SirGameon

My first impression was: L4D in the Warhammer setting and Skavens! Bought! But the game is more than that, and you'll only find it out if you play at least 4-5 hours. Let me get into the details... Positive aspects 1. You have 5 different classes (each of them can play different roles in the group). This adds a lot of replay value to the game, because you have 5 classes to master. Keep in mind that it 2. The loot system. It adds some spice to replaying scenarios and to trying harder difficulties. Still, I don't think it brings grinding into the game. Very soon you'll have a healthy variety of nice weapons to choose from, and the main difference in whether you can beat the harder difficulty levels is your skill and how you cooperate with the team mates: gear is an added bonus that just adds more variety to the game. 3. The scenarios are (mostly) well thought, varied and get you in the mood of the Skavens and Warhammer universe. This I think is very well done. The special enemies help in this respect. Problems you may run into when trying the game... 1. If you are looking for an FPS experience à la L4D you may not like it. The reason is that combat in this game is more melee based. Ranged weapons are part of your arsenal (and a useful one) but the gameplay will be different... I think it adds to the feeling that you are fighting a swarm of nasty Rats, but maybe this kind of combat system is not for you. 2. Playing with random people (or bots) may not be satisfying for you. I think the game works best when you play with friends, but it's good enough even with random and bots (you'll just have to play in lower difficulty levels because of the coordination difficulty). Summary. A superb action game inspired by L4D and that simulates very well the Skaven-Warhammer atmosphere. As you play more and become more skilled with it, the game becomes even better. I give it a 9 if you can play it with friends, and an 8 if you are planning on playing it mostly with random players (or bots).