Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector

Extremely uneven difficulty without the ability to change difficulty between missions. Infinitely spawning enemies. Obtuse skill descriptions. There are bonus objectives but you have no idea what they are. No thanks.

Epic game from WarHammer! I played through the First Campaign thinking I beat the game but... Surprise that was just the beginning!!! There are tons of campaigns with tons of different factions. Check it out, it is TOTALLY worth it!!!!!

I will admit the game was pretty barebones upon release, but over the years the devs have been cooking. They have added multiple free units and different game modes. This is probably one of the best tactical 40K games on the market at the moment. It also has the most detailed models of any 40K I have played so far. The dev team tried really hard to get the TT accurate look of the respective units. The campaigns are a lot of fun but I believe the game really shines in the "Crusade" game mode that was added. This game mode lets you play through mini mission sets where you can level up your troops as you go to give them bonuses. This is in addition to the normal command point upgrades you unlock through getting points as you progress. This can range from +100% attacks, + to accuracy, HP regen, movement, etc.... which can vastly change the way troops function. It is a ton of fun and has massive replayability as each subsection of missions can give you a different faction to play against...

The game is so-so. It has some great visuals and units very similar to the source material. However, the animations and the sound design are very stiff and lacks quality. The campaign and the planetary supremacy game mode are fun. The new crusade mode has potential. Maybe the devs can improve the quality in a potential next game.

+it has WASD camera control which is a massive WIN thank goodness +it has the ability to disable edge panning thank goodness +awesome variety of units and races after getting all dlc -has no mini map which is very painful and almost game breaking, but you can get over it -definitely outdated menu and UI which makes its DLC crazy over prices, but what can we do? -no way to change difficulty after starting campaign meaning full restart requires -poor save management system, just isn't user friendly i'd be very excited for battlesector 2

I really love this game and have 450 hours invested in it. I think it really covers the feel of the table top game play well with only two points of failure. The Crusade play feels unbalanced. Progressing through a battle , loosing units and having to replace them for the next battle seems to cost much less, if anything, for the computer opponent. The next match and they come out with full strong units when I have to wait for the cool down to replace some units. The big complaint is the over watch mechanics. So many times the enemy will draw out most or all of my over watch shots at weak or distracting units when I'd rather hold off on certain units. In live table top matches I can watch my opponent as he chooses his moves and decide to us my over watch or hold off to target a better enemy unit.

Great game. The gameplay loop is very addictive, like the tabletop version. Really enjoying it! Two points of criticism though. One - the shooting lasts for a long time, so when you have like 40 units running around in big battles and each unit takes like 5-10 seconds for the shooting animation, it can drag on. And the speed increase option for animations only applies to the movement and not the shooting. Two - some of the bonus missions in the Blood Angels campaign seem literally impossible on high difficulty (where you have to save units that are behind enemy lines). At least without cheesing or exploiting the AI. They just get wiped on turn one no matter what move you make with them.

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very tabletopy 9/10

Loved every part of this game. The setting/context (liberating a planet from Tyrannids), the graphics, the sound effects, the strategic and tactical depth, the variety of units and enemies and mission types, the Warhammer lore. In my own opinion and experience, this game is practically perfect.