Warhammer: Chaosbane

 Xbox One
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4.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 24 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 24
  3. Negative: 10 out of 24
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  1. Xbox_Alive
    Jun 5, 2019
    8
    Warhammer: Chaosbane has been a treat to me in the vein of games of past like Balders Gate, Champions or Norath and of course a heavy nod to Diablo 3. Despite the voice acting being a little lacklustre at times (or not present), I found the presentation side of the game to be very impressive and most important of all throwback to long time favorites with an extended journey and easy toWarhammer: Chaosbane has been a treat to me in the vein of games of past like Balders Gate, Champions or Norath and of course a heavy nod to Diablo 3. Despite the voice acting being a little lacklustre at times (or not present), I found the presentation side of the game to be very impressive and most important of all throwback to long time favorites with an extended journey and easy to manage inventory system and skill tree. All in all the Warhammer franchise is fantastic, it has a long history of varied game play. To say then that I was looking forward to Warhammer: Chaosbane would be quite the understatement and being a fan of the series earlier mentioned I was excited and found a very enthralling experience in the end. The entertainment was experienced almost immediately as I plugged head first into battle looting and hunting for better gear with each drop. The customization of combat elements and the skills you can upgrade provides a huge amount of customization you can change on the fly and even the same class of character can feel very different from the decisions you make in their abilities. Using your abilities when in combat is always fun as well because there is a decent amount of varied enemies for you to face around every corner. The boss battles are great and defeating them was so rewarding especially when cranking up the difficulty. In terms of problems the game has a few that aren’t too bothersome but there is an issue that disappointed me a little and that is the number of times I had to revisit certain areas within a new mission. Warhammer: Chaosbane tickled my fancy despite it could have been better in a few areas. I'm looking forward to the additional content coming in the season pass and how in depth the evolution of the game will take us. Overall a fabulous game and a must buy for any fan of the genre.… Expand
  2. Professorfett
    Jun 15, 2019
    4
    What sold me on this game initially was that it was basically a Diablo style of game. In the past Van Helsing and Victor Vran were both fun Diablo style action RPG. Unfortunately Warhammer Chaosbane doesn't quite hit that mark. The enemies are generic and repetitive and the loot is the same. No matter what loot I got it never changed the appearance of my character at all. The game at timesWhat sold me on this game initially was that it was basically a Diablo style of game. In the past Van Helsing and Victor Vran were both fun Diablo style action RPG. Unfortunately Warhammer Chaosbane doesn't quite hit that mark. The enemies are generic and repetitive and the loot is the same. No matter what loot I got it never changed the appearance of my character at all. The game at times was a cake walk to stupid hard with no rhyme or reason. I also had a huge problem with the level up system. I never truly got the hang of it and to get anywhere it seemed like I was going to have to play through the game multiple times. Honestly June has enough good games coming out that you can miss this one entirely. I give this game a PASS.… Expand
  3. Trevorkian
    May 31, 2019
    3
    Terrible Diablo clone with Anthem level loot.

    Feels like it's straight out of 2004
  4. Ozimandeus
    Jun 12, 2019
    7
    It gets a lot right, but it also comes with little in the way of polish. Whilst combat feels good, and the over graphical finesse is to be applauded. The hideous sound bugs destroy an otherwise solid game. I really like chaosbane, it is SO close to being really awesome. But in its current state, it's hard to justify the price-tag. Warhammer (40k or Fantasy) is the perfect fit for theseIt gets a lot right, but it also comes with little in the way of polish. Whilst combat feels good, and the over graphical finesse is to be applauded. The hideous sound bugs destroy an otherwise solid game. I really like chaosbane, it is SO close to being really awesome. But in its current state, it's hard to justify the price-tag. Warhammer (40k or Fantasy) is the perfect fit for these kinds of games. I just wish the developers of these franchises would do the lore justice with a more high quality attempt.… Expand
  5. symmetriebruch
    Aug 5, 2021
    1
    the neverendending cycle of **** warhammer games continues. games workshop has an inredibly interesting ip with very rich lore and characters and 100s of interesting stories. the strength of warhammer and warhammer 40k lore is only rivaled by gws uncanny ability to fine comb all developers and only hand the license to the most incompetent among them. it would be easy to just avoid themthe neverendending cycle of **** warhammer games continues. games workshop has an inredibly interesting ip with very rich lore and characters and 100s of interesting stories. the strength of warhammer and warhammer 40k lore is only rivaled by gws uncanny ability to fine comb all developers and only hand the license to the most incompetent among them. it would be easy to just avoid them like one of nurgles plagues if they wouldn´t occasionaly give the license to good developers as in the case of dawn of war or space marine thus falsely raising your hopes that the next one might finally not be **** don´t get your hopes up this is another garbage one. bland uninspired and boring. boring skills, boring loot, terrible movement speed that´s slow as molasses boring enemies. nothing feels in anyway impactful or powerful. it´s usually faster to just spam your basic attack rather than using the rest of the skills since they´re actually less powerful in most situations. you have a fair amount of mindless stupid enemies on the screen so this could at least make for fun kiting if you had the skills to do so, but you don´t no thought went into the skills no proper crowd control or variety in anything. with diablo every skills seems purposeful and just fills another gap in your arsenal that can be woven together to great effect you can develop different tactics. here we have the exact opposite the they just put in the first thing that came to mind and was easy to animate, they´re terribly superflous there´s no reason to choose one over the other since they´re so similar they don´t fill different purposes they don´t even differentiate themselves in damage potential. i can´t imagine how lazy mindless attempts like this or inquisitor can make it past any kind of testing.… Expand
  6. Golownichy
    Sep 21, 2020
    7
    Adquiri o jogo recententemente, gosto muito desse estilo de jogo ( estilo DIABLO ) e estou jogando e gostando muito, GRÁFICO ( nota 7 ), JOGABILIDADE ( nota 7 ) , DIVERSÃO ( nota 8 ), essas são minha primeiras impressões. Espero não me decepcionar mais a frente.
  7. neomoonsevin
    May 21, 2023
    1
    Another shert gold game I don't like these type of topdown god game MMO types because I seen this genre since I was a youngling in the 80s growing up I can't stand seeing this genre in 2023 puts me off even wanting to try it out I just can't go backwards

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73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Aug 8, 2019
    80
    A Diablo clone that still has plenty of its own character, and is great in couch co-op. [Issue#179, p.78]
  2. ZTGD
    Jul 17, 2019
    70
    Warhammer: Chaosbane has the potential to be a top tier action RPG in the likes of Diablo, Torchlight, and Grim Dawn, but as it stands now, it is a fun 10 hours with the endgame content being watered down. Now, developers EKO Software has stated that their plans are to support this game throughout the rest of the year with updates and new additions, of course, only time will tell on that. Currently, almost a month after release, the newest patch that hit the PC version is still waiting approval for the consoles, so that’s been fun. Until then, you get a decent loot-driven action RPG that is fun all the way up to the level cap, after that, it becomes a bit of a bland grind.
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  3. RPG Site
    Jul 2, 2019
    70
    I have done my best to avoid the inevitable comparisons to the genre-defining Diablo series, as, thanks to the developer staying true to the license, Warhammer: Chaosbane manages to stand apart and succeed in forging an identity of its own. Still, it's hard to ignore the regrettable fumbles and clear shortcomings that detract from the experience, even though I hope that the post-release updates will make some headway to address those in time.
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