Before I begin, I really want to say that I found the voice work, both of the player character options and the companions/NPCs to be excellent this time around. Passion just radiates out of the performances. Some people complain about how dramatic some of the lines can be, but I found this to be so fitting for such an over-the-top franchise.
Special mention to Oliver Smith, hands down one of my favorite RPG voice performances *ever*.
"Die in Disgrace!"
I had a blast playing this game, while, admittedly, I waited several months for the inevitable bugs. Not surprising for a mid-sized developer without the big bucks of "AAA" publishers.
The story, while a little stilted and disjointed, is fun and entertaining, most importantly. It really helps give some good world building for the not-so-superpowered protagonists that are typical of the 40k universe. There are plenty of Space Marine centric games, it's nice to see the perspective of characters that aren't inherently "kill on sight" to every other faction in the universe.
The mechanics of the game are pretty crunchy and very challenging to follow at first. A seemingly overwhelming number of choices doesn't play a huge role in combat. It's one of those RPGs where you stack buffs on your murder machine while cheesing out extra actions and trigger a cascade of other buffs. However, cinematically, it's a lot of fun to watch.
I'm not a huge fan of the fact that the game follows the "big damn heroes" trope that, by the end of the game, you're stepping out of the medium galactic power and straight into saving the sector type quest line. I would really rather stay in the bounds of 'super powered normal'.
All in all, the game was definitely worth the price tag, and I enjoyed it more than enough to support Owlcat further.
