is this game good solo?

[RoomTempiQ]

Do you recommend it for playing solo as a "worst case" scenario. From what I've read this game is fun with friends, but is it worth 16$ solo in your opinion?


thoughts?

[Woodcot3]

I think the question(s) should be do you want a FPS 'Space Hulk' experience?
...and then how much are you willing to pay?
I am in the UK so 16 USD equates to £12-£13 which i think for a game i want to experience is good value - think cinema ticket for 2-3 hours enjoyment, a couple of Sky movies etc...

So do you like the idea of a bit of mindless slaughter set in a Space Hulk then in single player you will get a good 9 hours out of the game, more if you really want to explore the maps or start out on a easy level and then run through on harder levels etc...and the story is not half bad and glues the maps together nicely... you will get frustrated with the AI....you will learn where the spawn points are... but imho not before you have had your monies worth

and if you can get online then the multiplayer experience is a whole lot of fun, sure the 'game play' is limited and repetitive but it is certainly fun initially. Get a tight squad together and you can have some very memorable 'gaming' moments

If you like Space Hulk or just have a liking for the Warhammer 40k universe then i think you will get this game and think at 16$ it is a bargain
If you like FPS games and have no previous history in WH40k then maybe you will not it get it so much but look at some of the uTube vids and these will help you decide ...

[gua543]

If you're not planning on playing the multiplayer, then I suggest just watching a walkthrough on youtube. Even with all the annoying bugs, grindy progression system and more-or-less lack of content, the MP is quite fun.

Edit: I also forgot to mention the low population and region-locked lobby system. However, I'm from the Balkans and just had three different runs, each time with a completely different team. Dunno if it's because it's Saturday today or the sale has boosted the player numbers temporarily (although only 2 of the guys I played with were under level 10). Make up of this what you will, but the low population doesn't mean you can't find a team. Make your own lobby and people are bound to come.

[cszolee79]

Being in the same region as gua543 (I'm in Hungary) I can say that 90% of the time I start the game there are 1-2 or more hosts online in MP.
So MP is still working (even though player numbers are very low) and it is way better than singleplayer with its dumb braindead bots.

[Sanguinor40k]

Definitely worth it solo. I had a blast and so did all our crew. Barathiel and Nahum aren't as bad as some folks whine, especially if you're good with the hotkeys. And their accents are way better than us trying to sound imperial, lol. If you're NA let us know - we play every weekend.

[thebaconson]

For me, it was great solo once.....
It doesn't really hold any replay ability as the story more than the gameplay is what pulls it together, so once you have played through once, you may find it hard to go back.

[Rzt99]

i just reinstalled and must say it s really great if u get into it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! graet grafics great sound , play with headphone!!!!!!!!! if u have good pc with good graphic card it s really great, i mix Controller with mouse and keyboard, i also switched on the vibration of steam controller, really great, for orders to apothecary etc i use keyboard too, so it s really easier!!!!!!!! i think u defintly can enjoy this solo

[Guymanbro8217]

Needs bots, its like The Walking Dead, its easy to get stuck in a solo situation and theres no chance to win

[Machine Spirit]

If you want to play solo I wouldn't recommend going solo in multiplayer. Just do the special missions which will give you bots to help out. You can earn xp in that mode as well which will count towards unlocking the different armour skins.

Is it worth it solo? I think so, the campaign is okay and it is narrated by Jonathan Keeble (he voices a lot of the black library audiobooks), which is a nice touch but in the actual levels your terminator bots don't have any character and the game comes down to constant fire fights which can get boring.

Better melee mechanics and more voice work for the terminators on a par with Vermintide would have been great. Just listening to the 40k audio dramas and audiobooks will show you how good that could have been.

The special missions are okay, they have random elements that can add some replay value.

The whole package is just okay, well worth it on a sale though. Until a better Space Hulk FPS game comes along, this one will do. It certainly looks the part, but everything else doesn't come together to make it compelling.

[Morte Wulfe]

Replaying the special missions can be fun in and of itself. If you like E.Y.E. at all, this is with WH40K dressing and a bit less mindbending story line complexity!

[Mr B.]

Bear in mind most people now on the forum are just those left who like the game, so asking here might get you results that go in one direction.

For me, a 40k fan and owner of all the previous space hulk computer games, it's a huge dissapointment.

Despite having some of the best looking 40k levels out there, it completely failed to draw me in. I found previous sh games far more engaging.

The story was poor, AI teammates constantly piss you off, and it's just terribly lackluster.

Some like it, but the poor sales and the fact there is less than 90 players in average shows its total lack of replayability and faults.

[loganjamesalex]

I think the single player is good, the AI is bad. Depending on if you find these kind of games easy or difficult I think makes a big difference. I can almost complete matches on No Mercy (highest difficulty) completely alone in multiplayer without AI helping me just farming exp waiting for someone to join. Usually end up with almost every relic or every relic before dying if no one joins, which gives almost full EXP/way more exp than if you finished the objective with 0 relics. When I play actual single player campaign I don't order my AI to heal each other, I only use them to heal me and I can always make it to the next respawn if they die on me. However this is coming from a big Warhammer fan that actually doesn't really like the tabletop games, so this is the first Space Hulk game I have ever gotten enjoyment out of. Just like L4D sometimes the spawns screw you and you get a broodmother in the first 30sec of the mission but then you just gotta restart keep going.

[Herald536]

Pretty much what everyone else is saying. When the Genies aren't trying to kill you. Your AI buddies are. Absolutely awful the way they have been programmed. And you can forget about a defensive line. As they will just walk off, leaving you exposed. Why this was thought to be a good idea is anyone's guess. But that's this game through and through. No logic or sense to any of its ideas.

But if you can cope with this, you may get some enjoyment. But after a while you're going to realise that success is down to chance rather than any strategic thought process. Which is a slur on the core ideals of SPACE HULK from the off. (Even with dodgy dice rolls lol)...

[yerroc]

Originally posted by Woodcot3:

I think the question(s) should be do you want a FPS 'Space Hulk' experience?
...and then how much are you willing to pay?
I am in the UK so 16 USD equates to £12-£13 which i think for a game i want to experience is good value - think cinema ticket for 2-3 hours enjoyment, a couple of Sky movies etc...

So do you like the idea of a bit of mindless slaughter set in a Space Hulk then in single player you will get a good 9 hours out of the game, more if you really want to explore the maps or start out on a easy level and then run through on harder levels etc...and the story is not half bad and glues the maps together nicely... you will get frustrated with the AI....you will learn where the spawn points are... but imho not before you have had your monies worth

and if you can get online then the multiplayer experience is a whole lot of fun, sure the 'game play' is limited and repetitive but it is certainly fun initially. Get a tight squad together and you can have some very memorable 'gaming' moments

If you like Space Hulk or just have a liking for the Warhammer 40k universe then i think you will get this game and think at 16$ it is a bargain
If you like FPS games and have no previous history in WH40k then maybe you will not it get it so much but look at some of the uTube vids and these will help you decide ...

USD would be have the dollar sign placed before the amount, CAD is placed after. It would be about £9.19

[loganjamesalex]

Originally posted by yerroc:

USD would be have the dollar sign placed before the amount, CAD is placed after. It would be about £9.19

They are both placed before. If it is some sort of international/money trade then they put Can$ or C$ or CAD without a dollar sign before the amount.

[yerroc]

Yeah that is correct, although when placing the $ sign after the amount it would be CAD. I was referring to the original post in my comment, I was not trying to say that is the only way to write CAD.