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Goneja Jan 13 @ 12:47pm

Rogue Trader or Space Marine 2?

Which one is a better game and why?

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Hidetsugu

Jan 13 @ 1:04pm

Lmao, that's like asking cake or fried rice. The differences are so vast. Rogue trader leans heavy on the story and worldbuilding(and lots of reading), while the turn based battles themselves can be a mixed bag (extremely easy, or hard), depending how good are you making your builds. SM2 is a great action game in the WH40K universe.

Goneja Jan 13 @ 1:09pm

Originally posted by Hidetsugu:
Lmao, that's like asking cake or fried rice. The differences are so vast. Rogue trader leans heavy on the story and worldbuilding(and lots of reading), while the turn based battles themselves can be a mixed bag (extremely easy, or hard), depending how good are you making your builds. SM2 is a great action game in the WH40K universe.

So, which one is a better game?

Hidetsugu

Jan 13 @ 1:18pm

Originally posted by 󠀡󠀡ムの刀乇ﾌﾑ:
So, which one is a better game?

You can not compare the 2. Both are great games, but totally different genres. Depends on personal preferences. I am replying here, so I like RT more, not a fan of action games, even if I can appreciate what I watched from SM2.
If you want a lot of combat and epic scenes, without the need to think a lot - Space Marine 2.
If you want to learn how the Warhammer 40K universe (and more specifically The Imperium of Man™) operates day to day, while having to read and plan a lot - Rogue Trader.

Goneja Jan 13 @ 1:27pm

Originally posted by Hidetsugu:
Originally posted by 󠀡󠀡ムの刀乇ﾌﾑ:
So, which one is a better game?
You can not compare the 2. Both are great games, but totally different genres. Depends on personal preferences. I am replying here, so I like RT more, not a fan of action games, even if I can appreciate what I watched from SM2.
If you want a lot of combat and epic scenes, without the need to think a lot - Space Marine 2.
If you want to learn how the Warhammer 40K universe (and more specifically The Imperium of Man™) operates day to day, while having to read and plan a lot - Rogue Trader.

Oh, i guess you hate Space Marine 2 for some reason. What's bothering you about SM2 exactly? I'm not gonna judge you for your opinion, just curious

Hidetsugu

Jan 13 @ 1:35pm

Originally posted by 󠀡󠀡ムの刀乇ﾌﾑ:
Oh, i guess you hate Space Marine 2 for some reason. What's bothering you about SM2 exactly? I'm not gonna judge you for your opinion, just curious

Ah, so this thread was just a troll got it.

Jan 13 @ 1:39pm

Originally posted by Hidetsugu:
Ah, so this thread was just a troll got it.

Correct.

Gorwe

Jan 13 @ 1:58pm

Apples and potatoes, can't compare those.

Shahadem

Jan 13 @ 3:33pm

Which do you prefer?

A third person reflex based action game or a story driven turn based role playing game?

☭Rosa

Jan 13 @ 4:18pm

marvel rivals.

Balekai

Jan 13 @ 4:24pm

Tetris

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hardy_conrad has Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader

Jan 13 @ 5:35pm

Pong.

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Zok

Jan 14 @ 4:14am

Originally posted by Gorwe:
Apples and potatoes, can't compare those.

It's pretty simple actually.
Apples grow on trees whereas potatoes grow in soil. The flavor is across the board ranging from floury to sweet, and one is considered a fruit, the other a root :)
Both can be used to make cake and both are delicious.
Fun fact: in French apple is pomme and potato is pomme de terre, literally earth apple.

@OP: As for the 2 games - which one is better?
Rogue trader if you prefer tactical combat and enjoy reading a (better) story.
SM2 if you have a couple friends for coop and just want to chill out and shoot some Tyranids or Chaos space marines.
I enjoyed both but if you can't or don't want to buy both, in my opinion, Rouge Traders' fun/cost ratio is better.
If you enjoy the former you might enjoy WH40k Chaos Gate Daemonhunters, too.
And the latter you may also like WH40k Darktide.

EDIT: If you enjoy boomer shooters you might want to give WH40k Boltgun a try.

Last edited by Zok; Jan 14 @ 4:18am

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