![]() ![]() Combined with a refreshingly novel theme - there aren’t all that many naval combat games with the relative accessibility of Battlefleet Gothic - and an adequately engaging game system, it was more than enough to make me feel very well disposed towards the idea of a sequel, even if I never actually finished the original game’s campaign.īFG 2 certainly makes a bombastic first impression that fully leverages recent events in the 40k setting. When you screw up, planets die, and that’s very 40k there’s few other games that have really captured the overblown nature of the universe like Battlefleet Gothic did. ![]() The sweeping scope of the game really helps, since instead of single planets you’re dealing with entire sectors, and instead of generic Space Marines you’re commanding kilometres-long battleships with tens of thousands of crew. The second point shouldn’t be understated: Battlefleet Gothic, almost alone amongst 40k videogame adaptations, actually felt like it. It actually understands its source material.It had some long-term problems with the campaign and certain mission types could be a slog, but the combat portion of the game was in general an admirably well-pitched game of positioning and ship micromanagement. I got a little depressed at the generally poor quality of Warhammer 40k videogames recently, but Battlefleet Gothic is a shining exception to that rule for two reasons: Suffice to say that it has everything you’d expect from a game about combat between 18th century sailing ships - broadsides, crossing the T, boarding actions (although sadly using boarding pods instead of swinging across to the other ship on space-ropes) - except in the grim darkness of the Warhammer 40k universe. This is going to be one of those reviews where I first point you towards my review of the first Battlefleet Gothic Armada if you want to know how the combat portion of the game works in detail, since it explains all of the basic concepts and I don’t want to waste time repeating myself. But hey, isn’t that what sequels are for? Battlefleet Gothic Armada 2 is another 18th century tall ships naval combat simulator that just so happens to be set in outer space, except this time with more factions, a few combat refinements and a rebuilt campaign mode. ![]()
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