Before I played: I had a small ♥♥♥♥, no girlfriend and little will to live.
After I played: Nothing has changed, but it's a good game.

FOR THE EMPEROR

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine

• The story was more interesting than I thought it would be.
• They don’t really delve into the lore when you play through the campaign, but there are hints about various things in the Warhammer universe you can pick up on.
• There is a community that plays the multiplayer regularly.
• Customize the look of your character for MP and co-op. Make them look like they are from a pre-existing chapter, or invent your own.
• There’s a decent weapon variety, but you can only hold 4 weapons at once and certain weapons replace others.
• The soundtrack definitely fits the game and goes from tracks that say “determined” to “ heresy” to “all hope is lost” to “get off of my planet”.
• Constant blood eruptions from the ork hordes as you tear into them with steel and lead. I’m a fan of the Orcs Must Die series, so you know I’m all about that.
• If you want your health back, you have to earn it. Regain health by brutalizing your enemies with an execution.

• The overworld is bleak, brown, dusty, and apocalyptic. This may turn off some people, but it fits and it’s not all you see the entire game.
• The game could have used more sensitivity options. When I set it to my liking for normal movement/weapons, it’s too fast for sniper scopes. The sensitivity isn’t too high to where it becomes obnoxious, but it’s not as precise as I would want it. Sensitivity buttons on the mouse helps.

• If you want to 100% the game, it’s going to be a grind. Most weapons have challenges to complete, and while there is a community keeping the multiplayer alive, it would be near impossible to do them all in actual games. You’ll need grinding buddies; and I’m not talking about the fun kind.
• Again, if you’re going for 100%, you’ll have to get 40,000 kills. It’s quite the grind, but there are three methods you can use:[olist]
• Use the TRENCHES checkpoint under Chapter 2 and work your way to the turret. Kill all but one of the enemies with it and then restart from checkpoint. You’ll load in relatively close to the turret instead of the original checkpoint. This method will grant you 50-60 kills each time.
• Use the FALLEN BROTHER checkpoint under Chapter 14. Pick up the autocannon and shoot the endless waves of enemies as they spawn. The autocannon has 400 bullets, so you’ll have to reload the checkpoint when it runs out.
• Load up a private game of Exterminatus, choose Arena 1 under Hab Center. If you can make it to the end of wave 5, you’ll have around 700 kills. Die before the wave ends instead of proceeding to Arena 2, then rinse and repeat.
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• Small enemies don’t need to be stunned to execute them.
• Stronger enemies require a different combo to stun them so they can be executed (melee, melee, kick instead of just kick, for example).