Relic reflects on Warhammer 40K: Space Marine reception

I, for one, really enjoyed the game. I hope there's a sequel.

I enjoyed it as well. I don't think I've played a bad Relic game, I even loved The Outfit with all of its obvious problems.

I just hope beyond hope that their next project is Homeworld 3!

The plot sucked. The characters sucked. The 'Space Marines!' as the only Orc sound bite sucked.

But I still had quite a lot of fun because the combat was so visceral. I was basically going from chainsaw through the groin to axe through the throat to bolter through the eye socket. And that was enough to carry it.

It looks like they were pretty realistic about this.

The real question is "did it make enough money for a BIGGER, BETTER game set in the same universe to be made?". A sequel is not needed, there's enough fluff in the 40K universe for over 9000 Space Marines.

This is one of those really good 7.5-8.0 games. Not a revolution or anything, just good ol' fun.

I also liked The Outfit.

I'd give it closer to a 9. Great visuals, smooth controls, multiplayer that's not as "ehn" as everyone's giving it credit for, an interesting (if short) yarn with decent voice acting and pacing, and combat that just feels wonderful (NEVER has a game made me feel so powerful with an assault rifle.)

It was okay for a little while but I guess I expected a lot more out of it than they delivered. :(

I thought the game was fun. I also think the game would have done better had it been an XBLA/PSN title (or on Steam) and priced at 15 or 20 dollars.

Still waiting on a good sale to get this game. I got a friend with it and gonna either hit it during the co-op dlc release or good deal somewhere.

Game was a great rent, not sure about buying it.

Hopefully they build on what they have for the next time. Even though the story was pretty shallow, the combat was amazing.

I think they did a pretty good job for being a RTS Developer, i just hope they make more games. The universum has so much potential to be awesome.

If this would have been one of there rts games I would own it. As is, I wont even rent it.

I bought it and have enjoyed every bit of it I've played. I hope for a sequel or another similar game from them. Or just DoW3... that would be pretty great too.

I actually loved this game. Ok the single player was a little one-note (but WHAT a note) and the multiplayer was, I kid you not, one of the deepest and coolest multiplayers I've tried in a long time (bring on the new modes)

Plus, you get to play as Space Marines killed orcs and Chaos. Which stands for a LOT. Bring on the sequel, this is a potential franchise that could really go places.

If they want it to get 10/10 from everyone then just call it 'Gears of War 3' LoL

Hopefully this will lead to some good discounts on Space Marine on Steam this holiday season. I definitely want to play it, just not for $60 I dont think.

I think this game was awesome, especially considering Relic has never attempted a game like this before...let alone it being on consoles. The action was great, the story was pretty good (especially if you're into 40k), visually it looked great, combat was fun, and the multiplayer is actually pretty fun (for the short time they put into it). I hope it does well enough to garner a sequel so they flesh out and polish the crap out of it. Would love a game full of short stories where you can play stories from different chapters and maybe even play as the Guardsman as a Commissar...executing deserting soldiers :p

Awesome game, glad it did well hopefully there will be sequels and possibly a Greenskins games!

Though my favorite race is the Necrons, I think a game centered around them would be way less interesting than one of the Greenskins and/or Space Marines.

I thought it was a decent, solid shooter. The plot was good enough, if a little predictable (even if the ending was horrible and an obvious sequel setup) and I enjoyed every part of the game except the last boss (seriously, a 5-minute quicktime event?). I thought the characters, particularly the Warboss, were done well enough to advance the plot, if not develop feelings for them on a level with say, Mass Effect. Oh, and the sound design was EXCELLENT...the bolters, chainsword, melta/plasma guns sounded proper and satisfying. One of the best bits of detail was the extra "thunk" sounds you got when your bolter was low on ammo, I wish more games had that.

That said, the single player was entirely too short, you got to use the jetpack entirely too few times, the textures were too low-res, and the overall experience wasn't worth the triple-A price. It was an obvious console port for us PC players and prone to the failings that entails. If you haven't picked this up yet, wait for a Steam sale.

I loved this game. Only thing I didn't like was the QTE final boss fight...and how they screwed Titus over.

Overall, I liked this game a lot. My only gripe was how short the campaign was.

Love the game, still playing it. My only gripe is they didn't keep their word with the Exterminatus release date.

I'm hoping they release more maps, maybe even a bit more single player levels.

Enjoying it now (rental). Fondly reminding me of Dark Siders, not sure why, but both I enjoyed. While playing the missions I'm on now, I keep anticipating seeing a portal to Bastion Stairs around the next corner (WAROnline). I've just begun the missions after the portal/spire. ;)

I shouted WAAAGH after I was swarmed by Choppas and smashed them with the glowing hammer. (fun) I'd appreciate this style of game as the next version of WAROnline... if you consider DCUO (fast action controls), the mega server (instanced server; funneled population that is not unnecessarily spread out), and expand the Keeps from WAROnline to be bigger (7 stories tall) with the objective based PvP... *pizcshiver from excited dreamy game idea.

Innovate a new MMO/PvP console with influence from Dark Souls/DemonSouls. Mainly a campaign (maybe see faded players running about like Dark Souls), but an occasional call to arms to defend a Keep, instanced MP/PvP with as many as hardware will allow. (next console game). Keep defense is a result of Order/Dwarf/Elf or Chaos/Orcs/DarkElves getting pure white/dark world tendency. Good luck!

I would buy another Space Marine game on launch day.
I just would like to see them follow some of the current stories from the Novels.

I really loved it, I can't stop playing it. There were a few things I would have liked to be different though. It seemed strange that you played as a Captain, leader of 100 Space Marines but only had 2 guys with you the whole time. It was really really great for what they tried to do, they pretty much nailed it, I just wish they had been shooting for a wider, more expansive kind of fight. One that's closer to the actual tabletop game. One with battles and set pieces that take place across a huge expansive area rather than just a couple city blocks or whatever. Give them space to include dreadnoughts, tanks and all that stuff along with tons more enemies at the same time.

It's a good, straight forward action shooter, with an incredible amount of polish and a decent story that set up for a cool sequel.