[Gothos]

Anyone up for multiplayer coop Magicka on Wednesday evening (eurozone)?

[Illuyankas]

Can't play Magicka, only just got Just Cause 2 and haven't attached enough soldiers to walls then shot them to death yet.

[Aptorian]

After watching Giant Bombs quick look on Magicka, I might actually be up for that, even though I'd promised myself not to buy any more games for the foreseeable future.

It looks fun. If we can get 4 people up for it, I'd be in.

Why don't you make a thread on it , Gothos?

This post has been edited by Clockwork Apt: 28 February 2011 - 07:05 PM

[Tapper]

Installed Retribution yesterday.... 4 more hours until the end of work, and then I can play the campaign!

[Aptorian]

Just finished Singularity. Fun FPS game with time travel and Russian super science. What is not to love?

I recommend it if you are tired of "realistic military shooters" and just want to blow away some silly monsters and dumb soldiers that run in front of your gun.

I would compare it to Wolfenstein that came out last year, which I also loved.

[Gothos]

Aaand purchased Retribution myself, Pre-order on Steam with the Space Marine wargear pack. For the Emperor!
Apparently only will go active on the 3rd. Damn you staggered releases.

[Mentalist]

Gothos, on 01 March 2011 - 12:53 PM, said:

Aaand purchased Retribution myself, Pre-order on Steam with the Space Marine wargear pack. For the Emperor!
Apparently only will go active on the 3rd. Damn you staggered releases.

I played it last night. till 6 AM . ork pack, Steam Exclusive, fuck yeah.

[Gothos]

I've taken a day off for tomorrow. Wakey wakey early and play all day!

Since we seem to have fans of multiple factions here... care to take it to the field at some point?

[Mentalist]

not huge on MP, and given my horrific lag (I seriously don't think this game is was designed with a dedicated Intel video card in mind), that's doubtful. but we'll see. once i'm done with SP, which will probably take a few weeks, given i'm back in school with all the associated busyness.

[Garak]

So how's the campaign for Retribution? Does it have a story? *praying for it NOT to be like Dark Crusade - which had no story worth the term and idiotic fighting between Imperial factions*

[Gothos]

I wouldn't call it idiotic. The Imperial Guard had orders to secure the planet against ANYONE; in fact, the Speehs Maheens commend the Guardsmen that died following their orders.
Not like they could stop me anyway!

I liked the Dark Crusade campaign myself. Plus, there was fluff at faction capitals. I think they did a decent job, even if most battles are just multiplayer maps.

[Garak]

It was basically the multiplayer feel (I always hate it when in single player I run into those multiplayer maps of balance) of most of the campaign that I loathed - especially after DoW had such a good campaign. Sure DoW2 still had a kinda multiplayer feel at times but it was offset by the conversations between the various characters which helped move the story along.The faction capitals were nice in DC but they weren't enough for me.

This post has been edited by Garak: 02 March 2011 - 08:37 AM

[Tapper]

Garak, on 02 March 2011 - 08:06 AM, said:

So how's the campaign for Retribution? Does it have a story? *praying for it NOT to be like Dark Crusade - which had no story worth the term and idiotic fighting between Imperial factions*

So far I played 3 eldar missions, and there are definately no multiplayer maps - in fact, so far, the maps are quite linear: tunnels, ramps, secondary objectives along the way. What the map so far lacks, is made up by a good case for diversity: each mission features a different opponent (so far, Orcs, SM, corrupted IG). Best map so far was definately the IG one: a jungle with many stairs and tiers you could use as shortcuts to avoid a scripted invincible baneblade chasing you.

[Gothos]

Just wondering now if you could use Battle Barge bombardment to take out Baneblades.

Oh and also this: shouldn't Landraiders have more armor than Baneblades?

This post has been edited by Gothos: 02 March 2011 - 08:51 AM

[Mentalist]

I get hte feel that campaign maps are all pretty much the same, but the story background changes, depending on the side, as do some of the enemies.

played the first 4 Ork misisons yesterday (including an awesome optional one--I get a feeling these will be diff for every faction), and then played the first 'nid mission just to see what it's like. was dissapointed by it being same map, but the way they do little things to spin the story was nice.

[Garak]

I'm relieved in that case. I'll probably only play with IG and SM (since I'm Imperial to the core and the other faction just feel wrong for me )

[Gothos]

Garak, on 02 March 2011 - 08:59 AM, said:

I'm relieved in that case. I'll probably only play with IG and SM (since I'm Imperial to the core and the other faction just feel wrong for me )

It is better to die for the Emperor than to live for yourself, brother.

[Garak]

I once spent three hours listening to nothing but this. To say that afterward I felt like taking on the entire Eye of Terror with nothing but a flamethrower is to put it mildly. The 40k match which followed my Black Templar opponent got bayonet charged (what little was left after I had shot him to pieces of course).

[Mentalist]

played the Aurelia mission. beamy Deff gunz are dah best weapon EVA.

and nothing is more pleasing than seeing dead cultists fly out of the bunker, one by one, every time it gets hit.

Can't wait till we get to the Space Hulk...

This post has been edited by Mentalist: 03 March 2011 - 09:08 AM

[Tapper]

Completed the IG campaign. Last mission/ boss fight is a bit of a drag, really.... although it was made epic by 1 Baneblade and no less than 2 Russes being employed at the same time.