<img loading="lazy" src="https://assetsio.reedpopcdn.com/scka8f.jpg?width=1920&amp;height=1920&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=80&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp" /><br /><p>Sometimes, you just need a game that’s big and dumb and fun. After a slow Gamescom that feels very lacking in the triple-A space, I can’t tell you how much of a relief it was to venture over to Focus Entertainment’s booth and rip and tear my way through the grimdark future. Some of the most lush visuals of the show, paired with unapologetically bloody and over-the-top action, <strong>Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2</strong> reminds my why I love games – especially bombastic, indulgent, obnoxious ones.</p><br /><p>Your behemoth player character will just wander around saying cool shit like “we shall not sacrifice strategy for expediency, brother” before shooting something so much it explodes in a shower of alien blood and guts. He’ll stand there, about four heads taller than a hench marine next to him, slamming magazines of ammo the size of a human arm into a carbine. He’ll mutter something about the “heresy of the alien scum” and then the next linear section of the level will begin.</p><br /><p>You rinse-repeat this for about 30 minutes; little story exposition, combat encounter, exploration, and then back to exposition. It’s very simple, it doesn’t require too much thought, and it absolutely rules. By paring back any sense of complexity, Space Marine 2 gets to revel in what it does best – ooh-rah action and some of the nastiest, meatiest combat you’re going to find this side of Doom Eternal. It plays like Gears of War, sans cover: thin the herd with your uber-industrial gun, draw your chainsword, and tear apart anything else left standing in your way.</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/warhammer-40000-space-marine-2-gamescom-preview">Read more</a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />from VG247 Latest Articles Feed https://ift.tt/0UWteNn<br /><br />via <a href="https://ifttt.com/?ref=da&amp;site=blogger">IFTTT</a><br />