Developer Tindalos Interactive told us how the development crew behind Battlefleet Gothic: Armada had all been playing the Warhammer tabletop games for the last two decades, bringing that love of the franchise to the game itself.Īnd it genuinely shows, with insanely detailed skill trees, PvP multiplayer and a tactical bend spread across the various frigates and battlecruisers. Much like the previously-mentioned Spacehulk: Deathwing, it’s those details that make the game.
It’s genuinely beautiful to watch the action unfold, as ships slowly lose chunks of their hull in the cosmic battlefield while lasers and torpedos rain down on them. The actual gameplay takes place on a slower three-dimensional plane, giving players enough time to chart their course and engage in flight or fight actions. Because piloting a mobile church that can level a planet, requires some deep thinking, y’know? Each ship also has its own AI commander who will pilot it into battle, but if you think that the captain is doing a piss-poor job, you can override his decisions and take control.Īlthough this might backfire, based on crew loyalty. From what I was told, players will be able to wield the armada of four races in the game: Imperial, Eldar, Ork and Chaos.Įach faction has a unique design aesthetic to their ships, as well as various units with their own strengths and weaknesses. The second? The exact opposite, as we were shown some proper deep tactical gameplay and battles fought on a solar scale in the cold, dark vacuum of space.īattlefleet Gothic: Armada, spins the action out into the cosmic reaches of the Imperium of Man, set during the momentous battles of the Twelfth Black Crusade of Abaddon the Despoiler. The first one was the delightfully violent and gory Spacehulk: Deathwing. I saw two Warhammer 40K games during my second day at E3. I can’t wait until release to play more, and see what Tindalos Interactive can bring us within this title.įor now the release is set to January 2019 for PC.Space-church that is! With lasers! And massive spaceships! In space! You can control the speed of the match (offline against AI’s) to give you more of an advantage and training to achieve that strategic victory. You can zoom in and out, to spectate battles or just drool on your amazing ships. During my playthrough, the map looked like a big net with asteroid fields, capturing points, and other elements to give you the feel of the massive universe. If the moral of your ship goes down, mutiny might occur, you can however board floating ships to add to your’e fleet. Is the touch of minor details, such as the ability to boosting your moral of your crew on each ship, bracing for impacts and tons of other strategic abilities such as teleporting mines onto the map (within the range of your ship). What really stood out, and that impressed me during my playthrough. The first videogame in Games Workshop’s new ‘Gathering Storm’ setting.Improved multiplayer modes and features for a better online experience.Refined and improved gameplay, including new choices for ship customization.An ambitious, full-blown sequel featuring epic battles with far larger fleets.Three dynamic solo campaigns (Tyranids, Necrons and Imperium).All 12 factions from the original tabletop game will be available.With bigger battles, refined gameplay, improved multiplayer modes and features for a better and more balanced online experience, as well as improvements across the board and even more customisation options for fleets and ships, Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 promises to be the ultimate Warhammer 40,000 space battle experience.” – Tindalos Interactive
Explore the systems in the Eye of Terror, with or against renowned characters such as Belisarius Cawl, Gulliman and more. The latest dramatic story development in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, the Gathering Storm and the 13th Black Crusade, serves as the canvas for three extensive and dynamic campaigns with high narrative values, focusing on the Tyranids, the Necrons, and the Imperium. It will include, at launch, all 12 factions from the original tabletop game and its expansions it is based on: the Imperial Navy, Space Marines, Adeptus Mechanicus, Necrons, Chaos, Aeldari Corsairs, Aeldari Craftworld, Drukhari, the T’au Merchant and Protector Fleets, Orks, and finally, the Tyranids. “Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 is the new real-time strategy game adapted from Games Workshop’s famous tabletop game that portrays the epic space battles of the Warhammer 40,000 universe.Įxpanding on the groundwork laid out by the first game, Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 is a full-blown sequel – bigger, richer, more impressive and more ambitious than the original game. I’m a huge fan of the RTS genre (Real Time Strategy), and Battlefleet Gothic Armada 2 was one of the titles who really got my interest at Gamescom this year.
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