A review-in-progress of Owlcat’s latest CRPG
In the grim darkness of the far future…
I will finish my review of OwlcatsWarhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
The depth is a mild shock, to be honest.
Warhammer 40K is arguably the ultimate work of sci-fantasygreebling.
But in practice, of course, it can be brutally simplistic.
My character Bruschetta is, I think, pretty obviously a Wrong Un.
Shes a spaceborn aristocrat with contagious bad luck that is alternately helpful and a hindrance in combat.
This might sound like a cop-out, and perhaps thats what itll prove to be.
Predictably enough, it turns out they didnt know her quite as well as they thought they did.
Im also enjoying the games turn-based combat system, though I do have notes.
Its a slightly rickety but engrossing balance of simple and bewildering.
It almost seems intuitive, from a distance.
So if I put her and Idira together, I can keep things in equilibrium.
Or at least, I think I can.
Im enjoying the process, but a bit more guidance would have been appreciated.
People who get excessive FOMO about choosing the wrong progression path should probably steer clear.
Theres still time for things to go south, mind you.
The battle systems complexities could prove to be inelegant and gratuitous in hindsight.
I hope theyre fully committed to unpacking the consequences of Heresy, in particular.
Id hate for daft old Bruschetta to make it to the finishing line unscathed.
