*Note, played on game pass* I have played the original game a lot on the 360 when it came out, and I've played the steam version (original and anniversary) a fair bit too. Ignoring the review, Space marine is a good 3rd person shooter with somewhat simple combo melee combat. I do have issues with this release though. When compared to the anniversary version, there is little different to be honest. The new textures have the look of a simple AI sharpening filter, there's a new interface that, subjectively, looks and feels worse, the models don't really look any different from a poly count perspective and the audio has been tweaked, resulting in much worse sound effects for things like bolters. The control changes to me feel worse and are largely pointless as the anniversary version has full remapping options. The rest of the game is just the same as the anniversary one. I don't think the level of work done is worthy of a new release, especially at this asking price, it could easily have been done in the anniversary version as an update. The anniversary version isn't even that old, it came out only a few years ago. This kind of reeks of low effort and cash grab by Sega. I'll personally stick with the anniversary version, though it's a shame that isn't available on GOG, though knowing Sega, they'll likely de-list the old versions effectively forcing a price hike for the game. If you're only looking to buy it on GOG, I guess this one has working multiplayer as the anniversary version isn't available, though the pool of players will likely be small. It will split the player base somewhat as well, resulting in both games having fewer players. I believe that, as far as cross-play support between pc and console, that is limited to the xbox app for pc. Take a shot for every time I say "anniversary" I guess.
