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March’s RPS Game Club pick is… Warhammer 40,000: Darktide!The ‘tides of March
The ‘tides of March
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Fatshark
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Fatshark
Hope everyone enjoyed theRPS Game Clubreturning withCobalt Core, though personally, I’ve always found deckbuilders a bit short on the screaming slaughter of unclean heretics. Put down the cards and pick up a boltgun, then, as this month’s Game Club pledges eternal service (until April) toWarhammer 40,000: Darktide.While it only released late in 2022, thisco-opshooter/slasher has bothgrown considerablyand pulled off an ambitious rework of its four misfit, Emprah-loving player classes. In addition to a number of entertaining, increasingly intense new missions, a massive skill tree overhaul has unlocked all manner of outlandish new abilities to play with. Shoot lightning from your hands! Shout at your friends so loudly they become invincible! Throw a big stone at people, killing them instantly!These additions and tweaks were not just welcome, but arguably necessary. I liked Darktide on launch, but in hindsight it was just apretty good Left 4 Deadlikewith a rubbish, overly randomised gear system. Now it feels much more like it’s doing its own thing, which happily still involves plenty of meaty shooting and rhythmic bludgeoning, not to mention asomewhat lessrubbish gear system that grants more control over which mutant-smiting tools you unlock and how you upgrade them.Could be us. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/FatsharkIn other words, if you recoiled at the touch of 2022-spec Darktide’s rough edges, now is a fine time to give it another shot – and if you’ve never tried it, why not have a go this month? It’s £33 onSteambut isincluded with PC Game Pass, and there’s full crossplay between the two. Another patched-in improvement, incidentally. And of course, we’ll be scribbling our own thoughts here on the site throughout March, culminating in a big friendly liveblog in which we can all share our thoughts/complain about RNG/hold hands and pray thatSpace Marine 2isn’t delayed again.I’m pencilling in4pm on Friday March 29thfor that liveblog. See you then, unless we end up sharing a righteous purge in the meantime.
Hope everyone enjoyed theRPS Game Clubreturning withCobalt Core, though personally, I’ve always found deckbuilders a bit short on the screaming slaughter of unclean heretics. Put down the cards and pick up a boltgun, then, as this month’s Game Club pledges eternal service (until April) toWarhammer 40,000: Darktide.While it only released late in 2022, thisco-opshooter/slasher has bothgrown considerablyand pulled off an ambitious rework of its four misfit, Emprah-loving player classes. In addition to a number of entertaining, increasingly intense new missions, a massive skill tree overhaul has unlocked all manner of outlandish new abilities to play with. Shoot lightning from your hands! Shout at your friends so loudly they become invincible! Throw a big stone at people, killing them instantly!These additions and tweaks were not just welcome, but arguably necessary. I liked Darktide on launch, but in hindsight it was just apretty good Left 4 Deadlikewith a rubbish, overly randomised gear system. Now it feels much more like it’s doing its own thing, which happily still involves plenty of meaty shooting and rhythmic bludgeoning, not to mention asomewhat lessrubbish gear system that grants more control over which mutant-smiting tools you unlock and how you upgrade them.Could be us. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/FatsharkIn other words, if you recoiled at the touch of 2022-spec Darktide’s rough edges, now is a fine time to give it another shot – and if you’ve never tried it, why not have a go this month? It’s £33 onSteambut isincluded with PC Game Pass, and there’s full crossplay between the two. Another patched-in improvement, incidentally. And of course, we’ll be scribbling our own thoughts here on the site throughout March, culminating in a big friendly liveblog in which we can all share our thoughts/complain about RNG/hold hands and pray thatSpace Marine 2isn’t delayed again.I’m pencilling in4pm on Friday March 29thfor that liveblog. See you then, unless we end up sharing a righteous purge in the meantime.
Hope everyone enjoyed theRPS Game Clubreturning withCobalt Core, though personally, I’ve always found deckbuilders a bit short on the screaming slaughter of unclean heretics. Put down the cards and pick up a boltgun, then, as this month’s Game Club pledges eternal service (until April) toWarhammer 40,000: Darktide.
While it only released late in 2022, thisco-opshooter/slasher has bothgrown considerablyand pulled off an ambitious rework of its four misfit, Emprah-loving player classes. In addition to a number of entertaining, increasingly intense new missions, a massive skill tree overhaul has unlocked all manner of outlandish new abilities to play with. Shoot lightning from your hands! Shout at your friends so loudly they become invincible! Throw a big stone at people, killing them instantly!
These additions and tweaks were not just welcome, but arguably necessary. I liked Darktide on launch, but in hindsight it was just apretty good Left 4 Deadlikewith a rubbish, overly randomised gear system. Now it feels much more like it’s doing its own thing, which happily still involves plenty of meaty shooting and rhythmic bludgeoning, not to mention asomewhat lessrubbish gear system that grants more control over which mutant-smiting tools you unlock and how you upgrade them.
Could be us. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Fatshark
In other words, if you recoiled at the touch of 2022-spec Darktide’s rough edges, now is a fine time to give it another shot – and if you’ve never tried it, why not have a go this month? It’s £33 onSteambut isincluded with PC Game Pass, and there’s full crossplay between the two. Another patched-in improvement, incidentally. And of course, we’ll be scribbling our own thoughts here on the site throughout March, culminating in a big friendly liveblog in which we can all share our thoughts/complain about RNG/hold hands and pray thatSpace Marine 2isn’t delayed again.
I’m pencilling in4pm on Friday March 29thfor that liveblog. See you then, unless we end up sharing a righteous purge in the meantime.
