Posted on: February 20, 2018
MischiefMaker
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Closest you'll probably get to tabletop.
Sanctus Reach is a turn-based tactics game in the Warhammer 40K universe that has you playing as the Space Wolves backed up by Imperial Knight mechs fighting off an invasion of crazy soccer hooligan Orkz with their own giant robots. Missions present you with unit points to spend on your army and a randomly generated pool of units to pick from. Infantry units are squad-sized, with a smattering of tanks, transports, and aerial support units mixed in. Battles take place on a square grid with fog of war, cover, and limited overwatch mechanics. Melee units tend to hard-counter ranged units if they can get close enough, and morale-oriented but vulnerable weapons like flamers can render tough squads harmless. Campaign mode is a mixture of hand-crafted levels and random skirmish maps. Units in campaign mode can gain XP, and leveling up grants them a new piece of wargear that adds abilities like grenades or anti-bullet shielding, and so on. This is great looking for a Slitherine game and so-so in the general market. Units are intentionally designed to look like tabletop models come to life and the game succeeds there. The model for the Gorkanaut with the ork turret gunner is a beauty. But their actual animations, weapon effects, and voice acting are worse than the original Dawn of War from 2004. Though I do like that bolters look and sound like the rapid-fire grenade launchers they're supposed to be instead of generic assault rifles. The major downfall of the game is its awful soundtrack. The song most missions default to is this weird war-march horror-movie hybrid that is nonstop dissonant strings. It's a satisfying if not spectacular tactical wargame. The unit selection is huge, especially with the Imperial Guard DLC. You have random map generation for plenty of replay value. Every unit type seems to fill a role. And there are rumors of an upcoming chaos expansion. It's good, not incredible, but as close to the tabletop as you'll probably ever get on PC.
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