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I personally love the ship combat because I absolutely hate it in games when the protagonist is the captain of an armed ship but they don't let you ever play the ship battles. It always leaves me feeling like my character is a passenger on the ship when they are supposed to be the ship's CO or owner operator depending on the ship's size and the protagonist's role in the setting. I remember being worried when I first heard about this game because some of the early videos I saw talking about it didn't show the ship combat. Plus I'm a fan of Frigates in general (if a setting has Frigates there's an over ninety percent chance my favorite ship or ship class will be one) so I was very happy when I found out our primary ship in the game is a Frigate I was honestly expecting a Cruiser. I wish I could figure out how to change my Frigate's escort ship though because I got a Viper class Missile Destroyer aka my least favorite Destroyer class and least favorite space warship in the setting. Its still a nice review.
Good review,but I disagree about the conclusion. I recommend people give it 6+ months of patches before it is worth full price. Get it on sale otherwise.
@@Supadrumma441 Patch 1.1 helped a lot, but then 1.1.5 or where we're currently at broke companions and ending slides. 1.2 is probably going to be good, going by how there has been an overall increase in most patches.
Disclaimer, I'm a pretty hardcore 40k fan, but I haven't had a game engross me as much as this one in almost a decade. Is it overcomplicated in its progression system? A little in my opinion. But that doesn't change the fact that I bought this game on a friday afternoon, it was ready to play by early evening, and by late sunday evening, I had 30 hours in game. Over roughly 48 hours, I had clocked nearly 30 hours in the game because it just immersed me so completely.
Thank you so much for including the save system options in the review. I am time restricted when it comes to gaming and some of these tactical games have battles that take forever. Knowing if I can save mid battle usually is the deciding factor if I purchase a game or not.
If or when you feel another itch for Warhammer 40K and want some more interesting ship combat. Battle Fleet Gothic Armada 2 might be a good picl. There are campaigns for various races instead of only the Imperial Navy like in the first game. The fish heads (Tau) or toasters (Necron) might be a good fit for you. That's just a guess though, there are other options. I wonder if the old Chaos Gate game would be of interest but that's kind of a gamble. It's like the early X-COM games.
I liked the game but faced constant bugs. Most were small graphical bugs or game mechanics not triggering when they're supposed to. However in the third act I ran into a save game breaking bug which blocked my progress, I took a break from the game and came back after a week to load a save from a few hours earlier, then made it through the rest of the game. It does seem that the worst of the bugs occur if you go off the main story choices; i refused to take a xenos scum in my party and it caused bugs later.
I personally had a lot of fun with the ship combat. Although I played on daring difficulty, not hard, and I admit it was difficult until I got a second ship that helped to draw fire and some upgrades. I also thought the amount of choice we got while character building was awesome, not a negative. I acually didn't like the early game because I thought combat was a little vanilla but as I leveled up I and got more choice and the builds started to play off each other I really started to enjoy the combat. Even if yeah, there was some balance issues.
Well, that is only the half the reason - the other is the horrid state in which the 1.0 version got released - quests that were unable to complete, non-functional perks, and so on. If the state of the game would be top notch then much more players might find their way to Rogue Trader. However BG3 was slightly more simplistic in terms of combat and planning tactics, Rogue Trader is much much more complex in that regards - much easier than Pathfinder but IMHO still very difficult for regular (casual) gamers.
I played 129 hours of it and had maybe 1 or 2? Certainly not a massive amount. If you did then I'm sorry to hear that but I didn't have that experience.
@@MuklukCZcams, it seems like you are one of the few people who got lucky. It is much better now but on release, acts 4-5 were beyond broken and even act 3 had some game breaking bugs that we're stopping progression. I, myself, reported maybe more than a dozen bugs with different levels of severity through their report feature during my playtime.
Says no spoiler review and then spoils the intro to the game… had to stop watching. Talking about gameplay mechanics is spoiler free. Talking about rogue traders lore is spoiler free. Literally recounting the intro to the game is not spoiler free. SMH…
My Playthrough of Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader: czcams.com/play/PL1-2I0OFZ0nhBVdrtzTVE0taCmoN3p5R9.html
See our other Spoiler-Free Reviews: czcams.com/play/PLYXBmGBTfXeTzgo1WRuLoOwhDlePJspdW.html
This is one of those games where I wish they’d go back and give it the Disco Elysium, full voice-over, treatment.
These reviews are so god dang professional!
A treat for both eyes and ears.
I personally love the ship combat because I absolutely hate it in games when the protagonist is the captain of an armed ship but they don't let you ever play the ship battles. It always leaves me feeling like my character is a passenger on the ship when they are supposed to be the ship's CO or owner operator depending on the ship's size and the protagonist's role in the setting. I remember being worried when I first heard about this game because some of the early videos I saw talking about it didn't show the ship combat.
Plus I'm a fan of Frigates in general (if a setting has Frigates there's an over ninety percent chance my favorite ship or ship class will be one) so I was very happy when I found out our primary ship in the game is a Frigate I was honestly expecting a Cruiser. I wish I could figure out how to change my Frigate's escort ship though because I got a Viper class Missile Destroyer aka my least favorite Destroyer class and least favorite space warship in the setting.
Its still a nice review.
first off.... and this is very serious. EVERY REVIEW EVER SHOULD BE LIKE THIS. This answered every single question. amazing review.
Very high praise, thank you!
Good review,but I disagree about the conclusion. I recommend people give it 6+ months of patches before it is worth full price. Get it on sale otherwise.
Yeah Owlcat games are always buggy as hell at launch with numerous performance issues.
@@Supadrumma441 Patch 1.1 helped a lot, but then 1.1.5 or where we're currently at broke companions and ending slides. 1.2 is probably going to be good, going by how there has been an overall increase in most patches.
Disclaimer, I'm a pretty hardcore 40k fan, but I haven't had a game engross me as much as this one in almost a decade. Is it overcomplicated in its progression system? A little in my opinion. But that doesn't change the fact that I bought this game on a friday afternoon, it was ready to play by early evening, and by late sunday evening, I had 30 hours in game. Over roughly 48 hours, I had clocked nearly 30 hours in the game because it just immersed me so completely.
Really enjoying this game on and off since launch!
Blood for the Blood God! Skull for the Skull Throne! Muk for the Mukluk! Waaaagh?
the heresy is strong in this one... exterminatus inbound
Well worth it. Great sci fi CRPGs are so rare.
We live in such a crazy world now that one needs to make a disclaimer that they are not on the developer's payroll when realising a review...
I'm not even a big Warhammer 40k fan... Aaaand i loved this more than BG3.
I have tried a few review videos for this game and learned very little, this review actually makes me want to go and buy it! Thank you.
And thank you for the feedback!
Thank you so much for including the save system options in the review. I am time restricted when it comes to gaming and some of these tactical games have battles that take forever. Knowing if I can save mid battle usually is the deciding factor if I purchase a game or not.
i highly recommend the game myself most of the bugs are fixed by now i think
reviews only usually feel this concise while watching on 1.25x speed, & thanks for not having a random sponsor I had to skip through. 10/10
I mean, I wish I had sponsors for these BUT I get your meaning 😆
You're very welcome, and thank you for the kind words!
Yes.
And about Ship Combat: as soon as possible replace torps with prow long range lance guns.
If or when you feel another itch for Warhammer 40K and want some more interesting ship combat. Battle Fleet Gothic Armada 2 might be a good picl.
There are campaigns for various races instead of only the Imperial Navy like in the first game. The fish heads (Tau) or toasters (Necron) might be a good fit for you. That's just a guess though, there are other options.
I wonder if the old Chaos Gate game would be of interest but that's kind of a gamble. It's like the early X-COM games.
As of 7/2024 this game is great! Production quality is lower than BG3 yes, but the story is better or just as good.
I liked the game but faced constant bugs. Most were small graphical bugs or game mechanics not triggering when they're supposed to. However in the third act I ran into a save game breaking bug which blocked my progress, I took a break from the game and came back after a week to load a save from a few hours earlier, then made it through the rest of the game. It does seem that the worst of the bugs occur if you go off the main story choices; i refused to take a xenos scum in my party and it caused bugs later.
I personally had a lot of fun with the ship combat. Although I played on daring difficulty, not hard, and I admit it was difficult until I got a second ship that helped to draw fire and some upgrades. I also thought the amount of choice we got while character building was awesome, not a negative. I acually didn't like the early game because I thought combat was a little vanilla but as I leveled up I and got more choice and the builds started to play off each other I really started to enjoy the combat. Even if yeah, there was some balance issues.
Exellent review... its on sale in the PS5 store... Ill grab it now!
Great content and overview. Subbed
One year later, can anyone tell me if the bugs have been fixed and what the game plays like today? Thank you
I am not a table-top gamer but from what I have seen on YT it sounds like Space Marine is the only 40K digital game worth playing.
It is worth... it is worth, baby.
Been wanting to get into another tactical RPG ever since Baldur's Gate 3. Haven't found anything to scratch that itch.
I wish turn based was just an option!
Thank you for the review, I feel the game kind of got dealt a bad hand coming out alongside baldurs gate 3
That's kind of true for any game that released to BG3. It will find its fans I'm sure.
@@kaltaron1284 Maybe but the fact that they are fairly the same genre makes it so it affects it more.
@@TheKSH991 Sure, the statement applies mostly to games of the same genre.
Well, that is only the half the reason - the other is the horrid state in which the 1.0 version got released - quests that were unable to complete, non-functional perks, and so on. If the state of the game would be top notch then much more players might find their way to Rogue Trader. However BG3 was slightly more simplistic in terms of combat and planning tactics, Rogue Trader is much much more complex in that regards - much easier than Pathfinder but IMHO still very difficult for regular (casual) gamers.
First sentence in this video with first shoot of this video is masive spoiler for end of the game 😂 nice job
It's from the games trailer on steam.
It is a fun game. I played it all the way through. But holy SH*T there are so many loading screens.
20% of this game is loading screens.
Epic!!!! ill buy it now that is on sale.
Welp after watching this vid. I have decided to purchase this game for 30bucks on ps5
No mention of the massive amount of bugs...
Buy this game at best after a year of patches.
I played 129 hours of it and had maybe 1 or 2? Certainly not a massive amount. If you did then I'm sorry to hear that but I didn't have that experience.
@@MuklukCZcams, it seems like you are one of the few people who got lucky. It is much better now but on release, acts 4-5 were beyond broken and even act 3 had some game breaking bugs that we're stopping progression. I, myself, reported maybe more than a dozen bugs with different levels of severity through their report feature during my playtime.
@@MuklukCZcams Have you played act 3? Act 1 & 2 are well polished but act 3 felt like a different game.
@@theonlyD Yes, I cleared the game.
If you dont want the game to be a blurry mess use
Rogues Delight - Immersive Graphics Reshade
Yes, this mod is a must have.
Says no spoiler review and then spoils the intro to the game… had to stop watching. Talking about gameplay mechanics is spoiler free. Talking about rogue traders lore is spoiler free. Literally recounting the intro to the game is not spoiler free. SMH…
I said "no spoilers beyond the tutorial" at 0:30 before discussing the game setting. Sorry if you missed it and heard something you didn't want.
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100 hours? So it's a short game, I'm already over a 100 hours in Pathfinder, and I'm at like the halfway point, probably not even.
Spoiler free review...literally starts by spoiling the games intro mission 😔
I said "no spoilers beyond the tutorial" at 0:30 before discussing the game setting. Sorry if you missed it and heard something you didn't want.
It's not.
Completely broken unbalanced mess that gets carried only by a great writing team