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Adding insult to injury, the target of his pursuit – Abaddon the despoiler, is the one responsible. Having been lost in the warp for 800 years, he manages to escape to real space only to find the Imperium engulfed in turmoil. In the Imperium campaign you are thrust into the shoes of lord admiral Spire, the protagonist of the previous game. The Tyranids trying to digest everyone and the Imperium of Man. A Necron dynasty reawakening only to find primitives infesting its worlds and go on cleansing. You can play as the following four factions: The forces of Chaos looking to destroy the Imperium once and for all.

The story of the game is far more open ended than that of its predecessor, with four campaigns released so far. Add to it the machinations of the Aeldari trying to stave off their extinction and green skins wanting their share in the fun and you get a chaotic galaxy filled with combat and bloodshed. At the same time, ancient threats are awakening, wishing to reclaim their lost glory as ravenous extra galactic invaders descend on the galaxy.

The Imperium forces are in disarray as Chaos surges forward. Cadia, the fortress world that held the forces of Chaos at bay for near 10,000 years, has finally fallen to the 13th Dark Crusade of Abaddon the Despoiler, warmaster of Chaos Undivided. Suffice to say that the game takes place in the “present” of the Warhammer 40,000 universe. The game does a good enough job explaining things for newcomers without boring more well informed fans. These are the words that open every Warhammer 40,000 novel and game, with Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 being no exception. In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war. That said the game can be paused to queue orders, slowed down for better reaction or sped up to get to the action. Battles play in real time, with the player controlling ships and ordering them around from a top down perspective.

#BATTLE FLEET GOTHIC 2 NECRONS UPGRADE#

During the grand campaign, they’ll conquer systems, consolidate control of sectors, research and upgrade vessels and build multiple fleets to secure victory via completing story line missions.Ĭombat itself takes place in space (duh) where the player gets to command a squadron of ships with various abilities and complete objectives to win the battle (often by destroying the opposition). Having played the campaign only (since its the only bit that interests me), the player gets to command its faction’s fleets on a galactic map divided to sectors and star systems. It is every bit as glorious as it sounds. To put it bluntly, Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 is a turn based strategy game with tactical combat reminiscent of the age of sail but with spaceships shaped like cathedrals and space monsters that would like to nom on them. The game lives to the ideal of sequels past – being a bigger, better version of its predecessor while introducing new mechanics and improving on old one. Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 is (mostly) everything I liked about the original and far more. Add to it the fate of Dawn of War 3, and you can understand my reluctance to play the game and be disappointed. Then some time before its launch, the game was delayed several months to January 2019, that only strengthened my unease. In addition, I have to mention that Tindalos Interactive did make some promises regarding the original game that weren’t fulfilled (the addition of Necron and Tyranid factions). Today, most franchises have turned sequels into nothing more than copy-paste jobs, sometimes even removing features from games only to re-introduce them later as paid content or following fan backlash. In the past it meant a better, bigger game with added features and mechanics. It can’t be helped considering how modern gaming had worked to ruin the concept of sequels. Even though I pre-ordered it (Tindalos Interactive did the pre-order bonus right – having it be a 25% discount to owners of the original game), it sat for months in my library, completely ignored. After discovering its predecessor and enjoying it immensely, I was quite hesitant playing its sequel.

I must admit I had some trepidation playing Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2. A (mostly) worthy successor to a great game

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