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Post by Von K on Aug 9, 2024 14:11:20 GMT -5
Bummer, but hopefully clearer heads will prevail. Being a few hours into the second Space Wolves book I'm even more convinced they should start with them. I'm being introduced to so much of the universe through Ragnar. They are about to do a lightning raid on some orcs on a planet they just arrived at. The orcs arrived there via a Space Hulk, but evidently there were already some in the jungle beforehand, that might have drawn the others to them. Should be fun. I have to agree with you that the Space Wolves approach would be a great way to gradually introduce the 40k universe to a general audience. They could start at the periphery and work their way in. I just think that Cavill or Amazon would probably prefer to open with one of the bigger narratives like Eisenhorn or Ciaphas Cain, or maybe Gaunt's Ghosts.
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Post by Jason Aiken on Aug 12, 2024 17:42:10 GMT -5
Finished the second Space Wolves novel, Ragnar's Claw by William King today. Overall I really enjoyed it. I'm probably going to keep going with at least the next two (as they are written by William King) and then sample some of the other works written by different authors. This dude was a good big bad for the novel: The aspect of the plague and demons really reminds me of some of the World of Warcraft storylines, but this is good stuff. I didn't pull the trigger on the Rogue Trader game, the learning curve looked fairly steep, but all the reviews I read from Warhammer fans seem to really appreciate it. Maybe I'll start out with the Boltgun FPS instead.
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Post by Von K on Aug 14, 2024 15:51:50 GMT -5
Re the Rogue Trader game - yes, Owlcat games do tend to be fairly complex rpg types that take a bit of a learning curve to get used to. But they are the only company I'm aware of that has managed to enable the player to seamlessly switch between turn-based-combat mode and real-time-combat-with-pause mode. Turn based mode allows intricate micromanagement of your team and their abilities, which is usually recommended for getting through some of the tougher encounters at above standard difficulty.
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Post by Jason Aiken on Aug 15, 2024 7:20:51 GMT -5
Re the Rogue Trader game - yes, Owlcat games do tend to be fairly complex rpg types that take a bit of a learning curve to get used to. But they are the only company I'm aware of that has managed to enable the player to seamlessly switch between turn-based-combat mode and real-time-combat-with-pause mode. Turn based mode allows intricate micromanagement of your team and their abilities, which is usually recommended for getting through some of the tougher encounters at above standard difficulty. I saw that in some of the YouTube videos, highly customizable party members. I may give it a try later, perhaps in the winter. It does look fun and everyone says it has a pretty good story. Then again, Space Marine 2 is coming out in 2025, so I could play the original Space Marine, too. That game gets pretty good reviews, too. From what I'm seeing Space Marine and Boltgun were getting some of the better reviews before Rogue Trader came along and usurped them. At least among 40k fans. The same can be said for the third book GREYHUNTER of the Space Wolves trilogy so far. I'll be sad when I run out of William King Space Wolf books.
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Post by Von K on Aug 15, 2024 16:52:28 GMT -5
Re the Rogue Trader game - yes, Owlcat games do tend to be fairly complex rpg types that take a bit of a learning curve to get used to. But they are the only company I'm aware of that has managed to enable the player to seamlessly switch between turn-based-combat mode and real-time-combat-with-pause mode. Turn based mode allows intricate micromanagement of your team and their abilities, which is usually recommended for getting through some of the tougher encounters at above standard difficulty. I saw that in some of the YouTube videos, highly customizable party members. I may give it a try later, perhaps in the winter. It does look fun and everyone says it has a pretty good story. Then again, Space Marine 2 is coming out in 2025, so I could play the original Space Marine, too. That game gets pretty good reviews, too. From what I'm seeing Space Marine and Boltgun were getting some of the better reviews before Rogue Trader came along and usurped them. At least among 40k fans. The same can be said for the third book GREYHUNTER of the Space Wolves trilogy so far. I'll be sad when I run out of William King Space Wolf books. So many great games, so little time.
I'll probably get Rogue Trader eventually, maybe a year or two down the line.
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Post by irondavith on Aug 16, 2024 5:12:30 GMT -5
I saw that in some of the YouTube videos, highly customizable party members. I may give it a try later, perhaps in the winter. It does look fun and everyone says it has a pretty good story. Then again, Space Marine 2 is coming out in 2025, so I could play the original Space Marine, too. That game gets pretty good reviews, too. From what I'm seeing Space Marine and Boltgun were getting some of the better reviews before Rogue Trader came along and usurped them. At least among 40k fans. The same can be said for the third book GREYHUNTER of the Space Wolves trilogy so far. I'll be sad when I run out of William King Space Wolf books. So many great games, so little time.
I'll probably get Rogue Trader eventually, maybe a year or two down the line.
Hope all are well!
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Post by Von K on Aug 16, 2024 14:24:53 GMT -5
So many great games, so little time.
I'll probably get Rogue Trader eventually, maybe a year or two down the line.
Hope all are well!
Welcome back Irondavith, great to have you back on the forum! Hope the move went well.
That bundle is very good value. Even though I already have several of the main titles, it is still good value just for Rogue Trader and some of the DLCs I don't have.
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Post by irondavith on Aug 19, 2024 2:48:47 GMT -5
Thanks Von K! It was a pretty stressful overall, but we got it done and I would say it went relatively smoothly 😅. Yes, I was tempted by the bundle myself but I have most of the Baldur's Gate and co remasters (still to play) so I'd better get through those first. BG1 is my fave game of all time. Need to make a post in the other thread actually... Found a load of Warhammer books as I was packing though, some classics in there! Hammers of Ulric was always one I enjoyed
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Post by Jason Aiken on Aug 21, 2024 22:23:37 GMT -5
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Post by Jason Aiken on Aug 22, 2024 21:56:17 GMT -5
RE: Secret Level- According to what appears to bevan official post from Games Workshop, this is in addition to the other Warhammer streaming projects they are developing. They also indicate the 40k Secret Level episode will be based around the upcoming game Space Marine 2 and will feature Titus and the boys. www.warhammer-community.com/2024/08/20/warhammer-40000-on-prime-video/Interesting thing I saw in a Space Marine 2 YouTube video, the developers tried to include a four player mode but it broke the game since the Space Marines are so strong. They had to cap multi-player co-op at three party members.
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Post by Von K on Aug 23, 2024 20:06:44 GMT -5
Thanks Von K! It was a pretty stressful overall, but we got it done and I would say it went relatively smoothly 😅. Yes, I was tempted by the bundle myself but I have most of the Baldur's Gate and co remasters (still to play) so I'd better get through those first. BG1 is my fave game of all time. Need to make a post in the other thread actually... Found a load of Warhammer books as I was packing though, some classics in there! Hammers of Ulric was always one I enjoyed I too loved playing Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 when they first came out, both worthy opening salvos in the isometric crpg field. The two Icewind Dales were great dungeon crawlers too. Though Planescape Torment had them all beat with the amount of dialogue and interactivity of it's party members, it was probably a bit off beat for some.
Great as they were I don't think I could go back to them though. The rules might seem relatively rudimentary compared with even Neverwinter Nights 2, but that old Gygaxian system still has a quirky charm of it's own, especially when it comes to the iconic high level wizard spells, some of which they never returned to in subsequent games.
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Post by Von K on Aug 23, 2024 20:14:43 GMT -5
Looks like Amazon are getting Blur Studio to produce this series so it should be quite good. Love, Death and Robots adapted stories by John Scalzi, Joe Lansdale, Harlan Ellison, J G Balard and Alistair Reynolds (of Warhammer fame) among others.
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Post by Jason Aiken on Aug 24, 2024 18:08:50 GMT -5
I'm going to be sad when I run out of these William King Ragnar Blackmane novels. In Wolfblade he's joining the 40k equivalent of the Varangian Guard on Holy Terra (Earth). Very cool stuff, getting to experience Terra through Ragnar's eyes.
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Post by Von K on Aug 30, 2024 21:31:19 GMT -5
I'm going to be sad when I run out of these William King Ragnar Blackmane novels. In Wolfblade he's joining the 40k equivalent of the Varangian Guard on Holy Terra (Earth). Very cool stuff, getting to experience Terra through Ragnar's eyes. Back in the day quite a few fans had wanted more Space Wolf yarns from William King, Jason, from what I can discover.
A bit more on Secret Level here:
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Post by terryallenuk on Aug 31, 2024 1:23:13 GMT -5
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