Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2 Exclusive Gameplay

Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2 New Gameplay from Gamescom 2023
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[@GameRiot]

yes you can put a helmet on lol ... also my preview is live kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKmmnoaDidWniZo

[@martinberggren6328]

PHEW

[@pauldraper1736]

I mean, why would you? It's only unending galactic war against unspeakable horrors.

[@CG-1423]

I was literally about to ask that. Heh, what a relief.

[@fringillus1]

@@CG-1423 Same :D

[@IsaardP]

A Marine going into battle with no helmet on? HA

[@mrdoot0730]

The Guardsmen are holding the line and not being mere meatshields, 10/10

[@phelanwolf6747]

But they are mere meatshields, same as the space marines. Sending them to "stop" a Tyranid "invasion" is just feeding the swarm to get some time to think about a solution.

[@skunkjulio]

Cadia stands, baby!

[@OllieSmythable]

The planet broke before the Guard did

[@alexanderratch9452]

@@OllieSmythable Actually, the fucking galaxy split before the Cadian army did. XD

[@lord_snaxx5117]

CADIA STANDS, CADIA LIVES!!

[@kaorupangilan6288]

I love how Saber interactive is really pushing the WWZ horde engine to its limits. the game can render a massive horde of both tyranid and guardsmen which really sets the entire battlefield to a larger scale without the sacrifice of graphical fidelity

[@305backup]

This is what keeps gaming alive, devs so passionate they creat proprietary engines for their work. Instead of "ehh well just slap it into UE5 and call it a day"

[@condorX2]

0:53 "here they come" Only 1 alien show up and your character struggles to breath after a few missed swings. I can tell this game will be very boring, but nice gameplay. Those flying swarm looks deadly. I'm glad they ignored your fat suit. 😅

[@jordinagel1184]

@@condorX2”only” 1 alien… You clearly don’t know what a Tyranid warrior is capable of

[@Edithae]

​@@jordinagel1184 A Warrior is the Tyranid equivalent to a Space Marine.

[@definitelynotadam]

@@305backup this would be even more laggy in UE5.

[@blackknight4623]

I always hated how games would show large battles in cutscenes and then have the player move through a tiny isolated part all alone with little to no friendly units. Incredibly cool to see large battles with friendlies in this

[@PoliticianGaming]

technology my friend has definitely come a long way. Hardware and engines (WWZ) are making our dreams reality finally!

[@F4Wildcat]

Wh40k has always focussed way to much on the tactical.level with a few units....when the lore dictates massive armies

[@blackknight4623]

@@F4Wildcat like that one game where you were a librarian killing tyranids with an ai squad. There was a mission where supposedly lots of other marines were dropping with you and when it started there wasn’t another marine in sight. I can already tell I’m going to love this game.

[@KhairulAnwar-mp8lo]

Yes. Love it!

[@yarugatyger1603]

Honestly this isn't different, a large battles played out outside the tiny playable tileset and was ended by a bombardment you had no power over, essentially it was all just vfx around you and the gameplay was you killing 5 guys. My Space Marine fantasy looks different.

[@Indoor_Carrot]

I like how you can help protect the guardsmen by charging into the swarm and drawing their attention, allowing the guard to shoot them from a distance. Really cool detail.

[@Maxisamo1]

The Imperium would get a lot more done if individual factions stopped thinking of themselves

[@vampir753]

The game should have a high difficulty mode where you play as a Salamander instead (the space marine chapter, not the animal) and are forced to go out of your way and do all kind of risky stuff to protect guardsmen and civilians.

[@notMaeda7]

@@vampir753 that would be a cool dlc or a multiplayer horde/story mode. Almost like halo odst/reach; when you’re not really the “main” character but a huge part of the story in a way

[@joemurray2523]

Having you fight alongside guardsmen is genius. Great to give you a sense of the power and size of a space marine

[@giraffetamer12]

very true! scale can be realy tricky to show in the 40k universe so that was a very good choice by the devs

[@josephbardouche3687]

And shows the badassery that is the Imperial Guard

[@lavatun]

CADIA STANDS!!!

[@hypkno13]

Gave a good scale of power. Just feel the speed a marine is supposed to have is always so poorly represented. He looks slow and clunky

[@kagancrawford9623]

@@hypkno13It’s always hard to balance showing the absolute strength and speed of a space marine against their weight and the weight of their armor. I thought they did pretty good, but definitely more on the clunkier side

[@mega0056]

When the Dev team said that this would be a passion project they were not kidding. Not only did they do an incredible job with the space marine models, they also made the 8th Cadian models look amazing and have a good variety of models. CADIA STANDS!!! For veteran sharpshooter cosmetics DarkTide TAKE NOTES!

[@MS-ux6ze]

dark tide was such a disappointment

[@mrcoolize]

In Dark Tide they are a legit suicide squad maybe even a penal one. No he will not have all his IG gears lol

[@sternguard8283]

@@mrcoolizeyeah, they are a penal unit

[@RKroese]

@@MS-ux6ze Saying Darktide is a disappointment is such a NPC thing to say. You prolly think Corona came from bats and Iraq war was about WMD's I LOL @ U

[@RKroese]

They are prisoners and wouldnt have that gear.

[@jeantsimracer]

5:45 that soldier's reaction to being accused of abandoning his post is perfect. The fear in his voice.

[@rodolfo9001]

No siente miedo, se siente ofendida.

[@maximusrichards6556]

No, I would be afraid. That would mean the death of him

[@bossshun9]

This is what you call: Dedication. You make a great story, then you give it love, devotion, and time. From there, you get games like this. Whoever made this deserves a raise, a praise, and more for making a good style of game play.

[@omnianti0]

a tunnel game another

[@juble7086]

You've seen 9 minutes.

[@MDBYSL]

Until you find out the senior writer was a mentally ill tranny who supported the domestic terrorist organization blm, wants to defund the police and had a grudge against white people.

[@mr.kwamid-86_43]

@@juble7086 lol and he is ready to kum :)

[@CephalopodsRock]

Really looks like some of the best 40k art in motion. The scale of warfare in this universe is simply stunning, but I also love how much this sells the awe that guardsmen must feel when a space marine shows up to help them.

[@Glenn138horror]

Couple that with how big a Russ tank is in comparison to an Astartes!

[@wolfeegy388]

wait if a space marine gets involved doesnt that mean the threat is great or somthing?

[@captaincrum1]

My fav fights are Orks vs Tyranids two entire ecosytems colliding in a cataclysm combat....especially the Battle Of Octarius....to say it got out of hand is an understatement.

[@captaincrum1]

​​​​​​​​@@wolfeegy388usually they are refered as the scapel of the Emperor...precise and clear objective of the battlefield...also those Heavy Bolter Pistols if im not mistaken fire 70 caliber micro rocket propelled rounds....would shatter a Imperial Guardsmans arm with the recoil. The process of turning someone into a Space Marine is quite taxing and some dont make it with the implentation of bio echancements....superhuman in every aspect. The Imperial Guard are know if im not mistaken as the Hammer of the God Emperor.

[@5godhand620]

@@captaincrum1.75 actually 🤓

[@dietzel8988]

The scenes with the guardsmen really makes me want a Battlefront like game set in the 40k universe

[@CDSAfghan]

An FPS PvPvE mmo set in the 40K universe would be unreal

[@Neonagi]

@@CDSAfghanno MMO please, don’t want to add in boring grind. I’d be very happy with a gritty, third person battlefront style shooter with a lot of concurrent players per match that utilizes NPCs to up the scale of the battle.

[@CDSAfghan]

@Neonagi you don't necessarily need grind in that sense *collect 10pcs of wood doesn't really fit. More like destiny 2 where you have a main base then you launch on operations or free roam war zones. The arena shooters have been done, unless it's more like planetside 2. I don't think the match style game takes advantage of the 40k setting and lore but it could be fun.

[@MasterFancyPants]

@@CDSAfghan Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade. LOL :*)

[@CDSAfghan]

@@MasterFancyPants I was a backer on that project... too soon

[@elbertpaulvillacorte6090]

I love the dodges. It showcases how fast Space Marines truly are. And then the Cadians are badass. They're actually a competent force here compared to the first game.

[@Lazarultos]

To be fair, by the time you reach them in the first game, they're already at the end of their rope. They had no proper air support, no reinforcements, their commanders were all dead, and the Orks had them outnumbered by a massive margin. You taking out the planetary defense cannon was just enough to make a small window to send extra troops, supplies, and vehicles on the ground by the Imperial Navy, who were fighting the Ork fleet in orbit 24/7. You were fighting alongside an exhausted, under-staffed, and under-supplied Guard regiment who was the last remaining resistance in the city you were deployed in. Here, it seems like you're fighting alongside a Guard regiment whose strength hasn't been exhausted by non-stop fighting yet, complete with a detachment of armored vehicles, and air support. Given that this is a Tyranid invasion and was likely foreseen by Psykers, the Imperial forces here had plenty of time to hunker down and prepare their defenses before the shadow in the Warp blocks off all Warp travel for the Imperium. So here we get to see the Guard go head-to-head with the enemy with their full arsenal.

[@lucasvbishop]

2:00 "The emperor protects" immediatly followed by horrified death screams. 10/10 protection.

[@griffinjohnson5098]

I love it when 40k games have love poured in them.

[@noonyabeezniss4911]

People said the EXACT same thing about darktide and it's trailers Saber are developing this If you play WWZ you would be worried

[@Clitoriacetal]

@@noonyabeezniss4911 the part with darktide is what I'm thinking as well I really hope I'll be proved otherwise tho

[@noonyabeezniss4911]

@@Clitoriacetal same m8, we need a solid 40K shooter and i know when saber actually get it right, they do great things, its just always 2 steps forward 4 steps back with them it seems, atleast when it comes to WWZ it couldve been a smash hit but they have flipflopped and dropped the ball so many times its hard to have faith in them

[@kiwikemist]

looks kinda woke (that lady at the start)

[@Musabre]

lmao @@kiwikemist

[@pretherox]

THAT really looks like a battlefield. I also like how they support the player with artillery, tanks and infantery, it really gives the essence that you aren't alone in that planet. I hope the final work will look like this

[@michaeledmunds7056]

Yeah, that was the biggest flaw in the original imo. "Why TF am I doing this by myself, again...?"

[@notthed0d791]

I mean yeah it looks really good but the number of nids pouring in is nowhere near the amount the dude is fighting, if I see a battle I kinda wanna see what’s actually happening to what I’m seeing, I get they definitely can’t make that many actual enemies or it’d crash the game with how good this looks but idk I kinda would like something, it doesn’t have to be much other than just not obscuring the enemies right before they get to you to fill that gap in what you see and what happens

[@xxiwarrior250ixx6]

Agreed, the combined arms touch is a really neat detail.

[@studiosempy]

This is probably only for like one mission in the game then youre back to being alone doing your "covert" missions... hope im wrong though

[@PinkFoxzzz]

@@notthed0d791 We just need Samurai Warriors technique thats all

[@dustindubbo2892]

I just love how in the background of 0:55 you can see the thousands of las bolts being fired; just picture perfect example of what the guard does best.

[@Xalantor]

The atmosphere is amazing. You feel part of a much larger conflict, but you still manage to make a mark.

[@omnianti0]

you feel but never endure all is fake

[@mrwabbit9576]

@@omnianti0 i mean theres no tyranid invasion irl, im pretty glad we dont have to endure.

[@omnianti0]

@@mrwabbit9576 even if its simulation is ok to me but not if its just tunnel shooter purposely designed for easy victory do you tryed worldwarz ?

[@mrwabbit9576]

@@omnianti0 you can adjust the difficulty to make these games more challenging and believable. Tyranids have never been added to a shooter like this so I think it's cool just to see them come to life finally. The combat looks fun and the game looks amazing. It's just a hack and slash shooter though, I don't think anyone's expecting the most challenging game. It's not really the aim of the game. It's more about story and seeing the Warhammer universe come to life. You mean world war z the zombie game? I've not played it actually. Is it good?

[@omnianti0]

@@mrwabbit9576 its not an open world : in tunnel game all is scripted and the replayability as the level of realism is null tyranid by themself are not the best of monster but they are so many diferent kind that is inedit in term of biological monster and its what make them so atractive for a wargame

[@marklaidler2783]

Finally another game that gets that being a one-man army is only half as cool as being a super soldier with an army at your back, watching you tear through surrounded by guardsmen is fantastic

[@the_bane_of_all_anti_furry]

it make you fell worthy and usefull cause you see how you are carrying the momentum and fighting your way throught as the others advance or end up safe by your side.

[@KaptifLaDistillerie]

You know we are gonna play this like we played Halo... SAVE EVERY GUARDSMAN !

[@williamgrand9724]

Yes, scaling is what makes the 40k universe so fascinating.

[@miriamweller812]

Makes me thing more of how to not let these guardsmen die and being annoyed how stupidly they run into their death insteaf of taking defense positions and try to survive and fight as long as possible. When you just run in and die instantly, you not only waste your own life for nothing, you also hurt the side you are fighting for, since while you may die anyway, if you fight smart you could have taken some of those attackers with you.

[@Legionary-4]

Really puts into perspective how wild the Imperium is for expecting or even *demanding* average joe humans like us to charge up to the frontlines alongside your Astartes against a foe like the Tyranids.

[@Orvis25]

I am so happy that the guard are represented so well in this (and the prior) SM game. Its nice to see the guard fighting bravely alongside (and without) the help of the marines to defend the planet.

[@tomasburian6550]

They look so tiny :3

[@t4rsus90]

Cadia stands! But alongside this angel* encased in a tank with a gun trying its best to lie to people that it isn't a tank, Cadia's about to give someone a really, really bad day.

[@Elric54]

@@t4rsus90 tanks kinda are angels. The modern equivalent is the blackhawk helicopter. And before tanks it was mounted knights (medieval tanks). When you're locked-down under assault, knights/tanks/helos/space marines are your salvation.

[@NikolayDPR]

The Guard is dumb meat, just like the ultra gays.

[@huuthainguyen6779]

Finaly some ai game can KILL ALOT OF ENEMY =)

[@MrLense]

Love how it actually feels like a battle, like it's not just you and 2 other space Marines but the Guardsmen are involved, their Las fire actually attacking enemies. It's not just NPCs filling out the scene and having scripted deaths.

[@CheapSushi]

This looks incredible! I love how all the units look like they're working together and as a team instead of just fodder and filler.

[@pengu1nASH]

I love how the tyranids are portrayed in large scale. And to imagine that these specimens have little adaptations. I’d love to see the swarm change subtly over the course of the game.

[@omnissiah7247]

Lore accurate Tyranids would make it a very short game :D Remember what happened in Macragge, one of the best defended worlds in the Imperium, the Tyranids pretty much came in and brute forced through most of the defences. Also if I remember correctly, one of the first times when fighting against the Imperial Guard the Tyranids evolved to sweat some kind of slime/goo like substance that gave them extremely high resistance to heat based weapons, i.e. the Lasgun. And this happened within hours of the encounter. Admitedly it would be interesting if the hardest difficulty made the Tyranids adapt in real time. Use the Bolter too much they get heavy armoured carapaces to tank the shots, goo sweat for Meltas and ranged focused if you melee too much. Granted that would be a pain to pull off, mechanics wise, but it's fun to dream.

[@pengu1nASH]

@@omnissiah7247 true the game would be very short

[@watch.v-dQw4w9WgXcQ]

@@omnissiah7247 it could sort of pull it off by creating sections where previous encounter area would take what equipment you have to alter the next sections spawns. unless you mean resistances mid combat in which case we'd just end up with Sentients from Warframe that do that.

[@panzerrjcb]

​​@@omnissiah7247The things is, according to Lore ( Lexicanum and warhammer 40k Wikia ), no race in the Galaxy can hope to match the full force of the Imperial Guard and Space Marines combined. Orks and Tyranids are the most numerous races in the gakaxy, but in terms of vehicles and large guns, Imperial Guard takes the cake. If you give enough time for the Imperial Guard to mobilize Tanks, artillery, aircraft and to request Titans from Forge worlds, even Tyranids cant stand a chance to win. War40k its ridicolous speaking about numbers, and the Guard can mobilize thousands of Tanks in a single planet, and im not sure if you know what means "thousands" of Tanks rolling down a hill. If you read the Lore, Imperial Guard its the mskt successful force in thr gakaxy because of their heavy guns

[@adamlucashill725]

​@panzerrjcb I am very dubious the Nids can quickly outnumber Imperial forces if that's what they wanted to do

[@D4RKMA7TER]

I hope more Warhammer games take this kind of route - so tiring seeing only strategy/turn-base games - I want WH40k to come to life in games like this to be immersed into.

[@misterfevillord1588]

Speed freeks?

[@colinmorgan2511]

I would love to see an AoS or Fantasy game like Hunted demons forge or Darksouls. But yes completely agree we need more of both.

[@r.lum.r]

Have you checked out Darktide or Boltgun?

[@D4RKMA7TER]

yes @@r.lum.r

[@D4RKMA7TER]

thats a goofy game but its alright I played it a little@@misterfevillord1588

[@martinng6260]

We can totally see the great effort from the team which create this wonderful piece. Space Marine will be proud !!!

[@BedlaMbl4]

The ambient sounds are very quiet, there is no feeling that there is a war around, I hope to fix this, it greatly spoils the immersion.

[@DVAcme]

I love that the game seems like it will feature much more cooperation with the Imperial Guard. Space marines are cool as hell by themselves, but they're even cooler when put next to regular humans to really show you how big and powerful they are in contrast, especially now that Titus is a Primaris Marine. Plus, it's the Imperial fucking Guard, the true heroes of the Imperium, I'm always glad to see them shown.

[@laves820]

hope they do a guardsman DLC since it would def be more fun to play as a lasman

[@rulerchara3049]

@@laves820 fun and handcore

[@ballssex3D]

@@laves820 I always wanted a Warhammer game like Battlefront, it would be fun going from walking Tank as a Space Marine to Horror Game as a Guardsmen lol

[@nosavepoints]

It's not just amy Imperial Guard troops either, it's the freaking Cadians. Abbadon destroying their home world only made them more angry.

[@vaporsouls6752]

love how you can see guardsmen running around and holding positions instead of being in the process of getting consumed by tyranids. Goes to show that the guard most of the time will be facing (and winning) the same horrors without space marine helping them

[@willlliorca7024]

It just takes a lot more of them to do it lol

[@serronserron1320]

@@willlliorca7024 As the Space Marine is faster, stronger, smarter and has centuries of battle experience. Allegedly

[@willlliorca7024]

@@serronserron1320 yee. Against flesh and bone creatures they pretty much dominate the battlefield.

[@serronserron1320]

@@willlliorca7024 Until they have to walk into a narrow tunnel or normal human sized hallway. One of the potholes in 40k. They need Rattling Marines. Call them tunnel rats .

[@willlliorca7024]

@@serronserron1320 I’m surprised they don’t just make a hole big enough for themselves lol

[@matthewskube6452]

I hope we can pick and customize our squad to our liking. I would like to see the Ultramarines with helmets. I hope the online multiplayer game mode is as fun as SM1. We should be able to pick our character's appearance, and customize his armour. I have high expectations for this game, so take your time, and keep it true to the 40K Universe.

[@MuhammadIrfan-oe5su]

The dodge and counter at 4:48 is just *chefs kiss*

[@boltodj]

This does a fantastic job of showing how large even the basic tyranids really are, and how terrifying they are to normal humans.

[@UniDeathRaven]

yea but when your height as of space marine, you have ZERO fear.

[@talonmage40k]

It does a fantastic job of showing the size of the Marines compared to everyone else, too.

[@TheGrumbliestPuppy]

@@UniDeathRaven They should have some fear, since a tyranid warrior is roughly the equal of a space marine. But since this is a video game I'm guessing we'll be able to slaughter them in droves.

[@UniDeathRaven]

I think aliens for space marines are like breakfast, unlike those original tiny humans. They are like us "OMAGAWD, ALIENS GONNA KILL US" nonsense. @@TheGrumbliestPuppy

[@msf2000]

Yeah even the "weaklings" like Hormagaunts and Termagaunts are roughly twice the size of a wolf, and they always charge in hundreds, if not thousands.

[@covenant05]

Every step the space marine takes feels like there is weight and power behind it. The imperial guard around you is just icing on the cake. And the guardsmen look beefier as well, they're there to deal as much death to the enemy with what they are capable off and you're there to see that they carry out there job.

[@KaptifLaDistillerie]

And you're here to save them ALL ! Reminds me of saving marines in Halo.

[@yuotube.comAlpha]

the spacemarine moves as if it is about to crap from overexertion ... what nonsense ... the books describe in detail that people who see a spacemarine are literally in shock from cognitive dissonance, since their brain is not able to accept the fact that, with its size and mass, the spacemarine move with amazing speed and ease! the developers of this game obviously didn't bother to read the WARKHAMMER 40,000 books!

[@skavanagh2778]

​@@yuotube.comAlphaease is relative. relative ease considering the fact that they're in a power armour suit that ways as much as an eighteen wheeler

[@davey_boy94]

@@yuotube.comAlpha That's grimderp lore. And probably outdated and retconned as well. Everything 40K lore-wise is supposed to be taken with a grain of salt to begin with. Certain things are meant to feel exaggerated because they're coming from unreliable sources.

[@BioClone]

@@yuotube.comAlpha The funny guy on parties im sure... the books has lots of problems aswell depending the author and many things are overexagerated or dramatical on purpouse... the executions can already fit that descryption... *W40k is Science fiction with a dose of realism to make it feel plausible... finding the balance is way harder than you could expect... Making Space marines too agile could trigger things you would expect when talking about the uncanney valley

[@maxek46]

The graphics look superb and the gameplay looks solid. It was a shame to see so many explosions without any sound though, hopefully that can be fixed (with delay too ideally)

[@Acekid02]

Hopefully this is enough to help trigger a live action movies series staring henry cavil. Cant wait for this to come out!!!

[@avidrunes9442]

My favorite thing to do in the Halo games was trying to keep my marines alive.I'm so excited that, at least in this section, we fight side-by-side with the guardsmen. I'm getting those people home! Well, maybe not Cadia...

[@lordgod9958]

Cadia stands...in our hearts

[@hamad4576]

That was my first thought as well. Always tried to keep my marines alive will do the same for my guardsman. Might as well be playing as a Salamander instead of an Ultramarine

[@Lakrimoz]

Ooof too soon?

[@loliking2763]

Wrong faction for that need the salamanders not the ultramarines 😅

[@MNM-lq9te]

​@@hamad4576lamenters more like it!

[@iDropPhats]

Seeing tens upon tens of thousands of creatures just warring with each other and humans is crazy to see. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a game capture such an unbelievably massive scale of warfare before. It really adds to the feeling of being on a planet that’s completely overrun. So many games have tried and failed at this exact same thing and this is the first game I’ve seen to really pull it off and have an ambiance of total war.

[@lynco3296]

It feels like the technology has finally arrived at a point where something with the scale and ambition of warhammer 40k can be done properly.

[@Shas-O]

The Starship Troopers (2005) game was first, as i remember, the game, where is swarm-enemy system well done and implemented in 70% of gameplay.

[@Thunder_warrior]

if you look closely - they are background and are not in the battle actually

[@kylerphillips8466]

That's exactly why I felt hopeful after I saw that Saber Interactive is developing the game. The swarm engine they used in World War Z worked very well and made the scale feel unbelievable at times - perfect for 40k and especially for battles with the Tyranids. I definitely recommend trying out World War Z if you want to get a feel for what to expect.

[@cthuluchtului650]

Play days gone mate. Damn when you see 300+ zombies coming at you

[@trillboswaggins]

"Cadia broke before the guard did." love seeing how well the imperial guard are represented here.

[@leccy9901]

Cannot wait for this. The size of the fights, the impact of your weapon, kills with blood everywhere, guards actually fighting with you. This is going to be a really fun game. Always loved warhammer, never really liked the games. But this one is perfect for me. Bring it on!

[@SprikSprak]

I like how the Tyranid Warriors are the equals of a Space Marine - also it works from a gameplay standpoint, reminds me of Halo Elites - you have to work for the kill as the enemy has the same tools/stats you do

[@dukeofhazard420]

Here’s hoping we see a duel between a titan and a bio titan on this game

[@eldiablo2418]

not exactly but somewhat yea

[@tamerofhorses2200]

I wouldn't call them equal as they are being shown in this short video getting slaughtered by the dozens by 3 space marines. More that they can hold their ground for a while longer than the average grunt.

[@rotmgpumcake]

same in halo @@tamerofhorses2200

[@Tech-wg6ef]

​@@tamerofhorses2200it's mostly for gameplay purposes, but a warrior and a space marine have equivalent stats in the tabletop aswell as in the lore

[@kamikazegamer3553]

As a Tyranid player on the tabletop, seeing massive swarms of gaunts and gargoyles in the way the game portrays it makes you feel the full scale terror and awe that guardsmen feel when seeing such an overwhelming amount of enemies. And i fucking love it.

[@elijahgrimm8052]

Eh, they just need more flak guns and autocannons, haha

[@kikoredog]

yes but as you know, the battlelines in 40k aren't 80 feet wide they're 1200 miles and 10 billion tyranids are coming over the hilltop, not 1000.

[@Andytlp]

A strategy open for exploit. If they had high explosive thats a huge kill rate per shot.

[@panzerrjcb]

@@kikoredog A few Titans and 300.000 Leman Russ Tanks can hold the line. Lore wise, no race in the war40k Universe can match the full force of the Imperial Guard if they have enough time to mobilize. Even Space Marines respect a dedicated and well structured imperial guard army. Given enough time, the Guard can deploy thousands of cheap but heavy Leman Russ tanks, and millions of soldiers. A good tactic to destroy Tyranids its to keep killing them without giving them time to adapt

[@reddrake4451]

​@panzerrjcb Cadia, now please collect your salty tears in tubes I need them for nurgle. Don't ask.

[@KanuckStreams]

8:24 interesting to see that Sergeant have their sword sheathed with the blade edge pointing up, like samurai of ancient history...

[@mitch3384]

The mud on the ground is a simple thing, but bloody well done.

[@ValkyrieQueenInori]

6:13 I love that they are going full Tyranid Swarm attacks it had to be like World War Z level swarms and this is really good

[@WTFisTingispingis]

It makes a lotta sense Saber is the dev for this.

[@rdklgrunt6985]

It still need some other enemy, only nids for the whole game seems a bit lacking. It could be necrons... because chaos is overdone by now.

[@warp_machine9141]

@@rdklgrunt6985 there will probably be something other than tyranids since the first one had a ''surprise'' chaos invasion

[@dragonrider1736]

Kill one, ten more takes its place.

[@Santisima_Trinidad]

​@@rdklgrunt6985on one hand, yes, but it could be a different flavour of chaos to the first game. Last time it was khorne, a good counterpoint to the orks, as both are all about violence. So they could do nurgle chaos for this one, being very biological in nature, but of course being filled with disease and decay rather than being a constantly adapting swarm. But other factions would also be cool.

[@pdayungog4755]

I love the scale of the battlefields. Super big and FULL of both tyranids and guardsmen. Amazing graphics with hundreds if not thousands of AI on screen at one time. Feels like a real full sized planetary battlefield full of enemies and allies alike. Cant wait for this to drop!

[@pdayungog4755]

It almost reminds me of the “space marines vs clones” videos but just in a third person focused orientation. In the game they act like this as well (taking cover, advancing, crouching, etc.)

[@johncoleman5974]

I wabt the guys thst made this and doom 2016 to make gears 6

[@Puschit1]

I guess most of them are just repeating animations in the background and I doubt what happens around you will change much depending on your actions but still, looks awesome!

[@spyguy8002]

it got delayed till next year 😞

[@drivn4895]

Literally love everything. One thing I would leave out, or have the option of changing, is to turn on or off the "reloading" sound sample.

[@SouperWy]

I adore that pistol quickdraw as a counter move.

[@Cocytus127]

The accurate portrayal of the guardsmen at 5:32 is a really nice attention to detail. Astartes are basically gods compared to regular humans on the battlefield and it's not uncommon for a guardsman to kneel in respect or even refer to an Astartes as "my lord".

[@docterfantazmo]

The hulking super soldiers slamming into bio-horrors in a grim, industrial setting is giving me big Gears of War nostalgia. Combine that with being a 40k fan for 2 decades, I can't wait to play.

[@MrWhiteLioness]

It literally looks like Gears for sure!

[@Labbazz]

as a Astra Militarum Fan I just keep thinking how much cooler you could make this game if you would be in the shoes of a guardsman, Kasrkin or Tempestus Scion the devs could have put in char customisation and all that fun stuff for the co op.

[@dogboy0912]

"Their numbers are endless" Guardsmen: "well well well"

[@ronuss]

this looks amazing, seeing imperial guard working with space marines is a thing of beauty. I love how they kneel down to the sms. , the size scale is spot on. The scale of war is on point, its like a 40k novel put to screen so well. The only thing id say that needs work is the ambient audio needs to be lounder. Some of the shell fire wasn't that far away and was very quite, it should rock the entire screen and ears lol. In the novels often war is told to be soo loud no one can even hear orders from people next to each other, so i hope they improve that aspect of the game.

[@drabit7230]

completely agree, audio was a lil off

[@lordfrostdraken]

Maybe its on a slider?

[@cavecanem1741]

Remember when he said "Reloading weapon"? That was cool

[@nessa-parmentier]

Absolutely agree about the audio part, felt like everything was just quiet enough to allow characters to speak calmly in the middle of an intense warzone. Basically everything (mostly the weapons) should be louder except for dialogue. Idk if tyranids are supposed to make a lot of noise or not, but I found them surprisingly quiet too

[@marcanthony8475]

Honestly the only thing that I'm slightly grumpy about is how many times I heard "RELOADING" , I mean they have a neural link to there fellow space marines so they don't actually have to say anything.. they already know.. it's one of the many things that make them so formidable. They can plan out a whole battle right next to you and you would never know.. what's happening..

[@ringadingding7667]

i love how melee enemies actually block/parry instead of just starting at you while you gut them

[@dyciefisk2535]

The difference between Orks and Tyranids I suppose.

[@PlayTT]

Wait until AI gets upgraded in games. Then we’ll really be in for some high end level difficulty haha.

[@AurelionSass]

@@dyciefisk2535 The difference between genetically modified bio-organic weapons controlled by a hive mind posessing impossible amounts of gathered combat experience and a mushroom that was literally born yesterday. Heh, don't get me wrong though, i still like da boyz.

[@ringadingding7667]

@@PlayTT theoritically in MANY games ai can be better than prop players they just dont want to do it. In mordhau or mortal kombat they can literally make the ai beyond godly if they really wanted to. Its less the ai but more their attacks and defence.

[@PlayTT]

@@ringadingding7667 facts! I’d still like it to be a difficulty setting to play around with haha.

[@thatrandomsquirrel2924]

I got worried any time the Guard joined in. I pet saying “no, protect them! Those are Cadians! They aren’t getting any more!”

[@ChiGyu620]

We'll see what the final product looks like, but the sense of scale in this preview footage is absolutely amazing. Also, can they please include an option to wear a helmet in game? It always irritated me that it wasn't possible to do so in the first Space Marine.

[@1norselad]

I like that guardsmen actually interact and do things. Like kill enemies and die. Makes them more than set dressing

[@GodEmperorTitan]

That leman russ tank driving off to the side and firing its main gun is freaking awesome, glad to see its size in videogame form

[@leandrosvarus6943]

Yea, that was my favorite part. I was a bit annoyed the sponsons weren't firing. But that might be chalked up to limited gun elevation or OP in that situation though.

[@Elric54]

@@leandrosvarus6943 given the attention to detail in other areas, I bet they thought of that the same way you did

[@KingMaltheo]

I hope theirs a good amount of cosmetics and paints, I’m trynna be a black Templar mowing down heretics with a sword 🙏🏽

[@farright118]

Would be cool to get like an 3D enxylopedia of all the tyranid forms, pdf units etc

[@Jed_Rowahnn]

This game looks absolutely incredible! The one thing I've been wondering since the first announcement trailer though is how they can have a compelling story with Tyranids as the antagonist. With Orks and Chaos, you have a character with motivations, goals, and a personality. With Tyranids, you just have an endless swarm devoid of individualism.

[@ricekrums443]

There’s a reason Tyranids are attacking that planet specifically, I bet you it has to do with the first games plot.

[@colinmorgan2511]

Biomass.

[@reynard4823]

Probbably going to focus on charicter stuggle & overcoming adversity. Perhaps Titus must contend with the lingering s u s from his previous chaos accusations too.

[@blek99]

My thoughts exactly, they should have pushed the GS cult angle, one of the more interesting in the universe imho.

[@basedsneedclave175]

Nids story is more so is characters reacting to getting wiped out by nids

[@Lakrimoz]

There's something about witnessing a Leman Russ rumbling forward while leading a squad of Cadians that just makes me smile.

[@jacobmainhart9438]

5:00 I love guns with little spinning bits while they fire!

[@MisterTingles]

i've heard of texture pop-ins, but those guardsmen's shadows being flown in from orbit was unexpected... (0:36 to the right of the objective blip)

[@littleolghostly]

0:50 That commissar on top of the tank taking lead and holding a las rifle in his hand is so epic

[@lonecolamarine]

I didn't even notice him. Glad to see we're getting more than just IG grunts this time around. I get it with engine limitations and all, but I could almost cry seeing this. I only got into 40k back in 2016 but I NEVER thought I'd see a 40k game that looked this good.

[@xXBisquitsXx]

yeah, was disappointed the twin-linked heavy bolters on the side of the Leman Russ didn't fire at the enemies though, It was in such a perfect position for it too

[@joshuakuehn]

Caiphas moment

[@tadhgmcelligott3693]

I don't see that, any help as to where I should look?

[@littleolghostly]

@@tadhgmcelligott3693 if you pause on the timestamp you can see a vehicle on the objective marker and on top of that vehicle you can see a man, thats the good 'ol deserter shooting commissar we all know and love

[@austinhixson625]

The scale of these battles is crazy! You really get the feeling that you are part of a massive firefight, but at the same time the sheer size of Space Marines (showcased when standing next to run-of-the-mill guardsmen) makes you feel powerful as hell. My only gripe is that I hope they flesh out the melee combat a bit more so that its not the same 2 or 3 hit combo every time. No matter how heavy and weighty the melee feels it will get old fast if there's not variety or skill/strategy involved

[@fariszakwan4433]

Oh you mean each combo has different style.

[@bagelxxbutter592]

I agree but at the same time I'm just happy to see a little bit of melee combat with a nice counter and execution ^^

[@gustavochavez7141]

yup, batman games are super addicting because you can press the same combo and 100x styles of the same move make the game so much more appealing. if I use the same move over and over it gets boring real quick.

[@mazanakaUA]

Where's the scale? Locations shown in the video are not open, it's just a single narrow path. The number of enemies is also low. If you want to see a horde in action look at L4D 2, for example. Then come back to this video and see that there's no more than 15-20 enemies on screen at any given time. This preview killed any excitement I had for the game, as it looks like just like the first one with "better" graphics. Gameplay-wise it looks like a slog.

[@adam1979NSmcc]

These armored guys walk like I do after a long shift and the chafing is maxed out lol

[@TheJumpingJake]

Now this is A GAME! It’s exactly how you expect it to look and the details of all pieces and actually having guardsmen not being fodder speaks volumes to the this. All round view from the video, 9/10! - also the guard men’s vehicles are some of the most beautiful pieces ive seen. I do look forward to the TAU coming back without warning to help with their advanced technology

[@mac16a]

Did you see how guardsmen slide instead of taking steps? Some mele attack also looked out of sync. I kinda expected more after the trailer.

[@shadowghost815]

This looks sick! At 7:11 the marine says, "You have yet to see the worst" and the other marine replies "Oh, I look forward to it" 😂😂😭😭

[@brianhouston5368]

I bet that smack-talking homie gets digested later.

[@archongaur1191]

damn this is like one of w40k novels being brought right into our screens.... the scale of the battle is insane. Cant wait to see what tyranids bio-forms or other factions will appear. This is massive win for all w40k fans. Just hope we can turn off as much of the HUD, enemy marking/highlighting as possible for the maximal immersion...

[@AliMiguelEldnit]

Is it bad that I also want to wear the helmet, at least?

[@megazetabetaful]

as someone who's read one of those Novels, i can agree. I WANT THIS FOR CHRISTMAS!!!

[@dantefromdevilmaycry9857]

Let's hope that is an option @@AliMiguelEldnit

[@archongaur1191]

@@AliMiguelEldnit on in gameplay off during cutscenes would be great option to have

[@TheDustyChinchilla]

using the World War Z engine was a genuine stroke of brilliance. seeing an overwhelming tide of Tyranids pouring over the hill is the only accurate way to do this game

[@Blight-Knight9]

I’m not a 40k person but through mtg I’ve slowing learning the universe. This game looks awesome and I would definitely consider buying it

[@josephbadgley4803]

The Warhammer mtg deck my buddy has is actually pretty brutal

[@jimmyheidt1250]

Fingers crossed for boss fights to include Carnifex Brood, Mawloc and Swarm lord/ hive tyrant. Any other big Tyranid monsters would be just amazing

[@claytullos1521]

I hope they have an ability to where you can equip or unequipped a space marine helmet as the player wishes

[@prestonla2588]

I agree

[@ztheguy222]

This game screams for a multi-player horde mode with customizable marines.

[@WRAAEEE]

​@@ztheguy222the first game had it, so sequel will likely have it too

[@jmneo4635]

The best part for me is being part of a bigger war!!! It is always players.vs hordes even in World War Z. Having the guardsman fight with you brings a whole lot of charm especially in a well crafted Campaign.

[@glenferrieroadhawthorn]

the graphic fidelity is sexy right? my english lol

[@jmneo4635]

@@glenferrieroadhawthorn Indeed! I can already hear my PC and GPU crying.

[@JT-br7xg]

LOL @2:10 when he says 'Leave not one of them standing', dude sounded exactly like Randy Marsh from Southpark

[@nikos3706]

I sincerely wish we will have the option to do all this with helmets equipped. Listening to space marines yell "FOR THE EMPEROR" in their iconic helmet megaphone while playing this game will make me get the best chills known to man.

[@kingsleyr7387]

You can put the helmet from game settings

[@nikos3706]

@@kingsleyr7387 Thank you for confirming

[@19972zach]

@@kingsleyr7387that’s awesome

[@Chumbry42]

Looks amazing! Also hoping we eventually get an imperial guard game at one point that is much more focused on using the environment and tactics to overcome the nightmares of the 41st millennium. Maybe something like republic commando where we can give simplistic orders from first person. A story, choice based inquisition game would also be fun.

[@matthewbrown8272]

Imperial guard game would be sick, Just surviving battle after battle and getting recognised for your service to the emperor, and its gotta play as one of the boys from kreig.

[@megaslayercho]

Republic commando,that's a name I havent heard in a long time,I see you are also a man of culture. It would be pretty awesome to have squad oriented WH game where you give out orders to squadies republic commando style.

[@1rotzy]

I could see that being like The All Guardsmen Party.

[@lunnchie]

Catachans brother

[@TheHunter993]

No, Imperial Guard game like Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway

[@hungariannerd8445]

7:15 looks like that ship in Starcraft 1 cinematics where terran fights zerg on that ship

[@Space_Man909]

Hopefully, there's an option that allows you to toggle the helmet on/off

[@jakobhawkins77]

I hope Guardsman have more of a role in this. I love fighting massive fights with a couple of heros and having; let's be honest, Meatgrinders to fill in. Just the scale is impressive

[@serronserron1320]

You can even play as latrine digger 64168009 and valiantly attack the beasts with your shovel.

[@jakobhawkins77]

@@serronserron1320 only in death does duty end. Carry on Guardsman

[@andystephon871]

It looks fantastic, the only thing that's lacking might be the sound. The guns feel a little lack luster/muted and the guardsmen speak rather softly for what's going on around them.

[@the_bane_of_all_anti_furry]

welp these are cadians they of course talk like that in such situations since they are trained and hardened for such things since childhood.

[@smirking8457]

I was going to say, I wish the bolter was roaring

[@andystephon871]

@@the_bane_of_all_anti_furry Which is well and good for staying calm, but when there are hundreds of men firing laz guns and space marines popping bolters and heavy vehicles flying over head and tanks firing vollies of heavy shells. The idea isn't whether or not you can speak calmly, you yell so that others can actually hear you.

[@aaronhoeksema7942]

The chainsword sounds like a cheap lawnmower I want to hear it roar!

[@carsonnesbit1178]

@@the_bane_of_all_anti_furryI get what you mean but there was clearly and audio imbalance when the guards were talking, they were pretty difficult to hear over the rest of the game.

[@cryptout]

It looks great, I hope they work some more on the sound though, those big explosions for example did not make any noise.

[@davidspetz9850]

This preview was incredible. The literal only thing I would change is the animation when the Marines walk off of a ledge onto a lower level, and if that sounds nitpicky its because everything else was great

[@killak3219]

The transitions from melee to ranged combat are pretty smooth and quick. This looks awesome

[@IvO09]

It looks the same as the first game. Are you a shilldog or just a hyper?

[@JavxsVonTrier666]

​@@IvO09and you just a sad hater

[@Brodes235]

I love how they seemed to create an actual melee system with parrying and dodge mechanics with enemies doing the same all while utter chaos is happening all around you also I love how they make you fight with guardsmen to emphasize that the space marines are truly a different breed and are looked to as saviors by the guardsmen

[@omnianti0]

you never will fight with them they are just scripted non interactive dummies

[@TuShan18]

8:17 The backbone of the guard has been done justice.

[@zeku_samateoriasymas]

Sería chido en el lodo campaña pudieras elegir entre varios space marine ya sea de la legión de las salamandras o alguna otra aparte de los ultramar

[@damienthecadian8164]

3:29 "The Eighth never miss." Did I hear that right? Is the 8th Cadian regiment back in service since Cadia fell?

[@893khalid1]

Yup yup!!!

[@potatolord8444]

Less of a lore line but the "We can't hold them!" Sounds like it was taken straight out of the first Dawn of War.

[@PoorManatee6197]

​@@potatolord8444"consider it done" also reminds me of DoW, if they included references like these all over the game it will be great

[@rizzoripsrico7377]

Love the use of cadian troops, makes it a real battlefield

[@clownie1313]

Cadian😢

[@bighoss14]

THE GUARD BROKE BEFORE THE PLANET DID

[@medgyesiistvan9522]

@@bighoss14 The planet broke before the guard did*

[@bighoss14]

@@medgyesiistvan9522 i know what i said

[@tassaladden]

HERESY!@@bighoss14

[@Rocksteadyz1]

Looks incredible. But think they still have to add the allies las gun sound effects in

[@xtricky1419]

Man the gameplay is smooth like gravy, love the background battle and environment

[@glitch200]

Hope we get to see some more marine chapters helping out. Doubt just the ultramarines would be helping this planet.

[@smolwavingsnail9028]

Yeh I hope to see some other factions as well. Maybe the blood angels want some payback for baal.

[@Scrotom]

Hope we get Orks! Actually no... I hope we get to play as an Ork Warboss. Orks are the superior happy species. Space Marine chapters are contrived, too numerous, and melodramatic. 💚

[@KM-vx8rt]

i think this is the wrong game for you then lol@@Scrotom

[@Hadrexus]

@@Scrotom Too numerous? Wait until you hear about space marine legions in 30k

[@cpt.sortinaz5572]

​@@Scrotom believe it or not, space marine arent that many anymore in standards of w40k. Legion building was banned and for member, only 1000 is allowed to he created because dum-dum imperium high lords. The chapter with the highest space marine available would be the black templars. I'll take the estimation of their members count from tts which is (6551) available space marine. Not including their chapter keeps and other fuckin marine on random planet. They are probably more than 8000 if we include that tho.

[@HolligaMan]

The background/landscape is sinfully amazing it makes the foreground where you are 10x more immersive! The art direction of this game is supernatural.

[@brawler5760]

Swarm Engine at its finest baby

[@Xanderpr96]

I feel that the presence if your character is not the same as in SM1. When I rolled in SM1 the screen would shake and provide a feeling of mass and weight to the character. I hope that's still true in SM2.

[@TM-oy9qo]

The officer strutting like Dr. Livesey

[@GnausAvelineChPH]

I love how some of the guardsmen are complimenting you as you fight if you can catch a glimpse of the "such divine magnificence" at 2:16

[@AnshiNoWara]

8:22 The gameplay is legit if you even notice the most subtle of bugs.

[@ashdog9235]

I think that guardsmen it’s definitely using some warp power

[@AnshiNoWara]

@@ashdog9235 warp power without him showing any aura or even a hint of warp energy effect? impossible! we need the inquisition to look into this matter.

[@ArcaneMaiden]

...which bug, brother/sister? Too many to see 😂

[@jimbo80982]

I thought the same. The guardsmen were glitchy. Beyond that, the tank moves solidly on the ground which is jarring. It should really be more of a shudder along - even on the flat ground.

[@ashdog9235]

@@AnshiNoWara NO what is this heresy quick find the nearest commissar to execute this filthy heretic!

[@2thomask]

0:30 i read it as assist the Canadians in defense

[@andrebenoit404]

This has me in the mood to start painting again.

[@rexringtail471]

I liked how in the original Rogue Trader, an entire 3 hour tabletop game represented 90 seconds to 2 minutes of combat. Highlighted the reflexes of Astartes and Eldar and casualties of Orks and Guard

[@Jazzglenn]

The sight of a never ending wave of Nids scaling from the top to the sides or mountains in cinematic and clear visual splendor.. ITS AMAZING!

[@killer2403]

Knowing that I will have waited only 1 year more or less for this sequel as I discovered and played the first last year is just thrilling. Can't wait. This one has more of a D-Day feeling to it than sci-fi compared to the first installment. It's like Doom+Call of Duty.

[@SublimeSingularity]

I feel like there's room for more narrative reflection in the combat. Aren't the Tyranid's supposed to be a hive mind? Why are there little dude's just sacrificing themselves? I'd like to see more tricks in the engagement. Looks really good though! Would buy!