40k's subtext is pretty woke. It draws alot of the atheist leftoid crowd which is what seemed like this game's target audience.
I would say lame grimdark. Simply because DoW (and like 90% of other 40K games) in a nutshell is a game about space marines vs space orks, chain swords and explosions no more no less. While 40K universe is actually a lot more deeper, interesting and depressing then that. Rogue Trader managed to show some of that (more or less).
Yep its a 100% storyfag game. Ironically enough that that the most gameplay heavy sections (unworld and boss fights) are the most annoying at the same time. Game is not terrible but I do regret paying full price for it.
You must not check out many 40k communities.
You're clearly spewing out bullshit because you have no idea what you're talking about. If the game is anything like the books, then calling it woke is sheer idiocy on your part. Nothing I have seen from it so far suggest anything woke. In fact, it seems to stay true to the spirit of the books (which is pretty metal. Reminds me a lot of Call of Juarez and Reverend Ray McCall, who could quote the Old Testament while dispensing God's Judgement with his revolvers).
NOOOOO NO NOOOOO AAAARGHHH
I can confirm that there is no woke shit in the game whatsoever. Its very dark, depressing low fantasy medieval setting. Atmosphere wise its absolutely like the books. If you haven't read them then think Disciples 2, Diablo 1,2, Inquisitor (2012), King Arthur Knights Tale.
They only show one religion as stupid and hateful and it's not the right one
I'd say it is competently written. The twist with the religion is an interesting premise to explore, the characters and their motivations are believable, the world feels down-to-earth and the perspective of the main character is done very well. But I do agree that after Soul Hunters the author just keeps repeating himself. The reason being the story is locked so he can't do prequels that contradict his "later" works and as a result certain phrases beging to get old (and he keeps delving more and more into the magical aspect of the main character's past, which I find less interesting than his present job and religious aspects).
He is just filling pages with meaningless shit e.g. what's the point of describing how fucking shersken works in EVERY novel in EVER main book and most of the prequels? I'ts a definition of graphomania and comparing Piekara to Grzędowicz is an insult. And I'm not even starting on how bad those ubiquitous 'porn' scenes are.
Like I said (and agreed with you) - at some point (after the 4th book) he goes into the repeat mode. But if we look only at the first four books I think both series are fairly comparable and which one anyone likes more depends on personal preference at this point (I am a big fan of Christian elements, for example).
Ice Garden would be pretty good if only the sequel novels did not copy the exact structure of book 1. Main character (who seems to be the author's shamelessly idealized self-insert) explores the alien planet and meets its denizens, gathers power to face the big bad, then they duel and he gets defeated, only to miraculously survive and later come back for more punishment.
True. I will also add that I like how the main character acts BEFORE he gets magical powers. Don't get me wrong, it can be interesting too, but I find it less interesting than the initial setup and exploration.
Short answer is No. You basically run from one marker to another. Dialogues are well written, characters are interesting and your responses do matter but there is no inventory, skills or stats. Every hour or so you travel to "unworld" where you have to fight and run away from things. But those sections are NOT fun. Oh and there are no proper saves just stupid ass checkpoints. I would say wait for like 75% sale and play it for the plot.
Yeah the decision to write prequels and not the 5th book is proper annoying because I genuinely enjoyed the cliff-hanger of the 4th book. Btw another super annoying thing about the game is how they showed "unworld" and the fact that you need to go there literally EVERY HOUR. Decline.
