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Complex Games and Frontier Foundry’s Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters is a turn-based strategy game. Combating the ever-changing forces of chaos is a difficult chore for the Space Marines, but the game rewards players with a satisfying feeling of accomplishment and an engrossing story that keeps them engaged throughout the extended campaign.
Daemonhunters follows a ship utilised by the Grey Knights, a branch of the Space Marines committed to battling the forces of chaos. Vikar, an Inquisitor, takes command of the Baleful Edict, a ship returning to Titan for urgent repairs, when the ship’s captain stops the ship. The armies of Nurgle are transforming those who have been infected by the Bloom into horrifying beasts. You play as an anonymous commander tasked with commanding the Grey Knights in combat, keeping the Bloom in check, supervising Baleful Edict maintenance work, monitoring the creation of new weapons, and preventing conflict between Vikar and the other top commanders on board.
The gameplay cycle of Daemonhunters will be familiar to anyone who has played the XCOM games. The player is able to command Vikar’s research, ship upkeep, and barracks soldiers via a management screen aboard the Baleful Edict. Time can be advanced by just remaining motionless, but the Bloom spreads so rapidly that the player will have little opportunity to harvest. Numerous planets are in jeopardy due to the Bloom, therefore the player must often decide which missions to prioritise and which to delay. The player must constantly watch the growth of the Bloom, since failing to do so results in the loss of the game. In Daemonhunter, players are continuously kept on their toes and forced to make challenging decisions at every round. Miniature text-based disagreements can emerge while travel, and they frequently need the expenditure of resources to resolve.
The player will soon be needed to deploy a crew to the surface of a planet to investigate a Bloom disturbance, requiring the usage of Grey Knights. In Daemonhunters, a force of Grey Knights must engage the soldiers of Nurgle in tactical turn-based warfare. Each round, many actions are accessible to each character, and cover can be employed to defend or flee from attack. Similar to the original XCOM 2 system, these alterations are minimal. As the Grey Knights are among the best, there is minimal risk of missing an opponent, as the game will indicate if a shot is successful or not. When attacking in melee while under the effect of an opponent’s Stun value, the player gains access to many unique choices, including Execution, which grants the entire party one additional action. Despite the fantastic depiction of the Grey Knights as huge warriors in the game, the squad will still require aid.
In Daemonhunters, the Warp Surge metre on the battlefield increases with each turn. Nonetheless, the Warp Surge will grow as a result of the Grey Knights’ psychic abilities. Whenever the Warp Surge hits 100 percent, a random event that favours the opponent will occur. This might involve anything from sending troops via the Warp to poisoning an area. As the Grey Knights are most effective when attacking, the player must adopt a similarly aggressive strategy. On the battlefield, environmental weaponry such as exploding crates and throwable pillars are also accessible. Warhammer 40k’s gloomy gothic towns are nicely recalled in these stages, and the Grey Knights’ armour and weapons, with their attention to detail, look fantastic.
At launch, the sheer number of opponents the player will face is Daemonhunter’s greatest difficulty. In the end, the little Grey Knights unit will be overwhelmed by swarms of enemies, and their action economy will suffer as they are swiftly surrounded by overwatch zones and suppression fire. Because the game must control every single Plague Marine on the battlefield, completing a game might take a considerable length of time due to the overwhelming number of opposing forces. Like in Fire Emblem: Three Houses, this game’s Daemonhunters would benefit enormously from a toggleable quick mobility action. Since it is possible to become stuck in a poor predicament early on in Daemonhunters, it is advised that novice players begin on the Merciful difficulty to learn the game’s numerous features, and then continue on a higher difficulty for a greater challenge.
On the one hand, Daemonhunters’ tremendous difficulty makes it simple to become frustrated, but on the other, it compels the player to take advantage of whatever advantage they may find. As the Grey Knights go through the game, they may increase their psychic abilities, armour, and clothes, offering them a range of options in battle. Because the user has so many alternatives to choose from, playing the game is really entertaining. During the game’s initial couple hours, it may look unfair. There are several strategies for achieving victory on the battlefield, especially when Warp Surges are deployed against the player. In Daemonhunters’ gripping story missions, which include some of the finest voice acting in video games (such as Andy Serkis’ performance as Vardan Kai in Daemonhunters), players will encounter some of the most potent monsters in the forces of chaos. Fighting Bloom and Plague Marines may be difficult, but Daemonhunters provide motivation to continue.
Although the odds are stacked against you in Daemonhunters, overcoming the game’s challenges is part of the fun. Despite its challenging complexity, Daemonhunters is one of the best Warhammer 40k games ever created; strategy enthusiasts and Warhammer 40k lovers should check it out.