(I have not been able to find another thread on this.)
So, I recently finished playing the first part.
It was nice I suppose. But there was a total lack of variation in level design which made it not only long, but often tedious.
And there was a winning combination for every level:
All squads of space marines except for one assault squad, 4 Hellfire Dreadnoughts, and 4 Predators. All fully upgraded--you pwn.
I'd probably give it 5-6 on a scale of 10. Maybe a 7, I did not see that twist at the end coming.
Now Winter Assault, I'm only 4/5 levels in, but I find it much more impressive.
Multiple paths of play, the campaign is much more diverse, even at this stage. And the mechanics added to the game make it a lot more fun. I've even had some difficulty with levels in this one. Holding off the Ork assault was a real $%&#$ since all my Sentinels got destroyed and I didn't have enough rec to produce enough to take down those $%^& tanks. So they were just pounding the crap out of my infantry.
It was a close call even after the Baneblade showed up.
All the levels are long though. Not too sure how to feel about that at times.
More later on.
So, I recently finished playing the first part.
It was nice I suppose. But there was a total lack of variation in level design which made it not only long, but often tedious.
And there was a winning combination for every level:
All squads of space marines except for one assault squad, 4 Hellfire Dreadnoughts, and 4 Predators. All fully upgraded--you pwn.
I'd probably give it 5-6 on a scale of 10. Maybe a 7, I did not see that twist at the end coming.
Now Winter Assault, I'm only 4/5 levels in, but I find it much more impressive.
Multiple paths of play, the campaign is much more diverse, even at this stage. And the mechanics added to the game make it a lot more fun. I've even had some difficulty with levels in this one. Holding off the Ork assault was a real $%&#$ since all my Sentinels got destroyed and I didn't have enough rec to produce enough to take down those $%^& tanks. So they were just pounding the crap out of my infantry.
It was a close call even after the Baneblade showed up.
All the levels are long though. Not too sure how to feel about that at times.
More later on.