Mordheim City Of The Damned Review

[@Narlgoth]

Mordheim is still a great game as of 2024. It has some minor issues, but it's gameplay cycle is very satisfying. The AI can be deadly, the procedurally generated maps are constantly changing so the similar missions never feel the same, and the RPG element is pretty deep once you are further in. The DLC adding two more factions and extra units helps with variety too. Incredibly underrated turn based game and incredibly underrated Warhammer game.

[@j.d.4697]

3:06 is an example for one of the biggest reasons original RPGs can be so damn fun and memorable. Unfortunately, modern video games have strayed very far from this, but I think as demand and technology grow, we are going to see a resurgence. Playing this game in 2021 I am impressed!

[@JorisVDC]

I am still looking for a more simple adaptation that stays true to the variance that is linked to simple d6 dice rolling. Especially the upgrades are what disappointed me the most. It used to be quite straight forward, but in this game you need to plan your build 10 steps ahead as you gain small incremental increases that later on allow you to get a certain skill. But how should you know which skill is good? There are simply put, way to many options that don't seem to make an impact right away, which is a shame.

[@piotrwisniewski70]

​@@JorisVDCon no, this game requires tzeench levels of thinking? I hate when it happens :/ But besides that, it's the game worth playing?

[@dawnmathieson]

I had a great time playig this game. It is very long but involving. One of my skaven lost an arm and became my greatest hero.

[@TheGamePRGuy]

Yeah the connections you make with your sqaud is legit. I love my one-eyed archer.

[@dawnmathieson]

Yeah! The player has so much control over aspects like equipment, training and even clothing colour :D its hard not to get involved with so much customisation!

[@EarJuice]

I'm playing the Fantasy Role playing 2nd Ed atm so this looks like a heap of fun with similar concepts. Does it have the same flanking bonuses and archer penalties as the role-playing system?

[@TheGamePRGuy]

Yes, So there are flanking penalties, then if a character is surrounded there is a panic check etc.

[@MrDavePed]

Mordheim needs some more maps.. like perhaps a city outskirts or city sewers map. Something with some different environmental elements. ..

[@alexstathers6793]

I have the game, i find it so clunky its unbelievable, the characters move kinda strange around the world. the warband development it quite fun. i feel the game lacks polish

[@Xion_Toshiro]

Had my eye on Mordheim for some time... been waiting for a Sale, to take advantage of. I've been dying to command a Skaven Army. Having both AI & Humans - THAT'S the way you do it.

[@caleb7922]

It’s 7.99 USD on Xbox Store rn my guy.

[@darraksden1727]

This was a FANTASTIC review. Detailed , precise and short. Showed how much you loved the game but you remained unbiased and showed us the good and bad. I am Genuinely impressed. +1 sub.

[@bertvsrob]

been if'ing and ahh'ing about buying this game, but saw the patch overview and came across this solid review, and I'm gonna invest. nice work dude

[@Yogman444]

bert vsrob is it good?

[@bertvsrob]

i got bored fast

[@Yogman444]

bert vsrob ahh its on sale now. not gonna get it :/

[@bertvsrob]

its a distraction for a bit if you need one. deathwings pretty fun for some rp and itsnt too expensive

[@ernestcote3398]

Just read, I have 521 hrs in and you gave an extremely even review, helping everyone to make a better choice. Good job. I just LOVE the fog of War in this game, makes every battle unique if not repetitive scenarios. Story lines too are great challenges/distractions.

I have a relatively good gaming laptop and loading times can be weird, but if I sit down and know that one match is going to be 40+ mins long, 2 mins loading time is ok. It has never been more than 2 mins, it usually is 1.

[@DaynJo]

*Cosmic,* You Sir really do deserve so many more subs. You have a brilliant *professional,* (zero expletive) Super informative, well paced, enjoyable style. Kudos. *(As usual)*

[@ThePurgatorians]

I was not sure about installing this, got it with Humble monthly, however as soon as you mentioned the comparison with Valkyria Chronicles that install button was clicked, love that game :)

[@BL00BRAV3N]

I think my iphone can run this on ultra

[@itsecho4459]

I highly doubt that. While the texture size is garbage the effects and things placed in the levels to make the game more atmospheric will heavily bog down the CPU.

[@nitemayr131]

Iphone is overrated

[@MrNncon]

iphone =homos and guy with out a scene of humor. who posted the texture comment u know they shave down textures for games on ps4 right. what he said is vert true the games graphics r shit. i could show u a game that looks like 486 technology could run it but it bogs down a current computer to 3fps.. memory leaks poorly edited code. those r what makes a game run like shit. u could shell out witcher 3 to run on a 10 year old system dont be a nerd

[@dedicateddark]

Thanks, informative review.

[@Unknown-lf2kl]

What Engine is Mordheim built upon.

[@Zurimbarai]

thank you for this review. Im about to finish Valkyrie Chronicles, abut i already bought Mordheim :)

[@Faith-sl1re]

Can you play this game with a friend,like a hot seat mode?

[@torlekjpec5708]

Ghost Royal Not hot seat at least on the PC. It is multiplayer though.

[@maestroanth]

I love this game. Don't believe the shit reviews on steam. It's certainly a niche game; not for everyone. The most cumbersome thing is walking around in 1st person while constantly referring to the overview map. Weird decision they force this onto the user, but it does make it rather immersive. Hotkey the map well (I have it on my gamer mouse button '5') and you are gtg.

[@RomanowRomanow1]

are the loading times better now?

[@jmx808]

loads levels in about 10-15 seconds for me. Of course this is on modern hardware (SSD).

[@oniedahn]

a good review but, what i dislike about this game is the lack of warbands. this game would have been a great game if they had more than just 4-6 warbands since tabletop has like 50 or so of em. it feels rather empty in comparison if you have played tabletop

[@MC_Hammerpants]

Nice review.. only way to improve is if you match the video with what you're talking about

[@ChaosTicket]

My question with any Games-Workshop videogame adaptation is how close to the game it is? Looking at this is seems 50-50. The Mordheim tabletop game is mostly a d6 dice game. There arent percentages or hit points. In the tabletop Hero characters arent always more powerful, but they are the only characters that can purchase new items, find warp/wyrstone which is the the way you earn income. Henchmen make up the majority of your warband but are have vastly reduced upgrade potential and higher chance of permanent death. Its a tactical decision of how you use your generally more powerful heroes in risky situations compared to more expendable henchmen. I would really like to see a playable demo to check for myself.

[@dghost198]

Shits $8 rn on Xbox, just bought. I’ll give it a try

[@JakeLikesJoking]

*Dungeons of Drakkenheim!*

[@DragonicDude]

I wish it just had an easier start its hard to get a foothold early on. but then again Im just starting out.

[@Malouco]

Dragonic Dude Yeah it's good. It takes a minute and it clips a lot but it is the best warhammer turn based game in a while.

[@Larter232]

a game that will willingly allow you to miss 10 times in a row, while not having the enemies attack miss at all, is an unfun experience. No one should pay for this game, its not fun for anyone who doesnt like pain. Failing basic things like climbing or falling is just bad game design the fact that even at level 1 the enemies are as strong as any individual character you possess is stupid when it comes to scaling difficulty correctly, its a game that fundamentally garners its entire game system around RNG, your characters that you can hire are rng, the shop is rng, the missions available to you are rng, where you can spawn on 1 of the 4 maps is rng, which enemies you go against are rng. Fundamentally RNG is not fun, and the way around it for players is to mitigate it as best they can, but with a hard cap to hit of 95 to succeed on tasks, a random chance for negative effects from just picking up items, the game doesnt actually have any mechanics. Fundamentally a person could garner as much enjoyment from a game of Yahtzee as they would out of this game, its pure chance, you can attempt to mitigate it as best as you can, but ultimately you can do everything right every single time and fail just the same, through no fault of your own, simply because the game decided that you dont get to win. Why would anyone do anything that could be totally out of your hands like this, it seems foolish on a complete level when there are other games where RNG isnt as huge a factor, games where your decisions matter on a real level, where unit placement and what equipment you bring can actually turn the tide of a level. XCOM 1 XCOM 2 The Banner Saga 1 2 3 Mutant Year Zero Monster Train etc etc etc There are dozens of game that do everything this game does better, with a greater amount of enjoyment that are available to you at a similar cost to this game, or that go on sale all the time.

[@Slew527]

Is this game at all like Xcom?

[@hi7535]

Only came here because the steam page just doesn't show any gameplay whatsoever. Don't know why devs do that shit.

[@CheatingZubat]

This game is hardly "tactical" It's mired in RNG bullshit that, more often than not, fucks you over EVERY chance it can. My skaven assassins miss 6 attacks, while enemy passes an "alone" check and lands five hits in a row. It makes NO sense. And that was on an EASY mission. Have the last two enemy units surrounded? GREAT! They pass their moral check, then I fail mine. End of match, I LOSE.

[@randybobandy7203]

Bad luck is people taking probability personally

[@Malouco]

James McCaffrey U probably haven't even played.

[@Malouco]

James McCaffrey I watched people and talked shit until I ACTUALLY PLAYED. It's a gamble. It's gonna get better. I am the guy that says BE RESPEÇTFUL when asking devs to make a change bc lately I feel like devs have been like "FUCK THESE WARHAMMER TOXIC GAMER FUCKS"!

[@CheatingZubat]

Larry Medina HoneyBooBooChild is my Steam ID. Check my gaming history and you will see it. Dipshit.

[@lordmortos979]

that's how I feel on blood bowl sometimes lol

[@fwdcnorac8574]

I wanna like this game so bad but after missing five 85% or better chances to hit in one round in at least a dozen play through attempts I can't do it anymore. This RNG is BS.

[@j.d.4697]

No, your knowledge of RNG is BS. You can theoretically miss an infinite amount of 99% chance rolls.

[@Sneeedable]

The word is 'addicTIVE'

[@Xpit12345]

Great review. Very informative. Thanks.

[@robotpanda77]

Real talk, this game is broken. I pumped skills into my leader to get their parry rate to 103%, they still failed to parry a normal melee attack twice in a row while in parry stance. They had a 89% chance to hit on their attack and missed 4 out of 6 times. I hear a lot of players trying to make excuses for the RNG like "95 is still a 5% chance to miss it does happen". Not this much! And a 100% parry should never fail. My rank 6 fighter then died after the battle. The game is broken. It has ONE music track for the entire game. Aside from story missions, every single map is the same textures and design. Story missions are painful with stupid scavenger hunt objectives that force you to do platforming and have infinite spawning enemies. There was a lot of potential here, a real lot. But as it stands the game is garbage.

[@FelipePetersBerchielli]

If you think that a 100% parry guarantes no damage you clearly dont know how the game works

[@maestroanth]

I don't think it factors in the debuffs by the attacker. There are some huge buffs/debuffs attackers can get to thwart high parry/dodge stats.

[@jaxmk1]

Great review, thank you very much excellent job!!!!

[@sofiareibel9384]

Awesome review man!

[@desiredmind7626]

How far you in

[@SiegeTF]

Fantasy is gone, it's called Age Of Sigmar now, shit got pricier. ~ Haiku

[@danielOconahap]

played this game for 50 hours, destroyed 2 keyboards

[@doomowl1]

Why? I still in fence, so u recommend this or not? 😂

[@danielOconahap]

@@doomowl1 Its not because its a bad game, it''s because its a fucking hard game. haha

[@Kharn526]

Not the best looking game is it ? And yes visuals matter, if they didnt then why does the video card industry thrive ? Still, its Warhammer so ... I can overlook the flat lighting.

[@phacelesshero]

Tried really hard to like this game but ya, it's broken. Way too difficult. Having a setting that's actually easy or even normal would have made this game great.

[@cheshire_skatkat9093]

This game is GARBAGE. PERIOD.