Space Marine!

I recently completed Space Marine. And I have to say, I was impressed. Not by the gameplay so much which was competent but nothing new or amazing but by the atmosphere and scale of the world they portray. Those of you who know me will realise that I have a weak spot for epic space battles, future war and gritty visions of a dystopian future. Also, little plastic models that you collect and paint. My vision of this world was faithfully recreated with a ton of atmosphere, Depth and most surprisingly to me, Believability. The characters have weight, but seem to be agile in a believable way. The Scale of the world blew me away to the point where I would find myself looking up at tall buildings, war machines and off into the distance for minutes at a time. Hats off to Mark strong for the voice acting. In fact, most of the cast did a great job. Every line felt meaningful and heartfelt and I was swept up in the fiction very quickly. All in all, I could probably fault the game on repetition or the fairly shallow combat but actually, it was really good fun. If you love the universe it is enough to keep you going and turns out to be a very enjoyable game. 8/10 

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