The old cover system was cool in an intimate experience sort of way, but we’ve all had games in Company of Heroes where one unit shrugs off an impossible amount of damage because of it, or where Thule’s Dreadnought in Chaos Rising proves him immortal through sheer RNG and reasons, so, frankly, I’m okay with stepping away from that, even if it means losing a lot of the joy to be had in the campaign. That being said, Retribution’s “Last Stand” still holds up today if you want to go back and play it, and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 3 feels like a much more reliable experience than the previous instalments. Also, “Last Stand” isn’t a thing in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 3 (yay alienation!), and unfortunately, due to the game stepping away from the cover and tactics system, as well as how the new Elite units work, I can’t see it being easily reinstated via a simple DLC, either. And if it weren’t for the highly addictive “Last Stand” mode that dropped with the Retribution expansion, I’d say the DoW2’s multiplayer was completely forgettable. But let’s be honest here, the head-to-head multiplayer was bunk. Don’t get me wrong, I really like the tactical cover system in the DoW2 campaign, as it suits the pseudo tactical-RPG gameplay quite well. Perhaps legitimize is unfair, but it’s also not far off. Surely, Relic had to know they were going to alienate part of their audience regardless of their approach, so I do appreciate that they’ve been completely unapologetic in their attempts to legitimize Dawn of War as a lasting RTS. Well, the former are probably going to be happier than the latter, but it might be for reasons that make everyone sad. The second is looking for more of Dawn of War 2, with its tight tactical combat, cover system, and RPG-style progression in the campaign. The first is looking for a return to the original Dawn of War, what with its more traditional approach to strategy, with base building and upgrades and the like.
The way I see it, there are two types of people who are going to be looking to play Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 3 Review.
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