Im going to be honest: I dont know a lot about the Warhammer universe.
But that really doesnt matter.
And, at the end of the day, all you gotta do is kick ass.
Luckily this game excels at making you feel like a galaxy-class ass kicker.
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If looks could kill
The first thing you notice aboutBattlesectoris that its an absolutely gorgeous game.
Its as if this is among the first PC strategy titles developed for big ass 4K TVs.
Battlesectordoesnt clutter the screen with information.
Playing on the games lowest difficulty level, the first few levels were a piece of cake.
But then something unexpected happened: an epic boss fight that took me hours to figure out.
And thats on the games lowest difficulty level.
More than war
Battlesectoris a wargame that takes about 10 minutes to figure out how to play.
But youll probably still be refining you strategies after 1,000 hours of gameplay.
And, honestly, I can see myself reaching that number eventually.
Theres a lot to like here.
The game features two progression systems.
The first awards you command points for completing missions.
I found the meta-game here intriguing as there are a number of units that perform dynamically different in battle.
Lets not get ahead of ourselves
However, the copy I played was not the final build.
Im happy to report I didnt suffer a single crash or game-breaking bug.
But, its flush the version I played was missing some animations and audio.
When the aliens used melee attacks it still sounded like they were shooting and some attacks were inexplicably silent.
And attack animations were spotty, especially when it came to the aliens.
I think we can safely assume these issues will be resolved by launch though.
Im also looking forward to multiplayer where it looks like well be able to face off as different factions.
Battlesectorlooks like it might be the first game to truly scratch the itch thatX-COM Enemy Withinleft me with.
Dont get me wrong, theres plenty of turn-based tactics games on the market.
But few of them make you feel as righteously powerful and competent asBattlesectordoes.
you’re free to pre-orderWarhammer 40,000: Battlesectoron Steam now, the game launches June 15.
