeah that makes sense. also the rate at which loot drops seems very low.

    4) fourth reason is enemy variation. i know the destiny games got made fun of for this, but this game is a lot worse. there's about 12 different enemies that I've fought in my time playing the game, and about 8 of them die in 1 hit before they can even act, so then we are left with those things that just look like strongmen wearing leather vests and the big robot walkers that shoot missiles. if you like only fighting these 2 things, this game is for you!

    5) fifth reason not to get this game is that you cant play the missions that you want to play, co-op. if you initiate the co-op computer (its literally a thing on your ship) it plops you into a random mission where you just kill all the baddies. no progression on story. no choices.

    i will say this. the game has really nice graphics - like where the bosses shoot missiles that track to you, so ill give this game 3 points for the graphics and 1 point for the fact that the game actually works and doesn't crash/isn't buggy. other than that though, if you are an experienced ARPG player, this is not the game for you. the leveling feels like a slog and the rewards for leveling just aren't there.
    if you are just a warhammer 40k fan, then please by all means try the game out. it is stylized the way i expect warhammer games to be. but don't think that this is how all ARPGs are.    … Full Review »
  2. ItaJohnson
    Jun 5, 2018
    1
    For close to a year they had us testing some nonsense build they werent even working on, and THIS is what happens.

    The gameplay is slow and    For close to a year they had us testing some nonsense build they werent even working on, and THIS is what happens.

    The gameplay is slow and stale, the gear is shallow, theres only 3 classes despite them pretending theres 9 (1 different skill does NOT an entirely new class make), the story is 1/10000 what it should be for a warhammer 40k game, and the best part the developer has resorted to permanently banning people from their forum for speaking out about their behavior and the game for over a week now.

    In short what seems like it should have been a match made in heaven is simply something you should do your best to try not to step in.    … Full Review »
  3. InquisitorCyrin
    Jun 17, 2018
    4
    Update: 06/17/2018
    Many of the crucial aspects have yet to be remedied and the launch of the first 'community event' is a catastrophe of    Update: 06/17/2018
    Many of the crucial aspects have yet to be remedied and the launch of the first 'community event' is a catastrophe of immense proportions. Even though the community has some how almost reached the ludicrous goal of 50 million kills on missions that barely pass 150/ each leaves me speechless.

    The goal of 5k per player is even more insane, that's almost 50 missions over the span of one weekend; adults have jobs and lives outside of hobbies; I sincerely wish Neocore would consider this when creating 'community events'. I would like to see the numbers and accounts associated with them, I have a strong feeling that the numbers are being spoofed.

    I am still working through the game, but this is my initial impression, it is good. However, it is not perfect, ranging from forgivable minor errors that can, and likely will be, worked out to glaring and egregious errors. The primary reason behind my rating is the online only requirement, it is both an annoying and limiting disappointment. I immensely agree with Thelgor140's review.

    I understand their reasons, but it doesn't change the fact that it negatively impacts my experience as a player that is just trying to enjoy the game. Monster Hunter World handles this much better; I would appreciate an "opt-in/out" feature. Play online some days, others, just go and purge some Heretics. I hope they find a way around this because this is something that annoys me significantly and is actually what gives this game a 7.

    The lore is good, the story is okay so far––but justified by the lore––so good and immersive, could be better.

    Being that we're Inquisitors, I would imagine a bit of customization being possible/ if not male/female variants and some basic customization just for the sake of variety. We're not Astartes, Imperial Guards nor the Sisters of Battle. We are what they fear, we are the Inquisition. Most lore makes out many Inquisitors being eccentric in their own rights, from appearances to demeanor. From Puritanical Lawful Enforcers of the Emprah's Will , to radical ends-justify-the-means protectors of humanity.

    Just, Eisenhorn. If you're looking for a good book, Eisenhorn. There is other material, but this is a good entry point to the lore, other than the Dark Heresy Pen and Paper games by Fantasy Flight Games––I sincerely hope the GW works with them again––which I play and love.

    And about Dark Heresy, each of the three (so far) playable classes are archetypes found in Dark Heresy's core rule book.

    I will get back to this when I have more time into it.

    The Emperor Protects.    … Full Review »
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